Dungeon Master’s Keep - $150 GM Screen?

[amerigoV]

Its a lark, a conversation piece. A functional one, but a conversation piece nonetheless. Something for collectors.

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Oooooo, randomized collectible castles. That would be

I cannot think of the last time I used a DM screen. I just have a piece of paper over my notes at the table. But then again, I enjoying seeing the pain on my players faces when my Blue d20 of Death slaughters a hapless PC. I swear that d20 loves an audience.

 

[DaveMage]

It's not really a rival team even, it's more like Tommy Hilfiger vs. Izod, it's a freakin' FONT unless you've never played D&D at all. That badge on front looks pretty 1E too, OMG! It doesn't pray at the foot of Paizo! Burn it!

I hope you don't use Chessex dice, they make the dice that go in the 4E WotC packs!

Not liking the price I get pretty easily, it's steep and a "luxury" item, but because the D&D logo is not in the prefered font? That's simply pathetic. Heck, most sane people would never even NOTICE the font, especially since it's on the back side. And even if they did, they would not care.

Seriously, I have NEVER thought about the logos on ANY of my gaming stuff. That's not brand loyalty, that's brand idiocy.

I'm sorry my post has made you so sad. You should put me on your ignore list immediately.

 

[Herschel]

I'm just in disbelief that your identity as a gamer is so wrapped up in "brand name purity".

I'll give you an example from another venue: I'm a drummer and I HATE tripod stands because juggling them is a pain so I like my gear mounted on a rack. Only Pearl and Yamaha make racks of the major drum companies. My kit is a Mapex Saturn Series, professional touring and recording quality and a great-sounding kit. I prefered it to the Pearl, Yamaha, Tama, Premier (which my old kit was), Ludwig, Gretsch, etc. kits that I tested it next too and I got a great deal on it.

So did I deal with the matching tripods? Heck no, I have my Pearl Rack with the logos on it that nobody ever mentions because it's great. I also have the Pearl pedal that I prefered over other brands. My hi hat stand? The Tama stand with the action I love. My cymbal arms? They're cymbal arms and a mix of brands. I even have a pair of DDrum decabans, a LP Mambo Cowbell, Remo heads on the kick drum and Evans on the toms and snare. But wait, what if I am playing outdoors and want a metal shell snare vs. my maple/walnut snare? I pull out my 1965 Slingerland chrome-over-brass for the extra cut outdoors. I won't even get in to mics and triggers. Etc., etc.

What do other musicians and I say when they see/hear my kit? They say it's a really great sounding and looking kit, they don't look for matching logos, the end "product" is where it's at.

Same for gaming, if your game is somehow affected by the font or logo on your accessories, your game isn't any good in the first place. A screen, dice, etc. are merely tools to facilitate a gaming experience.

 

[Umbran]

That's simply pathetic. Heck, most sane people would never even NOTICE the font, especially since it's on the back side. And even if they did, they would not care.

Wow, you'd think that at least folks would at least save their insults for edition wars. No, you have to go and suggest someone is pathetic and insane over... a DM's screen.

Really?

How about instead you (and everyone else) treat folks with respect, even when you disagree with them?

 

[Herschel]

A good product is a good product, it doesn't matter if it has a Warhamster or Hackmaster logo on it. If we want good products, we have to look past logos and brands.

 

[ShinHakkaider]

Never mind...

 

[TheAuldGrump]

A good product is a good product, it doesn't matter if it has a Warhamster or Hackmaster logo on it. If we want good products, we have to look past logos and brands.

If he doesn't like the 4e logo then he doesn't like the 4e logo - it is his choice and no one else's.

My suggestion would be more along the lines of a grinding wheel and some green stuff - replace the hated logo with something of your own choosing. When you are done it would be more yours, having had your labor put into it.

Plus you can tell folks that you literally ground the 4e logo off the screen! and that is commitment!

For me, the more I look at the size of the dice towers the more I think that either Hirst blocks or cardstock is the way to go - I think that I have dice that wouldn't fit in the ones that come with the screen.

An example, from Mighty Armies Online.

And the first I ever encountered, on The Miniatures Page - Dan Becker's Campanile Dice Tower:

The Auld Grump

 

[Herschel]

If he doesn't like the 4e logo then he doesn't like the 4e logo - it is his choice and no one else's.

My suggestion would be more along the lines of a grinding wheel and some green stuff - replace the hated logo with something of your own choosing. When you are done it would be more yours, having had your labor put into it.
The Auld Grump

It is, but when one posts something like that on a public, internet forum they shouldn't be surprised when it gets called out for its ridiculous, shallow nature.

Lets face it, it's paper-thinly veiled edition warring at best. 'Your game is so bad even its logo ruins anything it touches'.

However, I LOVE your second and third paragraphs. That literally made me chuckle.

 

[DaveMage]

It is, but when one posts something like that on a public, internet forum they shouldn't be surprised when it gets called out for its ridiculous, shallow nature.

Let's see - since you don't agree, I'm idioic, shallow, and ridiculous.

Keep it up - this is great for my self esteem!

 

[Perram]

If he doesn't like the 4e logo then he doesn't like the 4e logo - it is his choice and no one else's.

My suggestion would be more along the lines of a grinding wheel and some green stuff - replace the hated logo with something of your own choosing. When you are done it would be more yours, having had your labor put into it.

Plus you can tell folks that you literally ground the 4e logo off the screen! and that is commitment!

For me, the more I look at the size of the dice towers the more I think that either Hirst blocks or cardstock is the way to go - I think that I have dice that wouldn't fit in the ones that come with the screen.

..............

The Auld Grump

Man, I keep getting tempted with Hirst Arts wherever I see it...

This whole thing HAS inspired me to start work on the paper-craft one, however, and I've been at it all day.