PugChamp
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About PugChamp
Howdy guys, My name is Pug or as some of my older friends know me Ozzy. Ive been playing various tabletop games since i was about 10 years old when my dad first introduced me to dungeons and dragons and also a star wars table top game. I was enthralled by the story one of his friends told as the GM and how every detail he threw out painted the scene perfectly. Eventually when i got to college i decided to try my hand at GMing and have been doing it ever since. Im about 6 years into the role and have played all kinds of games in various genres, I RP in various games and love when my players tell a story with their character. I strongly encourage players to want alone time and progress THEIR story and role in the game outside of the groups normal objectives. Im looking forward to meet some of yall and look forward to creating story with you!
At a glance
3 years on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Teacher
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I got started GMing...
10 years ago
When I'm not running games I'm...
playing various games or writing
My favorite books are
Dune, star wars (all of em), hunger games
How PugChamp runs games
First and foremost I think RP is king in tabletop games, even when doing a dungeon crawl style of game if there is solid RP to get past an encounter without a fight then I will roll with it 9 out of 10 times. Immersion is king to me and I try to make sure the players know the world around them is alive and moving. While the party of hero's does things to oppose the "bbeg" they are making moves of their own. The world is meant to be dangerous and ever changing, i feel the players deserve to know about events going on. That being said Combat is one of the corner stones of many games I run. I have a unique style of combat encounters where most of the time there is a chance of injury or other things to players where tactics aren't 100% necessary. Then when its not expected a large important fight will be thrown on the party suddenly forcing them to react accordingly.
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Rules are...
Second to fun
When it comes to voices
I try my best, but sometimes its still just me
I deal with rules issues by...
trying to find it as fast as i can, if no luck i pin it until next session or between games
PugChamp's ideal table
My table is welcome to any and all player. I like when my party can steer the game without so much nudging from me to get them where i need or want them to go. I enjoy a nice balance of RP and combat and i find player that vibe well with that mix tend to enjoy my dming style. Im very relaxed and rules can fall to the wayside if people are enjoying things without them. But we adapt to what fits.
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I think min/maxing...
can be fun, if the player makes it a character trait not an ooc trait
I think metagaming...
has its place and sometimes it is an unavoidable thing, everyone does it. But limits are key.
I think it's a red flag when players...
Overly quiet or inactive. I will pick up quite fast if players are silent to the point of never speaking unless directly called upon
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