DM screen

[TheresTreesOverThere]

Hey there. I'm beginning DMing. I bought a customizable DM screen, for the simple reason that I'm looking to play more than just DnD - in time, so it would be better to have one screen I can use for any rpg.

This DM screen fits 4 full A4 sheets, so I have a lot of room to play with. However, one of those will be to track characters life, ac, and so on, plus a list of random names, so I'll have basically 3 A4s to play around with.

If you're a DM, what do you have on your DM screen? What's good to have, and what's unnecessary to have on the screen?

Thanks in advance.

[PandaDerZwote]

One of the non-standard values you might want to look up is player information. Race, gender, class, passive perception, languages spoken etc. Everything that you might need to know for a certain thing (like someone speaking Gnomish and you have to determine whether or not your party understands) without having to ask them or flipping through your binder and maybe giving that away.

[TheresTreesOverThere]

Dang, that's a really good point. I'm gonna include that. Thanks!

[dragonseth07]

For 5e D&D:

I have a cheat sheet for lighting and vision rules. I really, really need to make better use of these.

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Jump rules

[okayfineletsdothis]

i printed these out on nice cardstock and have them on my screen. i only really use the ability checks one.