Pathetic

Linu has been a treat to play with. The love of his craft shows with the production value he's put into foundry. After years of running modules it's a breath of fresh air to be in a sandbox style empire builder. He's encouraging of in depth character backstories and I really look forward to delving into my goblin druids personal arc. So far the missions we've been on make you think how to solve the problem, rather than something like get the mcguffin weapon before the bad guy. Combination of political intrigue, resource management, as well as earning social favor. Love it. The only thing that could turn people off is the use of AI images to illustrate scenes or for character portraits. But that's just the time we live in, AI art is here to stay, best of luck finding a table without any generated content.

Fun guy to hang out with.

She's really nice and runs her games smoothly. Works with her players to implement backstory elements into the game. Even spares a few minutes before and after session to ensure everyone is having fun.

This negative review does not come from a place of malice. I want more people of all kinds to join the TTRPG hobby. With that in mind, when a GM charges to host a game that elevates the situation from a casual experience to a service-based transaction, where the expectations are higher. AlmondLBD seems like a nice enough person, they seem genuine in wanting players to enjoy themselves. However, they should probably run a couple of free games online until they get an understanding of how their VTT of choice functions. If I am paying $16.75 per session I should not have to: wait an additional fifteen minutes at the start of session for them “to do some last minute prep”, teach the GM where the Inititave Tracker is in the HUD, explain how to toggle advantage / disadvantage, explain what a dexterity tie-breaker is, explain how to change the scene so that the players can see the combat map. When we got to the Cragmaw Hideout there was no dynamic lighting, we could see every room and the labels from outside. Finally, even though the session was posted as 3-4 hours. We started late and ended early, so we only got about 2 hours of the dedicated time. If money is to be exchanged, then I should be charging for tutoring them, not the other way around. Fortunately, these issues can be fixed with practice and by making time to improve. I do hope that AlmondLBD gains proficiency and becomes a successful GM.

It's very fun, and entertaining, I'm looking forward to future games.