I don't care for the terms dungeon master or game master. I've been using game runner a bit, but it doesn't abbreviate as smoothly. I jokingly use "game engine" sometimes, but really doesn't fit the attempt to humanize and equalize the person running the game to the players.
Really they're all players in an asymmetric game.
But in terms of differentiating the positions, what do you call someone that reality itself depends on to not fall apart while not putting them on a deific pedestal?
Sudden thought just before posting: (game) host? Like someone hosting guests, has to put effort into prep? Kind of like "game host" in multiplayer videogames? I dunno. I think getting people to agree on a term will be harder than figuring out a good term though.
