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Lucas

Lucas (he/him)

5.0

(12)

1 year on StartPlaying

43 games hosted

Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Inclusive

About me

Hey there! I'm Lucas and I've been running games since 2012 when I ran my first D&D 3.5e game. It was hilarious and clunky but I fell in love with it. Since then I have expanded my repertoire of games with Traveller, 4th and 5th editions of D&D, Savage Worlds, Masks, Call of Cthulhu and many more. I'm a DM local to Monterey Bay and I run games with an emphasis on role-play and character interaction. I'm a former improv comedian and I love getting to roll with my players and dive into what makes their characters tick. I run games online or in person, so I hope you join me and we can tell some amazing stories together!"

GM Style

I am a role-play and narrative driven DM. While I really enjoy tactical combat, I find that I like to spend much more time with the players exploring, talking and diving into the details of the world, their relationships and the problems at hand. I always strive for combat to be narratively fulfilling as apposed to technically challenging. A player at my table who only wants to fight will likely be very bored.

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Game Master Reviews (12)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Storytelling

Creativity

Inclusive

Melissa avatar

Melissa

Played 30 sessions

I've now been in a couple of games run by Lucas (including an ongoing campaign), and I can safely say I would recommend his games in a heartbeat. Lucas builds worlds that feel lived in and real, and weaves intricate storylines that are a joy to explore. He balances the structure of the game's rules with flexibility for player creativity, all without ever breaking the integrity of the world. I can't say enough good things, so I'll leave this review here: he has always been incredibly kind and inclusive, and makes it so much fun to be a player at his table. I always look forward to the campaign's sessions - - they're truly a highlight of their weeks.

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Ryan Calabrese

Played 23 sessions

Lucas has a very interesting style of campaign and world that he creates, but its up to the players on how it goes down and its a very refreshing style of campaign to be in.

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Morgan

Played 4 sessions

I accidentally used my Google and Facebook to make two accounts, so I will leave another review! Lucas is so great at crafting unique and interesting stories and challenges while adapting to the playstyle of the PCs. I definitely double-check every so often to see what new campaigns he drops!

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Joe

Played 4 sessions

Built and sustained a seven year long odyssey across several levels of 3.5 with multiple players, giving each and every one of us a chance to help effect the world we were trying to save. On top of being fun to play with, fair with rules, and open to working with players, it was an amazing time.

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Morgan

Played 1 sessions

Lucas is an incredible storyteller. On top of being able to set a very intriguing plot and fill it with interesting characters, the twists, turns, and storybeats were all so on point. I was on the edge of my seat most of the time and was very happy with how player actions and ideas really mattered. It was a good balance of being tailored for within a certain time limit while also allowing us the freedom to shape things as we wanted. The combat encounter was also crafted in a way to make it very unique and interesting. Overall, just a swell guy and very professional.

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Assirra

Played 1 sessions

This guy ran a Star Wars campaign that got me into tabletop gaming as a whole. He found a way to make my silly character concept work and become a major player in the story, helped me understand how to build my character and did splendid RP as a myriad of different characters throughout the campaign. You’d be hard-pressed to find a DM more accommodating, kind, humorous and knowledgable than him.

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