
Sergey Sakharov (he/him)
5.0
(22)
4 years on StartPlaying
468 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Knows the Rules
Average response time: 7 hours
Response rate: 75%
About me
Greetings from Central Asia! English isn't my first language - but I have over a decade of experience as an interpreter and a tour guide both in English and in German. You (probably) won't have to worry about not being able to understand me on voice chats! :D At present, I run a successful Discord server with multiple tables (and awesome people there!), as well as a few games in-person in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
GM Style
I'm here to fill your characters' lives with adventure. And when I say that, I don't mean they're going to have an easy time. Creativity shines in the face of limitations and adversity, as they say - and that's true for my games. I gravitate towards grittier, more down-to-earth games, where mundane motivations move people to great (and terrible) things. Knee-deep in dead monsters, up to their heads in trouble and with an array of bad and slightly less bad choices in front of them is where I believe the adventurers should mostly be. Anywhere else is just a walk in the park, and you're not here for buttered cones and pre-determined outcomes. I'm a big fan of rolling dice to decide important things, and following them. Everything is always rolled in the open, so we all see whatever the fates have for us. I prefer running my stories on a TV-show logic scale. Cliffhangers, betrayals, twists and suprises are the name of the game. Nothing like changing up a well-known module to turn it on its' head and giving everyone fun time! That said, the -characters- might never be truly safe, but the players should definitely be. I always have player safety in mind when creating and running adventures, so you will never be subjected to any lines & veils you're not comfortable with. Ranted long enough, eh. Look, you sign-up with me - you're in for a thrilling ride, that I can promise. And it will be the ride themed around -you- and the people around you at the table. Because you're the big damn heroes, and who else is there to save the day anyway?
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Game Master Reviews (22)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
Storytelling
Knows the Rules
Great DM! Balances rules with telling a great story effortlessly letting you be clever but also maintaining real stakes for your character. As a terminal character tweaker also very willing to let you make reasonable changes to bring your character to life while maintaining balance. Also really impressed by willingness to allow social and mental solutions to combats. Highly recommend!
Works with players in order to make it easy for them to express their characters as they wish, writes interesting characters, sets up fun challenges for players in and out of combat, has great visual aids for places, people and adversaries but most importantly he has seemingly unlimited patience and counter plans for all the dastardly things we players try to get away with. 9.5/10 as a gm. Would have given a 10 but he doesn't send us nearly enough pictures of his cats.
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