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$30.00
Sergey Sakharov

Sergey Sakharov (he/him)

5.0

(20)

Multi-lingual

3 years on StartPlaying

416 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Teacher

Average response time: 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

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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