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Nikki

Nikki (she/her)

5.0

(12)

LGBTQ+
Queer
Neurodivergent
Cosplayer
Women/Femme Identifying

1 year on StartPlaying

31 games hosted

Highly rated for: Inclusive, Creativity, Visual Aid

About me

I've loved fantasy fiction since my stepdad first handed me a copy of A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony. I started writing in the genre right away, and to this day I am a writer first and everything else second. I didn't start playing TTRPGs until college, when a friend introduced me to Pathfinder. From the very first session, I knew that the role of Game Master was the right one for me, and I started GMing soon after. I've been GMing D&D 5e and Pathfinder 2e for seven years, using both homebrew and pre-written modules. I consider myself an "over-prepared GM," but if there's one thing I've learned, it's that nothing goes according to plan! Some call a high-fantasy medieval setting boring and stale. I call it classic and nostalgic, but that doesn't mean I'm married to it. I love all fantasy and even scifi, regardless of setting or sub-genre. While my experience with D&D 5e and Pathfinder 2e makes me an ideal GM for those games, I love exploring new TTRPGs with interesting mechanics and themes. I look forward to playing with you!

GM Style

Roleplay and exploration are my favorite parts of gaming, but I also love tactical combat. I do character voices about 80% of the time.

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Game Master Reviews (12)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Inclusive

Creativity

Visual Aid

Mike avatar

Mike

Played 1 sessions

What an absolute blast. Fairly new to the system and Nikki made everything smooth and fun.

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steven spradley

Played 1 sessions

I had such a great time and would recommend Nikki as a Game Master to anyone. We were using a new (to me and others in the one shot) VTT and system and things went very well.

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Seth

Played 1 sessions

Nikki was great at introducing me to the Tales of the Valiant system. Our adventure had a countdown timer, so that kept things moving. I had a great time and would recommend to others.

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Josh

Played 1 sessions

This is going to result in a sale of Tales of the Valiant. I had no experience prior to the session, and she is good with beginners and it was a very fun session.

Victor avatar

Victor

Played 2 sessions

Nikki is friendly, fun and makes sure everyone is included in the game. She ran a one-shot and we had a great time! Nikki takes the time to prepare everything! There weren't any Goblin1, or Goblin 8 - they all had creative names like Git, Goin' and Gon. Such a great time!!

Sinead avatar

Sinead

Played 9 sessions

Nikki is a total sweetheart, and fun to play with. Not only do I feel like I'm safe, she rolls with some wild actions even in modules. Highly recommended.

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