I am new to DMing and slowly building my own screen for home play. I use two manilla folders taped togther with duct tape. As I play things in my home games...
... The problems with a DM screen in LG are many. 1. Con table size, not exactly large most of the time and makes it unwieldy to get to things. 2. With most LG...
... Screens are great as long as there is a good level of trust between the players and the DM. There are a couple of DM's I play with regularly, that I would...
... (riding dog ... Yeah i noticed that. What i really wanted was a copy of the original mod so I could check the AR vs. the mod, if anyone has that I'd ...
... preference? ... I am slightly obsessive compulsive so I have a clean sheet system of keeping modules in order in a binder. Said binder usually works as a ...
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I use a BSA leader training 3-ring binder that stands up on its own to hold the module in front of me. I put the bad guy stats in wet erase on laminated init...
... preference? ... I use a laptop computer and a small dry erase board (for initiatives). The only thing I print out are the appendices. John du Bois...
... I use the one that's published by the WotC, when i use one. It has a nice picture on the outside, and all sorts of info on the inside. I got it for half...
Unfortunately, the rights for all regional adventures revert back to their authors after they expire, so the Triad doesn't have the authority to give out...
One of the more obscure rules is that when a character rolls a natural 1 for a saving throw, one of the PC's items also has to save against damage caused by...
Yup; I use this rule because (1) it's in the PHB, and (2) it's not an optional rule. Fortunately enough, when I did use this rule, the damage from the spell...
... Well no sleep for 24 hrs can affect your eyesight. That and if I remember correctly we finished the mod at madness and the next mod started in five...
... It's not that harsh of a rule, but I have not used it until today. thank you for pointing it out. Unless the character is naked and carrying everything...
While Chris is right, it's not an optional rule, there are other factors to consider. I tend to screen when I use the rule as a DM. Items are actually...
Normally, it isn't going to be a big deal because the most common magic attacks are fire and electricity-based, which deal half-damage to objects, and cold...
I virtually never use one, as I feel it gets between me and the players. I know by rote all the rules on it, and if I need to make secret rolls I just do it...
... preference? ... I haven't used a DM screen since the earliest days of D&D (when everything was table driven and it was a convenient quick reference, and...
... I use it. It has come up less times than I can count on my hand in something like 300 games, played and run. One reason for the rarity is that folks will...
... That being said, since many mods require the ... Many Judge's I know, including myself when I think about it, handle this problem by having players...
I had problems with just about every DM screen blocking the rest of the table - most are too high. I remember seeing an early Cthulhu GM screen that was only...
I've never been that bothered about a screen. I usually ask the players. If they want my dice rolls behind a screen, then I'll do that. If they don't, then...
... Of course we use the rule. But there are a couple of ways of minimizing the damage that it causes. The rules for selecting which item fries: SRD === Items...
In a Bandit Kingdoms mod with vicious traps, a rogue rolled a 1 vs. a Chain Lightning trap. After working through that item order table with the player, the...
... Good advice in general, but I probably would consider not allowing that shield to go first as a shield in the table if I were DMing. I probably would count...
... According to the rules and the FAQ, you halve (or quarter) the damage before applying hardness. Which works in favor of keeping items alive, except those...
Spoilers for COR6-01 Story For Another Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I'm going to remain cryptic because this is a really big spoiler. ...
... Another reason to caary a club or quarterstaff (0 gp also) is they make good firewood while regular PHB firewood has a associated cost. Plus they might...
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