Nelson | Professional Game Master

You will get more than someone sitting behind a DM screen rolling dice. You’d get an enthusiastic storyteller, facilitator, and fellow player who is genuinely invested in making the experience fun for everyone at the table.

As a professional DM, I provide a welcoming, inclusive, and highly interactive RPG experience designed to bring people together. Whether I’m running a one-shot, an introductory game for complete beginners, a team-building event, a private party, or an ongoing campaign, I tailor the experience to the group, the occasion, and the players’ comfort levels.

What I Bring to the Table:
1. An engaging story.
I create adventures filled with exploration, memorable characters, high-stakes encounters, humor, surprises, and plenty of opportunities for players to shape the story. Published adventures can provide the foundation, but the players’ choices and the roll of the dice determine where the story goes.

2. A game that welcomes everyone.
No prior RPG experience is required. I explain the rules, guide players through character creation, help with dice and mechanics, and make sure everyone has opportunities to participate. Experienced players can dive right into the deeper strategy and roleplay, while newcomers have the support they need to feel comfortable.

3. A collaborative experience.
I’m not interested in putting on a performance where the players simply watch the story happen. The players are the protagonists. I facilitate the world, present the challenges, portray the NPCs, and help keep the game moving, while the group decides what their characters do.

4. A balance of roleplay, strategy, and adventure.
Some groups love dramatic character moments. Others want tactical combat. Some want to investigate mysteries, solve puzzles, explore strange worlds, or simply see what happens when someone asks, “What if I tried this?” My games make room for all of it.

5. Professional facilitation.
For event planners and hosts, I take care of the game itself so you don’t have to. I can handle rules explanations, character setup, pacing, encounters, storytelling, and keeping the group engaged. My goal is for the organizer to be able to enjoy the event rather than spend the evening wondering whether everyone understands what’s happening.

Depending on the event, I can provide:
* D&D one-shots and standalone adventures
* Beginner-friendly RPG experiences
* Private games for parties and celebrations
* Corporate or organizational team-building experiences
* Games for community and social events
* Introductory sessions for people who have always wanted to try D&D
* Ongoing campaigns for established groups
* Themed or customized adventures tailored to an event or audience
* Character creation and rules guidance
* All the storytelling, game management, and facilitation needed to run the session

Most importantly, clients get an experience designed around connection and participation. D&D is at its best when people are laughing together, solving problems together, cheering when a wild plan succeeds, and occasionally staring in stunned silence at a natural 1.

I bring the adventure. The players bring the imagination. Together, we create the story.

I’ve been playing and running RPGs for most of my life, and I believe RPGs belong to everyone. As a DM, my goal is to create a table that is welcoming, inclusive, fun, and, above all, safe for everyone who sits down to play.

I’m a player at heart, and my guiding question is always: "What will make this fun?"

My games center on collaborative storytelling and player agency. I love building high-stakes adventures packed with atmosphere, humor, unexpected twists, and the occasional moment of beautifully executed chaos. I want players to feel like their choices matter because they do. The story belongs to everyone at the table, not just the person behind the screen.

I reward creativity, encourage teamwork, and generally follow the rules until someone comes up with something much cooler, funnier, or more interesting. I love watching players get completely lost in roleplay, but I’m equally happy when the table is fully locked into a tense tactical encounter. Published adventures and established material often provide the foundation, but the players shape the narrative and the dice decide what happens next.

I’m a radically progressive and inclusive DM, and that philosophy is reflected in the worlds I create. My games feature characters of many backgrounds and identities, including women, trans and nonbinary characters, queer characters, BIPOC characters, disabled and neurodivergent characters, and many other forms of representation. I’m upfront about that because I want everyone to know what kind of table they’re joining. If an inclusive, diverse game makes you uncomfortable, my table probably isn’t the right fit, and it’s better for everyone to know that before the adventure begins.

(1) a basic understanding of the rules of D&D is encouraged but not essential. For access to the free basic rules go here: (link hidden)

(2) a way to roll dice (physical, virtual), as the honor system will be in play

(3) an account on (link hidden) - a free account is available. I will send you my campaign link so that all players can have access to all of my source books for character creation