Nicholas Stanton-Cook

he/him

5.0

(11)

Timezone

Australia/brisbane

Language

English

Identity

Streamer

Neurodivergent

About Nicholas Stanton-Cook

"Welcome adventurers to a place of infinite worlds, unknown tales, and forgotten lore. Perhaps you will be the one to uncover it?" My name is Nichi, and I am the Dungeon Master who will take you on endless journeys through the lost places of combined imagination. I have been running games for over 15 years, starting with my friends when we were just teenagers, and extending to a 60 member in person, weekly D&D club at my University, and now establishing a D&D Club with 80-100 attending, in person, every week, for 50 weeks of the year, and running for over 3 years in Brisbane Australia at our local Pub. I also run livestream campaigns for two groups weekly which now have more than 50 episodes and involve deep emotional storytelling, along with shorter series with comical or themed events. All my games are run within deep worlds, that my players describe as "full" "engaging" and "expansive" and I pride myself on delivering an incredible experience for all my players that is unique to every group. I sincerely hope you will choose me to lead our colllaborative story, and embark upon adventures with me. In dice and adventure Nichi

At a glance

Less than a year on StartPlaying

2 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Inclusive

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My favorite books are

The Earthsea Quartet The King Killer Chronicles Elantris

The three words my players would use to describe me are...

Spontanious, Inventive, Imaginative

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

A Hotel Manager & Hospitality Professional!

How Nicholas Stanton-Cook runs games

I plan spaces, characters, cities and worlds. I do not plan what 'must' happen What happens in those places is entirely up to you! No decision is ever without concequence. Every move you make changes the story beats. My players will tell you, that nothing is set in stone. I love to be spontaneous and roll with each and every choice the players make, taking the story to places even I didnt expect. I am a planner, but also an expert in improvisationally running games!

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I prep by

Preparing worlds, spaces, themes and inhabitants which all await the players to interact with them and within them. With strange magic, unusual cultures and endless lands to explore together. I tend not to plan a story from start to finish, and let the players lead me through the world.

My games focus on...

Deep Worlds, Strange Adventures, Fun and Fantasy. I love to tell stories in many places, settings and styles, from the dark, serious and emotional, through to comical tragedies. My games are always a journey we go on together, with infinite endings and where each choice influences what comes next.

Rules are...

The rules are a guide for us to tell a story together! If the story, world or characters are served by bending, twisting, inventing or breaking the rules, then we will always follow incredible games, over hard rules.

Nicholas Stanton-Cook's ideal table

Players who love storytelling, engaging as different but determined heroes, discovering themselves, their connections to each other, and the worlds around them.

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If you're into ___, you're going to love my table

If you love improvisation and unusual, new, unknown characters, monsters and magics, then you will love my tables!

I love it when a player

Engages with the story, the other characters and genuinely wants to hear more of the story. When players allow space for the other players to engage too, and actively bring every player together to give everyone a chance to shine, that is Perfect D&D!

I think metagaming...

BEWARE! if you metagame in parts of my worlds, and the Fae, Gods, Dreams or the Universe itself hears you, it may make things happen that you wouldne expect! 😂 It has happened before in a "Dreamworld" game I ran, and is one of my favourite game mechanics!