In Defense of the Screen
Description
-- Description --
The Dungeon Master Screen: do you use one? I do - but some other folks don't: why would they eschew this time-tested tool and why I think DM screens are great.
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https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/
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-- Show Notes --
00:00 - Intro
00:08 - Theme
00:28 - The Dungeon Master Screen
01:19 - A Case Against: Transparency in Dice Rolls
02:18 - Some Rolls Should Be Secret
06:06 - What about the RAW?
08:19 - Rolling in the Open: A Guard against Fudge
09:18 - The ACTUAL Point of the DM Screen
13:04 - The Best of Both Worlds
13:40 - Some Secrecy is Good for the Players
15:07 - But What about Low Prep / No Prep?
17:25 - Call in: Red Dice Diaries John - Scheming Players & Fudging Dice
19:54 - Call In: Diagetic Advancement Riley - Active Defense
23:24 - ...A Final Word on Ghouls
24:08 - ...LBB-ified Thief vs Greyhawk Thief
25:32 - Ghouls! What constitutes a Touch?
26:43 - Why Specify a Wand of Paralysis?
29:20 - Where did Con-Based Resurrection Survival Come From?
30:52 - What actually IS Ghoul paralysis?
32:15 - Thank You, Callers, Listeners, and Other Interacters
32:45 - Outro
-- Links --
Aug's Entirely Too Long Custom Screen: https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/2024/01/0e-reference-sheets.html
Confessions of a High Prep GM:
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/3omIW4201EQ
Red Dice Diaries: https://reddicediaries.bearblog.dev/
Diagetic Advancement: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/diegeticadvancement
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