Stratagem The Master's Tome 4-Panel Customizable GM Screen with Free Inserts – Dry Erase, Dungeon & Game Master Accessory for Tabletop RPG Campaigns (Black)

The inserts it comes with are completely useless to me. Reference-sheets are cool and for someone new to D&D it might be nice, but I’m not new so they aren’t. Some people like to make to make things awful for themselves and DM more than 4 players so it’s frustrating that the player reference sheet only supports 4. I do not see myself ever using these sheets ever, I’d rather make my own. Save for the “tome” covers, those look nice and I was expecting those to be baked onto the screen itself. To see that EVERY side is customizable is very nice. Especially when you can use dry erase markers.That said, the dimensions of the sleeves are also strange and while the given inserts fit them just fine (after some effort), regular letter-size (8.5”x11”) paper will leave room on the sides while exactly hitting the top of the sleeves, which looks very strange. If you can somehow get something closer to 9.5” x 10.5” it might look significantly better. But I find it ironic that despite having sleeves like this they aren’t that well-suited to the most common printer dimensions. It’s not as friendly for the DIY crowd as you’d think.Oh and you have to fold this up in a VERY specific order. It does not like being folded the wrong way and you’ll know when you get it wrong within seconds of trying to pack it up. To be honest though, these are nitpicks at best. It’s still the best I could find and is legitimately good for the price.If you do like doing DIY stuff and want a similar “vibe” of fantasy-styled paper for your own inserts, look into Homebrewery. If you are willing to learn its specific flavor of markdown you can get inserts that look VERY close to these but with more customizability.

This Dungeon Master's (DM) / Game Master's (GM) Screen is great. I only recently started playing Tabletop RPG games because my kids all expressed an interest in playing Dungeon's & Dragons. They at the time were 13, 12, and 6 and none of us had ever played before. or knew what to do. Due to ages and unfamiliarity with the rules I decided I would have to be the DM. We enjoyed game play but we quickly discovered that it involved a lot checking and rechecking rules and spells and process in the books which was taking a lot of time, especially since we usually play only once a week to once every other week... just enough time to forget most of the rules.Enter this screen. It obviously gives me a physical screen so they can't see everything going on behind the scenes which is practical but I wonder if it might have been better to make it a landscape orientation as opposed to portrait as it's tall enough to also block my view of the table. My kids like the visual aspect of using maps and miniatures but this is tall enough that it blocks my view and I must stand up to look over it to see the table. It does have a total of 8 pockets but, effectively I would really only use 4. If it is being used as a screen then 4 face the table and 4 face the DM. Still, 4 pockets are enough to hold a lot of information.The pages come with one side geared towards pathfinder rules and other towards D&D 5e. I can't attest to the usefulness of the pathfinder sides as we've no experience with pathfinder but the sheets for D&D were pretty great. What's nice is that as we continue to play and the rules become easier and what info I want in front of me changes it's easy to change out the sheets. Of course the original sheets are larger than a standard paper which makes any sheets you create to put in it look silly because it doesn't fill the space the right way.

OK - So a DM/GM screen needs to look good and hopefully help you to organize your information. This screen does the job, but it does have it's flaws.PROs- It is solid enough and it looks good on the player's side once the graphic inserts are slid into the clear plastic pockets. You can easily put pictures, notes or maps in over the inserts, which keeps the table much less cluttered.- The clear pockets are very useful on the DM's side to keep whatever information you need the most. No need to look at the same useless tables and annoying art for the next 3 years! The provided inserts are not great, but if you take the time to put your own information in these pockets, you really boost the usefulness of this screen. I suggest (1) Campaign details - Geography, City, Street, Shop and NPC Names. (2) Main stats and spells for the 'bad guys.' (3) Initiative Order.- Clear plastic cleans easily with dry erase markers. Great for initiative order & combat/health tracking.CONs- The inserts, which are light gauge glossy paper, are difficult to get inserted into the pockets. You may not get the inserts all the way to the bottom of the pockets without creasing them, if at all. I suggest using card stock (or flat cardboard) on one or both sides of the insert to get it all to the bottom.- For the price, you're not getting a super heavy duty product. Be gentle putting too much stress on the folds.- Content on the DM-screens are never good, no matter who makes them, so no fault here - Don't assume you'll use the premade inserts to help you with your DM tasks too much.ALL IN ALL - Glad I got this. It helps our game.

Perfect gift for my husband. The slip pockets have made it easier for him to keep things organized for his campaigns. Easier to show us what he needs to on the slide that faces us and the info on his side keeps his ideas organized. Very cool idea!