David: The Bearded One

Lyra is my first GM for Delta Green, and she has consistently gone above and beyond for her players, incorporating digital props on the VTT, makeup and mood music, and exquisitely crafted narrative with a cinematic flair. She is one of the best GMs I have found on StartPlaying, and I hope that our schedules match up to allow me to play in more of her games in the future.

Maia ran my first Stonetop game and did a superb job handling each character's differing motivations and styles. Her use of Stars & Wishes was also very useful in shaping the narrative and the game world our PCs swam in. Maia seems to be one of the best GMs on SPG at the moment. Highly recommended!

I learned to play Mothership from Steve C and my education was very evocative and exciting. He paints a very clear picture -- including the use of maps and "figures" in a VTT. I can easily recommend this GM to other players who want a taste of tense horror.

I think Red is a talented Game Master whose table is very welcoming and friendly, but he has a couple of quirks that make his GMing style a less-than-perfect match for my playing style. First is his choice of game systems. I love the deep lore in the World of Darkness, but the game mechanics that come with that lore is extremely crunchy and has a tendency to slow down otherwise quick and tense scenes to a crawl. There are ways to speed up combat and other action scenes, but Red chooses almost always to stick closely to the Rules as Written. Second, in a game that is not about player vs player conflicts, Red frequently allows and even encourages splitting the party such that half (or more) of the players are merely waiting and listening while the others get their turn "on stage". While this allows individual PCs to get time in the spotlight, it also greatly slows down plot & narrative a great deal. I think that for the right player, Red is a fantastic GM, but I am not that player.

Nikki is enthusiastic, descriptive, and generous with the Rule of Cool. She was both patient and knowledgeable in teaching a new game system (Perils & Princesses), and I would be more than happy to be taught by her again!