Jasmine Bhullar

Bhullar was the gamemaster (GM) for her first actual play campaign for Geek & Sundry's Starter Kit for Vampire the Masquerade in 2018.^[1] In 2019, she was a player on the Geek & Sundry series Relics and Rarities which was led by Deborah Ann Woll.^[2][3] She was a player on the Vampire: The Masquerade actual play Seattle by Night which premiered in 2019.^[4][5] She also co-developed the forthcoming Afrofuturist tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) Into the Mother Lands, created by Tanya DePass, which premiered as an actual play in 2020.^[6]

Bhullar created the actual play Shikar, based on Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, and streamed the campaign live on her Twitch channel under her handle ThatBronzeGirl in 2021; she was the Dungeon Master (DM).^[7] The series did not initially have sponsors, but she was approached for sponsorship opportunities over time.^[7] She next DM'd for D&D Beyond's Battle for Beyond miniseries.^[8]

Bhullar was the DM for Dimension 20's 14th season Coffin Run, which premiered in June 2022.^[9] She created the campaign with the intention of mixing comedy and a central cast of vampires à la "What We Do In The Shadows meets Young Frankenstein."^[8] Madison Durham of Polygon praised the campaign for making something "wonderfully new" from elements typically seen in vampire-centered media productions.^[9] Bhullar created the actual play web series DesiQuest with intention of honoring her culture and creating space to play with other South Asian people.^[10] In 2022, she pitched the idea to Sandeep Parikh, owner of the production company EffinFunny, and they used Kickstarter to fund the project.^[10] They raised 150k for DesiQuest, which premiered on YouTube in November 2023.^[11]

In March 2023, she played in Acquisitions Incorporated for the Dungeons & Dragons actual play's 15th anniversary.^[12] Bhullar was a player in the second season of Seattle by Night which premiered in October 2023.^[13][14] Also in 2023, she was the DM for an episode of Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill! with players Matthew Lillard, Anjali Bhimani, Michael Irby, and Omega Jones.^[15] In 2024, BuzzFeed released their first D&D actual play series Magic & Stuff, featuring an all-queer cast, and for which Bhullar was the DM.^[16] She worked with the director Derek Benig to create the concept.^[16] Also in 2024, Bhullar was a player in the Critical Role podcast spin-off The Re-Slayer's Take.^[17][18]

Bhullar was co-author on the role-playing game bestiary Big Bads Box Set for Hit Point Press, which won the 2025 Silver ENNIE Award for "Best Monster/Adversary".^[19] In July 2025, Bhullar appeared in a comedic segment titled Dimension 20: On a Bus! in the Game Changer episode "Fool's Gold"; this segment featured a poorly run TTRPG led by Katie Marovitch.^[20] For April Fools' Day in 2026, Dropout released a one-episode follow-up titled Dimension 20 On a Bus: Season 2.^[21][22] Starting in April 2026, Bhullar will be the DM of the new Wizards of the Coast actual play Dungeon Masters.^[23][24] Francesco Cacciatore of Polygon commented that she is a "great choice of DM for Wizards' approach" of short episodes which require "a strong hold on the steering wheel".^[24] Cacciatore called her "the most serious and traditional" in the "roster of 'celebrity DMs'", noting her command of the table via "excellent knowledge of the rules".^[24]

Bhullar wanted to be a scifi/fantasy writer from age six.^[7] She is Punjabi and of Sikh faith.^[10] She first played Dungeons & Dragons with a former romantic partner and an all-male group of players.^[7] Although she did not have a positive experience with this group, she enjoyed the experience of creating a character.^[7]

• 2025 – Silver Winner, ENNIE Award for Best Monster/Adversary (for BIG BADS Box Set)^[19]