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Jimothy

Jimothy (he/him)

5.0

(9)

Hispanic/Latinx
Neurodivergent
Artist

2 years on StartPlaying

60 games hosted

Highly rated for: Teacher, Inclusive, Creativity

About me

Howdy, the name's Jimothy or Jim, whichever sounds comfier. I'm an amateur writer and GM with 6 years of experience with D&D 5e and 2 years with Lancer! My custom games are usually love letters to various books, comics, movies, TV series, and games. I have a passion for tactical combat and love watching players pick apart my encounters with style! Speaking of style, my games usually feature intense action, compelling villains, and fantastical settings in a plethora of genres from power-fantasy to cosmic horror. But, above all, the players come first, and I do my best to cater to a wide range of experience, from newbies to veterans, I'll be happy to have anyone along for the ride. If you have questions, or want to plan out the game of your dreams, contact me at least a week ahead of time. I can be quite busy when I'm not running games, so last minute plans are likely to be ignored. Discord is your best bet for quick replies!

GM Style

I stick to a hearty mix of challenging tactics and laid-back role-playing. I use a lot of visual aids and maps to help detail scenes and directions. I encourage players to flavor their characters rather than play 100% by the book. I use a lot of narrative tricks to keep the plot focused around player action. You'll never make a dice roll unless failure is interesting, especially in a power-fantasy game. I prefer to run with a "rules as interpreted style" to keep the mental workload light on the player. Finally, I love a good villain, and deeply enjoy writing compelling bad guys to rival the player characters.

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Game Master Reviews (9)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Teacher

Inclusive

Creativity

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Zen

New review

Played 3 sessions

They really helped make my very first session of Shadowdark enjoyable and immersive!

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Thomas Murray

Played 3 sessions

Gamer and Very cool, played with him before and its very fun-

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Gemini

Played 5 sessions

Jimothy was a blast to play with and is especially good to play with for people looking for a fun chill game.

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SireSquid

Played 2 sessions

The GM was always interactive, answered questions and any questions he did not know right away he looked up in the rules.

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David Puller

Jimothy excels as a game master. He's extraordinarily well-prepared, having a thorough grounding in the system and setting for any game that he orchestrates and a variety of options for players to explore. Moreover, he has the strong social skills that game masters need, such as how to deal with problematic players before they become troublesome, how to read the interests and emotions of his players, and an ability to build dramatic tension that top-tier storytelling entails.

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Big UwU

Was really kind and informative about how the games work and even though the games were short (scheduling conflicts n stuff) I still had a good time

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