Tyler
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About Tyler
I have been a GM for over 10 years and have run several different styles of games. From hack and slash to deep story driven campaigns where players get to play out their character's goals and ambitions, while making an incredible collaborative story that will be remembered for years to come. When my players surprise me by coming at a problem from an unexpected direction, and completely derailing what I have planned is one of my favorite parts. I love this because it keeps me on my toes and sometimes the best parts of the story come from times like these. As a GM I take the role of stage setter and guide. So please come and share your stories on my stage. I look forward to running a game or campaign for you and your friends or a group of complete strangers that will become friends.
At a glance
4 years on StartPlaying
1030 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Sets the Mood
Average response time: 6 hours
Response rate: 100%
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I became a GM because
I wanted to do something that I was passionate about and just working a 9-5 job was not doing it. So I quit my job and gave it a shot. Now I love my work and all the great stories I get to be a part of. I am grateful to all of my Family and players for allowing me to do this fun job full time.
When I'm not running games I'm...
Being a stay at home Dad to my 3 kids. My wife and I watch a lot of anime and play video games together. I also watch Critical Role. If I am not hanging out with my own family I am probably playing Video games or watching anime with my Brothers in the back yard on the projector.
My favorite shows/movies are
I like Anime and my 2 favorites are One Piece and Overlord. I like One Piece because it feels like the main characters are a group of D&D players, just messing around and having fun but also has some great heart felt moments. While Overlord just gets my mind going with ideas for being a bad guy.
How Tyler runs games
I love to play these crazy fun games with a passion! I do my best to roleplay with voices and have realistic npcs. I enjoy watching players get into sticky situations and find new and unexpected ways out of them. I love to run home brew open world games from the worlds I have created so that the players can play in a world where their actions can have long lasting affects that can be seen in later games. I am also happy to run modules if that is preferred.
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My games focus on...
1.The players choices and the story they want to make. 2.Having fun and laughing together.
I prep by
Looking at my notes and recap from the last session and getting things ready accordingly. I also prepare a few things on the side just incase the group does something unexpected. That way when the group inevitably goes of the rails I am ready to go with them where ever the story takes us.
I once ran a session...
were my group decided to do a fight tournament out of the blue. So I ran with it. I changed what I had prepped to fit what they wanted to do. when the inns cook was the strongest challenger the group became suspicious and the reveal of the cook being a monster in disguise was so much fun.
Tyler 's ideal table
Most of my players are just here to have a good time and roll some dice while making a memorable story that is all our own. If you like to have fun with roleplaying then you could be a good fit for my table. My groups like a good mix of roleplay and combat. If you like getting into character and doing things your character would do over being the most optimized powerful hero out there then you will be a good fit. If you like to take the story in unexpected direction and want a DM who will roll with the punches. You may be a good fit.
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I love it when a player
Surprise me by doing something unexpected. I love this because it keeps me on my toes and some of the best story moments happen when my players do unexpected things.
I think min/maxing...
can be fun but should not be the main priority. I preferer when my players have characters that feel real and not just a bunch of high numbers on a sheet of paper. A good backstory and doing things for roleplay reasons instead of what would be the most optimized move is more fun to me.
I am for a vibe that's...
All about having fun and in it to see what kind of story we can make. Taking ques from everyone at the table to have great Roleplay moments both funny and emotional along with having epic fights is why I love running these games.