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* '''[[Keeper of Arcane Secrets]]''' (or simply '''Keeper''') -- ''[[Call of Cthulhu]]'' | * '''[[Keeper of Arcane Secrets]]''' (or simply '''Keeper''') -- ''[[Call of Cthulhu]]'' | ||
* '''[[Man, The]]''' -- ''[[Starchildren]]'' | * '''[[Man, The]]''' -- ''[[Starchildren]]'' | ||
| − | * '''[[Mission Director]]''' -- ''[[RECON Modern Combat]]'' | + | * '''[[Mission Director]]''' -- ''[[RECON]]'' and ''[[RECON Modern Combat]]'' |
* '''[[Moderator]]''' -- ''[[Blue Planet]]'' | * '''[[Moderator]]''' -- ''[[Blue Planet]]'' | ||
* '''[[Narrator]]''' -- ''[[Star Trek]]'' | * '''[[Narrator]]''' -- ''[[Star Trek]]'' | ||
Revision as of 19:06, 10 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, Dungeoneer
- Dungeon Master -- Dungeons & Dragons
- Game Master -- Shadowrun, many others
- Holmeister -- HOL
- Hollyhock God -- Nobilis
- Host -- IronClaw, JadeClaw
- Keeper of Arcane Secrets (or simply Keeper) -- Call of Cthulhu
- Man, The -- Starchildren
- Mission Director -- RECON and 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
