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<blockquote data-quote="brimmels" data-source="post: 8131999" data-attributes="member: 6919689"><p>The latest official Dungeons & Dragons' supplement is the <strong>Dungeon Master's Screen Wilderness Kit</strong>, arriving slightly after <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/icewind-dale-rime-of-the-frostmaiden-a-comprehensive-review.674886/" target="_blank"><strong>Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden</strong></a>, but clearly timed to work with it. However, this is a general wilderness adventure supplement, not one specifically for Icewind Dale or other frozen locations.</p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]129060[/ATTACH]</p><p>If you've seen <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-essentials-kit-offers-a-new-place-to-start.666442/" target="_blank"><strong>D&D Essentials Kit</strong></a>, some of the components will be familiar to you. Like that set, this comes with initiative cards, condition cards, and a box to hold them that you can assemble. My complaint then as now is that I'd prefer it if it came with more condition cards so you could hand one to every player who is affected by a condition. Of course, if you have the <strong>Essentials Kit</strong>, you can combine the cards.</p><p></p><p>Now, if you're playing online like so many of us are during COVID and not using a service like Roll20 (my group plays on Discord), the cards might not seem as handy as they do for in-person games. You could always photograph the condition card and drop it into chat or send it to a player so they have the condition details handy.</p><p></p><p>The DM screen here is MUCH sturdier than the one in the <strong>D&D Starter Kit</strong> or <strong>Essentials Kit</strong>. It's solid like the classic 5th Edition DM screen. Inside it has the usual information on conditions, difficulty levels, etc. plus info on weather conditions like strong winds, a weather chart, visibility and distance, and audible distance. I'm not sure why it doesn't also have the avalanche rules from <strong>ID:RotF</strong>. They should at least included it in the other sheets.</p><p></p><p>Speaking of the sheets, the set comes with five double-sided, laminated sheets that you can use with dry erase markers. One double-sided sheet is a hex grid on both sides. Another sheet is a hex grid on one side and a food and water supply tracker on the other. The next has a cheat sheet of actions you can take in combat on one side and and a hex grid on the other, allowing to have a three-sheet hex map at any given time..</p><p></p><p>Wilderness chases are the topic of the next sheet. Part of it covers running a chase, and the rest features a chart of complications the DM can add to the chase.</p><p></p><p>The last sheet explains the cycles of a wilderness journey to help the DM plan it and break down how many cycles would occur in a given trip. The other side has a random encounter chart and a weird locations chart. It also includes guidance for food and water usage. Foraging information rounds out the subject.</p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]129061[/ATTACH]</p><p>While this set isn't essential, it pairs nicely with <strong>ID:RotF</strong> (of course). It would also work well if you're DMing travel through an area created using the the supernatural hazards section of <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/tashas-cauldron-of-everything-an-in-depth-review.676555/" target="_blank"><strong>Tasha' Cauldron of Everything</strong></a> or any other wilderness adventure. Now if only they'd do an urban adventure set to go with <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/pulling-off-a-dragon-heist-in-waterdeep-the-review.665701/" target="_blank"><strong>Waterdeep: Dragon Heist</strong></a> and other city adventures with random encounter and urban chase rules and commplications.</p><p></p><p>If you don't already have a DM's screen, it's gotten too beaten up, or you only have the one from the Starter Kit and want one that's more substantial, picking up the <strong>Dungeon Master's Screen Wilderness Kit</strong> is a no-brainer. If you already have a perfectly good DM screen, it depends upon what kind of campaigns you're running and your budget. The kit has enough little things to make DMing easier when running a wilderness adventure that the additional purchase could be quite worth it. And, of course, if you like being equipped for every possibility, get it. The price point combined with the features make this an easy yes to buy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brimmels, post: 8131999, member: 6919689"] The latest official Dungeons & Dragons' supplement is the [B]Dungeon Master's Screen Wilderness Kit[/B], arriving slightly after [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/icewind-dale-rime-of-the-frostmaiden-a-comprehensive-review.674886/'][B]Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden[/B][/URL], but clearly timed to work with it. However, this is a general wilderness adventure supplement, not one specifically for Icewind Dale or other frozen locations. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full"]129060[/ATTACH][/CENTER] If you've seen [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-essentials-kit-offers-a-new-place-to-start.666442/'][B]D&D Essentials Kit[/B][/URL], some of the components will be familiar to you. Like that set, this comes with initiative cards, condition cards, and a box to hold them that you can assemble. My complaint then as now is that I'd prefer it if it came with more condition cards so you could hand one to every player who is affected by a condition. Of course, if you have the [B]Essentials Kit[/B], you can combine the cards. Now, if you're playing online like so many of us are during COVID and not using a service like Roll20 (my group plays on Discord), the cards might not seem as handy as they do for in-person games. You could always photograph the condition card and drop it into chat or send it to a player so they have the condition details handy. The DM screen here is MUCH sturdier than the one in the [B]D&D Starter Kit[/B] or [B]Essentials Kit[/B]. It's solid like the classic 5th Edition DM screen. Inside it has the usual information on conditions, difficulty levels, etc. plus info on weather conditions like strong winds, a weather chart, visibility and distance, and audible distance. I'm not sure why it doesn't also have the avalanche rules from [B]ID:RotF[/B]. They should at least included it in the other sheets. Speaking of the sheets, the set comes with five double-sided, laminated sheets that you can use with dry erase markers. One double-sided sheet is a hex grid on both sides. Another sheet is a hex grid on one side and a food and water supply tracker on the other. The next has a cheat sheet of actions you can take in combat on one side and and a hex grid on the other, allowing to have a three-sheet hex map at any given time.. Wilderness chases are the topic of the next sheet. Part of it covers running a chase, and the rest features a chart of complications the DM can add to the chase. The last sheet explains the cycles of a wilderness journey to help the DM plan it and break down how many cycles would occur in a given trip. The other side has a random encounter chart and a weird locations chart. It also includes guidance for food and water usage. Foraging information rounds out the subject. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full"]129061[/ATTACH][/CENTER] While this set isn't essential, it pairs nicely with [B]ID:RotF[/B] (of course). It would also work well if you're DMing travel through an area created using the the supernatural hazards section of [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/tashas-cauldron-of-everything-an-in-depth-review.676555/'][B]Tasha' Cauldron of Everything[/B][/URL] or any other wilderness adventure. Now if only they'd do an urban adventure set to go with [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/pulling-off-a-dragon-heist-in-waterdeep-the-review.665701/'][B]Waterdeep: Dragon Heist[/B][/URL] and other city adventures with random encounter and urban chase rules and commplications. If you don't already have a DM's screen, it's gotten too beaten up, or you only have the one from the Starter Kit and want one that's more substantial, picking up the [B]Dungeon Master's Screen Wilderness Kit[/B] is a no-brainer. If you already have a perfectly good DM screen, it depends upon what kind of campaigns you're running and your budget. The kit has enough little things to make DMing easier when running a wilderness adventure that the additional purchase could be quite worth it. And, of course, if you like being equipped for every possibility, get it. The price point combined with the features make this an easy yes to buy. [/QUOTE]
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