Marcus Nieva

he/him

4.8

(5)

Timezone

America/toronto

Language

English

Identity

Asian

Neurodivergent

Published Writer

About Marcus Nieva

Greetings! My name is Marcus. I have been GMing for just over 5 years and been playing table top for a lot longer. Table top and roleplaying has been a life long passion and I am always grateful to play a game. I pride myself as a flexible GM who loves to implement my players backstories and actions into the main story itself. I focus my campaigns around the players themselves. I like to set up objectives for players to strive towards, but let the players determine how they will achieve those objectives. My favourite thing about being a GM is simply teaching new players how to play new systems. There is nothing quite like the feeling of watching the pieces click together in a new player as they finally understand how a system works. I like to run a welcoming table. LGBTQ+, people of colour, players with special need and anyone who's always been excluded will always have a spot in my table.

At a glance

Less than a year on StartPlaying

Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Rule of Cool

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My favorite shows/movies are

Top 3 movies - Knights Tale, Kung fu Hustle, The Mummy (1999) Top 3 shows - The Expanse, Legends of tomorrow, The Fallout TV show

My favorite system of all Time is

Cyberpunk Red

The three words my players would use to describe me are...

Inclusive, funny, sadistic

How Marcus Nieva runs games

I absolutely adore roleplay. I love to put a heavy emphasis character interactions, drama and their consequences. Coincidentally, I also love terrorizing my player characters. I love to give them an NPCS that they can either loathe or love, whether it is the big bad evil guy or its just an annoying boss. I will always strive to give players a personal reason to interact with my NPCs. When it comes to combat, I like to run action pieces straight out of a cheesy 2000's action film. Bombastic and overtop encounters with plenty of opportunities for players to get creative on the battlefield. It may not always be realistic but that's what makes it so fun.

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If my games were Movies they'd be directed by...

John Woo and Dennis Villeneuve. Weird combination, I know but I like to think my games are influenced by the two directors. I pride myself in creating a slow burning story that my players can get lost in like Villeneuve movie but also deliver Action packed combat encounters like a John Woo film

I prep by

by setting up specific goals and encounters for players to reach in a session. How they will get there is left up to the players to determine. Everything else is improvisation

Marcus Nieva's ideal table

My ideal table is a diverse group of friends all engaged in collaborative story telling. I love to create rich detailed worlds and watch the players interact with it. Chaos is something I deeply enjoy in my tables. I love it when players make absolutely bonker decisions in the heat of the moment, it gives me an excuse to excercise my creativity.