Dungeon Master’s Keep - $150 GM Screen?

[TheAuldGrump]

I'm really really on the fence about buying this from GF9... It isn't the price, its the 4e branding that's putting me off the purchase, as I'll mostly want to use it for Pathfinder.

Also, the 'bins' it comes with for organizing tokens seems really specific.

Not meaning to edition war here, but I just don't want the logo to be a constant topic of conversation at my PF games.

Functionally my only problem with it is that the dice tower is undersized - I would not want to roll the damage for a fireball through it for an example.

Putting something over the 4e logo is easy, and uses would be found for the bins. (In the case of Fantasy Craft the Edge tokens come to mind.)

But cardstock is cheaper, as effective, and when, not if, something happens to it replacing the lost/broken/crushed part is relatively painless.

The Auld Grump

 

[Herschel]

I'm really really on the fence about buying this from GF9... It isn't the price, its the 4e branding that's putting me off the purchase, as I'll mostly want to use it for Pathfinder.

Really? I mean, Really? What are they going to do, take your "Edition Warrior" merit badge away? I use Paizo accessories all the time even in my 4E games, even, *gasp* for Organized Play! 4E games and I don't cover or worry about logos one bit. And no one has ever brought it up either.

 

[Crothian]

Is this the same one they gave away to certain stores last year? That was a really nice screen and very high quality from what I saw.

 

[D'karr]

Is this the same one they gave away to certain stores last year? That was a really nice screen and very high quality from what I saw.

No, this is much more elaborate. Same concept though. I got to see the "prototype" at DDXP. It was neat, but I just can't see myself spending $150 on a DM Screen and die roller.

 

[Thunderfoot]

For me, I don't care how nice it is, I'm not spending $150 on a GM screen. I used to fret over spending $19.95 on the previous cardboard editions. I think the Fat Dragon Games cardboard edition is just-okie fine for me.

Gale Force 9 makes some great stuff, I just wish they didn't get their pricing guidance from Games Workshop. Sheesh.

 

[MerricB]

On the other side there are peraphits (sp?) to place your minis on.

Were you searching for the word "Parapets" by any chance?

Cheers!

 

[JoeGKushner]

I think it looks fun and have one on preorder with local game store Black Sun games due to its close location to my casa.

 

[Lanefan]

I hope there'll be one at GenCon so I can take a good look at it - the pictures don't tell me very much, but I really like the look of it.

But I can already tell it still needs a few things:
- places on the back for me to tack or paper-clip things to e.g. maps, NPC character sheets, notes, etc., and on the front for the players to do likewise for party watch-lists etc. (my current screen is almost completely hidden under all the paper stuck to it...)
- about 3 feet more length - I use a 6-panel 1e screen now and it still isn't long enough for me to fit all my gype behind it.

Lanefan

 

[airwalkrr]

The official card stock 3.5 DM screen is, so far, the most perfect DM screen I have ever seen. Perfect height and containing all the most useful information I commonly reference in running a 3.5 game. I don't want anything as bulky as the 4e screen, even if I was running 4e. The token pockets remind me of how saddened I am by the death of WotC's plastic minis production.

 

[TarionzCousin]

Really? I mean, Really? What are they going to do, take your "Edition Warrior" merit badge away? I use Paizo accessories all the time even in my 4E games, even, *gasp* for Organized Play! 4E games and I don't cover or worry about logos one bit. And no one has ever brought it up either.

I'm telling the RPG Police on you!

- about 3 feet more length - I use a 6-panel 1e screen now and it still isn't long enough for me to fit all my gype behind it.

That's a lot of gype!

... er, what is "gype," anyway?