What would you put on a 6th Edition GM Screen...?

[Foxiekins]

Title says it all...

[dmjalund]

a yellow hero logo on a blue background?

[Derek Hiemforth]

I have two Savage Worlds customizable GM screens (link here) that I use side-by-side to make one big screened-off area, and I have six homemade panels of information I insert into them. The panels include tables as follows:

Panel 1:

• Combat Chart (for filling in characters' names, DEXes, SPDs, Phases, etc.)

Panel 2:

• Damage Shorthand (lets me just roll 3d6, and use the 3-18 result to get STUN and BODY for any attack up to 20d6)
• Odds of the various possible results on a 3d6 roll
• Combat Maneuvers
• Modifiers for Inability to Sense an Opponent
• Effects of Grabs/Entangles

Panel 3:

• Hit Location Table
• Special Hit Locations
• Range Modifiers
• Velocity-based DCV
• The CV Checklist
• Combat Modifiers
• Object BODY
• Materials DEF

Panel 4:

• DCV Modifiers
• Actions table (1/2 Phase, Full Phase, No Time, etc.)
• Knockback Modifiers
• References to assorted Combat Rules, and what page in 6E2 the full rule can be found on
• Strength and Throwing Table
• Environmental Conditions
• Encumbrance
• Falling

Panel 5:

• Presence Attack effects
• Presence Attack modifiers
• Mental Illusions effects
• Mind Control effects
• Telepathy effects
• Mind Scan effects
• Mind Scan modifiers

Panel 6:

• Sight PER modifiers
• Hearing PER modifiers
• Smell PER modifiers
• Images PER modifiers
• Skill Roll modifiers
• Contact Roll modifiers
• The Time Chart

[Foxiekins]

I have two Savage Worlds customizable GM screens (link here) that I use side-by-side to make one big screened-off area, and I have six homemade panels of information I insert into them. The panels include tables as follows:

Panel 1:

• Combat Chart (for filling in characters' names, DEXes, SPDs, Phases, etc.)

Panel 2:

• Damage Shorthand (lets me just roll 3d6, and use the 3-18 result to get STUN and BODY for any attack up to 20d6)
• Odds of the various possible results on a 3d6 roll
• Combat Maneuvers
• Modifiers for Inability to Sense an Opponent
• Effects of Grabs/Entangles

Panel 3:

• Hit Location Table
• Special Hit Locations
• Range Modifiers
• Velocity-based DCV
• The CV Checklist
• Combat Modifiers
• Object BODY
• Materials DEF

Panel 4:

• DCV Modifiers
• Actions table (1/2 Phase, Full Phase, No Time, etc.)
• Knockback Modifiers
• References to assorted Combat Rules, and what page in 6E2 the full rule can be found on
• Strength and Throwing Table
• Environmental Conditions
• Encumbrance
• Falling

Panel 5:

• Presence Attack effects
• Presence Attack modifiers
• Mental Illusions effects
• Mind Control effects
• Telepathy effects
• Mind Scan effects
• Mind Scan modifiers

Panel 6:

• Sight PER modifiers
• Hearing PER modifiers
• Smell PER modifiers
• Images PER modifiers
• Skill Roll modifiers
• Contact Roll modifiers
• The Time Chart

Wow... I've only got one of those screens available... 6 pages, but 3 of those are on the outside facing the players...

[Derek Hiemforth]

Wow... I've only got one of those screens available... 6 pages, but 3 of those are on the outside facing the players...

Yeah, I put the same six panels on each side of the screen (except the Combat Chart), so the GM and players can both see them.

[gojira]

a yellow hero logo on a blue background?

Actually, I'd love to see some of the current and older full color book covers made available for GM screens.

[Beast]

I'd start with mudpyr8's (5th post)
then add lists of objects with wt,size,body and def
then the hit table and percentage table for 3d6

http://www.herogames.com/forums/show...reen-referance

Hammerdog has a 3 and 4 panel screens(6 to 8 pages)

http://www.hammerdog.com/twgs/index.html

[Ndreare]

I would love to have one like Derik H discribed, but I would want to have at least two panels dedicated to art (even if at the cost of a few charts). Preferably the cover art from the new Fantasy HERO (Wow).

PS: Derek, does your maneuvers list include Martial Arts?

[Derek Hiemforth]

PS: Derek, does your maneuvers list include Martial Arts?

No, mainly because martial artists in my games tend to use custom maneuvers from HSMA fairly extensively. So listing the standard MA maneuvers would be of limited utility to me.

[steriaca]

No, mainly because martial artists in my games tend to use custom maneuvers from HSMA fairly extensively. So listing the standard MA maneuvers would be of limited utility to me.

Well, yes for you, but remember that a GM Screen is for all GMs, not just seasoned vets.

So, yes I would do basic combat manuvers. I would also add a quick refence booklet for creations (what the official stats are, how much thay cost, list of official skills, what stat is used, and official cost per roll and +1, official powers and how much thay cost, official advantages and limitations...prehaps with refence pages for GMs to look up). I remember the booklet in the old BBB GM Screen being a real godsend to me.

[Derek Hiemforth]

Well, yes for you, but remember that a GM Screen is for all GMs, not just seasoned vets.

But the question was what would *I* put on a GM Screen... not what would I think should go on a general HERO System GM Screen.

[steriaca]

But the question was what would *I* put on a GM Screen... not what would I think should go on a general HERO System GM Screen.

True. Your right.

So, what would you put in a refence book which would go along with the screen. Or would that be another subject?

[bigbywolfe]

the side facing the players should have a giant picture of Foxbat.

[dmjalund]

but isnt't it a genre neutral screen?