derelictjay
Explorer
To me they're interchangeable. I've actually used both in the same sentence when referring to my role.
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CarlZog
Explorer
Call me whatever you want, as long as you can manage to show up at the table!
I've never really liked how different games adopt different terms for this (storyteller, game control, referee, gm, dm, god, etc.), but I do tend to defer to the publishers' preferences depending on whatever game I"m playing.
Carl
I've never really liked how different games adopt different terms for this (storyteller, game control, referee, gm, dm, god, etc.), but I do tend to defer to the publishers' preferences depending on whatever game I"m playing.
Carl
Laman Stahros
First Post
In 1e AD&D, I thought of myself as a DM, but then I was running dungeoncrawls alot. I never really liked it though. After I joined the US Navy in '83, I played so many other games that used GM instead that I got used to that term. By the time I started running 2e AD&D, I was a GM. And so I have been ever since.
In my mind, a DM is the master of running dungeon crawls. I run a game in a world, involving cities, wilderness, dungeons, and so many other areas of my home brew game world. This is why I use the term GM, because I master a game, not a dungeon. YMMV.
In my mind, a DM is the master of running dungeon crawls. I run a game in a world, involving cities, wilderness, dungeons, and so many other areas of my home brew game world. This is why I use the term GM, because I master a game, not a dungeon. YMMV.
DragonLancer
Adventurer
DM for D&D. GM for everything else.
Sound of Azure
Contemplative Soul
I prefer to be called SIR! ![:]](http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png "Devious :]")
Not really. I much prefer for people to refer to me by my name.
Not really. I much prefer for people to refer to me by my name.
Drowbane
First Post
DM, regardless of game system or genre.
I guess I'm just lazy like that.
Then again I call it D&D, not Dungeons and Dragons... unless someone asks "Ok, so whats D&D?".
Which brings up a related quirk, for me its always just "DM", never "Dungeon Master".Doug McCrae said:
I guess I'm just lazy like that.
Then again I call it D&D, not Dungeons and Dragons... unless someone asks "Ok, so whats D&D?".
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DM pretty please
I think GM is just a decent alternative for getting around the copyright. It's like saying "vertically challenged" when EVERYONE knows you mean dwarf (or gnome, halfling)
So unless you're using it in official material I'd say please use DM but I'll accept it if my players would call me GM (it's the "master" that does it eh?)
lol @ all the S&M references, dirty minds etc
I think GM is just a decent alternative for getting around the copyright. It's like saying "vertically challenged" when EVERYONE knows you mean dwarf (or gnome, halfling
) So unless you're using it in official material I'd say please use DM but I'll accept it if my players would call me GM (it's the "master" that does it eh?)
lol @ all the S&M references, dirty minds etc
Darkwolf445
First Post
I do not care.
I run the game and host it.
I run the game and host it.
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