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GM Jonathan Nevers

GM Jonathan Nevers (he/him)

5.0

(5)

1 year on StartPlaying

Highly rated for: Inclusive, Storytelling, Creativity

About me

โ‹ ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ'๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ. ๐˜š๐˜ฐ, ๐˜ช๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ'๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜บ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ'๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ! โ‹ Hey there, ๐Ÿ‘‹ folks! I'm Jonathan, a fresh face in the DM seat on this platform, though I come packing a solid decade of experience as a player and a dungeon master. My passion lies in making the most immersive game I can. I'm well-versed in the lore of the Forgotten Realms for DnD and have also run games like Mork Borg, Goat Crashers, Brindlewood Bay, Actual Cannibal Shia LaBeouf, and Dungeon World. I adapt the game flow to ensure everyone feels valued and included, with a strong commitment to ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ LGBTQ+ friendly vibes. โ‹ ๐˜”๐˜บ ๐˜Ž๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜บ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ โ‹ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ต โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… ๐˜Œ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… ๐˜—๐˜ถ๐˜ป๐˜ป๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ (๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜‰๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ) โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…

GM Style

As an artist and former musician, I love using sound, visuals, and voices to create an immersive experience. When I'm running D&D (which is most of the time), I love creating an experience that balances roleplay, combat, and exploration. My real specialty, though, is focusing on character-specific content. I enjoy working closely with my players to help them build vibrant characters with rich backstories, and I weave these into the main story. This approach makes each player feel like their character's story is front and center โ€“ because it truly is! I tend to be a bit more dramatic in my narrationโ€”think more 'Matt Mercer' than 'Brendan Lee Mulligan'. But no worries๐Ÿ’โ€โ™‚๏ธ, I'm always up for some fun and shenanigans.

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Game Master Reviews (5)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Inclusive

Storytelling

Creativity

Thalindra avatar

Thalindra

Jonathan creates a world you can't help but enjoy. I played a few games of his and he's a fantastic storyteller who always ensures his players have their moments to shine. If you're up for something weird and cool, he's totally game without ever really breaking immersion. Our sessions had a focus on roleplay, but with a mix of exploration and combat as well. Super fun experience.

Alli avatar

Alli

Jonathan was my GM the first time I ever played D&D and I would HIGHLY recommend him to players of all levels! He is an artist and musician irl, so his in-game use of sound and visual effects are really next level. He's also an amazing, collaborative storyteller and gives players the space to create meaningful moments with their characters. He also does really well at balancing the table and making sure each player is comfortable no matter their level of expertise in the game. If you are looking for an immersive, inclusive, and exciting ttrpg experience then this is your dude!

Vic Brazeau avatar

Vic Brazeau

The intro to the characters was great. Jonathan handles combat scenarios really well, conveying whatโ€™s going on leading into a scenario and keeping the mood up with music. He also built some mystery and puzzle situations that have never needed too much hand-holding to get through.

Cee avatar

Cee

As a beginner to playing RPG games he was very helpful and patient! I would recommend him to anyone looking to have fun!! Very fun story with a good way of keeping players engaged. Lots of laughs in the one shot I did with him. Would highly recommend to new players or people looking to get into the hobby.

Mike "Mizu" avatar

Mike "Mizu"

The world building was super cool. The visuals and art were awesome. We played in person so there were a lot of props - lots of figurines to work and play around with. Jonathan is a great story teller, and his NPCs were funny and engaging. His descriptions of the world and things around were on point.

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