cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/1840902

A lot of RPGs use a specific term for their game to refer to the gamemaster of that game. D&D obviously has the Dungeon Master; the Storytelling system (used by Vampire: The Masquerade) has the Storyteller; Call of Cthulhu has the Keeper.

If Pathfinder was going to have its own unique term rather than using the generic Gamemaster, what should it be?

  • taaz@biglemmowski.win
    11·
    4 months ago

    Path Master / Path Maker are probably the most spot on here, though it is missing some spice … how about Journey Master, just to phonetically spite wotc lol JM

  • BartyDeCanterbanned_from_community_badge
    9·
    4 months ago

    Venture-Captain seems like the obvious one.

    • Zagorath@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      I’m not actually familiar with Golarion lore. Is that the name of the head honcho of the Pathfinder organisation?

      • BartyDeCanterbanned_from_community_badge
        5·
        4 months ago

        The head of the Pathfinder Society is a group of 10 individuals called the Decimverate. Below them are the heads of local lodges called Venture-Captains who call Pathfinders to go adventuring.

        • Zagorath@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
          3·
          4 months ago

          Oh neat, that actually makes Venture-Captain work way better than I thought. I guess that makes Paizo adventure writers decemviri.

  • Zagorath@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
    71·
    4 months ago

    In the time since I first asked this question on the now-defunct pathfinder.social instance, another fun example has come up: Draw Steel!'s “Director”.