Tarasaur

she/her

5.0

(8)

Timezone

America/los Angeles

Language

English

Identity

Neurodivergent

Published Writer

Teacher/Educator

About Tarasaur

I have been an on-again off-again GM for my personal friend groups for years. I have run con games for five years running now at Gencon. As a writer, I do my best to provide interesting plots.

At a glance

1 year on StartPlaying

Highly rated for: Inclusive, Creativity, Rule of Cool

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I became a GM because

I wanted to challenge myself and see if it was as hard as everyone says it is.

My favorite books are

Tamora Pierce's Tortall Series.

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

Learning Japanese and writing short stories.

How Tarasaur runs games

I work to give players a lot of freedom in how they approach things, offering suggestions for those who feel stuck in a situation. I always try to make sure each person gets a chance to shine and has a chance to speak and do their thing, so even a quiet player feels like they can participate. I encourage teamwork and communication.

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I once ran a session...

where the plan module plot went sideways for the better and now the players are doing more of what they love while the module guides a few things.

I prep by

taking lots of notes, reading books and modules, and listening to cool music.

Rules are...

useful guidelines that can help create an interesting story.

Tarasaur's ideal table

My personal usual table is heavy roleplay with lots of combat. Outgoing and creative players who take initiative fit in well at my table. I'm very much a "yes, and..." type game master. I want players to do the creative things they come up with; should the dice allow...