Tay S

If I could pick all of the tags in here, I would, and that says a lot about Dexter's skill and talent at GMing. He masterfully wove in a tutorial of a new system, a great story, memorable and lovable NPCs (I got attached to a slime and a skeleton bad guy for crying out loud), and a space for all of the players to be comfortable and creative all into a single one-shot session. All of the stuff leading up to the session was also wonderful. Dexter showed a lot of enthusiasm and supported us at every turn, from explaining the system to helping us build our characters to encouraging us whenever we crafted lore about our backstory or connection. I think if I absolutely had to pick a single favourite thing about the experience I would say it was how he was as into the world, the characters, and the story as all of us players were. Whenever one of us would do something we thought would be fun, be it throwing out a one-liner or doing a creative attack or earnestly engaging with the story, Dexter reacted with the same or even greater level of enthusiasm and had fun right along with us. The environment also felt safe and welcoming, which is very important to me as a femme-presenting queer person playing with strangers for the first time. There was not a single moment in the whole experience where I wasn't having a blast.