One of the hardest things about being a game master in Alchera is invisibility. By that, I mean if I am doing a good job, no one knows I'm there. It reminds me a lot of some of the scenarios I got involved in on Clan Lord with Nori, where I couldn't tell anyone. It's frustrating having to bite my tongue. It's like being a magician, and not being able to talk about your cool tricks, except people don't even know there's a person behind the tricks. I only wish the time I was on in Alchera was a bit more active. Problem is, in Germany, when I can be on is 4 in the morning. I suppose for now it's a blessing, because when I make a mistake, only a few people see my clumsiness.

I was warned when I started down the road to being a game master that once I was behind the curtain, so to speak, a lot of the fun of the game would be gone. And even though I'm only a GM on Alchera and not Clan Lord, it does effect my Clan Lord experience. When you can see all the rubber bands, chewing gum and bailing wire that hold the Clan Lord technology together, you realize it's a bit of an ugly, inelegant hack. A very, very clever hack, mind you, but a hack nonetheless.
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