Trae

He works really hard on the Aesthetic and tries to work what you want for your characters... High level campaigns are also not just steamrolling through mobs, there's real challenge to them.

He's great with new people, knowing about the rules enough to guide them through the their desired actions. He is also great with tying your character to the world, and making callbacks to your backstory throughout the campaign.

He's an expert at not locking the "This is a serious game, we all need to be serious" trope. He's also not a rules lawyer, and will listen to players if they have a request about an alternate way to do something.

I've been in multiple games where the DM has a certain path forward, and if your idea disrupts their path, it either doesn't work or you get punished while it "works".... Noir is the exact opposite. This man has mastered rolling with the punches, letting my "I may not have a brain, but I have an idea" tactics play out. And if the idea actually wouldn't work, he doesn't just say "it doesn't work, try something else". He lets you know exactly why it doesn't work, so you can plan around it in later plans. 11/10 DM