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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. | 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 | + | ==Alternate Titles== |
| + | 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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| + | * '''[[Administrator]]''' -- ''[[Top Secret]]'' | ||
| + | * '''[[Animator]]''' -- ''[[Toon]]'' | ||
| + | * '''[[Chronicler]]''' -- ''[[Witchcraft]]'', ''[[Armageddon]]'' | ||
| + | * '''[[Director]]''' -- ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', ''[[Angel]]'', ''[[Dungeoneer]]'', ''[[Wushu]]'' | ||
| + | * '''[[Dungeon Master]]''' -- ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' | ||
| + | * '''Editor''' -- ''[[Pandemonium|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]]'' | ||
[[Category:Terminology]] | [[Category:Terminology]] | ||
Revision as of 05:07, 26 November 2019
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
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
- 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
