Franklin

About Franklin

Heya! I am new to running games professionally, but have been coordinating and running games among my friends and peers for more than twenty years now. I have worked with players from diverse backgrounds and with various levels of familiarity with RPGs or with a particular system. I am most familiar with World of Darkness and Call of Cthulhu, but have ran games in D&D 5e, 3.5, AD&D, Pathfinder 1e, Paranoia, GURPS, Fate, and Savage Worlds. I use tech to help organize my play. Fantasy Grounds Unity is my VTT of choice and where I run most of my games. I use publish content like portraits, handouts, maps, images, as well as creating my own maps and images for my campaigns. I actively work to make my table a safe space for members of any background, including those who are neurodivergent, players of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, people of any socio-economic class, language background, political affiliation, or religion. One of my favorite parts about role-playing is that, at its core, it is an exercise in empathy. Players get the chance to put themselves in another’s shoes. Sometimes this is just fun, but sometimes role-playing can run deep. A dilemma for a character can be an impetus for introspection for the player. Fantasy creates dark mirrors by which we can confront the problems of our society divorced from their context. It is a way to come together, and not a way to drive us away from each other.