James

From the first moment I joined a game, I knew Gerik was one of those one-in-a-million GMs that you always hope you'll find somewhere in your tabletop career. Out the gate he was welcoming and helpful in getting me setup, and even after joining he's worked hard to help me get accustomed to Foundry and PF2E overall. Getting into my first session with him really rammed home how lucky I was to find him. The players at the table were all well acquainted both with Gerik and each other, but they folded me in immediately, such that I feel like I've been playing with them for far longer than I actually have. Everything from the get-go was a joy to experience, from getting to know the other player characters, to getting to sample Gerik's style of storytelling and GMing. This man has real talent, capable of crafting scenes that are hilarious one moment, to chilling and terrifying another, with all of it flowing smoothly. Even beyond that, it's obvious Gerik cares about letting players have their characters shine. He takes frequent moments to zoom in on characters and get their thoughts and emotions on matters, and give us players time to let our characters talk and check in. I look forward to my game with him and the other players at the table every week with the kind of excitement I used to get for family vacations or Christmas mornings. If that doesn't tell you how much fun I'm having, I don't know what will.

I joined one of Beardy's games a few months back now on a whim, wanting to have a chance to meet new people at a table, and get more experience with Pathfinder as a system. I've not regretted that choice a single day since. Beardy is the kind of GM most people dream of. Kind, funny, very skilled at storytelling, and flexible when it comes to his players and providing an experience as close as possible to what they're looking for. I've had the joy of being able to do all sorts of silly things, alongside getting to feel cool and heroic, and have the comfort of knowing that I'm supported both by Beardy and the table space he helps cultivate. He's also been a wonderful teacher, helping me to learn new and interesting things about the system as I play, especially since I'm doing so in a rather high powered game. If I had any one complaint, it's that I didn't find and join one of his games sooner!

Never having really used StartPlaying to join a game before, I went out on a limb to try out for one of Edwin's games based on his glowing reviews, and I'm very glad I did. Edwin is a very well prepared GM, with fantastic maps and sets for various encounters, along with populating those maps with interesting NPCs to make them seem very real in the moment as you go from place to place. Add on top of this fun music, an enthusiasm for interesting character interactions and fantastic voices (I can personally attest that Edwin has a fantastic spooky hag voice), and a general love for using fun effects in Foundry, and you have an all around great GM. Definitely recommend anyone who can should give his games a try!