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Whiskey

Whiskey (he/they)

5.0

(27)

Streamer
LGBTQ+
Teacher/Educator

1 year on StartPlaying

89 games hosted

Highly rated for: Inclusive, Creativity, Sets the Mood

About me

Hey! I'm David but I go by Whiskey online and I'm a D&D content creator on Twitch, TikTok, Instagram & YouTube. I've been playing/running & loving D&D games since 2020 all through Discord, Zoom & Roll20. Since 2023, I became a father to a lovely little boy who I look after full time and I wanted to use my passion for running D&D to hopefully provide some income for our family. I have been hesitant to get started purely because I felt like I was not good enough but my friends encouraged me to just go for it. SO HERE I AM!

GM Style

I like to believe that I have a good balance between the three pillars of play with D&D. 📍 I create flavourful locations for the players to explore, usually taking inspiration from the characters they have created or simply asking them what types of locations they want to experience. Including puzzles that I try to design around the character's abilities/spells to be able to solve! 🙋🏻I like to introduce a variety of characters for them to interact with, some of which are there just to provide some silly voices and quirks that they almost always want to adopt (Boblin the Goblin related of course!) to potential villains that have more depth and reason to their actions, that might even challenge the character's own beliefs, than just "I am bad because I like doing bad things" (Even though, I personally love a baddie like that sometimes) ⚔️ Finally, Combat. I personally love combat as a player and a DM. I love to provide challenging encounters for my players that aren't always just about taking an enemy down to 0hp (Even though that is absolutely needed sometimes) but treating combat as a Puzzle itself. I definitely make sure my players feel a healthy amount of pressure during combat because overcoming real adversity in those feels extremely rewarding and I live for the "Phew" moment when the players finally defeat the encounter. 🏳️‍🌈 I pride myself on creating a safe space for everyone, regardless of gender, sexuality, race etc. because we all deserve to enjoy a little escape from how weird our realities can be once in a while and take on the wildest and most wonderful adventures together as equals. 📖 Regarding how I run the game itself, I definitely like to pay attention to the rules of the game as much as possible because I think it provides a fantastic base of understanding for all players to work with and you can get up to some incredible things when you know how the rules work and know how to break them properly! However, there are definitely some rules in the game that can (and should) be ignored. But I try to make sure that my players know of any changes to certain rules way in advanced of them coming up, usually through a session 0 as I think setting expectations is extremely important and leads to a much smoother campaign all together. If there are moments mid session where we're all not too sure how it should be ran and if I think it would take too long to work out in the moment, I just make a decision in the moment and after the session, do my research and let everyone know how it should of gone, that it's okay for that moment and we move on knowing more for next time! Because in the end, this is a game that we are all learning to play together. So even if we do make mistakes, that's okay because we can learn from them, grow together, support each other through those moments and most importantly, tell a damn good story together! ❤️

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Game Master Reviews (27)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Inclusive

Creativity

Sets the Mood

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Vinny

Played 43 sessions

Great communication. Very smart on the rules.

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Its_LDJ

Played 37 sessions

Really good GM. Thorough knowledge of the rules and very easy to chat to. Makes the theater of the mind sections feel real :)

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Lillian

Played 35 sessions

As a new DnD player Whiskey has been amazing with helping me learn the ropes and encouraging roleplay and creativity. Care and preparation are put into each session making the story and characters immersive. Whiskey is a wonderful DM for players looking for roleplay and creativity as well as fun encounters!

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Vaegon

Played 32 sessions

Honestly the one of the best sessions I’ve had as a player, GM makes players feel inclusive and really brings the story to life making the experience even more fun

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DM_Onyxwolf

Played 31 sessions

No ammount of tags can compare but honestly, WhiskeyDm is a fantastic storyteller and dungeon master He truly brings that immersion and feeling to life, through voice and actions, through enjoyment and suspense, being supportive to all players, new or experienced From me i would highly recommend this incredible individual always! You wont be disappointed!

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Jeff Jones

Played 28 sessions

Whiskey is a fantastic DM. He encourages Rp to enhance cohesion in the party to create an atmosphere that makes playing in his games smooth and enjoyable.

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