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Eiko

Eiko (she/her)

5.0

(24)

LGBTQ+
Queer
Veteran

2 years on StartPlaying

771 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Voices, Storytelling

About me

I've been a DM for over 10 years, started playing 3'rd edition & have been going since. I have always enjoyed the amazing stories that come from d&d and want to share that experience with everyone.

GM Style

I like to mold the adventure to fit the characters, so don't feel concerned if 'the party doesn't have a healer/tank/professional chef'; the story is about the player characters, and the universe will adapt to make the experience enjoyable and rewarding regardless of your chosen role. I enjoy using character voices when speaking from the perspective of NPCs, though by no means are they a mandatory feature. Combat will definitely have a good deal of crunch to it; the world can be a dangerous place, and enemies will act according to their own statistics, desires, and goals. I am most at my element in the homebrew setting of Morta, a continuous pet project of mine over the past 20 or so years. However, I am open to running Modules as well. Specifically, I am familiar with Curse of Strahd, any other modules would require a little additional prep time to familiarize myself with the material.

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Game Master Reviews (24)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Voices

Storytelling

B. Phai avatar

B. Phai

Played 6 sessions

Eiko was legitimately the best person we could ask for to run our first DnD campaign ever. It was such a blast. Her humor is top-notch and it really felt like we could ask, do, or try anything in our game. From what was going to be a one-shot is now a campaign about a band of four idiots. Thank you, Eiko! You're the best.

Alex avatar

Alex

Played 11 sessions

Eiko is incredibly receptive to the players' goals, needs, and asks, and she has an excellent variety of tools at her disposal for an amazing experience: voices, unique items, FoundryVTT, music, storytelling, and a large history behind her homebrew world. She will be your characters' biggest fan and make them feel amazing while still giving the party an appropriate challenge. Eiko is also very beginner-friendly and will take the time to make your experience as streamline as possible. Truly, an all-in-one type of DM as long as you are willing to communicate it.

Paul L avatar

Paul L

Played 68 sessions

Too bad that I could only select 3 descriptives for Eiko. i could've easily picked 5 or 6 others! After not having played D&D for 30 years (yeah, you read that right), she made me feel so at ease and helped me learn VTT and 5E rules. Not to mention the world that she's built. Trust me, if you're looking for a patient, knowledgeable, FUN, and creative GM, look no further.

Holden avatar

Holden

Played 105 sessions

Some GM's have their upsides and downsides, but when it comes to Eiko, they do it as one of the best. In and out of the game, Eiko is always free to answer questions or to chat about something and is very patient when it comes to hiccups or life happening. If you are looking for a healthy mix of intense combat and deep story, then Eiko is the GM for you!

Guts avatar

Guts

Played 29 sessions

I enjoyed the story bits and improv this DM helped facilitate. Last week we had 2/5 of our players MIA so the remaining group slowed things down with our own stuff in a city setting. I have now a comedic boon now where when my character sits for a meal, random cats appear looking for food from my vegetarian character. This week mixed with the dramatic scenes were plenty of other moments of the havoc caused by hungry cats suddenly being in the calm meal setting. I don't play Grim or Horror campaigns and I never play as an edgelord so having a DM and campaign that is openly fun where the whole point is having fun while engaging in the game is very good.

Rich avatar

Rich

Played 102 sessions

Eiko does an amazing job of creating a game that lets you forget about the real world and simply immerse yourself in the world she's created. Fantasy worlds are made up of two things: Locations and NPCs. Eiko does a great job of developing both. Every city and town you visit feels alive and lived in. They have history to them and have a reason for being. Every settlement has a story to tell you as a player just in its being. They feel like the carry on their existence whether or not you're around. Eiko's greatest strength is in creating NPCs. From an insurance salesman gobilns, a card dealing octopus, a keeper of pet peacocks, to run of the mill tavernkeepers, Eiko knows how to present NPCs that interest and engage the party. Tropes are often turned on their heads. "Monsters" as often as not are presented as social encounters. Even villians offer the opportunity for interaction. All in all, Eiko offers players a compelling, unique opportunity to play DnD every week. I can't recommend her enough to players who like to lean into the social/exploration aspects of the game that often take a back seat to combat.

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