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Adam D.

Adam D. (he/him)

5.0

(12)

2 years on StartPlaying

181 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Sets the Mood

About me

Hail and well met! Over the past 15 years I have played a handful of different TTRPGs, and over the last 5 years I have been running DND 5th edition games for friends, family, and coworkers whenever I can find the time. I enjoy taking character backstories and running adventures, both homebrew and pre-written, that touch on those backstories to bring things to a more personalized place. In my professional life I have management and team leadership experience that give me strong decision making skills in dealing with interpersonal situations. Thank you for taking the time to read through my profile. I look forward to the adventures ahead!

GM Style

I try to encourage meaningful roleplay in and out of combat. During combat I like to ask players to describe what their character looks like when they are taking their turn, and I try to keep NPC turns as quick and efficient as possible in an effort to keep things moving. During social encounters with NPCs I get in character and try to stay in character as best I can. (I am no voice actor, but that doesn't stop me from trying ^__^)

Game Master Reviews (12)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Storytelling

Sets the Mood

Coleen avatar

Coleen

Played 85 sessions

Adam is fantastic with world building and letting the players get creative. He is always open to new ideas and every session is full of laughter.

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NICHOLAS

Played 82 sessions

our session zero had a comprehensive check list of expectations and structure that made me feel extra confident of this GM's experience in playing and made me excitex for the quality of the game to come.

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Zach

Played 75 sessions

I wish that I could select more options for the reasons I would recommend Adam. The visuals and gameplay works are amazing, the world building is great, the moods, music, and tone are great, he is very helpful with new/inexperienced players, and gives the players just the right amount of creative leeway.

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Andrew

Played 70 sessions

I'm only three sessions into our campaign but Adam has been an absolute treasure to play with. His enthusiasm for his players and the world they help him craft is palpable. 10/10

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Nelson | The Charming Trickster

Played 52 sessions

Adam is great! Knows his stuff, wonderfully inclusive, and really good at building encounters that are both fun and challenging. I had a blast and I can’t wait to play again.

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Chris/Burdy

Played 47 sessions

Adam is a great, very creative and very flexible

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