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What is the most bizarre or unusual name for "GM" that a game has ever used? (ttrpg.network)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For me it was "Hollyhock God" from Nobilis.

Why do game designers do this? Does anybody, anywhere, actually use these weird terms while actually playing?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

In Paranoia the GM essentially roleplays as the Computer of Alpha Complex. Rule 1 is "The computer is infallible"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes, Friend Computer only has our best interests in mind. Trust Friend Computer.

What I love in Paranoia is that the players start as Troubleshooters. As in their job is to find trouble and shoot it. As an IT professional who’s usually the go-to for the hard problems, I appreciate that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I was never a paranoia GM, but let me tell you, that session our GM handed out folders and one of us had been upgraded to red , blood was spilled.