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Tommy Rose

Tommy Rose (he/him)

5.0

(3)

LGBTQ+
Teacher/Educator
Voice Actor

3 years on StartPlaying

2 games hosted

Highly rated for: Inclusive, Rule of Cool, Sets the Mood

About me

Tommy Rose - GM multiclassing as a Bard, and I'd like to build a story together! I'm a film and tech teacher, sound designer, voice actor, improv performer, and GM. I bring my vocal talents, and improv skills to the table. I love building homebrew games, especially fantasy stories in non-traditional fantasy settings, but I also love building games from existing modules! It's likely my dog Arcanine, or my cat Pantalaimon will make a surprise guest appearance during games. See you at the table!

GM Style

Happy to run 1-shots, or extended campaigns. Some features of my game that I'll bring to the table as your GM: • I usually make my games comedic, and I do many voices for NPC's • I'm good at improvising situations and interactions, and I reward player creativity • I find it important to let each player get their opportunity to shine • Failure can be fun or funny. I encourage finding the bright side of bad rolls • Immersive PC's (voices, accents, etc.) are always encouraged, but never required Happy to guide new players, as well as provide a challenge for veterans. Rules are meant to be bent when it helps the game! Even the silliest of campaigns benefit from a little mystery, a macguffin hunt, and some lovely red herrings. I love building a strong foundation, and watching it grow with the players' actions! A good balance of Roleplay and Combat makes for a memorable campaign.

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Game Master Reviews (3)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Inclusive

Rule of Cool

Sets the Mood

Ry Downey avatar

Ry Downey

Played 1 sessions

It was a very unique story that I have been talking about all week. Tom did a great job running it, allowing each of us to do our thing, and making a very engaging experience start to finish. I know I derailed the plan a little once or twice, I split the party accidentilly, and I THINK I actually broke a houserule of limited magic... but he rolled with the punches and was quick on his feet. I would also like to highlight that while I split the party, he did an amazing job of making sure everyone was engaged and not left listening to others do their thing which I know is really hard on a DM. 10/10 will book again

Tripp Ivie avatar

Tripp Ivie

Played 1 sessions

Tommy is awesome! My first paid session that I booked last minute during a COVID quarantine and I had so much fun..We had a great group and ended up spending a ton of time role playing and going (I think) outside Tommy's initial plans and he never railroaded and just let us run with it. Weather it was us ensuing wackiness or swinging back and fourth to scary stuff or combat, Tommy was all for creativity and letting us get into the game. Fun voices, great game knowledge, super welcoming and accommodating. Have fun whenever you book him!

Michael B avatar

Michael B

Tommy does an excellent job encouraging the players to do cool things, and genuinely seems to love creative solutions.

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