Tristan Ash

he/they

5.0

(8)

Timezone

America/chicago

Identity

Podcaster

LGBTQ+

Queer

Disabled

About Tristan Ash

Hi! I'm Tristan (he/they). I podcast, I read books, I have chronic migraines, and I crochet more blankets than can be used by any one person in a hot climate. Oh, and I play/run ttrpgs. Like a lot of people, I started out in college with Dungeons and Dragons. I was especially captivated by the role-playing aspects and party dynamics. Circumstances conspired against me, and I didn't get to play any ttrpgs again until about 2017. I've been playing steadily ever since, and within the last couple of years I've gotten really brave and started running a few different games. My favorites are rules-light systems that have a heavy emphasis on character and story. My games are queer, trans, and disabled person-friendly. (I'm all of those things, so it would be really weird if I wasn't inclusive.) I love collaboration, so my players are able to really shape the world around their characters.

At a glance

1 year on StartPlaying

137 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Storytelling

Featured Prompts

My favorite books are

too numerous to list in the character limit for this prompt. My favorite genres are fantasy, urban fantasy, sci-fi, and historical fiction. Generally, the gayer it is, the more I like it.

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

playing them. Or editing my podcasts.

How Tristan Ash runs games

I love roleplaying. My favorite part of a game is the party dynamic and how it evolves. Rules take a backseat to story with me pretty much every time.

Featured Prompts

Rules are...

more like guidelines. Rules exist to facilitate and serve the story.

Tristan Ash's ideal table

I love supportive players who listen to each other and build on each other's ideas. That's how you craft incredible stories (or just extremely silly ones).