Shawn (t0rp0r)

he/him

4.8

(6)

Timezone

America/chicago

Language

English

About Shawn (t0rp0r)

My name is Shawn and I love I love surprises and humor, personal stakes for characters, and pineapple on pizza. I've been playing 5th edition since 2019 but previously played AD&D, Basic/Expert (red box), 2nd Edition and 3.5/Pathfinder. I also know a bit about the West End d6 games (Star Wars, Ghostbusters), Top Secret/SI (percentile-based), and Storyteller system (Vampire the Masquerade).

At a glance

Less than a year on StartPlaying

5 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Knows the Rules, Inclusive

Average response time: Under 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

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I got started GMing...

to introduce my friends to the game.

My favorite shows/movies are

Star Wars Lord of the Rings Hudson Hawk

People are always surprised when I tell them

I used to be a newspaper reporter before I got into IT.

How Shawn (t0rp0r) runs games

I try to encourage players to make their own decisions. I rarely railroad but I'll help push the party back on track if they get really lost. I don't mind giving newer players hints about how to use their character's abilities. I don't like cheap death except if that's the flavor of that particular adventure. And I don't like min/max characters or unwanted PvP except in games where it's expected. (Paranoia, looking at you!) I'm open to dungeon/hex crawls, roleplaying, puzzles, mysteries and world-saving combat.

Featured Prompts

I once ran a session...

with a drunk player who kept rolling the dice perfectly to keep his increasingly unhinged plans going.

I prep by

testing out things in the VTT to make sure they'll work right in the game.

Rules are...

meant to be used to make the game fun and fair for everyone.

Shawn (t0rp0r)'s ideal table

I'm cool with players of different ages or experience levels, as long as they're all willing to work together. I want everyone to relax and have a good time. Some of the worst games have been dozens of DM notes going back and forth as everyone tries to out-maneuver each other to get the treasure first. So I don't allow that type of behavior.