Adam Koebel is a Canadian Twitch streamer, game designer, photographer, relationship enthusiast and GM for many tabletop roll playing games, such as Dungeons & Dragons, Burning Wheel, Stars Without Number, and many more. Adam goes by the handle “skinnyghost” on both Twitter(48.5k followers) and Instagram(8359 followers) and has a Discord channel called The Math Squad, as well as a Youtube channel where a lot of his Twitch content can be found. Adam Koebel is a queer person, making him a prominent figure in Twitch’s queer community as well as a strong advocate of representation and equality in both tabletop and video games, as well as all other forms of media.
Twitter seems to be Adam’s primary social media outlet, next to Discord. Where as Instagram is almost primarily for photography. The Twitch stream and YouTube channel are where I get the majority of my fix though. Adam Koebel’s video game Let’s Plays are unique, in that he starts out with a segment called “A Book by its Cover”, where he critiques the title screen as a separate work of art from the rest of the game, or at the very least, an introduction to what can be expected from the rest of the game. As he plays the game he likes to point out and discuss various artistic elements/choices made by the developers, or in some cases, a lack there of. He has a program called First Look, where he analyzes a new tabletop RPG and goes over the mechanics and setting. He has a program called GM Prep, which is pretty self explanatory. and a GM advise program called Office Hours, where he takes three questions involving roll playing games, sent in via his website(adam-koebel.com), and answers/discusses them. There is also a spin-off of Office Hours called Hot For Teacher, with the same format as Office Hours, but instead of RPG advice, he gives relationship advice, or to be more accurate, he discusses relationship issues sent in via his website.
The reason I admire Adam Koebel so much, is that he one of most genuine people on the interwebs. He inspires me to be a better person, while making me feel validated as an individual. His show Hot For Teacher alone has helped me out with several issues I was having. He’s always kind and considerate to those around him, whether they are in chat, or playing an RPG with him. I could go on, but just watch some of his content, and you’ll see for yourself.
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