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A '''GameMaster''' or '''GM''' is a member of the [http://www.play.net/corporate/ Simutronics] staff involved with in-game creation, events, policy enforcement, and more. GameMasters can be separated into two primary categories: Customer Experience and Development. While these categories denote a GM's principal responsibilities, it is common for GM's to contribute in many areas outside their main focus.

==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.

===Wedding GMs===
Wedding GMs along with Wedding Coordinators communicate with players who pay for a GM Assisted Wedding.
*Coordinate wedding time and date
*Create custom items for the wedding including wedding clothes, food, drink, and party favors
*Add room messaging during the event
*Create temporary custom titles
*Provide party invitations

===Guild Advocates===
These advocates will have some duties previously associated with Liaisons, as well as other duties previously associated with Guild Gurus and Assistant Gurus. As members of the System/Guild Sub-teams, they will help maintain the sense of continuity for their "home guild" and keep things going in the right direction. The Guild "Liason" positions were eliminated in January 2008.

===Premium GMs===
*Host monthly [[Estate Holder|Premium (aka Estate Holder)]] meeting
*Create new benefits for Premium members
*Alter items through [[Estate Holder|LTB]] scrolls
*Create custom titles and personal messaging through LTB system
*Provide special merchants and alterers
'''Note:''' GameMaster Rinae has been the head of the Premium team almost since Premium was first established in July 1997.

===Race Champions===
These are GameMasters who lead development and direction of a single playable race (Human, Elf, Rakash, etc...)

==Development 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 asnd 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.

===Sub-Teams===
In the past, the Development team was broken into two distinct entities: the Guild teams and the System team. As of January 2008, these two groups have been merged into one team with four Sub-Teams. Namely: Lore, Magic, Survival, and Combat. These teams will be responsible for those guilds who share a primary skillset, as well as developing content within that skillset for other guilds. For example: The Magic team will focus on Clerical, Moon Mage, and Warrior Mage development, in addition to handling general magical development (i.e., devices and such), Bardic Enchantes, and spells for the other magic using guilds.

=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=
{| class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="2"
|-align="left"
!GameMaster!!Past/Present!!Positions/Contributions
|-valign="top"
|Abasha || Present || Events
|-valign="top"
|Acanthor || Present || Dev GM
|-valign="top"
|Acoya || Unknown || World Team, Area owner of [[Ain Ghazal]]
|-valign="top"
|Adera || Present || [[Trader|Traders]], Events
|-valign="top"
|Alnilam || Past || [[Cleric]] Guru
|-valign="top"
|Aloeus || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Alvy || Present || Area owner of P4 and Therenborough
|-valign="top"
|Ambellina || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
| Anji || Unknown || [http://www.play.net/dr/spotlight/anji.asp Spotlight On Staff] Customer Service, [[Rakash]] Champion, Clerics
|-valign="top"
| Antavian || Past || aka GM Silvaran in GemStone and Simu-Gary, Long-term onsite [[Feedback]] GM. Announced retirement 10/12/2007.
|-valign="top"
|Archimede || Present || [[Premium]] and [[Platinum]] Team
|-valign="top"
|Arethius || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Ariawen || Present || Head of [[GameHost]] Program, became [[Official Order]] guru 11/5/2007
|-valign="top"
|Armifer || Present || [[Moon Mage]] Guru, Magic Guru
|-valign="top"
|Arnimas || Present || [[Trader]] Guru
|-valign="top"
|Atrathien || Past || [[Warrior Mage]] Guru
|-valign="top"
|Audacia || Present || [[GameHost]] Assistant Guru, CE Shifts
|-valign="top"
|Aurdun || Present || [[Gor'Tog]] Co-Champion
|-valign="top"
| Auriane || Past || [http://www.play.net/dr/spotlight/auriane.asp Spotlight On Staff] CE SGM
|-valign="top"
|Avrienne || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Baerdolas || Present ||
|-valign="top"
| Bartlebee || Present || [http://www.play.net/dr/spotlight/bartlebee.asp Spotlight On Staff] GameMaster for 10+ years, Language Guru
|-valign="top"
|Belcor || Past || First ever [[Barbarian]] Guru? Attended [http://www.lurksponge.com/simucon2/2a1.htm SimuCon II]
|-valign="top"
|Breeland || Present || aka Product Manager Solomon
|-valign="top"
|Breenan || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Cadaya || Past || History and Books
|-valign="top"
|Caymus || Past || Moon Mages, No longer On-Site staff as of 2007.
|-valign="top"
|Ceiswyn || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Ceosanna || Present || Platinum Team
|-valign="top"
|Chadi || Past || First [[Official Order]] Guru. Left DragonRealms to become [http://www.play.net/aoh/ Alliance of Heroes] GameMaster.
|-valign="top"
|Chakram || Past || [[Warrior Mage]] Liaison
|-valign="top"
| Chandra || Past || Organized [[SimuCon]]s, founded Mentors and played [[Aldamus]] Jadewater, became [[GemStone]] Product Manager Llearyn
|-valign="top"
|Cheii || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Chisoni || Past || Development (Moon Mage, Thief and Prydaen)
|-valign="top"
|Cllaud || Present ||
|-valign="top"
|Cwiss || Past || Lockpicking rewrite (aka Daecir)
|-valign="top"
|Czarra || Past || Managed Dragonrealms Libraries, responsible for original [[Thief]] guild expansion and additions to Thief guild lore.
|-valign="top"
|Daecir || Past || Lockpicking rewrite (aka Cwiss)
|-valign="top"
|Daethar || Present || [[Ranger]] Guild Assistant Developer (3/2006-Present)
|-valign="top"
| Damissak || Past || Development (combat, experience, khri). [[Barbarian]] Guru. Famously released after "cheating" with GM abilities in The Fallen.
|-valign="top"
|Danalae || Present || [http://www.play.net/dr/spotlight/danalae.asp Spotlight On Staff] World Team SGM, Area owner of Riverhaven
|-valign="top"
|Dartenian || Present || SGM of Systems, [[Bard]] Guru
|-valign="top"
|Demr || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Demtrise || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Derrey || Past ||
|-valign="top"
|Deryka || Past || [[Bard]] Guru
|-valign="top"
|Devorah || Unknown || Became GM after SimuCon 2 in 1997
|-valign="top"
|Draithis || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Dremara || Unknown || Wedding Team
|-valign="top"
|Edahla || Past || [[Ranger]] Liaison
|-valign="top"
|Eisu || Past || Events
|-valign="top"
|Eleara || Past || [http://www.play.net/dr/spotlight/eleara.asp Spotlight On Staff] [[GameHost]] Team
|-valign="top"
|Enbarr || Past || [[Cleric]] Guru
|-valign="top"
|Equity || Unknown || [http://www.play.net/dr/spotlight/equity.asp Spotlight On Staff] Trader Guru, Economy
|-valign="top"
|Erakin || Past ||
|-valign="top"
|Faylean || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Fearne || Past ||
|-valign="top"
|Fial || Past || Alchemy, Substances Rewrite
|-valign="top"
|Forne || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Gaeloric || Unknown || Onsite staff
|-valign="top"
|Galiot || Past || [[Cleric]] Guru
|-valign="top"
|Ghisel || Unknown || World Team
|-valign="top"
|Godrich || Past || [http://www.play.net/dr/spotlight/godrich.asp Spotlight On Staff] [[Trader]] Guru, Compiled area populations used on Province articles on this site
|-valign="top"
| Gonk || Past || First [[Thief]] Guru (Original Six Khri, Passages, Contacts, Mark, Shoplifting, Justice rewrite), Attended [http://www.lurksponge.com/simucon2/2e1.htm SimuCon II]
|-valign="top"
|Granthal || Past || CE, GameHost Team
|-valign="top"
|Halo || Past || Platinum
|-valign="top"
|Heiu || Past || [[Cleric]] Guru
|-valign="top"
| Helena || Present || [http://www.play.net/dr/spotlight/helena.asp Spotlight On Staff] SGM of Hiring and Training
|-valign="top"
|Hodyrn || Past ||
|-valign="top"
|Hoome || Past || [[Bard]]
|-valign="top"
|Iayn || Past || [[Barbarian]] Guru
|-valign="top"
|Ilanya || Present || [[Trader]] Guild Assistant Developer
|-valign="top"
|Iocanthe || Present ||
|-valign="top"
|Jaedren || Present || [[Barbarian]] Development, transferred to Events Team
|-valign="top"
|Jent || Past || [[Ranger]] Guru
|-valign="top"
| Jeremael || Past || [http://www.play.net/dr/spotlight/jeremael.asp Spotlight On Staff] Horses, Ships, almost all other systems. Passed away in 2005.
|-valign="top"
|Jobu || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Jovah || Past || Development (Thieves), Implemented 5th [[Thief]] Passage, responsible for the [[Thief]] merchant [[Ambika]].
|-valign="top"
|Jzara || Past || [[Empath]] Guru
|-valign="top"
|Kaikyu || Past || [[Trader]] Guru
|-valign="top"
|Kerda || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Khaydra || Past || Wedding Team (1999-2000)
|-valign="top"
|Kheldun || Present || [[Moon Mage]] Liaison
|-valign="top"
|Khentimentiu || Past || [[Cleric]] Guru
|-valign="top"
|Kirean || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Kotkel || Past || Attended [http://www.lurksponge.com/simucon2/2c1.htm Simucon II]
|-valign="top"
| Koyta || Past || [http://www.play.net/dr/spotlight/koyta.asp Spotlight On Staff] Quest Designer (Corik's and Ghost Ship)
|-valign="top"
|Lanahle || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Lasca || Past ||
|-valign="top"
|Laurilana || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Lelah || Past || Became GM after [http://www.lurksponge.com/simucon2/2k1.htm SimuCon II]
|-valign="top"
|Liadran || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Limnah || Past ||
|-valign="top"
|Lirrak || Present || [[Cleric]] Guru
|-valign="top"
|Loki || Past || GM at start of DR
|-valign="top"
|Loriene || Present || [http://www.play.net/dr/spotlight/home.asp Spotlight On Staff]
|-valign="top"
|Maece || Present || Assistant SGM (heading Advocate team), Mentor Guru
|-valign="top"
|Maelona || Past || One time head of all GMs, just below Solomon., [http://www.play.net/dr/spotlight/maelona.asp Spotlight On Staff]
|-valign="top"
|Marvelin || Past || GM at start of DR
|-valign="top"
| Meakah || Present || [http://www.play.net/dr/spotlight/meakah.asp Spotlight On Staff] Wedding Team, [[Premium]] Team, [[Cleric]]s
|-valign="top"
| Meriel || Past || [http://www.play.net/dr/spotlight/meriel.asp Spotlight On Staff] GM at start of DR, [[M'riss]]/[[Mer'Kresh]] Guru
|-valign="top"
|Merrill || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Mimmic || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Moredine || Past || Systems Team
|-valign="top"
|Mroce || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Naiph || Present || Former [[Official Orders]] Guru
|-valign="top"
|Natala || Past || Thief, Systems
|-valign="top"
|Nehros || Present || [[Paladin]] Guru, QC Coordinator
|-valign="top"
|Nhia || Present || [[Elothean]] Champion, [[Weddings]] Team
|-valign="top"
|Niamah || Past || Shifts Team, [[Barbarian]] Liaison
|-valign="top"
|Nionon || Past || [[Empath]] Liaison
|-valign="top"
|Nova || Present || AKA Elonka, Co-founder of [http://www.play.net/corporate/ Simutronics]
|-valign="top"
|Obseden || Present || [http://www.play.net/dr/spotlight/obseden.asp Spotlight On Staff], [[Empath]] Guru, Systems GM of Healing, Features, Shift and Titles
|-valign="top"
|Olarra || Present || Events Guru, Former Orders Guru
|-valign="top"
|Oolan || Present || [[Prydaen]] Champion, Systems GM of Combat and Smithing
|-valign="top"
| Paklin || Present || [http://www.play.net/dr/spotlight/paklin.asp Spotlight On Staff] [[Ranger]] Guru, SGM of Guilds
|-valign="top"
|Porlock || Present || Muspar'i owner (2006-present), [[S'Kra Mur]] Champion
|-valign="top"
|Pranckor || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Quarel || Present || Policy, Events
|-valign="top"
|Raenek || Past || [[Ranger]] Liaison
|-valign="top"
|Raphael || Past || [[Paladin]] Guru
|-valign="top"
|Rargh || Past || CE
|-valign="top"
|Reexa || Present || [[Empath]] Liaison
|-valign="top"
|Reimon || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Reisten || Present || [[Warrior Mage]] Dev Assistant
|-valign="top"
|Rhazah || Present || Substances
|-valign="top"
| Riel || Present || [http://www.play.net/dr/spotlight/riel.asp Spotlight On Staff] Head of Customer Service GMs
|-valign="top"
| Rigby || Past || [[Moon Mage|Moon Mages]], Magic, [[Throne City]], [[Throne City Museum]], [[Necromancer|Necromancers]], [http://www.play.net/dr/spotlight/rigby.asp Spotlight On Staff]
|-valign="top"
| Rinae || Present || [http://www.play.net/dr/spotlight/rinae.asp Spotlight On Staff] Head of [[Premium]] Team (1997-present)
|-valign="top"
|Risek || Past || [[Thief]] Guru (ca 2005-2006)
|-valign="top"
|Roderigo || Present || [[Paladin]]s, [[Gor'Tog]] Co-Champion
|-valign="top"
| Rottcloar || Present || [http://www.play.net/dr/spotlight/rottcloar.asp Spotlight On Staff] Dev, Familiars, Gore Weapons
|-valign="top"
| Rowan || Present || GM at start of DR, became onsite staff
|-valign="top"
| Royce || Past || 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...
|-valign="top"
|Saedan || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Saija || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Samcras || Unknown || [[Feedback]]
|-valign="top"
|Sanguious || Present || Lockout
|-valign="top"
|Sarevael || Past || [[Moon Mage]] Liaison
|-valign="top"
|Sashera || Past ||
|-valign="top"
|Seldyr || Past || Ranger Dev Assistant
|-valign="top"
|Sengi || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Seordlan || Past ||
|-valign="top"
|Serenay || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Seviya || Past || Wedding Team
|-valign="top"
| Shakahn || Present || [[Thief]] Liasion (ca 1999-present), [[Prydaen]] Champion
|-valign="top"
| Shalnhh || Present || GM at start of DR, S'kra and S'kra language, became onsite staff.
|-valign="top"
|Skiori || Past || [[Barbarian]] Development
|-valign="top"
|Skralthaen || Past || [[Cleric]] Guru
|-valign="top"
| Skurrzak || Past || Attended [http://www.lurksponge.com/simucon2/2m1.htm SimuCon II], Played infamous [[GemStone]] character Lord Bleeds.
|-valign="top"
|Smitty || Past || First ever [[Empath]] Guru, Head of [[GameHost]] Team
|-valign="top"
|Smyrn || Past ||
|-valign="top"
|Socharis || Present || Systems GM
|-valign="top"
|Solomon || Present || DragonRealms Product Manager
|-valign="top"
|Soye || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Spinnoza || Unknown || [[Empath]] Dev Assistant
|-valign="top"
| Ssra || Present || Prolific Dev GM, [[Combat]], [[Thief|Thieves]], [[Experience]], [[Khri]], {{catskill|Lore}} Split, {{catskill|Survival}} Skills, [[Dual Wield]], [[Spells]], SGM of all development
|-valign="top"
|Stefonn || Past || Attended [[SimuCon]] '98
|-valign="top"
|Sygne || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Sylveria || Past || [[Wedding]] Team, Attended [[SimuCon]] '98
|-valign="top"
|Taejun || Past || Attended [[SimuCon]] '98
|-valign="top"
|Taiga || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Taka || Past || CE
|-valign="top"
|Talian || Past || [[Moon Mage]] Guru
|-valign="top"
|Talmiran || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Tarragon || Unknown || Tanning Guru, [[Ranger]] Liaison, Attended [http://www.lurksponge.com/simucon2/2a2.htm SimuCon II]
|-valign="top"
|Tessima || Past || [[Elothean]] Champion
|-valign="top"
|Tillkommande || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Tinsie || Past || [[Weddings]] Team. Passed away July, 2002.
|-valign="top"
|Tourne || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Towint || Past || Systems, [[Empath|Empaths]]
|-valign="top"
|Treveri || Past || [[Ranger]] Guru, Built [[Theren Keep]] breech tunnel area, played famous [[GemStone]] mapmaker Zepath.
|-valign="top"
|Tribanin || Past || [[Moon Mage]] Guru, Events
|-valign="top"
|Tsem || Past || Events
|-valign="top"
| Tvini || Present || Weddings, [http://www.play.net/dr/spotlight/tvini.asp Spotlight On Staff]
|-valign="top"
| Urion || Past || GameMaster at start of DragonRealms. Attended [http://www.lurksponge.com/simucon2/2e1.htm SimuCon II]
|-valign="top"
|Vaeldriil || Present || [[Bard]] Liaison, [[Elothean]] Co-Champion
|-valign="top"
|Valdrik || Past || [[Warrior Mage]] Guru
|-valign="top"
|Vartis || Past ||
|-valign="top"
|Vaschon || Past || CE, Events
|-valign="top"
| Vendarin || Past || [[Thief]] Guru (ca 2003), [[Khri]] Spot, [[Anamir]]'s inquisition against Thieves Guild event
|-valign="top"
|Verac || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Veyl || Past || Dev, [[Combat]], {{catskill|Survival}} Skills
|-valign="top"
|Viani || Unknown || Attended [[SimuCon]] '98
|-valign="top"
|Westryl || Past || [[Moon Mage]] Liaison
|-valign="top"
|Wizel || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Wythor || Present || [[Warrior Mage]] Guru
|-valign="top"
|Xadrian || Present || Creatures
|-valign="top"
|Xahonu || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Xardos || Unknown ||
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|Ydrask || Past || [[Bard]] Liaison
|-valign="top"
|Yndra || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Ysari || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Yygis || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Zabari || Past || [[Cleric]] Liaison, Liaison Supervisor
|-valign="top"
|Zadraes || Present || [[Premium]] Team
|-valign="top"
|Zaebos || Unknown ||
|-valign="top"
|Zaishaya || Past ||
|-valign="top"
|Zeyurn || Present || Dev, Systems (survival, steal, and justice), [[Thief]] Guru
|-valign="top"
|Zoha || Past || First Product Manager of DragonRealms, presently Product Manager of Hero's Journey
|-valign="top"
|Zrothgal || Unknown ||
|}

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