D&D 4E 4E DM Screen

[KidSnide]

I found the charts on my DM screen really important back when I was DMing 1st or 2nd Ed, but I stopped using it altogether for 3.X. What charts to folks use now?

 

[Nytmare]

C'mon Random Thief Ability Chart. Bring it home! Daddy needs a new pair of shoes!

 

[am181d]

I have a MasterScreen, with four panels and slots on front and back. I use the GM side for charts and the PC side for world maps, art, etc. (In one campaign, I even used it for an Adventurer's Guild bulletin board.) MasterScreens are awesome.

 

[Jdvn1]

I highly prefer landscape screens to portrait screens. Yay!

 

[Kzach]

Hrm, I really like that idea of using the player's side for relevant game information. Such a simple idea. I wish I'd thought of that years ago.

A good one for 4e would be for the standard round action order as a reminder for the first few sessions before it becomes wrote for everyone, ie. saves being rolled at the end of a person's round and damage from ongoing effects applied at the start.

 

[Nebulous]

I'll probably just use this Conan screen as my 4e screen: i don't really need charts. Do we? If i recall correctly, the other panels are pretty cool too.

 

[sunrisekid]

... before it becomes wrote for everyone.

I include examples of what constitutes a standard action, move action, and minor action. When we start using action points then include examples of what you can do with one (all my players are new so I'm only using a few mechanics to start with).

After obtaining the 4E screen I will probably make use of the player-side of each panel, filling it up with useful rule mechanics. I hadn't thought about clipping campaign references so I'll start doing that too (adventure goals, maps, etc).

 

[rkanodia]

C'mon Random Thief Ability Chart. Bring it home! Daddy needs a new pair of shoes!

... to Hide In.

 

[LordArchaon]

Gosh people, nobody commented the tidbit about Humans?? It's going to be a considerable advantage... I was hoping for more "bland" humans...
And now it's confirmed: only two at-will abilities, from 1st level to 30th...

 

[thalmin]

Looking over the shoulder of another browser, I saw the powers chart. Yes, all classes get only 2 at-wills throughout 30 levels. I did not check the other races, it is not unlikely that other races may get racial at-wills, but the human gets a bonus at will for his class.