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Kenton Cooley

Kenton Cooley (he/him)

5.0

(6)

Less than a year on StartPlaying

Highly rated for: Creativity, Rule of Cool, Sets the Mood

About me

I've been playing DND 5th Edition for 5+ years and I've run quite a few campaigns in it, I've also run a Lancer campaign a year ago, and I'm currently running a Cyberpunk red campaign with my friends. I like to play fast and loose, fairly freeform games, with lots of flexibility with the rules. I like to encourage experimentation and out of the box thinking in and out of combat.

GM Style

I tend to run very flexible games that very wildly from roleplay to combat, but I'm willing to go to either of those extremes. I dabble in character voices, but mostly I'm concerned with portraying character personalities. I also have been known to bend rules to allow for out of the box thinking in and out of combat. Expect some amount of the session to be improv.

Game Master Reviews (6)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Rule of Cool

Sets the Mood

Ayden Dobinski avatar

Ayden Dobinski

The campaign I’ve played in with this dm is a cyberpunk red campaign. The dm allows for an incredible amount of creativity in and out of combat, allowing for crazy amazing moments without compromising in game balance. Kenton excels at emphasizing the power of the group as opposed to letting one player be the crux of the story, allowing for lots of rp and character building, and leaving it up to the player to decide where their character goes after creation mechanically and personality-wise. Despite night city being a previously established setting, Kenton breathes new life into it with a completely unique story set in a familiar locale that manages to keep stakes and entertainment high. Overall if you’re looking for a DM that emphasizes creative freedom across systems while also keeping the game balanced with real stakes from a narrative perspective and an actual threat of dying (in game), Kenton is probably your best option.

Ythesast avatar

Ythesast

Genuinely the best GM I’ve ever played with. He knows the systems and worlds he runs, he is quick in his feet when the party decides they are going to do something random. He writes a great story that keeps the party engaged and in character. He uses enough rule of cool that the players feel capable to play who they want and how they want, but not too much where it turns the campaign into a hodgepodge of whatever the players think of. I couldn’t recommend more.

Streulorian avatar

Streulorian

Will work with you on creative and fun combat solutions. Always down for rule of cool and memorable moments. Helps you develop your character and leaves plenty of time for pc to pc interaction. He has good experince making punishing combat encounters that will push your skills and problem solving. Also has great music choice and will craft some banger soundtracks and choose a good campain theme.

Able Martinez avatar

Able Martinez

He’s a chill dude

The Quaker Oats Guy avatar

The Quaker Oats Guy

his last name is cooley how can he not be cool

Tyler Andrews avatar

Tyler Andrews

Good Gm, chill af in a good way. Hasn't yet made me want to post a reddit gm horror story.

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