Steve K (he/him)
4.8
(8)
2 years on StartPlaying
41 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Inclusive
About me
As a professional author with over 15 years of experience, I know a thing or two about putting together a fun world to explore and play in, no matter the game. I do tend to prefer DnD, but any game with the potential for imaginative hijinks is going to end up on my bookshelf. I've run a number of campaigns, several of my own design and a couple of pre-written ones as well, and in each one the most fun I have is dealing with those moments when players go off-script. If you're looking for fresh, exciting games tailored to your party -- hit me up. I'll help you build it from the ground up if you like, along with a bit of an authorial flourish to bring it to life for you and your group. By the end of the campaign, you'll have a world you've made a real impact in, regardless of whether you took the expected path or not.
GM Style
I come down on the roleplay side of the RP/Combat dynamic, preferring to give people options that aren't just cracking skulls and slinging fireballs. That said, if that's the path you want to take, I've got no issue with that at all! Just know that I'll give you the freedom to make your own approaches, whatever they may be. I'm not a killer DM either. Your characters can die, but a lost fight won't mean instant death if it isn't narratively justified. You get rolled by some low-level hoods in a dark alley for the gold in your pockets? You're more likely to wake up face-down in a pile of garbage than on a slab in a morgue. Call a dark and unknowable god something unkind, maybe you won't be quite so lucky. My main goal is to foster player choice and agency. Every campaign has a critical path, but if you want to spend ten sessions wandering off into the wilderness and making your own fun, then it's my job to make sure that is, you know, actually fun :) At the start of a campaign we'll have a chat about any limits on the story, anything you don't want included for whatever reason, and there will always be the X card in play should anything arise that you aren't comfortable with -- no judgement, no questions asked, you hit that and I'll drop it and move on to something you can enjoy instead :)
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Steve K's Games
Game Master Reviews (8)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
Storytelling
Inclusive
DrowzyBandit
Played 32 sessions
Steve might be a model candidate for anyone trying to enter the community here, much as I was when I joined his game. Steve by and large runs modules, at least as far as I know, but he impresses with his ability to adapt under pressure, and you can go as far off the rails as his blood pressure will permit. A formidable amount it turns out. I made a character that interrogates literally everyone they meet, and the efficiency with which this process takes place is largely due to Steve's mastery of the source material. overall, Steve makes for a damn fine choice.
Ryan Whitmore
Played 32 sessions
Highly recommend. Steves reliable, responsive and organized as a dm. His DM style is engaging, relaxed, fluid, and approachable. He openly claims to a RP focused style, and in my experience that's exactly what he does. I personally, like to have conversations with characters and at times other players have more spoken 3rd person and he's meant into both approaches. Combats are simple and approachable and narrative doesn't seem over inflated or complicated which makes for a very easy come and go game. A little bit of fun escapism is exactly what he enables.
D W
Played 31 sessions
Just a few sessions in and I'm really enjoying Steve's style of story telling.
Andrei Tonkikh
Played 5 sessions
Steve is amazing, really enjoyed playing with him!
Ορφέας Λιαπάτης
Steve is a terrific GM. He is very creative and allows for player creativity. There were no issues at the table at all and the game was very fun. He allows for cool things that progress the game and is not strict with his rulings. A star amongst DMs!
Greg
I've been playing D&D with Steve for years. I've joined multiple fantastic campaigns and one-shots with him, and it's always a great time. He's always happy to listen to what you want for your character, and find a way to bring them to the story. I especially enjoyed a campaign he ran a couple of years ago where he wrote his own fantastic time-travelling adventure in the Faerun setting. Highly recommended!
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