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<blockquote data-quote="Zhaleskra" data-source="post: 5470941" data-attributes="member: 20544">I'm beginning to think that some of the terms and jargon we use in our games is dated, makes people devalue other participants, or is just plain confusing.NPC - Non-player character. I feel this should be changed because it encourages the idea that the GM is not also a player. But what to use instead? GMPC already has its own negative connotations, and GMC would probably be associated with GMPC.Various titles for the person who runs the game - honestly, just stop it all together. I've seen a trend toward being more specific at the expense of being verbose (wordy). While I'm not fond of it, I can see its use. Just say &quot;host&quot; or &quot;the person who runs the game&quot;.While I'm on the subject of game runner titles, let me tackle some specific ones. Referee? Are we playing sports? Judge? This ain't no legal proceeding. Anything &quot;Master&quot;. This implies that the person running the game is better than you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zhaleskra, post: 5470941, member: 20544"] I'm beginning to think that some of the terms and jargon we use in our games is dated, makes people devalue other participants, or is just plain confusing. NPC - Non-player character. I feel this should be changed because it encourages the idea that the GM is not also a player. But what to use instead? GMPC already has its own negative connotations, and GMC would probably be associated with GMPC. Various titles for the person who runs the game - honestly, just stop it all together. I've seen a trend toward being more specific at the expense of being verbose (wordy). While I'm not fond of it, I can see its use. Just say "host" or "the person who runs the game". While I'm on the subject of game runner titles, let me tackle some specific ones. Referee? Are we playing sports? Judge? This ain't no legal proceeding. Anything "Master". This implies that the person running the game [I]is better than you.[/I] [/QUOTE]

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