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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.

Games frequently have their own title for the referee. Below is a list of examples and the games from which they derive.

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 The <b>referee</b> of a [[role-playing game]] is a [[player]] with a special job.  Rather than playing a single [[character]], he plays all the [[non-player character]]s in the game as well as presenting the current scenario or [[adventure]] to the [[player]]s.
-Games frequently have their own title for the referee and the job is variously referred to as the [[Game Master]], [[Dungeon Master]], [[Storyteller]], [[storyguide]], the [[Keeper]], [[moderator]], [[narrator]], [[director]], etc...
+==Alternate Titles==
+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]]''
+* '''[[Director]]''' -- ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', ''[[Angel]]''
+* '''[[Dungeon Master]]''' -- ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''
+* '''[[Game Master]]''' -- ''[[Shadowrun]]'', many others
+* '''[[Hollyhock God]]''' -- ''[[Nobilis]]''
+* '''[[Keeper of Arcane Secrets]]''' (or simply '''Keeper''') -- ''[[Call of Cthulhu]]''
+* '''[[Mission Director]]''' -- ''[[RECON Modern Combat]]''
+* '''[[Moderator]]''' -- ''[[Blue Planet]]''
+* '''[[Narrator]]''' -- ''[[Star Trek]]''
+* '''[[Referee]]''' -- ''[[Traveller]]''
+* '''[[storyguide]]''' -- ''[[Ars Magica]]''
+* '''[[Storyteller]]''' -- [[White Wolf]]'s various games
+* '''[[Wulin Sage]]''' -- ''[[Weapons of the Gods]]''
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