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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 9384348" data-attributes="member: 6801228">And honestly... I've always been deeply uncomfortable with the &quot;swagger&quot; of DMs. I was trying to watch a new (to me) DnD Youtuber and at one point he said that one of his main goals is &quot;to put the Master back in Dungeon Master&quot;. My players shouldn't refer or think of me as &quot;master&quot;. I get that isn't the same attitude that he had, and people will give me a million reasons why that is an unfair direction for me to take, but then you get the stories of Tyrant DMs, you get the stories of &quot;This is my way or the highway&quot;... and you have to wonder if there is a connection. The original title was Referee. A DM of mine once referred to herself as the Dungeon Manager, and I like that a lot more. It feels more accurate to the role and the mentality needed. I'm managing the game and the group, making sure people know schedules, that the monsters are ready to go, that the plotlines are lined up. I'm not the MASTER of anything. I'm just in charge of the smooth running of the game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 9384348, member: 6801228"] And honestly... I've always been deeply uncomfortable with the "swagger" of DMs. I was trying to watch a new (to me) DnD Youtuber and at one point he said that one of his main goals is "to put the Master back in Dungeon Master". My players shouldn't refer or think of me as "master". I get that isn't the same attitude that he had, and people will give me a million reasons why that is an unfair direction for me to take, but then you get the stories of Tyrant DMs, you get the stories of "This is my way or the highway"... and you have to wonder if there is a connection. The original title was Referee. A DM of mine once referred to herself as the Dungeon Manager, and I like that a lot more. It feels more accurate to the role and the mentality needed. I'm managing the game and the group, making sure people know schedules, that the monsters are ready to go, that the plotlines are lined up. I'm not the MASTER of anything. I'm just in charge of the smooth running of the game. [/QUOTE]

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