Lou

he/him

5.0

(101)

Timezone

America/new York

Language

English

Identity

Artist

About Lou

Hello! I offer my professional illustration, design and painting background to enhance over a decade of storytelling experience. Here I guide players, beginner and veteran, through a wide range of Modern, Sci-Fi and Fantasy TTRPG with easy to approach visuals. System mechanics and setting lore is seamlessly conveyed through bite-sized bits of information. I look forward to providing you with an evocative and memorable game! Join any of my games to be eligible to vote and play in a FREE monthly one-shot. Check out my GM visual Reels; Vampire: the Masquerade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8Xca1-OJxU D&D 5e: Dungeons of Drakkenheim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Gs7JYRPrc&t=1s D&D 5e: Frostmaiden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0VgxLxmpJs D&D 5e: Dark Sun, Sci-Fi TRPG and Witchlight! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWmcT796iBQ&t=37s --- --- --- Watch a past Full Session Here; [PART ONE] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pouHET3GX_4 [PART TWO] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rGOT8aNIBE

At a glance

4 years on StartPlaying

1521 games hosted

Highly rated for: Storytelling, Visual Aid, Sets the Mood

Average response time: Under 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

Featured Prompts

My favorite books are

CURRENT TOP FICTION NOVELS Lilith's Brood Series by Octavia E. Butler The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie Old Man's War Series by John Scalzi CURRENT TOP RADIO FICTION Clarkesworld Magazine Limetown TANIS The Black Tapes Rabbits

The three words my players would use to describe me are...

Visual Master; Beautiful, stunning and cinematic scenes! Immersive Storyteller; Personal, dynamic and active to your character's concerns. Welcoming Host; Communicative with a 'yes, and' attitude!

When I'm not running games I'm...

Reading, hiking, painting!

How Lou runs games

💜Care💜 > A welcoming approach to new folks into TTRPGs! > Investment in your character. How can we best incorporate your ideas? > RPG Consent Form. Let’s explore a variety of stories in a safe space. 🎨Design🎨 > Animated and detailed scenes & top-down maps. > Custom music, ambience, sfx. > Voice acted NPC interactions. Role-played as living, breathing people. 📚Storytelling📚 > Horror, mystery, thriller and heart-pounding action. > Political and slice-of-life drama. > Situations not plots!

Lou's ideal table

Immersed, invested, active. My games are cinematically focused, inviting players to fully engage with the fiction. Roleplay is heavy and guided by a robust use of Safety Tools and above-table communications with everyone involved.