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Mike

Mike (he/him)

5.0

(37)

Podcaster
LGBTQ+
Queer
Voice Actor

2 years on StartPlaying

763 games hosted

Highly rated for: Voices, Creativity, Storytelling

Average response time: Under 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

About me

🎙Professional Voice Actor🎙 🎭Theatre Degree (NOT a waste!)🎭 🏳️‍🌈 Queer and Neurodivergent Safe Table 🏳️‍🌈 📚 Narrative Focus/Beginner Friendly! 📚 I love telling stories that last in the minds of everyone who gets to hear, and creating opportunities that allow players to make the most memorable moments! Let's tell a story together! And while we're at it, maybe slay a dragon! Or seduce a werewolf. You know who you are.

GM Style

- Diverse characters with fun voices and quirky personalities. - ROLEPLAY highly encouraged with player choices affecting the world in Big and Small ways - COMBAT is given meaningful challenges that don't devolve into taking turns hacking away at each other for an hour. - PUZZLES are never pointless time-filler and always have a solution that can be reached without rolling (though a skill check always helps) I employ a Story-First direction and the enjoyment of my players comes first, especially if that enjoyment of the story comes from safely exploring darker or heavier themes. Expect with every game to laugh, cry, and have ways to shine and be the hero (or villain) you've always dreamt of being! With rules conflict I tend to err on the side of the players' success, with rule of cool enhancing RAW, as opposed to working against it. Safety tools are a must, and I insist that time be devoted to establishing boundaries at session zero.

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Game Master Reviews (37)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Voices

Creativity

Storytelling

Chazori avatar

Chazori

New review

Played 11 sessions

Mike definitely has great voice acting skills for his games. They can use a wide range of voices to convey characters in the story. They also have great improv skills are are able to create things on the fly fairly quickly and adjudicate it.

Vinn avatar

Vinn

New review

Played 10 sessions

A fantastic GM and wonderful person. Has a real talent for voices and thinking up stuff on the fly, especially when reacting to some of the insanity that players bring to the table. Very creative and will provide challenging but fair combat.

Timmeh avatar

Timmeh

Played 65 sessions

Great voices, great stories. Runs games in a world that feels alive and vibrant. Amazing fun

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Andrew

Played 52 sessions

Mike is a fantastic GM and world builder. I'm fascinated by the land he's created. But what really sets Mike apart is his ability to adapt to his players and allow the players creativity to take flight (sometimes literally). He has the voices He has the tech He has the knowledge He is an all around great guy and amazing GM. If you have to pick one person to play with pick Mike.

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Kelland

Played 5 sessions

Fantastic and talented. Onboarding was easy and Mike really made it easy to play the character I wanted to play. His game is a blast, with lots of flavor and story-focus that doesn’t take away from the action. My first session had two combats and lots of great roleplay where character backstories were incorporated into monster mechanics. Fantastic game - come join in the fun!

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ZO

Played 5 sessions

You'll have a great time playing at Mike's table. Wacky characters and an immersive homebrew world are just the tip of the iceberg. There's something for everyone at this table.

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