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Patrick Scanlon

Patrick Scanlon (he/him)

5.0

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1 year on StartPlaying

15 games hosted

Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Knows the Rules

About me

I've been playing D&D for over 30 years, starting with AD&D & 2nd Edition. I've been DMing for over 20 years, starting with 3rd edition. I've run games for every subsequent Edition of D&D as well as many other systems (primarily World of Darkness, Aberrant, & Exalted). I own several hundred dollars worth of miniatures & terrain that I also paint. I own many 5e published adventures as well as a handful of third party books & a large number of DMs Guild supplemental materials. I also have a couple of Homebrew worlds I use for my home games, the longest running of which has been going for almost five years.

GM Style

I prioritize roleplay & plot-driven adventures while trying to balance those elements with challenging combat. I am fairly adept at character voices & characterization of NPCs thanks to decades of experience stage acting & LARPing. My home games tend towards large sandbox campaigns wherein the direction the plot progresses is primarily driven by player choices. I strive to ensure that wherever the party ventures on the map they will find locals with their own problems & concerns, leaving it up to the PCs to decide which problems they want to attempt to resolve. Obviously with One-Shots & published modules this practice is somewhat limited, as time constraints & the boundaries of the adventure don't always allow for the same amount of Sandbox freedom.

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