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MikeO

MikeO (he/him)

5.0

(17)

Neurodivergent

3 years on StartPlaying

86 games hosted

Highly rated for: Inclusive, Storytelling, Creativity

Average response time: Under 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

About me

Hello everyone! I am a DM with over 6 years experience running games and over 10 years actively playing games; I am primarily going to be focusing on D&D 5E however I may expand into FATE. I have tons of experience in teaching people to play so newcomers be welcome! I pride myself in pulling from history and while I try to add lots of depth to my games but I also love putting in a good bit of humor as well as drawing from the pop and nerd culture I have seen. So grab your dice, and lets roll!

GM Style

as a DM I ensure my games have extremely in depth lore and I make sure my game plots are extraordinarily open ended to allow for an absolute ton of different endings based on player choices. I also focus heavily on role play and love intrigue and political plots and schemes in my games. Combat is certainly a standard feature in my games but it is not usually the focus.

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Game Master Reviews (17)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Inclusive

Storytelling

Creativity

Holden avatar

Holden

Extremely patient. As a new player he really helped me to understand the world and connected with it. Helped me understand the background of the character I was building. I can’t wait to see where that is campaign will go.

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Kathryn Karwel

Played 38 sessions

I have been playing with Mike for years outside of SPG and on and I have been loving the games he runs. He is a talented storyteller and you can just see the passion he has in his work. He is a very chill and open minded man who really takes the players vision of their character into consideration. All in all he is one of the best DMs I have had the privilege of playing with.

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Patrick

Played 75 sessions

Mike is a great DM and he allows a lot of creative freedom for your character. He has made an amazing world. He is my first DM and has helped me to learn and enjoy DND.

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Patrick Hutsler

Hello I am a brand new DnD player and this is my very first campaign. Mike has been great he has helped me learn how to play the game and I have enjoyed his campaign immensely. I chose a nonstandard character design. and mike has been great about letting me play him. He is great at allowing natural roleplay form among players and not railroading us. He has, from what I seen, created an excellent world and has granted his players plenty of freedom to play in it.

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Gavroche

Played 4 sessions

Haven't had a better DM yet! Accommodating, entertaining, knowledgeable, and above all, a blast to play with! The campaign we started was detailed, easy to get immersed in, and easily allowed our party to connect and form camaraderie easily. I can't say how much fun i had between getting to know my team and work together as we got lost in the story and grew as friends and players. I say this as someone pretty new to DnD, Mike lets you learn without railroading but with as much help as you need. A+ would recommend to anyone

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Greg

Played 5 sessions

He is a awesome dm. we just played and it was my first game and he was very helpful. Whenever we had questions he answer with detail. Also his stories are very well planned out from what i can tell so far. Can't wait for the next session.

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