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Ericson

Ericson (he/him)

5.0

(10)

4 years on StartPlaying

142 games hosted

Highly rated for: Voices, Creativity, Storytelling

About me

Hey! I've been a DM for about 6 years now. I'm also working on going into voice acting as a job, so I've got the role play aspect of the game down. I've run a few pre-written campaigns, and a few homebrews, and I love both! My main goal is to make sure everyone has fun!

GM Style

I try and include all aspects of good DMing in my style. I also do my best to assess what each player enjoys most and cater to their preferences, whether that's roleplay, combat, optimization, or even looting! I love making unique, memorable NPCs, and dramatic, enjoyable stories. My top priority is making sure the players have fun.

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Game Master Reviews (10)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Voices

Creativity

Storytelling

Gabrielle avatar

Gabrielle

Played 116 sessions

Ericson does a great job of immersing players into the story, setting real stakes and keeping every engaged. If someone has a creative idea, you bet he will use it to your advantage. He also does great voices and paces the adventure well.

Mitchel avatar

Mitchel

Played 69 sessions

I play in a campaign dm’d by Eric(Ericson) on tuesdays and it has been a blast…He is open to player creativity… example I can give is I wanted to play a red panda folk ranger and was given the 100 percent go ahead to do so… and not only that was able to (with help of a homebrew race) to mold it into its own race in the feywild called Ailurans which was pretty cool…. But more brownie points I can give is when I had the idea of wanting to have my character to get a weapon crafted the was essentially a short sword mashed up with a boomerang not only did he allow it he made it cooler with describing how the artificer who would craft it would craft it and after we did a few side quests made it so I could afford it by the third session…. I could say more praise but don’t wanna leave a novel. We’ll actually one last thing he rolled with me when I had my character have long conversation with another npc on how much pigs were total pricks and my character being one who can speak to other animals was explaining that now of the times when the pigs would run when you tried to catch them those oinks were them just taunting you and swearing at you.

Vincent avatar

Vincent

Played 51 sessions

As a player in the Out of The Abyss campaign run by this DM, I can say without hesitation that they are an incredibly talented and dedicated game master. Their voice acting brings each character and creature we encounter to life, and their ability to adapt and rebalance the game on the fly keeps the game engaging and exciting. This DM is also incredibly open to homebrew ideas and always available to answer questions or provide feedback, which makes us feel like we have a real stake in the world we're playing in. Overall, I would highly recommend this DM to anyone looking for a skilled, dedicated, and passionate game master who truly cares about the players and wants them to have the best experience possible.

Jared  avatar

Jared

Played 48 sessions

Ericson is awesome! The voices he can pull off are so insane and make the game way more immersive. I've never been in a long term game as a player and he's made it so much fun. Would highly recommend.

Ken avatar

Ken

Played 2 sessions

Ericson was so much fun. Sharp and on-the-ball about mechanics but in way that is friendly and immersive. Highly recommend you join his games!

Torie avatar

Torie

Ericson is the best GM I have ever had the pleasure to play with. He is really good with new players and making sure that everyone feels prepared to play their characters and understand them. He does fun voices for all his NPCs and is a fantastic story teller. My favorite part of playing under his direction was him figuring out what each player enjoyed most in the game and finding ways to include those things as much as he could to ensure that EVERYONE was having a good time. 10/10 Highly recommend him.

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