marduker (he/him)
5.0
(21)
3 years on StartPlaying
250 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Knows the Rules, Inclusive
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
Hi! I'm Ville and I'm a 35 year old kindergarten teacher by day and an avid ttrpg player and GM by night. I bring to the table: 🐱👤Very calm demeanor and presence 🧙♂️Love of improvising 🦜My dry finnish humor 👨🏫Friendliness and helpfulness (I'm well learned on the systems I run) 👨💻4 years of FoundryVTT experience, my platform of choice. ⭐Traditional silly ttrpg voice acting! My favorite systems: D&D5e, PF2e, The one ring 2nd edition, Mothership(Cloud Empress), Shadowdark, OSRIC
GM Style
I'm a high adventure, high fantasy and tactical combat type of GM to put it very short. 🧜♂️🧛♂️🧙♂️💂♀️ General "feeling" to be found in my games can be felt in the combination of the following movies: -Le pacte des loups -The Princess Bride -The Descent -LOTR -Conan the barbarian -Pan's Labyrinth I'm fond of roleplaying, long questlines and surprising my players. There's always something unexpected to be found while adventuring in my games. I try my best to make immersive worlds that feel alive. I'm also a fan of tactical combat, exploration and encounters that have more flesh to them than simply something to hit with a big stick. +I'm your GM IF you like high fantasy, adventuring in dangerous places and the feeling of exploration and discovering ancient long lost secrets. -If you're more of a theater of the mind type of person that likes freeformy games and not so much number crunching and tactical combat, I'm probably not a good fit for you.
Game platforms used
marduker's Games
Game Master Reviews (21)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
Knows the Rules
Inclusive
I have been in this campaign since session zero. Ville onboarded us into Foundry effortlessly and has used it masterfully with animated maps, animated spells/actions, and plenty of soundscapes. He is never caught flat-footed by our antics and generous with his loot. You can tell that he has spent time and effort preparing material for the campaign and know's how to run it. Definitely worth your $$.
I really love how inclusive Ville is in his games! He made me feel very welcome and was accommodating and patient with me as a newer player. I really love his attention to detail in games and the fantastic maps, tokens and more that he uses are really great. He's very open to player stories and backgrounds and incorporates them well into the game, and is friendly and approachable outside of games. As a newbie who struggles with system, he and the other players made me feel very welcome and safe in the game. Would very much recommend him for a fantastic experience!
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