Stephen Burton

he/him

5.0

(37)

Timezone

America/los Angeles

Language

English

Identity

Streamer

LGBTQ+

Teacher/Educator

Voice Actor

Game Designer

About Stephen Burton

Heyoo! I'm Stephen (he/him pronounced Steven, but spelled with a PH (I don't get it either!) I’m a Professional Dungeon Master with experience guiding dozens of players, ranging from brand-new adventurers to seasoned veterans who’ve remember the days of the Satanic Panic! I hope to take you through unforgettable campaigns, spine-chilling dungeon crawls, and wildly hilarious, rule-bending Adventures! I’ve been playing Dungeons & Dragons since my senior year of high school in 2015, when members of the disbanded D&D club joined the Yugioh club I was running I had turned my club into a Table Top games club and became the Dungeon Master for those players! Since then, I have watched and learn about many other DMs and their styles from Brennan Lee Mulligan, Matt Mercer, Aabria Iyengar, Chris Perkins, and Jeremy Crawford. Combining their styles with how I like to run campaigns as led me to a genuine love for storytelling, world building, and collaborative game play. Putting Player Agency first and utmost in the drivers seat!

At a glance

3 years on StartPlaying

790 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Voices

Average response time: 8 hours

Response rate: 67%

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I became a GM because

because working a real job sucks and I wanted to be able to spend my life enjoying and playing games with friends. Work is work and sometimes being a Pro DM feels like work but it's a job that I enjoy because seeing my players react to the story unfolding before them every week makes me so happy!

My favorite shows/movies are

Animes: Erased, Yu Yu Hakusho, Rorouni Kenshin, Cyberpunk Edge Runners, One Piece, Dragonball, Shows: Breaking Bad, Arcane, House M.D. Movies: Star Wars Episode 3, The Hateful Eight, A Silent Voice

When I'm not running games I'm...

usually spending time outside. Some of my other hobbies include playing volleyball, working oncars and competing in motorsports or doing esports commentary. I'm a very competitive person and enjoy the story around sports. Ultimately I love DnD for it's focus on the narrative beyond everything else.

How Stephen Burton runs games

I want to be your break from the rest of the week. The world is pretty crazy these days and it’s important to take some time to enjoy and treat yourself to an immersive world of fantasy with friends in a safe and fun space. I want to work with players on collaborating a story that we feel excited to come back and play every week with the same type of energy of watching a weekly episode of your favorite shows. I enjoy taking modules and worlds and modifying them to the story ahead as well as helping inform the players of the rich historic lore in the setting so they can build the perfect character within the story we will be playing through so every character has a moment to shine. Whether you're a fan of deeply written backstories or prefer to discover your character's arc as you play, I'll make sure your journey is as epic and engaging as possible with plenty of trauma to come your character's way if you are into that sorta thing ;)