Customer Reviews

Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master's Screen

5 star:		(21)
4 star:		(15)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

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.)

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...

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!

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!

Well, obviously it's lovely to now have a DM screen made of thicker, sturdier material, but the coolest change from old DM screens is the height! A DM can now sit in a chair and see over the screen to what's happening on the table! Wonderful decision there.

This is by far the best screen I've ever owned and might only be surpassed by the customizable screens available. The screen is a 4 fold, landscape format made with thick cardboard that is laminated. The lamination is such that it can handle standard cellophane tape without marring the surface of the screen, which is handy for taping additions or corrections (q.v.). The inside contains lots of handy tables taken from the Player's Handbook and Dungeon Master's Guide and presented here for quick reference. The outside is a well-done piece of artwork.

I do have a couple nitpicks, that didn't keep me from giving this 5 stars. My screen arrived very stiff such that it felt like I was ripping it apart or pulling at some adhesive. It's also a little annoying that the skill DCs were modified in the errata after this product was already sent to the printer. However, I've already printed out and taped over the old table since the lamination protects the screen. I've also taped over part of the standard XP chart with a list of defenses for the PCs in my game, since I typically don't need the XP chart in game. I think they could have found something else to go there, but maybe some people will end up using the screen during their preparation time.

I definitely think my money was well-spent on this product.

It's exactly what you probably know it is. but still its a great product and has some differences from past DM screens. It's a little shorter than past ones (but helps the DM to see the table easier) and a lot wider. There is a wealth of very useful information on it, but i wont go into exactly everything thats on it. There is like one or 2 things on the wizards errata page for this one though, like the DC's by level, the DC's were off by like 5 or something. doesn't really affect the game though unless you go by everything verbatim. I would say it is worth the 10$, also because of the material it's made out of. Its made of pretty thick cardboard and the whole screen is glossy on both sides.

Hands down the best gm/dm screen I have ever seen. It is the most durable cardoard screen possibly ever printed, the art is nice, the tables are useful and best of all it is built in a landscape (read: sideways) style so that it isn't super tall. This gives the benefit of not having to get up every 10 seconds to look at the players/table/rolls/minis etc. Great screen.

The style and material of screen are so great. In my old game sesions, the screen of 3.5 edition always fall down with wind. The orientation of this new screen, avoid it. I recommend.

Let's put it this way. In one corner we have those lame glorified paper boards from Third edition. In this corner. We have the Fourth Edition dungeon master's screen. Heavy duty cardstock they say.

More like Bullet proof and tip over proof Dm screen.

Unlike the 3e ones, (I have one, friend had the second one they made) which you had to lean over to really see the player's rolls and or the game table and it's minis and what have you.

We have this one. It is a little smaller, easy to see over hard to see behind sized. It's much better balanced, and did I mention this thing is tremendously sturdier? You've gotta -try- to destroy this bugger to have it go down on you.

This is easily the best of the three Dm screens my group has. And as a sweet bonus it also includes a great deal better grade artwork. (though I would have liked another version but that's a personal thing) The old 3.0 one was utter garbage artwise.

The tables and the like are of course just as useful as they were before and can save you alot of page turning potentially although there were a couple of guidelines I would have liked to be on there that were not. But meh.

Vast vast improvement. Like the rest of the game has been so far. Thanks Wizard's.