What is the most bizarre or unusual name for "GM" that a game has ever used? (ttrpg.network)

submitted 3 weeks ago by ZDL@ttrpg.network to c/rpgcreation@ttrpg.network

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For me it was "Hollyhock God" from Nobilis.

Why do game designers do this? Does anybody, anywhere, actually use these weird terms while actually playing?

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[-] _stranger_@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

In Paranoia the GM essentially roleplays as the Computer of Alpha Complex. Rule 1 is "The computer is infallible"

[-] 8bitMage@ttrpg.network 3 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, Friend Computer only has our best interests in mind. Trust Friend Computer.

What I love in Paranoia is that the players start as Troubleshooters. As in their job is to find trouble and shoot it. As an IT professional who’s usually the go-to for the hard problems, I appreciate that.

[-] _stranger_@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I was never a paranoia GM, but let me tell you, that session our GM handed out folders and one of us had been upgraded to red , blood was spilled.

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