Sov (he/him)
5.0
(14)
1 year on StartPlaying
144 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, World Builder, Storytelling
Average response time: 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
Hi, I'm Sov. I have been a professional GM for many years, games and parties. I have most of my experience in DnD 5E and Homebrew systems. I am also a system designer and adventure writer.
GM Style
I enjoy more serious and otherwise dark narratives, but I also enjoy heroism and goofy campaigns. I primarily run custom settings/campaigns. Writing is where my love and inspiration for TTRPGs live. I use role-playing to invest players in their characters and characters in the world. I love filling my worlds with complex NPCs, who become more intriguing the more time you spend with them. Adapting, reacting, and curtailing stories to players on the fly makes me feel like a player at the table, while making the world around the players feel alive. I am a strong believer that consequences have actions. I try to earnestly think of how the world would react, and don't handout results for free, nor do I put in obstacles if my players have executed a well thought out plan. I like to do voices and accents. I tend to lean hard into role-playing, whether as a player or a GM. I am also always open to custom campaign requests and homebrew world settings. Feel free to reach out.
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Game Master Reviews (14)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
World Builder
Storytelling
From my perspective of a heavy roleplayer, Sov is a great and fantastic DM who values setting a beautiful scene and allowing people to sink into it as far as they wish. He rarely stumbles and often flourishes in the chaos of the moment, offering both fun and somber moments with expert poise. Gentle and kind, he is often very fair. All persons are welcome into his table, so long as they are polite and respectful! Combat is kept simple so it doesn't bog down. (For those similar to me who do not enjoy it as much) Still, it does happen. And to dramatic effect! Albeit less emphasized, his ability to weave a perilous combat is regardless quite effective. A large mixture of theatre of the mind and plain board layout. Though, with his narrative skill, any encounter is still quite fun and often a playground for more storytelling from both sides. Sov also genuinely takes the time to incorporate player choice and their backgrounds into the narrative with surprising and satisfying revelations. Each week I am greeted with a deeply rewarding experience, leaving me pining for the next session.
Oh my Gods, Sov is an amazing DM!!! My wife and I, Gen X TTRPG kids, play in the 'Two to Tango' game and we affectionately call it 'Couples Therapy'. And, let me tell you, no more would you frown upon going to therapy if it was this much fun! So, in an intro that was supposed to be a narrative description of a simple ocean crossing, has turned into a thing all of its own. As players, being naturally curious, especially given our respective Classes, we started asking simple questions like, 'What do they look like? How are they holding themselves? Do I see any shinys worth attention?'. Well, what was supposed to be a 15-minute intro has turned into Fox's 24... 'THE FOLLOWING EVENTS TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 10:00am AND 11:00aM ABOARD THE SAILING VESSEL 'XXX XXXXXXXXXXX'. ALL EVENTS OCCUTR IN REAL TIME.' It's been four months and we are on day two. Sov leaned into our play style provided challenges at every decision, effortlessly crafting NPC's to interact with on a whim chance, creating narratives beneath narratives so that we've been so immersed in just the damn boat and the people we stole our tickets from, that I can't WAIT to see what he actually prepared! Provided we don't die. Anyway, I highly encourage you to enlist him as your Game Master and don't be afraid to be creative! Ask him to dazzle you with a One-Shot (or Three Shot 🤣) or throw out an idea for a Campaign Setting you've always wanted to do, but never had a GM with a skill level to pull it off. In the end, he's definitely worth 5 out of 5.
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