Meet Your Game Masters

Professor Dungeon Master

Professor Dungeon Master is the creator and host of the YouTube channel Dungeon Craft, which focuses on homebrew and independent tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs). He has contributed to the TTRPG community through published adventures, and has written for TSR, Goodman Games, Kobold Press, Fate of the Norns, and many more. He is the creator of Ultimate Dungeon Terrain. His content is known for blending intricate information with humor, making it accessible and enjoyable for both new and seasoned players.

Bob World Builder

While I can run a rules-as-written game, my initiation to TTRPGs was a hilarious homebrew mess with my best friends. In the 8 or so years I've been a game master, I've developed a fun-focused style that lies somewhere closer to the latter.

Almost all of my RPG experience is with a few d20 fantasy systems because I love the general setting and the mechanical swing! I've run huge modules, tiny modules, lots of homebrew, one-on-one sessions, and a couple 10+ player sessions. As long as your idea of a fun game night involves a few goofs, a little grit, and rolling with the dice, we're going to have a great time.

Dungeon Dad

I've been DMing D&D since 2011. I started out playing 3.5, and eventually made the shift over to 5E around 2015.

I've run campaigns in all sorts of different D&D settings, including my own personal world that has been growing and evolving since I started my first game table (it's been blown up a few times by player action and inaction over the years, but that's okay). These days either 5E D&D or Mork Borg are my go-to systems.

Justin Alexander (The Alexandrian)

Justin is the USA Today Bestselling author of the ENNIE Award-winning So You Want to Be a Game Master. He has previously worked with Modiphius, Atlas Games, Fantasy Flight Games, Steve Jackson Games, and others on games such as Technoir, Unknown Armies, Feng Shui, Over the Edge, Mutant Chronicles, Castles & Crusades, Heavy Gear, and Jovian Chronicles. He was the lead designer for the Infinity RPG and co-designer of the second edition of Magical Kitties Save the Day.

His multiple award-winning website, the Alexandrian, is a treasure trove of GMing lore, RPG reviews, and strange adventures.

Deficient Master

Deficient Master is obsessed with the art of Game Mastery. For over 13 years he's been running various d20 systems such as D&D, Pathfinder, Old School Essentials, and Dungeon Crawl Classics before making his YouTube debut as the Deficient Master, combining old-school philosophy with new-school principles as well as hacking TTRPGs into everything such as his D&D But Actually Monopoly series.

Baron de Ropp (Dungeon Masterpiece)

Baron de Ropp, the YouTuber behind Dungeon Masterpiece, is extremely passionate about D&D and other tabletop role playing games. Ropp has over 27 years of experience “Dungeon Mastering” for various RPGs, and an educational and career background in media production and applied geopolitical risk analysis.

With these skills, Ropp focuses on synthesizing his varied background. Ropp coalesces lessons from cinema, literature, and video games to create richer stories, and uses the school of Applied Geopolitics to develop complex and cohesive fantasy settings on par with the Game of Thrones or Mass Effect franchises.

Kelsey Dionne (The Arcane Library)

I first got into TTRPGs when my mom borrowed a boxed AD&D 2E set from her librarian friend because she knew I'd like it, and the rest is history.

I've been running D&D games for about 25 years and learned the ropes from some of Gary Gygax's own players, and have since created the popular system, Shadowdark. I have an improvisational style that focuses on fast rulings and energetic pacing. I'm very excited to come together with dear friends and supporters in the industry for Green Dragon Fest!

Steely Sam

Steely Sam is a well-known D&D YouTuber with over 300k+ subscribers. He specializes in monster lore and hosts a fan-favorite 'DM hotline' live stream. Some of his popular videos include, How To Run A Business In D&D, What Is A Gold Piece Worth, and DM Prep Guides for specific modules.

DM Scotty (The DM's Craft)

I was in high school when I started with advanced D&D. I adore the RPG experience, as it is truly unique. The thrill of engaging with a narrative crafted by everyone at the table is a feeling that never grows old.

I am often referred to as the "Craftfather of RPGs" due to my creation of the DM's Craft YouTube channel over a decade ago. The channel is focused on providing budget-friendly crafting ideas for RPGs. While many other similar channels have emerged since then, I have slowly backed away from creating vids but still enjoy crafting for my own games as well as convention games.

At the upcoming Green Dragon Fest, I plan to incorporate miniatures and terrain into my gaming sessions to enhance the experience. Additionally, I will be running my popular EZD6 RPG system.

House DM

I wasn't there in the beginning. I'm one of those who knew about D&D growing up, but didn't get the chance to play until after college. Since then, I've run about 4 full campaigns, countless short adventures and one-shots, built my own terrain, and started my own Youtube channel; House DM. I cut my teeth playing 5e and have run/played many systems, but currently, my go-to is still Shadowdark.

The best Doctor once said, "People assume that D&D is a strict set of rules that should never be changed, modified, or otherwise altered, but actually, from a nonlinear, non-subjective viewpoint, D&D is more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, gamey-wamey... stuff," or something like that.

Looking forward to rollin' bones with you! Dice for the dice Gods.

Alex Alvarez (The Ultimate Effort Show)

I have DM'ed every edition of D&D since AD&D 2E, including extensive time in the most recent Fifth Edition. I have dabbled in other systems as well, including WEG Star Wars, Pathfinder/Starfinder, DCC, Dungeon World, and OSE. However, I find a lot of enjoyment in more rules-lite systems these days, including Index Card RPG, EZD6, and Shadowdark.

In terms of style, I consider myself to be a very player-focused DM. My polar star is making sure players are having a great time, and a ton of the tools in my "DM toolbox" have been carefully curated over the years to help ensure fun at the table. One of the hallmarks of my style is making sure every player gets equal time in the spotlight and gets a chance to shine at the table. I like putting characters in peril, keeping them ragged, and cheering for them as they overcome.

These days, I usually DM for other DMs, and I have received several accolades in this regard. Most recently, Kelsey Dionne over at The Arcane Library described me as an "S-Tier DM." I am also a game designer and frequent collaborator over at Runehammer Games and I'm known for design work on Xeno Dead Zone and for being the creator of the Altered State cyberpunk supplement for Index Card RPG.

Grace World Destroyer (Wife of Bob World Builder)

Grace World Destroyer has been playing and running TTRPGs for 10 years, about half of that time alongside her husband (and cosmic counterpart) Bob World Builder. Together, they host a podcast called "It's What Our Characters Would Do".

As the name implies, Grace World Destroyer tends to walk on the spooky side when it comes to genre. Her plots are typically dark and/or post-apocalyptic fantasy and include themes of insanity, despair, and body horror.

Grace's favorite thing about tabletop gaming is community– bringing a bunch of friends together over a pile of snacks to have a good time telling a story together. For her, any ruleset will do as long as collaborative storytelling is the focus. Her favorite TTRPGs include D&D 5e, Into the Odd, Shadowdark, Ten Candles, and Thirsty Sword Lesbians.