Tom of the Assemblance
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About Tom of the Assemblance
I'm Tom, I'm a professional actor and TTRPG designer, who started as a GM as a way to support game development and testing, and continued afterwards for the love of the game. MY GM style focuses on dark fantasy at the lower end of the fantasy spectrum, leaning away from tales of the birth and death of gods and instead focusing on fighting everyday, pervasive evils.
At a glance
Less than a year on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Storytelling, World Builder, Voices
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I got started GMing...
After years of video game modding as a hobby, I branched out into TTRPGs from video gaming, and before long switched over to designing my own system, and then have played it multiple times weekly since.
How Tom of the Assemblance runs games
Roleplay forward games with highly tactical, dangerous combat interspersed, with interactions between PC and NPC driving the plot rather than a set plot. NPCs will often lie and deceive, and are not used to be a mouthpiece for the GM, meaning your own judgement is always needed. NPCs have a focus on their character and act in accordance with it, rather than acting as plot demands, the plot is as characters demand, evolving with changing actions and relationships develop as forged by the player characters. The premise of stories is typically not magically or divinely driven, but instead focused on the actions of people, their needs and problems and the mundane evils behind them.
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My games focus on...
Characters, both player and non-player. The characters drive the story forward, and the plot does whatever the characters demand, not the other way around.
Tom of the Assemblance's ideal table
Commitment to the roles and shedding any embarrassment to engage fully with a dramatic tale. Moments of comedy are encouraged without slapstick or goofiness, and instead jokes in and out of character are fun and often brief relief interspersed within dark worlds. Players who enjoy grappling with difficult decisions, who enjoy heavy roleplay but also enjoy tactical combat are encouraged, and who take their fun seriously.
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I love it when a player
Swings big.
My table is not the place for...
Tuning out from what other players are doing and disengaging when not in the spotlight.
Tom of the Assemblance's Preferences
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