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4 unusual facts about Gamemaster


Gamebook

The second type is the role-playing game solitaire adventure (an example of this is the Tunnels and Trolls series of gamebooks), which combines the branching-plot novel with the rules of a role-playing game, allowing the game to be played without a Gamemaster but requiring the purchase of separate manuals.

Gamemaster

For example, the Storyteller System used in White Wolf Game Studio's storytelling games calls its GM the "storyteller", while the rules- and setting-focused Marvel Super Heroes role-playing game calls its GM the "judge".

The use of Wiki software helps GMs and players alike keep track of all manner of game data, sometimes evolving into a home-made gaming supplement.

Transformice, an MMORPG, has a team of volunteer moderators called Mods who are experienced players that help moderate the game and interactions.


Howard Tayler

Along with best-selling fantasy author Tracy Hickman and his son, Curtis, he illustrated and published XDM: X-Treme Dungeon Mastery, a guide for gamemasters who want to focus more on the fun aspects of roleplaying games rather than the mechanics of counting everything.

Jason Morningstar

Durance is a is a GM-less game for 3-5 players and designed to be played in the spirit of The Prisoner.


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