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Ross' GM Profile

A fun little summary of my tabletop roleplaying adventures.

(Note: ongoing campaign info might not be up to date. Some campaigns excluded.) 

CAMPAIGN STATS

Game Master Stats

Player Stats

            Campaigns: 8+

            Sessions: 205+

            Players: 15+

            Est. Play Hours: 615+

            Est. Prep Hours: 205+

            Main Systems: ~4

            Campaigns: 6+

            Sessions: 33+

            Players: 20+

            Est. Play Hours: 99+

            Systems Played: ~2

Total Stats

            Campaigns: 14+

            Sessions: 238+

            Players: 35+

            Est. Play Hours: 714+

CAMPAIGN HISTORY

Homebrewed D&D 3.5e campaign without access to rulebooks.

      Role: Player, with 2 GMs and 3 players.

      Duration: Played 3 sessions over one week.

      Termination Reason: Drill sergeant shut it down.

Bootcamp Campaign  |  2011

D&D 5e campaign in a homebrewed setting.

      Role: Player, with 1 GM and 2 players.

      Duration: Played 4 sessions over 4 weeks.

      Termination Reason: Other players lost interest.

Blake's Campaign  |  2017

D&D 5e campaign in my Grandia setting, the town of Whitecap.

      Role: GM, with 5 players.

      Duration: Played 6 sessions over 6 weeks.

      Termination Reason: Some players lost interest.

Pangaea Campaign  |  2017

D&D 3.5e campaign in Diego's Eithel-tol Islands homebrew setting.

      Role: Player, with 1 GM and 5 players.

      Duration: Played 14 sessions over 14 weeks.

      Termination Reason: Campaign ended naturally.

Diego's Campaign  |  2017

D&D 5e Hoard of the Dragon Queen campaign module.

      Role: Player, with 1 GM and 5 players.

      Duration: Played 3 sessions over 2 months.

      Termination Reason: GM didn't show up to sessions.

Colin's Hoard of the Dragon Queen Campaign  |  2017

Homebrewed simple sci-fi rules in my Arracler setting.

      Role: GM, with 6 players.

      Duration: Played 2 sessions over 2 weeks.

      Termination Reason: Campaign ended naturally.

My Marco Polo Sci-fi 2-Shot  |  2017

D&D 5e Storm King's Thunder campaign module, Sword Coast setting.

      Role: GM, with 6 players.

      Duration: Played 3 sessions over 3 weeks.

      Termination Reason: I moved out of country, handed off campaign.

My Storm King's Thunder Campaign  |  2017-2018

Homebrewed D&D 5e, in my Grandia setting, city of Port Bali.

      Role: GM, with 6 players.

      Duration: Played 77 sessions over 3 years.

      Termination Reason: Campaign ended naturally.

My Grandia Campaign #1, Fortunes Unlimited  |  2017-2020

D&D 5e, Storm King's Thunder campaign module, Sword Coast setting.

      Role: Player, with 3 GMs and 9 players.

      Duration: Played 7 sessions over 7 weeks.

      Termination Reason: The 2020 pandemic.

Continued Storm King's Thunder Campaign  |  2018

D&D 5e, in Wille's homebrew setting.

      Role: Player, with 1 GM and 2 other players.

      Duration: Played 3 sessions over 3 weeks.

      Termination Reason: Players lost interest, and I moved out.

Wille's Mini Campaign  |  2018

Ancient Space 1e, in my Arracler setting, Fallen Colony

      Role: GM, with 6 players.

      Duration: Played 21 sessions over 2 years.

      Termination Reason: I got burned out.

My Ancient Space Campaign #1, Fallen Colony  |  2018-2020

Homebrew D&D 5e, in my Grandia setting, city of Skybane.

      Role: GM, with 6 players.

      Duration: Played 16 sessions over 1 year.

      Termination Reason: Campaign ended naturally.

My Grandia Campaign #2, Skybane Inquisition  |  2020-2021

Ancient Kingdoms 1e, in my Grandia setting, region of Ghariib.

      Role: GM, with 6 players.

      Duration: Played 61 sessions over 2 years.

      Termination Reason: Campaign ended naturally.

My Grandia Campaign #3, Ramorian Settlers  |  2021-2022

Ancient Space 1e, in my Arracler setting, in the Mericon Undercity.

      Role: GM, with 6 players.

      Duration: Played 22 sessions over 1 year.

      Termination Reason: Ongoing...

My Ancient Space Campaign #2, Mericon Undercity  |  2022-2023

MAIN SYSTEMS USED

   Ancient Kingdoms (my fantasy homebrew system)

   Ancient Space (my sci-fi homebrew system)

   D&D 5e

   D&D 3.5e

MY BOOKSHELF

RULEBOOKS

   Cairn

   Crystalpunk

   Deathbringer

   D&D 5e

   Five Torches Deep

   Homeworld: Revelations

   Index Card RPG

   Knave 2e

   Lamentations of the Flame Princess (several)

   Low Fantasy Gaming

   Maze Rats

   Mausritter

   Monolith

   Neon Road

   Pathfinder 

   Shadowdark

   Stars Without Number

   Starfinder

   Swords & Wizardry

   Veins of the Earth

   Worlds Without Number

   XDM

ADVENTURE MODULES

   Alchemists's Repose

   D&D 5e: Into the Borderlands

   D&D 5e: Storm King's Thunder

   LotFP: Better Than Any Man

   Madness of the Rat King

   Star Trek Adventures (several)

   Tomb of the Serpent Kings

   Tomb Robbers of the Crystal Frontier

   White Dwarf: Lichway

   White Dwarf: The Halls of Tizun Thane

WORLD BUILDING

   Alchemy of The Mortar & Pestle

   Guns, Germs and Steel

   Frontier Explorer (several)

   Magic and Medicine of Plants

   One Page Dungeon Compendiums (several)

   The Complete Medicinal Herbal

   The World of Cyberpunk 2077

   Writer's Guide to Creating a Science Fiction Universe

   

                and growing...

      There's so many more I want

      but I have to pace myself.

FANTASY FAVORITES

   Species: Dwarf

   Creature: Hippogriff

   Monster: Ursagore

   Weapon: Warhammer

SCI-FI FAVORITES

   Species: Aztakor

   Creature: Sand Worm

   Monster: Black Dust

   Weapon: Gravity Hammer

   Spaceship: Deus Asmo

EXEMPLARS

(these folks inspired me but don't know me)

   Ben Milton (QuestingBeast)

   Matt Mercer (Critical Role)

   Professor DM (DungeonCraft)

   Dael Kingsmill (MonarchsFactory)

   Matthew Colville (MCDM)

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