GM Brian (he/him)
5.0
(12)
2 years on StartPlaying
107 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Storytelling
About me
I've been running roleplaying games for almost three decades, and in that time, I've run countless sessions in person and online, including a campaign that lasted for over 110 sessions before completing its arc. I've also run others that last several years and many shorter games. As a game master for friends, family, and people I've I connected with in stores and at conventions, I've accumulated an amazing collection of stories from many games. My background and experiences have led me to specialize in running games that support player freedom and creativity. Also, I’m honored to be a recipient of the 2022 Goodie Award presented by Goodman Games!
GM Style
My goals: 🧙♀️Make roleplaying games easy and fun, whether it's your first or your hundredth game. ⛺For you to become immersed in the scene and feel a part of the world. 🎲For you to spend more time playing and less time preparing. I create an environment where your choices are your own as you make decisions in a fictional world. I represent characters you encounter as real people (or stranger beings when appropriate!) with their own distinct lives and goals. I want the world to feel real enough, no matter how fantastic it is, that you feel you understand how to engage with it without worrying too much about game rules. I love seeing players discover the unique freedom of roleplaying games. I emphasize meaningful player choices that go beyond what's possible in a video game. My favorite moments are when players pause to take in an incredible situation they find their character in, as they consider the choices before them. I evoke an atmosphere, act in character, create voices, and surprise players. I enjoy many styles of game from deadly action and open-ended exploration to rich character development and lush world building, whether in different games or together in the same game. I favor emergent storytelling, when a game takes on a life of its own based on player choices and chance and becomes a story none of us could have planned. More about my game mastering: 👣I've taught novice players of all ages by not assuming prior knowledge and pacing when I introduce rules so players aren't overwhelmed. I break down topics to make them easy to grasp. I love stories🐲, art🖼, music🎵, and history🏰 from ancient times to the 21st Century. I take inspiration from these sources and evoke them in gameplay. Contact me for birthdays and other parties, teaching new players or game masters, running games for kids and families or clubs. I also accept requests to run specific adventures.
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