Is it Dungeon Master or Game Master?

[Acmite]

I usually just say "Tim".



I'm involved in three 3e games right now. One is a in-person game with the usual suspects, and my DM is a guy named Tim (he posts here). He is also the DM of one of my email games (I just laid the smack on a duergar with my fighter/cleric tonight, btw. Wahoo!).

In the other email game I play in, the DM is named Tim as well. Kinda weird. I found this game through the Gamers seeking Gamers section.

In an abstract way, I use the term DM when refering to D&D. I use GM when refering to judges in other systems, although I am not consistent with this.

I use the term "Judge" for Living Greyhawk....but I'm not sure why. I think it's an RPGA thing.

**Edit Log** The Blue colour was hard to read, so I canged it to Red**

 

[Psychotic Dreamer]

I figure its whatever the person running the game wants to be called

 

[Zerovoid]

Its quite simple. All Dungeon Masters are Game Masters, but not all Game Masters are Dungeon Masters. If you are running a DnD game, you are a Dungeon Master.

 

[BiggusGeekus]

While we're on the topic...

Does anyone else think "Dungeon Master" and "Fantasy games" are very unfortunate phrases for our hobby? I mean, they're BEGGING to be misinterpreted.

 

[Wormwood]

While we're on the topic...

Does anyone else think "Dungeon Master" and "Fantasy games" are very unfortunate phrases for our hobby? I mean, they're BEGGING to be misinterpreted.

Well, if you're talking about misunderstandings...the first time I heard the term "Game Master", I thought it was "Gay Master".

DM is just fine, thanks.

 

[Darkness]

Whatever the term is in the game in question.

D&D: DM
Any WW game: Storyteller
Deadlands: Marshal
etc.

 

[Black Omega]

Hah, bunch of wimps going along with the herd, braying out "DM! DM!" The call of the DnD Lemming.

GM is where it's at, yeah baby!

 

[CRGreathouse]

Listen here all you uniform conforming hacks. It is GM, yea baby, I said GM. Nobody else who voted for GM had the guts to post it LOUD and post it PROUD. GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM

I can picture you little sissies dancing around in your too toos "Look at me, I am a pretty DM" (which if figure is just short for dumb)

GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM

Oh oh oh! Does anyone have the tar and feathers?

 

[Darkness]

Listen here all you uniform conforming hacks. It is GM, yea baby, I said GM. Nobody else who voted for GM had the guts to post it LOUD and post it PROUD. GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM

I can picture you little sissies dancing around in your too toos "Look at me, I am a pretty DM" (which if figure is just short for dumb)

GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM

Well, if contrary is all that you are, you are quite 0wn3d, my friend.

 

[omedon]

It's DM! Gosh darn it and any player that calls me otherwise shall lose 100XP!

GM is just a little too politically correct for my liking. I don't like political correctness.