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UPDATE Jan. 06 2018: The screen is now available in portrait orientation, as well as its original landscape format. Both versions are included in the .zip file, along with a new portrait .docx file for you to customize.

This is a four panel DM screen for 5th edition D&D. I designed this screen for use in my own games, keeping in mind the things that I specifically need quick access to or am constantly forgetting. I’m releasing it here in case other people have similar needs as me and have found themselves unsatisfied with other available screens. If you find this useful, please consider supporting me by re-purchasing the screen and leaving a donation.

Page 1: Actions in Combat, Advancement, Conditions, Cover, Donning & Doffing Armor, Exhaustion, Stealth, Resting, and Travel Pace.

Page 2: Stat tracker for up to 8 players, Area of Effect Calculator, Common Advantage and Disadvantage scenarios, Death & Dying, Spellcasting cheat-sheet, and Vision.

Page 3: Abilities and Skills, Container Capacity, Environment Hazards, Food & Lodging, Harnesses & Tack, Lifestyle Expenses, Mounts, Services, Special Movement, and Vehicles.

Page 4: Creature Stats by Challenge Rating, Encounter Exp. Thresholds and Multipliers, Mob Attacks, Improvised Damage, Random Feature Table, and Size Categories.

This zip file includes a color PDF, black-and-white PDF, and a .docx file so that you can customize my layout to suit your needs. The .docx file does not include the parchment background, as that asset is taken from the Creator’s Parchment Paper Background Kit by Arcana Games. Fonts used are Andada SC Bold and Tex Gyre Bonum Regular, both available for free.

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Material used from the Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, Monster Manual, and Character Sheet.

Creator’s Parchment Paper Background Kit by Arcana Games: /product/189367/Creators-Parchment-Paper-Background-Kit

Changelog:

v.1.01: Corrected typos and inconsistencies.
v.1.02: Added a sentence clarifying Prone condition. Added notes on adjusting offensive and defensive challenge ratings.
v.1.03: Removed Party XP threshold box, added HP multiplier for damage resistances and immunities
v.1.04: Added portrait version of the screen. Clarified spellcasting rules. Fixed a minor table alignment issue.
v.1.05: Fixed Page 4 of B&W version
v.1.06: Fixed error in Dodge action description

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Robert P December 31, 2022 2:07 am UTC
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Excellent resource, thanks so much for the Word versions too, we can tweak it to a 1-pager (2-sided) that is also useful. (And that's also a suggestion if you feel like making up some 2-pagers). I like that you included the character "stat blocks" for DM too, very useful.

***Error in the Death & Dying section, I believe. "A natural 20 counts as 2 successes"... PHB says "If you roll a 20 on the d20, you regain 1 hit point."
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Damon F January 18, 2022 12:55 am UTC
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Is there anyway to have the last page XP system replaced with the XgtE encounter building? I think it would be amazing for improv encounter building but idk if it would fit.
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Jeffrey K March 04, 2021 8:25 pm UTC
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This is probably a dumb question, but why are the HP so high on the creature stats? Is this assuming a particular party size?
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Michael C August 09, 2020 2:02 pm UTC
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1) "Plummeting" damage for flyers is d10/ while "falling" is d6/, Seems like a inconsistency. 2) Soooo helpful to have the Word files to edit; I am new and forget other stuff, TY! 3) Regarding point 2 it would be nice to have a page or panel on calculating checks/attacks/savings throws. I will be adding one to mine.
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Aaron D December 02, 2018 9:49 pm UTC
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I really like your screen and it helped me a lot. Especially useful is that you included a docx file for every variation of your screen as I personally don't like to have my players stats on my screen. This way I could add some extra information in place of these.

But I've got a question to the "Random Feature Table" on the last page of the horizontal version. Are the page numbers referring to the PHB? Because I can't find any of the features if I look them up on the mentioned pages.
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Aaron D December 02, 2018 10:39 pm UTC
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Ok, nevermind. ^^ I figured it out.
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Jim B October 25, 2018 6:31 pm UTC
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Hey, could I have a version which replaces to last page with a blank monster template(like a monster character sheet)? I doubt I'm going to be constructing monsters on the fly!
Looks like a great tool, personally I have These compact character sheets which I usually put in there, at the start of a campaign at least, but I will definitely try this.
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Michael W April 11, 2018 9:28 pm UTC
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Beautiful. All the useful references, well arranged, and with an attractive yet simple and easy-to-ready style.

If you just added a B&W Portrait version, it'd be complete. ;)
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Stephen H March 08, 2018 10:31 pm UTC
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great info quick question where did you get your shove info? Is there a newer supplement that expounds upon this? The 5e phb says,

"Shoving a Creature
Using the Attack action, you can make a special melee attack to shove a creature, either to knock it prone or push it away from you. If you're able to make multiple attacks with the Attack action, this attack replaces one of them.

The target must be no more than one size larger than you and must be within your reach. Instead of making an attack roll, you make a Strength (Athletics) check contested by the target's Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (the target chooses the ability to use). If you win the contest, you either knock the target prone or push it 5 feet away from you."
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Ben F March 09, 2018 6:58 am UTC
CREATOR
That sentence about moving to another space within 5 feet of you is from the DMG. Now that I look at it I'm not totally sure where the 10 foot shove on the screen came from, so thanks for pointing that out. Should be fixed now.
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Stephen H March 09, 2018 12:06 pm UTC
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Thanks for the quick reply. Gotcha you must be speaking of the Shove Aside feature. I missed that one, righto.
"Shove Aside

With this option, a creature uses the special shove attack from the Player’s Handbook to force a target to the side, rather than away. The attacker has disadvantage on its Strength (Athletics) check when it does so. If that check is successful, the attacker moves the target 5 feet to a different space within its reach."
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layne M February 05, 2018 9:06 pm UTC
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Lots of great info! I just wish the font was more legible. I went through and changed all of the small cursive to more average vision friendly.
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Clay T January 27, 2018 10:15 pm UTC
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Issue with the Dodge Action description: It says "if you have movement remaining..." Based on the Dodge action in the PHB (p. 192), there is no requirement that a character has "movement remaining" in order to take the dodge action.
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Ben F January 28, 2018 8:32 pm UTC
CREATOR
Whoops, thanks for catching that. That was a bad way of phrasing "if your speed drops to zero." Fixed in latest version.
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Fabelaz N January 16, 2018 10:39 pm UTC
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4th page of black and white variant has background in the current version, which it feels like shouldn't be there. May I ask for a fix?
Other than that, amazing stuff, everything is useful and easy to find.
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Ben F January 17, 2018 4:23 am UTC
CREATOR
Oops! Should be fixed now, sorry about that. Thanks for the heads up!
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MC. W July 21, 2017 2:46 pm UTC
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Really great product! Lots of useful stuff on here.

On another note...
Any chance we could get a vertical-orientation of the inserts? Would love to put these in my DM screen.

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Ben F January 07, 2018 6:46 am UTC
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For 2018, I've updated the .zip file with an all-new vertical orientation version of the screen. Enjoy!
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Tianna O July 17, 2017 1:23 am UTC
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It won't work for me :( It says the files are corrupt.
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Ben F July 26, 2017 3:46 pm UTC
CREATOR
I'm sorry to hear that! Is it giving you an error when you try to open the zip file or on the PDF itself?
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Tianna O September 06, 2017 3:22 am UTC
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For whatever reason, it's working now. I'm really enjoying it - it's super helpful!
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Vanessa L June 10, 2017 11:52 pm UTC
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Thank you for sharing your wonderful DM screen! This has all of the stats that I am constantly forgetting. This will save the game pause while I look-up a situation that I don't have memorized!
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Ben F June 26, 2017 4:45 am UTC
CREATOR
You're most welcome, glad you're finding it useful!
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Elijah K May 27, 2017 4:45 am UTC
Are you planning to make a living off of this, or is it fine if I take it for free?
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Ben F May 28, 2017 5:58 am UTC
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It's just a minor supplement, but it all goes straight to long-term savings. I'm graduating college in a few hours so if you want to throw me some cash that'd be great, but if you need it more than I do then absolutely take it for free. If you get it for free and like this screen, and find yourself in a prosperous enough position to throw me a buck or two later down the line, then that would also be appreciated.
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Nod H May 10, 2017 7:38 am UTC
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Making a note here or adding to the description of what the updates include would be most welcome.
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Ben F May 10, 2017 7:35 pm UTC
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Sure thing, sorry about that.

v.1.01: Corrected typos and inconsistencies.
v.1.02: Added a sentence clarifying Prone condition. Added notes on adjusting offensive and defensive challenge ratings.
v.1.03: Removed the empty box on page 4 where you'd write down the XP threshold for your party, added HP multiplier for damage resistances and immunities.
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