Malik

he/him

4.9

(11)

Timezone

Asia/damascus

Identity

Asian

Neurodivergent

About Malik

Coming straight out of the sweltering deserts of Arabia, Part-time armchair historian and frenzied GM, full-time solo-writer of the Sovereign Sundering TTRPG setting. I pour my wits and soul into running games with alluring social encounters and innovative combat; everything always boils down to creating something unique that you won't find anywhere else. I leverage my autistic obsession with detail as my god-given power to make magnificently rich and imaginative experiences for you to experience. If you enjoy playing a game so immersive and detailed that you get whiplash settling back into real life once the session is over, then you came to the right place. Here's the link to my TTRPG universe that's in development. https://sovereignsundering.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page

At a glance

Less than a year on StartPlaying

11 games hosted

Highly rated for: Sets the Mood, Creativity, World Builder

Average response time: 12 hours

Response rate: 100%

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I became a GM because

I had unique ideas nobody else seemed to have, so I took matters into my own hands to see them actualized I'm a forever GM and I take that title with pride🙌

People are always surprised when I tell them

I was an amateur kickboxer for a while. I've given and taken some punches to the face, so I can understand whats going on in the heads of your players and their enemies during combat.

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

Reading to pass my Psychology degree, then reading philosophy and history in my spare time. Perfect fuel for creating enveloping worlds & characters.

How Malik runs games

🏞️Authentic and detailed worldbuilding 🤺Dynamic and strategic combat 🎭Extensive and deep characters I'm a diehard nerd for real-life history & historical warfare, and it shows in my games. Expect my games to be immersive, with all the details fleshed out. My goal is to make it feel like you're reliving the real-life history of a forgotten world. These carefully and meticulously made settings will breathe meaning into every action and decision you make. You can expect combat to be a reflection of this theme, with fights that are often dynamic, strategic, and force you to put yourself in the shoes of your character to make it out alive. Most of my NPCs tend to be fleshed out and unique in a way that makes them feel genuine. At this point, I just do it without thinking. I spend so much time reading and trying to understand the Psyche for my Psychology degree. And to tie it all up, expect some goofy slapstick humor to make an appearance, just to remind us that at the end of the day, we're here to have fun.

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My games focus on...

Immersion. Everything ties back to ensuring your experience is immersive and that you fully appreciate the richness of the stories we're making together.

Rules are...

meant to be broken 🤘

When it comes to voices

I try my best to have a wide range of accents, tones, and pitches, and practice them whenever I can. I can't promise to rival Matt Mercer, but I can promise that I'll try to!

Malik's ideal table

People who engage with the fun ideas I throw at them, and use the complete freedom I give them to immerse themselves in the story we're all making together. My game is nothing more than the story of your characters living in the worlds I made for them. In practice, this means a lot of Rule of Cool and homebrew.

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I am for a vibe that's...

getting enchantingly immersed in our game, but still joking around so we don't take ourselves too seriously.

I love it when a player

dives so deep into the story and their character that it's as if they live in the world I made.

I think min/maxing...

is totally okay when done tastefully, its fun to play someone who can wipe the floor with any foe who dares challenge them. Just know that in a lot of encounters, I ain't pulling my punches, so don't pull yours!