Entity 99 - The Game Master

An artist render of the Game Master.

Entity 99, better known as "The Game Master", is a jester-like puppet with a high level of control over reality within The Gaming Hall. She is known for tricking people into entering her level and challenging them to a game of their choice.

## Behaviors

The Game Master is a sentient entity with an erratic personality. Her consistently documented behaviors include the verbal usage of internet slang, referencing recent popular media and "memes", difficulty accepting defeat, and a tendency to manipulate wanderers into playing games with her.

While in her idle state, The Game Master is most commonly seen lying face-down on the floor of Level 389, but there have also been recorded instances of her playing video games, watching videos, or speaking to herself near the curtains at the back of the level.

The Game Master has shown pride in her diverse catalog of playable games. Although she insists that the games are her own original creations, they bear suspicious similarities to those existing in The Frontrooms. Despite claiming to be a stickler for rules, she has been proven to frequently attempt to cheat in her own games to gain further advantages. Additionally, although The Game Master claims otherwise, almost all of the games tend to be structured in such a way that the outcome favors her.

* Infinity: a game of matching cards depending on color (ranging from the common array to shades such as lavender and aquamarine) or symbol (commonly numbers 1-9). The first player to run out of cards wins.

* Death: a morbid twist on a popular game; instead of going through various milestones in life gathering money and building a family, in this game the players race through the board experiencing many tragedies, gathering debts, and eventually experiencing a brutal death. The goal is to die and then tally up "karma", and whoever has the most wins.

* Red Herring: a murder has occurred at a place known as the Scarlet House; all players must race to find who did it, how, and where it happened. One player is assigned as the killer, and instead of solving the case, their goal is to mislead the other players and get them to submit an incorrect accusation.

* Capitalism: a game where players race to get the most money by buying properties, companies, patents, and inventions.

* Battleplanes: a game of strategy and planning where two players place their pieces on a board separated by a large screen with holes modeled after a radar. The goal is to strike down the opposing player’s pieces with nukes by guessing which coordinates the pieces are on.

* Chess: The Great War: a modified version of Chess with a longer board and many more pieces themed after military ranks. The pawns are replaced with privates, bishops with corporeals, knights with specialists, rooks with sergeants, the queen with major sergeant and the king with general.

* Checkers: The Battle Of Kingdoms: a modified version of Checkers including ten pieces called "servants" that function the same as the originals. In addition, there are two more pieces, known as The Prince and Princess. The Prince may move two spaces to the right, left or forward, and The Princess may move only one space in any available position, including backwards. To win, a player's Prince or Princess must reach the other side of the board and be crowned as the monarch.

* Mr Bun's Party: a party game about collecting the most carrots and gaining beetroots by winning morbid minigames based around cooking. There are presumably 10 playable characters; however, Mr. Bun and Ms. Eye are the only confirmed characters. Ms. Eye is a copy of Mr. Bun's model but with inverted colors and her face replaced with a singular eye. The Game Master seems to always choose Ms. Eye.

## Biology:

The Game Master's face consists of a glass screen that digitally displays two red Xs for eyes and a cartoonish smile by default, though it can also display various other expressions. The rest of The Game Master's body is a patchwork of blue and yellow fabric, stuffed with what is presumed to be cotton.

The Game Master's extremities appear to be crafted from wood — typical of a marionette puppet. Small red spheres that emit a squeaking sound are attached to the tips of her jester hat, the ends of her shoes, and the middle of her torso. The wrists, ankles, and other various parts of her body are suspended by red strings, the source of which is untraceable as they seem to extend infinitely.

## Discovery:

It is unknown when The Game Master first appeared or was first discovered. Interviews with survivors who have explored The Gaming Hall have reported the existence of various games from as far back as the early 1900s in her catalog. Even older games and items have been reported, but are yet to be documented. The Game Master herself only comments that such games are "old and boring".

She was first recorded to be active around ten years ago, when several people reported seeing a checkerboard-patterned door before them. Said witnesses were reported missing shortly thereafter.

## Additional Information:

Interestingly, The Lost are known to have worshipped a deity in their pantheon known as "Nunca". Many details about this being strikingly resemble those of The Game Master, from the jester-like motif, to the eccentric mannerisms, to the jovial demeanor. This may suggest that The Game Master has a far more ancient origin than initially believed, but confirmation of this theory is still pending.

There have been reports of The Game Master talking to an unknown individual near the curtains of Level 389. It is unknown what both were discussing, but it is notable for the following incident:

### Email Received by The M.E.G. Database

9th March 2020 14:27

Game Master audio log <ccdd178@gmail.com>

to <mandb@majorexplorergroup.com>

Hi silly! XD I was walking around and then I found a phone! It was still working, isn't that crazy?! It had a bunch of boring stuff XC but I found a weirddd video about a really cool and awesome Master beating someone who sucked at Capitalism. She totally rocked it!

You have no way to stop her.

Attached to this message was a video file taken from said phone; however, due to Game Master's self-censorship, the video itself was static, but the audio remained intact. The following is a transcript of the file.

Date of recording: Unknown

Interviewer: Deceased individual of unknown identity, who will be referred to as “Player”

Interviewee: The Game Master

Level: 389

<Begin Log>

*Sounds of hurried footsteps and light breathing. One can see a room in Level 389 as the person hides behind a shelf. They pan the camera the floor which causes it to black out.*

Player: The camera cut out… Shit- Wait, is it recording audio? I hope so… Okay… Uhhh… There's a big weird doll-puppet thing on the floor. Like, face-down. It has- Wait-

*Player’s scream is cut off as the recording cuts and jumps to a different point in time.*

Player: Wait wait- Let me get this straight… You want me to pick a um- game and play it with you? That’s it? There’s no… catch?

*A new voice is heard, presumed to be Game Master’s. It is distorted and changes in pitch at random.*

Game Master: Yes of course! The only rule is to not cheat at the game. I’ll even let you choose it so that I can prove I really am the master! If I catch you cheating you will be kicked from the game.

*Player’s breath gets audibly shaky as The Game Master talks.*

Player: And- And if I win I get to leave? You… You aren’t lying?

Game Master: Of course home dawg! Why would the coolest person ever lie about the rules? I explained everything I needed to.

Player: Fine. I’ll play your game.

*Recording fast forwards quickly to what is presumably the game session. A clack of plastic pieces is heard against cardboard.*

Player: What do I do if I roll umm- A Monopoly man-

*Game Master screams in a distorted pitch*

Game Master: He is called CEO! I don’t own the rights to Mr. Monopoly man! I'm trying to avoid a lawsuit from the lawyer god!

Player: Right… Um I still don’t know what to do-

Game Master: You move to the next unowned property, duh!

Player: Ok.. So this property? Can I buy it?

Game Master: Yes, yes, of course. It’s just a real expensive one! Don’t lose all your money in one go!

Player: I can afford I think. And you might land on it soon, so I’ll get rent on um… The Egg Street? Why are these named like-

Game Master: Yeah you get rent- If I even land there in the first place! You wont catch me doing that this time!

*More plastic pieces hit the board loudly, prompting Game Master to mockingly laugh.*

Game Master: I told you! I got a bus roll! Now I get to move ten spaces and use the bus in the same turn!

Player: The bus takes you to a card right? That doesn’t matter too much I think.

*The noise of Game Master cackling after picking up the card echoes around the room, causing Player to yelp.*

Game Master: Due to housing laws you have to give me your most expensive property for free!

Player: What?! That’s not fair at all! Stupid-

*Recording goes silent for approximately 10 minutes before skipping approximately two hours later*

Player: I can’t buy the property! I dont have the money to do so!

Game Master: Well you can’t back out of it! You already landed there! Which means- oh silly me! That means you’re bankrupt aren’t you.

Player: What?! No- Just let me take out a loan or something I can still play! I don’t want to be stuck here-

*The sound of the board and plastic pieces hitting the floor is interrupted as Player starts pleading. Due to audio distortion in the recording it is unclear what they said specifically.*

*After a minute of them pleading while Game Master laughs, they begin to loudly scream in presumed pain. Because we have no visuals we are unsure what happened. After 10 minutes of screeching, the recording goes quiet.*

<End Log>

Due to the lack of visuals, the events that occurred at the ending of the of the recording are unclear.

### Do's and Don'ts:

#### Do:

* Ignore messages from unknown accounts telling you to go to Level 389.
* Follow the rules of the chosen games.
* Report any encounter or information to the M.E.G.

#### Don't:

* Go to Level 389.
* Cheat at the chosen game.
* Taunt or ridicule The Game Master.
* Try to fight or question The Game Master.