About me

Welcome to my page, adventurer… I’m Josh, also known as Faz and The Thespian Gamesmaster. 🎭 actor 🔮 improviser 🎤 voice over artist, 🧑‍🏫 acting teacher ♾️ autistic 🐶 dog owner 🏳️‍🌈LGBTQIA+ & BIPOC Friendly and, most importantly, 📖🧝‍♀️🐉👻🧛📖 Gamesmaster. I’ve been playing roleplaying games for many decades now, and gamesmastering them for almost that long. I have hosted long running campaigns in every Dungeons and Dragons edition since Advanced, The World of Darkness, Deadlands, Call of Cthulhu and 7th Sea – as well as running one shots and shorter adventures in numerous other systems. At the moment I’m also interested in running Daggerheart, as it leans so well into the collaborative storytelling space where I’m happiest and think I have the most to offer my players. I bring a sense of fun to my games, and want to include everyone in the wonder and joy of creating a world and adventuring together, discovering epic and comic highlights. As an actor, I’ve worked at the Royal National Theatre and Shakespeare’s Globe, as well as London’s West End, among many other fine theatres. My voice over credits include numerous plays on BBC Radio 4, various audiobooks and you can hear me on such films as The Prince of Persia, John Carter and A Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey. I’ve taught improvisation at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and Drama Studio London, and am currently the improvisational acting teacher on the Musical Theatre course at the Royal Academy of Music in London. In improvisation, I’ve appeared in almost all of the London 50 hour improv marathons, I’ve worked with The Showstoppers and am a founding member of the award-winning School of Night. "Having played in many 50 Hour London Improvathons with Josh, I can personally vouch for his improvisational and narrative skills! Any players at his table will be in more than capable hands." - Mark Meer, (male) Captain Shepard from Mass Effect, genius improviser and DM.

GM Style

I love to tell collaborative stories together with a group. I've spent my life improvising in one way or another and try to create a space for creativity, excitement and laughter (with a side order of mystery, dread and heartbreak, of course, when those are called for). I offer cinematic combats and professionally voiced roleplaying scenes. I celebrate everyone at my table and am beginner friendly. I've had a mission to introduce people to new and fantastical worlds for a few decades now, and look forward to continuing this wonderful quest on Start Playing. I've recently started a channel on Youtube, I'm aiming to put up humourous videos about TTRPGs. my first offering can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu98G3DDN-o

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