Players' screen notes

[DaveStebbins]

One thing that comes up often enough that I will be placing it on the player side of my next DM screen is the list of condition summaries (blind, stunned, etc.). It's too large for what the OP is doing, but players often want to know what different conditions mean either because they're thinking of casting a spell causing one of them, or else because their PC is a victim of one of the conditions and need to know what it's done to them.

-Dave

 

[Bullgrit]

Not sure what they get by you posting the Skill DC ratings. You set the DC, not them.

Well, we tend to prefer to give a description (like, "tough") rather than give a game number. Sort of helps us stay in character and avoid game-speak. It's a minor thing, maybe, but sometimes its a cumulnation of the minor things that makes the game better.

list of condition summaries (blind, stunned, etc.).

This is a good idea. But we've got a better system, I think. One of the Players made a bunch of note cards wtih the conditions on them. When someone is blinded, the DM gives that Player the "Blinded" card.

Bullgrit