Shale (Fenn)

he/him

5.0

(1)

Timezone

America/phoenix

Language

English

Identity

Neurodivergent

Artist

Cosplayer

Game Designer

About Shale (Fenn)

I have been playing TTRPGs since 1992, and have a wide array of games in my collection. I've been on playtest for several games, and have encyclopedic knowledge of many systems.

At a glance

Less than a year on StartPlaying

Highly rated for: Storytelling, Inclusive, Creativity

Featured Prompts

My 3 systems I'd bring to a desert island would be

Genesys L5R 3rd Edition Daggerheart. Though that desert island would need some people to play with...

My favorite books are

Redwall Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Chronicles of Prydain

My favorite shows/movies are

Shows: Gotham Gargoyles Andor Movies: Blade Runner Alien Rogue One

How Shale (Fenn) runs games

I run with an emphasis on cooperative storytelling with a penchant for technical theater and multimedia. I take a hard-line against AI content, as it takes food out of the mouths of creatives and their families. I tend not to run pre-made modules, and most of what I run is written from scratch with the party in mind.

Shale (Fenn)'s ideal table

I am a cooperative storyteller who gets on best with other storytellers. Players who feel like they have stakes in their character, and the story we tell together.

Featured Prompts

If you're into ___, you're going to love my table

broad and intertwined story arcs that take characters on a journey and leave them richer in experience with time for each to bask in the spotlight

I love it when a player

hands me a backstory with hooks for future adventures rather than a diary of past accomplishments. Where a character has been is only important if there's somewhere they are going.

I think it's a red flag when players...

...refer to their characters as a "build" and emphasize system over setting and story. We have tabletop wargames for that kind of play, and while I enjoy a good wargame, RPGs aren't for that.