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Behind the GM Screen: What goes on back there?

Started by Amalgam, June 12, 2013, 03:40:31 AM

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Amalgam

June 12, 2013, 03:40:31 AM
I'm thinking of printing off my own GM screen, slapping some fancy artwork on the front and some tables on the back.

Now, i'm just wondering, from all the various systems out there, what have you all noticed you really wish you had at your fingertips when you really needed a table or rule to look up? I'm sure some of this will change depending on the system, i'm not looking for details here, but rather the types of things you wished you'd had on the back of your GM screen.

Silverlion

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June 12, 2013, 05:39:36 AM
The important charts primarily. If a game system needs a chart for resolution--put it on the screen.

In addition to that, the basic rule mechanics for attacking/defending/healing/general checks, as well as any special case rules which come up often.
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taustin

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June 12, 2013, 08:01:42 PM
Quote from: Amalgam;661922I'm thinking of printing off my own GM screen, slapping some fancy artwork on the front and some tables on the back.

Now, i'm just wondering, from all the various systems out there, what have you all noticed you really wish you had at your fingertips when you really needed a table or rule to look up? I'm sure some of this will change depending on the system, i'm not looking for details here, but rather the types of things you wished you'd had on the back of your GM screen.

Now that Calibre can convert Word docs to EPUBs (and better than pretty much any other program), I find I prefer using my book reader for a GM's screen.
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