GM Emi
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About GM Emi
Hi, I'm Emi! I'm a queer, trans GM who loves running games full of fun and whimsy, and creating spaces for players to have safe and exciting emotional experiences. I love GMing for players who want to be heroes; I love to present problems that can be solved with the power of friendship and doing your best; and I'm not interested in making anyone count their arrows or repair their boots. I also enjoy adapting tropes and archetypes, and seeing how players interact with them in unexpected ways. I'd describe most of my games as having "fairy tale energy." I'm happy to do custom bookings for groups or for duet games, for any of the systems I've listed here on my profile—if you think you might like my style and you have something specific in mind, shoot me a message and I'll give you a quote!
At a glance
1 year on StartPlaying
81 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Teacher
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The three words my players would use to describe me are...
...accessible, creative, immersive. I asked my actual players this and they said: "adapts the story and world so well to each individual character and their personal growth, but obviously that's not a word."
When I'm not running games I'm...
knitting, leatherworking, and playing as many paladins as possible.
How GM Emi runs games
I love running roleplay-heavy, collaborative games. The more excited you are to develop your character, the more excited I am to put them in interesting situations! Silly voices and character-appropriate outfits not required, but very welcome. My games incorporate visual aids, music, and soundscapes to immerse everyone in the experience. I enjoy challenging, interesting combat that also incorporates some roleplay. I'm not super interested in lethality, and am happy to run games without permanent PC death—adventuring is dangerous, but I like PCs having time to grow and bond with the party. I GM from my own perspective, which includes a commitment to accessibility and disability justice, and to creating safer tables for marginalized people. Ableism, racism, queerphobia, transphobia, misogyny, etc. will not be tolerated at my tables. All human-made, always. No "AI" (art or text) at my tables! In general, expect lighthearted, high-magic heroic adventure.
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Rules are...
tools that inspire creativity. I stick pretty close to RAW, but if there's something the rules don't cover, or you want to use something in an unexpected way, I'm happy to improvise and collaborate!
When it comes to voices
I have fun with them! Both for immersion and to create a table environment where everyone feels comfortable being silly and taking big swings.
GM Emi's ideal table
I asked my players, and they said my tables are: exciting, collaborative, fun, and intriguing. If you like roleplay, structured (me) chaos (players), and unexpectedly big emotional swings in fairy-tale settings, you'll fit right in!
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I am for a vibe that's...
supportive, open, and collaborative.
I think min/maxing...
is fine! If you have fun carefully crafting a powerful character, by all means, go for it—as long as you play collaboratively and intentionally set up cool moments for other players at the table.
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