Infinite Storyteller (Teller)

he/him

5.0

(22)

Timezone

America/new York

Language

English

Identity

LGBTQ+

Neurodivergent

Educator

No Gen AI

About Infinite Storyteller (Teller)

Hello! I'm Jacob, AKA The Infinite Storyteller. I’ve been playing TTRPGs for 14 years, and GM’ing for six. I love to tell stories across settings and systems. I tend to tell surreal, cerebral tales with emotional depth, or the silliest, funniest story you’ve heard in a while. It depends on the game! No matter what game I’m running, as a GM I bring: 🥳 Dedication to Player Fun & Agency. I’m here to tell the story you want to tell. I have what could be called a radical “Yes, and” attitude. 🎭 Investment in the characters you create. I want players to care about their characters and their journey. Just like any good story, I want the telling of it to leave my players changed, just a bit, for experiencing it. 🥸 Compelling NPCs. I try to embody the characters with physicality and give them internal lives. I also use a range of character voices, good and bad, constantly at my table. 🌐 Rich, immersive worlds. I use music, maps, art, and VTTs to help paint the picture for players and give them more to respond to. My goal in doing this is to give players permission to immerse themselves in the story and commit to their characters. 📖 High-stakes stories. Every player I’ve played with can point to a time when they were on the edge of their seat waiting to see how the dice would land. Even if we are role playing a dinner conversation at a party, excitement is guaranteed. 🦺 Dedication to Safety. I have a “do no harm” policy for tabletop games. Your safety and comfort will always be paramount at my table. So step into my realm of infinite stories! Let's laugh together, cry together, and adventure together as we create the next story you'll tell people about for years. What some players have said about our games together: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- “This Storyteller is an absolute master of his craft. Responsive, memorable scenes. Real villains and antagonists. Insane environments. Joie de vivre (or joie de rpg?). A true devotee of "yes, and" and "you can certainly try." Just a breath of fresh air. I'm jealous of all of you who get to play with him!” -Roger “Jacob was great with helping walk us through a system none of us had played before and was so down to go with the flow of our Shenanigans. He is welcoming , fun and a great storyteller (with some Killer NPC’s), cannot wait for the next one!” -Taryn “I played the champions of the gods one-shot, and must I say it was fantastic. teller was friendly, engaging and made it extremely enjoyable. he was my first one-shot, and I will definitely be coming back “ -Thomas “Jacob is a phenomenal DM with great command of the rules and the vibes. He expertly brought together a group of strangers and helped us tell a great story. Really fun combat with all the right amounts of Rule of Cool. Would definitely recommend Jacob to any new or experienced players that want a DM that takes good care of their table.” -Diego

At a glance

Less than a year on StartPlaying

14 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Rule of Cool

$20 per session

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I started running games because...

I have always built worlds in my imagination, and tabletop games gave me a way to share them with others. Then, I felt the magic of players making unexpected choices in the worlds I had made, and I got hooked. Now, that feeling of group creativity is one of my favorite feelings in the world.

My favorite shows/movies are

Everything Everywhere All at Once The Dune Movies Pacific Rim Avatar the Last Airbender Batman the Animated Series Ocean's Eleven Bluey V for Vendetta Peaky Blinders Ex Machina Invincible Dimension 20/any Dropout content The Good Place Bridgerton Pippin (the musical).

When I'm not running games I'm...

Cooking, practicing tai chi, spending time with my family, reading, playing video games, and skulking around the alleyways of my city on wild Dionysian adventures

How Infinite Storyteller (Teller) runs games

I run games that prioritize players first. My primary goal is to let people have fun and respect player time and safety. To do this I: 🎊 Put fun first and bend the world to respect player choice! You WILL have your moment to do the cool thing at my table, and you’ll get time each session where the focus is on you and your choices. 🧑‍🏫Teach players where needed, meet players at their level of experience, and use rule of cool to facilitate the choices they make. I want to welcome players new and old into my stories, because I’m passionate about this hobby and what it can bring people. 🏳️‍🌈 Practice inclusivity, allyship, and player safety at my tables to ensure everyone is welcome. Queer, trans, BIPOC, neurodivergent, whoever you are so long as you are not intolerant, you are welcome at my table, and your safety and comfort will be prioritized. 🔍Establish tone and theme with players beforehand, while also being ready for players who want to do no prep. This way, whether you’re building a new character, finally using an old idea, or showing up right before the cutoff time, you can step into the game. 🌎 Obsessively build the world. The act of creating a world for people is one of my main joys as a GM (God Complex who?). This means I have both a heavily prepped but also deeply improvisational GM style. 🖼️ Use immersive tools like music, VTTs, and art (no AI) to help players visualize themselves in the world. I want the world to feel alive and lived in, and will use whatever tools I can to make it feel that way. 🤪 Embody unique, crazy NPCs that you’ll fall in love with (or love to hate). GMing is a performance for me, and I think my willingness to play my roles encourages players to do the same. There’s no floor of “expected level of roleplaying” but there’s also no ceiling to how immersed you can get.

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I once ran a session...

Where the D&D characters had to navigate a trap that pulled them into a pocket dimension tabletop game. Set in an office, the "characters" were the real-life players. Each player played their D&D character "playing" a different irl player in a body swapping fourth wall breaking game within a game.

I prep by

Trying to think of as many details as possible and documenting them for easy reference. Character motivations, world lore, locations, events, and plot twists all can become parts of a Rube Goldberg machine that I can set in motion as the players begin taking actions.

My games focus on...

What the players decide to do, and how those decisions change the story we are telling.

Infinite Storyteller (Teller)'s ideal table

My ideal table is a group of people ready to have fun, make friends, include everyone, put themselves in the story, and push the story forward in new and exciting ways! I like social tables, because I think the real magic of tabletop games are the friends we make along the way.