Halcyon Star

he/him

4.8

(5)

Timezone

America/vancouver

Language

English

About Halcyon Star

Hello and thank you for your interest! I am rather new to DMing. For most of my life, I never had the chance to even play Dungeons & Dragons, or TTRPGs in general for that matter. Thanks to certain events in the early 2020s, online TTRPGs were brought to my attention. I have since played in a few games and begun running my own. So far I have ran a Fallout TTRPG campaign and a D&D 5e playthrough of Phandelver and Below (now running a second campaign using this module, it is really fun once you fix the dissonance between the first and second half.) I would very much like to become a 'professional' DM one day, but that requires experience. They say it takes 1000 hours to master a craft, so perhaps in 250 sessions or so I can begin to consider myself a 'professional'. Until then, I intend on running free games for the experience and the enjoyment of meeting likeminded folk!

At a glance

Less than a year on StartPlaying

1 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, World Builder, Teacher

Average response time: 3 hours

Response rate: 50%

Featured Prompts

I became a GM because

I am constantly creating and destroying worlds in my mind just to pass the time. I found it is more fun to create and destroy worlds together with friends. It really brings out the humanity in us all! I can't wait for you to catch me off guard and completely demolish my expectations!

My favorite shows/movies are

I like a wide array of shows. I do watch a lot of anime (surprise) and if I had to choose some of my favorites, they would be: Solo Leveling, Tasty in Dungeon, Cowboy Bebop, Full Metal Alchemist (brotherhood), Outlaw Star and Blue Gender.

How Halcyon Star runs games

ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕔𝕪𝕠𝕟 𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕣 𝕀𝕟𝕕𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤 △○✕ △ Roleplay ○ Puzzles ✕ Combat 🏕️ 𝕮𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖆𝖇𝖔𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖛𝖊. This is OUR world. Your backstories and your choices are woven into the story and plot. You are the heroes. I will periodically offer prompts for you to help shape our world. It should be a place we all want to explore. 📖 𝕽𝖚𝖑𝖊𝖘 𝖆𝖘 𝖜𝖗𝖎𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖓. The rules are there for a reason. They bring balance and structure to the GAME we are playing. These rules are created by experts and playtested to ensure they work. That being said, the rules should never get in the way of a good story. This is a world of gods and magic. When the time is right, they can be bent.. Or even broken. 🎯 𝕿𝖆𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖑 𝖈𝖔𝖒𝖇𝖆𝖙. Combat is meant to be challenging and fun. It should never just be about reducing HP to 0. There are environments, motives and stories to be told through blade and song. There are rivals and nemeses to be made, allies to gain and betrayals to endure. 🎲 𝕹𝖔 𝖋𝖚𝖉𝖌𝖊𝖉 𝖉𝖎𝖈𝖊. The dice giveth and they taketh away. Our rolls are the heart of this game. All of my rolls are made in the open for everyone to see. I will NEVER fudge a roll. 🥀 𝕱𝖆𝖎𝖑𝖚𝖗𝖊 𝖎𝖘 𝖋𝖚𝖓. The best stories always come from failure. Clawing victory from the clutches of defeat are some of the most memorable moments. We should look forward to those nat 1s, not dread them. What new exciting tales will they provide? 🎭 𝕸𝖆𝖘𝕶𝖊𝖉 𝕯𝕸. I am the narrator of this world. Wearing a mask seperates me from the game. A disembodied voice, making the world feel more real and mysterious. You will see no tells on my face because trust me, I am grinning like a fool at your choice to go through that door. 🚪 𝕺𝖕𝖊𝖓 𝖉𝖔𝖔𝖗. My door is always open. You can contact me at any time. Have a cool idea? Let me know! I love working your idea into the world. Have any concerns? I am always here to listen. ℂ𝕠𝕣𝕖 𝕊𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕞𝕤 I mainly run Dungeons & Dragons 5e (2014). In the future, I plan on running Fallout, Cyberpunk and some World of Darkness (VtM/WW) as well.