reading a wide range of books (lots of history), 3D Printing models and painting miniatures and terrain. I love to crack out my Universal Dungeon Terrain board and get the minis to the table.

back in middle school, with 1st edition GURPS of all things. This was back when Ronald Reagan was president and there was a Soviet Union. I've been at it a while. My desire to engage in rules crunch has gradually given ground to seeing the rules as a support for the roses of emergent narratives. 

My 3 systems I'd bring to a desert island would be

Shadowdark. It's a fantastic "all in one" book.

Blades in the Dark. Another one book game. The setting comes to life through play in amazing ways.  

Pirate Borg. I mean, I'm on an desert island, it just makes sense.

misses out on the joy that can be part of playing an imperfect character. Memorable characters are a mix of flaws and virtues.

Engages with playing in an OSR style of play where "the answer is not on your sheet". Asking questions, thinking and really acting as a person in a situation, rather than a pile of let's face, it mathematical probabilities.  

Not sharing the spotlight
Xenophobia
Forcing sexual content into a session. Don't make it weird for the group.
PVP
Being a jerk "because that's what my character would do". Nobody should have to pay time or money to allow space for free range jerk behavior. Show up better than that or don't play.

d20 System

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d6 System

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Basic Roleplaying: Universal Game Engine

Discord

Fantasy Grounds

Foundry VTT

Owlbear Rodeo

Roll20

“Roleplay Heavy” games place the focus on the story, the characters, and the world they live within, and tend to lean hard into the various roleplaying elements of the game. These games will frequently find the party talking with NPCs, exploring the personal elements of their backstories, or even having emotional moments around the camp fire. 

Roleplay Heavy

“Combat Heavy” games emphasize the combat mechanics within their systems over roleplay or puzzle solving. There are frequent and longer battles with enemies and a greater emphasis on tactical game play.

Combat Heavy

A “Dungeon Crawl” is a scenario where players navigate a dungeon or labyrinth-like environment for the entirety of the adventure. It emphasizes battling monsters, collecting loot, and avoiding traps to survive to the end!

Dungeon Crawl

“Theater of the Mind” uses little to no visuals for scene settings and combat. Instead, the narrative imagery comes from the Game Master’s descriptions and character action and movement comes from Players’ descriptions. 

Theater of the Mind

“Rule of Cool” emphasizes creative story beats over sticking to a system’s rules as written. Players have the ability to push the limits of the rules or even break core rule mechanics at times if the Game Master thinks it is interesting, fun, or cool enough.

Rule of Cool (RoC)

Horror

Fantasy

Imaginative

Supernatural

Dark Fantasy

I value player expression and choices in collaborative experience building. I like to set the table for company, but what makes it an event is what all the people who pull up a chair bring to the table. 

I believe "Rule of Cool" is our friend. When it comes to making way for the awesome and memorable, I lean into a "Yes and" style of play.

I've run games for all ages and can adjust content to suit younger players I'm also experienced with corporate clients and am happy to tailor a session to your company needs. 

The games I offer provide opportunities for player skill to shine. Your creativity is not in "the build", it's in how you play. I believe in leaving consequences like injury and death on the table. I also believe that adventures are challenging thins and that can include the unknown and the monstrous. Your choices and reactions to situations beyond your control along with your use of the tools you have in the moment are what really count. 

If you want to challenge yourself as a player by playing imperfect characters, doing dangerous things and snatching victory from the maw of doom, we should talk.

What I don't do:
- Adversarial GM or power gamer play styles. 
- Sexual Content. 
- Tolerate disrespect to myself or others at the table. 
- Real world politics or drama in game