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Gabriel

Gabriel (he/him)

5.0

(15)

BIMPOC

4 years on StartPlaying

34 games hosted

Highly rated for: Teacher, Storytelling, Creativity

About me

Tabletop roleplaying lets you fully immerse yourself in a story that is uniquely yours. The experience is custom-made. Without any expectations about acting, voices, strategy, or rules. If you can imagine what it would be like to be someone else... You're ready to play. The rest is facilitated by your game master, and in my games - there is no wrong way to play as long as everyone is having fun. Whether you like being in the spotlight or leaning back and enjoying the scenes play out... Find a game that sounds interesting, and let's get started. The perfect group is waiting for you. Take a seat.

GM Style

# Inclusive & Accessible - Everyone is welcome at my table and my worlds are populated by BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, cognitively diverse, and disabled characters # New Players Welcome - Maybe you're brand new or have been away from tabletop for a while... it would be a privilege to (re)introduce you to the hobby # Family-friendly by Default - My preference is not to swear, and I don't mind if others do... there is no expectation about language only respect for boundaries # Mechanics Agnostic - For me, the choice of a game system is in support of the type of fun you're trying to have and that's about it # Mandatory Absurdity - As much as I would like to, I can't run a purely grimdark game without including some humor or moments of levity

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Game Master Reviews (15)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Teacher

Storytelling

Creativity

Nate Streeper avatar

Nate Streeper

Gabriel is a Master Dungeon Master. His world-building is top-notch, his NPCs are fun and animated, and his sense of story is unsurpassed. He allows the players plenty of flexibility while simultaneously driving the plot forward. In the words of Wolverine, he's the best there is at what he does.

Rob avatar

Rob

Played 3 sessions

Very knowledgeable and very friendly. Will take the time you need as a beginner to work with you, without being elitist.

Brittany avatar

Brittany

Played 1 sessions

Gabriel was awesome! My six family members were completely new to D&D and he walked them through creating a character and set up an adventure that let everyone get a feel for how their skills and proficiencies would be used in and out of battle and for solving puzzles. He was super patient with a large group explaining everything and going through some technical difficulties and everyone had a really great time!

Sydney Liu avatar

Sydney Liu

Played 1 sessions

Freakin awesome. Gabriel knows his stuff, super fun dude, and gave us a blast of a first experience to Dungeons and Dragons. We literally knew nothing about the game and by the end we were laughing and sad that it was over! He even spent extra time answering questions about the game and sharing personal experiences. Gabriel is the GOAT!

Molly avatar

Molly

Played 21 sessions

Gabriel is an incredibly thoughtful, inclusive, and passionate GM. He was phenomenal at working with me outside of the sessions to develop a character with dynamic personality traits and goals. In session, he always prioritizes the party’s choices and goals, and can seamlessly keep the story moving using skilled improvisation when those PC choices lead the group astray from the scenarios he had prepared. Gabriel is super knowledgeable about game mechanics and has taken time to answer my mechanics questions clearly, but the story is what really drives the sessions, making it feel so much more immersive and real. Gabriel’s narration makes everything from the landscape to NPCs to complex combat scenes really come to life and pull players into the moment of the game, and sessions are a perfect blend of humor, peril, awe, and interesting character development. Players also have lots of voice, Gabriel really shares the table and makes it an experience each player is creating with every other player, rather than a scripted story we are simply playing out. Could not recommend him more!

Syruz avatar

Syruz

Gabriel is a really fun and charismatic GM. His descriptions are great and immersive, and he makes each NPC interesting in their own way, even if they're just a lowly kobold about to die in 5 seconds. He's not taken aback by anything, and is very good at improvising, no matter what idea you throw at him. He is fantastic to talk to outside of session as well, very helpful with any character ideas, rules, or anything else. I highly recommend him.

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