Portfolio
The GM Tim
Welcome to my professional portfolio. These links showcase my work and abilities as a Game Master, writer, and content creator. Explore the key events I am part of, my published products, and more. Discover how I bring creativity, passion, and inspiration to the world of roleplaying games.
Skills
Key skills I have learned and mastered through my projects so far include, yet are not limited to:
Storytelling
- Expert in crafting engaging and immersive narratives for tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs).
- Adept at developing unique story arcs, memorable characters, and dynamic settings.
Game Mastering
- Expert at running and managing TTRPG sessions, ensuring an inclusive and enjoyable experience for all players.
- Skilled in adapting game mechanics and rules to enhance gameplay and player engagement (using the Rule of Cool).
- Conflict management and group engagement capabilities.
Content Creation
- Experienced in producing high-quality content for various platforms, including blogs, podcasts, and video streams.
- Ability to create compelling adventure modules, world settings, and written content that resonates with diverse audiences.
Community Building & Networking
- Committed to fostering a positive and inclusive community within the RPG space, and insisting on it when it is lacking.
- Experienced in engaging with audiences through social media, live events, and interactive content.
Time & Project Management
- Strong organizational and leadership skills, managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Proven track record of successfully coordinating events, writing projects, and collaborative ventures.
- Produce quality deliverables on time and am quick to edit when feedback is provided.
Projects
My brand projects vary from my series Star Trek Adventures: Lost Voyages to my book club Appendix Lit to my movie watch club Watch Party Like it’s 1999. No matter the project—be it my own or with others—every effort is made to be aware of, encourage, and request DEIR practices.
The Links
Here are the places you can find me and the work I’ve done. Below are the external events, projects I have been involved with, podcasts, and articles.
Events
D&D in a Castle
This vacation beyond imagination is pretty wild to be a part of. I was among the first of the DMs to be included in the innageural event in France and have been able to attend every year since. The Castle, now in England, will make your nerd brain melt in all the right ways. It is the ultimate immersive D&D experience, set within a fantastical Castle setting! Join me and other Dungeon Masters for epic adventures.
D20 Cruise
Then, there was the time I played D&D on the ocean. Its wild when you get to look out your window, point to the tropical island, and say “Your ship ports here”. This event is a persoanl favourite. I write adventures with DM Neal and we push the boundries of what we have done beofre and what players expect in a special event game. Embark on an unforgettable adventure where the thrill of your favorite games meets the luxury of a cruise.
Publications & Print
Adventurers League & The DMs Guild
These are adventures I have published so far.
D&D Adventurers League
- DDAL09-06 Infernal Insurgency
- DDAL10-03 Divining Evil
- DDRMH-09 The Deadliest Game.
Independently
- GMTGOB-01 So You Want to be a Goblin
- ‘Neath the Temple
Titanskeep
A brand new high fantasy setting called Kaelador. Brought to you by Hexed Ink.
I got to write some of my best stuff yet for it, don’t worry I’m not going to give any spoilers. I really got to stretch my fantasy brain and am reallly proud of what I wrote, and the other artists I got to write with!
Its coming soon to Kickstarter and you don’t want to miss out!
The Ultimate D&D Guide to Hair
Bring the magic of hair into your games!
Hairy truths are universal, and they deserve a place at your table. This book provides you with ways to incorporate beards, wigs, braids, body hair, stylists, and more into the world’s greatest roleplaying game.
I was a guest contributor! Which ones do you think I made?
ARCADIA Issue: 20 MCDM
This wonderful magazine brought back all that wonderful inspiration from the Dungeons and the Dragons Magazines of the 80s and 90s. Each episode chock-full of gaming goodness. I got to contribute with the guys from Hook & Chance. Together we wrote The Scribes. An organisation you can plug into any game. I can not reccomend the issues enough.
Articles
The Thunderbird
Leah Siegel did an audio article about me in The Thunderbird, the University of BC student publication in Vancouver. I still consider this article from 2019 one of the great honours of my professional gaming career so far. It was the first and was that thing that made me realise “Huh, I am actually doing what I dreamed of.”
The Georgia Straight
Never in my wildest dreams could you have told me that I would be featured in an article about D&D and gaming in an issue of the Georgia Straight. HA! This was a wild thing to come out of 2023.
Podcasts
Hook & Chance Podcast
These fun Canadian brothers discuss how to engage with what you are creating at the table—both as a player and a game master. I love their ability to break down a part of gaming and present it to you so you can do it to.
I have had the priviledge of being in Four episodes.
- Most recently we discussed getting inspired from different media and how I do it in the Appendix Lit Book Club.
- Want to get into other games? This episode is all about the non-D&D games I love.
- In this epsiode, we chat about Letting the Players Lead.
- Here they interview me about being a Theatre-of-the-Mind Dungeon Master.
Mastering Dungeons
In this episode my RMH Adventurers League co-writer, Marcello De Velazquez, and I discussed the Icewind Dale: Rhime of the Frostmaiden adventure book with hosts the stupendous Shawn Merwin and the terrific Teos Abadai. What a treat!
Round Table Chat
Ginny and Paige from the Tomb Show Round Table chatted with me for over an hour on nerdy goodness. It was great to have a conversation with these two amazing humans who I get to see at different Cons. They know their D&D!
Dungeon Master's Block
The DM Neal and I met at D&D in a Castle 1 and the gaming universe has never been the same. I have had a lot of fun gaming with him over the years and have been invited to the DMB a few times to wreack hovok with him.
- The first time I got to be a BlockHead, we discussed goblins, some of my favourite creatures in D&D.
- Then I got to come back and do a deep dive on the little buggers (they are so under valued).
- We chatted again in an episode flexing our DM muscles by building an encounter setting with some dice roles.
Loose Endz
My very first podcast series I ever wrote, DMed, and produced still exists in the interwebs. This began in 2016 and went unitl 2018. They were my first long term group, and my first all queer group. I miss them. Enjoy (also don’t judge, we did this with limited tech haha.)