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Jared

Jared (he/him)

5.0

(6)

2 years on StartPlaying

47 games hosted

Highly rated for: Knows the Rules, Creativity, Teacher

About me

I have been playing RPGs for over 30 years and have GMed games for 25 of those years. I like to run character centric games with an even balance of combat. I started in D&D 2nd edition and eventually moved into the Pathfinder RPG. I have played the Pathfinder roleplay game since its first edition came out in 2009 and was involved in the second edition play test. Gaming is for everyone and should be a fun experience for all!

GM Style

I love every aspect of the hobby, but my favorite is creating an interactive story with the players. I would say that my games averages 50% roleplay and 50% combat encounters. This does vary based on where a game is at. I discourage min/maxing but am ok if you do it because I want you to play the character you want to play.

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Game Master Reviews (6)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Knows the Rules

Creativity

Teacher

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Trevor Van Conant

Played 31 sessions

Jared is an outstanding Dungeon Master who brings his worlds to life with incredible preparation and creativity. His sessions are immersive, with rich lore, dynamic NPCs, and engaging challenges that balance combat and roleplay. As a new player, he was extremely helpful with character creation, making the process smooth and enjoyable.

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Scott Pelland

Outstanding GM!!! Ok - so I've been playing games for around 30 years, and I love playing in Jared's games! He truly does a fantastic job incorporating any backstory elements you can share - which makes the experience that much richer. He's also a wizard with Foundry VTT (which should not be overlooked). Enjoying the dynamic lighting and ambient sounds as you navigate a murky dungeon or pristine forest adds a whole new level of immersion to the game. He's got a great sense of humor and is happy to join-in when out-of-character banter rules the moment, but he always gets things back on track in a respectful and timely fashion. He wants to game as much as I do, so game-time is always top of mind! Whether he's running an official adventure path, or an entirely homebrew setting, Jared approaches each game with creativity and excitement that always leaves me looking forward to our next session!

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Rich

Jared is great at incorporating character backstories into the overall narrative, whether he's running an existing module or something in a setting of his own making. Very good at balancing encounters when it comes to combat, as well.

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Dan

I've seen Jared amaze players by building epic sagas around their character concepts, kindly help players have fun with new systems, and keep games balanced and fun even when players throw crazy character builds at him. If you get a chance to play with this guy, do it. He's a great game master.

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Millie Sagers

Jared is great! He actually reached out to me after a different gm had said their group was too full. I’m new to the game and he is very patient in his explanations. I’ve played in two of his campaigns now and had a great time in both.

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Kiki

Jared is a great gm, he lets the players have fun while keeping the story going, and not letting anything get out of hand. I played as a beginner and never had any problems. I tried to then play with another gm and had to quit the game, not realizing just how good he was and thinking every game would be just as good.

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