Eoin

From our first session where we got to know Emil, got to see how we fit together as a group and he explained to us how he runs his games I was really hopeful for what was to come and I can tell you honestly, after over a year of regular sessions that together we surpassed all of my expectations of what a TTRPG can be. Emil approached the game as a collective story we were all writing together, I never once felt like I had to do anything my character wouldn't have chosen to do, or felt like I was ever put in a position I wasn't comfortable with. The combat was often challenging, sometimes nerve-wracking, and always fun, victories really felt like they were earned, but it's the NPCs and the world we created together, the friendships and enemies and changes to the map that are the things that I aspire for in any games I play in the future. I had a very basic grip of the rules when we started but Emil has a genuine knack at making complicated and sometimes convoluted information really simple to understand, and thanks to him I came to know the rules and the system so well that I took the plunge and tried DMing myself a few times, something I don't think I would have had the knowledge or confidence to attempt if I hadn't had such a great DM to learn from and grow with as a player. Now you might have gotten to this point thinking I'm blowing smoke but I really can't overstate how good a DM Emil is, for brand new players and grizzled veterans alike.