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Richard Ryan

Richard Ryan (he/him)

5.0

(6)

Disabled
Neurodivergent
Teacher/Educator

2 years on StartPlaying

48 games hosted

Highly rated for: Storytelling, Inclusive, Rule of Cool

About me

Who doesn't love being an amazing hero/anti-hero/warrior/etc.? The thing is: You need more than just a character sheet with awesome numbers on it. You need a setting to be in that has vibrant details, vicious adversaries, vast landscapes, vintage artifacts, and maybe even the odd voluptuous tavern maid.

GM Style

The Theater of the Mind is great because with the right words and maybe one or two photoshopped visual aids Your mind is faster than any CPU, and your imagination has more resolution than the very best Graphics Cards out there. That being said, a Virtual Table Top goes a long way to bring everyone onto the same page in terms of where the team is, where the bad guys are, where's the nearest cover... Give me the Big Chair at the table and I will weave a story for you that you'll have to deliberately fight in order to refuse to enjoy yourself.

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Game Master Reviews (6)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Storytelling

Inclusive

Rule of Cool

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Terry

Played 37 sessions

Sabrecho is a wonderful Gamemaster. He consciously creates an inclusive and safe gaming space, and ensures everyone feels welcome. He takes the time to help those who may be new to a particular ruleset, and demonstrates a great deal of patience for beginners. He's an excellent world builder; as of last count, he has merged 3 popular worlds together to create a dynamic and fun universe for the players to enjoy. Sabrecho definitely follows the Rule of Cool, and puts characters, story, and storytelling above rules.

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Hayden

Played 3 sessions

Introduced me to the BESM 3 system and was a fun and inclusive environment. Really enjoyed, and continue to enjoy, being one of his players. Is very open to player input and feels like someone you can disagree with about how something works, and can actually have a constructive conversation about your differing opinions on what to roll and why. All in all, probably one of the best GMs I have ever had the honour of being a player for.

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Xcool 716

Played 26 sessions

Richard is great at helping, newer players learn the rules of any game he’s Dming. Fun world building manly with building off of what the players say. For example I nat 1 a role to land the ship, so I made a joke of putting in the wrong number, and Richard build off of that to say that the ship went to a previous destination. And many more

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JG

Played 4 sessions

Richard is a great GM! His storytelling is detailed and imaginative, he is even and fair, and he really puts a lot of effort and work into his games. I would tell anyone to sign up for one of his games, whether those new to role-playing, or even old hat veterans with a real love of rping in general. His even approach and enthusiastic and creative storytelling will help ensure you get immersed in the experience.

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Viscount Gaming (Vernon H.)

Played 30 sessions

The Renegade Games Transformers game is a new system, and Richard made it easy to learn while playing. He was attenuative to all players at the table of every skill. If you're looking for a GM that will do his best to make a dynamite story, Richard will take care of you. Loads of fun waiting to happen.

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Pixel

Played 24 sessions

He is fanominal in world creation, story building, cliffhangers, and unexpected twists! A master in the creative department, He also takes great care to ensure that your uncomfy topics do not hold a place within the world and even implements a system you can use to tell him you are uncomfy or that you need him to stop if something arises. He takes amazing care of his players, I would HIGHLY recommend him for your Campaigns!

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