Tripp

I wish I could pick more tags from the list above (it limits me to 3). Joel has been awesome so far! We're 3 sessions in (4 if you count Session 0) to a long-term campaign and I am legitimately so excited when it's time to play every time. Joel has done an awesome job adapting a 3rd-party setting to fit his DM style and our group. His rulings seem fair and he's (so far) presented us with obstacles that are challenging but not insurmountable through smart play. The setting we're in is intentionally on the tougher side and Joel has done an amazing job keeping things threatening while not being insurmountable. He's also done a awesome job keeping the tone of the setting serious will allowing us (the players) to still goof around and have fun so the severity of the setting never feels overwhelming. The group I'm playing with is all "strangers" (meaning we all signed up for the campaign and met for the first time during Session 0/1). I've played with groups like this a few times before and there's no doubt that this is the best everyone's gotten along and the most excited everyone's been for the campaign setting. This is in no small part due to Joel helping everyone feel welcome, heard, and excited about the campaign setting. Also, during Session 0, Joel had us create NPCs who knew our characters and he has already integrated them into the story in major ways. How freaking cool is that? I can't say enough nice things about Joel. Highly recommend!