Joe

I liked that Joshua took the time to have a very productive Session 0. I joined the campaign a session late, but he made sure I knew the tone of the campaign, what the other players were like, and what the group preferences were regarding the direction of the game. Joshua encourages players to give each other inspiration for doing fun things or adding something interesting to the story. At the end of each session, Joshua also went over "Stars and Wishes", which is a safe way of having the players talk explicitly about what they like and what they hope for the future. I thought this was all a good way of encouraging players to have positive interactions with each other, in and out of the game. Joshua also tells the story very well and uses the NPC's to get all players involved. Overall, very friendly and approachable, and all around good guy for your next GM.

George is an amazing DM. For new players, he's patient and makes getting into the game a fun and easy experience. For more experienced players, he makes sure his games a good mix of social and combat encounters, and he makes them challenging and fair. He plays the monsters in combat and acts them out of combat in such a coherent way that the game world is really brought to life and you feel you are a part of the campaign. George also exhibits complete mastery of the rules of the game. I have high expectations when it comes to that, and he absolutely meets them. I play in 4 ongoing campaigns with George and I've done a few one-shots with him too. Frankly, I really don't want to go to any other DM because I'm just afraid they won't be as good. I would recommend George to anyone looking to try D&D for the first time or for the tenth time. Fantastic DM!