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David Montgomery, Venture Captain of the Boston Lodge, just earned his fifth star! And boy, did he earn it. I ran a survey of our lodge, and here are a few of the things that those of us who have had the good fortune to play at his tables had to say:
"David does a great job welcoming in new players and making the table fun for everybody."
"fun, fair and fantastic...he made me want to play more games."
"He rolled with the strange ideas we came up with and wove it into the story. He was one of my favorite DMs I've had. He is also kind and great to just talk to during down times."
"David's enthusiasm is infectious. He fosters a table environment where every player, new and old, feels welcome, and everyone gets a chance to feel that their character is awesome. His NPCs are vibrant, distinctive, and often funny."
Answers to a question asking for suggestions for David to improve as a GM:
"He could run more games"
"This is difficult, he's the model I try to base my gming on."
Well done, David! We at the Boston Lodge are lucky to have you!
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Congrats, David! You slaughtered my table in Bonekeep Part 1 at PaizoCon this year, but it was a great game in spite of being the sole survivor. Well earned!
Thanks, Scott.
I think there was one other survivor (The aasimar that couldn't take much cold damage.)
RPG Superstar 2010 Top 16
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Hey, David, super job.
I was wondering:as you've seen 150 tables come and go, have you noticed any trends? Are players acting differently now than they did a couple three years ago? Are they bringing a different type of character to the table? (And yes, there are more gunslingers now than there were 4 years ago. That's not what I mean!!)
Do you get a chance to play as well? Has your playing changed the way you GM? Has your GMing style changed the way you play?
What's the best thing that the Boston PFS Lodge can teach / model for the rest of us?
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Incidentally, the shock fence out on the reef is a good idea. Sharks, good idea. Both of them ... counterproductive.
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Hey, David, super job.
I was wondering:as you've seen 150 tables come and go, have you noticed any trends? Are players acting differently now than they did a couple three years ago? Are they bringing a different type of character to the table? (And yes, there are more gunslingers now than there were 4 years ago. That's not what I mean!!)
Actually, we don't have that many gunslingers running around Boston. And if we do, they're usually not full Gunslingers. I would say, if anything, there's been a growing trend in the Cleric dip, so players can be more proactive in taking care of their own healing, as well as being able to use some protective wands like Protection from evil.
What's the best thing that the Boston PFS Lodge can teach / model for the rest of us?
Um... How to pawk ouwah caws in da Hawvuhd Yawd? Joking aside, I think a lot of our players, definitely not all, like to build there characters with levels of power built in. We can sit back and not super-wipe the older easier scenarios, and still turn it up to full-on cheese monster when the going gets tough.
Also, from what I hear, we have a very strong GM pool compared to some other places, so come visit us in Boston!
