Rebecca L (she/her)
5.0
(10)
1 year on StartPlaying
6 games hosted
Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Visual Aid
About me
I've been playing DnD 5e since 2015, and have DM'ed one shots and small campaigns since 2017. I've also run a 6 month sci-fi campaign using Stars Without Number. My personal favourite to run at the moment is Alien by Free League. I love drawing up maps, finding the perfect art for characters, putting together playlists, and curating an experience with all the tools I can. I am a massive nerd, and spend my summers LARPing. I also used to be a teacher, so I like to think I am good at teaching newbies the ropes, and creating a welcoming environment for everyone. Join my discord channel: https://discord.gg/gbUHBKxHbr
GM Style
To me, roleplaying games are all about telling a good story with a bunch of people. I am not a massive rules lawyer and like to be flexible as long as everyone is having fun and the spirit of the game is being kept intact! Roleplay: Big yes! Voices are not required! You can either speak 'as' your character or describe what they say in 3rd person. Eg. "Hey shopkeep, how much for these fancy arrows?" vs. "Elsie is going to ask how much the magic arrows cost". Ambiance: Absolutely!! Expect maps, music, and short but sweet descriptions of your surroundings. Puzzles: Not in every session, but yes! These can be as simple or as hard as needed, depending on how much a group enjoys them. Tactical combat: I am not into super complex combat, but will vary the combat from one session to another to keep it interesting. Also, I will not force combat to happen in every session if it doesn't make narrative sense.
Game platforms used
Game Master Reviews (10)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Storytelling
Creativity
Visual Aid
OwningXylophone
Played 3 sessions
Recently completed a 3 session run through the "Chariot of the Gods" module for Aliens RPG with Rebecca and cannot recommend highly enough! She managed to encapsulate the building tension, and the sense of impending doom, that you'd expect from anything related to the Aliens universe. Everything flowed perfectly, no awkward pauses whilst rules were looked up, any questions about game mechanic were answered swiftly and definitively. Nobody ever got to steal the spotlight, and every character was made to feel important. In the many, many, many times we split the party up it never felt like you were sitting twiddling your thumbs waiting for it to come back round to you. 11/10 would recommend 👍
James
Played 2 sessions
Just played Alien RPG with Rebecca and, wow! Fantastic experience, really immersive and a whole lot of good fun. Would very much recommend her to anyone looking for a quality GM.
Irregular
Played 3 sessions
Had a wonderful time. Rebecca did a great job leading us through the story and I got to eat soup with some gay wizards. Would recommend especially if you like aliens :)
GrayBeard
Played 4 sessions
Rebecca did a super job running 10 Candles. The game gives the players a lot of leeway and she brought all of our choices into the story in a fun way that kept up the suspense and moved everything along. I can't wait till my next opportunity to play another 10 Candles game with Rebecca as GM.
Riley
Played 1 sessions
I had never experienced 10 candles before but this was a great experience. Rebecca explain everything well and we were able to get started pretty quick. I loved how they improvised so quickly with so much of her players effecting the story withing a short time frame. I also loved her creativity and amazing emotionally charged voices. Great experience.
Roger
Played 6 sessions
It's the mark of a good horror GM when the players are freaking out nearly as bad as their characters. Normally I prefer theatre of the mind, but in Alien the battle map makes perfect sense, and the motion detector was terrifying. But it was also hilarious because I was the only android - who don't feel fear - being calm and stoical while the other characters were running around screaming. Rebecca held this beautiful madness together so well, we actually survived a notorious bloodbath of a module with only one PC casualty. Can't wait for the Ten Candles game, where I predict the only reason I won't end up hiding behind the sofa is because my sofa's up against the wall.
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