GM Ant

he/him

5.0

(7)

Timezone

America/new York

Language

English

Identity

DMs Guild Writer

Published Writer

Teacher/Educator

Game Designer

About GM Ant

Ex-game store owner and top selling DMs Guild author with years of experience in many RPGs. Created, organized, and GM'd multiple community groups such as Adventurer's League and Pathfinder Society (4-star PFS GM). Looking for fun, semi-serious groups that enjoy a mix of RPG and action elements with a large focus on story. View my intro here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMOX9EQKM7U

At a glance

3 years on StartPlaying

2 games hosted

Highly rated for: Knows the Rules, Teacher, Storytelling

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

Building professional escape rooms, designing video games and escape room puzzles, and teaching courses at my local Makerspace. My wife and daughter are gamers as well, so if I'm not running games then I'm probably playing something with them.

How GM Ant runs games

My GM style focuses on keeping players immersed in the story. Whether it's a tactical game like Pathfinder or a more narrative game like Vampire or Vaesen, I try to make my games feel like the characters are driving the action and the rules are as transparent as possible. Although that sounds like I'm one to hand-wave off or homebrew rules, I'm definitely not, I just present the game in a way that players feel more like they're just narrating their characters and the rules happen naturally. I've gamed with hundreds of new or inexperienced players in my time as a RPG organizer and found that this method of GMing is great for new players and seasoned veterans.

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I prep by

spending hours knowing the adventure and world around it. I'm often researching lore and history of a particular adventure, not so that I can dump that knowledge on a player but because when a player asks a random NPC "Hey, what's that place over there"? I want that NPC to have a real world answer.

My games focus on...

ensuring that players are having fun and being immersed in the world. Whether it's a combat-heavy dungeon crawl or roleplaying focused social game, I make sure that players feel like they're part of a living world so that their choices and even inaction have an impact on the story.

GM Ant's ideal table

My ideal table has players that are excited to go on adventures together. I'll take someone that's eager to have fun over someone that knows the whole rulebook every single time. Players at my idea table get involved with the story and characters, and work together to overcome challenges.

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I love it when a player

allows their character to make mistakes. Picks a fight they can't win, charges down a corridor that's probably trapped, eats a delicious pastry that's almost certainly just fine. Those sorts of things make characters real and often lead to stories told to friends for years to come.