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Isa the DM

Game Master

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Isa the DM

Game Master

Isa the DM

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  • Chicago
  • America/Chicago
  • In person & online
  • English
Beginner friendlyRoleplay heavyTheatre background10+ years GMingLGBTQ+Snack-positive tableVoices & accentsLow prep neededOne-shot specialistWomen-led tables
Isa is a storyteller and creative with a background in improv and theater. Her games focus on collaborative storytelling, putting the players in the driver's seat of the story. As she says before every game, she loves to bring chaos to the table and welcomes it back in return.

Isa has roughly 10 years of TTRPG experience, running professional games for the last three. She creates a welcoming and engaging table for new and experienced players alike. Her games are roleplay heavy with a dollop of combat. One of her greatest joys is watching a group of people become a party of adventurers.

If you are interested in learning more about Isa, please check out on social media (@isathedm).
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Game systems I run

  • Dungeons & Dragons

    • High Fantasy +7
    • 1 – 7 players
    • Moderate rules

    Forge your own fantasy tale with Dungeons & Dragons. Create a party of bold heroes, outsmart traps, bargain with dragons, and claim treasure in vivid worlds. Think the fellowship spirit of The Lord of the Rings, only you choose the paths, the battles, and the ending.

    View system: Dungeons & Dragons

  • Call of Cthulhu

    • Cosmic Horror +7
    • 2 – 6 players
    • Moderate rules

    Call of Cthulhu is the classic game of investigative cosmic horror. Play doomed investigators probing occult mysteries and fragile sanity.

    View system: Call of Cthulhu

  • Daggerheart

    • High Fantasy +7
    • 2 – 6 players
    • Moderate rules

    Daggerheart is a high-fantasy RPG where every roll uses Hope and Fear d12s. Big heroics meet meaningful consequences in fast, story-first play.

    View system: Daggerheart

  • Starfinder

    • Space Opera +6
    • 2 – 6 players
    • Detailed rules

    Starfinder is Paizo’s science-fantasy of blaster fights, spell-slinging technomancers, and starship showdowns. Think Mass Effect with magic. Our Game Masters guide you through strange worlds, daring heists, and alien mysteries that reward teamwork and bold choices.

    View system: Starfinder

  • Monster of the Week

    • Monster Hunting +7
    • 2 – 5 players
    • Light rules

    Hunt monsters, solve weird mysteries, and save people before dawn. Monster of the Week is a fast, story-first game of small-town scares and urban legends, perfect for one-shots or campaigns. Think road-tripping leads and desperate showdowns, like Supernatural.

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  • Blades in the Dark

    • Heist +7
    • 2 – 5 players
    • Moderate rules

    Run daring scores as a crew of scoundrels in a haunted industrial city. Blades in the Dark blends tense heists, gritty consequences, and crew advancement, using flashbacks and stress to keep play fast. Think Dishonored, but you and your friends pull the strings.

    View system: Blades in the Dark

  • Vaesen

    • Folklore +7
    • 2 – 5 players
    • Moderate rules

    Vaesen is Nordic folk horror set in a mythic 19th century. You play investigators with the Sight, traveling to remote towns to unravel eerie folklore, make hard bargains, and confront the inhuman. Think Penny Dreadful by lantern light, with trolls, nixies, and long winter roads.

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  • Kids on Bikes

    • Mystery +5
    • 2 – 5 players
    • Light rules

    Bike to the edge of town, then into the unknown. Kids on Bikes is a collaborative mystery game of small-town courage and strange happenings, perfect for beginners and mixed-age groups. Think Stranger Things energy with heart, guided by a professional Game Master.

    View system: Kids on Bikes

  • Coyote & Crow

    • Futuristic +6
    • 2 – 6 players
    • Moderate rules

    Explore an Indigenous future where North America flourished without colonization. Coyote & Crow blends cutting-edge science with living traditions, myth, and mystery, guided by a professional Game Master. Think the cultural pride and advanced tech of Black Panther, grounded in Indigenous North America.

    View system: Coyote & Crow

  • Good Society: A Jane Austen RPG

    • Romance +5
    • 3 – 5 players
    • Light rules

    Trade witty letters, steal glances at the ball, and decide your heart’s fate in Good Society, a Jane Austen roleplaying game. Think Pride and Prejudice where you set the scandal and the happily ever after. Light rules, rich drama, perfect for cozy nights and new players.

    View system: Good Society: A Jane Austen RPG

  • The Quiet Year

    • Post-Apocalyptic +7
    • 2 – 4 players
    • Light rules

    Guide a struggling community through one year of rebuilding before the Frost Shepherds arrive. The Quiet Year is a gentle, post-apocalyptic map-drawing story game for reflective one-shots. Think Station Eleven, but you sketch the world as you go.

    View system: The Quiet Year
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Genres I love

  • Mystery

    Follow the clues, build timelines, and catch the culprit. Think Knives Out, but you are the detective, piecing together alibis and secrets…

    View genre: Mystery
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    Gothic

    Candlelit corridors, storm-lashed manors, secret letters, and forbidden desire. Gothic play blends romance, dread, and family curses, like…

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  • Occult

    Candlelit rituals, cryptic symbols, and whispered conspiracies. Think The X-Files as you chase clues through secret lodges and hidden…

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  • Comedy

    Lighthearted adventures where the punchline matters as much as the plot. Think Monty Python and the Holy Grail energy at the table, with…

    View genre: Comedy

  • Folklore

    Fireside tales made real, with village whispers, fey bargains, river spirits, and old roads at dusk, in the style of The Witcher. Rustic…

    View genre: Folklore

  • Weird

    Slip into strange spaces where reality misbehaves, logic frays, and awe sits beside dread, like Annihilation. Expect impossible biology…

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How I like to play

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Where I play online

  • Discord

    Discord is a free voice, video, and text chat app for online RPGs. Your group meets in a private server, talks in voice, shares screens, and keeps notes…

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  • Roll20

    Roll20 is a browser-based virtual tabletop for maps, tokens, lighting, and character sheets. Your group joins fast, shares the same table online, and plays…

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