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Emi

Emi (he/they)

5.0

(5)

2 years on StartPlaying

Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Inclusive

About me

I've been worldbuilding as far back as I can remember, and privately dabbling in game design for the past decade. From the second I was introduced to TTRPGs, I fell in love with the experience of running the game and finally welcoming my friends into a world I'd dreamt up and seeing what they make of it. Now it's your turn. I want to broaden my horizons, sharing in story and struggle with whoever will join me at the table. Let's make magic happen.

GM Style

I tend to center my homebrew narratives around the player characters as much as I can, designing adventures and locations with their personal goals in mind so they'll feel right at home in the setting; on the odd occasion I run a book module, I still do what I can to work your backstory threads in and make it a highly personalized experience. In my average game, combat is less frequent (depending on the party narrative) but it often hits hard with stakes designed to force difficult choices and generate character drama. I learned as a young writer that you only discover what your characters are made of once they're stuck up a tree getting rocks thrown at them (literally or figuratively), and I try to bring that energy to the table.

Game Master Reviews (5)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Storytelling

Creativity

Inclusive

Mikey avatar

Mikey

Emi is a very accommodating and accepting DM. They attempt to lead you down twists and turns that no one would ever expect. They are genuinely an absolute and delight to play with, and I spend every second of every day being genuinely excited to sit at the table with them again! :)

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Shurrakra

Emi ran the Dragons of Icespire Peak for us. The party was unusually large (my husband, 5 of our kids and myself) and he handled a party of our size wonderfully. Loved the way he brought NPCs to life, helped answer 1000 of my newbie questions, and made the game incredibly exciting. Made some awesome dnd memories with this campaign!

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Anthony Brigante

Emi is an incredible DM with a fantastic attention to detail. They know how to build worlds that feel lived in, and how to make sure that you feel like you do too. Through carefully crafted histories, well written narrative arcs, and wonderfully designed encounters/game mechanics, Emi is one of the best DMs I've had the chance of playing with.

Nat avatar

Nat

I started with Emi as a beginner player, and I was always That Guy at the table asking, “What do I roll for?” From our first session zero, Emi has shown me kindness, patience, and a dedication to crafting stories (and staging encounters!) on a level beyond any GM I had played with before. I have always felt appreciated and endlessly encouraged as a player to explore new limits and possibilities in narrative. Definitely changed my relationship with D&D for life.

Sky Salas avatar

Sky Salas

I had such an amazing time playing a one shot that Emi ran! It was some of the most fun, and one of the coolest plots I have ever played!

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