Holland

Josh was actually my first GM. Pandemic Blues hit me like it hit everyone else, and I decided to give DnD a shot and see what I thought. Two years later and I'm in three active campaigns and a shelf full of encyclopedias and bestiaries, and it's all thanks to Josh's work as a GM. Josh is a natural storyteller. His descriptions of locations, characters, and encounters are so vivid and rich in detail that you truly feel like you're IN the story. Add to that his immersive character voices and roleplaying, and it's very easy to lose yourself in the game. His strength as a storyteller also extends to his flexibility. A lot of GMs write their opus and try their best to wrangle their players along its course. Josh understands that the players write the story with their actions. Sure he has a grand scheme and plenty of details to populate it, but he's not afraid to throw everything out the window and switch tracks to follow the choices of the players (no matter how crazy they might be). I've played with several GMs in the past two years, but there's only one I will play with anymore and that's Josh. His love of the craft shines through in the details and performances surrounding his campaigns as well as his extensive knowledge of the source material/rules. He is what all GMs should strive to be, and there's no one else I would rather have running my campaign.