Valiant Dorian Carrd

About

Valiant is an actual play performer, game designer and streamer who creates bold and wildhearted worlds and stories through the lens of his queerness and desi heritage.Since his Actual Play debut in the Summer 2021, Valiant weaves stories in a character-driven and poetically evocative performance.He thrives in stories featuring duality, love & grief, the wrath & justice and divinity & monstrosity.

Awards & Nominations

Crit Awards 2023
Best GM | Indie (Nominated)Crit Awards 2024
Best Player | Indie (Nominated)TransplanarRPG | The Chaos Protocol | Seir (Player)
Crit Awards 2024
Best Series - WinnerT.O. Webfest 2024
Official Selection
Best Video Actual Play Series - Winner
Best Character Play Performance - Val as Seir (Nominated)New Jersey Webfest 2024
Official Selection
Best Ensemble Cast of an Actual Play - Winner
Outstanding Fantasy Actual Play (Video) - Winner
Best Character Performance in Actual Play Video - Val as Seir (Nominated)MN Webfest 2024
Official Selection
Best Actual Play Video (Nominated)New Zealand Webfest 2024
Official Selection
Best Actual Play (Video) -Winner
Best Actual Play Cast - WinnerBaltimore Next Media Web Fest 2024
Official Selection

Reels

Valiant Dorian's TTRPG AP Drama Reel & Voice Reel

Credits

Long Term Campaigns

[ONGOING] The Chaos Protocol, a multiple TTRPG system campaign with TransplanarRPG
The Second Stranger, a D&D 5E campaign with TransplanarRPG
Seeds of Magic, a Ryuutama campaign with ThornyDryad

Miniseries

The Doomsayers, a City of Mist miniseries with TainoTales
Fallout: Angels & Atoms, a Fallout TTRPG miniseries with Vault Companions
Beneath the Surface, a Masks miniseries with Tabletop Tempest
Hunters 2012, a Cypher System miniseries with Daxara19
They Sleep Amongst Stars, a Follow Me Down miniseries with SpiritBear Actual Plays
Pack Actual Play, a D&D miniseries with HeroForge
Symphony of Scylos, a Quest miniseries with BadHouseRPG
Cup of Sorrow, a Call of Cthulhu miniseries with Desis & Dragons
Crimson Harvest, a Urban Shadows miniseries with TakeYourRole
The Dragon's Gambit, a The Beast Within two-shot with TransplanarRPG
Hold Me Forever In Every Sun, a Follow Me Down Charity miniseries with Sword & Key
Like Old Times, a Quest RPG Charity miniseries with Daxara19
Sunseekers, an EveryDay Heroes miniseries with TransplanarRPG
The Soul's Confidante, an Invisible Sun miniseries with FriendsWhoRollDice
Adventures in Asterie, a D&D 5E miniseries with SaintStella

One-shots & Guesting

For The Queen 2024, a For The Queen oneshot sponsored by Darrington Press with TransplanarRPG
Mountain of Sea and Sky, a Pathfinder oneshot sponsored by Paizo with Stellaluna
Commitment to the Claus(e), a Love Is On The Cards Stream with Desis & Dragons
For The Prom Queen, a For The Prom Queen Charity Stream with TransplanarRPG
The SunBear Trials, a Honey Heist Charity Stream with Sword & Key
MonsterHearts, a MonsterHearts charity one-shot with Desis & Dragons
The Looking Glass, a Be Gay Do Crimes charity one-shot with Desis & Dragons
Be Gay Do Crimes, a Be Gay Do Crimes charity one-shot with Desis & Dragons
Become Your Best Self, an Eidolon system Charity Stream with Daxara19
Crypt of The Eldest, a Cypher system Charity Stream with Diversity Saves
The Hall of Mirrors, an Invisible Sun Charity Stream with Sword & Key
DayDream's Rampage, a Cypher System Charity Stream with TTRPGIFs
The Dragon's Gambit, a Cypher System Charity Stream with TransplanarRPG
Prisoner 13, a D&D 5E Charity Stream with Sword & Key
The First Paragons, a D&D 5E Stream with TransplanarRPG
The Crowned Icarus, a Cypher System Charity Stream with FriendsWhoRollDice
Roll vs. Evil, a D&D 5E Charity Stream with Roll20
The Flower Court, a Flower Court Charity Stream with MerFeather
Last Line Out, a Cypher system one-shot with MerFeather
10 Candles, a 10 Candles one-shot with EvaSerrate
For The Queen, a For The Queen Charity Stream with FriendsWhoRollDice
Candied Violets, a Candied Violets Charity Stream with Huetopia
Dungeons & Doggies, a D&D 5E one-shot with OtsoSpiritBear

Podcasts

Calderaheart, a Voidheart Symphony miniseries with Goblets & Gays
Escape the Eclipse, a The Beast Within feature with Party of One Podcast
Breaking the Scales, a Godkiller one-shot with Queers & Spears
Roads Uncharted, guest NPC in a Genesys campaign with Roads Uncharted
The Four Beginnings, a D&D miniseries with Queers & Spears
Sword & Tea, interview with Sword & Key
CrowdFundr Thundr, interview with Crowdfundr
Love Wins, interview with Secret Nerd Podcast
The Lost Ones, a ViewScream episode with Fear In Living Colour

Portfolio

Valiant has loved games of all types and begun his journey in game and narrative design in 2022 with Daylight Publications' Supers N Sorcery and Portal Portfolio. He loves to explore the themes of queer power, wrath and love, monstrosity & divinity and creating emotionally resonant storytelling experiences through tabletop gaming.

The Beast Within

Valiant is designing his first-ever TTRPG, The Beast Within. A narrative-first, action TTRPG reminiscent of 80s & 90s grunge fighting games. You are a Therianthrope: a humanoid with the ability to shift into a werebeast. You are monstrous and you are human, you are just and wrathful. What will you choose: your humanity or the power of the beast within?The Beast Within has successfully hit its crowdfunding goal! Keep up to date on our Crowdfundr page! The Quickstart guide is out now on SpiritBear Games!

Contact

Valiant is available for casting in TTRPG APs, Podcasts, TTRPG Writing, Twitch collaborations and sponsorships.For enquiries, email at valthedungeonmaster@gmail.com