Pete - StenBjorn
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About Pete - StenBjorn
Hey folks! I'm Pete, known online as StenBjorn! I run Stone Bear Crafting and Games, a business dedicated to painting miniatures, 3d printing, building terrain, writing adventures, and helping customers have an awesome gaming experience! I've been playing D&D since family introduced me to the game in the late 80s. I have played and Game Mastered through a multitude of editions, learned other game systems, and never stopped loving storytelling through games - and hanging out with cool people! It's very important to me that everyone is welcome at my table. I'm happy to teach and believe learning is constant, and that when we're sitting at the table, we're all working together as a team. In that spirit, I don't tolerate bigotry of any sort. I want my games to be a safe space for group fun and growth and amazing storytelling! No generative AI is used in any of my games or productions.
At a glance
3 years on StartPlaying
839 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, World Builder
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I got started GMing...
When a cousin introduced me to 1st Edition D&D in the late 80s!
People are always surprised when I tell them
How many different jobs I've worked over the years.
I became a GM because
I love collaboratively storytelling! Solo writing is great fun, but you're rarely surprised, but with great players you get surprised all the time! Telling epic stories with awesome people just rocks on so many levels.
How Pete - StenBjorn runs games
I'm a very flexible Game Master who specializes in custom, unique, character-first stories. Massive, fast paced, dramatic battles and challenging social and exploration encounters are my bread and butter. I'm good with voices and embodying NPCs, I delight in creating campaigns that are very story and role play driven! I want you, your characters, and your choices to decide the story, but I'm going to give you an amazing backdrop to do that in! I love incorporating the history of D&D(and other TTRPGs) and real world mythology into my games, bringing the best things forward to create an awesome, unique experience for my players. I emphasize story and role-playing above all, but I also want to entertain you with interesting, exciting puzzles and challenging combats that are meaningful to the story. I really enjoy new design and adding fun layers like mech or ship combat, intrigue systems, base building, etc. and I'm constantly making custom maps and cool encounters. You'll see stuff with me that you can't find anywhere else!
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When it comes to voices
I love voice acting and embodying NPCs, getting into character and interacting with PCs.
I deal with rules issues by...
Making a ruling! I very much prefer "rulings not rules" style games, they add flexibility and create faster, more dramatic storytelling.
My games focus on...
Epic stories that are both world changing and personal at the same time. Exciting exploration of characters and worlds is my goal!
Pete - StenBjorn's ideal table
My tables are inclusive, game focused, but very friendly! We chat before games, and when things aren't serious we joke and make references, but really drop in when things are dramatic or emotional. PCs coming to my table need to fit the world and the story, and I'm super happy to work with new players to get that good fit and fun backstory!
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I love it when a player
does something that surprises me, or makes big swings to drive the story forward! Caution makes sense, but it's not very dramatic!
If you're into ___, you're going to love my table
Epic, world changing stories with personal stories woven into them. Because my games are all custom, there's also a ton of room for world building as part of a PC's backstory!
My table is not the place for...
Bigotry of any sort, small-mindedness, selfishness, solo characters, or rules lawyering.
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