Peter Sapperlot

he/him

5.0

(25)

Timezone

Europe/amsterdam

Language

English

German

Identity

Neurodivergent

Teacher/Educator

Game Designer

Multi-lingual

About Peter Sapperlot

Hi, I’m Peter. An instigator of mirth and mischief. A teacher and jack-of-all-trades. A worldbuilder and wordsmith. You are curious about… ...a custom tailored story experience? ...imaginative, fantastic worlds? ...a new TTRPG system? The right time is now. Contact me for your custom game! ________________________________________________________ Come on over and say "Hi!" on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/syrsapperlot.bsky.social Pretty things for Daggerheart: https://starlitarchivesgames.substack.com ________________________________________________________ 🎇Highlights - Evocative theatre of the mind, - Immersive voice-acting, music and illustrations. - Story-focused & player-driven. No railroads in sight. - Kindness and inclusivity. - Patient teacher ________________________________________________________ 🎭Experience 25+ years of public performance, including: - Teaching at universities for 7 years; - Acting in 10 theatre performances (plus various smaller projects); - Directing 3 theatre performances (plus various acting workshops); - GMing 50+ TTRPG convention games across a dozen game systems. On occasion: DJing; Model United Nations; Literature and poetry performance. ________________________________________________________ 🖼️Trivia about me I’ve spend years living in Germany, the UK, Central Asia and Russia. Also, a few months in South Korea. Once, I bought a hat on top the Great Wall of China. Once, I made a campfire to stave of the bitter Siberian winter. Didn’t help. Once, I ripped my trousers on stage mid-performance. Once, I directed an Austrian stage play at a Kyrgyz night club. Once, I played Santa at a Christmas market hosted by a German embassy. I have yet to reach the shores of my imagination. ________________________________________________________ ❣️Things I love: - Travelling on the Trans-Siberian railway; - Italy in spring - My record collection (digital and physical); - Homebrewing and tinkering with game rules; - The Theatre, both as audience and performer. See you at the table! Stay curious and never stop learning! ________________________________________________________ Where does the name ‘Sapperlot’ come from? ‘Sapperlot’ is an old-timey German way of expressing surprise or amazement, like ‘Blimey!’ in British, or ‘Holy Smokes!’ in American English.

At a glance

Less than a year on StartPlaying

16 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Inclusive

Average response time: 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

Featured Prompts

My favorite books are

Michael Ende - The Neverending Story Terry Pratchett - Monstrous Regiment Juliett E. McKenna – The Thief’s Gamble David Graeber - Debt. The First 500 Years

My favorite system of all Time is

Currently? Candela Obscura. I love me a flawed rules system with dense, evocative flavor! (The Electric State was a second candidate here.)

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

Patient, Energetic, Imaginative

How Peter Sapperlot runs games

Trust To me, roleplaying is an exercise in trust – among players but also between a GM and their players. I want to create worlds that encourage exploration, creativity and curiosity – not suspicion and paranoia. Generosity I give freely. Information. Advice. Loot, of course. Diversity Discrimination adds nothing to my sense of realism. If my medieval fantasy setting can include monsters and magic, it can also include equal rights. I welcome all identities at my table. Possibilities There is combat and conflict in my games, but violence is not the default solution to every problem.

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I once ran a session...

..that got derailed by players before I even set the first scene. After character selection for a Heart one shot, I briefly left the table. Left to their own devices, the players decided they wanted to start the classic way: in a tavern. I had no tavern prepared. We played a game in a cursed tavern.

Rules are...

... guidelines for creative expression. ... not the main dish. ... something I like to know before I break them.

When it comes to voices

I revel in bringing a varied cast of NPC characters life.

Peter Sapperlot's ideal table

Featured Prompts

I am for a vibe that's...

... inclusive, ... trusting ... collaborative.

I love it when a player

embraces ideas provided by another player. I enjoy my tables the most when players keep bouncing ideas of each other.

I think it's a red flag when players...

... are domineering. ... belittle others to boost their own ego. ... can't allow their characters to have or show weaknesses. ... want to win at ttrpgs.