Mark - Cloak of Coaching

he/him

5.0

(16)

Timezone

America/new York

Language

English

Identity

Hispanic/Latinx

About Mark - Cloak of Coaching

Professional Game Master, Coach, and Game Designer. My current dastardly project is In Darkest Shadow, a module for Shadowdark. In Darkest Shadow adds mental fortitude, flavorful classes, devious beasts, and unique environments. Fortify your settlement, take on contracts to hunt the land's most dangerous quarry, and endure the unrelenting stress of delving. Follow along and support me with my Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/cloakofcoaching

At a glance

Less than a year on StartPlaying

17 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Sets the Mood

Average response time: 9 hours

Response rate: 100%

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I became a GM because

I find it more engaging to create the scenarios and allow others to play them out!

My favorite books are

really anything by Terry Pratchett, Wheel of Time, Lord of the Rings, Dragonlance

When I'm not running games I'm...

playing Magic the Gathering, practicing Spanish, reading my endless list of fantasy novels, or coaching others to be better Game Masters!

How Mark - Cloak of Coaching runs games

I focus on what is fun in the core systems/settings I run and to include each of those ingredients, hitting the right mix of serious and campy!

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I prep by

creating 5 core scenes with some supporting secrets, monster stat blocks, and rewards. Nothing too crazy so I can focus on roleplay and you, the players!

My games focus on...

the three core tenants of TTRPGs: puzzles, roleplay, and combat!

Rules are...

great as a baseline but shouldn't always get in the way of fun!

Mark - Cloak of Coaching's ideal table

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If you're into ___, you're going to love my table

Terry Pratchett novels, Darkest Dungeon, and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

I love it when a player

feeds off of the scene and energy that I bring to the table, bringing their own!

I think metagaming...

holds back from the fun of roleplaying! While it's impossible to not use it at times, everyone should try to not let it get in the way of playing their characters.