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Shawnee Rose

Shawnee Rose (she/her)

5.0

(7)

LGBTQ+
Queer
BIMPOC
Indigenous
Neurodivergent
Women/Femme Identifying

2 years on StartPlaying

66 games hosted

Highly rated for: Inclusive, Storytelling, World Builder

About me

Things I love about GMing: - Giving players a safe place to experience and explore new worlds, emotions, and people - Providing a time to shine for each character and fulfilling arcs - Creating the space that I've looked for myself, one open to all genders, races, ethnicities, and sexualities I want to shape a world for you to escape into, one of magic and wonder or horror and mystery or perhaps both.

GM Style

I love seeing a character have moments to truly shine and grow and will do my best to facilitate that for you. My strengths lie in character arcs, roleplay, mysteries, and heists. Working on my voices and battlemaps!

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Game Master Reviews (7)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Inclusive

Storytelling

World Builder

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Tabitha Sewell

Shawnee is so much fun and creates an awesome space for players to explore and have fun in a deeply immersive world. I especially love how games are focused on roleplaying and storytelling as a group. Everyone, players and GM, gets to work together to create the story that they want to tell in a safe and welcoming space.

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Mike Brunette

Played 20 sessions

Shawnee is awesome! She does an amazing job working with what players give her and incorporating it into the world. In session zero she goes over everyone's boundaries and what they want from the game, then molds the game/world/story around the feedback. Her worlds and NPCs are really fun to play with and explore and she always makes sure everyone is having a good time.

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Stageclaw

Played 10 sessions

What could I not say that was not said by any of the other reviews. Shawnee is a lot of fun and really tries to make sure everyone is having fun on the table. A great DM for beginners to play with as well. She is so good as weaving story together and able to manage the chaos that is my party. Her jokes are dry and witty which always bring a chuckle to my face. Can not praise her enough

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CynicalLion

Played 4 sessions

I love a lot of things about her; but my fav thing by far is the complex personalities of her npcs. From just a look and a tone you get truly absorbed in the world. In the metropolitan magic campaign I was in she allowed me to really create a truly unique character and provided a vibrant world filled with incredible depth. At the same time, what it did not have was the standard poverty stricken gloom and doom most storytellers take with this genre. But that doesn’t mean the world doesn’t have its own problems, but scarcity and basic survival isn’t one of them. It is refreshing, sophisticated and nuanced while balancing a zany humor. I love Shawnee, I love this world, if you don’t sign up you and definitely missing out!

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Jacob

Played 7 sessions

Shawnee has masterfully crafted a beautifully terrifying yet engaging setting. The storytelling is amazing and filled with twists and turns that keep you wanting more, wishing that the session would never end. That being said, Shawnee also does a great job making sure everyone feels comfortable and safe, holding a debrief after each session to check on our well-being. The session is wonderfully atmospheric and never crossed any of our boundaries as a party, with Shawnee carefully and respectfully crafting a session that would entertain all without offense or crossing boundaries. Shawnee's ability to create an engaging and unique world for the sessions is honestly masterful and it shows in the attention to detail present each session, where I always feel pleasantly surprised or terrified, sometimes both. It's quite amazing and I would highly recommend Shawnee as a GM for any beginners or fans wanting a creative, well-crafted and engaging environment to play with.

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Beck

Played 26 sessions

Shawnee is an incredible DM. She weaves a intricate story that's immersive and eerie. She welcomes character creativity and does such a great job of incorporating our decisions into the story in meaningful ways. She makes everyone feel welcome and is does an amazing job building maps, supplying music/sfx, and bringing us into her world. A great DM for beginners to play with as well. We're playing Monster of the Week which I've never played before and she explained it very well.

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