Jay Olson

he/they

5.0

(2)

Timezone

America/los Angeles

Language

English

Identity

Streamer

LGBTQ+

Queer

Neurodivergent

Voice Actor

Game Designer

About Jay Olson

Hey TTRPG community! My name is Jay (he/they), a Twitch streamer, content creator, and passionate TTRPG player taking the plunge into becoming a Professional GM! I started playing ttrpgs/watching actual plays in 2021, and I've been incredibly excited to dive into the fresh "new" way of collaborative storytelling and fun that tabletop roleplaying games provide. I focus on queer and neurodivergent-friendly spaces within the community, as I know finding those can sometimes be difficult for those just starting their adventures into TTRGPs. I can't wait to share a table with you!

At a glance

1 year on StartPlaying

Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Inclusive

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I got started GMing...

by running a game of the Candela Obscura beta quickstart on an Actual Play channel with a couple of experienced GMs as my players. I had a blast and knew it was going to be something I wanted to do again and again!

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

Daggerheart, Vampire: The Masquerade, and D&D 5e.

When I'm not running games I'm...

Playing both ttrpg and video games with friends, snuggling my cats, and exploring my city. I also enjoy watching tv/movies and writing backstories for OCs that I hope to one day turn into novels.

How Jay Olson runs games

I love narrative roleplaying at the table, with the combat enhancing that. I'm also down for some good old-fashioned dungeon crawling every now and then. One of the biggest things I like to include, even in one-shots, is some aspect of a player's backstory into the narrative. Tying things into the larger narrative of the story is one of my favorite ways of bringing the PCs together for a common goal. I'm still new with character voices, though I do try to make NPCs as diverse as possible!

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Rules are...

Guidelines to serve the narrative we are telling together. I'm a Rule of Cool GM through and through, and if a player finds a creative solution to a problem that isn't necessarily within the rules, we'll work together to make it happen in the fairest way possible!