Josh
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I'm a military vet, working adult, and love TTRPGs!!!
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Reviews I've given (2)
I've died twice and I'm still having fun! Ambi is a good GM. His Morlock voice is particularly hilarious. You should definitely try his games. He also does cool landing page artwork and incorporates your characters into it, has great supplemental sound and music, and changes up the adventures a bit to make the less creative parts from Paizo a little more interesting.
I've played in a few sessions with Simon now, and overall it's been a very positive experience. Simon comes to the table prepared, and he knows the vast majority of the ruleset without needing to look at anything (at least to any extent that it's noticeable during play). He does stick to the rules, which is something I personally like because for every rule you let slip you're diminishing some aspect of the game and perhaps other players' characters. We've had some brutal fights; Simon doesn't hold punches much, which I like because it creates more memorable encounters. He GMs fairly and plays the NPCs realistically, including combat. I would recommend him to anyone who enjoys a lighthearted but more focused session. 5e players might have a little shock, I know the players I GM for were Dragon Game players before and found the system a bit shocking at first due to the sheer amount of rules and math. Fortunately, Foundry VTT automates almost all of the math. If you're expecting a cupcake distribution ceremony, aka coming from 5e, you won't get that. Learn the system or you'll always make suboptimal decisions. I was in a game with another GM who let a couple players spend 45 minutes negotiating on the price of a tapestry that wasn't even real loot, while the rest of the party had to sit there bored. Simon is not that GM; he keeps the game moving while still allowing for a sensible amount of RP, and puts a good amount of effort into fleshing out the NPCs in roleplaying scenarios.