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 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.
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
Some names of GameMasters past and present:
| Abasha | |
| Acanthor | Dev GM |
| Acoya | |
| Adera | Traders |
| Alnilam | Cleric Guru |
| Aloeus | |
| Alvy | |
| Ambellina | |
| Anji | Customer Service, Rakash Champion, 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 GameHost 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 and played Aldamus Jadewater, became GemStone Product Manager Llearyn |
| Cheii | |
| Chisoni | Developemnt (Thief and Prydaen) |
| Cllaud | |
| Cwiss | Lockpicking rewrite (aka Daecir) |
| 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 | Wedding Team |
| 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 | CE, hiring, training, Spotlight On Staff |
| Hodyrn | |
| Hoome | |
| Iayn | Barbarian Liasion |
| Ilanya | Traders |
| Iocanthe | |
| Jaedren | |
| Jent | Prolific Ranger Guru |
| Jeremael | Horses, Ships, almost all other systems. Passed away in 2005. Spotlight On Staff |
| Jobu | |
| Jovah | Development (Thieves) |
| Jzara | |
| Kerda | |
| Khaydra | Wedding Team (1999-2000) |
| Kheldun | |
| Khentimentiu | |
| Kirean | |
| Koyta | Quest Designer (Corik's and Ghost Ship), Spotlight On Staff |
| Lanahle | |
| Laurilana | |
| Liadran | |
| Lirrak | |
| Loki | GM at start of DR |
| 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, M'riss/Mer'Kresh Guru Spotlight On Staff |
| Merrill | |
| Mimmic | |
| Moredine | |
| Mroce | |
| Naiph | Official Orders |
| Natala | |
| Nehros | Paladins |
| Nhia | Wedding Team |
| Niamah | Customer Service |
| Nionon | |
| Nova (aka Elonka) | Co-founder of Simutronics |
| Obseden | Spotlight On Staff, Dev, Empaths, SimuCon personal trash buckets |
| Olarra | |
| Oolan | Dev, Magic |
| Paklin | Rangers, Spotlight On Staff |
| Porlock | Muspar'i owner (2006-present) |
| 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, Throne City Museum, Necromancers |
| Rinae | Head of Premium Team, Spotlight On Staff |
| Risek | Thief Guru (ca 2005-2006) |
| Roderigo | |
| Rottcloar | Dev, Familiars, Gore Weapons 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 | Feedback |
| Sanguious | |
| Sarevael | |
| Sashera | |
| Scynn | |
| Shakahan | Thief Liasion (ca 1999-present), Prydaen Champion |
| 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, Spells |
| Sygne | |
| Taejun | |
| Taiga | |
| Taka | |
| Talian | Guild Requirements |
| Talmiran | |
| Tessima | |
| Tillkommande | |
| Tinsie | Wedding Team, passed away July, 2002. |
| Tourne | |
| Towint | Dev, Empaths |
| Tribanin | Moon Mages, Lore Split |
| Tsem | |
| Tvini | Spotlight On Staff |
| Vaeldriil | Bards |
| Valdrik | Warrior Mage Guru |
| Vartis | |
| Vaschon | CE GM, many events |
| Vendarin | Thief Guru (ca 2003), Khri Spot, Anamir's inquisition against Thieves Guild event |
| Verac | |
| Veyl | Dev, Combat, Survival Skills |
| Viani | |
| Westryl | |
| Wizel | |
| Wythor | Warrior Mages |
| Xadrian | |
| Xahonu | |
| Xardos | |
| Ydrask | |
| Yndra | |
| Ysari | |
| Yygis | |
| Zabari | |
| Zadraes | Premium Team |
| Zaebos | |
| Zeyurn | Dev, Systems (survival, steal, and justice) |
| Zoha | First Product Manager of DragonRealms then became Product Manager of Hero's Journey |
| Zrothgal |