Richard
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About Richard
Retired after thirty years in the public service. I do art, photography, cosplay, and of course TTRPGs. I've been playing games since the eighties. TTRPGs have evolved since the days of ten-foot-poles and monster morale rolls; nowadays GMs are here to tell a story, and to be fans of the characters. I ran a series of streaming games for Penny Dragon Games (find the playlist on YouTube (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCWws3fC3064NPNHQtj7ecoSB7SRD2Xz4). Ask me anything!
At a glance
3 years on StartPlaying
77 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Sets the Mood
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My favorite books are
Shike, by Robert Shea Garden Spells, by Sarah Addison Allen The Blade Itself, by Joe Abercrombie
The three words my players would use to describe me are...
Proactive, player-facing, a fan of the characters.
When I'm not running games I'm...
Painting minis, hanging with my bunny Mei, or doing photography
How Richard runs games
I'm here to tell a story. I am vehemently opposed to the "cruel DM" styles of adversarial play that used to be the norm that Old School-style play sometimes tries to bring back. I want the players to be immersed in a cooperative game where we're all telling a story together, even if we're not strictly playing in a player-facing game. I borrow rules from many games, and houserule as required. I'm a fan of the characters, and I want them to succeed! We just have to tell the story of how that happens. My games are entirely inclusive of all real-life peoples, cultures, sexual orientation and gender identity. We love: - players who play to find out what happens. - players who say "yes, and". - players who encourage other players' character moments.
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I deal with rules issues by...
Talking it out. I'm not a fan of rules-lawyers - we're here to have fun, not argue. It's not hard to talk me into something cool that goes against the written rule; why would you also be a rules-lawyer?
My games focus on...
The characters' stories. The games are grand adventures, sure, but they are about the characters.
Rules are...
A framework to make the game what we want.
Richard's ideal table
We're here to have fun, tell a story, and to lift each other up. Cheaters and rues-lawyers won't have fun here, and we won't tolerate them for long. Dice tell a story, whether they be nat 20s or nat 1s.
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I think metagaming...
Is fine. You're allowed to know things your character doesn't know. Now, let's not let this become a problem in the game. For example if I'm running a published module, let me know so I can make some key changes; and let the other players discover the fun stuff.
I think min/maxing...
Is kind of boring, but some players like to optimize and that's ok, as long as they let the other players have their fun. Sometimes the optimized character saves the day when the RP heavy characters get jumped by a tough opponent. Beware optimizing the fun out of the game. Is that what you want?
My table is not the place for...
Edgelords, cheaters and those who would justify bad actions with "but it's what my character would do!" Also no misogyny, bigotry, etc. Come on. What are you even doing.
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