The Final Boss (he/him)
5.0
(22)
1 year on StartPlaying
175 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Rule of Cool
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
Hello my name is Brandon, I have 20+ years experience from D&D 3.5, 4th, and 5th Edition. I use 5th edition with Roll 20, Discord, and D&D Beyond. I mostly enjoy running campaigns, building on character development, and creating a custom experience for the players. I enjoy creating a custom character arc for your character. The more details you provide in your backstory the more I will be able to create a custom adventure for you. I have assets on D&D Beyond I can share for character creation. I have premium maps on Roll 20. I use greenbot to set the scene with music.
GM Style
The #1 rule is Everyone deserves to have fun and feel involved. Each character with a detailed background will be given a story arc. The story arc will include challenges to overcome, rewards specifically for them, and a nemesis to challenge your created character. To me modules are up for interpretation and modification. This helps ensure each adventure can be experienced multiple times with different results each time. I prefer group efforts over the lone hero. All characters can start with a feat from a list of available feats.* *[or build characters using the 2024 model] Roleplay is way more important than combat ability. All encounters will be balanced based off party composition. If the party focuses more on roleplay than combat efficiency than combat focus will be reduced, and roleplay scenarios will play a larger role in the gameplay. Feel free to create your own NPC's, nemesis, antagonist, childhood friend, teacher, mentor, etc etc and I will do my best to include them into the campaign and your story arc.
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Game Master Reviews (22)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
Storytelling
Rule of Cool
Todd
Played 88 sessions
Thoroughly enjoyed the world that he built for this campaign-but also was impressed at his detail for crafting a story that makes characters involved in the world. Encouraged building a backstory that affects the world, getting the party invested in what happens. If you don't want a party that's just full of murder hobos, get them interested in the world and it's people. Enjoying the campaign so far, and enjoy his DM style!
Jonathan
Played 69 sessions
I'm new to StartPlaying but an old time D&D player, FB has made the game fun and interesting and I am looking forward to the next session!
Mal
Played 68 sessions
Brandon is a very thoughtful DM who cares deeply about the players in his campaigns. He reaches out to check on players after emotional games, he takes suggestions to heart, and he even takes time to chat with the players outside of game. I’m having a really great time playing dnd with him, so much so I ended up joining a second game he was running.
Daron Faulkner
Played 50 sessions
Great DM. We have a mixed party: a few pairs who have played together and some who don't know anyone, and have a large range of rules knowledge. He accommodates it all! Boss leaves lots of space for RP and still manages to get us through loads of content every session. Everyone's stories seem to be highly integrated into the story, even in ways that surprise the players who wrote those backstories: he has found ways to connect people's plots into each other as well as the main plot. He is enthusiastic about our success, and always feels like he is cheering for us to win, but can also be absolutely ruthless. I will never forget the bone room.
_AK_
Played 48 sessions
First and foremost, Final Boss is a really kind and genuine person, who is really interested in the player's enjoyment and their fun, and he has good ethos around empowering players. I have also never had a DM that controlled the pace of the game so well, we get so much done every session. Boss strikes a very good balance of treating the game prep and time with professionalism and commitment, but making the session feel like we're all just pals gaming.
Kevin
Played 45 sessions
Final Boss is a great DM. Balances exploration, combat and RP very well, is always enthusiastic, and makes sure that everyone is having a good time.
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