In this episode we discuss what games we’ve been playing recently, before launching into our main topic: The Role of the GM.
I broke it down into 8 roles:
- Scenario designer
- Monster player (the evil wizard)
- Rules designer
- Referee
- Director
- RL leader / skivvy
- Keeper of secrets
- World builder
We talked about a huge number of games this episode, here are the links:
Joe’s article: Is the Era of the GM over? On Geeknative
Joe’s article: Dicing with Design on Geeknative
Eternal Contenders by Chronicle City Games
Eternal Contenders Actual Play thread by Grant
Knights of Trinity, Aberdeen Facebook page
Hamlet’s Hit Points by Robin D.Laws at drivethru rpg
Hill Folk by Robin D. Laws on Kickstarter
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying Game
Battlestar Galactica the board game
Episode 5 – What do we need a GM for
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