TheOrrery (she/they)
5.0
(5)
3 years on StartPlaying
40 games hosted
About me
Hi! I'm Orrery, I've been roleplaying in some form for the last ~15 years and GMing multiple times a week for the last 5 years. A fan of odd resolution mechanics, my table top experience starts way back with Exalted 2nd Edition and since then I've played and ran numerous different systems. I pride myself on developing a good system knowledge and giving players a semi-sandbox environment to explore and play in. My preferred style of play is focused on creative solutions to problems I set forth, with the occasional combat scenario.
GM Style
I do my best to provide a varied and interactive "Limited Sandbox" to play in. Think games like Dishonored, where you're given a task and an area and let loose to solve it as you wish. My combats are (almost always) avoidable through clever plans, compelling social arguments, and so on.
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Game Master Reviews (5)
Orrery has years of experience under their belt and, as far as I can tell, can run just about any system. They don't run pre-built modules, but the environments and characters they come up with are often on the level of official modules if not better. They tend to take the approach of, "give the players a sandbox and let them explore it," allowing players to push the story in whatever direction they please. I mean, I don't think I've ever once felt railroaded in one of Orrery's games even when I'm pretty sure I was going the exact opposite direction they planned (And I say "pretty sure" because Orrery is very good at playing a session by ear so I could never tell if what happened was planned from the start or completely ad-libbed).
I'll start off by saying that I might be biased, because I consider Orrery a friend. That said, I think they're a good GM. They always try to work with the whole group to find a schedule for the game that works with everyone, they're good at responding to questions about lore/mechanics in a timely fashion, and from what I've experienced they put player enjoyment ahead of everything else.
Orrery is a DM who always tries to craft an experience for everyone to enjoy. They bring multiple people to the spotlight and they encourages people to roleplay and bring thought to their character. I am a quite roleplay heavy player and I enjoy running with them. They put in quite a bit of effort and has displayed prowess in multiple different systems, and seems happy to pick up new RPGs if one strikes his interest.
I've been playing with Orrery for a long ass while, starting all the way back when they were GMing for SR5, and introduced me to the system. Since then Orrery has continuously encouraged expanding into other systems and eventually even getting me into Trough the Breach and Cyberpunk Red, I can heavily recommend Orrery's games to anyone who enjoys personalized stories where your characters backstory truly matters.
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