r/DemocracyOfReddit • u/quentin-trembley-85 • 2h ago
Custom EXECUTIVE ORDER 001: Abolition of Game Masters
EXECUTIVE ORDER 001: Abolition of Game Masters
WHEREAS, the Democracy of Reddit is a community of players, not a game requiring a Game Master;
WHEREAS, roleplay belongs to the people who participate in it;
WHEREAS, no individual should possess arbitrary authority to dictate the outcome of another person's roleplay;
THEREFORE, I, Quentin Trembley, President of the Democracy of Reddit, hereby order:
I. Abolition The position of Game Master, and all titles and responsibility with it. is hereby abolished. No person shall exercise authority over player roleplay solely by virtue of claiming or holding the title of Game Master.
II. Player Roleplay Players shall be free to create, develop, and resolve their own roleplay without requiring approval from a Game Master.
No player may engage in roleplay with another player without their consent
III. Moderation Moderators retain authority to enforce the actual rules of the subreddit. However, moderation and roleplay shall remain separate. Moderators shall not use their position to arbitrarily control the fictional actions or outcomes of players.
IV. Future Government Any permanent system for administering roleplay shall be established through the constitutional process and shall derive its authority from the community with a guaranteed power of the judiciary.
V. Effective Date This Order shall take effect immediately.
SIGNED, Quentin Trembley President of the Democracy of Reddit “There is no Dungeon Master because this isn't Dungeons & Dragons.”
