GameMaster

GameMasters

A GameMaster or GM 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. 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 Liasions

Serve as communicators between the Guild Guru and the players through the forums and through in-game meetings. They often are the driving force behind roleplaying events involving their guild.

Premium GMs

• Host monthly Premium (aka Estate Holder) meeting
• Create new benefits for Premium members
• Alter items through 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...)

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 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.

Guild Gurus

The primary developer in charge of their own guild's direction and development.

Systems GMs

These GameMasters code for various gamewide systems. They generally have their fingers in everything, including magic, combat, experience, survivals, lores, horses, substances, and on and on.

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

GameMaster	Past/Present	Positions/Contributions
Abasha	Present	Events
Acanthor	Present	Dev GM
Acoya	Past
Adera	Present	Traders, Events
Alnilam	Unknown	Cleric Guru
Aloeus	Unknown
Alvy	Unknown
Ambellina	Unknown
Anji	Unknown	Spotlight On Staff Customer Service, Rakash Champion, Clerics
Antavian	Past	aka GM Silvaran in GemStone and Simu-Gary, Long-term onsite Feedback GM. Announced retirement 10/12/2007.
Archimede	Present	Premium and Platinum Team
Arethius	Unknown
Ariawen	Present	Head of GameHost Program
Armifer	Present	[[Moon Mage[]] Guru
Arnimas	Unknown	Trader Guru
Asmara	Unknown
Atrathien	Past	Warrior Mage Guru?
Audacia	Present	CE Shifts
Aurdun	Present	Gor'Tog Co-Champion
Auriane	Unknown	Spotlight On Staff
Avrienne	Unknown
Baerdolas	Present
Bartlebee	Present	Spotlight On Staff GameMaster for 10+ years, Language Guru
Belcor	Past	First ever Barbarian Guru? Attended SimuCon II
Breeland	Present	aka Product Manager Solomon
Breenan	Unknown
Cadaya	Past	History and Books
Caymus	Present	Moon Mages, currently On-Site
Ceiswyn	Unknown
Ceosanna	Present
Chakram	Past
Chandra	Past	Organized SimuCons, founded Mentors and played Aldamus Jadewater, became GemStone Product Manager Llearyn
Cheii	Unknown
Chisoni	Unknown	Development (Thief and Prydaen)
Cllaud	Present
Cwiss	Past	Lockpicking rewrite (aka Daecir)
Daecir	Past	Lockpicking rewrite (aka Cwiss)
Daethar	Present	Ranger Guild Assistant Developer (3/2006-Present)
Damissak	Past	Development (combat, experience, khri). Barbarian Guru. Famously released after "cheating" with GM abilities in The Fallen.
Danalae	Unknown	Spotlight On Staff
Dartenian	Present
Demr	Unknown
Demtrise	Unknown
Derrey	Past
Deryka	Unknown
Devorah	Unknown	Became GM after SimuCon 2 in 1997
Draithis	Unknown
Dremara	Unknown	Wedding Team
Edahla	Unknown
Eisu	Unknown
Eleara	Past	Spotlight On Staff GameHost Team
Equity	Unknown	Spotlight On Staff Trader Guru, Economy
Erakin	Past
Faylean	Unknown
Fearne	Past
Fial	Past	Alchemy, Substances Rewrite
Forne	Unknown
Gaeloric	Unknown	Onsite staff
Galiot	Unknown
Ghisel	Unknown
Godrich	Past	Spotlight On Staff Trader Guru, Compiled area populations used on Province articles on this site
Gonk	Past	First Thief Guru (Passages, Contacts, Mark), Attended SimuCon II
Granthal	Past	CE, GameHost Team
Halo	Past
Helena	Present	Spotlight On Staff CE, hiring, training
Hodyrn	Past
Hoome	Unknown
Iayn	Past	Barbarian Liasion, Barbarian Guru
Ilanya	Present	Traders
Iocanthe	Present
Jaedren	Past	Barbarian Development, transferred to Events Team
Jent	Past	Prolific Ranger Guru
Jeremael	Past	Spotlight On Staff Horses, Ships, almost all other systems. Passed away in 2005.
Jobu	Unknown
Jovah	Unknown	Development (Thieves)
Jzara	Unknown
Kaikyu	Past	Trader Guru
Kerda	Unknown
Khaydra	Past	Wedding Team (1999-2000)
Kheldun	Unknown
Khentimentiu	Unknown
Kirean	Unknown
Kotkel	Past	Attended Simucon II
Koyta	Past	Spotlight On Staff Quest Designer (Corik's and Ghost Ship)
Lanahle	Unknown
Lasca	Past
Laurilana	Unknown
Lelah	Past	Became GM after SimuCon II
Liadran	Unknown
Limnah	Past
Lirrak	Unknown
Loki	Past	GM at start of DR
Loriene	Present	Spotlight On Staff
Maece	Present	Paladins, Mentor Guru
Maelona	Unknown	One time head of all GMs, just below Solomon.
Marvelin	Past	GM at start of DR
Meakah	Present	Spotlight On Staff Wedding Team, Premium Team, Clerics
Meriel	Past	Spotlight On Staff GM at start of DR, M'riss/Mer'Kresh Guru
Merrill	Unknown
Mimmic	Unknown
Moredine	Unknown
Mroce	Unknown
Naiph	Present	Official Orders
Natala	Past
Nehros	Unknown	Paladins
Nhia	Present	Elothean Champion, Weddings Team
Niamah	Past	Customer Service, Barbarian Liaison
Nionon	Unknown
Nova	Present	AKA Elonka, Co-founder of Simutronics
Obseden	Present	Spotlight On Staff, Dev, Empaths, SimuCon personal trash buckets
Olarra	Present
Oolan	Present	Dev, Magic
Paklin	Present	Spotlight On Staff Ranger Liasion
Porlock	Present	Muspar'i owner (2006-present)
Pranckor	Unknown
Quarel	Present	Policy
Raenek	Unknown
Raphael	Past	Paladins
Rargh	Unknown
Reexa	Present	Empath
Reimon	Unknown
Reisten	Unknown
Rhazah	Present	Barbarian Development
Riel	Present	Spotlight On Staff Head of Customer Service GMs
Rigby	Past	Moon Mages, Magic, Throne City, Throne City Museum, Necromancers
Rinae	Present	Spotlight On Staff Head of Premium Team (1997-present)
Risek	Past	Thief Guru (ca 2005-2006)
Roderigo	Present	Paladins, Gor'Tog Co-Champion
Rottcloar	Present	Spotlight On Staff Dev, Familiars, Gore Weapons
Rowan	Present	GM at start of DR, became onsite staff
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...
Saedan	Unknown
Saija	Unknown
Samcras	Unknown	Feedback
Sanguious	Unknown
Sarevael	Unknown
Sashera	Unknown
Seldyr	Unknown
Sengi	Unknown
Seordlan	Past
Serenay	Unknown
Seviya	Unknown
Shakahan	Present	Thief Liasion (ca 1999-present), Prydaen Champion
Shalnhh	Present	GM at start of DR, S'kra and S'kra language, became onsite staff.
Skiori	Past	Barbarian Development
Skralthaen	Unknown
Skurrzak	Past	Attended SimuCon II, Played infamous GemStone character Lord Bleeds.
Smitty	Past	First ever Empath Guru, Head of GameHost Team
Smyrn	Unknown
Solomon	Present	DragonRealms Product Manager
Soye	Unknown
Spinnoza	Unknown
Ssra	Present	Prolific Dev GM, Combat, Thieves, Experience, Khri, Lore Split, Survival Skills, Dual Wield, Spells
Stefonn	Past	Attended SimuCon '98
Sygne	Unknown
Sylveria	Past	Wedding Team, Attended SimuCon '98
Taejun	Past	Attended SimuCon '98
Taiga	Unknown
Taka	Unknown
Talian	Past	Guild Requirements
Talmiran	Unknown
Tarragon	Past	Rangers, Attended SimuCon II
Tessima	Unknown
Tillkommande	Unknown
Tinsie	Past	Weddings Team. Passed away July, 2002.
Tourne	Unknown
Towint	Past	Dev, Empaths
Treveri	Past	Ranger Guru, Built Theren Keep breech tunnel area, played famous GemStone mapmaker Zepath.
Tribanin	Unknown	Moon Mages, Lore Split
Tsem	Past	Events
Tvini	Unknown	Spotlight On Staff
Urion	Past	GameMaster at start of DragonRealms. Attended SimuCon II
Vaeldriil	Present	Bard Liasion, Elothean Champion
Valdrik	Past	Warrior Mage Guru
Vartis	Past
Vaschon	Past	CE GM, many events
Vendarin	Past	Thief Guru (ca 2003), Khri Spot, Anamir's inquisition against Thieves Guild event
Verac	Unknown
Veyl	Past	Dev, Combat, Survival Skills
Viani	Unknown	Attended SimuCon '98
Westryl	Unknown
Wizel	Unknown
Wythor	Present	Warrior Mages
Xadrian	Present
Xahonu	Unknown
Xardos	Unknown
Ydrask	Unknown
Yndra	Unknown
Ysari	Unknown
Yygis	Unknown
Zabari	Unknown
Zadraes	Present	Premium Team
Zaebos	Unknown
Zaishaya	Past
Zeyurn	Present	Dev, Systems (survival, steal, and justice)
Zoha	Past	First Product Manager of DragonRealms then became Product Manager of Hero's Journey
Zrothgal	Unknown