Lance Kleinman

*This page is about the actor. For the character from a one-shot campaign, see Thomas "Kole" Ryver*

## General Information

### **Also known as**

* Lance
* Lancelot

### **Born**

November 12, 2002 (age 20)
Hayward, California

### **Profession**

* Videographer
* Creative Writer

## Internet Presence

###  **YouTube**

Lance Kleinman

*"One cannot stop fate" Lance's catchphrase for when the dice roll in extremes.*

**Lance Kleinman** is a Videographer, a member of the main cast of *SigilLore,* and the Director of *SigilLore Streams LLC.* He is the Dungeon Master of the main *SigilLore* campaign.

He is also a founding member of the SigilLore group and is responsible for the group's maps and other such trinkets. He has been a Player and Dungeon Master for several notable sessions outside of the main campaign.

## **SigilLore Streams**

**Pre-record**

In 2018, Lance Kleinman and a friend, played a Call of Cthulhu board game, a variation of the well known TTRPG, and became interested with the idea of the playing Dungeons and Dragons. Though the friend no longer participates in the group, Lance met Adi through that friend, and the inroads were built for the now group of SigilLore.

When Lance created the campaign that became the first campaign of SigilLore, he created his own world, that of Syiannith, adding his own flavor of rulesets to add to the story and characters. He has been the Dungeon Master since the beginning of the campaign in 2021.

Originally made from a concept made in 2019, Lance converted previously crafted plots, stories, and locations to fit with the group's new dynamic of narrative. When transforming the ideas, the name of the world was changed from its previous name of Terreth, into Syiannith, though the name would notably go through several changes before landing on that name.

**Main Campaign**

At the beginning of the campaign, Lance often drew on empty battlemaps, with unpainted minis, and has over time begun implementing more detailed maps and miniatures. Before sessions, Lance spends some time assembling and brainstorming maps from the variety of random bits and pieces he's collected. He has some pieces of maps and minis that he paints and hand-crafts himself.

During the session, Lance controls the music and lighting.

Though Lance is directly responsible for the lore within the campaign, he consults with several other individuals outside of the campaign to rely on a difference in perspectives.

**Player Characters**

*See also: Player characters played by Lance Kleinman*

Although Lance is the Dungeon Master for the main campaign of *SigilLore*, he occasionally gets to be a player for one-shots, mini campaigns, and other stories.

* Chief Thaneth Eldon Brymyar of the Emerys Tribes, Half-Elf Warlock
* Arban Adler, High Elf Rogue
* Jannik Vilmarr, Human Wizard
* Ignis Kilihaa'n, Fire Genasi Artificer
* Sishari, Follower of the Path of Light, Kalashtar Paladin
* Stel, Reborn Druid
* Umathi, Yuan-ti Pureblood
* Cerok "Rook", Shadar-kai Wizard
* Rai Sciory, Human Pro-Hero
* P.I. Raymond Ryver, Human Detective
* Rainer Ryver, Human Cop
* Kole Ryver, Human Warlock

**Games Played as a Dungeon Master**

* Campaign One: The Forebringers
* The Guilded Isles
* Amidst the Burrow Crown's Gallows
* Cyberpunk 2129: The Golden Age
* Walking Dead: The Death Bell
* Call of Cthulhu: Crescent Void
* Star Wars: Relics of the Past

## **Other Works**

**Custom D&D Materials**

Lance created several custom additions for Dungeons & Dragons, 5th edition:

* "Arcana Weaver" (artificer subclass)
* "Astralomancy Magic" (wizard subclass)
* "Circle of Echoes" (druid subclass)
* "Hemomancy Magic" (wizard subclass)
* "Infiltrator" (ranger subclass)
* "Oath of the Fallen" (paladin subclass)
* "Presige Invoker" (sorcerer subclass)
* "The Crystalline" (warlock subclass)
* "Way of the Enchanted Moon" (monk subclass)

## **Personal Life**

As a young child, Lance was diagnosed with Asthma, and combining that with the personal struggle with his biological father leaving at a young age, Lance often struggled with his self image. As he grew up, he often dealt with and still deals with attention-deficit hyperactive disorder, and body dysmorphia.

In his Sophomore year of highschool, Lance started to discover his passion for the creative side of life, joining the game's club and focusing on video production. While at first, Lance was not a fan of the game, after discovering Critical Role, Lance discovered his passion for dramatic flair and intense story. Though it took a number of years, Lance was able to claim the mantle of DM, and started a campaign heavily focused on narrative.

As a child, Lance wished to be an architect, and in later parts of his young life, wished to be a YouTuber.

Lance, still having the name of his biological father, is undergoing the process of changing his name to Kleinman, still holding the name of Opfar, legally.

On June 15th, 2023, Lance and Samantha Watson announced their relationship.

## **Trivia**

* Lance's first main character with this group, Arban Adler, is an ongoing character within his campaign, taking the form of Vezor, oftentimes turning past characters of his or others into NPCs.
* His dice collection is unrivaled amidst the group, having almost triple the total of all the other's dice.