Master of the game

Game Master, in short, is an organizer, narrator, and role-playing game magician. In many systems, the game's champion is referred to by the game as the dungeon master, Dungeons & Dragons, the storyteller, the narrator (The Witcher: The Game of Imagination), the narrator (Dark World) , starost (Wild Fields), etc.

Example: GMP, how the role of the game master defines the Witcher system: Game of Imagination: Bajarz - called in other systems master game - is the person running the game. Writer, director and storyteller, the man who is the eyes and ears of the players. He describes the world that the heroes see. He also answers questions about any consequences of their actions. It's like a book that shows pictures, voices, characters encountered by heroes. For a moment all people and animals must play.

The game master creates adventure for players and has complete control over the world; controls all external events and characters not controlled by players (so-called BN - independent heroes). Only the master of the game has full knowledge of the world and the script of the game. It tells the other participants what their characters see and how they react to their behavior (eg, what happens if one of the players wants to open the door). It also has a decisive voice in interpreting the rules of a given system. The only thing that is not directly controlled by the game master is the player's actions. Their decisions regarding the behavior of the characters they play, and the actions and measures they will take to achieve the goal. Importantly, the game master is not the opponent of the player, although his task involves challenging the characters.

The main tasks of the game master are:

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