DM Screen

[HelloChristian]

Dragon Magazine

Years ago, a DM's screen was bundled with an issue of Dragon mag. It's a great screen!

Below is a link to the view behind it....

http://www.iridiazine.net/images2/myscreen.JPG

 

[Darth K'Trava]

One of my DMs uses one to hide his stuff behind but most don't use them.

 

[Twowolves]

The DCC screen is a double screen. That is to say it is like the old AD&D1e screen - two different screens, each 4 panels.

Wow! That's incredibly detailed and helpful, thanks! I was wondering what they could possibly have needed a second 4-panel screen for. It retalls for $25 and comes with a short DCC adventure. I have been using the Scarred Lands screen, but it's 3.0, and honestly I don't think I have ever used it for referrence at all. I need a new one, and this one sounds awesome, but I have got to find it cheaper than $25.

But thanks to your overview, I shall redouble my efforts.

 

[CsonTep]

I don't use a screen for D&D, but if I playing a game where I need to refer to a table or rule constantly I'll photocopy or print and glue them to a piece of cardboard making a 8x11 or so reference card. I've done this for 1st edition AD&D and Torg.

 

[jdrakeh]

I use the Scarred Lands screen for D&D 3.0 as, when I play D&D 3x, it tends to be in the Scarred Lands. I default to the tables/charts on the screen, justifying the use of 3.0 rules as setting-specific flavor.

 

[HellHound]

I use the Scarred Lands screen for D&D 3.0 as, when I play D&D 3x, it tends to be in the Scarred Lands. I default to the tables/charts on the screen, justifying the use of 3.0 rules as setting-specific flavor.

The Scarred Lands screen was a great screen for 3.0 - it could have used some more information, but it had a lot of the material that made it onto the GMG screen.

 

[JediSoth]

I use the 3.5 screen that came bundled with an issue of either Dragon or Dungeon a few years ago.

I used the same screen when I DMed. When I get behind the screen again, I'm going to get the Savage Worlds Customizable GM Screen. The site seems to be down at the moment, but it's a landscaped tri-fold "thing" that looks like three of the view binder covers attached to one another.

I'll be able to use it for any game I GM, as long as I make up the proper charts for it. The biggest advantage is I'll be able to have all the charts I need and none of the once I never reference.

JediSoth

 

[Twowolves]

The Scarred Lands screen was a great screen for 3.0 - it could have used some more information, but it had a lot of the material that made it onto the GMG screen.

I found the Scarred Lands screen to be the best of the lot before 3.5. I'd use it even if I weren't running Scarred Lands, but that may change if I can get DCC #39 for a little less than $25 + tax.

 

[Drowbane]

People still use those things?

 

[HellHound]

People still use those things?

Which "things"? GM Screens in general, or the Scarred Lands GM screen in specific?

I use GM screens because they contain tables that are often referenced in play without having to look it up in a book. For games where I don't need to hide my module / adventure notes, I lay the screen flat on the table as a reference "sheet" effectively. For games where I am using a module (like D&D - I only run modules these days), I use the screen to conceal the module from the players.