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LadyDM

LadyDM (she/her)

4.9

(21)

LGBTQ+
Published Writer
Women/Femme Identifying
Game Designer

2 years on StartPlaying

119 games hosted

Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Inclusive

About me

I'm an experienced dungeon master who loves tweaking modules and writing homebrew content. I'm always willing to prioritize the Rule of Cool and telling a fun story over the rules as written. Join my Discord server to see more details about the games I write and run. Let's roll some dice!

GM Style

I enjoy a mix of roleplay elements and dungeon crawls. I often add intrigue and riddles to my homebrew content. I do use character voices, and enjoy incorporating backstory hooks wherever I can so that players feel like they are making a difference in the world.

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Game Master Reviews (21)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Storytelling

Creativity

Inclusive

Challen “Axolotl” Frankowski avatar

Challen “Axolotl” Frankowski

During the time I was playing, I really enjoyed it. If I get the chance again, I'd definitely join one of her campaigns again, if I can get the money to do so.

Marty avatar

Marty

Played 3 sessions

Fun, creative , and interactive!

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Andrew

Played 1 sessions

Very fun to play with, even if our session did have to end abruptly.

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HarshFlamingo

Played 1 sessions

Lady DM is an ok DM but our game did suffer from too many players without proper control from the DM. Six players had two problems for us. One, everyone was talking and the DM didn’t really break apart the turns so everyone could do something. It was pretty chaotic. Second problem was we could not finish the game. Too much happening because we had so many players and no real pacing plan. Everyone wanted to figure things out. Finally I think the module was written too long for the amount of time the DM had. We were unable to finish and it left a couple of players, including me, with a sour taste. Not only was there a red herring that luckily we didn’t follow, but we didn’t even finish the story even though we went straight for the problem like we suspected. That’s sloppy writing and an inability to pace us properly, pushing forward on useless moments that lead to nothing. Another problem was that the DM didn’t really check things as they happen. For example some players were casting spells and you could tell the DM was not reading them because basic things like saving throws were being missed. I don’t expect knowledge of every spell but pull it up and give it a quick read to make sure you got it mostly right. Pros -Good story with a cool twist, sucks that we couldn’t finish it Cons -Lack of checking up on spells -Bad pacing -Inability to control the crowd -Too long module maybe? Could just be pacing

Patrick avatar

Patrick

Played 31 sessions

Great DM with fantastic homebrew lore. Funny and great at improv when the party acts in a way she may not have anticipated. Also, incredibly friendly, creative, communicative, and easy to talk to. 10/10 would def jump in another campaign of hers in the future.

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Jefe

Played 1 sessions

OMG. This Lady is a proper storyteller. attention to detail, knowledge of rules, patience, and a wonderful sense of humor. Every session has a proper blend of RPG, combat, and plot twists with an extra dash of comedic relief. I have enjoyed several sessions together with her and always impressed. be well, jeff

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