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Message: <blockquote data-quote="damiller" data-source="post: 9422250" data-attributes="member: 10995">I want to say too that I am glad I saw this thread. I want to start a local gaming club at the library. And one of the things i want to do is create a GMing course for any who are interested. This thread helped reinforce the idea that I need to define terminology I want to use in my presentation. And that I do not have to use any prior terminology, or rather, I can redefine prior terminology.For example, one of the things I want to address is the GMs role in roleplaying games. I know the term "story game" can be controversial, and gatekeeping. So i have thought of other terms I can use. But for me, as I define it, story games is not a pejorative term. And I have to say, traditional rpg isn't a term I like.So I thought maybe this:Roles Playing Game - each player at the table is either a game master or a player. These roles are distinct, the responsibilities of each are separate, and do not overlap. Story Game - everyone at the table is responsible for most aspects of running the game. No one person exercises complete control over the rules or group.</blockquote>