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The West Dungeon

The West Dungeon (he/him)

5.0

(12)

Veteran
Teacher/Educator
Game Designer

2 years on StartPlaying

8 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Knows the Rules

About me

I've been playing D&D off and on for decades, but really only got serious about it in 2018. I'm currently the DM for an Icewind Dale campaign that we've been playing weekly for over two years! After running several "Dinner and Dungeons and Dragons" nights for all sorts of people locally and introducing them to D&D I fell in love with one shots and have written a selection of great introductory adventures which led me here to host them! Join in for some exciting 5e one shots! If you're looking for a polished experience with minimal fuss then you've found the right DM! I'm a very experienced and patient teacher if you or your group is playing for the first time.

GM Style

I like a mix of roleplay, combat, and a little bit of that traditional DND puzzle solving. I run my games as close to rules as written as possible, with slight variations for some really awesome player ideas. I like to roll in the open and let the dice play an equal role in the story telling. I really enjoy running written modules and tweaking them to the parties particular needs and I have written a small library of great introduction to DND one shots.

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Game Master Reviews (12)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Storytelling

Knows the Rules

Nealen the Nerd avatar

Nealen the Nerd

Played 4 sessions

The DM allowed and improvised very well with some very unexpected turns; I wish I could include more tags than the 3 I had as his game goes beyond the 3, I have chosen. I absolutely would recommend playing with him and I am excited to hopefully play again with him in the near future.

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Marcus

Played 3 sessions

FUN! It's that simple... Evan's games are just pure fun. He sets up an exciting world and a positive atmosphere where you feel like your character can really come to life and do (or at least try, lol) anything. He plays by the RAW 95% of the time so you feel like you're on steady ground, and then he leans into player creativity and comes up with fair, sensical ways to let your character do the wild things you think will work outside of the box. I like the voices he does, the scenic pictures he paints, and (did I say it already?) the FUN! Absolutely recommend his games to both new and veteran players. Thanks for the great times Evan, and the many more to come! (2nd review) All of the players were chatting after last night's game. We all agreed we'd never had such a connection to our level 1, 1-shot chatacters before. Evan's games bring out the best in players for sure. Our biggest hero wasn't the one who did the most damage or cast the coolest spell, it was the player who handed off his inspiration to another player to let that PC shine. He spent most of the night stepping between injured PC's and the enemies approaching them or grappling party members (with their approval of course) out of bad positions. He was great, of course, but Evan as DM rewards that kind of behavior with awesome narrative that makes all the players' choices valuable and exciting. Can't wait to play in another West Dungeon game!

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Michael

Played 2 sessions

Thanks for the great session! Evan made sure to run an inclusive adventure, making sure that every player was able to shine and use their unique abilities. He is truly able to think on his feet and adapt to creative curve balls we tossed at him. It is always great to play in an adventure with epic battle music setting the mood! 10/10 Recommend!

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Poetics

Played 1 sessions

An enjoyable DM who was well-prepared, made sure everyone was involved and had opportunities to shine, and allowed for a great deal of player freedom.

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Corie

Played 1 sessions

Absolute pleasure to game with. Fun storyline, clever puzzles, great battles, and lots of cheers and laughing along the way. The West Dungeon is a fantastic DM that paints a clear picture, and gives players the freedom to solve the mystery, and roots you on along the way. Can't wait to play another game!

Aaren avatar

Aaren

Played 1 sessions

I was pretty nervous joining in since I don't play often but the dm was nice and understanding when I asked questions. The game was cool as we were given opportunities to pull off some fun stuff and I just felt epic!

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