Our Dungeon Masters
Malcolm and Matt are the Dungeon Masters for Meaningful Gaming. If you are interested in joining our team then please contact us.
Malcolm
I live in Canada with my wife and children but grew up in New Zealand (that’s why I don't have an accent :) ).
My first experience of D and D was in the 1980s where I played with the famous Red Box Set before moving on to Advanced Dungeons and Dragons and so on.
I actually got in trouble at school for playing the game during the height of D and D devil-worshipping hysteria.
It is great to see how things have turned around for D and D and how it is seen as a positive experience for people. Social interaction, creative writing, shared problem-solving, and a positive supportive environment are all huge positives in our cellphone obsessed world.
I love the art of shared storytelling. I, the DM, provide the environment and then you, the player, help build the story. I love it when players come up with creative solutions and I share in the joy. “Remember when we had that lich Acererak cornered on that platform while our cleric had a silence spell cast on him? He was powerless to move and was eventually taken out by a barbarian throwing a bone at him!”
The other great passion I have is the non-profit my wife and I set up called Meaningful Volunteer. We talked to village elders in both Uganda and Nepal and decided to build solar-powered schools in both communities. The schools act more like preschools and give children a running start when they enter the school systems in their respective countries.
I love it that the money that comes in from players like you go directly to supporting these schools via things like teachers’ wages, school lunches, school supplies and so on.
Malcolm
Matt
My name is Matt and I’ll be your Dungeon Master!
I am from Newcastle, England originally but now live in the USA with my wife, dog, and our soon-to-be-born daughter.
I teach moderate-severe needs Special Education and first got into D&D years ago, when a couple of students of mine were interested in playing it as an incentive. Since then, I have truly come to adore the game and other TTRPGs.
At our virtual table, you and your fellow players will dive into a world I make around the characters that you make. Together, we will weave a story that is new and unique every time we sit down to play.
In the early game, your characters will quickly rise above their compatriots to become folk heroes (if that’s what your party decide to do!). As characters begin to search for new sources of power they will combat great, civilization-threatening foes. Any campaigns that make it to the end game will be perilous, cosmos-level adventures with slow level expansion and grand artifact hunts spanning all the planes of existence.
I come to Meaningful Gaming after being a player in Malcolm’s fantastic modified Rime of the Frostmaiden campaign (check us out on the Meaningful Gaming Youtube channel under “Neverlost Knuckleheads!). It’s a great thing to play D&D, but it’s even greater when you can watch the money for the games you enjoy go into building up a community and educating children who need it.
I hope to immerse you all someday soon in the fantastical realms and deepest, darkest dungeons of D&D 5e.
Matt