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Shepherd

he/him

5.0

(22)

Timezone

America/new York

Language

English

Identity

Podcaster
Published Writer
Voice Actor

About Shepherd

With 19 years of GMing experience, I run player character-driven games where PC decisions can determine the entire course of campaigns--with ripple effects that sometimes even I can't anticipate (which is when I get most excited.) I specialize in historical games, with deep research into the era and an eye for accuracy. I don't run games on rails. I create settings interwoven with PC backstories and populated by NPC's who each have their own nuanced motivations, perspectives, limited information, and schemes, which are all dynamically influenced by the actions of both the PC's and each other, which can make things delightfully unpredictable as EVERYONE is forced to improvise. I especially love intrigue, horror, and involved roleplaying, but also snappy dialogue, the nitty gritty of tactical maneuvering, and character creation.

At a glance

3 years on StartPlaying

581 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Inclusive

Average response time: 2 hours

Response rate: 100%

How Shepherd runs games

With 19 years of GMing experience, I run player character-driven games where PC decisions can determine the entire course of campaigns--with ripple effects that sometimes even I can't anticipate (which is when I get most excited.) I don't run games on rails. I create settings interwoven with PC backstories and populated by NPC's who each have their own nuanced motivations, perspectives, limited information, and schemes, which are all dynamically influenced by the actions of both the PC's and each other, which can make things delightfully unpredictable as EVERYONE is forced to improvise. I especially love intrigue, horror, and involved roleplaying, but also snappy dialogue, the nitty gritty of tactical maneuvering, and character creation.

Shepherd's Preferences

Systems

Dungeons & Dragons 5e
Pathfinder 1e
Fate Core System
Savage Worlds
Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e
Chronicles of Darkness
Starfinder
Fate
The Dresden Files RPG
World of Darkness
Hunter: The Vigil
Scum and Villainy
Mage the Ascension 20th Anniversary
Wraith: The Oblivion 20th Anniversary Edition
Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition
MAID The Role Playing Game
Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition
Hunter: The Reckoning
Vampire: The Requiem 1st Edition

Game style

Roleplay Heavy

Theater of the Mind

Shepherd's games