Sunday, August 3, 2014

AS&SH [002]: GM Screen

I mean...we all need one of these right?  After my first game, I'm glad I took the time to put it together.  I have it organized (from right to left), with ability score tables and miscellaneous information, general savings throws, etc. on the left panel.  The middle two panels are basically combat related, how to start combat, combat matrix, typical modifiers, weapon damage removing the unrelated information from those tables, etc.  The last panel is dealing with reactions, hirelings, morale, and item savings throws (boy is that table fun to use).

I loved grabbing some of the great artwork from the books to sneak into the 'dead space' on these screens to liven them up a little.

I have also created pdf/images with crop marks for easy printing/cutting, so that the entire thing, if printed and cut to size, will still fit in the red box everything comes in.  I printed these on 'label' paper (so I didn't have to glue or tape), and put them onto two manila folders. 

I'm not sure if anyone has formatted these yet, but I think the organization and the tables actually used, fit pretty well and flow during the game nicely.  The ability score text was reduced in size slightly for fitting them all on the page, but other than that, the text is mostly the same size as in the main books.

The hardest part of these was the cover art...too many great illustrations to want to include from what's been created so far.  I did use the logos, only because they are very cool and felt that the screens should showcase the game if I ever take it to a store.  Of course, this is in no way actually endorsed by Northwind Adventures, etc. and I can take no credit for any of the artwork...just time to organize them all into a usable fashion.  Thanks to the creators for all of their great content!

Enjoy :)