Ryan

he/him

5.0

(29)

Timezone

America/new York

Language

English

German

Identity

Teacher/Educator

About Ryan

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.

At a glance

3 years on StartPlaying

501 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Sets the Mood, Teacher

Average response time: Under 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

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I became a GM because

like many GMs, I saw as a player what I could do better and decided to run my own table. I stayed a GM because of how fun it is to use so many tools to make a fun experience: technology, psychology, literature, mathematics. It's all part of the big picture!

My favorite system of all Time is

probably still Shadow of the Demon Lord. It's a messy, scatological, horrific fantasy game with quick mechanics and a lot of character customization! I should really run it some time.

When I'm not running games I'm...

playing French Horn in a student orchestra, taking my dog Bella out for a walk, going paddleboarding or hiking with my wife Angelica!

How Ryan runs games

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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I deal with rules issues by...

making a ruling on the spot and checking in on things later. My biggest priority is to keep the game running smoothly and if someone has it wrong, we just keep moving and address it between sessions or after the midsession break.

Ryan's ideal table

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I am for a vibe that's...

easygoing, spooky in a very Evil Dead kind of way for spooky sections, humorous, and brisk. Ideally one of my sessions makes you laugh, makes you think, surprises you, and engages you with the system as a game.

I think min/maxing...

can often be really good for roleplaying if you're min-maxing a concept. There's sometimes a conflict between roleplayers and minmaxers but some great players are able to make even a weird concept work really well due to their systems mastery!

My table is not the place for...

racism, sexism, discriminatory behavior between players, anything that deviates from "The Pathfinder Baseline." We're here to have fun with everyone and though we might tackle some spooky and serious topics, it should be a cozy place.