My friends call me Rat (any/all)
4.9
(8)
3 years on StartPlaying
2 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Storytelling
About me
Hi hi, I'm Giaco but everyone just calls me Rat. I am a hobbyist horror writer and I use that to tell stories of your characters at my table. I try my best to make character driven narratives, and always try to keep an open communication with you the player about what you want for your character. I personally been to too many games where my character feels almost tacked on and not really connected to the plot, that can kill a game for me. I've found the most found for both me and the players when the GM makes a story in tandem to the players actions and making your characters feel like protagonist of the story. As someone who primarily runs horror games, I'm always making sure you know what you are getting into and what type of content you are gonna find, even then I always leave the messages open after the game for if you want to tell me about something that happened.
GM Style
Very roleplay and narrative heavy. I like the "fuck around and find out" mentality, I try to base the story on the players antics and see what they come up. I write my own settings and I always see it as a box of toys, I rather my players breaking something than leaving it on the box in pristine condition if that makes sense.
Games played
Game Master Reviews (8)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
Inclusive
Storytelling
Ryrjarir
Had great fun playing Cain with them! Good introduction to the system, a lot of fun and cool moments using our powers creatively, and a great GM all around!
Dopey Duck
Mr Rat was great and I would recommend them to anyone looking for a dynamic game with great back and forth between player and GM!
1 2
Had a very fun Oneshot with Rat. I was nervous at first, but the DMs energy is contagious. A very thorough and succinct explanation of a very unique system. The GM is experienced and understand that the goal is to have fun, there were no small mistakes that a lot of other new and experienced GMs i played with often make.
Tas Wani
Rat was fantastic! He had music, a map, a full powerpoint presentation. He walked us through the rules and character creation, and allowed for bending of the rules when it would make for a cooler moment. 10/10 Would recommend
Tactoe
They often create occasions for the player to go a little in-depth in how they interact with the world, it's never a "roll a dice ok this happens done". I'm not a roleplay heavy player so that's the perfect balance for me. I also find that they have a "cool stuff first" policy, if you propose something interesting and that makes sense in the universe they will try their best to enable it to happen, we never really got bogged down by the rules in the middle of a session. Another big point for me is their ability to mesh together the backstory of our 5 different players into one coherent secret thread. Most of it was revealed about 15 sessions in and oh boy that was a session. So yeah, pretty nice and queer DM that lets a lot of room for player expression, with a knack for creative expansive custom settings, definitely recommend them 👍
Cassius Lauhon
I've played two of his games and both have amazing narratives and I am always excited for the next session! His ability to have me on the edge of my seat and laughing at the best moments really shows how much effort he puts into his games. Highly recommend his games.
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