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Jared Gilliam

Jared Gilliam (he/him)

5.0

(20)

1 year on StartPlaying

35 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Knows the Rules, Teacher

Average response time: 2 hours

Response rate: 100%

About me

Fun loving DM. I hope to provide a relaxed and friendly experience for players of all kinds.

GM Style

Fun role play and colorful combat encounters. Sometimes I use childrens puzzles so you know they're gonna stump ya!

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Game Master Reviews (20)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Knows the Rules

Teacher

Carl Deryl Vitasa avatar

Carl Deryl Vitasa

New review

Played 1 sessions

Great DM! Jared was very patient with my party as a lot of us were beginners and forgot what we could do in some scenarios. The One shot we played ended up being longer than expected but Jared decided to continue it the following day at no additional cost. Will definitely be coming back for more games in the future.

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iarith

New review

Jared the OwlBear is an AMAZING DM!! He paints a picture for every scene and is really helpful and understanding if you're new! Definitely helped us get our party off the ground! 100% recommend!

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Cosmic

New review

Excellent GM, very patient and kept the campaign interesting. Great for beginners (or perpetually forgetful people like me). Highly recommended!

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Jadanan

New review

Jared is an incredibly knowledgeable DM. He was excellent at helping us, a relatively new party, along with little tips. I had not played DND in this way before using StartPlaying, so was not sure how it would go. However, he was adaptable, organised, and super friendly. I was impressed with his use of visual and auditory aids, ability to support us using DND Beyond to its full potential, and value for money :) Thanks Jared!

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Hungry

Played 1 sessions

Jared is one of the best DMs I've ever had the pleasure of playing with. Professionally multi tasks, juggling a 6 player game with ease, making sure we all had a turn to shine / equally participate. Strategically kept the pace of our game slow to let us go on some RP tangents. But still made sure we stayed on track at the same time. Awesome descriptions of the NPCs and surroundings. Went above and beyond to get me up to speed too (since I joined the campaign late). Highly recommended!!

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Andrew

Played 1 sessions

I loved playing with Jared, my one shot was more roleplay focused and I really enjoyed getting to feel out more of who my character is than I would have if I were constantly fighting. Jared also made room for my dumb jokes and overall, I had a really good time!

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