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Marco, Master of Dungeons

Marco, Master of Dungeons (he/him)

5.0

(6)

Hispanic/Latinx
Published Writer
Multi-lingual

2 years on StartPlaying

18 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Knows the Rules, Rule of Cool

About me

Marco of House Fiorino, the First of His Name, King of my dog and the TV remote, the Master of Dungeons, Protector of my Comic Book Collection, Writer of Scripts, and Player of Games. My House Rules: 1 Summoning spells from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything summon a creature of the caster’s choice who’s CR is equal to the spell level. This spell can be upcast to summon stronger creatures. 2 A flying creature cannot fly in medium or heavy armour and can only carry one creature of any size smaller than itself (mount rules). 3 Powerful build and similar abilities that increase carry capacity also increase the size of creature that you can grapple and the size of creature that can use you as a mount. 4 Any effect that enlarges a creature by one size category increases their damage die and lowers their AC by 2 points. 5 Any effect that reduces a creature by one size category decreases their damage die and raises their AC by 2 points. 6 With the Find Familiar Spell you can take other tiny creatures than the ones listed on the Find Familiar list. Talk with the DM about what creature you want. 7 Non-lethal damage must be declared before the attack is made. 8 A critical hit while dealing non-lethal damage counts as lethal. 9 On each level up you may increase an ability score by 1 point. Once three ability scores have reached 20, you may increase them above 20 with subsequent levels. 10 Berserker Barbarians ignore the effects of exhaustion while raging. 11 Battle Master Fighters can change their combat maneuvers during a long rest, just like how a wizard prepares their spells. 12 Monks have ki points equal to their proficiency bonus plus their monk level. 13 Multiclass minimums are not enforced. You can be an idiot wizard or a clumsy rogue if you want. 14 Claws function as Finesse Weapons.

GM Style

I'm the kind of DM that loves to say YES. As long as what you are asking for isn't game-breaking or detrimental in some way to the other players, I'm all for it. I love to see my players engaging with each other in role play and I will always find ways to reward creativity and self-sacrifice in game.

Game Master Reviews (6)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Knows the Rules

Rule of Cool

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AdventDeo

Played 17 sessions

Marco is a very knowledgeable DM with a very evident love for D&D! He knows all the rules but allow player creativity and fun to shine, which is very nice for a new player like myself. All the experienced players in my games I can tell really enjoys this as well. He strikes a great balance between giving us challenging encounters while cheering for our success. His homebrew rules also provide a very interesting layer that I can honestly say makes the game more fun and engaging. I do have to say that Marco's style might not fit those who prefer heavy roleplay, but those who loves battles and questing would love his style. You won't get bogged down with all the stuff heavy RP campaigns demands. Instead, the story and the campaign will move at a nice pace with battles on pretty much every session. If you like getting quests done at a nice pace and battling for your survival, Marco's perfect for you!

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Mask

Played 7 sessions

Fun and amazing GM help me understand the type of game he plays as well as good house rules that add more fun to the game

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Vid

I've been in Marcos games for years now, and he is one of the best DMs I ever had. I have never met a DM with so much patience, creativity and open-mindedness when it came to character creation. Emotional and silly moments tend to be equally represented. Character development is encouraged and in party conflicts/relationships are allowed to be solved without being rushed or skipped. Always prepared and rarely phased by player buffoonery, I would recommend him to everyone from experienced to new players.

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Ryrun

I've been playing with this DM for a long time and he always makes an awesome game. He is quick to improve a solution to whatever I throw at him and you can tell he really loves this game. Marco has a spookily perfect memory when it comes to spell and rule descriptions for 5e.

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Ithynra

Marco is a great DM who is always looking to make sure that we have as much fun with the game as possible! He allows us to experiment and find creative solutions to problems that might not work Rules As Written. He definitely knows his stuff.

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Robin BLZ

Played 12 sessions

Played a solo one shot with Marco(I was slightly surprised by Canadian accent given time one!) which was lots of fun. He is clearly experienced as knew my spells and nuances and could handle my random ideas easily. He also helped manage to time as I had an appointment but he did this seamlessly and I didn’t feel we missed anything. Will definitely play with him again and have signed up to his campaign.

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