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.
GameMaster Ranks
GameMasters progress through a series of ranks as their experience and responsibilities grow:
- Assistant GameMaster (AGM)
- Full GameMaster (FGM)
- Assistant Senior GameMaster (ASGM)
- Senior GameMaster (SGM)
GameMaster Roles
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.
| Title | GameMaster |
|---|---|
| Advocate Lead | Maece |
| Barbarian Advocate | Aurdun |
| Bard Advocate | Vaeldriil |
| Cleric Advocate | Lirrak |
| Empath Advocate | Reexa |
| Moon Mage Advocate | Kheldun |
| Necromancer Advocate | |
| Paladin Advocate | Maece |
| Ranger Advocate | |
| Thief Advocate | |
| Trader Advocate | Adera |
| Warrior Mage Advocate | Wythor |
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...)
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.
Systems/Guild Teams
| Title | GameMaster | Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| Producer | Solomon | |
| Development Manager | Ssra | |
| Guild/Systems Lead | Dartenien | |
| Guild/Systems Lead Asst | Nehros | |
| Combat Lead | Ssra | Barbarians, Paladins, and Combat Systems |
| Lore Lead | Dartenien | Bards, Empaths, Traders, and Lore Systems |
| Magic Lead | Armifer | Clerics, Moon Mages, War Mages, and Magic Systems |
| Survival Lead | Zeyurn | Necromancers, Rangers, Thieves, and Survival Systems |
| Core Systems Lead | Paklin | Backbone systems such as EXP, death mechanics, login/logout mechanics, direction, front ends, etc. |
Worlds Team
| Title | GameMaster | Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| Producer | Solomon | |
| Development Manager | Ssra | |
| Worlds Lead | Danalae | |
| Worlds Lead Asst | Bartlebee | |
| Areas Lead | Danalae | P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, and quest area design |
| Culture Lead | Bartlebee | Libraries, Races, History, and Languages |
| Logistics Lead | Zadraes | Premium/Platinum, ALAE, Events (coding), quests (coding), and Mentor/Host/GM tool development |
| Structures Lead | Obseden | Houses, Boats, and Orders (coding) |
| Sentients Lead | Obseden | Creatures, NPCs, Pets, and Tasks |
GameMasters Past and Present
| GameMaster | Past/Present | Positions/Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| Abasha | Present | Events |
| Acanthor | Present | Dev GM |
| Acoya | Unknown | World Team, Area owner of Ain Ghazal |
| Adera | Present | Traders, Events |
| Alnilam | Past | Cleric Guru |
| Aloeus | Unknown | |
| Alvy | Present | Area owner of P4 and Therenborough |
| 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 | Past | Premium and Platinum Team |
| Arethius | Unknown | |
| Ariawen | Present | Head of GameHost Program, became Official Order guru 11/5/2007 |
| Armifer | Present | Moon Mage Guru, Magic Guru |
| Arnimas | Present | Trader Guru |
| Atrathien | Past | Warrior Mage Guru |
| Audacia | Present | GameHost Assistant Guru, CE Shifts |
| Aurdun | Present | Barbarian Advocate, Gor'Tog Co-Champion |
| Auriane | Past | Spotlight On Staff CE SGM |
| 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 | Past | Moon Mages, No longer On-Site staff as of 2007. |
| Ceiswyn | Unknown | |
| Ceosanna | Present | Platinum Team |
| Chadi | Past | First Official Order Guru. Left DragonRealms to become Alliance of Heroes GameMaster. |
| Chakram | Past | Warrior Mage Liaison |
| Chandra | Past | Organized SimuCons, founded Mentors and played Aldamus Jadewater, became GemStone Product Manager Llearyn |
| Cheii | Unknown | |
| Chisoni | Past | Development (Moon Mage, Thief and Prydaen) |
| Cllaud | Present | |
| Cwiss | Past | Lockpicking rewrite (aka Daecir) |
| Czarra | Past | Managed Dragonrealms Libraries, responsible for original Thief guild expansion and additions to Thief guild lore. |
| 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 | Present | Spotlight On Staff World Team SGM, Area owner of Riverhaven |
| Dartenian | Present | SGM of Systems, Bard Guru |
| Demr | Unknown | |
| Demtrise | Unknown | |
| Derrey | Past | |
| Deryka | Past | Bard Guru |
| Devorah | Unknown | Became GM after SimuCon 2 in 1997 |
| Draithis | Unknown | |
| Dremara | Unknown | Wedding Team |
| Edahla | Past | Ranger Liaison |
| Eisu | Past | Events |
| Eleara | Past | Spotlight On Staff GameHost Team |
| Enbarr | Past | Cleric Guru |
| 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 | Past | Cleric Guru |
| Ghisel | Unknown | World Team |
| Godrich | Past | Spotlight On Staff Trader Guru, Compiled area populations used on Province articles on this site |
| Gonk | Past | First Thief Guru (Original Six Khri, Passages, Contacts, Mark, Shoplifting, Justice rewrite), Attended SimuCon II |
| Granthal | Past | CE, GameHost Team |
| Halo | Past | Platinum |
| Heiu | Past | Cleric Guru |
| Helena | Present | Spotlight On Staff SGM of Hiring and Training |
| Hodyrn | Past | |
| Hoome | Past | Bard |
| Iayn | Past | Barbarian Guru |
| Ilanya | Present | Trader Guild Assistant Developer |
| Iocanthe | Present | |
| Jaedren | Present | Barbarian Development, transferred to Events Team |
| Jent | Past | Ranger Guru |
| Jeremael | Past | Spotlight On Staff Horses, Ships, almost all other systems. Passed away in 2005. |
| Jobu | Unknown | |
| Jovah | Past | Development (Thieves), Implemented 5th Thief Passage, responsible for the Thief merchant Ambika. |
| Jzara | Past | Empath Guru |
| Kaikyu | Past | Trader Guru |
| Kerda | Unknown | |
| Khaydra | Past | Wedding Team (1999-2000) |
| Kheldun | Present | Moon Mage Liaison |
| Khentimentiu | Past | Cleric Guru |
| 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 | Present | Cleric Guru |
| Loki | Past | GM at start of DR |
| Loriene | Present | Spotlight On Staff |
| Maece | Present | Assistant SGM (heading Advocate team), Mentor Guru |
| Maelona | Past | One time head of all GMs, just below Solomon., Spotlight On Staff |
| 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 | Past | Systems Team |
| Mroce | Unknown | |
| Naiph | Present | Former Official Orders Guru |
| Natala | Past | Thief, Systems |
| Nehros | Present | Paladin Guru, QC Coordinator |
| Nhia | Present | Elothean Champion, Weddings Team |
| Niamah | Past | Shifts Team, Barbarian Liaison |
| Nionon | Past | Empath Liaison |
| Nova | Present | AKA Elonka, Co-founder of Simutronics |
| Obseden | Present | Spotlight On Staff, Empath Guru, Systems GM of Healing, Features, Shift and Titles |
| Olarra | Present | Events Guru, Former Orders Guru |
| Oolan | Present | Prydaen Champion, Systems GM of Combat and Smithing |
| Paklin | Present | Spotlight On Staff Ranger Guru, SGM of Guilds |
| Porlock | Present | Muspar'i owner (2006-present), S'Kra Mur Champion |
| Pranckor | Unknown | |
| Quarel | Present | Policy, Events |
| Raenek | Past | Ranger Liaison |
| Raphael | Past | Paladin Guru |
| Rargh | Past | CE |
| Reexa | Present | Empath Liaison |
| Reimon | Unknown | |
| Reisten | Present | Warrior Mage Dev Assistant |
| Rhazah | Present | Substances |
| Riel | Present | Spotlight On Staff Head of Customer Service GMs |
| Rigby | Past | Moon Mages, Magic, Throne City, Throne City Museum, Necromancers, Spotlight On Staff |
| 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 | Present | Lockout |
| Sarevael | Past | Moon Mage Liaison |
| Sashera | Past | |
| Seldyr | Past | Ranger Dev Assistant |
| Sengi | Unknown | |
| Seordlan | Past | |
| Serenay | Past | |
| Seviya | Past | Wedding Team |
| Shakahn | 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 | Past | Cleric Guru |
| Skurrzak | Past | Attended SimuCon II, Played infamous GemStone character Lord Bleeds. |
| Smitty | Past | First ever Empath Guru, Head of GameHost Team |
| Smyrn | Past | |
| Socharis | Present | Systems GM |
| Solomon | Present | DragonRealms Product Manager |
| Soye | Unknown | |
| Spinnoza | Unknown | Empath Dev Assistant |
| Ssra | Present | Prolific Dev GM, Combat, Thieves, Experience, Khri, Lore Split, Survival Skills, Dual Wield, Spells, SGM of all development |
| Stefonn | Past | Attended SimuCon '98 |
| Sygne | Unknown | |
| Sylveria | Past | Wedding Team, Attended SimuCon '98 |
| Taejun | Past | Attended SimuCon '98 |
| Taiga | Unknown | |
| Taka | Past | CE |
| Talian | Past | Moon Mage Guru |
| Talmiran | Unknown | |
| Tarragon | Unknown | Tanning Guru, Ranger Liaison, Attended SimuCon II |
| Tessima | Past | Elothean Champion |
| Tillkommande | Unknown | |
| Tinsie | Past | Weddings Team. Passed away July, 2002. |
| Tourne | Unknown | |
| Towint | Past | Systems, Empaths |
| Treveri | Past | Ranger Guru, Built Theren Keep breech tunnel area, played famous GemStone mapmaker Zepath. |
| Tribanin | Past | Moon Mage Guru, Events |
| Tsem | Past | Events |
| Tvini | Present | Weddings, Spotlight On Staff |
| Urion | Past | GameMaster at start of DragonRealms. Attended SimuCon II |
| Vaeldriil | Present | Bard Liaison, Elothean Co-Champion |
| Valdrik | Past | Warrior Mage Guru |
| Vartis | Past | |
| Vaschon | Past | CE, 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 | Past | Moon Mage Liaison |
| Wizel | Unknown | |
| Wythor | Present | Warrior Mage Guru |
| Xadrian | Present | Creatures |
| Xahonu | Unknown | |
| Xardos | Unknown | |
| Ydrask | Past | Bard Liaison |
| Yndra | Unknown | |
| Ysari | Unknown | |
| Yygis | Unknown | |
| Zabari | Past | Cleric Liaison, Liaison Supervisor |
| Zadraes | Present | Premium Team |
| Zaebos | Unknown | |
| Zaishaya | Past | |
| Zeyurn | Present | Dev, Systems (survival, steal, and justice), Thief Guru |
| Zoha | Past | First Product Manager of DragonRealms, presently Product Manager of Hero's Journey |
| Zrothgal | Unknown |