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Smurph

Smurph (she/her)

5.0

(12)

Streamer
Queer
Published Writer
Women/Femme Identifying

2 years on StartPlaying

2 games hosted

Highly rated for: Inclusive, Rule of Cool, Voices

About me

πŸ‘‹ Hi! I'm Smurph: your loud, theater-kid friend with big mom energy. 🌈 I'm best known for my charity one shots on Twitch (Oops All Opals, The Real Housewives of Wildemounte, The Fields of Garf...) but it's time to bring the chaos to the masses.There are a lot places to watch other people play TTRPGs, but how many spaces are there for people to -learn- how to play TTRPGs? I want to build a space for new players to grow their skills and confidence while having a ton of laughs along the way. I come from an improv comedy and theater background, so expect lots of laughs, and being able to change on the fly to meet your needs.

GM Style

🎭 Fun NPC voices πŸ‘ "Yes, and" attitude -- if it's a fun idea, why NOT say yes? 🦺 Safety Tools (Consent Forms, X Card System) πŸ’– Patience and understanding that we're all new at something, it's OK to make mistakes

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Game Master Reviews (12)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Inclusive

Rule of Cool

Voices

Fuddenstein avatar

Fuddenstein

Played 1 sessions

Smurph was excellent at keeping us moving forward in a fun and organic way, and was just as excited about the story as us.

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Kevin

Played 1 sessions

Smurph deserves every bit of praise for running fun, creative and open games. Our group's experience was nothing short of amazing. We were provided plenty of opportunity to go from strangers to a good ol' group of D&D pals, given patience to understand some rules that came up during play, and just all around play a game that was inclusive, safe, and most of all fun. You will feel heard and will be given time to explore your character, the world, characters and story. There's no rushing and the adventure felt very well prepared, to the point that improvisation was not an issue when required. In short, Smurph is the kind of DM you want to have at your table, and really, you'll want to book that table sooner than later. Fun is just a few clicks away here, folks (but you'll have to beat me there).

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Andrew Ensign

Played 1 sessions

Smurph was so great! The atmosphere was really welcoming from the moment I joined the Discord voice/video chat, and as soon as we got started playing she set the mood with some music and set the scene with a great description. She also made sure to give all the players time to shine. The combat encounter we had also flowed really smoothly, and then the story had a great twist at the end! All in all, an excellent GM, and I look forward to getting to play with her again!

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Wendy

I LOVED playing at Smurph's table, it's so freaking fun - so much so that months after playing I still think back fondly about what happened. I'm a new D&D player and Smurph showed me how fun D&D can be. It's usually intimidating to go into a game that has a lot of rules & history. Still, every moment I was playing Smurph made sure that I knew what was going on and that I felt safe enough to ask whatever questions I needed or any clarification points. The hours flew by so fast whenever I was playing so you know it was a great time. I also love the rule of cool, and how if you want to do something don't feel like you can't do it - and that really made me feel like I could play whoever I wanted and however I wanted.

Thanh Thanh avatar

Thanh Thanh

Smurph is all about running a fun game for everybody and that means that she’ll go above and beyond to make sure everybody feels safe and empowered to participate.

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Sarah

Played 1 sessions

GM has a positive and encouraging approach to the game. I started playing very new to the gaming world. Questions were always welcomed and happily provided. Plays by the rules? Yes. Super knowledgeable? Yes. Make up stuff up as we go along as long as it's safe and okay with all players? Also yes. Every session was planned out and allowed room for a total tangent if the party wanted one. I would highly recommend playing with them!

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