The GM Guide

To ensure the delivery of an excellent gaming experience to its members and guests, the Role Play Haven maintains a Games Masters (GM) Guide, outlining good practice and expected behaviour for its GMs.

The below are marked as Rules and other as a Guides; Guides can be overturned by the branch Games Coordinator or Branch Manager, as sometimes the rules don't always work in every situation.

Rules

1. GMs must aim to adjudicate their game fairly. They should remember that all members are here to have fun.
2. GMs must check all their players are booked into their game and that the website is up-to-date with the correct game details.
3. If you can't attend any session, you must let the Games Coordinator and your players know in advance of the session, and ensure you set the status on the game page on the website.
4. GM must tidy up after themselves. This includes: putting your table and chairs back at the end of your session, removing rubbish and taking glasses back to the bar.
5. A GM must aim to give a quality gaming experience to between 4 and 6 players maximum at a table. Contact the Games Coordinator if you wish to exceed this amount, or if you need to set a maximum player count of less than 4.
6. Players are expected to play for a whole quarter but they have the right to leave your game at any time. Likewise GMs also have the right to remove players who are behaving inappropriately. If you feel unsure or need guidance on player management then our Member Reps are available to be consulted especially if you feel this could cause repercussions.
7. GMs must have a valid membership.
8. GMs are classed as volunteers and are rewarded by not paying for the game they run.
9. Players who are booked into your game from the website have priority over non booked members.
10. GMs should aim to run at least 80% of the sessions during each quarter (10 out of 12 sessions or 5 out of 6 sessions for half quarters). Please consult the Games Coordinator if you are unable to attend this regularly.

Guide

1. New GMs to the club will be assigned a GM mentor. The mentor is not there to control your game or players, and only provides advice to you at the end of the game session. (For more information on this, please speak to your Games Coordinator).
2. Manage your table's noise level with respect to other tables. Occasional outbursts and dramatic noise are fine, but remember it's a shared space. GMs must not play Music and devices that create sound effects without the permission of the Games Coordinator.
3. GMs should communicate well with their players. We suggest using Discord for this, please ask your Games Coordinator to request a channel for you and your players to use.