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Matt P

Game Master

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Matt P

Game Master

Matt P

he/him 5(1)

  • Washington
  • America/New_York
  • In person & online
  • English
Beginner friendly10+ years GMingRoleplay heavyImprov-drivenOriginal worldsPlayer agencyQueer friendly
Hi, I'm Matt! I've been running tabletop RPGs for just over 20 years, and I'm always eager to meet new players and see what kinds of creative and wonderful stories we can create. My games tend to be improvisation-heavy and player-driven. I've run all types of games for all sorts of players, and aim to create a welcoming and encouraging space for people to play in. I particularly love introducing new players to the hobby and helping them find the confidence to stretch their role-playing wings!
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How I run games

I'm a very story-focused GM, with an emphasis on player creativity and collaborative storytelling. I like when players take the game in unexpected directions, and I've gotten very good at thinking on my feet. I enjoy role-playing, character development, and interesting narrative choices that shake up the story.

What players say about Matt P

  • Matt the DM was great -- very organized, knowledgeable, and flexible. Good sense of humor too. This was a really fun evening.

    Owen

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

  • 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

  • Cyberpunk

    • Cyberpunk +7
    • 2 – 6 players
    • Moderate rules

    Rule the neon sprawl with Cyberpunk RED, the near-future game of mercs, megacorps and hard choices from R. Talsorian Games. Fast, deadly action, slick tech and tense heists. If you know Cyberpunk 2077, you already feel the grit and style.

    View system: Cyberpunk

  • 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.

    View system: Vaesen

  • Tales from the Loop

    • Mystery +7
    • 2 – 5 players
    • Light rules

    Be kids in the 80s that never was, where robots idle in fields and a vast particle accelerator hums beneath your town. Tales from the Loop blends warm nostalgia with gentle chills, like Stranger Things but kinder, using light rules that keep friendship, curiosity, and bikes in the spotlight.

    View system: Tales from the Loop

  • 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

  • Scum and Villainy

    • Space Opera +7
    • 2 – 5 players
    • Moderate rules

    Scum and Villainy is a fast, cinematic space-opera heist game where your crew pulls daring jobs, dodges syndicates and the Hegemony, and keeps the ship flying. Think Firefly with sharp tools for teamwork and trouble. Great for one-shots or ongoing crews.

    View system: Scum and Villainy

  • Pendragon

    • Arthurian +7
    • 2 – 6 players
    • Moderate rules

    Pendragon puts you in King Arthur’s Britain as a valorous or flawed knight shaped by honor, love, and duty. Think The Once and Future King. Quest through battles and courtly intrigue, swear oaths, and watch your household rise across generations.

    View system: Pendragon

  • Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game

    • Space Opera +7
    • 2 – 6 players
    • Moderate rules

    Blast stormtroopers, race TIEs, and swashbuckle across the galaxy in West End Games' classic D6 Star Wars RPG. Fast, pulpy, and cinematic, it feels like the original trilogy. Perfect for daring heists, Rebel missions, and family-friendly adventures with 2 to 6 players.

    View system: Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game

  • Fiasco

    • Crime +6
    • 3 – 5 players
    • Light rules

    Fiasco is a fast, GMless story game of small-time capers gone very wrong. Think Fargo’s mix of crime, comedy and disaster. You and your friends build messy relationships, set scenes, and watch bold plans explode into hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking consequences.

    View system: Fiasco

  • Ten Candles

    • Tragic +7
    • 3 – 6 players
    • Light rules

    Ten Candles is a one‑shot, tragic horror story told in a room lit by candles. With each scene, another light goes out and the darkness closes in. Think The Mist, but everyone knows it ends badly, and that is what makes the journey gripping.

    View system: Ten Candles
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Genres I love

  • Pirate

    Salt spray, creaking decks, and cutlass fights as you chase treasure and rivals across dangerous seas. Swashbuckling adventure like Pirates…

    View genre: Pirate

  • Heist

    Assemble the crew, case the target, and pull off the score. Think Ocean's Eleven, with clever plans, expert roles, close calls, and a dash…

    View genre: Heist

  • Comedy

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

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  • Surreal

    Dream logic at the table. Rooms fold into each other, clocks bleed, and questions answer themselves. Think Alice in Wonderland, with…

    View genre: Surreal
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How I like to play

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Where I play online

  • 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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