Professional Game Master in Melbourne
Stevie is a queer Professional Game Master with over 6 years of experience. He is an expert at introducing new players to games. Stevie enjoys facilitating groups through one-shots and short campaigns (3-12 sessions), depending on the system.
Stevie has always had a deep love for telling stories, whether on page or stage. He brings that same energy to being a Game Master.
Like many game masters, Stevie’s journey began with Dungeons and Dragons but diversified into many other games including, but not limited to, Agon and Call of Cthulhu.
Player Endorsements
Stevie is great. When I started a campaign with Stevie, I was relatively green at DnD, Stevie was very supportive and made time to catch up to finesse my character. Stevie provides a safe and inclusive environment for all players at the table. Before the campaign started we were all provided with information about the campaign setting and history. Story wise, there a great opportunities to utilise you spell book and some very tense moments as monster hit hard. Stevie also has a fantastic sense of humour and bounces off the vibe at the table creating some very memorable character moments.
I am always in awe of Stevie’s dedication and the amount of effort he put in the preparation of each session, carrying all the minis and the paraphernalia in order to bring an immersive and exciting world for the players to enjoy and participate in the storytelling. I feel respected in my gameplay and always had incredible fun in our sessions.
Stevie is a fantastic game master. He is warm, welcoming, and a great teacher. He was super prepared for the intro to Agon one shot, with an awesome PowerPoint that walked us through character creation and the mechanics. Stevie was always yes and-ing and ready to hype up the players! I would absolutely play with him again, and recommend his games to others. I felt safe and supported at his table at all times, and we stuck to the time schedule he laid out. In every way the one shot exceeded my expectations, thank you Stevie!
Melbourne Queer TTRPG Community
- Grew and nurtured an online community from the ground up, scaling a Facebook group to 1,500+ engaged members through consistent content, moderation, and inclusive culture-building.
- Programmed and delivered community-driven events, including one-shot days (~60 attendees), convention tabling at Conquest Convention (2024 & 2025) and Tabletop Open Day (2024), and a 20+ person social at the PAX Together Lounge (2024).
- Successfully implemented Square POS to sell community merchandise such as stickers at events just as Tabletop Open Day, which includes managing inventory, and visual merchandising of stall tables.
- Collaborated with Queer artists to create community assets such as our logo.
- Managed digital platforms, including a website, Discord server (300+ members), and mailing list; ensured alignment with community values and audience needs.
- Produced and analysed email communications with strong engagement metrics (50%+ open rate, up to 18.9% CTR), driving turnout and volunteer engagement.
- Facilitated community activations using Asset-Based Community Development principles, with a focus on amplifying local voices, fostering connection, and supporting peer-led initiatives.
Creative Producer
Stevie has over a decade of experience in podcasting, video editing, and content production.
Stevie began his foray into podcasting back in 2012, when he started a podcast with a partner. That podcast ran for 3 years. His responsibilities included researching topics, booking guests, conducting interviews, creating social media posts and sharing the editing role.
When Stevie moved into providing services online to business-owners, his offerings included podcast editing, newsletters, and social media.
Stevie’s Podcast Clients:
Working with Stevie has been a dream for the past 6 years. Quick response, detail-obsessed, high-quality work that’s seen our podcast grow to nearly 4 million downloads now. There’s no way I’d have been able to do this alone. Stevie has played an integral part in that growth and success.
From day one of me thinking about starting a podcast, Stevie was leading the way with a great onboarding process, asking me all the right questions to ensure I thought things through and setting things up correctly from the beginning. He handled EVERYTHING to do with my podcast “Leveraged and Loving It” for its entire life (3 years). From setting up and launching the show, to editing and mixing sound, creating intros and outros, and making sure everything looks and sounds professional.
To be honest, I don’t really know the ins and outs of everything that he did, because I didn’t need to. Stevie was “on it”, which meant I didn’t have to think about it. All I had to do was record the episode, upload it into our shared folder and let him do the rest. There’s no way I could have (or would have) run a weekly podcast for 3 years without him.”
Want to work with Stevie? Reach out via email: stevie@stevieschafer.me
Professional Game Master
Stevie is a queer Professional Game Master with over 6 years of experience. Stevie enjoys facilitating groups through one-shots and short campaigns (3-12 sessions), depending on the system.
Stevie has always had a deep love for telling stories, whether on page or stage. He brings that same energy to being a Game Master.
Like many game masters, Stevie’s journey began with Dungeons and Dragons but diversified into many other games including, but not limited to Agon, Call of Cthulhu, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, and more.
What are Stevie’s values when it comes to facilitating games?
Fun-forward Experience – Having fun (and that can look a lot of different ways), is an important part of the TTRPG experience. When facilitating games, Stevie makes an effort to follow the fun that the table is pursuing. A lot of the time this will look like “yes, and…” or “no, but…” to steer the experience in the direction of fun.
Inclusive Narratives – It’s important to have diverse representation in our TTRPG narratives. In Stevie’s worlds, you’ll find a variety of sexual orientations and genders, abilities, and more.
Respectful Engagement – While following the fun is important, being mindful of what everyone at the table is seeking is also very important. Stevie aims to make sure that everyone is having a satisfactory experience through safety practices such as X-cards, content theme disclosures, and an open table policy. For campaigns, Stevie provides a list of expected themes as well as what things will not be tolerated at the table.
If you’re interested in having Stevie facilitate a game or campaign for you, please reach out via email: stevie@stevieschafer.me
Aussie Role Call Podcast
In 2024, Stevie with Kate O’Sullivan and Dan Machuca started the Aussie Role Call Podcast, for ARC (the Australian Roleplay Community).
Stevie came to the project with over a decade of podcast experience as is both a cohost and the producer.
The episodes highlight some of the amazing creators, humans, and events happening in the Australian TTRPG scene. The 3 hosts rotate interviewing responsibilities (sometimes you might be lucky enough to get all 3 in an episode).
The main segment that Stevie looks after is News, where he covers upcoming events, game releases, crowdfunding campaigns and more.
Aussie Role Call puts out an episode every two weeks on a Tuesday.
Latest Episode
Scenario Writer
Stevie is a published DMs Guild author with 3 titles. These 3 titles are all one shots set in Faerun, specifically the region of the Silver Marches. The adventurers will find themselves sent out on various quests by the Vault of Sages, a hub of research and learning in Silverymoon.
You can buy all three for the price of just one adventure if you buy them in a bundle.
TTRPG Creator
Stevie has begun designing games of his own. Currently, he has two TTRPGs and one lyric game.
Fates Less Known. The first game Stevie designed was a duet romance-TTRPG that uses Tarot cards called Fates Less Known. In Fates Less Known, one person plays the Oracle (a GM-like role) and the other is the Seeker. The Seeker is going to the Oracle to find out about their future love life. The game unfolds over scenes and is led by the tarot cards. The Oracle uses the major arcana to present locations and challenges. The Seeker uses the minor arcana to dictate how well their actions in said scenes go.
The Godling Odyssey. The Godling Odyssey is a solo journaling game inspired by Greek mythology and games such as Agon. In it, the player takes on the role of an exiled god who is trying to solve strife on the islands they visit in order to return home to their rightful place amongst the stars. It was written as part of a game jam in 2024.