Eberron DM Screen [Archive] - Wizards Community

Eberron DM Screen [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Troy70
07-08-05, 05:26 PM I just pick up the DM Screen & The Five Nations today.

I have to say I love the screen. Map is really nice too.

Hope to get the map framed next week and hang it.
Ithamar
07-08-05, 05:29 PM I can't wait to get the DM screen. Is there lots of useful little Eberron specific tid bits on it?

I am still debating about Five Nations though. To anyone that has it already, is it worth it?
ChronosCrow
07-08-05, 05:48 PM What are the Eberron specific tidbits on the screen?
Guide D'Jorasco
07-09-05, 12:43 AM I'm VERY curious as to what it has in it and what it looks like. I want to buy it, but I buy online and would like to see what's in it and what the map looks like before I do. Info, info! (cheers) lol
koxler
07-09-05, 01:11 AM I picked up the screen today and am realitivly happy with it. First the map is GREAT!! It has the boarders, roads, and lightling rails on it. Simply put it is better than any other map I have seen to date. As for the screen itself, it is okay. For Eberron specific information it has only the month/day information and dragonmark house information which is not very much. After looking through the ECS again that doesn't surprise me because there aren't that many tables in it to begin with. Lastly the back cover is pretty cool in my opinion assuming you are in to that sort of thing.

In the end I am more happy with the map than the screen. If you don't need the map and already have a good DM screen I would pass.
Guide D'Jorasco
07-09-05, 01:16 AM What kind of quality is the map? I mean is it worth ten bucks? I really only wanted the map, I have a DM screen.
Crimsonsun
07-09-05, 02:10 AM I picked up both today, and am very pleased with both of them.

DM Screen - First off, who can argue with the badass artwork on the screen itself. Its an expanded picture from um... SoTLW? Coveres all 4 sections, and looks very nice. The screen itself, its a DM screen, only Eberron specific stuff is what was mentioned earlier (dragonmarks, months, and days). The map is a nice, 8 sheet map. It doesnt have lightning rail distances on it tho, I had hoped it would, like the one you can print out.....

Five Nations - Ive only read a little bit of this, but the artwork is wonderful (as we know from the art gallery) and makes this worth what I paid for it. Read first few pages on Cyre, and I feel bad for them, worse so than I did before.... Looked through the PrCs and was only unimpressed by the one for Breland (bone knight is damned creepy....)
Guide D'Jorasco
07-09-05, 03:53 AM Is the map not all connected in one piece? It's in sheets you have to put together? Is it made of cardboard or something? If it's not a fold out map what good is that?
HappyDragon
07-09-05, 04:52 AM The map is one large fold out map.

Five Nations is looking pretty good from what I've read on it so far. Some very nice flavour that should add to alot of people's campaigns.

In addition I personally liked the PrC for Breland, but it may have to do with the fact that my current character is from there. Makes for some nice flavour.
Crimsonsun
07-09-05, 05:32 AM Is the map not all connected in one piece? It's in sheets you have to put together? Is it made of cardboard or something? If it's not a fold out map what good is that?

I was referring to THIS (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ebwe/20041206a) map...
Troy70
07-09-05, 09:09 AM Anyone know how big the map is.

I hope to frame it next week.
koxler
07-09-05, 08:04 PM The map size is about 34"X22" (8 sheets portait)

I was referring to THIS map...
As for the map on the web page it depends on how big a printer you have. I printed it on standard paper but if you had access to a plotter printer or wanted to go to Kinko's you could have it put in one sheet there. When I priced Kinko's it was about $60 and that is why I choose to print on standard and then later buy the DM Screen.

I agree that the distances would have been nice but I started using a traveling cost webpage that was posted on the boards awhile back.
Here are the links again. I ended up putting it in a Excel Spreadsheet for my purposes but credit to the person who put it together.

http://www.wayward4.com/eberron/road_chart.txt
http://www.wayward4.com/eberron/lr_Chart.txt
Mr. Wilson
07-09-05, 08:23 PM 5 Nations is Fluff-tastic, though 154 pages doesn't seem like nearly enough.

Some crunch, but I quickly skipped over it to get to the setting stuff. I noticed some important NPC's had their CR's upped due to money/elite scores, however.
Edymnion
07-09-05, 08:33 PM The map is good, definately try and pick up the DM screen along with Five Nations, they go together nicely.

As for whats on the screen:

Weapon/armor/shield HP/Hardness
Substance hardness/hp
DCs to break items
Items affected by magical attacks
Size and AC of objects
Object hardness and hp
Walls
Doors
Turning Undead
Dragonmarks
Attack Roll Modifiers
Armor Class Modifiers
Climb DCs
Influencing NPC Attitudes
Listen DCs
Actions (differant actions, they're type, if they provoke AoO)
Concentration DCs
Skills (with info on untrained, penalties, AoO)
Months of the Year (eberron month names and seasons)
Days of the Week (eberron day names)
Movement and Distance
Max distance for Spot checks
Hampered Movement
Armored/Encumbered Speeds
Detect Magic aura info
Detect Evil aura info
Light Sources and Illumination

And the prerequisit kickass art for the players to look at on the other side.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Troy70 07-08-05, 05:26 PM	I just pick up the DM Screen & The Five Nations today. I have to say I love the screen. Map is really nice too. Hope to get the map framed next week and hang it.
Ithamar 07-08-05, 05:29 PM	I can't wait to get the DM screen. Is there lots of useful little Eberron specific tid bits on it? I am still debating about Five Nations though. To anyone that has it already, is it worth it?
ChronosCrow 07-08-05, 05:48 PM	What are the Eberron specific tidbits on the screen?
Guide D'Jorasco 07-09-05, 12:43 AM	I'm VERY curious as to what it has in it and what it looks like. I want to buy it, but I buy online and would like to see what's in it and what the map looks like before I do. Info, info! (cheers) lol
koxler 07-09-05, 01:11 AM	I picked up the screen today and am realitivly happy with it. First the map is GREAT!! It has the boarders, roads, and lightling rails on it. Simply put it is better than any other map I have seen to date. As for the screen itself, it is okay. For Eberron specific information it has only the month/day information and dragonmark house information which is not very much. After looking through the ECS again that doesn't surprise me because there aren't that many tables in it to begin with. Lastly the back cover is pretty cool in my opinion assuming you are in to that sort of thing. In the end I am more happy with the map than the screen. If you don't need the map and already have a good DM screen I would pass.
Guide D'Jorasco 07-09-05, 01:16 AM	What kind of quality is the map? I mean is it worth ten bucks? I really only wanted the map, I have a DM screen.
Crimsonsun 07-09-05, 02:10 AM	I picked up both today, and am very pleased with both of them. DM Screen - First off, who can argue with the badass artwork on the screen itself. Its an expanded picture from um... SoTLW? Coveres all 4 sections, and looks very nice. The screen itself, its a DM screen, only Eberron specific stuff is what was mentioned earlier (dragonmarks, months, and days). The map is a nice, 8 sheet map. It doesnt have lightning rail distances on it tho, I had hoped it would, like the one you can print out..... Five Nations - Ive only read a little bit of this, but the artwork is wonderful (as we know from the art gallery) and makes this worth what I paid for it. Read first few pages on Cyre, and I feel bad for them, worse so than I did before.... Looked through the PrCs and was only unimpressed by the one for Breland (bone knight is damned creepy....)
Guide D'Jorasco 07-09-05, 03:53 AM	Is the map not all connected in one piece? It's in sheets you have to put together? Is it made of cardboard or something? If it's not a fold out map what good is that?
HappyDragon 07-09-05, 04:52 AM	The map is one large fold out map. Five Nations is looking pretty good from what I've read on it so far. Some very nice flavour that should add to alot of people's campaigns. In addition I personally liked the PrC for Breland, but it may have to do with the fact that my current character is from there. Makes for some nice flavour.
Crimsonsun 07-09-05, 05:32 AM	Is the map not all connected in one piece? It's in sheets you have to put together? Is it made of cardboard or something? If it's not a fold out map what good is that? I was referring to THIS (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ebwe/20041206a) map...
Troy70 07-09-05, 09:09 AM	Anyone know how big the map is. I hope to frame it next week.
koxler 07-09-05, 08:04 PM	The map size is about 34"X22" (8 sheets portait) I was referring to THIS map... As for the map on the web page it depends on how big a printer you have. I printed it on standard paper but if you had access to a plotter printer or wanted to go to Kinko's you could have it put in one sheet there. When I priced Kinko's it was about $60 and that is why I choose to print on standard and then later buy the DM Screen. I agree that the distances would have been nice but I started using a traveling cost webpage that was posted on the boards awhile back. Here are the links again. I ended up putting it in a Excel Spreadsheet for my purposes but credit to the person who put it together. http://www.wayward4.com/eberron/road_chart.txt http://www.wayward4.com/eberron/lr_Chart.txt
Mr. Wilson 07-09-05, 08:23 PM	5 Nations is Fluff-tastic, though 154 pages doesn't seem like nearly enough. Some crunch, but I quickly skipped over it to get to the setting stuff. I noticed some important NPC's had their CR's upped due to money/elite scores, however.
Edymnion 07-09-05, 08:33 PM	The map is good, definately try and pick up the DM screen along with Five Nations, they go together nicely. As for whats on the screen: Weapon/armor/shield HP/Hardness Substance hardness/hp DCs to break items Items affected by magical attacks Size and AC of objects Object hardness and hp Walls Doors Turning Undead Dragonmarks Attack Roll Modifiers Armor Class Modifiers Climb DCs Influencing NPC Attitudes Listen DCs Actions (differant actions, they're type, if they provoke AoO) Concentration DCs Skills (with info on untrained, penalties, AoO) Months of the Year (eberron month names and seasons) Days of the Week (eberron day names) Movement and Distance Max distance for Spot checks Hampered Movement Armored/Encumbered Speeds Detect Magic aura info Detect Evil aura info Light Sources and Illumination And the prerequisit kickass art for the players to look at on the other side.