Kylan the GM

I’ve had the joy of playing under Kylan’s GMing in five different TTRPG systems over the past five years: D&D, Daggerheart, Dragonbane, Monster of the Week, and Blades in the Dark. He’s led us on all sorts of different adventures, but the consistent elements have always been his fantastic storycrafting and worldbuilding skills, his ability to make learning the rules unintimidating to new players, and his commitment to fostering a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere at the table. He’s created memories for us that’ll be with us for the rest of our lives and introduced us to so many worlds that I’m honestly a bit sad I can’t move to IRL (although visiting them once or twice a month is a great consolation prize). It’s a great privilege to be able to explore the vast landscapes of his imagination. On a less sweeping note, another thing that makes Kylan’s games so immersive is how well he embodies the NPCs. This skill of his really helps encourage roleplay, too; it’s easy to overcome shyness with RPing when the characters feel so natural to interact with, and having their personalities so interesting and distinct from one another makes you really WANT to interact with them even if you do have a barrier like that. And speaking of barriers, he’s excellent about honoring boundaries and seeking out/responding to player feedback. Those are things that could get easily overlooked at another table, but they go a long way toward making sure everyone feels respected and comfortable.

I could keep going on about all the ways Kylan is a top-tier GM, but wouldn’t it be more fun to find them out for yourself? =-P

Kylan is a fantastic game master. Not only is he there to lay out the adventure, he really pays attention to what the characters are doing, and brings players into the story with patience and encouragement. I’ve never seen him get frustrated or thrown off by anything, including story zigzags and surprises! He has an explosive imagination, and his worlds and characters feel real and full. Have confidence to play with Kylan — he will take care of you at the table, and you will have a great time!

I started playing with Kylan years ago, and have super fond memories of the games of D&D and Monster of the Week he set up for us. Kylan always brought us imaginative, well-researched adventures and built vivid worlds for our PCs to bounce around in. Patient, enthusiastic, helpful, and never made me feel badly for having a newbie question or needing some time to figure stuff out. Can’t recommend Kylan highly enough!

I have been playing TTRPGs with Kylan for over 6 years now! His stories and skills as a GM have led us on adventures from ancient Greece, to mythical lands, to the streets of NYC fighting samurai crabs. If you need someone to whisk you away and make you love DND or any ttrpg you have found the right person!!

I played at Kylan’s table for multiple years, both in person and online. He was very welcoming when I was first starting out in the hobby. He quickly got me up to speed on how to play and I was soon invested in his worlds. He gave everyone at the table an engaging, collaborative experience. It was clear he put a lot of care into his preparation, and he approached his world- and encounter-building with creativity and thoughtfulness.