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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]]'' | ||
+ | * '''[[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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Revision as of 21:52, 8 May 2005
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
- 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