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Ryan

Ryan (he/him)

5.0

(27)

Teacher/Educator

3 years on StartPlaying

430 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Sets the Mood, Teacher

Average response time: 2 hours

Response rate: 100%

About me

I'm Ryan and I love running Pathfinder 2e! I came on over from DnD 5th edition and have been running 1 to 4 games a week for about 4 years now. My style tends towards cinematic, fast-paced combat with a lot of humor. I love doing ridiculous voices for my NPCs and letting players get away "rule of cool" shenanigans. I've got an active Discord community posting about Pathfinder, video games and the like. Come on by and join a table! All tables are of course queer-friendly and we have a friendly Discord community for folks trying to wrap their heads around Pathfinder 2e.

GM Style

As a DM, I like to keep the game moving, both in combat and exploration. I like to give my players context for their actions and like prompting knowledge checks as they uncover the world. I do voices for my NPCs, and there is at least one NPC per campaign that my players look back on and laugh about. Energy levels can vary from week to week, and part of DMing skill is knowing when to come to the forefront to drive the story and when to sit back and let it roll out. It's a give-and-take social dance and It's all about having a good time, whatever that looks like. I'm open to different homebrew and have created some subclasses and the like for my players. I love character customization and optimization even as a DM, and am happy to help with character construction.

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Game Master Reviews (27)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Sets the Mood

Teacher

Joshua Anson (Discord: butlerlog) avatar

Joshua Anson (Discord: butlerlog)

Played 165 sessions

Ryan is a GM who is a pleasure to play with. He shows genuine interest not just in making the vibe of your character work, but also in seeing how your build works out. He has a solid grasp of the rules, and most questions you have when making a character will be "here's how it works, I've been really interested to see that in play." In play he is happy to dole out circumstantial benefits as the situation demands, and to allow unorthodox solutions for problems.

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Allie

Played 126 sessions

I've been having a lot of fun with Ryan in the Abomination Vaults campaign that he runs. He's a GM who knows how to keep the session rolling if things ever start to drag a little bit, who uses a lot of sounds and music to enhance the experience, and who is willing to fudge the dice in favor of the players to help keep things fun - though he's not afraid to completely demolish his players if they deserve it, either! Though I'm not a beginner tabletop gamer myself, the game that I joined was a beginner-friendly game, and I was able to appreciate how well Ryan helped the actual beginners through the initial road bumps. I would definitely recommend him for both veterans and for newbies!

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Riskka

Played 116 sessions

Ryan was my first startplaying GM, and I was quick to realize that I'd struck gold! He made me feel welcome in the party despite being a late-joiner, and his sessions are consistently engaging and are a massive highlight in my week!

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Amos

Played 110 sessions

I've been thoroughly enjoying Ryan as a GM for one of my first forays into Pathfinder 2e. He really remembers things about your characters and goes out of his way to make sure everyone feels included. I would never hesitate to play another campaign with him!

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Kameron

Played 58 sessions

Ryan is a joy to game with and my current Monday campaign is a highlight of my week! He has a great feel for pacing, storytelling and is adaptable to more off-the-rails developments that sometimes come his way. Welcoming and inclusive environment, every session is full of laughter and fun

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schnoodle

Played 56 sessions

Incredibly accommodating and flexible, Ryan helped ease me into both the group (with my social anxiety) and the rules (as I'm new to pf2e). His descriptions and NPC play were incredibly fun, and adapts for how our party dynamic ended up addressing RP and puzzles, acommodating for us wonderfully! He was also able to keep things progressing at a steady pace — and keep up with our bursts of fast-paced decisions. Having just completed Abomination Vaults, I can easily say this was the best campaign I've had the pleasure of playing in!

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