Jared (he/him)
5.0
(10)
3 years on StartPlaying
9 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Sets the Mood
About me
Hello Adventurers! My name is Jared, I have been playing D&D for about 4 years now, though I started off listening to actual play podcasts for a few years prior, and I have been playing games of all sorts since I was little. I am new to online DMing but have played on here for a year now, and in home games I have DMed a year long campaign and many one or two shots so far. I have a background In Counseling Psychology, Sociology, Women and Gender Studies, and Queer Theory, so intersectionality and inclusivity have always been a cornerstone of my work. What drew me to D&D and TTRPGS in general was storytelling. The nature of communal storytelling brings out such creativity and enjoyment in life that I have been wanting to delve deeper into it for some time, and now I am taking those steps. I also like a good and challenging combat from time to time with my stories, and am happy to work with the table to tailor adventures to their liking. So, join a session, lean into the characters and the stories, and lets have some fun!
GM Style
Balanced amount of role-playing, puzzles, and combat Stories with meaningful decisions and multifaceted inhabitants Opportunity for creative problem solving over rules lawyering Even serious narratives have a sense of humor Good faith attempts at NPC voices Just tryna have a good time and not get bogged down by anything
Games played
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Game Master Reviews (10)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
Inclusive
Sets the Mood
Jay
Played 2 sessions
As someone who has played D&D from 2e to present, I can honestly say Jarred is one of the best DMs I've had the pleasure to game with. Our party, who mostly met for the first time in a one-shot, enjoyed the session so much we all came back for a part 2 of Jarred's own making. Jarred is excellent at crafting a fun, relaxed, safe space and balancing tension with levity. I would thoroughly recommend gaming with him, especially if you're LGBTQ+ and nervous about finding a good DM - Jarred has you covered.
Justin
Played 1 sessions
Jared brought the group together with a story hook and allowed the group to do their thing.
Elizabeth
Played 1 sessions
Jared was an amazing DM. He was very patient and welcoming, and he made sure that everyone had a chance to participate. I had a great time!
Griff
Played 1 sessions
I found Jarred to be very welcoming, pleasant and friendly. I enjoyed how prepared he was with music, maps and tokens. He was very fair and ran with everything myself and the others players came up with. Would definitely recommend Jarred as a GM
Erin
Jared ran a terrific one-shot. Ran exactly to time, fielded a bunch of left-field questions during the game, went along with some player bullshit, and was just a lovely guy to boot! Had a great time :)
Andrea
We loved having jarred as a DM. He was very patient, knew the rules but was on board to “yes and” our goofy and very low intelligence group. He provided a lot of detail and really set the scene and developed NPCs to keep us interested.
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