Deluxe DM Screen?

[Ashrem Bayle]

Haven't heard much about this. Is it worth it?
What tables does it display?

 

[MerricB]

It's an expensive piece of cardboard. (In fact, two expensive pieces of cardboard - the Deluxe D&D screen and the Deluxe d20 Modern screen).

I rarely consider DM screens to be "worth it" in 3E - most of the information you need is in your adventure notes and the Monster Manual, not the screen. (Unlike 1E, where you really needed a screen for the Combat Matrices!)

However, I do like the D&D screen. I appreciate the landscape format - I have a fairly high table we play on from time to time, and it's nice being able to see the players again.

Tables:

Far Left Panel:
* Common Armor, Weapon, and Shield Hardness and Hit Points (PH 166)
* Substance Hardness and Hit Points (PH 166)
* DCs to Break or Burst Items (PH 166)
* Items Affected by Magical Attacks (PH 177) - that's useful!
* Size and Armor Class of Objects (PH 166)
* Object Hardness and Hit Points (PH 166)
* Walls (DMG 60)
* Doors (DMG 61)

Left Panel
* Turning Undead (PH 159) - useful!
* Increasing Weapon Damage by Size (DMG 28)
* Decreasing Weapon Damage by Size (DMG 28)
* Influencing NPC Attitudes (PH 72)
* Attack Roll Modoifiers (PH 153)
* Armor Class Modifiers (PH 151)
* Missing with a Thrown Weapon
* Climb Check DCs (PH 69)
* Listen Check DCs (PH 78)

Right Panel
* Actions (PH 141)
* Concentration Check DCs (PH 70)
* Skills (PH 63)
* Ability Modifiers (PH 8) - very useful!

Far Right Panel
* Movement and Distance (PH 162)
* Maximum Distance for Spot Checks - useful!
* Light Sources and Illumination
* Hampered Movement (PH 163)
* Armored/Encumbered Speeds
* Detect Magic (PH 219) - useful!
* Detect Evil (PH 219) - useful!

That's it. Overall, I think the screen's great, though the price - as always - for a screen makes me blanch.

Cheers!

 

[Ashrem Bayle]

Thanks. It looks to be at least a little better than the 3.5 screen that came in Dragon. It's 90% Skill tables. I like the idea of the lanscape format too.

Pretty hefty cost for what you get, but it sounds nice.

The d20 Modern screen any good?

 

[MerricB]

I don't play D20 Modern, so I don't know.

Far left panel:
* Restricted Objects (93)
* Requistion Modifiers (94)
* Concealing Weapons and Objects (95)
* Light Sources (213)
* Vehicle Speeds and Modifiers (156)
* Collision Damage (160)
* Defense Modifiers (144)
* Collision Direction (160)
* Attack Roll Modifiers (144)
* Cover (145)
* Concealment (146)

Left panel:
* Actions in Combat (135)
* Size and Defense of Objects (150)
* Ability Modifiers (15)
* Substance Hardness and Hit Points (150)
* Improvised Weapon Damage (109)

Right panel:
* Balance Check DCs (49)
* Opposing a Bluff Check (45)
* Object Hardness and Hit Points (150)
* Climb Check DCs (51)
* Concentration Check DCs (53)
* Escape Artist Check DCs (60)
* Computer Use Check DCs (53)
* Repair Check DCs (70)
* Disable Device Check DCs (58)
* Influencing NPC Attitudes (57)
* Jump Check DCs (66)
* Swim Check DCs (74)

Far Right panel
* Thrown Explosives
* Burst Radius
* Research Check DCs (71)
* Gather Information Check DCs (62)
* Listen check DCs (68)
* Treat Injury check DCs (74)

Cheers!

 

[Davelozzi]

I like the D&D screen. The landscape format is a winner, and the artwork is the best of any of my screens (although the Birthright screen for 2e is close). It's more durable and better looking than the one that came in Dragon, and the same is twice as true in relation to the 3.0 screen. The charts are pretty good, though I have to admit that I rarely refer to charts on screens as I generally know the books so much better that it's quicker for me to look things up there.

Edit: and the d20 Modern screen is a nice bonus, in my opinion a better one than the usual booklet of charts or whatever. The picture is pretty good, though it has too many fantasy elements for my modern tastes. I haven't run Modern at all so I can't say how useful it is in play.