Brayden (he/him)
5.0
(101)
4 years on StartPlaying
971 games hosted
Highly rated for: Storytelling, Voices, Creativity
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
"He’s like Mrs. Dalloway, but with dice." - my favorite review ever Well met, fellow human! Let's sit down and come up with a story, something that we'll be remembering fondly for years afterwards. Let's make up stupid voices and get all emotional over a fake donkey, let's turn up the battle music and feel tension as the enemy moves across the field. Let's create some badass moments. As you may have gathered, I'm a big fan of the collaborative nature of tabletop roleplaying. I believe the game runs best when I don't know what's going to happen next, you don't know what's going to happen next, and we're all just frantic with excitement about the next roll of the dice. We play to find out what happens.
GM Style
I'm into this for the storytelling aspect first and foremost. I love character voices, plot twists, and handing over some control of the narrative to players. Most importantly, I'm always the biggest fan of the player characters - this is their story, after all. I will listen to your interests, mold the story so that it places your characters first and foremost, and enjoy playing out the consequences. That doesn't mean that my games are easy! I can vary the tone based on the system, from the breathless excitement of superpowered fantasy to the grim misery of a dark and gritty setting. I've had players cry at the death of a beloved NPC and curse me for a sudden plot twist that challenged their understandings of a setting. I want to make some badass memories. As for gameplay, I have my fun when it comes to more tactically-oriented systems. There's artistry in creating mechanically interesting and complex engagements - I'm a less is more kind of guy. Rather than 4-6 fights in a session, expect 1 or 2 . . . but those fights will be hefty, dramatic, and mean something to the overall game.
Games played
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Game Master Reviews (101)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Storytelling
Voices
Creativity
Doug the Aussie
New review
Played 1 sessions
Good communication, understands his players.
Ames
Played 7 sessions
Genuinely a wonderful DM to play with. He's dramatic and leaves great moments filled with tenseness, amusement and fun, and a wide variety of other feelings. Fully support hiring this DM to run you an amazing game to play, and I look forward to each and every game he runs.
Swords and Sorcery
Played 11 sessions
Brayden sets the tone right from the opening with his voice. His characters - whether enemies or allies - have distinct personalities and come alive. He lays out an environment with beautiful sets, and plot hooks to riff on, and also leaves lots of opportunities to develop our characters.
Michael
Played 9 sessions
Braydon runs an incredible game. Every session is chock full of the goods; from great combat, to immersive role playing. He's fun to play with, fosters a great environment to ensure every player is comfortable. He checks in after every game to make sure everyone is having a good time and enjoying themselves which is really what it's all about.
Stephen
Played 19 sessions
You! Yes you!! I see you scrolling through these reviews. I relate with you double checkin, making sure you're about to pick the best possible GM for the wild and wacky ttrpg adventures you want to go on. Well celebrations are in order for you my friend, because you found him! I've been gaming with Brayden for 15 sessions now, and I've been playing in ttrpgs for over 20 years, and I'm not lying when I say I've had the best damn games at his table. Every single one of them has been memorable. Brayden is fantastic at immersing you into the world, creating tough and interesting social conflicts as well as combat scenarios, and sculpting compelling NPCs. He is quick on his feet when someone does something unexpected, and he appreciates the rule of cool which is a big win for me. Brayden also hosts a discord with a vibrant and colorful community, so not only are you going to have the best ttrpg sessions, you're going to make some friends in that discord and you can't put a price on that. Do yourself a favor and stop reading this already and book this man!
Deverrde
Played 18 sessions
This man is a genius of his craft. He is patient, kind and quick thinking and attentive. Above all his stary yelling is top of the line. You won't go wrong with him as your GM
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