L Sunborn Games

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Published Writer

Game Designer

About L Sunborn Games

Hullo, I'm L, British GM — it's a pleasure! PASSION is where I'm at right now. This is not only some of the most fun a person can have, it's also really important to where we are as a species. Sure, it's a window into the unknown and unfamiliar, but its real PSYCHIC BOON is how much you can learn about yourself and the people you're playing with. A writer since birth (moving gradually through fantasy/alt history/post-modern romance/pulp fiction/sci-fi), I took instantly to GMing. Being able to immerse others in such a direct and collaborative was a BREATH. After six years running games in person and online with local and worldwide friends, I became a dad, and then more of us became parents, and it became very difficult to schedule games. But NOW I find out there's a way to do what I love (and am very good at, promise!) while getting a bit of nappy/diaper pocket money? Sign me up!

At a glance

1 year on StartPlaying

60 games hosted

Highly rated for: World Builder, Creativity, Storytelling

Average response time: 24+ hours

Response rate: 100%

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When I'm not running games I'm...

When I'm not running games I'm working as a court transcriber. But ignoring that, I'm a big fan of RPGs, strategy games, manga, anime, classic film, upbeat lo-fi, beach trips, wild swimming, my son, and the slave-gladiators of the furnace pits of Kaelrath's Blood Cluster. That last one isn't real.

How L Sunborn Games runs games

Longform worldbuilder with a love of accents, punctuated by explosions of visceral combat. My introduction to the world was Acquisitions Inc. and Critical Role, so my DMing is generally more collaborative and forgiving -- YES, AND -- but I've always been a big fan of grindy RPGs and have been poring over OSR recently, so beware, bending a rule might have it snap back on you at some point! I've DM'd for all types, and understand some like the social spotlight, others the heat of combat, others politics, others espionage, others deception, others lore, and others like running burgeoning trading empires. D&D's classes and backgrounds are versatile enough that with a bit of personality and consideration, and with good positive attitudes all round, you can make pretty much anything really fun for pretty much anyone.

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I once ran a session...

I once ran a six-hour session (and a combat) for 13 Players, including 4 who were completely new to the game. It was a complete cluster; they split the group three ways and ended up in wildly different situations that I switched between. Everyone had a blast!

L Sunborn Games's ideal table

A collaborative table where everyone is open about what they want out of the game, or are excited to try new things. Humour is a big part of my play, along with humour's bedfellow, tragedy...

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I think min/maxing...

Works! I currently run a sword and sorcery campaign with D&D 5th Edition and about half the table has gone ham and the other half are playing straight. It's all about challenging players the way they want/need to be challenged, and letting each shine in their own way.