John

he/him

5.0

(6)

Timezone

America/new York

Identity

Disabled

Published Writer

Artist

About John

I’m a writer, Game Master, programmer, and survivor. I’ve been playing tabletop games since I was eleven, where I took over the school lunch table’s Basic D&D games. I have hosted 400+ games over 30+ years. After marriage, kids, and a 20+ career on the web, whammo! My body said no more, attacked itself and I went down, paralyzed by a rare autoimmune disease. Over the last few years, I’ve been slowly recovering. One day I’ll walk again. At my worst, while I was locked in a body I couldn’t move or communicate with, I wanted just three things: my family to stay intact, to write books, and to play D&D again. Of course, it's taking longer than I expected to get better. In my heart, this site was made for me. Let’s roll initiative.

At a glance

4 years on StartPlaying

Featured Prompts

My favorite books are

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury, The Princess Bride by William Goldman (And I really mean the book, the book is so much better!), Communion by Whitley Strieber, The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, and IT by Stephen King.

How John runs games

The RPG, whatever it is, be it swords & sorcery, superheroes or werewolves in the city, I believe that friends come first. RPGs are a great excuse to get together with them, not the other way around. I don’t claim to know every rule perfectly, that’s what the books are for, and I’ve been known to fudge a roll for the sake of the story, but I dislike ‘nerfing’ encounters, and I like the idea that the rules that matter are the ones the GM says matters. It keeps interfering rules from detracting from the fun. I like a light-hearted mix of combat, role-play, banter and the occasional puzzle to mix things up.