Sam did a great job GMing a game for our daughter’s birthday party, which included 8 excited kids 9-11 ranging from D&D devotees to kids who had never played any TTRPG. He gave them ample room for creativity while also somehow keeping the story on track despite the wild ideas kids threw his way. He made sure the quieter kids got a chance to have a voice while also tempering the more boisterous ones. Several of the kids left saying they wanted him at their parties. And at least one parent told me he was thinking of hiring Sam as well after listening in to a portion of the game.

Sam is a wonderful storyteller whose knowledge spans everything from middle earth to star trek.

Sam's a creative storyteller and empathetic listener

Sam led us quickly and easily through player creation, and set up the scenario and story telling so that we could jump right into the game.

Sam is awesome! I would definitely recommend him to other players. He's very friendly, endlessly patient with explaining things, and plays in a way that makes sure everyone has fun. My current DnD group has a mix of newbies and experienced players and he's really able to meet people where they are at. He builds incredible worlds and always sets the tone with music and story telling. He's the best!

Sam is a supportive, inventive GM who arrives ultra-prepared but never railroads his players. He comes up with great NPCs, often spontaneously; as a GM who's also an actor, he obviously believes in the "yes, and" rule, and takes every interaction we offer him to the next level. Our party is large (6 players), with some of us strangers to one another; some of us have been RPGing for decades, some have never done it before. Sam quickly drew everyone together into a harmonious player group who felt comfortable roleplaying a complex, acrimonious, fractious party. Under his guidance, our least experienced players are now taking some of the boldest risks in the game. Sam also knows how to manage games with challenging topics. This is important for our game, a historical sea story in which most characters have similar backgrounds to their players (and in which we requested a setting that is frank about the struggles people like us would face in the 19th century). Sam is attentive to player consent, both initial and ongoing. He has created a space that feels completely safe for us to tell these difficult stories, and as a result, the game really feels like a great film, with characters who experience both epic adventure and ordinary, daily fears. I would recommend him without hesitation to both new and experienced players.