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JACOB S. DAVIDSON

JACOB S. DAVIDSON (he/him)

5.0

(19)

4 years on StartPlaying

24 games hosted

Highly rated for: Storytelling, Visual Aid, Creativity

About me

Howdy ya'll! I am a laid back GM who is looking to have some fun and spread the joy of tabletop roleplaying games. I am most familiar with D&D 5e and currently own everything on D&D Beyond. I am willing to run modules or homebrew campaigns. During our games I may be the director but you're both the producers and the stars! When I play, my goal is fun. Fun for you (and me). I promise you that for every hour of session time, I am putting in an equal amount of preparation in advance. I hope to talk to you soon!

GM Style

I love it all. I love introducing new folk to the hobby. Prior to the start of any campaign, I will work with you to tailor the campaign to what you are looking for. Sometimes that's a unique world crafted from scratch, sometimes that is the latest module put out by content creators. Ultimately though you'll find that my style lends itself to creating interesting and memorable storylines. I prefer living worlds, not static ones. Non-player characters will react to you and the world will be one we create together. If you choose to be a particularly strange humanoid in a land of humans, elves, and dwarves, they will react to you, just as the lizardfolk are going to also eye up any humans, elves, and dwarves that are trespassing on their land. Equally, time moves. If you choose to not take a quest, or take one up instead of another, then you'll find that when you return the quest may no longer be available. I am particularly a fan of having events occur in the background of the campaign, or even behind the scenes, in response to the players. This way they may find that they have set something in motion that was... unintended. Finally, I am but a conduit for the dice. While I might choose to intervene on the rare occasion, I typically let the results of dice rolls play out as I find the most interesting story-telling stems from the true results of a dice roll.

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Game Master Reviews (19)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Storytelling

Visual Aid

Creativity

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Robb

Played 15 sessions

Funny and witty. Jacob is excellent at lore and intrigue combined with incredibly detailed battle maps on VTTs. He keeps combat moving and is wonderful at making everyone feel included.

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Lazarus Sullivan-woods

Played 11 sessions

A great DM with amazing storytelling capabilities, works well with beginners and veterans that priorities fun over rules.

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Kris

Played 7 sessions

Jacob is a great DM i've played several sessions with him and he always has an epic adventure built and he plans for any derails we could do. He has a full world built around the players his one shots are mini campaigns in the amount of content available and we are free to explore his awesome world. I've had a great time at every session he's new player friendly and lets us drive the story direction. It is definitely worth checking out one of his sessions. You wont' be disappointed.

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Peter the Beholder

Played 5 sessions

Jacob has a mastery of pacing that only comes from years of experience. He has a great sense for what parts of the adventure are most fun for players and spends *just* the right amount of time in them. At the same time, he avoids belaboring any scenes that would bog down the adventure, keeping the pace up for players. He balances mystery, bombastic action, and overall adventure perfectly. Jacob makes discovering what comes next an absolute delight. Easily the best DM I've found on this site.

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Kathleen

Played 5 sessions

DM made such a cool dungeon! Had a blast. Even though it was a one-shot, I felt very connected to the lore of the world. I'm excited to play more sessions in this setting. Definitely would recommend.

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Todd

Played 2 sessions

Excellent story and world design. Had an absolute blast and enjoyed the game a ton! Jacob was great at allowing for my character's abilities and letting me really think outside the box to utilize his skills. Great guy and great DM!

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