Long Island
Dungeon Master

Master of the Craft • Est. 2020


Become a hero. Explore exotic places. Defeat terrifying monsters.
Curated D&D 5e experiences, run by a 20-year Dungeon Master — Long Island, NY & online.

Bringing the Magic of D&D to You


Dungeons & Dragons is a roleplaying game where each player takes on the role of a hero — a valiant fighter, a spell-slinging wizard, or anything in between. Together you set out on adventures, defeat vicious monsters, and earn glory. It builds problem-solving, sparks imagination, and forges real friendships — all while having a blast.

I'm a professional Dungeon Master. You bring the players; I bring everything else — the story, the miniatures, the maps, the music, and twenty years of craft behind the screen. Whether at your table or fully online, the experience is built to be unforgettable.

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One-Shot Dungeon Crawls: Dank crypts, treacherous marshes, the drow-haunted Underdark, orc war-bands, evil necromancers. A single, self-contained themed session — perfect for a bachelor party, a corporate team-building night, or shaking up game night. No long-term commitment.

Campaign Long-Form Campaigns: A continuing, branching saga for groups who want to meet regularly and live a legendary story. Highly curated and limited — see Services.

Online Virtual Sessions: Can't host in person? I run fully online games over video with digital maps and animated battle boards. The same cinematic experience, anywhere in the world.

Book a free intro call. We talk through what you're after — a one-shot, an ongoing campaign, a workshop, or a custom commission — and I tailor it to your group. One-shots run in 2- or 4-hour blocks; campaign sessions run 4–8 hours.

Then I handle the rest. Players can bring their own characters or I'll provide pre-made ones at the right level in the classes they want. I arrive with everything: characters, hand-painted miniatures, terrain, battle maps, dice, and ambient music.

Premium add-on — 40" TV with animated battle maps:
A fully immersive digital tabletop: live tactical maps, dynamic lighting, fog of war, and cinematic effects. Available for in-person sessions.

Wizards of the Coast released the updated 2024 core rulebooks — a major revision to 5th edition with streamlined rules, new subclasses, and rebalanced play. Think of it as 5e perfected, not replaced.

I run both the classic 2014 rules and the new 2024 revision. New players can jump straight into the updated edition; veterans can stick with what they know. Either way the adventure is the same — only the dice math changes.

Meet the DM


Frank — your Dungeon Master

20+ Years at the Table

Frank has played tabletop RPGs since age ten and run games for two decades — for first-timers and grizzled veterans alike.

Cinematic & Committed

Hand-painted minis, terrain, ambient sound, and real character voices. Every session is built to feel like a movie you star in.

Become a Hero

Barbarian, bard, cleric, druid, fighter, monk, paladin, ranger, rogue, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard — the choice, and the legend, is yours.

Master of the Craft

D&D 5e specialist — 2014 and 2024 rules. Easy for newcomers, deep for veterans, and always the DM's favorite system to run.

Services


Four ways to work with a professional Dungeon Master.

Highly Curated Campaigns

Exclusive, limited-seat long-form campaigns — bespoke stories, hand-painted minis, terrain, and the 40" animated battle-map table. Not a commodity. The best seat in the realm.

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DM Workshops 1-on-1

Private, one-on-one coaching for new and aspiring Dungeon Masters: pacing, improv, encounter design, voices, and prep systems. Learn to run unforgettable games.

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Custom Adventure Commissions

Contract me to write your story. Bespoke campaigns, adventures, and one-shots built to your table, theme, and players — delivered polished and ready to run.

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The Weekly One-Shot Subscription

A brand-new, ready-to-run one-shot adventure in your inbox every week — maps, NPCs, hooks, and twists from a 20-year DM. Never scramble to prep again.

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Choose Your Campaign

Official 5e Adventures • Homebrew Worlds • Dark Sun • Al-Qadim / Calimport • Custom Builds

The Modern Catalog

Every official 5e campaign released since 2019 — ready to run, plus the classics and full homebrew.

Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus Ghosts of Saltmarsh Eberron: Rising from the Last War Explorer's Guide to Wildemount Mythic Odysseys of Theros Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden Candlekeep Mysteries Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos Critical Role: Call of the Netherdeep Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel Spelljammer: Adventures in Space Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen Keys from the Golden Vault Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse Vecna: Eve of Ruin Quests from the Infinite Staircase …or a fully custom world, built for you
An Original Game by the Long Island Dungeon Master

SKU Crawlers


The whole world is your dungeon. In Development • Playable Demo

Scan anything. A cereal box. A paperback. A parking sign. SKU Crawlers turns any barcode, QR code, or URL into a one-of-a-kind dungeon — every SKU is a seed, and every seed is a run no one has ever played before. Twenty years of dungeon-mastering, distilled into a roguelike you carry in your pocket.

Scan-to-Seed

Any barcode, QR, URL, or scrap of text becomes a procedurally generated dungeon — its own layout, loot, and monsters. Infinite, shareable runs hiding on everything around you.

Programmable Instincts

Don't just mash attack. Program your crawler's combat reflexes before the fight with simple IF/THEN rules — "IF HP below 30% → drink a heal" — then watch your tactics execute. Part crawler, part puzzle.

Classes & Stances

Play the relentless Slayer, the immovable Sentinel, and more — then shift your stance mid-crawl to match whatever the dark throws at you.

Deep RPG Systems

Spellbooks, a living Grimoire, character folios, stats, and gear. The crunch veterans crave — no table required.

Roguelike Runs

Descend floor by floor, bank your Crawls, die, learn, and chase the perfect seed. Every loss makes the next run smarter.

Built on the Tag Registry

Hand-built solo in Godot on a custom data-driven engine — every item, enemy, and rule is data, so the world is endlessly expandable.

SKU Crawlers — scan a barcode to seed a dungeon
Scan to seed a run
SKU Crawlers — programmable instinct combat rules
Programmable instincts
SKU Crawlers — tactical combat
Tactical combat
SKU Crawlers — spellbook and stats
Spellbook & stats
SKU Crawlers — character folio
Character folio

SKU Crawlers is a trademark of Frank Papaleo. All game content © Frank Papaleo.

Ready to Roll?


Book a free intro call or reach out directly — campaigns, workshops, commissions, or just questions. Let's build something legendary.

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