Great DM! Wonderfully fun and great with beginners and kids!

I have been playing with Welshy for over 25 years, playing various gaming systems from White Wolf to DnD to Powered by the Apocalypse. He is consistently rule-attentive and assures he understands each system fully before beginning. He also is very driven to build immersive worlds, religions, cults, back stories legends and history well before even crafting his storylines. While most prevalent in DnD, he is always excited to learn new systems and try new game styles. He is also very adaptable to the wrenches players always like throwing into the works and will reward creativity and the occasional really good pun. He has a very friendly personality, is welcoming to all players of all levels, and truly a treasure to have as a GM.

I have been playing RPGs with Welsh for 20 years, both as a player in his games and with him as a player in mine. He has always had an excellent understanding of the rules no matter which brand or edition we're using, which I think stems from both a healthy appetite for reading and a genuine grasp of what makes an RPG good from both player and GM perspectives. Definitely one of the most well-rounded people that I've played with. I would characterize his style as having a focus on world-building and roleplaying, flexible and definitely engaged with players more than number crunching. Be prepared for a wealth of material if you play in one of his games! His years of experience and enthusiasm for gaming make him an excellent GM for new players--I should know, I was new to the game when I started playing with him!

Prior to starting session 0 he had all players fill out a trigger warning form to make sure all players felt safe in the game he built. I love that he created a safe space for us all to play. We play remotely since we live in different states and use Roll20. He has created epic maps with so much detail and finds ways to help us visualize our character’s area of effect. I have a Circle of Spores Druid and having a visual of how far the effect area for the spores is very helpful in game. He is very knowledgeable on the rules and if there is a question that comes up in game he has no problem with looking this up and talking about it to resolve the issue. I love having him for a DM and look forward to our games every week.

He creates such incredible in depth worlds for characters to explore. The detail that he puts into the smallest parts like loot make things really cool and fun. We are currently playing a dungeon called Tomb of Bloom and it’s had such diversity from floor to floor of the dungeon that it never gets old or redundant. He is excellent at keeping things relevant and interesting to the players. Items you find are designed to enhance players gameplay. All this and he’s extremely personable and funny. All around you’d be hard pressed to find a better GM!

Love Welsh! Worldbuilding is immersive and creative beyond compare, and I feel like I can really explore forever to find all the secrets! Always lots of opportunity to figure out and evolve my character. Wonderful stories and concepts that make you think "wow, that's so cool!" and want to dive in to partake in. I couldn't recommend enough! Enjoy your games, friends!