GM or DM or something else?

[NoOneofConsequence]

I really prefer Dungeon Master, simply because in midwestern speech (and I think in British too), we tend to run our words together like DungeonMaster or GameMaster. And if we talk at our usual brisk speed "GameMaster" loses one of the "Mm" sounds in the middle, and the resulting pronounciation sometimes results in heckling of the GM and much suffering for the characters.

GM always stood for Gamesmaster where I come from. Otherwise it would sound like "gay"master - not that there's anything wrong with that!

 

[Thanee]

Forgot to add, that when we play Tales of the Floating Vagabond, the gamemaster is of course referred to as the Bartender!

In Deadlands he/she is called Marshal!

Bye
Thanee

 

[ced1106]

Just curious what most people call the guy behind the screen.

God.

Oh, wait. That's AD&D.


Cedric.
aka. Washu! ^O^

 

[Umbran]

DM for any version of D&D
Storyteller for White Wolf games.
GM for all others, or when one is speaking generically about any and all game systems.

 

[megamania]

GM

Game Master covers it all

Otherwise, my title would change according to setting and game

City Master
Evil HQ master (Champions)
Desert Master (oh yeah...DM)
Space Master (Champions)
Torg Master (Torg the game)


Game master is fine

 

[Bulak]

DM most of the time.


Or: 'Hey you!'

 

[jgbrowning]

Just curious what most people call the guy behind the screen.

I call her ma'am.

joe b.

 

[Ostler]

Just curious what most people call the guy behind the screen.

I call him Steve.