Product Description
Official Dungeon Master’s screen for the 4th Edition
Dungeons & Dragons® Roleplaying Game
This four-panel cardstock screen features new full-color artwork and allows Dungeon Masters to keep their campaign notes and die rolls private, without blocking their view of the game table. Easy-to-reference rules and tables appear on the inside panels of the screen; these are designed for the Dungeon Master’s eyes only and comply with the rules in the 4th Edition
Dungeons & Dragons core rulebooks.
R. A. Toon @ 3:06 pm
One thing I didn’t realize until I got this screen is how thick it is. I’m used to heavy cardstock screens, but this one is built like the cover to a hardback book. Imagine a landscape (wide) oriented 4-panel screen built like the cover to your Player’s Handbook and you’re be spot on. It’s even glossy.
On the downside, one of the panels is mostly wasted on things like XP charts which I’m unlikely to need in the middle of a game. I’d have preferred to see that panel used perhaps for summaries of area attack types (bursts, blasts, zones, etc.) Additionally, the default DC (Difficulty Class) for tasks in D&D4 has changed since publication, and this change didn’t make it to the DM’s screen. On the plus side, the errata is a nice printable .PDF you can cut out and paste on your screen. Won’t be the first time I’ve had to do this (looking at my Call of Cthulhu Keeper’s Screen.)
James T. Mcduffie @ 3:21 pm
I was surprise when I first opened the packages for this DM screen, it’s not just cardstock, it’s the back of your players handbook cardstock. They said it would stop a dice being thrown and they were right!
The second benefit of it is all of the tables inside, and while I probably don’t need the xp listings in the middle of a game, I do like how they have all of the status effects and standards DC checks all listed in a very easy to follow and find format. And while some people prefer the new DCs the errata has release (which did not make it onto this dm screen), personally I prefer the more difficult checks that were originally published (and are on my screen!).
Lastly the landscape format of the four panel wide screen is amazing, it makes it feel that your still apart of the table without cutting you off from your players. You can still see most of the dice rolls, and the action on the dungeon tiles (if you use them) without having to stand up every time something happens.
Overall, and by FAR, the BEST DM screen I have ever purchased, and for $9 it’s a total steal!
That DM guy…
D. Shaffer @ 3:39 pm
This is by far the best DM screen I have every seen. It breaks down all those little things that can happen during gaming and provides you with a basic description of what it does and where you can find it in the main rule books. The artwork isn’t too bad either. If you game master, then you should get this screen for fourth edition!
John OConnor @ 5:45 pm
This is a pretty good little DM screen. It’s a little bit shorter than just about every other screen I’ve used, which seems a little unusual but it makes easier to see the miniatures and/or maps on the table. The screen has a pretty useful collection of tables, just about what you’d expect; common DCs, action types, condition modifiers, etc. The painting on the players side is a cool, sprawling piece with lots of different monsters. This screen is made of either cardboard or thick paper stock, with a glossy coat. It seems a lot sturdier than the 3.0-3.5 screens.
My one gripe is that it’s just the screen. No mini-adventure, no extra dungeon tiles, nothing. A little something extra would’ve helped to justify the cost.
Still, it seems like a pretty solid screen all around and I’m hoping it will be good for a few years of gaming.
Kris Kent @ 6:53 pm
Whats there to say, its got everything you need to keep the game flowing, and if theres a detail that you need to know, its got the page number next to it along with what book you need, brilliant!