GameMaster

GameMasters

A GameMaster is a member of the Simutronics staff involved with in-game creation, events, policy enforcement, and more. GameMasters can be separated into two primary categories: Customer Experience and Development.

Customer Experience GM

• A Customer Experience GM handles most customer interaction. This interaction ranges from answering questions about technical issues and basic gameplay, to running merchant events and major invasions or storylines. Some Customer Experience GMs also work with Weddings, monitor the public message boards, perform liaison duties between the players and the Development team, and handle all types of player concerns and feedback.

Develoment GM

• A Development Team GM does not generally work directly with customers, choosing to focus mainly on creation and system coding. They are the designers of the game, and participate not only in the implementation and development of ideas, but also in the physical creation of them. This can be something as simple as the simple addition of a new verb to something as complicated as a massive change in the core game mechanics.

GameMaster Ranks

GameMasters progress through a series of ranks as their experience and responsibilities grow:

• Assistant GameMaster (AGM)
• Full GameMaster (FGM)
• Senior GameMaster (SGM)

GameMasters Past and Present

Some names of GameMasters past and present:

• Abasha
• Acanthor: Dev GM
• Acoya
• Adera
• Aldamus: Founder of Mentor Program
• Alnilam: Cleric Guru
• Aloeus
• Alvy
• Ambellina
• Anji: Customer Service, Clerics, Spotlight On Staff
• Antavian (aka GM Silvaran in GemStone and Simu-Gary): Long-term onsite Feedback GM. Announced retirement 10/12/2007.
• Archimede
• Arethius
• Ariawen: Head of Host Program
• Armifer
• Arnimas: Trader Guru
• Asmara
• Audacia
• Aurdun
• Auriane: Spotlight On Staff
• Aurntdun
• Avrienne
• Baerdolas
• Bartlebee: GameMaster for 10+ years, Spotlight On Staff
• Breenan
• Cadaya: History and Books
• Caymus: Moon Mages then on-site staff
• Ceiswyn
• Ceosanna
• Chakram
• Chandra: Organized SimuCons, founded Mentors, became GemStone Product Manager
• Cheii
• Chisoni: Developemnt (Thief and Prydaen)
• Cwiss: Lockpicking rewrite (aka Cwiss)
• Daecir: Lockpicking rewrite (aka Cwiss)
• Daethar
• Damissak: Development (combat, experience, khri). Famously released after "cheating" with GM abilities in The Fallen.
• Danalae: Spotlight On Staff
• Dartenian
• Demr
• Demtrise
• Deryka
• Devorah: Became GM after SimuCon 2 in 1997
• Draithis
• Dremara
• Edahla
• Eisu
• Equity: Trader Guru, Economy, Spotlight On Staff
• Eleara: Spotlight On Staff
• Faylean
• Fial: Alchemy, Substances Rewrite
• Forne
• Gaeloric: Onsite staff
• Galiot
• Ghisel
• Godrich: Trader Guru, Spotlight On Staff
• Gonk: First Thief Guru (Passages, Contacts, Mark)
• Granthal
• Halo
• Helena: Customer Service, Spotlight On Staff
• Hodyrn
• Hoome
• Iayn
• Ilanya
• Iocanthe
• Jaedren
• Jent: Ranger Guru
• Jeremael: Horses, Ships, almost all other systems. Passed away in 2005. Spotlight On Staff
• Jobu
• Jovah: Development (Thieves)
• Jzara
• Kerda
• Kheldun
• Khentimentiu
• Kirean
• Koyta: Quest Designer (Corik's and Ghost Ship), Spotlight On Staff
• Lanahle
• Laurilana
• Liadran
• Lirrak
• Loriene: Spotlight On Staff
• Maece
• Maelona: One time head of all GMs, just below Solomon.
• Meakah: Weddings, Premium, Clerics, Spotlight On Staff
• Meriel: GM at start of DR, Spotlight On Staff
• Merrill
• Mimmic
• Moredine
• Mroce
• Naiph: Orders
• Natala
• Nehros
• Nhia: Weddings
• Niamah: Customer Service
• Nionon
• Nova (aka Elonka): Co-founder of Simutronics
• Obseden: Development, Spotlight On Staff
• Olarra
• Oolan
• Paklin: Rangers, Spotlight On Staff
• Porlock
• Pranckor
• Quarel: Policy
• Raenek
• Raphael
• Rargh
• Reexa
• Reimon
• Reisten
• Rhazah
• Riel: Head of Customer Service GMs, Spotlight On Staff
• Rigby: Moon Mages, Magic, Throne City, TC Museum, Necromancers

Rinae: Head of Premium Team, Spotlight On Staff

• Risek: Thief Guru
• Roderigo
• Rottcloar: Dev, Familiars, Spotlight On Staff
• Rowan: GM at start of DR, became onsite staff
• Royce: 2nd Thief Guru following Gonk. New Khri (Senses, Sane, Speed, Skulk, Spar, Sight), Ambush Stun, Ambush Slash, Voice Throws, New Traps (cyanide, laughing gas, frog, lightning, concussion, mime, shadowling, poison bolts, shrapnel, bouncer, curse, disease), Grandmaster Lockpicks and initial/name carving, Gem Stealing, Slip coins/items, 1-second sneak...
• Saedan
• Saija
• Samcras
• Sanguious
• Sarevael
• Sashera
• Scynn
• Shakahan: Thief Liasion
• Shalnhh: GM at start of DR, S'kra and S'kra language, became onsite staff.
• Seldyr
• Sengi
• Serenay
• Seviya
• Skiori
• Skralthaen
• Smyrn
• Solomon: DragonRealms Product Manager
• Soye
• Spinnoza
• Ssra: Prolific Dev GM, Combat, Thieves, Experience, Khri, Lore Split, Survival Skills, Dual Wield
• Sygne
• Taejun
• Taiga
• Taka
• Talian: Guild Requirements
• Talmiran
• Tessima
• Tillkommande
• Tinsie: Weddings, passed away July, 2002.
• Tourne
• Towint: Empaths
• Tribanin: Moon Mages, Lore Split
• Tsem
• Tvini: Spotlight On Staff
• Vaeldriil
• Valdrik: War Mage Guru
• Vartis
• Vaschon
• Vendarin: Thief Guru
• Verac
• Veyl: Dev, Combat, Survival Skills
• Viani
• Westryl
• Wizel
• Wythor
• Xadrian
• Xahonu
• Xardos
• Ydrask
• Yndra
• Ysari
• Yygis
• Zabari
• Zadraes
• Zaebos
• Zeyurn
• Zoha: First Product Manager of DragonRealms then became Product Manager of Hero's Journey
• Zrothgal