Steph is a fantastic DM, I was new to start playing and joined with him first. How lucky was I to find a DM first try who blends player driven narrative seemlesly with tactical combat and ensures whether its his own deeply cared for hombrewed world or a modular campaign. He ensures to make your characters feel connected to the plot of the story. He goes out of his way to make sure the characters you play truly feel connected to the overall narrative. Each NPC he plays feels like they have their own motives and stories in the world and hes good at voices and personalities. He ensures that combat remains fun, challenging and dynamic and understands that combat is not always the focal point of encounters. Not afraid to move the combat along narratively if it serves little purpose or overconsumes time. He is very well versed in the rules both as written and as intended. His focus is always on us the players and the stories we collaborate on, and ensure that is always the focus of rulings.