Zenrath

I joined expecting Session 1 and actual play, but the session ended up being mostly character brainstorming and setup with no real gameplay. While the listing did mention Session 0 and one-on-one onboarding, the session I booked was labeled Session 1, so I expected the campaign to actually begin. The session also ran shorter than the advertised 3 to 4 hours. My main issue was not that the GM wanted to make sure the group was ready. It was that, for a paid session, the format and expectations were not clear enough in advance. I also came away feeling that the session was not especially organized. This may be a better fit for players who are okay with a looser onboarding process, but it did not match what I was expecting from a paid first session.

What can I say about Nick? He cares about his players. He takes time and effort to craft encounters that he thinks the party will enjoy, and somehow seamlessly modifies Adventure Paths in a way that you'd never know he homebrewed the encounter. Honestly, I feel like everything he decides to customize is better for it and he could teach Paizo a thing or two about writing interesting encounters.

Has an interesting DMing style that makes for interesting encounters, and keeps the pace of the games moving. You'll definitely enjoy playing with Augur as you won't feel like things are boring or slow.

Has a very polished DMing style, that keeps the game flowing and moving. Does a decent job of giving personality to his NPCs, and knows the rules well. Overall, a GM that does a great job of respecting your time.

Does an excellent job of keeping combat and the game in general moving.