Me in the snow, with collar and scarf, looking to the right

Nathaniel V. Kreiman

Nat! (they/he)
Designer, Editor, Professional Gamemaster,
Storyteller, Sensitivity Consultant
Contact: [email protected]

Selected Works

Organized by company, mostly the ones you can buy.

Flee, Mortals!

Designer, Elementals Faction
MCDM – 2023

Flee, Mortals! Cover, with MCDM and DND Beyond logos along the bottom.

Where Evil Lives

Designer, Ash Queen's Reliquary
MCDM – 2023

Where Evil Lives Cover, with MCDM and DND Beyond logos along the bottom.

Arcadia 19

Sensitivity Consultant
MCDM – 2022

Arcadia Issue #19 Cover

The Undead Gala

Ennie Nominated, Design Developer & Editor
Is Friday Productions – 2023

The Undead Gala Cover, with Vineyard RPG and Black Flag Roleplayer Logos, and a 5e Compatible Sticker.

The Vineyard RPG

Lead Designer
Is Friday Productions – Pending Release

The Vineyard RPG Cover Art

Weeds in the Waste

Developmental & Line Editor
Siren Song Games – 2024

Weeds in the Waste Cover with "A Siren's Song Game by Meghan Cross" on the cover

O Patron Mine

Developmental & Line Editor
Siren Song Games – Pending Release

O Patron Mine Cover Art, says "A Siren Song Game by Meghan Cross" in addition to the title text

Sanctuary & Sentinel

Developmental & Line Editor
Siren Song Games – 2023 & 2022

Sanctuary & Sentinel combined release Cover Art, says "A Siren Song Game by Meghan Cross" in addition to the game titles

Echoes of the Lost City

Developmental & Line Editor
Siren Song Games – 2023

Echoes of The Lost City Cover Art, says "A Siren Song Game by Meghan Cross"

One Particular Harbor

Developmental & Line Editor
Siren Song Games – 2020

Sentinel Cover Art, says "A Siren Song Game by Meghan Cross" and has the Powered by Sentinel Logo in the bottom right

Disability Best Practices Guidelines

Work with Represent Me:
Autism Workplace Best Practices Guide, Writer – 2021
ADHD Workplace Best Practices Guide, Editor – 2021
Speech Conditions Workplace Best Practices Guide, Writer – 2021

Represent Me company Logo, with a game controller on the left and a rainbow heart on the right.

Also check out my professional GMing career via the "Pro GM" button below.

About

"Ever since high school play production, I wanted to be a storyteller. Didn't know how, but here I am. I wasn't an actor though, I ran the light board, I builts sets. I wanted to give that invaluable scaffolding that enables each beautiful story of the stage. In TTRPGs it's no different, I facilitate. By creating the rules that bring us together, or by empowering my players to share their own stories."Nathaniel is a designer, professional GM, and RPG mechanics over-enthusiast based in the Seattle area (troll for proof). He believes everyone has a story worth telling, and has the best time when narrative and mechanics intermingle like a delicious smoothie. He currently runs D&D six days a week as a professional GM, and hopes to one day hit his personal goal of 10,000 hours behind the GM screen. He's nearly halfway there, with over 1,500 3-hour sessions ran. On occasion he even finds the time to be a player.

Me and my partner on the Fremont Troll's hand

Outside the TTRPG sphere he is a University of Washington alum, with a bachelor's degree in Communication and a special focus on Small Group Comm. He loves dancing to swing music, theater, his partner Isa, and Magic: The Gathering. Not in that order.

Professional Gamemaster

Nat!, as he's known to his players, runs professional TTRPG sessions via StartPlaying six days a week. Cultivating an environment where novice and veteran players alike can take risks and expand their joy of the game. While 5e Dungeons & Dragons is far and away his most popular offering, he's also ran numerous sessions of Blades in the Dark, Quest RPG, Monster of the Week, and his most recent love, Fabula Ultima. He has a personal goal of 10,000 lifetime hours behind the GM screen and is nearly halfway there, with an estimated 4,800 so far, a quarter of which he's done through StartPlaying.Among his players and peers he's known for player-bespoke storytelling, custom designs, and as the GM other pro GMs come to with their mechanics questions. A classic Nat GM move is to explain exactly how a rule is supposed to work, right before explaining why he's going to break it this time.

GM Profile and the StartPlaying website, hyperlinked.