Joy
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About Joy
Queer writer and play actor looking to help immerse others in strange and unique worlds! I'm a big fan of strategy games, gothic literature and making music!
At a glance
4 years on StartPlaying
210 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Visual Aid
$20 per session
Top Game Master
One of StartPlaying's top-rated GMs, a player favorite and highly recommended.
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I became a GM because
I love writing stories and think TTRPGs and Collaborative Storytelling in general can often be far superior to writing by yourself!
My 3 systems I'd bring to a desert island would be
Ironsworn: Starforged - Because you can play it by yourself. Daggerheart - Because it's my favourite system of all time Cyberpunk: Red - Because the core rulebook would be plenty to read while I wait to get rescued (hopefully)
My favorite shows/movies are
The Social Network, Tick Tick Boom and One Battle After Another
How Joy runs games
My favorite way to DM is with a heavy sense of driving roleplay to where you want it! I've been writing for a while and love a good backstory so try to keep everyone's backstories an important part of the plot, and not so much just a backdrop! Besides trying to focus on PC-to-PC interaction I also love roleplaying as NPCs myself! I'm not the best at voicing just yet but I'm getting better aha.
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I deal with rules issues by...
Focusing on story, flavor and enjoyment over Mechanics.
Rules are...
More like guidelines to craft a believable and epic story.
Joy's ideal table
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I love it when a player
Puts a lot of work into their backstory, including offering up ideas for additions to the worldbuilding!
My table is not the place for...
Bigots, Fascists, Racists, Homophobes and Transphobes
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