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Steven

Steven (he/him)

5.0

(20)

3 years on StartPlaying

270 games hosted

Highly rated for: Knows the Rules, Teacher, Creativity

About me

I have been hosting in person for five years and online games for three. I have experience with 1st Ed Pathfinder, 5th ed D&D and the new Stargate SG-1 RPG. I have GM'ed over 50 Pathfinder Society games and hundreds of D&D games. I enjoy organized play for the portability and fun at conventions but am looking to start a homebrew and do some non-organized play adventure paths or hardcovers. I started playing RPGs during college and also enjoy board games, PC gaming, reading and Geology.

GM Style

I am a versatile GM who tries to balance role play, combat, and exploration across the campaign depending on how players are reacting/engaging. I also enjoy playing with all experience levels and teaching new players. My philosophy when GMing is that players should be having fun and not penalized for not knowing every minutia of the game, but general knowledge of the character is appreciated where appropriate. Please let me know if you would like to have a session to learn more about one of the systems that I run.

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Game Master Reviews (20)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Knows the Rules

Teacher

Creativity

Samuel Haynes avatar

Samuel Haynes

Played 72 sessions

Steven ran a great game that us on a great campaign with lots of great memories and moments

John avatar

John

Played 38 sessions

Does an amazing job of making each session exciting and fulfilling. I'm always counting down the days. The tools he provides are top notch.

Jason avatar

Jason

Played 29 sessions

Very welcoming group and the F.G. system was the best I have used so far.

Fred avatar

Fred

Played 23 sessions

Fun and engaging game play.

Kate avatar

Kate

Played 20 sessions

Excellent for helping you understand what to do! As a newbie who has watched a lot of Dimension 20 but never played, it was really helpful to have someone with such patience walk through everything and give advice and explanations. I had so much fun and am already looking at other games because I’m ready to hyperfixate!

Don Ramsey avatar

Don Ramsey

Played 7 sessions

Steve does an amazing job of making the story come to life and keeps everyone involved. If you are brand new to the game or an oldtimer, I highly recommend that you sit in if you have a chance!

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