Eras Volteal

she/they

Timezone

Europe/amsterdam

Language

Dutch

English

Identity

Streamer

LGBTQ+

Neurodivergent

Women/Femme Identifying

Multi-lingual

About Eras Volteal

I'm Eras Volteal, or more commonly known to people as just Volteal. I love telling character-focused stories and writing fantasy fiction, especially in collaboration with other people! My games are narrative & roleplay forward, focusing on cool player character moments, social encounters, and cinematic wuxia action scenes. Weaving your character's backstory, goals, and ambitions into the plot of to really make it their adventure. My goal is to create a unique story for our table. Because, yes, your characters are the main characters of these stories. I am fond of cool character moments and reward creative problem solving. Setting up others for cool moments is rewarded at our table. I'm in the Central European Timezone, my games are typically to be hosted in the early evening for people in the United States. I have a very weird schedule.

At a glance

1 year on StartPlaying

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My favorite books are

Oathbound - Mercedes Lackey Magic's Pawn - Mercedes Lackey First and Only - Dan Abnett Sabbat Martyr - Dan Abnett Steel Tread - Andy Clark

How Eras Volteal runs games

Player character-driven narratives. That's my focus and that is what I am best at. My stories are not complete sand boxes player characters have a high degree of agency and are allowed to dictate the course of my games. I typically work with plot beats and character moments rather than fully written out paragraphs and scenes. I have maybe 2–3 prewritten sections for a session and the rest is bullet points of information I need, and my improvisation skills. My voice acting is still a work in progress but getting better!

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My games focus on...

Roleplay first. There will obviously battle, but the games that I run tend to focus more on the interactions between the characters and the world around them. Many of my games (Especially Exalted) tend to be political in nature.

Rules are...

Exist as a guideline and should never be followed to the letter to the detriment of fun. If a rule as written gets in the way of the table having fun, I will alter that rule.

Eras Volteal's ideal table

This might sound a bit odd, but I feel that my idea table is just a good-natured people getting together for a few hours of fun. A focus on role-play between me and then, and of course each other. It feels nice to sit back at times and just watch the players role-play together. I think that is one of the best moments to me watching others get lost in their fun. A good dose of out of character fun and joking is important too, of course.

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I love it when a player

Gets creative with the scenery. Throw a candle to distract an enemy before throwing a punch! Stomp on the edge of a bench to initiate the fight and hit the guard between the legs! Swing from a chandelier to drop-kick the evil monk! If it's cool or even a little risky, do it. I will roll with it.