D&D 5E New Dungeon kit from WotC with dungeon geomorphs!

[R_J_K75]

The thing is, the DM screen is one of the best items in d&d for serial re-creation:

• They're easy to manufacture (compared to, say, miniatures)
• They're far more likely to be used by a gaming group than most of the obvious things they could re-create a lot (miniatures, etc)
• The groups that use them mostly do so every game, and in a way that does mean they get physically more wear than most things
• They are easily tailored in art and in their useful content for particular adventure books, which makes them a great tie-in for the modules.

(I haven't personally bought more than the original one and one that was tied in a boxed set I was already getting, but I can definitely see why they sell well.)

I havent liked any DM screen theyve done since 2E. I bought the first 5E one and then got duped by the "deluxe" one not long after, I thought they were both an F-. Im a believer that if they did it right the first time people would just buy or re-buy that one and they could put out a variety of tool type products.

 

[ccooke]

I havent liked any DM screen theyve done since 2E. I bought the first 5E one and then got duped by the "deluxe" one not long after, I thought they were both an F-. Im a believer that if they did it right the first time people would just buy or re-buy that one and they could put out a variety of tool type products.

Right. But you aren't necessarily the market they have targeted for DM screens - and that market is clearly large enough for them to make around a dozen variants.
Products don't have to be interesting to every single member of the playerbase. They just have to interest enough people for WotC to make a worthwhile profit on the item. It's clear that the demand exists, so WotC are clearly creating products that a large number of people want.

 

[R_J_K75]

Right. But you aren't necessarily the market they have targeted for DM screens - and that market is clearly large enough for them to make around a dozen variants.
Products don't have to be interesting to every single member of the playerbase. They just have to interest enough people for WotC to make a worthwhile profit on the item. It's clear that the demand exists, so WotC are clearly creating products that a large number of people want.

I understand Im not the demographic for the DM screens anymore. I do wonder though if there are people that do buy all the DM screens that come out or if its more likely people just entering the hobby. I was tempted to pick up the wilderness one but thought of my other experiences with the others and chose not to. Suppose I may be more inclined to buy another if there was a good preview and I knew what was on the first. A screen designed per terrain isnt a bad idea actually. Personally Id be more likely to invest in a bundle of players packets/handouts than another DM screen at this stage of the edition.

 

[Echohawk]

Im all for new tools, but is this the 10th DM screen theyve put out this edition?

No. I make it the 26th screen for 5th edition and the 69th screen for D&D overall. And it's not unlikely that I've missed one or two.

Dungeons & Dragons screens

Dungeons & Dragons
Judge's Shield (1977) [JG28]
AC2: Combat Shield and Mini-Adventure (1984) [TSR9099]
AC7: Master Player Screen (1985) [TSR9156]
Dungeon Master's Screen (and folder) (1991) [included with The New Easy to Master Dungeons & Dragons Game, TSR1070]
DMR1: Dungeon Master Screen (1993) [TSR9437]
Dungeon Master Screen (1994) [included with The Classic Dungeons & Dragons Game, TSR1106]
Dungeon Master Screen (Two-panel) (1999) [included with Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game, TSR11450]
D&D Diablo II DM Screen (1999) [included with D&D Adventure Game: Diablo II Edition, TSR11548]

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeon Master's Screen (1979) [TSR9024]
REF1: Dungeon Master's Screen (1985) [TSR9146]

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition
REF1: Dungeon Master's Screen (1989) [TSR9263]
Ravenloft Screen (1990) [cover of Feast of Goblyns, TSR9298]
SJR3: Spelljammer Dungeon Master's Screen (1991) [TSR9313]
Dragonlance Dungeon Master Screen (1992) [included with Tales of the Lance, TSR1074]
Al-Qadim Screen (1992) [included with ALQ1: Golden Voyages, TSR9366]
Fighter's Screen (1994) [TSR9457]
Priest's Screen (1994) [TSR9462]
Thief's Screen (1994) [TSR9463]
Wizard's Screen (1994) [TSR9468]
Planescape Dungeon Master Screen (1994) [included with the Planescape Campaign Setting, TSR2600]
First Quest Dungeon Master Screen (1994) [included with First Quest: The Introduction to Role-Playing Games, TSR1105]
Ravenloft Dungeon Master Screen (1994) [included with Ravenloft Campaign Setting, TSR1108]
Masque of the Red Death And Other Tales DM Screen (1994) [included in the Masque of the Red Death,TSR 1103]
Birthright Dungeon Master Screen (1995) [included with the Birthright Campaign Setting, TSR3100]
Dungeon Master Screen & Master Index (1995) [TSR9504]
Introduction to AD&D Dungeon Master Screen (1995) [included with Introduction to AD&D, TSR1134]
Dungeon Master Screen (1995) [included with The Complete Starter Set: AD&D Game, TSR1167]
Dark Sun Dungeon Master Screen (1995) [included with the Dark Sun Campaign Setting Expanded and Revised, TSR2438]

Dungeons & Dragons 3.0
Dungeon Master Screen (2000) [WOC11639]
Ravenloft Secrets of the Dread Realms and Dungeon Master's Screen (2001) [WW15001]
Forgotten Realms Dungeon Master's Screen (2002) [WOC886860000]
Kingdoms of Kalamar Dungeon Master's Shield (2002) [K&C1006]

Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Dungeon Master's Screen (2003) [included with Dragon #310, PZO82310]
Deluxe Dungeon Master's Screen (2004) [WOC885960000]
Kingdoms of Kalamar Dungeon Master's Shield (2004) [K&C1023]
Dragonlance Dungeon Master's Screen (2004) [SVP4901]
Eberron Deluxe Dungeon Master's Screen (2005) [WOC950060000]

Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition
Dungeon Master's Screen (2008) [WOC218307400]
Dungeon Master's Screen (2010) [included with the Dungeon Master's Kit, WOC244640000]
Deluxe Dungeon Master's Screen (2011) [WOC280590000]
Dungeon Master’s Keep: Ultimate DM’s Screen (2011) [GF9 72720]

Dungeons & Dragons Next
Murder in Baldur’s Gate (2013) [A45370000]
Legacy of the Crystal Shard (2013) [A45380000]

Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Tyranny of Dragons (2014) [GF9 73701]
Dungeon Master’s Screen (2015) [A96050000]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Elemental Evil (2015) [GF9 73702]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Rage of Demons (2015) [GF9 73704]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Curse of Strahd (2016) [GF9 73705]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Storm King’s Thunder (2016) [GF9 73707]
Dungeon Master’s Screen, Reincarnated (2017) [C36870000]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Tomb of Annihilation (2017) [GF9 73708]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Waterdeep: Dragon Heist (2018) [GF9 73709]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Waterdeeo: Dungeon of the Mad Mage (2018) [GF9 73710]
Beadle & Grimm's Waterdeep: Dragon Heist (2018)
Dungeons & Dragons Core Rules Gift Set, Special Edition (2018)
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Of Ships and the Sea (2019) [GF9 73711]
Dungeons & Dragons Essentials Kit (2019) [C70080]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus (2019) [GF9 73712]
Dungeons & Dragons vs. Rick and Morty (2019)
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Eberron, Rising from the Last War (2019) [GF9 73713]
Beadle & Grimm's Ghosts of Saltmarsh (2019)
Beadle & Grimm's Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus (2019)
Curse of Strahd Revamped (2020)
Dungeon Master's Screen: Wilderness Kit (2020) [C9185000]
Dungeon Master's Screen: Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden (2020) [GF9 73714]
Beadle & Grimm's Eberron Rising from the Last War (2020)
Beadle & Grimm's Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden (2020)
Beadle & Grimm's Curse of Strahd (2020)
Dungeon Master’s Screen Dungeon Kit (2021) [upcoming]

 

[darjr]

What?!?!! Wow!

 

[BookTenTiger]

What's nice about having multiple DM screens is that you can take over more and more of the table. Right now my four screens dominate about half the table... soon the whole table will be behind my Cardboard Wall!

 

[R_J_K75]

What's nice about having multiple DM screens is that you can take over more and more of the table. Right now my four screens dominate about half the table... soon the whole table will be behind my Cardboard Wall!

So your players will have to play hanging upside down from the ceiling like cave fisher victims?

 

[R_J_K75]

No. I make it the 26th screen for 5th edition and the 69th screen for D&D overall. And it's not unlikely that I've missed one or two.

Dungeons & Dragons screens

Dungeons & Dragons
Judge's Shield (1977) [JG28]
AC2: Combat Shield and Mini-Adventure (1984) [TSR9099]
AC7: Master Player Screen (1985) [TSR9156]
Dungeon Master's Screen (and folder) (1991) [included with The New Easy to Master Dungeons & Dragons Game, TSR1070]
DMR1: Dungeon Master Screen (1993) [TSR9437]
Dungeon Master Screen (1994) [included with The Classic Dungeons & Dragons Game, TSR1106]
Dungeon Master Screen (Two-panel) (1999) [included with Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game, TSR11450]
D&D Diablo II DM Screen (1999) [included with D&D Adventure Game: Diablo II Edition, TSR11548]

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeon Master's Screen (1979) [TSR9024]
REF1: Dungeon Master's Screen (1985) [TSR9146]

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition
REF1: Dungeon Master's Screen (1989) [TSR9263]
Ravenloft Screen (1990) [cover of Feast of Goblyns, TSR9298]
SJR3: Spelljammer Dungeon Master's Screen (1991) [TSR9313]
Dragonlance Dungeon Master Screen (1992) [included with Tales of the Lance, TSR1074]
Al-Qadim Screen (1992) [included with ALQ1: Golden Voyages, TSR9366]
Fighter's Screen (1994) [TSR9457]
Priest's Screen (1994) [TSR9462]
Thief's Screen (1994) [TSR9463]
Wizard's Screen (1994) [TSR9468]
Planescape Dungeon Master Screen (1994) [included with the Planescape Campaign Setting, TSR2600]
First Quest Dungeon Master Screen (1994) [included with First Quest: The Introduction to Role-Playing Games, TSR1105]
Ravenloft Dungeon Master Screen (1994) [included with Ravenloft Campaign Setting, TSR1108]
Masque of the Red Death And Other Tales DM Screen (1994) [included in the Masque of the Red Death,TSR 1103]
Birthright Dungeon Master Screen (1995) [included with the Birthright Campaign Setting, TSR3100]
Dungeon Master Screen & Master Index (1995) [TSR9504]
Introduction to AD&D Dungeon Master Screen (1995) [included with Introduction to AD&D, TSR1134]
Dungeon Master Screen (1995) [included with The Complete Starter Set: AD&D Game, TSR1167]
Dark Sun Dungeon Master Screen (1995) [included with the Dark Sun Campaign Setting Expanded and Revised, TSR2438]

Dungeons & Dragons 3.0
Dungeon Master Screen (2000) [WOC11639]
Ravenloft Secrets of the Dread Realms and Dungeon Master's Screen (2001) [WW15001]
Forgotten Realms Dungeon Master's Screen (2002) [WOC886860000]
Kingdoms of Kalamar Dungeon Master's Shield (2002) [K&C1006]

Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Dungeon Master's Screen (2003) [included with Dragon #310, PZO82310]
Deluxe Dungeon Master's Screen (2004) [WOC885960000]
Kingdoms of Kalamar Dungeon Master's Shield (2004) [K&C1023]
Dragonlance Dungeon Master's Screen (2004) [SVP4901]
Eberron Deluxe Dungeon Master's Screen (2005) [WOC950060000]

Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition
Dungeon Master's Screen (2008) [WOC218307400]
Dungeon Master's Screen (2010) [included with the Dungeon Master's Kit, WOC244640000]
Deluxe Dungeon Master's Screen (2011) [WOC280590000]
Dungeon Master’s Keep: Ultimate DM’s Screen (2011) [GF9 72720]

Dungeons & Dragons Next
Murder in Baldur’s Gate (2013) [A45370000]
Legacy of the Crystal Shard (2013) [A45380000]

Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Tyranny of Dragons (2014) [GF9 73701]
Dungeon Master’s Screen (2015) [A96050000]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Elemental Evil (2015) [GF9 73702]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Rage of Demons (2015) [GF9 73704]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Curse of Strahd (2016) [GF9 73705]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Storm King’s Thunder (2016) [GF9 73707]
Dungeon Master’s Screen, Reincarnated (2017) [C36870000]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Tomb of Annihilation (2017) [GF9 73708]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Waterdeep: Dragon Heist (2018) [GF9 73709]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Waterdeeo: Dungeon of the Mad Mage (2018) [GF9 73710]
Beadle & Grimm's Waterdeep: Dragon Heist (2018)
Dungeons & Dragons Core Rules Gift Set, Special Edition (2018)
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Of Ships and the Sea (2019) [GF9 73711]
Dungeons & Dragons Essentials Kit (2019) [C70080]
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus (2019) [GF9 73712]
Dungeons & Dragons vs. Rick and Morty (2019)
Dungeon Master’s Screen: Eberron, Rising from the Last War (2019) [GF9 73713]
Beadle & Grimm's Ghosts of Saltmarsh (2019)
Beadle & Grimm's Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus (2019)
Curse of Strahd Revamped (2020)
Dungeon Master's Screen: Wilderness Kit (2020) [C9185000]
Dungeon Master's Screen: Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden (2020) [GF9 73714]
Beadle & Grimm's Eberron Rising from the Last War (2020)
Beadle & Grimm's Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden (2020)
Beadle & Grimm's Curse of Strahd (2020)
Dungeon Master’s Screen Dungeon Kit (2021) [upcoming]

Id disagree that the players screens arent quite the same but thats stuff Id like to see return. 69 DM Screens, huh? So apparently this isnt a new trend then. I totally agreed with the campaign setting screens they were helpful, the adventure based ones I never bought.

 

[BookTenTiger]

So your players will have to play hanging upside down from the ceiling like cave fisher victims?

They can play over Zoom in the next room.

 

[darjr]

I don't use screens. I tried to use them as a reference, but mainly just ignore them. I might get this for the geomorphs maybe, just to see em.