
Tanner (he/they)
5.0
(2)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: World Builder, Inclusive, Creativity
About me
I have been a game master for around a decade or so, the system I am most familiar with is DnD 5e, though I'm endeavoring to learn others. I decided to start running games because a group of friends and I were having so much fun playing in a game every other week when our GM had to move out of state. We needed someone to take the reins, so I stepped up, despite being the newest member of the group. Ever since then, I've been both playing and running games, learning new things all the time. I do apologize for the RBF that I seem to have stuck on my face outside of RP and conversation. Games that I run tend to follow an overarching story, but I do attempt to weave in nuggets from character backstories and player goals. I tend to run in homebrew worlds, where I learn just as much about the world as the players do. Of the pillars of RPG's, I'm strongest with role-play, but weakest with combat. When playing with me at the helm, you can live out whatever kind of fantasy you'd like, as long as it fits in with the table environment. As a GM, I understand that the environment around my table is my responsibility to nurture and protect to be a healthy and fun space for everyone. I also enjoy helping people make characters and backstories, as well as teaching newcomers to the system how it works and things they can do. One of my hobbies is making broken magical items and dangerous cursed items for the world, all of which you can find somewhere throughout the realms and planes. If you want an item made, I have no shortage of NPC's who can help out, and even ways for you to use tools and existing items to try and make it happen yourself. I also enjoy making various NPC's with their own quirks and gimmicks for players to interact with, and I have a few stories from groups I've played with and their interactions with said NPC's. So, if you're ready to tell a story together, let's dive on in and see what we can make.
GM Style
As a GM, I try to play story-heavy campaigns and random one-shots that came to mind. I try to reward character choices in-game and attempt to make roleplaying easier by utilizing my own character voices for NPC's. I enjoy running beginner-friendly things so more people can get into the hobby, but I love adjusting to whatever group comes to my table. Above table, I have a set of rules that I put in place in order to help me keep an intended atmosphere of respect, fun, and safety around my table. Homebrew is something I love with all my heart, and I love playing with it.
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Tanner's Games
Game Master Reviews (2)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
World Builder
Inclusive
Creativity
Tanner is super creative, building entire worlds for you to explore and has a very inclusive experience for all who play in his games. I've played in a 2 year game with him and it has been one of the most enjoyable games I've ever played. Tanner brings roleplay, storytelling, immersive worldbuilding, cool voices, follows rule of cool and is even welcoming of brand new players! 10/10 would always come back for another game!
Tanner is very dedicated to his sessions and his players. Takes time to talk with them, make sure they are having fun, feeling safe with the both the content and the players ability to mess around and find out. He gives as good as he gets. He throws things at you that you are capable of handling and even more if he has players that will throw down. Knows how to scale up and down depending on how many players he has, their capabilities. The current campaign I am in is one that he has created. It's a very full and vibrant world. It's best if you are nosey, he will create many adventures to pick and he will create even more based on what you choose to do. I believe that he is a very enjoyable and fair DM. You will not go wrong by playing in his sessions.
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