Mike (he/him)
5.0
(12)
1 year on StartPlaying
29 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Knows the Rules
About me
Hello! My name is Mike, and I've been a DM/GM for over 20 years. My illustrious game-mastering career began in middle school when I was tricked into running D&D 3.5 for my friends, thus sealing my own fate. I try to make sure all my players have fun and get a chance to do wild and crazy things in my games, whether it's becoming TV stars, magic cattle rustling, or transforming an ordinary tunneling machine into an abomination borne of metal and flesh powered by the sliver of a nascent god. I'm always looking to try new games, especially if they sound weird and niche.
GM Style
My GM style is very improv and roleplay based, and I have a small repertoire of funny character voices I like to do, even if they do sometimes blend into a kind of Russian Dracula accent (or sometimes Pirate Dracula). I've run enough D&D that I can handle the crunchiest of combat rules, but it's not really my preference. On the player side I try to make sure everyone gets a chance to be in the spotlight as often as I can; it's much more fun to use your "arrow of orcs named Bob slaying" than to just have it sit in your quiver for an entire campaign because all the orcs are named Dave or Jim.
Games played
Game Master Reviews (12)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
Teacher
Knows the Rules
Wolf Isaly
Very fun! It felt very casual and as a introduction back to group games, I think this was really nice. Mike was very welcoming and good on his feet with coming up with story. (:
Hardy LeBel - Your Superhero GM!
Mike was welcoming, patient and very knowledgeable of the rules. I’m looking forward to many more sessions with him!
Ash
Played 1 sessions
Very candid, good characterization of NPCs, and helpful if we had any system questions.
Dominik M. (He/him)
Played 1 sessions
I have had a few games with Mike and it's always a joy. He's very laid back, has excellent rules knowledge and is extremely supportive with player agency. My favorite GM on SPG.
Lloyd
A definite fun romp through the Spire universe. I was very impressed with the flow of the game
Vee
Played 3 sessions
I had a great time in Mike's game. I really felt that I was able to do fun things with my character and that I had a lot of freedom, since we all definitely kept Mike on his toes. I hope I'm able to play with him again soon.
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