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Sarah J

Sarah J

5.0

(6)

Less than a year on StartPlaying

Highly rated for: Sets the Mood, Voices, Creativity

About me

Greetings and well met! My name is Sarah and I am excited to be here! I have been a DM for the past 4 years both for private games and for public games at libraries. I love guiding players through new worlds and helping them explore their characters. As a lifelong fantasy reader with a background in the performing arts, DnD has been the perfect creative outlet. I have also been a middle school teacher, which means that I am well equipped to wrangle even the most chaotic DnD players. A bit about me: I was born and raised in Arizona. I love science and have a biology degree. I worked as a middle school science teacher for three years before leaving with my fiance to travel the country for his work for the past couple years. I love Ghibli movies and am currently reading through the works of Brandon Sanderson.

GM Style

I am committed to running inclusive and safe games for all. I lean more heavily towards roleplay, but keep a balance of combat and exploration as well. I love to do voices and be dramatic! I prefer running games with video as I find it easier to communicate when we can see each others' expressions. However, I am willing to accommodate players who prefer not to show their face! I run mostly rules-as-written games. I don't mind reflavoring some of the text to help you achieve your character idea, but would rather not do heavy homebrew as I don't want things to get too unbalanced. I love to make silly little pixel-arts for all of my NPC's and do not use AI to generate any of the art or content for my games. If you would like me to create an icon for your character, I will be happy to do so for our first session! I run my games on Tableplop, with gridded maps. Tableplop is highly customizable and free for players! It also allows me to create your character-sheet for you, if you do not feel comfortable learning the platform. Lastly, I like to try to incorporate immersive background music. From pastoral ambiance for a stroll through a field, to Phantom of the Opera for the tense moment in a confrontation at a theatre, I want the atmosphere to be engaging!

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