this post was submitted on 11 Sep 2024
17 points (90.5% liked)

RPGCreation

535 readers
1 users here now

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
17
What is the most bizarre or unusual name for "GM" that a game has ever used? (ttrpg.network)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
10 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

For me it was "Hollyhock God" from Nobilis.

Why do game designers do this? Does anybody, anywhere, actually use these weird terms while actually playing?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

World of Darkness and other Storyteller/Storytelling system games call their GM the Storyteller, which I think is a good title for it.

As for why designers make up their own, the term Game Master is pretty generic, and kinda boring, and they want to create something unique and/or more flavorful to their games. The term "Dungeon Master" is also owned by Hasbro and also only really makes sense in more Tolkien inspired fantasy games where heroes are crawling their way through dungeons.