dungeon mistress

plural dungeon mistresses · abbreviation DM · alternative Dungeon Mistress · alternative dungeonmistress

1. BDSMA woman who manages a dungeon (a room dedicated to sadomasochistic sexual activity).

   “Did you think you could get away with it?” she demanded, rattling the cuffs like a dungeon mistress. “Get away with what?” “Grand theft.”

   2017, Cleo Coyle, chapter 23, in Dead Cold Brew (Coffeehouse Mysteries; 16), New York, N.Y.: Berkley Prime Crime, →ISBN, page 83

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   “She has her own BDSM porn site,” the friend insisted. “It’s called Rayner Terror.” / “Don’t look now, but I think she’s following us.” / They both threw cautious glances over their shoulders and paled to see Solley bearing down on them like a dungeon mistress ready to whoop some ass.

   2008 July, Gill McKnight, chapter 12, in Falling Star, [Cambridge], N.Y.: Bold Strokes Books, →ISBN, page 148

   “You’re a smokin’ hot dungeon mistress,” the salesclerk said. […] Even under her jacket, she felt every bit as powerful as any dungeon mistress who ever shopped at Wild Walt’s Leather ’n’ Lace.

   2010, Laura Bickle, chapter 13, in Embers, New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 227

   [M]any choosing to subject themselves to the humiliating and brutally painful punishment dealt out by the dungeon mistress herself, ‘Princess Adora’ as she liked to be known, a hulking twenty eight stone beast of a woman […]

   2013, Stephen Haughan, “The buyer”, in Pretty Dangerous, Stephen Haughan, →ISBN, pages 280–281

2. BDSMA woman who supervises a dungeon (a room dedicated to sadomasochistic sexual activity).

   And why was the finger pointed at her by a sister equally seduced by sadomasochism? At first, we consulted the dungeon mistress. She had watched the scene in question.

   1995, Pauline Miriam, “My Personal Jesus”, in Laura Antoniou, editor, Some Women, New York, N.Y.: Rhinoceros, →ISBN, page 113

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   Most club parties and private parties held in commercial dungeons in the United States have a dungeon master, mistress, or monitor (DM), whose responsibility it is to make sure that scenes are consensual and house rules are obeyed.

   2001, Claudia Varrin, “SM Players, Their Scene, and Their Etiquette”, in Erotic Surrender: The Sensual Joys of Female Submission, New York, N.Y.: Citadel Press, →ISBN, page 204

   Safety concerns and correct techniques for other behaviors are commonly discussed informally. Activities may vary from the accepted “safe” technique can lead to interruption by the dungeon master/mistress.

   2003, Charles [Allen] Moser, “S/M Interactions in Semipublic Settings”, in Christopher Hensley, Richard Tewksbury, editors, Sexual Deviance: A Reader, Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner Publishers, →ISBN, part 4 (Sociological Sexual Deviance), page 239

3. rareA woman who manages a dungeon (an underground prison or vault).

   Holding her temper, Lizzie just said, “I’ll need props for the dungeon, so I can start decorating it.” / “Oh, I forgot to tell you,” said Kate. “I decided to be the Vampira dungeon mistress. I need you to be Floppy the Clown and give out balloons.”

   2004 July, Alice Alfonsi, chapter 2, in Freaked Out (Lizzie McGuire; 15), New York, N.Y.: Disney Press/Volo, →ISBN, page 90

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   Some fans of this game may be saying to themselves by this point, "Gee, I really like the dungeon mistress. She's swell. But I don't feel like she's being properly used. I mean, she has such ample... talents." Don't fret. This level is based on conversion. And we all know that torture is the most effective way to convert someone to your cause. And who knows more about torture than the one... the only... the dungeon mistress.

   1999, Paul Schuytema, Duncan McPherson, “Conversion”, in GameSpot Game Guide: Dungeon Keeper 2, GameSpot, →ISBN, chapter 7 (The Lands of Dungeon Keeper 2), page 109

   It was a place of true horror, though, because in this place the will of the High Priestess was carried out by Mabel, the dour and hulking dungeon mistress. Mabel took great joy in her horrific work. It was down to this dungeon that the High Priestess’ guards dragged me.

   2012, Mary Lynne Gibbs, chapter 12, in Jericho Rising (The Jericho Cycle; 1), Ferndale, Mich.: Dragon’s Roost Press, published 2016, →ISBN, page 143

   I remember how in Mr. Vincent’s fifth-period government, Jodi Schneekling ([…])—she of the Farrah Fawcett flip, Kork-Ease sandals, Chemin de Fer jeans with laces crossed in front, like the secret Masonic sign of some evil tween dungeon mistress—turned toward me. “Let’s see that poster,” Jodi said. Flattered at her interest (she was popular!), I flopped it open to her.

   2014, Sandra Tsing Loh, “Parenting Adolescents During Perimenopause, or Medieval Times”, in The Madwoman in the Volvo: My Year of Raging Hormones, New York, N.Y.: W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, pages 102–103

4. uncommonroleplaying gamesA game mistress in Dungeons & Dragons games.

   ) Hey, I'll pack my dice! Or I could bring Paranoia... we'll need a dungeon mistress ...

   1997 March 15, Richard Letts, “USA male Looking for a SWF in the UK”, in uk.singles (Usenet), archived from the original on 22 Nov 2025

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   Through all this, dear old Sister Agnes, eighty-five and the most lethal dungeon mistress in the land, sat rocking in her chair with her thin weathered face set in a smile. […] “Imagination, combined with a good sense of direction,” said Sister Agnes, “is the surest road to the Divine.” But could our dear dangerous dungeon mistress entirely imagine Sister Dominica’s imaginings?

   1988–1989 winter, Bill Beattie, “Convents and Cloisters”, in Green Egg, volume XXVI, number 101, Ukiah, Calif.: Church of All Worlds, published summer 1993, →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 38–39

   Relatively few coeds played Dungeons and Dragons. I never heard of a dungeon mistress running things, although one or two might have tried it.

   1995, Anthony Pietropinto, “A Fragile Bond”, in The Dream Girl: The Imaginary Perfect Woman All Men Hide, Holbrook, Mass.: Adams Publishing, →ISBN, page 168

   you did not state that twice the length and girth of your dungeonmaster^([sic]) was in fact noteworthy, indeed it seems that your dungeonmaster was in fact a dungeon mistress - which puts you and yours in a rather low grade.

   2006 March 28, Unan Oranis, “Drop Your Pants And Mesure^([sic]) Your Swords”, in rec.games.frp.dnd (Usenet), archived from the original on 22 Nov 2025

   Thanks to David, the dungeon mistress now has an electronic copy of the following items: D&D 3.5 Player's Handbook […]

   2010 September 25, Alice Raizel, “much appreciation to David for several rulebooks”, in Carnelian (Google Groups), archived from the original on 22 Nov 2025

   I confess I was A D+D player, which I guess suggests that I couldn't wait for High end fantasy gaming and had to use dice. I got very heavily into being a dungeon mistress, but that sort of slipped away after I started using it as a therapeutic tool with a particular child who, was obsessed with war death and mayhem.

   2011 June 3, Transremaxculver, “For Trans (off topic)”, in alt.religion.scientology (Usenet), archived from the original on 22 Nov 2025

plural Dungeon Mistresses

1. Alternative letter-case form of dungeon mistress.

   -Dawn Gayman aka Pachira the druid aka the Dungeon Mistress

   1996 April 19, Lloyd Gayman, “Civil War prophecies (and a little on prophecies in general)”, in rec.games.frp.dnd (Usenet), archived from the original on 22 Nov 2025

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   OTHER NEW RELEASES: FA48 Female Ranger with bow............. 42p / FA49 Dungeon Mistress......................... 42p / P7 Comic Barbarian........................... 42p

   1986 February, Denizen Miniatures, “Denizen: Our Hero - (Before & After!)”, in Ian Livingstone, editor, White Dwarf, number 74, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 66, column 1

   Come see me “whip” your classmates into shape! Tunnel of Terror IV. October 24-26. Whips & Chains, The Dungeon Mistress

   1991 October 23, “Personals”, in The Strobe, volume XX, number 4, Fitchburg, Mass.: Fitchburg State College, →OCLC, page 7, column 1

   Anyway, over four years I developed them into multi-dimensional characters that I truly cherished. I even wrote a descriptive essay about Fredrick for a writing assignment in college. Eventually I retired them. Shortly after that, I got married to my best friend (and Dungeon Mistress), joined the Coast Guard, and moved to Alaska.

   1997 October 3, JCleverdon@comdt.uscg.mil [John Cleverdon], “Am I just getting Old?”, in rec.games.frp.dnd (Usenet), archived from the original on 22 Nov 2025

   The character was a pain in many ways, but it gave the games some life. Gillian (And I tell them I ued^([sic]) to be a Dungeon Mistress, and they give me this odd look...)

   2000 November 1, Gillian, “Male Half-Orc romance?”, in alt.games.baldurs-gate (Usenet), archived from the original on 22 Nov 2025

   I am currently making up a role-playing one shot D&D campaign to run sometime this semester in preparation for being the Dungeon Mistress for the campus next year....

   2002 March 3, CPS/Eredien, “De-lurking... hopefully for a long time. ;) + Fruiting day!!”, in alt.fan.dragons (Usenet), archived from the original on 22 Nov 2025