Caymon

Pros Strong Narrative Immersion: From the very beginning, the introduction to Drakkenheim was rich with lore and delivered with vivid, atmospheric description. Combined with excellent visual aids and scene-setting, it was easy to feel drawn into the desolate, haunting world. Exceptional Visual Presentation: The use of maps, images, and other visual tools greatly enhanced immersion and helped the world feel alive and tangible. Innovative Homebrew Systems: The custom crafting system added depth and excitement to the game, improving upon the standard 5e/2024 rules in a way that felt engaging and unique. Cons Onboarding During Sessions: New player onboarding (beyond basic introductions) often occurred during the regular session, causing technical setup to eat into game time rather than being handled beforehand. (Our group had 5 new additions before my departure). Session Length and Timing: Occasional late starts weren’t balanced by extending the end time, resulting in closer to 2.5 hours of gameplay rather than the intended 3. Adversarial GM Tone at Times: Several aspects of the GMing style felt more adversarial than collaborative, including: Leaving occasional aspects of party-management and conflict-resolution duties to the players without GM support. Hidden rolls for monsters, reducing transparency. Lack of awarding GM inspiration or providing structured feedback (e.g., stars and wishes). (Inspiration was given twice over 17 sessions across 4-5 players, GM still asks if we want to use it on a save now an then none the less). Appearing to take a bit too much enjoyment when things went poorly for the party—from being able to hear the smile on their face to them laughing outright as player/party misfortune.

Anna is a stellar DM with an impressive breadth of DnD knowledge & past experience over previous, and current edition. Skippy, Juniper & Vex were all a blast to play with as well.

Ted is a great paid DM who takes his job very seriously.

Great atmosphere, super patient and informative. Showed me the ropes of a new map system while also being patient as a tried out a new class. The other party members were a hoot. Shout out to Mic Jagger the stone golem.