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Andrea the Italian Storyteller

Andrea the Italian Storyteller (he/him)

4.9

(14)

Game Designer
Multi-lingual

1 year on StartPlaying

31 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Knows the Rules, Teacher

Average response time: 6 hours

Response rate: 100%

About me

🇬🇧 Hi! I'm Andrea, spawn of '89, from Italy. I would be honoured to be your storyteller (or "cantastorie", story-singer in Italian), and to craft together wondrous tales worth remembering! I am a professional computer games designer, which gives me an edge in crafting fantastic game experiences in general. My career in games is a natural evolution of my long love story with tabletop and live roleplaying games. I've plaid roleplaying games since I was 15, and in 2024 I started to go a bit more "professional" by organising games for kids and adults with a local community in my city. I'm here on StartPlaying to share my love for the hobby even more, refine my skills, and, of course, to have a blast! ------- 🇮🇹 Ciao! Mi chiamo Andrea, progenie dell'89, dall'Italia. Sarei onorato di essere il tuo prossimo narratore (o cantastorie se vogliamo essere romantici), e dare vita insieme a fantastiche storie da ricordare con affetto. Sono un progettista di videogiochi (game designer) professionista, il che mi da un vantaggio nel creare fantastiche esperienze di gioco in generale. La mia carriera nell'industria dei videogiochi è una naturale evoluzione del mio antico amore per i giochi di ruolo, da tavolo e dal vivo. Gioco ai GDR sin da quando avevo 15 anni, e nel 2024 ho cominciato a farlo in maniera più professionale organizzando giochi per bambini e adulti nel mio quartiere. Sono qui su StartPlaying per diffondere il mio amore per l'hobby ancora di più, per migliorare le mie abilità, e, ovviamente, per divertirmi da matti!

GM Style

🇬🇧 My highest priority at the game table is that all players are having a good time! And this can mean funny, quirky an lighearted scenes full of laughter, tense battles where every hit matters, and important and emotional moments where difficult truths are learned and even more difficult decisions are made. I try to immerse the PCs into the weave of the plot, so that you as their players can feel that the story your characters are living truly is THEIR story. From my games, you can expect rewarding exploration and mysteries, a healthy dose of combat (well... you get my meaning!), the occasional puzzle, and all the help I can muster for you to be able to make your characters come to life. So sharpen your dice, and let’s play a story worth remembering! ------- 🇮🇹 La mia più alta priorità al tavolo da gioco è che tutti i giocatori si divertano! E questo può voler dire scene buffe e leggere piene di risate, tesissime battaglie dove ogni colpo conta, e momenti narrativi importanti ed emozionanti dove difficili verità vengono svelate e ancor più difficili decisioni devono essere prese. Provo a calare i PG nel fitto della trama, così che voi come giocatori possiate percepire che la storia che i vostri personaggi stanno vivendo sia davvero la LORO storia. Dai miei giochi, potete aspettarvi misteri ed esplorazioni gratificanti, una sana dose di combattimenti (beh insomma... capite cosa intendo!), l'occasionale rompicapo, e tutto l'aiuto di cui sono capace per permettervi di dare vita ai vostri personaggi. Quindi affilate i vostri dadi, e giochiamo una storia che valga la pena ricordare!

Andrea the Italian Storyteller's Games
Game Master Reviews (14)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Knows the Rules

Teacher

Daniel avatar

Daniel

Played 20 sessions

Andrea is a superb GM who I highly recommend. He creates evocative settings, believable NPCs, and compelling stories. He weaves character backgrounds into his story and narrates dice rolls so they become part of the drama. He actively encourages good roleplay and player/character input into the story. He seems to be delighted when we surprise him. He also knows the rules well and how to use those rules to enrich the story - without being rule-bound: story and roleplay are still the focus that the rules support. Andrea also explains those rules well. When he runs a prewritten scenario, he makes it his own, and when he designs his own scenario, it's worthy of publication. I've been playing since the 70s, and Andrea is one of the finest GMs I have ever had the privilege of playing with.

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Raz

Played 18 sessions

I had a great time with Andrea playing Outgunned! He was really on top of both the game rules and the Alchemy software, and blended a fun adventure with teaching both of those to a bunch of newbies.

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Katrine (Kat)

Played 17 sessions

Andrea is an incredibly skilled Game Master who excels at encouraging player creativity and storytelling. Since I was relatively new to the system we played, I really appreciated how Andrea guided us through the rules in a way that kept the game engaging and fun. Overall, it was a fantastic experience, and I can definitely recommend booking a game with him! 😊

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Ginevra

New review

Played 3 sessions

We contacted Andrea to ask if he could help us with a game we had had in mind for quite some time, and I'm so happy we did! We have been playing a Vampire The Masquerade campaign and it has already been a wonderful experience (even if we are just a few sessions in). Andrea is very inclusive and friendly while chatting and is extremely professional in his world-building, mood-setting, and storytelling. I recommend him enthusiastically!

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Yevi

Played 3 sessions

Andrea offers a fantastic RPG experience, especially for beginners. The audio/visual support is top-notch and truly immersive. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a fun, engaging, and stress-free VTT adventure!

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Macchiato Monkey

Played 2 sessions

I like to watch this gamemaster performing with his enthousiastic body language and a fitting background behind him. He can really blend a new player character in an ongoing campaign and group. I always will remember this wonderful introduction of my player character and roleplaying opportunities in the start of my first game of that campaign. The gamemaster always makes a lot of effort to narrate each dice roll to its best effect.

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