KimPossible
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About KimPossible
Come play pretend with me!!! I was always the one in my playgroup to ask my friends what they wanted to be in our pretend play and then creating the world that all these characters shared and building adventures for us. Little did I know that I was inventing role playing games for them. I grew up and figured that was all kid's stuff. Then I grew up a little more and decided that was ridiculous. Why should kids have all the fun? What are we working so hard for anyway... just to work some more? Come on. My inspiration is a combination of Max from "Where the Wild Things Are", Captain Amelia from Treasure Planet and Miracle Max from the Princess Bride. (Hey, look at that! Two Max's!) Want to escape the world for a little while and play amongst the wild things? I'm a corporate change strategist in the rest of my life. I've learned how to make change not only easy, but engaging in my work. If I can do that with IT projects...just imagine what I can do with something you WANT to do! I run games in 5e...I don't hate it. It's awesome for particular kinds of play. However, my passion is the story, not the mechanics of the game. I prefer systems that use mechanics to support the narrative while giving enough crunch so that my players feel truly heroic. I curate inventive settings, strange worlds and character-driven storylines that make role playing feel organic and easy. I truly love the systems I GM ...I'd like you to love them too. I love creating epic worlds for those who need a break from the mundanity of life. ***Got family and/or friends you miss hanging out with? I got you. ***Need something more novel for your date nights than dinner and a movie? I got you. ***Craving social interaction but also from the comfort of your own place? I got you. ***Have a partner who you wish would play RPGs with you? I've got you. So, Max...shall we have an adventure?
At a glance
3 years on StartPlaying
26 games hosted
Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Beginner Friendly
$25 per session
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 50%
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I became a GM because
I want to be where the wild things are. I wish I'd started playing sooner. I've been a writer for years...and I loved it, but its lonely. I MUCH prefer building worlds for my players to escape into and rewarding their ingenuity with situations and characters that respond to their chaos.
My favorite books are
Where the Wild Things Are, The Little Prince, Night Circus, Rebecca. I love stories that drop ordinary people into extraordinary situations. You will find a lot of my campaigns are influenced by this,
The three words my players would use to describe me are...
"Mom" - I think you underestimate your talent, dear. Tell me what you'd love to do right now and I'll tell you how to make it happen. "Unpredictable" - Don't get too comfortable. "Playful" - Play is extremely important to me. I inject whatever it takes to keep my players enjoying themselves.
How KimPossible runs games
So, I'm a balance of theater of the mind with just enough visual and mood setting music to support what you're building in your mind. I GM in Foundry now, but without stacking lots of mods. It's less cinematic than some who use it...but it also breaks less. I love when people can do voices. This is not native to me, though I'm working on it. I go where my tables want to go in the worlds I build. You want to fight...plenty of opportunity for that. But I like injecting openings for charming, negotiating and escaping as well. And honestly...I LOVE some of the batshit crazy ideas my parties come up with to wriggle their way out of situations. Inventiveness is virtually ALWAYS more fun for them to play out than simply duking it out. I create strange and mysterious narratives with lots of opportunity for epic heroism. Lots of space to do your crazy antics...and then, when you least expect it, I'll come at you like a spider monkey. At my table you'll find immersive worlds that are built to change as the characters explore and interact with them. In longer campaigns, I love to weave in Individual character arcs, giving each character surprising and meaningful moments. My goal in every session is to whisk you away to other worlds for a few hours each week.
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I once ran a session...
after finding, 15 min before my session, that I'd lost ALL of my notes. That session was far more tense for me than for my players. Luckily, I'd invested the time in knowing the full background of the world...so no one at my table was the wiser (until I told them).
My games focus on...
Strange and whimsical places and people that respond organically to player choices. I have yet to run a campaign that concluded the way I thought it would...and I like it that way.
Rules are...
important because they frame the game and keep things fair & balanced. HOWEVER, I won't let the "play" at the table become compromised over lengthy discussions over the precise meaning of any particular rule. I lean hard on Rule of Cool and accept the responsibility of ensuring balance at my tables.
KimPossible's ideal table
Be playful and generous with the spotlight...everything else will fall into place. These games, combat heavy or combat light, are so much more fun to play if you're invested with a group...and I appreciate tables who work to connect with each other. And don't worry too much about the role playing thing. There's really no pressure to perform and I PROMISE, it will begin to come easier to you once you've been a one of my tables a bit.
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I love it when a player
Gets excited about an idea...theirs, mine, another players. I love watching them become invested. I love it when I can see something click for them individually and I work to build on those moments.
My perfect party mix is
invested in the world, the story and each other. The rest falls into place. I work to protect that. If one player is disrupting the immersion, I will handle it offline. I've only ever had to invite one person to leave a campaign...but I'm not afraid to do that.
My table is not the place for...
murder hobos, non-consensual PVP, spotlight hogs, disruptive players and people who are impatient with role play.
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