D&D (2024) 2025 Monster Manual All You Need to Know video link is up.

including one on the DM Screen
Unfortunately, I missed that one, but wow they needed a whole video to say its once again garbage. When will I learn to stop wasting my money on WotC DM screens? There hasn't been an official DM screen worth buying in well over 25 years IMO, and I always end up compiling my own.
 

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Unfortunately, I missed that one, but wow they needed a whole video to say its once again garbage. When will I learn to stop wasting my money on WotC DM screens? There hasn't been an official DM screen worth buying in well over 25 years IMO, and I always end up compiling my own.
Did TSR make a good one? If so, I certainly missed.
 

Did TSR make a good one? If so, I certainly missed.
Both of the AD&D 2E versions were 100x's better than anything WotC has ever put out IMO. I used both so much they fell apart. I think the one that came out for the Players Options was the better of the two. By far the best DM screen Ive ever bought and used was the 3.x Kenzer & Co Kingdoms of Kalamar one.
 

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Anyone doing a watch party?
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I'll be having a viewing party on the Sly Flourish discord again. I still need 8 entries for our bingo card.

So far I have:
  • Makenzie De Armas
  • INTENTIONAL
  • Players will hate this
  • Todd looks excited
  • Todd geeks out about warlocks
  • Justice Arman
  • Glow-up for dragons
  • Bloodied Condition
  • Top to Bottom
  • Plain black shirts
  • We heard you
  • 80 new monsters
  • Biggest MM ever
  • Iconic monsters for different tiers
 

There hasn't been an official DM screen worth buying in well over 25 years IMO, and I always end up compiling my own.
That's a bold claim! You might be right, but I wish to point out that there have been more than fifty official DM screens published over the last 25 years, and the odds that you've quality checked all of those is fairly low :cool:
Dungeons & Dragons screens

Dungeons & Dragons

Judge's Shield (1977) [JG28]
AC2: Combat Shield and Mini-Adventure (1984) [TSR9099]
AC7: Master Player Screen (1985) [TSR9156]
Dungeon Master's Screen (and folder) (1991) [included with The New Easy to Master Dungeons & Dragons Game, TSR1070]
DMR1: Dungeon Master Screen (1993) [TSR9437]
Dungeon Master Screen (1994) [included with The Classic Dungeons & Dragons Game, TSR1106]
Dungeon Master Screen (Two-panel) (1999) [included with Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game, TSR11450]
D&D Diablo II DM Screen (1999) [included with D&D Adventure Game: Diablo II Edition, TSR11548]

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeon Master's Screen (1979) [TSR9024]
REF1: Dungeon Master's Screen (1985) [TSR9146]

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition
REF1: Dungeon Master's Screen (1989) [TSR9263]
Ravenloft Screen (1990) [cover of Feast of Goblyns, TSR9298]
SJR3: Spelljammer Dungeon Master's Screen (1991) [TSR9313]
Dragonlance Dungeon Master Screen (1992) [included with Tales of the Lance, TSR1074]
Al-Qadim Screen (1992) [included with ALQ1: Golden Voyages, TSR9366]
Fighter's Screen (1994) [TSR9457]
Priest's Screen (1994) [TSR9462]
Thief's Screen (1994) [TSR9463]
Wizard's Screen (1994) [TSR9468]
Planescape Dungeon Master Screen (1994) [included with the Planescape Campaign Setting, TSR2600]
First Quest Dungeon Master Screen (1994) [included with First Quest: The Introduction to Role-Playing Games, TSR1105]
Ravenloft Dungeon Master Screen (1994) [included with Ravenloft Campaign Setting, TSR1108]
Masque of the Red Death And Other Tales DM Screen (1994) [included in the Masque of the Red Death,TSR 1103]
Birthright Dungeon Master Screen (1995) [included with the Birthright Campaign Setting, TSR3100]
Dungeon Master Screen & Master Index (1995) [TSR9504]
Introduction to AD&D Dungeon Master Screen (1995) [included with Introduction to AD&D, TSR1134]
Dungeon Master Screen (1995) [included with The Complete Starter Set: AD&D Game, TSR1167]
Dark Sun Dungeon Master Screen (1995) [included with the Dark Sun Campaign Setting Expanded and Revised, TSR2438]

Dungeons & Dragons 3.0
Dungeon Master Screen (2000) [WOC11639]
Ravenloft Secrets of the Dread Realms and Dungeon Master's Screen (2001) [WW15001]
Forgotten Realms Dungeon Master's Screen (2002) [WOC886860000]
Kingdoms of Kalamar Dungeon Master's Shield (2002) [K&C1006]

Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Dungeon Master's Screen (2003) [included with Dragon #310, PZO82310]
Deluxe Dungeon Master's Screen (2004) [WOC885960000]
Kingdoms of Kalamar Dungeon Master's Shield (2004) [K&C1023]
Dragonlance Dungeon Master's Screen (2004) [SVP4901]
Eberron Deluxe Dungeon Master's Screen (2005) [WOC950060000]

Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition
Dungeon Master's Screen (2008) [WOC218307400]
Dungeon Master's Screen (2010) [included with the Dungeon Master's Kit, WOC244640000]
Deluxe Dungeon Master's Screen (2011) [WOC280590000]
Dungeon Master’s Keep: Ultimate DM’s Screen (2011) [GF9 72720]

Dungeons & Dragons Next
Murder in Baldur’s Gate (2013) [A45370000]
Legacy of the Crystal Shard (2013) [A45380000]

Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Tyranny of Dragons (2014) [GF9 73701]
Dungeon Master’s Screen (2015) [A96050000]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Elemental Evil (2015) [GF9 73702]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Rage of Demons (2015) [GF9 73704]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Curse of Strahd (2016) [GF9 73705]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Storm King’s Thunder (2016) [GF9 73707]
Dungeon Master’s Screen, Reincarnated (2017) [C36870000]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Tomb of Annihilation (2017) [GF9 73708]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Waterdeep: Dragon Heist (2018) [GF9 73709]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Waterdeeo: Dungeon of the Mad Mage (2018) [GF9 73710]
Beadle & Grimm's Waterdeep: Dragon Heist (2018)
Dungeons & Dragons Core Rules Gift Set, Special Edition (2018)
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Of Ships and the Sea (2019) [GF9 73711]
Dungeons & Dragons Essentials Kit (2019) [C70080]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus (2019) [GF9 73712]
Dungeons & Dragons vs. Rick and Morty (2019)
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Eberron, Rising from the Last War (2019) [GF9 73713]
Beadle & Grimm's Ghosts of Saltmarsh (2019)
Beadle & Grimm's Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus (2019)
Curse of Strahd Revamped (2020)
Dungeon Master's Screen: Wilderness Kit (2020) [C9185000]
Dungeon Master's Screen: Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden (2020) [GF9 73714]
Beadle & Grimm's Eberron Rising from the Last War (2020)
Beadle & Grimm's Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden (2020)
Beadle & Grimm's Curse of Strahd (2020)
Dungeon Master’s Screen Dungeon Kit (2021) [C99400000]
Beadle & Grimm's The Witchlight Carnival (2021)
Dungeon Master's Screen: The Witchlight Carnival (2021) [GF9 73715]
Rules Expansion Gift Set (2022)
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space (2022)
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space [Alt. cover] (2022)
Beadle & Grimm's: Spelljammer: Adventures in Space (2022)
Beadle & Grimm's: Phandelver & Below: The Shattered Obelisk (2023)
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse (2023)
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse [Alt. cover] (2023)
Beadle & Grimm's: Vecna: Eve of Ruin (2024)
Beadle & Grimm's: Quests from the Infinite Staircase (2024)
Dungeons & Dragons Adventurer Magazine (2024)
Dungeon Master's Screen (2024)
The Book of Concealment (2024)
 

That's a bold claim! You might be right, but I wish to point out that there have been more than fifty official DM screens published over the last 25 years, and the odds that you've quality checked all of those is fairly low :cool:
Dungeons & Dragons screens

Dungeons & Dragons

Judge's Shield (1977) [JG28]
AC2: Combat Shield and Mini-Adventure (1984) [TSR9099]
AC7: Master Player Screen (1985) [TSR9156]
Dungeon Master's Screen (and folder) (1991) [included with The New Easy to Master Dungeons & Dragons Game, TSR1070]
DMR1: Dungeon Master Screen (1993) [TSR9437]
Dungeon Master Screen (1994) [included with The Classic Dungeons & Dragons Game, TSR1106]
Dungeon Master Screen (Two-panel) (1999) [included with Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game, TSR11450]
D&D Diablo II DM Screen (1999) [included with D&D Adventure Game: Diablo II Edition, TSR11548]

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeon Master's Screen (1979) [TSR9024]
REF1: Dungeon Master's Screen (1985) [TSR9146]

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition
REF1: Dungeon Master's Screen (1989) [TSR9263]
Ravenloft Screen (1990) [cover of Feast of Goblyns, TSR9298]
SJR3: Spelljammer Dungeon Master's Screen (1991) [TSR9313]
Dragonlance Dungeon Master Screen (1992) [included with Tales of the Lance, TSR1074]
Al-Qadim Screen (1992) [included with ALQ1: Golden Voyages, TSR9366]
Fighter's Screen (1994) [TSR9457]
Priest's Screen (1994) [TSR9462]
Thief's Screen (1994) [TSR9463]
Wizard's Screen (1994) [TSR9468]
Planescape Dungeon Master Screen (1994) [included with the Planescape Campaign Setting, TSR2600]
First Quest Dungeon Master Screen (1994) [included with First Quest: The Introduction to Role-Playing Games, TSR1105]
Ravenloft Dungeon Master Screen (1994) [included with Ravenloft Campaign Setting, TSR1108]
Masque of the Red Death And Other Tales DM Screen (1994) [included in the Masque of the Red Death,TSR 1103]
Birthright Dungeon Master Screen (1995) [included with the Birthright Campaign Setting, TSR3100]
Dungeon Master Screen & Master Index (1995) [TSR9504]
Introduction to AD&D Dungeon Master Screen (1995) [included with Introduction to AD&D, TSR1134]
Dungeon Master Screen (1995) [included with The Complete Starter Set: AD&D Game, TSR1167]
Dark Sun Dungeon Master Screen (1995) [included with the Dark Sun Campaign Setting Expanded and Revised, TSR2438]

Dungeons & Dragons 3.0
Dungeon Master Screen (2000) [WOC11639]
Ravenloft Secrets of the Dread Realms and Dungeon Master's Screen (2001) [WW15001]
Forgotten Realms Dungeon Master's Screen (2002) [WOC886860000]
Kingdoms of Kalamar Dungeon Master's Shield (2002) [K&C1006]

Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Dungeon Master's Screen (2003) [included with Dragon #310, PZO82310]
Deluxe Dungeon Master's Screen (2004) [WOC885960000]
Kingdoms of Kalamar Dungeon Master's Shield (2004) [K&C1023]
Dragonlance Dungeon Master's Screen (2004) [SVP4901]
Eberron Deluxe Dungeon Master's Screen (2005) [WOC950060000]

Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition
Dungeon Master's Screen (2008) [WOC218307400]
Dungeon Master's Screen (2010) [included with the Dungeon Master's Kit, WOC244640000]
Deluxe Dungeon Master's Screen (2011) [WOC280590000]
Dungeon Master’s Keep: Ultimate DM’s Screen (2011) [GF9 72720]

Dungeons & Dragons Next
Murder in Baldur’s Gate (2013) [A45370000]
Legacy of the Crystal Shard (2013) [A45380000]

Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Tyranny of Dragons (2014) [GF9 73701]
Dungeon Master’s Screen (2015) [A96050000]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Elemental Evil (2015) [GF9 73702]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Rage of Demons (2015) [GF9 73704]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Curse of Strahd (2016) [GF9 73705]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Storm King’s Thunder (2016) [GF9 73707]
Dungeon Master’s Screen, Reincarnated (2017) [C36870000]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Tomb of Annihilation (2017) [GF9 73708]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Waterdeep: Dragon Heist (2018) [GF9 73709]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Waterdeeo: Dungeon of the Mad Mage (2018) [GF9 73710]
Beadle & Grimm's Waterdeep: Dragon Heist (2018)
Dungeons & Dragons Core Rules Gift Set, Special Edition (2018)
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Of Ships and the Sea (2019) [GF9 73711]
Dungeons & Dragons Essentials Kit (2019) [C70080]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus (2019) [GF9 73712]
Dungeons & Dragons vs. Rick and Morty (2019)
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Eberron, Rising from the Last War (2019) [GF9 73713]
Beadle & Grimm's Ghosts of Saltmarsh (2019)
Beadle & Grimm's Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus (2019)
Curse of Strahd Revamped (2020)
Dungeon Master's Screen: Wilderness Kit (2020) [C9185000]
Dungeon Master's Screen: Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden (2020) [GF9 73714]
Beadle & Grimm's Eberron Rising from the Last War (2020)
Beadle & Grimm's Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden (2020)
Beadle & Grimm's Curse of Strahd (2020)
Dungeon Master’s Screen Dungeon Kit (2021) [C99400000]
Beadle & Grimm's The Witchlight Carnival (2021)
Dungeon Master's Screen: The Witchlight Carnival (2021) [GF9 73715]
Rules Expansion Gift Set (2022)
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space (2022)
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space [Alt. cover] (2022)
Beadle & Grimm's: Spelljammer: Adventures in Space (2022)
Beadle & Grimm's: Phandelver & Below: The Shattered Obelisk (2023)
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse (2023)
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse [Alt. cover] (2023)
Beadle & Grimm's: Vecna: Eve of Ruin (2024)
Beadle & Grimm's: Quests from the Infinite Staircase (2024)
Dungeons & Dragons Adventurer Magazine (2024)
Dungeon Master's Screen (2024)
The Book of Concealment (2024)
You are right, I haven't quality checked all of them. Let me clarify. I was speaking strictly of DM screens printed by WotC for D&D's core rules from 3E-5E, not specific campaign settings or 3PP, except when I referenced the Kalamar one. The inside panels facing the DM are littered with thumbnail pictures, and the information's usefulness is questionable IMO. The space utilization could be better; it always seems like there's a lot of blank space that is a wasted opportunity for another table. A DMs screen is a DMs tool, and when the front 4 panels are one giant piece of art instead of information that could be used in game, it just boggles my mind.
 

Both of the AD&D 2E versions were 100x's better than anything WotC has ever put out IMO. I used both so much they fell apart. I think the one that came out for the Players Options was the better of the two. By far the best DM screen Ive ever bought and used was the 3.x Kenzer & Co Kingdoms of Kalamar one.
I am not familiar with all the ones made as we always homebrewed a lot of rules and needed custom screens. I also skipped both 2e and 3e. However, the 1e screen I had was barely ever used. On the otherhand, the last 5e screen I saw had most of the information I have on my custom DM screen (minus our home rules of course) so it seem very functional. I haven't looked at the 2024 screen.

Of course, much like the game itself, everyone needs something different from a DM screen. So I will agree to disagree and move on!
 


I'll be having a viewing party on the Sly Flourish discord again. I still need 8 entries for our bingo card.

So far I have:
  • Makenzie De Armas
  • INTENTIONAL
  • Players will hate this
  • Todd looks excited
  • Todd geeks out about warlocks
  • Justice Arman
  • Glow-up for dragons
  • Bloodied Condition
  • Top to Bottom
  • Plain black shirts
  • We heard you
  • 80 new monsters
  • Biggest MM ever
  • Iconic monsters for different tiers
Someone does a funny voice.
Jeremy pushes up his glasses.
Something akin to "We wanted the art to tell a story."
Easier to read, easier to run.
 


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