game master

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In the group Player interaction.

Idea from Dhruv Jani.

One player runs the world for everyone else: describing places, playing the people the others meet, and deciding what happens next. The others play their own characters.

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role-play + game master drafted not checked yet
One player runs the world and plays everyone the characters meet, as in tabletop role-playing games.
dexterity + game master drafted not checked yet
One player sets the feats and judges whether they succeed.
drawing the map + game master drafted not checked yet
One player draws the world as the others explore and describe where they go.
keep the game going + game master drafted not checked yet
One player runs a world that keeps going from session to session, as in a long campaign.
cannot be won + game master drafted not checked yet
One player runs a world that the others can never defeat, and the story is how they face it.
game master + roll and move drafted not checked yet
One player runs the world while the others roll and move, describing what they find on each space.
game master + drafting drafted not checked yet
The game master lays out choices, and players pick from them in turn.
game master + bidding drafted not checked yet
Players bid for what the game master offers, such as help from a character.
game master + push your luck drafted not checked yet
The game master asks each player whether to press on, and describes what happens.
game master + area control drafted not checked yet
Players claim places, and the game master decides how the world reacts.
game master + worker placement drafted not checked yet
The game master runs the places workers visit, describing what happens at each.
game master + pattern building drafted not checked yet
The game master sets the shape players are building toward and describes progress.
game master + hand management drafted not checked yet
Players hold cards, and the game master describes what each card does in the story.
game master + trick-taking drafted not checked yet
The game master narrates each trick as a contest in the story.
game master + negotiation drafted not checked yet
Players negotiate with characters the game master plays.
game master + set collection drafted not checked yet
Players collect items the game master places in the world.
game master + tile placement drafted not checked yet
The game master places tiles as players explore, revealing the world.
game master + call and response drafted not checked yet
The game master describes, players answer, and the game master answers them.
game master + playing in silence drafted not checked yet
The game master runs the world without words, using cards or gestures.
game master + change the rules drafted not checked yet
The game master can change the rules as the story needs.
game master + race to finish drafted not checked yet
The game master runs a race, describing obstacles as players hurry.
game master + most points drafted not checked yet
The game master awards points for what players do.
game master + last standing drafted not checked yet
The game master runs a world where characters fall one by one.
game master + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet
The game master runs a danger the players survive together.
game master + shared objective drafted not checked yet
The game master sets a goal the players pursue together.
game master + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet
The game master gives each player a secret want to pursue.
game master + narrative completion drafted not checked yet
The game master guides the story until it reaches an ending, as in tabletop role-playing games.
game master + no objective drafted not checked yet
The game master runs a world with no goal, and players simply live in it.
game master + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Each player tells the game master what they want, and the world responds.
game master + one loser drafted not checked yet
The game master runs the world until one character falls.
game master + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
The game master rolls dice for what happens and describes the result.
game master + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet
Dice decide, and the game master lets players soften outcomes with choices.
game master + skill with luck drafted not checked yet
Players' choices decide most things, with a little luck the game master rolls.
game master + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
The game master decides outcomes from what players say and do, with no dice.
game master + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
The game master reads thrown signs as omens in the story.
game master + attunement drafted not checked yet
The game master senses what the players want and shapes the world to it.
game master + dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
The game master rolls on tables and describes what the dice bring.
game master + full information drafted not checked yet
The game master shares everything about the world openly.
game master + hidden hands drafted not checked yet
Players hold secrets the game master does not know.
game master + hidden identity drafted not checked yet
The game master gives some players secret roles.
game master + deduction drafted not checked yet
The game master hides a mystery and gives clues as players explore.
game master + bluffing drafted not checked yet
Players lie to characters the game master plays, and the game master decides who believes them.
game master + rules you discover drafted not checked yet
The game master knows the world's hidden laws, and players learn them by trying.
game master + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet
The game master knows the answer and can only hint through the world.
game master + map revealed as you go drafted not checked yet
The game master reveals the map as players explore it.
game master + model a system drafted not checked yet
The game master runs a model of a real system, such as a city's water, and players act within it.
game master + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet
The game master runs a situation, and each player plays a real role in it.
game master + shared resource drafted not checked yet
The game master tracks a shared resource and tells players how their taking affects it.
game master + delayed effects drafted not checked yet
The game master brings back players' earlier choices later in the story.
game master + try a rule drafted not checked yet
The game master introduces a new rule mid-story and players see what it changes.
game master + debrief drafted not checked yet
After the session, the game master and players step out and talk about what happened.
game master + irreversible change drafted not checked yet
The game master records what players change, and it stays for every later session.
game master + real-time span drafted not checked yet
The game master runs a world where each real day is a day in the story.
game master + rules make an argument drafted not checked yet
The game master runs rules that make a point about the world, and players feel it from inside.
game master + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
What the game master asks of players can touch real feelings, so the group sets limits first.
game master + points stand for values drafted not checked yet
The game master awards points for things like kindness, and players notice what the points do.
game master + rehearse a future drafted not checked yet
The game master runs a world that does not exist yet, and players try living in it.
take turns + game master drafted not checked yet
Players take turns acting while the game master answers each one.
everyone at once + game master drafted not checked yet
Everyone tells the game master their action at once, and the master settles them together.
no turns + game master drafted not checked yet
Players act whenever they like and the game master answers on the fly.
timed turns + game master drafted not checked yet
The game master gives each player a time limit to act.
sedated + game master drafted not checked yet
The game master sets a slow, unhurried pace.
accelerated + game master drafted not checked yet
The game master quickens the pace towards a climax.
excited · game master drafted not checked yet
game master neither supports nor works against the feeling excited.
clever · game master drafted not checked yet
game master neither supports nor works against the feeling clever.
silly · game master drafted not checked yet
game master neither supports nor works against the feeling silly.
tense · game master drafted not checked yet
game master neither supports nor works against the feeling tense.
together · game master drafted not checked yet
game master supports the feeling together.
sneaky · game master drafted not checked yet
game master neither supports nor works against the feeling sneaky.
lucky · game master drafted not checked yet
game master neither supports nor works against the feeling lucky.
in charge · game master drafted not checked yet
game master supports the feeling in charge.
surprised · game master drafted not checked yet
game master neither supports nor works against the feeling surprised.
thoughtful · game master drafted not checked yet
game master neither supports nor works against the feeling thoughtful.
fast · game master drafted not checked yet
game master neither supports nor works against the feeling fast.
unfair in a fun way · game master drafted not checked yet
game master neither supports nor works against the feeling unfair in a fun way.
careful · game master drafted not checked yet
game master neither supports nor works against the feeling careful.
daring · game master drafted not checked yet
game master neither supports nor works against the feeling daring.
friendly · game master drafted not checked yet
game master neither supports nor works against the feeling friendly.