Timothy McCown Reynolds

he/him

5.0

(11)

Timezone

America/new York

Language

English

Identity

DMs Guild Writer

Streamer

Podcaster

Published Writer

Artist

Cosplayer

Voice Actor

Game Designer

About Timothy McCown Reynolds

EXPERIENCE D&D PLAYER | 1977 - Present: • Tabletop Play. I have played every edition of D&D, from the Basic set of 1973 to the current 2024/2025 5th Edition. • Virtual Tabletop. I was a playtester for the 4th Edition Virtual Tabletop (VTT) in 2008-2013; I play streaming on Twitch with Laughing Dragon Inn; 2015-2024. D&D DUNGEON MASTER | 1980 - Present: • Home Games. I’ve run games mainly in my own campaign setting from the beginning. • Gen Con 2018 | Baldman Games/ Adventurer’s League. I ran 28 hours of D&D in 4 days in 3 related prewritten modules. • Virtual Tabletop on Zoom. I DM’d two inter-relating 5-player Tables on Zoom during the Pandemic Lockdown in my own campaign setting. 3rd PARTY D&D CREATOR | 2018 - Present • Midnight Moth Publications. I design and illustrate my own creations for 5th Edition compatible tabletop roleplaying games (including original Player Character classes, new Subclass options for existing Player Character classes, and a new Species) which I publish via my publishing house, Midnight Moth Publications, available on DriveThru RPG. • DMs Guild. I wrote, illustrated, and made maps for 5th Edition D&D adventures which are included in the Eat the Rich Anthology and In Arixmethes Clutches. I have also illustrated D&D Subclass supplements for the Blood of the Titans series. • DriveThru RPG. I have illustrated and made maps for adventures in the Eat the Rich: Revolution! and Eat the Rich: Health & Beauty adventure anthology.

At a glance

Less than a year on StartPlaying

17 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Voices

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I got started GMing...

I got started GMing when I moved to England in 1980 and wanted to keep playing D&D. I started running games with my new friends and have kept with it, playing through most editions up to the present day with D&D 5E 2024/2025.

My favorite books are

Current: THE SPELL OF THE SENSUOUS by David Abram; Favorite authors: Shakespeare, Marlowe, Witkacy, Alan Moore, Alison Weir, James Baldwin, Rachel Pollack, Mary K. Greer, Tolkien, Frank Herbert, Fritz Lieber, Moorcock, Euripides, Zelazny, Jack Kirby, Caryl Churchill, Stoker, Mary Shelley, S-L Parks

When I'm not running games I'm...

When not running games, I’m spending time with my partner, designing, illustrating, & publishing 3rd party 5E TTRPG creations on DriveThru RPG, hiking & spending time in Nature, reading, writing, working in the theatre, community activities, attending performances of plays, music, and seeing films.

How Timothy McCown Reynolds runs games

Fun and fantastical, nearly every session involves meeting interesting characters, going to new places, and getting into a challenging situation- combat or conflict, skill contest, or puzzle. I begin every session with a personal check in (“How is everyone doing?”) to be social and address any real-world stuff that might be going on that needs attention, followed by a recap of what has gone before (ideally recounted by one or some or all of the players), followed by a character check-in (“How does your character feel about what has gone before?”), and then we dive back into the game where we left off. I encourage heroics and collaboration! I center my games around the players and we all collaborate to develop the world together. Serious fun!

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I once ran a session...

I ran a session that lasted 12 hours of real time. The 100th session of a group I played with weekly for about 5 yrs. They were level 20 & went after Vecna (as a Greater God of Secrets & Undeath) on his home plane, & managed to destroy him! They surprised me by dressing up as their PCs. Epic Fun!

My games focus on...

My games focus on fun, collaborative storytelling, immersive world-building, and high stakes situations. The PCs are the heroes and are called upon to work together to save the day!