Joel
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About Joel
Joel is full time commercial construction manager (Let me know if you are interested in medieval construction techniques!), game master, and lifelong lover of all things fantasy and magic. My players often described me funny, energetic, and full of surprises. I believe in a high stakes lived in word with tense story beats, engaging characters, thrilling combat, and bouts of levity to balance it out. I love creating stories, sharing laughs, and creating a fun and welcoming environment that is a refuge from the mundane.
At a glance
Less than a year on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Teacher, Creativity, Voices
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I got started GMing...
With Pathfinder's infamous We be Goblins adventure. It's still close to my heart. New players love being little murder hobos and goblins fit the bill!
The three words my players would use to describe me are...
Funny, Energetic, and Descriptive.
When I'm not running games I'm...
Playing through a deep fantasy role playing game like skyrim, Witcher, or Baldur’s Gate 3. I also love board gaming and have a impressive collection ranging from 5 mins - 5 hours depending on what you are feeling.
How Joel runs games
I'm a combat junky at heart and love a good heart racing, high octane fight. I don't pull punches and let the dice fall as they will. The world is yours, but sometimes that griffon will buck and bite. You should fully expect a group of goblins to split up and flank the squishy spell casters. They won't just be meat for the grinder. To have meaningful combat everyone has to have a "dog" in the fight that goes beyond their character. I run my campaigns so that players get to know the NPCs as more than quest givers and give the players time flesh out who they are and how they fit into this world. I think the perfect campaign is a 50/50 balance between these elements with laughs peppered in along the way.
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I once ran a session...
At a birthday party drunk with 8 players who had never played a TTRPG. It resembled something more akin to improv comedy with random dice being rolled than a actual session, but it was a ton of fun.
My games focus on...
Heart racing high stakes combat and roleplay with some light hearted fun and humor to balance it out.
When it comes to voices
I love doing quirky voices for unique character and try my best with female voices. I will sometimes start out with a Scottish accent that sometimes turns British by accident.
Joel's ideal table
My ideal table is filled with players that help elevate the story with their characters and interact with one another. I also appreciate when players are vocal about what they like and don't like in a session so I can tailor them to the player's interests. To me attitude is everything and how well you know the rules is of little consequence. At my table new players will find a welcoming environment to learn the game.
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I am for a vibe that's...
Engaging, but with moments of levity. Tense, but embraces funny or silly moments. I achieve balance by experiences each side of the spectrum.
I love it when a player
Interacts with the other characters and starts to tell their shared story. After all collaborative story telling is what makes this type of game some special.
I think it's a red flag when players...
Make other uncomfortable at the table.
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