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RB (he/him)

5.0

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Queer
Veteran
Neurodivergent

2 years on StartPlaying

Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Inclusive

About me

I've been doing this since 2005, I love D&D, Pathfinder, and more. Story-first DM, expect meaningful RP, but also tough combat and a lot of homebrew, customized to what the players want out of the game.

GM Style

Story-driven campaigns. Meaningful RP, but brutal combat adjusted for the ability of the party--you'll feel challenged, but you will never be punished for your skill level with a game system. You will get custom homebrew in every game, tailored specifically to the type of game you want. You will get your backstories worked into every campaign, and personal arcs for your characters, as well as major arcs for the party. I like to think of myself as a bespoke gamemaster, offering a tailored experience to each group. I've been doing as much since I was a wee lad, and I've become fairly good at it.

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Game Master Reviews (6)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Storytelling

Creativity

Inclusive

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Frichadar

Matt's the kind of GM who makes the game fun for both new and experienced players. His ability to allow new players to exercise their power fantasy and RP style while also keeping them in-line within acceptable boundaries is a difficult thing to do. Especially if the table has experienced players who are knowledgeable about the game. Highly recommend!

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LisaTTRPG

A great DM always provides their players with ample opportunity for fun, yet also multiple chances to be terrified... Matt is this DM.

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Josh Knight

Matt alongside DMing for 10 or so years also has been an avid author of fiction stories that I have devoured, I was so blessed for him to DM my first DND campaign, not only kind and patient at the learning curve but was down right excited to see how I approached the game with new eyes, let me sprout creativity while also being firm with strict rule sets, but also wasn’t shy to homebrew. The most to be said is his absolutely wizardry at world building, lord and narrative. I have read multiple of his books and been captured by their narratives and his GMing worlds do the exact same if not more. COULD NOT PRAISE THIS MAN ENOUGH.

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As

Absolutely amazing DM. Sets the mood before session one with giving interaction and deep story and RP before hand. Has session zeros with consent sheets and really makes it a safe and epic adventure. 10/10.

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Noah

Matt was honestly such a great DM, the campaign of his that I was in had a great mix of being serious and hilarious. Sometimes we’d be in a nightmare dimension fighting our greatest fears or we would be giving a dragon watermelons to throw back at us just so it wouldn’t kill us. I was never left sitting there feeling bored. Matt is really a fantastic DM

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Tina

Worked with all of us to build our backstories, connecting the characters & integrating my PC into the world in ways I 100% would not have thought of on my own. So far: after each session there’s been time for feedback, & discussing how we thought it went, does anything need to change, etc. We did consent sheets, a session zero, and a danger room sort of session, to get used to our characters. Would absolutely recommend for newbies or anyone feeling insecure about your skill level. I’m the resident newbie in our group; & can get in my head a lot about it, which can go sideways real fast. He’s been very patient with all my questions, both in and out of session, I haven’t once felt talked down to, or judged for not knowing something. The story/worldbuilding is amazing. NPCs are great. Feels like an experience, as opposed to just “ope I roll the dice. Hit! Ok now you roll.” Definitely note the note about combat on his page though - he is not kidding. 😂

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