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Lou

Lou (he/him)

5.0

(96)

Artist

3 years on StartPlaying

1228 games hosted

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

Average response time: Under 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

About me

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 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; 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

GM Style

💜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 static 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.

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Game Master Reviews (96)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Storytelling

Visual Aid

Sets the Mood

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BeMoNeMa

Played 8 sessions

I had an amazing Blade Runner campaign with Lou. Fantastic atmosphere, interesting story and he is great at voice and invoking the spirit of the world. Highly recommended!

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Ksamkel

Played 1 sessions

Most atmospheric GM I've played with. He does a great job of setting the tone and adding to the roleplay element of the game. He is extremely skilled at his use of foundry/vtt which helped streamline the game, especially for newer players such as myself. I would highly recommend Lou to everyone beginner or veteran alike.

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GM Samurai

Played 1 sessions

Lou is an awesome game master!

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Swords and Sorcery

Played 8 sessions

Fabulous mood, with sound, images, voices. Top-notch storytelling

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EOC

Played 2 sessions

Lou is a fantastic GM. He took time to introduce me to the campaign, and was passionate about integrating my character to his world.

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Aric Whiting

Played 63 sessions

"As a little note though I've gone through roughly 5 storytellers for VTM and Lou is above and beyond the best Ive had, the music, visuals, storytelling, rolls and game play are just amazing"

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