Simon

he/him

5.0

(7)

Timezone

Africa/johannesburg

Language

English

Identity

Neurodivergent

Teacher/Educator

About Simon

I was that kid who sat in the sandbox for hours building castles, imagining worlds, making sound effects and talking to myself, late into the afternoon, until I had been bitten by ALL the mosquitoes and it was too dark to see anything. 30 years later, I'm still that kid. Only now, I get to take others along for the ride. As a DM, I have the most fun seeing players meaningfully engage with my world, become attached to it, and in the process become co-creators of an epic story.

At a glance

Less than a year on StartPlaying

15 games hosted

Highly rated for: Storytelling, Knows the Rules, Teacher

Featured Prompts

People are always surprised when I tell them

I have a degree in recording and mixing music. My career trajectory from audio engineer to my current day job spans so many different roles, my CV reads like an elaborate joke.

How Simon runs games

I love to give players agency in my worlds and let them make meaningful choices that affect the world. I love to roleplay NPCs, and come up with art, maps and handouts. I almost always run music and ambience during my sessions to set the mood. I love tactically interesting combat, and more and more, I'm drawn to Draw Steel as my RPG of choice.

Simon's ideal table

You'll enjoy my table if you like to tell stories about heroes being heroes. I see RPGs as a chance to tell stories collaboratively and have fun doing it. Often times in those stories, the stakes are high and the only resolution is to throw down against the baddies, but it's all part of the story.