Eric Jeffries
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About Eric Jeffries
Hello, I'm a dungeon master having played numerous ttrpg and video games since the mid 80s. I've played and ran every edition of Dungeons and Dragons and have had a diverse spectrum of players from across the states and South Korea - both homebrew and organized play. I helped run organized play for a few months in Asheville NC at Wyverns Tale and was one of many dms that ran for their Extra-Life charity events. I love zany, gritty, horrifying and epic storytelling. The craziest game I've been privileged to run was a 15 person 20th level game at a convention in Black Mountain NC called Scarefest. I created a miniature set for a dungeon event in a homebrew Undermountain game that was the climactic ending to a campaign I'd been running for several years. These days, I tend to only run digitally through roll20 as I enjoy the efficiency of using AI imagery, soundtracks on occasion, and a setting that combines elements of horror, D&D's Spelljammer and Planescape setting with sci-fi elements sprinkled in. The main campaigns I run center around Undermountain from the Forgotten Realms setting and Universe 42 is an epic backdrop for the worlds I've been running (published and my own creation) since the early 90s. Since I do not have the flow for an art department and writers, I subscribe and use Google Gemini's Canvas to assist in formatting/completing my documents and for artwork. If I use art created by an artist, or writing that my playtesters and contributors have added to Universe 42, I will always give credit where credit's due. If you play in my universe, your character will become a big part of it as well.
At a glance
Less than a year on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Creativity, World Builder, Storytelling
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My favorite books are
Dragonlance most Forgotten Realms novels (especially RA Salvatore) The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings novels Several expanded universe Star Wars Tom Clancy HP Lovecraft books about anthropology, the universe, UFOs and nature
My favorite shows/movies are
Star Wars Star Trek Lord of the Rings Breaking Bad Game of Thrones Band of Brothers Alien Predator Documentaries: nature, UFOs, the universe True Blood Succession Suits Sons of Anarchy Snatch Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels Law & Order: SVU Gordon Ramsey cooking shows Golden Girls Deadpool
When I'm not running games I'm...
I work with neurodivergent adults to support their everyday life and enjoy growing wildflowers to feed the bees with my partner.
How Eric Jeffries runs games
I strive to be easy to get along with and run a mix of roleplaying, theater of the mind storytelling, crazy and/or long tactical battles as well as quick combats. When it comes to inventive turns that the rules might be grey about, I tend to determine the difficulty over saying no outright. I exist for players' brilliant ideas - especially if they advance a story or do something dramatic that shifts the entire game. Highly entertaining. I run worlds in a universe I created, Universe 42, utilizing published D&D and homebrew content. My games have been ongoing for nearly 30 years across the states and South Korea, and is a mix of Spelljammer, Planescape, some sci-fi, and Undermountain from the Forgotten Realms setting. I run on roll20 and enjoy making ai images, maps, and sometimes add soundtracks that I have produced. I've been running games since the early 90s and doing that has helped me keep an open-mind about life, people and universe and has afforded meeting and successfully working with a lot of different personalities.
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I deal with rules issues by...
If you have an issue with a rule, we can discuss it after the game is done unless it impacts the story and is a necessary distraction from game.
I once ran a session...
The end of a many year campaign: 15 players 20th level, constructed set-piece. Ran at a convention called Scarefest in Black Mountain NC.
My games focus on...
everyone enjoying themselves.
Eric Jeffries's ideal table
respectful mindful comfortable energetic adult understand this is a game importance on story loves a challenge
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I love it when a player
Has ideas that move the story into radical directions; makes bold moves that are considered risky. I also love it when a player pays attention to the other characters' stories and gets involved.
My perfect party mix is
a diverse set of skills and abilities that compliment the group; each character brings something unique, both mechanically and story, to the table
My table is not the place for...
juvenile behavior players being disrespectful toward one another racism; in-character is another matter sexism constant interruptions sexual content arguments real world politics real world religion
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