Roope Litmanen (he/him)
5.0
(6)
3 years on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Inclusive, World Builder, Visual Aid
About me
TL:DR - Nerdy theatre kid running wacky Star Wars (and DnD) adventures on the Foundry VTT platform. I've been playing TTRPGs on and off for about 10 years now, both DMing and playing through that time. For me, TTRPGs have always been about the expression of characters first and the mechanics second, but I've also come to realize that mechanics in the form of encounters are required to truly let characters show who they are. So, if you're looking to have games where you get to explore your character deeply while having fun, I might be the DM you're looking for. In my games, I try to keep the game in a good balance of light-hearted fun and more serious roleplay/themes. To best support that, I try to give my players the freedom to choose their paths, being more than willing to scrap storylines and encounters if the characters turn their direction. This at times creates extremely random and surprising situations to consider, but hey, that's the edge TTRPGs have over videogames. Recently, I've been running the Star Wars adventure system Edge of the Empire/Age of Rebellion/Force and Destiny/Genesys by Fantasy Flight Games, and have really gotten into the game. My rather extensive lore knowledge allows me to easily switch directions and to fill-in bits and pieces that I simply didn't know to prep for in the games. I am familiar with running DnD 5e games as well, but haven't ran campaigns in that system in a while, so picking that back up might take a session or two.
GM Style
Having been in various theatre groups and productions for 13 or so years, I've picked up a few things about character creation and voice acting. This naturally can be seen in my games as I try to bring each character to life with different voices/accents/mannerisms. Roleplay therefore is always a sizeable part of my games. On the other-hand, I do enjoy a good war game of tactics and challenge, so creation of fulfilling encounters is important to me as well. At the end of the day, be it a social encounter of maneuvering the politics of a nation, planning and executing a heist or taking down the BBEG, I want every accomplishment to feel earned.
Game platforms used
Game Master Reviews (6)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Inclusive
World Builder
Visual Aid
Ryan
Very adaptive to their player's interests.
Discorded
This GM immediately captivated me as a player within the world they had built. I joined an existing party, but was made to feel at home right away, with a really clean introduction to the other team members setup that felt organic and natural. Everyone got equal oppertunities to shine if they were willing to take the chances, with characters and personalities of all kinds welcome and enjoyed within their games. Even from just a few sessions the atmosphere was perfectly set, and the story and characters we met created this incredible level of immersion that I'm so excited to continue experiencing.
Waldo Seppä
Roope is easily one of the best GM's I've ever played with. He's very knowledgeable when it comes to game mechanics, but more importantly this man is a genius improviser. He is really good at trying to find out what each individual wants, to have an enjoyable experience. He strikes an impressive balance when it comes to gameplay and combat, ensuring that encounters are not too easy, making you feel like you really have to work for your success and making every victory feel extremely rewarding. He's amazing at creating an atmosphere, populated with interesting NPC's that you can't help but get attached to. He puts a lot of thought and effort into his story, characters, and quests, while remaining impressively flexible at adapting to unexpected directions that the game goes. He never tries to force players into taking a certain direction just because he's put hours into planning a scenario, instead he just sits back and lets us decide what we want to do, and where we want to go. Only once have we managed to put him into a really difficult situation where he said, ok give me 10 minutes smoke break, at which point he comes back and has created an entire planet, society, culture, economy, history etc. Honestly he's a creative genius, no matter what we seem to throw at him.
Oni
Have had a great time playing with Roope. We are 10 sesions in and having great games. Look Forward to Game day. It is nice to also be able to talk to Him about the game at other times. OniSaru713.
Theodor Sigurgeirsson
I have had nothing but great experiences from playing with Roope over the course of several months. He brings characters to life in interesting and exciting ways. His dedication and creativity allows for exciting and interesting storylines that no one could predict. I highly recommend anyone to have Roope as their GM.
Jukka Erkkilä
Roope is an excellent GM. He builds and maintains worlds with great success. He is very adaptive to the players needs and wants during the game but can also keep the story together without getting sidetracked too much. Best parts about playing with Roope is that he never restricts the players intuition or choice but rather weaves it into the story we are creating together. Another positive would be skillfull voice acting/acting in character as npc's.
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