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About Mack
Hey, I'm Mack! I've been a GM for about ten years. I've run a couple multi year campaigns to level 20. I love the collaborative story telling aspect of ttrpgs, whether it's great sweeping epics or smaller knit adventures, whatever's fun for all. Ultimately, I see ttrgps as another form of hanging out, albeit through an informed improv frame. I like playing with people who want to hang out, have fun, laugh and be serious when we have to. I'm not hugely familiar with VTTs, but I'm learning! You can expect homebrew rules, worlds, and stories affected by player decision. At the end of the day, we're doing this thing together. Expect high fantasy, high stakes, and deadly encounters.
At a glance
Less than a year on StartPlaying
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I got started GMing...
for reasons like many others: wanting to play, wanting to hang out with my friends. We started in university, and have kept it going every week for almost ten years.
My favorite books are
The First Law World books by Joe Abercrombie The Devils by Joe Abercrombie. It is a career best so far Dune, but I loved Chapterhouse Dune the most. The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay Earthsea series by Ursula K LeGuin
My favorite shows/movies are
In no particular order: The VVitch by Robert Eggers Mad Max Fury Road by George Miller Titane by Julia Ducournau Nightcrawler by Dan Gilroy The Thing by John Carpenter Drive My Car by Ryusuke H TV The Leftovers Better Call Saul The Knick Deadwood Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia New Girl
How Mack runs games
I've been told I'm pretty immersive! At the table I always make a player a mini, and build a bunch of terrain. Over the internet it'll be a little different, but I'm looking for players interested in collaborative high fantasy story telling in homebrew worlds, high stakes combat and deadly encounters, items need to be used, player decisions matter, and the heroes hopefully prevail, and sometimes at a cost. I'll respect the rule of cool, and hear you out when you're trying something weird. I encourage roleplay, and will award it fittingly. At the same time, I enjoy dangerous combat, with multiple goals, and reward creativity. I can do multiple unique voices (until they eventually blur) but I'm no voice actor. Instead, you'll get get campaigns filled with short and long form storytelling, but one dictated by character actions and adapted to the player character's interests. I do incorporate homebrew, but these are rules we'll agree on together. Fair warning, while I often like hopeful and whimsical adventure, I am equally as game to play into horror aspects of high fantasy with grimdark tones.
Mack's ideal table
I think players will be satisfied with my table if they enjoy combat, and enjoy roleplay. Combat has consequences, and so will roleplay. Your actions will impact the world. There will be conspiracy, there will be danger, there will be valiant saves and terrible repercussions. I'm here for the stakes and the laughs and the great moments. Homebrew rules I like: -Bonus action potion -Dazed instead of stun (-2 penalty to AC and dex saving throw, Cannot take reactions, Next attack against it has advantage, Movement is halved, Can perform one action or bonus action) -Death Saves are rolled in secret until another character checks on the downed player character. -Falling damage is 1d10 per ten feet - there is no cap. -The God Call, or the Devil's Bargain
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