Marc Colatrino
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5.0
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About Marc Colatrino
Hi there! I have been playing RPGs since '93, starting with red box D&D and branching out to more than a dozen systems. During that time I have pretty much consistently been running all of them. I'm just looking to supplement my income by doing what I really do best: running games! While my specialty is dark and sometimes macabre fantasy games I do my best to be bright, cheerful and fun as a person! I am LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent friendly as well as being autistic myself. I tend to focus on more mature storytelling with serious situations and plenty of high stakes dramatics. I pride myself on my ability to respond creatively to player actions while still keeping a consistent tone in the story.
At a glance
2 years on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, World Builder
How Marc Colatrino runs games
My favorite thing in the world is when a player gets so deep into a scene for their character that afterwards they apologize for it and everyone laughs and tells them how cool it was. While I appreciate both well-done character design, and players selecting options that make sense for their character from a story perspective, what I really want for each and every player is for their concept to come to life and be still effective from a game mechanics standpoint. My sessions can vary wildly. I have done six hour combats against relentless waves of enemies as two armies clash, and I have done entire sessions inside a library where skill checks provide clues to the party's objectives. I have also had plotlines revolve around small villages, large metropolises and rugged survival in the wilderness. I consider myself to be fairly sandboxy, though my focus will always be on creating an engaging narrative.
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