Finished my very first GM-Screen with an integrated dice tower ⚔️ The dice tower was inspired by the Hollow Tower from Baldurs Gate 3 with some extra tentacles 🐙 which can be replaced since they are magnetic.

Let me know what you think!

#gmscreen #dmscreen #dnd #bg3 #tentacles #dice #dicetower #selfmade #art #miniature #details #screen #tower #hollowtower #baldursgate3 #dungeonsanddragons #diorama

A custom GM screen for Traveller

If you’re running a long term campaign of any RPG, one of the most useful things you can make for yourself is a customized GM screen. Even if the game you’re running already has one, it’s still a good idea. When you’re in the middle of session, the rules and information you find yourself actually needing may not be the same things that the designer thought you’d need.

I’m currently in the middle of a long-term (1.5 years and counting) campaign of Traveller (Mongoose 2E). There are many good Traveller GM screens out there, including an official one, but none of them had the exact items I needed on a regular basis.

So I fired up Affinity and threw together a three-page, landscape GM screen for my own use. It includes the following:

• Basic combat rules along with a short list of the damage from common weapons.
• My players don’t get into a lot of space combat, but I do need to be reminded of some of the basic space operations – landing, docking, jumping, etc.
• Healing rules
• Using skills – Task Chains, Multiple actions, Timeframes, etc.
• The optional experience rules from the Traveller Companion
• All of the various world trade codes, starport types, and a refresher for the UWP code.
• My players don’t trade a lot, but they do take on a lot of passengers. I’ve listed all of the tables I need for that.

This probably isn’t the final version. I’ll probably tweak it more as I go, adding and removing bits as necessary. Here’s the PDF of the current version:

If you wanted to use this as a basis for your own, here’s the Affinity file I created:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/be4fx6ywyhoc0w8ac3cbf/TravMG2E_GMScreen.afpub?rlkey=4ed47yc1ebmd5khaczwoxirse&st=b0002fhg&dl=0

#FreeStuff #GMScreen #RPG #SciFi #Traveller

I found this Kickstarter today(and funded it, ofc): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ultimategamemaster/the-ultimate-game-master-screen

I've been looking for a general GM screen for years and haven't found one that I'm satisfied with. But this one looks very promising. #GMScreen #GM #RPG #Kickstarter

Another Update for my #EmergencyGMKit: to make it as simple as possible for the possibly inexperienced players, I created magic cards for #beyondthewall in #scribus now, as well.
Next I want to renew my quickstart rule sheets and edit them for putting them on cards. Also perhaps create #gmscreen pages.

#pnpde #ttrpg