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$20.00
Echo

Echo (he/him)

5.0

(1)

Less than a year on StartPlaying

Highly rated for: Inclusive, Knows the Rules, Sets the Mood

About me

I've been DM'ing D&D 5e for around 4-5 years at this point, having volunteered at my local libraries to run introduction one shots, and running two successful campaigns for my friend group. I mostly stick to rules as written/rules as intended, although I do use some homebrew rules here and there such as the commonly used "Fading Spirits" resurrection rules, and "crunchy crits". These of course would only be used if everyone at the table is up for it. I use three main tools for online DM'ing: FoundryVTT, where there will be a map or scenery to set the mood, as well as where all rolls will be made. D&DBeyond, this I use for character creation and leveling up, mostly for ease of use since that is what I'm used to. All characters will be imported into Foundry and maintained there, but I find having the sheet on D&DBeyond allows me to look things up and plan on the go when I don't have access to Foundry. Finally, Discord. This is where we will communicate with each other both in-game and out. I will have a private character chat for each player, as well as an in character and out of character chat for everything else. No cameras will be required, however I do request a decent quality microphone with minimal background noise.

GM Style

Roleplay and Combat are the main two ingredients of my games, having a rough 50/50 mix of both. I can't go more than a few session without a fight, but I also can't go multiple sessions in a row of pure combat. I need my drama just as much as I need my adrenaline! I do my best to roleplay NPC's and differentiate voices, but I'm not a voice actor, and I don't expect you to be either. I'm the type of person who needs something on the screen to keep me engaged, so I use a ton of battlemaps and theater of the mind images to get everyone immersed into the game! My favorite part of D&D is the combat, and I run intelligent monsters as intelligent. There may be times the best option is to retreat and come back later to approach from a different angle. Character death is a real possibility, however, this isn't to say that I want to kill your characters. I want the party to succeed as much as you do! It's no fun to TPK and lose the characters we've seen grow along our adventure. I tend to play on the more serious side of things, but that is not to say there's no jokes or lighthearted moments! There's a time and place for both types.

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