Andrew Blase

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Andrew Blase

Andrew Blase writes guides for game masters and players on The Role Players Guild.

709 articles

Helping RPG players find games, game masters find players, and stores fill seats - one connected place instead of a dozen scattered group chats.

Who I help

  • RPG players looking for a table
  • Game masters looking for players
  • Game stores looking to fill seats

My story

How this started

I discovered D&D at 12-13 and loved it, but could only get a handful of games in - I could never reliably find people to play with.

Years later, after going back to college in my 30s, I tried to get back into D&D as an adult and hit the exact same problem again. There was no central hub - games were fragmented across a dozen different sites and social media apps, and I was honestly surprised no one had built one yet.

I ran an online game myself for two years, and it was easier to fill an online table than an in-person one - I could draw players from across the entire US instead of just my local area. That was direct, lived proof that the bottleneck was never interest. It was discovery.

Legendary DMs and the first attempt

In 2020, during COVID, I saw paid game masters emerging as a real trend and started the "Legendary DMs" Facebook group, growing it to about 1,700 members. I built a site that year and started a game scheduler, but I was doing it solo alongside a lot else going on in life, and I dropped the project.

Picking it back up

Recently I revisited that old YouTube channel and noticed some videos had racked up thousands of views - real, if delayed, evidence the audience interest had been there all along. Combined with having grown a lot as a software engineer since 2020, and building being genuinely easier now with today's tooling, that's what pushed me to pick the idea back up.

I posted articles first and got immediate traffic, which is what actually started this build for real - I started building the app itself in June 2026.

I'm also building a character builder now, so new players can build a character without having to read through numerous rulebooks first - it already has real signups from players waiting on it.

What I believe

  • Tabletop games are one of the last real ways to socialize face-to-face in a world that keeps getting more divided and more isolated.
  • The barrier was never interest - it was that finding the right table, GM, or store has always been scattered across a dozen disconnected group chats and forum posts.

Proof

Legendary DMs Facebook group reached about 1,700 members

Legendary DMs on Facebook

Early YouTube content reached thousands of views per video

The character builder already has real player signups before launch

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Articles by Andrew Blase

Best Artificer Spells: D&D 2024 Guide (Eberron)
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Best Artificer Spells: D&D 2024 Guide (Eberron)

Artificer spell choices for D&D 2024, from cantrips through 5th level in Eberron: Forge of the Artificer.

Andrew Blase
2026-08-14
12 min read
PF2e Shining Kingdoms Guide: Campaigns in Andoran, Druma, Galt, Kyonin, Taldor, and the Five Kings Mountains
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PF2e Shining Kingdoms Guide: Campaigns in Andoran, Druma, Galt, Kyonin, Taldor, and the Five Kings Mountains

Choose a Pathfinder 2e Shining Kingdoms campaign by matching Andoran, Druma, Galt, Kyonin, Taldor, or the Five Kings Mountains to your party ties, recurring pressure, and first adventure.

Andrew Blase
2026-08-13
11 min read
PF2e Remastered Dragonet Ancestry Guide
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PF2e Remastered Dragonet Ancestry Guide

A Pathfinder 2e Remastered Dragonet ancestry guide covering Tiny-character rules, all five heritages, every ancestry feat, flight and breath paths, class fits, equipment, and campaign access.

Andrew Blase
2026-08-11
20 min read
Forgotten Realms for D&D 2024: Regions, Factions, Gods, and Magic
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Forgotten Realms for D&D 2024: Regions, Factions, Gods, and Magic

A complete D&D 2024 Forgotten Realms guide: Heroes of Faerun character options, the five Adventures in Faerun regions with gazetteer detail, the eight factions, Faerun's gods, circle magic, spellfire, and campaign use.

Andrew Blase
2026-08-08
65 min read
PF2e Remastered Magus Guide
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PF2e Remastered Magus Guide

A Pathfinder 2e Remastered Magus guide to Spellstrike, Arcane Cascade, hybrid studies, prepared arcane spells, gear, level milestones, and practical build choices.

Andrew Blase
2026-08-08
42 min read
PF2e Remastered Necromancer Guide
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PF2e Remastered Necromancer Guide

A Pathfinder 2e Necromancer guide for prepared occult casting, thralls, grave spells, fatal methods, grim fascinations, equipment, and practical battlefield control.

Andrew Blase
2026-08-08
18 min read
PF2e Remastered Runesmith Guide
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PF2e Remastered Runesmith Guide

A Pathfinder 2e Runesmith guide to etched and traced runes, Invoke Rune, diacritics, weapon and shield choices, crafting, action economy, level milestones, and practical build paths.

Andrew Blase
2026-08-08
40 min read
PF2e Remastered Summoner Guide
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PF2e Remastered Summoner Guide

Build a Pathfinder 2e Summoner around shared actions, shared Hit Points, eidolon tradition, positioning, spell slots, equipment, and a reliable tandem turn.

Andrew Blase
2026-08-08
17 min read
Best Necromancer Feats in Pathfinder 2e Remastered
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Best Necromancer Feats in Pathfinder 2e Remastered

A Pathfinder 2e Remastered Necromancer feat guide with source-backed rankings for thrall tactics, grave spells, fatal methods, grim fascinations, defenses, and high-level class engines.

Andrew Blase
2026-08-08
12 min read
Best Runesmith Feats in Pathfinder 2e Remastered
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Best Runesmith Feats in Pathfinder 2e Remastered

A source-backed Pathfinder 2e Remastered Runesmith feat guide for traced and etched runes, weapon and shield delivery, glyph familiars, diacritics, invocation range, and endgame engines.

Andrew Blase
2026-08-08
40 min read
PF2e Runesmith Runes and Invocations Guide
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PF2e Runesmith Runes and Invocations Guide

Choose Pathfinder 2e Runesmith runes by their lasting job, invocation payoff, target, range, and diacritic compatibility. Build better offensive, defensive, utility, and control packages.

Andrew Blase
2026-08-08
19 min read
Best Magus Spells in Pathfinder 2e Remastered
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Best Magus Spells in Pathfinder 2e Remastered

A Pathfinder 2e Magus spell guide for prepared arcane slots, Spellstrike delivery, cantrips, focus spells, study fit, utility magic, and spell-support equipment.

Andrew Blase
2026-08-08
15 min read
Best Necromancer Spells in Pathfinder 2e Remastered
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Best Necromancer Spells in Pathfinder 2e Remastered

A Pathfinder 2e Necromancer spell guide for prepared occult slots, grave cantrips, grim fascinations, feat-granted grave spells, Focus Point pacing, and tactical spell planning.

Andrew Blase
2026-08-08
13 min read
Best Summoner Spells in Pathfinder 2e Remastered
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Best Summoner Spells in Pathfinder 2e Remastered

A PF2e Summoner spell guide for spontaneous repertoire pressure, eidolon traditions, link spells, Focus Point pacing, eidolon innate magic, and turn-by-turn spell planning.

Andrew Blase
2026-08-08
12 min read
How Long Until You're Actually Making Money as a Paid DM?
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How Long Until You're Actually Making Money as a Paid DM?

There's a difference between how long until someone will pay you and how long until it's real income. Here's the honest timeline, from working paid GMs, not a growth-hack promise.

Andrew Blase
2026-08-05
4 min read