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I came back to DnD thank to Critical Roll. If you are too, understand your game will never be like theirs and holding DM's to the standard of Matt Mercer is not realistic. That said, I have done a handful of one shots in Start Playing and now this campaign with Bink. The variety of DM's, their knowledge and styles are wide and varied. I'm glad I landed on Bink for my first ever campaign DM. He's very easy to work with and truly loves and knows the lore. He's very open when it comes to allowing source material and homebrew. You just gotta talk to him. This does not mean he's just a "YES" man. He will say no if what you want breaks the game or what he has in store. But I don't think there's any need to worry. I saw a video talking about the different types of DM's, and I think Bink is close to being the Nick Fury type, trying to build up his super powered team of Avengers. He want's you to feel powerful, but he does also want you to earn it. The opening of Tyranny of Dragons is rough, and he did not hold back. We truly had to work to stay alive, and I love it. I am looking forward to playing my first full campaign with Bink, and likely at least one more. Afterwards I may play the field again for some variety. But if you are new or old hat, Bink can hold it down for you. Just know that he does utilize Foundry VTT quite a bit (I love it). The only reason to not go Bink, is if you want pure theater of the mind. Otherwise, give the guy a try. There's a big chance he'll be your next DM too. This review only lets you choose 3 descriptors. I picked what I see as the top 3, but he pretty much covers the other options as well. Rule of Cool/as Intended/as Written. He takes every moment as individuals and decides what's best then. He's safe if you have boundaries. He truly does build a world and sets the mood with music and sound FX. Provides players with sound FX via Foundry items as well. This has been fun to mess with. Just sign up with him already, geez!

Leland is an engaging and encouraging DM. He truly enjoys it when his players are having a good time. The one-shot we had was not loaded with NPC for long conversations. But the monsters that spoke all had individual and creative voices. I believe time on a campaign would be worth it to hear him dive into some colorful characters. Most of my games here have been run on Foundry. It was nice to experience Roll20 again. Sometimes the simplicity is better for the role playing and getting that TT part of TTRPG even if it's a VTT. Still enjoy Foundry, but this was refreshing.

Dudley is a great story teller. I was uncertain about doing theater of the mind style DnD, having on played with visuals and measurement. Was definitely surprised at how engaging and vivid he made the scenarios. His use of the Deck of Many Things to divinely cobble a cohesive story out of the cards we pull at the session start was intriguing and impressive. At the end he explained how each card influenced the adventure we took. I would definitely recommend and hope to play with Dudley again.