Forrest

I got started GMing...

because I was the first person I knew that played. So, I learned to play and run at the same time. I run 4x-5x as much as I play; I find the challenge and thrill of creating a compelling campaign and working with my players to craft something unique too compelling.

My 3 systems I'd bring to a desert island would be

Selected for versatility, analog capability, and solitare-suitability. I would choose Shadowdark because it’s streamlined & works well as a solitary system. I would also choose D&D5.5 because of my familiarity with the system. Finally, I would bring the Mythic Emulator to use for solo play.

My favorite system of all Time is

impossible to pick, because a game system need to fit the story and the table. Do we want to tell stories about folk heroes or super heroes? Do we want to test characters or players? How lethal do we expect the game to be? By answering these questions, we can pick correctly

I once ran a session...

that involved the PCs fighting on the back of a dragon while is was flying over their own city trying to durn it to the ground. A huge dragon mini, some tacky blue putty, and we were off.

I prep by

following these three steps: 1. Character review - who the characters are, what they want and have, & what they can do. 2. Secrets/clues/lore - what do the PCs know & what can they learn? 3. Situations - who wanted what, who is doing what, where are they, & what’s around? Then I turn the PCs loose.

Rules are...

our shared understanding of how the gameworld works. Changing expectations without a discussion is not cool. Making case-by-case exceptions to expectations to accumulate brilliant, valiant, or comedic decision-making is **always** cool.