Silas Thomas (he/they)
5.0
(6)
1 year on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Knows the Rules
About me
I've been an avid lover of fantasy, sci-fi, and "pretend games" with my siblings since I was a little kid. I thought I was growing out of the freeform pretending, but then I discovered TTRPGs - a way to combine rules and structure with imagination and creativity - and I was instantly hooked.
GM Style
-I prefer a good mix of tactical combat with roleplay and character exploration. -I tend to go with rules as written most of the time, with homebrew rules that I tend to spell out beforehand. It is rare that I use rule of cool. -I love to create a sense of immersion in my games; character voices and ambient music are two of my strongly-preferred tools to accomplish that. -I like to weave together stories that involve the player characters' backstories and game actions. PCs' choices should matter!
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Game Master Reviews (6)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
Inclusive
Knows the Rules
Erika Heins
As a first time player, I can’t recommend Silas enough. I was intimidated by the rules/ mechanics and he’s been very good at explaining things as we go and making gameplay easy and fun. He’s built an interesting and compelling world and story that I’m eager to continue exploring. His story also makes balanced space for all the characters’ different arcs very well.
S. Thomas
Silas DM'd a campaign for me a while back and I really have no complaints. He was a very good storyteller, and it was fun to see the world and side characters become more complex and intruiguing with each session. The sessions would last at least two hours (sometimes up to four), which is personally a little bit too long for me but I know people tend to enjoy longer sessions. You can tell he loves the game, is a really passionate DM and is there to have just as much fun as everyone else.
Arianna Thomas
I went on my very first campaign with Silas Thomas. He was already an experienced player and DM, and he helped me with everything: building my character, explaining the rules, keeping tabs on some of the abilities I didn’t have access to yet. He knew our characters better than we knew them sometimes. Silas built an elaborate world and story for us to share play around in, and was always excited to let us get creative with things, and let us take control of the narrative. He was very easygoing, and made us all feel comfortable and have fun! I would definitely recommend Silas, either for new players OR for more experienced, because he’s very versatile.
Filarie
Great DM! Would play with again!
Vaerithdru
I’ve been playing with Silas every Tuesday for a little over a year now, and he is hands down one of the best GMs I’ve had the pleasure of playing with. His creativity is rivaled only by his ability to immerse both himself and you fully into the world he crafts. Silas truly becomes the character he’s voicing, which makes it so easy for his players to become fully immersed in the experience. Playing with and alongside him has been a genuine privilege.
Beth
I've played 2 campaigns and a few one-shots with Silas as DM. His storylines are fun and allow the PCs to make choices that affect what happens. He has a good balance of roleplay and combat and is very patient with newer players. I highly recommend playing with Silas.
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