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* '''[[Administrator]]''' -- ''[[Top Secret]]'' | * '''[[Administrator]]''' -- ''[[Top Secret]]'' | ||
* '''[[Animator]]''' -- ''[[Toon]]'' | * '''[[Animator]]''' -- ''[[Toon]]'' | ||
* '''[[Director]]''' -- ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', ''[[Angel]]'', ''[[Dungeoneer]]'' | * '''[[Booker]]''' -- ''[[Kayfabe: The Inside Wrestling Game]]'' | ||
* '''[[Chronicler]]''' -- ''[[Witchcraft]]'', ''[[Armageddon]]'' | |||
* '''[[Director]]''' -- ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', ''[[Angel]]'', ''[[Dungeoneer]]'', ''[[Wushu]]'' | |||
* '''[[Dungeon Master]]''' -- ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' | * '''[[Dungeon Master]]''' -- ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' | ||
* '''[[Eminence | * '''Editor''' -- ''[[Pandemonium|Pandemonium! Adventures in Tabloid World]]'' | ||
* '''[[Game Master]]''' -- ''[[Shadowrun]]'', ''[[Jovian Chronicles]]'', ''[[7th Sea]]'', many others | * '''[[Eminence Grise]]''' -- ''[[Agone]]'' | ||
* '''[[Fate]]''' -- ''[[World of Synnibarr]]'' | |||
* '''[[Gamejudge]]''' -- ''[[Phantasia]]'' | |||
* '''[[Game Master]]''' -- ''[[GURPS]]'', ''[[Shadowrun]]'', ''[[Jovian Chronicles]]'', ''[[7th Sea]]'', ''[[Torg]]'', ''[[MasterBook]]'', many others | |||
* '''[[General Manager]]''' -- ''[[WWE Know Your Role]]'' | |||
* '''[[Holmeister]]''' -- ''[[HOL]]'' | * '''[[Holmeister]]''' -- ''[[HOL]]'' | ||
* '''[[Hollyhock God]]''' -- ''[[Nobilis]]'' | * '''[[Hollyhock God]]''' -- ''[[Nobilis]]'' | ||
* '''[[Host]]''' -- ''[[Castle Falkenstein]]'', ''[[IronClaw, JadeClaw]]'' | * '''[[Host]]''' -- ''[[Castle Falkenstein]]'', ''[[IronClaw, JadeClaw]]'' | ||
* '''[[Judge]]''' -- ''[[Marvel Super Heroes]]'' | |||
* '''[[Keeper of Arcane Lore]]''' (or simply '''Keeper''') -- ''[[Call of Cthulhu]]'' | * '''[[Keeper of Arcane Lore]]''' (or simply '''Keeper''') -- ''[[Call of Cthulhu]]'' | ||
* '''Krom''' (the angry God of the Orks) -- ''[[Ork! The Roleplaying Game]]'' | |||
* '''[[Kennel Master]]''' -- ''[[Woof Meow]]'' | * '''[[Kennel Master]]''' -- ''[[Woof Meow]]'' | ||
* '''[[Loremaster]]''' -- ''[[The One Ring]]'' | |||
* '''[[Man, The]]''' -- ''[[Starchildren]]'' | * '''[[Man, The]]''' -- ''[[Starchildren]]'' | ||
* '''[[Marshal]]''' -- ''[[Deadlands]]'' | * '''[[Marshal]]''' -- ''[[Deadlands]]'' | ||
* '''[[Mission Control]]''' -- ''[[Spycraft]]'' | |||
* '''[[Mission Director]]''' -- ''[[RECON]]'' and ''[[RECON Modern Combat]]'' | * '''[[Mission Director]]''' -- ''[[RECON]]'' and ''[[RECON Modern Combat]]'' | ||
* '''[[Moderator]]''' -- ''[[Blue Planet]]'' | * '''[[Moderator]]''' -- ''[[Blue Planet]]'' | ||
* '''[[Narrator]]''' -- ''[[Star Trek]]'' | * '''[[Narrator]]''' -- ''[[Star Trek]]'' | ||
* '''[[Referee]]''' -- ''[[Traveller]]'' | * '''[[Producer]]''' -- ''[[Primetime Adventures]]'' | ||
* '''[[Referee]]''' -- ''[[Traveller]]'', ''[[Teenagers From Outer Space]]'', ''[[Mekton]]'', ''[[Cyberpunk]]'', ''[[Space: 1889]]'', ''[[Star Frontiers]]'' | |||
* '''[[SchoolMaster]]''' -- ''[[Alma Mater]]'' | * '''[[SchoolMaster]]''' -- ''[[Alma Mater]]'' | ||
* '''[[Storyguide]]''' -- ''[[Ars Magica]]'' | * '''[[Storyguide]]''' -- ''[[Ars Magica]]'' | ||
* '''[[Storyteller]]''' -- [[White Wolf]]'s various games | * '''[[Storyteller]]''' -- [[White Wolf]]'s various games | ||
* '''TWERPSMaster''' -- ''[[TWERPS]]'', of course. | |||
* '''[[Wulin Sage]]''' -- ''[[Weapons of the Gods]]'' | * '''[[Wulin Sage]]''' -- ''[[Weapons of the Gods]]'' | ||
* '''[[Zombie Master]]''' -- ''[[All Flesh Must Be Eaten]]'' | |||
[[Category:Terminology]] | [[Category:Terminology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:55, 24 December 2021
The referee of a role-playing game is a player with a special job. Rather than playing a single character, he plays all the non-player characters in the game as well as presenting the current scenario or adventure to the players.
Alternate Titles[edit]
Games frequently have their own title for the referee. Below is a list of examples and the games from which they derive.
- Administrator -- Top Secret
- Animator -- Toon
- Booker -- Kayfabe: The Inside Wrestling Game
- Chronicler -- Witchcraft, Armageddon
- Director -- Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Dungeoneer, Wushu
- Dungeon Master -- Dungeons & Dragons
- Editor -- Pandemonium! Adventures in Tabloid World
- Eminence Grise -- Agone
- Fate -- World of Synnibarr
- Gamejudge -- Phantasia
- Game Master -- GURPS, Shadowrun, Jovian Chronicles, 7th Sea, Torg, MasterBook, many others
- General Manager -- WWE Know Your Role
- Holmeister -- HOL
- Hollyhock God -- Nobilis
- Host -- Castle Falkenstein, IronClaw, JadeClaw
- Judge -- Marvel Super Heroes
- Keeper of Arcane Lore (or simply Keeper) -- Call of Cthulhu
- Krom (the angry God of the Orks) -- Ork! The Roleplaying Game
- Kennel Master -- Woof Meow
- Loremaster -- The One Ring
- Man, The -- Starchildren
- Marshal -- Deadlands
- Mission Control -- Spycraft
- Mission Director -- RECON and RECON Modern Combat
- Moderator -- Blue Planet
- Narrator -- Star Trek
- Producer -- Primetime Adventures
- Referee -- Traveller, Teenagers From Outer Space, Mekton, Cyberpunk, Space: 1889, Star Frontiers
- SchoolMaster -- Alma Mater
- Storyguide -- Ars Magica
- Storyteller -- White Wolf's various games
- TWERPSMaster -- TWERPS, of course.
- Wulin Sage -- Weapons of the Gods
- Zombie Master -- All Flesh Must Be Eaten