GM Ryan A

he/him

5.0

(78)

Timezone

America/los Angeles

Language

English

About GM Ryan A

[I RUN DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS 2024 EDITION] "Ryan does an incredible job making you feel included and make you feel comfortable with speaking your ideas. He tells you the mechanics of how to achieve your ideas and enjoys your successes with you. "200+ games sitting at this man's table I feel more than qualified to tell you that Ryan is a fantastic DM. He is knowledgeable of the rules, but tends to help you find ways to subvert them just enough to keep the most important rule of all. The rule of cool." Hello! Thanks for considering me to be your Game Master (GM)! My name is Ryan and I can take you on an exciting adventure! It started for me back in high school, almost ten years ago. My best friend and were always drafting up board games and were eventually introduced to tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) through a mutual friend who GMed for us. I loved how much more immersed and interactive a roleplaying game was compared to the board games and video games I grew up playing. Needless to say, I was hooked! Through my time as a GM since then, I've helped tables develop a community aspect. Here you don't just show up and leave on time like some 9-5 job, you're here to make memories with some awesome players who love the game as much as you. No matter who you are or what you believe, let's have fun together and see our heroes in exciting action against mighty foes!

At a glance

4 years on StartPlaying

1096 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Sets the Mood, Storytelling

Average response time: 4 hours

Response rate: 100%

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I became a GM because

TTRPGs were already a hobby of mine thanks to some friends in high school and college. I moved to a rural area and looked online for opportunities and found StartPlaying and it's been a blast since!

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

walking my dog, playing video games, hanging with friends, and prepping for my games!

People are always surprised when I tell them

my age. I'm in my 20s, some of my players have been RPGs longer than I've been alive! But despite my younger age, I've ran over 1,000 games on StartPlaying alone.

How GM Ryan A runs games

✅ All players that join after an official Session 0 (start of full campaign) will need to schedule/have a PAID (half price of session) 1-1 call first - to meet, talk about the game/table, and learn the virtual tabletop. Link is found below. If you can't find a time to meet before the next game session, you will wait to join until the upcoming session. https://calendly.com/ryansdnd/30min ✅ A Link will be sent to you after joining and scheduling your one on one call that will be a "one shot" to sign up on with StartPlaying for you pay for your one on one - all are 50% cost of the adventure you signed up for. ✅ You will feel immersed at my tables, as I use Foundry VTT to a robust and immersive experience - automation, animations, and more! You will experience the adventure as if you really were the character you portray! At my tables, you'll see what your character sees, hear what they hear, and always have a soundtrack to the adventure! ✅ Each adventure is well-organized with a Google Document that provides you with easy access to links to online programs, world and character info, and every session recap from yours truly. What kind of content awaits you in our adventures together? Here's a visual aid for a typical adventure! 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐁𝐀𝐓: ⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️ (Specializing in higher level content!) 𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘: 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️ (I follow the roleplay wants and needs of the party) 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: 🗺️🗺️🗺️ (Plenty to see and encounter, but not quite fully sandbox) 𝐏𝐔𝐙𝐙𝐋𝐄𝐒: 🤔🤔 (A good puzzle mixes things up) 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐇: 📖📖 (You never have to guess what the important details are and missing small things won't mess things up for you)

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Rules are...

great guidelines to follow to play the game as intended and balanced, but should never discourage creative and clever ideas!

I once ran a session...

that was a fitting challenge for 6 Level 20 characters! I've ran several LV20 one shots and my preference is LV10-20 content normally, anyway, so if you like high level combat, come have some fun at the table!

When it comes to voices

I encourage players to play around with voices for fun. I play around with some voices and bad accents myself and make some use of a voicemod.

GM Ryan A's ideal table

Here are a few of the unique things at my tables that you can look forward to and expect: ⭐ Exciting combat that utilizes some custom and 3rd-party content as well as expertise in running the creatures as situations call for them! ⭐ Random Treasure Generators (with all official items included)! ⭐ Quality artwork, maps, and handouts to help visualize your adventure! ⭐ A welcoming atmosphere for creative and clever ideas! ⭐ Weekly Session Recaps, Links to all programs handy, an immersive virtual experience with Foundry VTT! ⭐ New DMG 2024 Bastions (when/where appropriate) and opportunities for Downtime Activities!

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If you're into ___, you're going to love my table

lots of combat opportunity, random treasure generators, downtime options, and sharing the spotlight

My perfect party mix is

composed of whatever classes/builds you will have fun with for as long you don't steal the spotlight from other players. Multiple of the same classes are fine with that in mind. A perfect party mic also has more than just combat in mind, though that is important!

My table is not the place for...

combat-loving players who ONLY want to see their builds show off. You will get cool moments, but if you join one of my tables, I want you to be excited for other player characters to show off, too!