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Malkyn

Malkyn (he/him)

5.0

(12)

Hispanic/Latinx
Neurodivergent
Teacher/Educator
Game Designer
Multi-lingual

2 years on StartPlaying

297 games hosted

Highly rated for: Knows the Rules, Inclusive, Creativity

About me

šŸ‘‹ - Hey for hi, folks. šŸ‘¶ - I am a stay-at-home father to a newborn, and that means I am now GMing as my full time job. šŸƒ - I have run games without cessation for the last fourteen years. šŸ–Šļø - I customize my games to my players, weaving their characters into the world. šŸ‘Øā€šŸ« - I love teaching people new systems. No experience is no problem. šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆ - I run a safe, inclusive space. Bigotry has no place at my tables. šŸŽ² - My current favored systems are Pathfinder 2nd Edition and Lancer.

GM Style

šŸ“– - Booking with me gets you the following! šŸ“œ - A free (for campaigns) but mandatory Session 0 to discuss safety tools and weave characters into the narrative of the game. 🧊 - A safe, relaxed space in which to have fun. āš”ļø - Dramatic and deeply tactical combat with narrative import. šŸŽ­ - Acted role-playing from myself. You may choose to engage in acting at your own comfort level. 🐲 - Ask me about the ability to play a dragon, a dungeon, a doppelganger, a slime, or many more!

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Game Master Reviews (12)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Knows the Rules

Inclusive

Creativity

Drew avatar

Drew

Played 7 sessions

really good knowledge of the system and the VTT, fun story

Riskka avatar

Riskka

Played 1 sessions

Malkyn was supportive of my silly ideas and helped us put together a gang of characters who felt like they had a real place in the world. He also made me feel safe in his games, and from the start it felt like I was in the presence of a very good friend.

Nychelle avatar

Nychelle

Played 1 sessions

I was looking to learn how to play Pathfinder 2e and really needed help understanding some of the aspects of running encounters. Malkyn took the time to explain the many things that I needed to know and introduced me to great tools to use in future games.

Jacob avatar

Jacob

Played 31 sessions

Malkyn is a great GM. He allows his players to create the characters they want to play and then some. He is also responsive to his players in and out of sessions. Not only is he a great GM but just an awesome guy to talk about the games we enjoy to play.

Zach avatar

Zach

Played 58 sessions

IN the Midst of a multi session "Learn-to-Play" with Malkyn for Pathfinder 2e. He knows the system inside and out and has worked with me to develop a character that is a bit more complex to play and scale for. Our group has also been noresting the run and he has been excellent at adjusting so that a group of squishy 1s to survive while also feeling challenged. As it is a LtP, there has not been mush room for him to display his world yet, but considering hat Malkyn has allowed for highly creative character choices, I can only imagine that his worlds are just as inventive. (My previous player experience is DnD 5e, White Wolf, Pathfinder 1e).

Michael avatar

Michael

Played 14 sessions

I have been playing with this GM for several years now. He is an expert in most rule systems and is great at explaining and helping beginners get into the game. He knows how to use virtual tabletops to their maximum utility which makes for great fun. He is very friendly and welcoming and his game is a highlight in my week. I highly recommend him to anyone looking to play an enjoyable campaign.

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