Savage Worlds Customizable GM Screen (S2P10002)

I'm going to go ahead and say that any GM that uses a screen should buy this now. Seriously. I mean it when I say I wish I had one years ago. It's weird to me that nobody, including myself, thought of this sooner. Anyone that's used notebooks with the clear plastic pockets on the outside knows exactly what this is: The mutant love-child of a GM screen and a vinyl notebook! It is precisely that. No rings, an extra cover panel, and all pockets all the time!A usage recommendation I have is to print any player-facing information large enough for your grandmother (borrow one if you don't have one) to read without her glasses, so your players can use it without a spyglass. It's only useful if they can read it from their seats. I also keep a list of known NPCs, place names, etc on one of the player-facing panels. When you go a month between gaming sessions, who can remember the blacksmith's name or the tavern last session ended in?One caveat... I would avoid storing printouts in it for long periods of time. I would expect the ink of photocopies or printouts to adhere to the plastic and mark it up when you remove the sheets. I haven't had it happen yet, but I have had probably a dozen GM notebooks ruined by that over the past 30 years of running games.PROS:- It's the perfect size. Since it's made for 8.5"x11" pages (Letter size not Legal size, as some have said) turned sideways, you can see over it much better than traditional taller screens. WAY less having to stand up to see what's going on as players move their miniatures around on the battle mat. Horizontally, it's also the perfect size, in my opinion. Just the right amount of room behind it for all my secret stuff. (Let's be honest, your beer and pumpkin seeds don't REALLY need to be shielded from most players.)- Seems pretty durable. I've only run two sessions with it so far and it's sturdy and seems built to last. (I'll update if it fails)- There's a good amount real estate on this thing for your charts and cheat sheets.CONS:- It's over-priced at the $29.99 that I paid. But not so much that it's not worth paying too much for.- It's VERY shiny, so there can sometimes be some glare issues when trying to read stuff on it. And mine has already scuffed in a couple spots. (both totally minor gripes.)- Since it's notebook technology based, we can expect it to hold up to damage and use just as well. (Probably not REALLY even much of a con.)VERDICT: Are you a GM? You should buy it now. Do you have a GM that you love? (or even like?) You should buy it now. For them. I would give you SO MUCH secret bonus XP for a gift like this!UPDATE: It's been a few years since I bought this thing. It's still going strong. I haven't even had any issues with printout ink adhering to the inside. No cracking in the "hinge" areas or anything. I've bought additional ones as gifts for GM friends and they've loved them. I would add another star after all this playtesting, but they won't let me give it six stars.UPDATE 2: Seven and a half years later and it's still excellent. No cracked "hinges". No printouts sticking to the clear plastic. (laser printer. maybe that matters?) No problems at all. Seriously, buy it.

I've only had this for about 6 weeks now, but I really like it. Sturdy and customizable are the two things I appreciate most. It has a decent spread that works for me, but it may not be a large enough screen for everybody.There were no issues with inserting my GM pages or switching them out. It's just like your typical 3 ring binder with a clear overlay. Easy-peasy there.My biggest issue has been getting the things to stay put. The sides are so used to being folded in that they tend to track that way if I have it set up on a smoother table, like my game store's 6ft conference table. I now carry two coasters with me to be able to prevent that inward swing. It works alright as a fix.That aside, though, I enjoy having a screen that I can use for both D&D and SW, switching the display info easily. Oh, I almost forgot, the ability to alter player facing content is also great. Things like possible actions in combat, or reminders of certain actions, or just alternating cool pictures/art pieces has been very beneficial.Highly recommended.

I like that you can change out what is in the clear pockets on the inside and outside of the GM screen.That being said, I wish 2 things were different.1. I wish it was "Quad-fold" and that there were 4 panels. It's wide, but not wide enough for what I'd like.2. The clear pockets deform when opening the GM screen up. The more open and "flat" you make the screen, the more it deforms the clear pockets.

First: I purchased one of these only to discover there wasn’t enough area protected by the shields. If your GM (or you) require a lot of room to work with; you will want to consider purchasing two of them.Second: The advice to use the cardstock along with your paper when attempting placement was a HUGE help. I would have struggled with how to place my inserts had I not read that review. The cardstock provided by the manufacturer works just fine for this purpose. So there was no need to go digging for a cereal box, cardstock, etc.Third: Do not expect any work to be done for you as for as content goes. You will need to supply your own artwork (prints) and game system information. The manufacturer does provide 1 8x11 piece of card stock paper. But, I think it very unlikely anyone would elect to use it for anything other than a tool for placement of your own paper.Lastly: The only way to justify the price is by the ingenuity. This product gives you the opportunity to interject house rules, unique art, vital information, and more all based off of your own specific needs. That alone is justifiably worth the price. The materials can’t be near that expensive. As one reviewer already said, “This simply looks to be of the same material you would find on a plain three-ring binder”.

I wanted a DM screen that was portrait layout and customizable and this fit the bill. I get an easier view of the table over it from my chair and it was easy to print out what I wanted for both sides on regular sized card stock paper. Joints seem to be holding up so far. The plastic will bulge out here and there, but I don't see how you could really get away from that with still allowing you to insert your own printouts. I liked being able to add just the info I wanted on the inside and in big print for my old eyes. It is also fun to have different printouts for the side the players see to customize it for different adventures or groups.

Outstanding!

Un écran vierge pour partie de jeu de rôle. On glisse les feuilles vierges dedans pour votre jeu préféré, toutefois, cette écran est prévu pour des formats US, donc si vous êtes Européen, il faudra découper un peu vos feuilles.

Apparently not everything is "Bigger and Better," over there. I haven't marked this down a star, because I can always trim or fold my print-outs to neatly fit in the screen, but I still felt it should be pointed out to anybody wanting to add their own artwork to the outer pockets.It should be made clear that, YES; there are pockets on both sides. This not only means that you can display your own artwork to your players, should you feel the desire, but you can insert information for your players, if they want to. (This is very handy, because I often use print-outs for price-lists that may differ from those given in books, etc).

While I like the landscape layout of the panels, most of the sleeves are too tight to slide 8x11 printed pages into them. Had to trim the edges with a blade (about 1/4" each side) for ease of fit.

Works great does what I need it to