Nordy

he/him

4.6

(5)

Timezone

America/chicago

About Nordy

I am a hardcore ttrpg player. It's my ultimate passion, my entire life I've desired a story worth telling. Let's make our own! I turned from player to perma-DM, and I do enjoy it immensely. With life being the way it is, I've decided to try out professional DMing after repeated encouragements to do so by my friends and peers. My games can be quite silly to horrifying, depending on what players desire. I personally thrive in survival horror elements as a DM, but I put a strong emphasis on character roleplay and "daily life" for the party in my games. In dialogue and roleplay, I am very quick on the uptake, and can improvise anything under pressure. Missions, jobs, ambitions, contracts, oaths or divine agendas aside- everyone can find something they love at my table. Note-takers especially thrive at my tables. I like to make specialized homebrew to facilitate any needs players have that a system doesn't actively support!

At a glance

2 years on StartPlaying

Highly rated for: Creativity, Sets the Mood, Visual Aid

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My favorite shows/movies are

I've always been an avid fan of immersive science fiction, the Alien IP is a longtime favorite of mine. Especially their new show. Some of my other favorite movies and shows include the original Seven Samurai, the Expanse, Eureka 7, Farscape, Tokyo vice and Seventh seal.

My favorite system of all Time is

a mind-numbingly hard choice. I consider it a tie between Cypher and Call of Cthulhu. Honorable mention are W40K 1st edition systems.

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

Exploring parks and nature with my dog, gleaming though knowledgeable articles and videos online, and from time to time going out to big events to enjoy festivities.

How Nordy runs games

I love to give life and depth to scenes and characters. This applies during combat too! You can expect quite a bit of variety of elements in my games. I'm always open to player agency and creativity, and I love to see players working together to navigate challenges. Whether that be a brutal siege, a trapped catacomb or a baffling gala for nobility. Who knows what might happen! I tend to have "Lore at the fingertips" available for players. Whenever I'm using a source material, I try to stay as true to it as possible! Players of all skill levels and experience can look forward to exploring the worlds of our choosing, with whatever character your creativity and the story allows! When making arbitrary rule decisions during a game, I tend to favor the party and players first. Depending on the game system we use, I will be more or less lenient about this!

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I deal with rules issues by...

scoping out the issue with a rule, then I will think about if that rule serves to make the game more immersive/fun/interactive. If not, I'm likely to slightly alter things or change it on the fly. After a game, or in downtime, I will always ask everyone involved in the game how they feel about it!

I prep by

writing multiple scenarios, potential dialogues and scenes for players to interact with! An even larger chunk of my time is making my own VTT battlemaps for hyper-immersion. Any other activity to prep is always finding any inspiration of sorts to help me carry the nuance of every scene!

When it comes to voices

there is no character I won't try to "act as". Man or monster, and everything in between. I like to give unique voices to my characters to make them more memorable!

Nordy's ideal table

My style is hard for me to describe in a single sentence. If I had to boil it down to a single word, "Adaptive", would be the most fitting. I am highly reactive and always ready with something "loaded in the chamber" as a Game Master. In-character roleplay is a must, I don't think meta-gaming brings anything remotely positive to the table (though its great for strategizing in downtime). Quick-witted and thoughtful players thrive at my table, especially note takers! The general vibe at my table is fun, a little zany at times, with heavy focus on smart and collaborative action between the group! Depending on the system/setting we're using, the vibe might be quite potently different!

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

Fire Emblem video games

I love it when a player

subverts or defies expectations the group has of them. The tragic backstabbing, the heroic moment of redemption, these kinds of scenes are sublime to me!

My table is not the place for...

bigoted, disrespectful, hateful or inflammatory behavior. I also prefer people leave out politics and just focus on the actual game and characters involved.