Fortunato The Bard (he/him)
5.0
(12)
4 years on StartPlaying
322 games hosted
Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, World Builder
About me
If you are looking to start an epic story with your quirky character, with a good balance of roleplay and combat encounters, and you appreciate a non-antagonistic relationship between player and DM where your character's autonomy is respected, I am the Dungeon Master for you. I'm very comfortable with the rules of D&D 5e, while also open to house rulings and a general "rule of cool" attitude. My priority when running a campaign is to facilitate a fun experience. I would be honored to run a game for you.
GM Style
I see dungeon mastering as writing a story where I have no control over the actions of the main characters. Narrative is important to me, and I do not have a DM vs player mentality. Challenges I design are meant to make the PCs feel heroic and able to overcome difficult situations. Character death is rare in my games, though the threat of death is ever present.
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Game Master Reviews (12)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Storytelling
Creativity
World Builder
Fortunato The Bard! My sister and I joined into a session (relatively last minute) with the warning that we were fairly new players. He didn't hesitate and welcomed us warmly. There was tremendous patience by him and one of his long time players. They were eager to answer our questions regarding how certain rulings were decided; we asked about things like rulings or how certain checks were made because we just didn't understand completely (not because we disagreed with him.) Everything felt fair and there was freedom given to the players to branch out and experiment in their world of D&D.
He is a generous god... So the GM is basically the supreme being of the game being run, and some people power-trip on that which makes the game less fun for everyone. The Almighty Fortunato makes sure that everyone has a good time! If a player is trying to work an angle, he will try to help you make it work - but you never know when you'll roll a 1!
""A+, would play any other game again! Tons of fun had by all. He runs one heck of a game. He both pushes the narrative forward in an engaging manner and allows players to take the spotlight and drive the story themselves. A lot of game masters Home brew stories that feel like they're on rails, where you see an npc and go on a hack and slash only to find another NPC that is no different from the last. Not this DM each dm has there own personality it is Amazing opining up RP. His games are fresh and the players are in control. "" I play 8 games a week 6 of them are home brew if you like original NPCS, good voices amazing story telling this DM is for you.
Loving the start of the campaign so far. Great balance between edge of your seat combat and social role play. Works to include your backstory into the world. Fortunato is very patient with new players and has a knack for making you understand the game, as well as making it easy to learn how to use Fantasy Grounds.
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