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Anson Miles Davis

Anson Miles Davis (he/him)

5.0

(3)

Veteran
Game Designer

Less than a year on StartPlaying

Highly rated for: Knows the Rules, Creativity, Inclusive

About me

20+ years GMing, specializing in horror and the weird. Survivor of the edition wars and supporter of making bad decisions in the safety of collective storytelling. I believe that play is a vital part of healthy psychology and always seek to provide that fun to the whole table. I run monthly learn-to-play adventures for new gamers of all ages locally, and am very newbie friendly. LGBT+ positive and will not broker harassment of any players. Air Force veteran.

GM Style

Everyone is here to have fun: The right to swing your fist ends where the other player's face begins. I want what you want: ROLE-play? ROLL-play? As long as we're all on the same page, it's all good. Fair Arbitration of the Rules: I'll never rule against you in bad faith. Collaborative Storytelling: Having started with Vampire: the Masquerade, I am focused on player buy-in and the out-of-the-box thinking that creates for fun moments. Theater of the Mind but Tactically Sound: Most of the time the only map will be the one in my mind. This will be to your advantage, as it helps remove the choice paralysis of a grid. Assume Character Competence: Unless you tell me otherwise, your character is good at the stuff they should be and knows the things they should know. Tech-lite: A discord channel with notes & voice, google shared drive for some documents. Occasionally Owlbear Rodeo for a map. What I can't/won't do I do not expect from you: Voices & Rules Mastery are the two big ones.

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Game Master Reviews (3)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Knows the Rules

Creativity

Inclusive

Brandon avatar

Brandon

New review

Very knowledgeable and fun! New player and veteran friendly!

Anna Winters avatar

Anna Winters

New review

We had a great time and he definitely knows the rules off top of head.

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Ellatar

Anson has the exceptional ability to fit the game to the player style. You want to Zerg it? Kill'em all. You want to Sherlock every detail? Bring your magnifying glass. You want to hire your enemies' army out from under them? Bring your checkbook. It's all good, but the best stuff is Horror. You want a couple of new nightmares? Anson will give you plenty to draw from.

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