Koal B.
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About Koal B.
Hi there! I'm a hobbyist writer that's aiming to become a professional author, and in the meantime, I'm an avid roleplayer that's actively obsessed with the building of entire worlds. I have little experience with running typical systems, though not none—Instead, I'm more familiar with a "freeform" style of roleplaying, often done through text-based channels or vocalized in online-calls. It is a fair bit distinct from TTRPGs, lacking any hardline mechanics, though it relies on the same conventions. In my games, I'll take on the role of a Game Master, spinning the world around the players as they actively make their own decisions for their own character(s).
At a glance
Less than a year on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Creativity, World Builder, Rule of Cool
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I became a GM because
I genuinely feel that I must tell stories. It's baked into my existence, at this point—I have to write, I have to roleplay!
People are always surprised when I tell them
... that I don't think a system is necessary for roleplaying games. Most often, I run games with simple, freeform mechanics in my own setting(s).
When I'm not running games I'm...
... always writing! I'm constantly writing new lore, and I'm also really trying hard to make my first novel!
How Koal B. runs games
I'm heavy on roleplay, to the point that it's the primary driving focus of my games — However, when combat occurs, it is gritty, intense and quite bloody. I'm not one to pull punches, and despite being a very 'yes, and' sort-of GM, you'll find that there's always a consequence to any action that you've taken. Regardless of the style of game that we end up with, the settings that I employ are of my own creation; This makes it so that I have an intricate knowledge on the inner workings of my own world, to an extent that isn't possible with a preestablished setting, wherein you'll be capable of truly experiencing a new world with a fresh perspective — learning the practices of magick and the histories of aeons since abandoned.
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I once ran a session...
...for 24 hours. It's been a few years since one that long, but I regularly will take time to do games for lengths much longer than most GMs. Takes a certain kind of mood, though!
My games focus on...
character exploration! Whether it's through interactions with other players or NPCs, through the development of their own unique Magick, or through the progression of their goals.
Koal B.'s ideal table
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I love it when a player
... genuinely attempts to make their character fit in with other player character, and does it with their own unique style!
I think metagaming...
shouldn't be done except when information could be argued to be known by the character. If you're new to my games, this won't be an issue!
Koal B.'s Preferences
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Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Theater of the Mind
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Play By Post
Sandbox / Open World