Dungeon Master's Screen
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Dungeon Master's Screen is an accessory for the Dungeons & Dragons
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's screen for the first edition AD&D rules, and came in two pieces: one two-panel, and one four-panel. It included the most important combat rules for quick reference. The 1985 revision REF1 Dungeon Master's Screen contained revised combat charts and tables. The 1989 second edition AD&D version of REF1 included a scenario called Terrible Trouble at Tragidore, which contained suggestions on how to be a better game master.
painting of a figher vs. a dragon on the title panel.
The original screen was revised, repackaged, and retitled as REF1, Dungeon Master's Screen, designed by Bob Blake, and published by TSR in 1985 as two three-panel cardstock screens. Another screen for the second edition AD&D rules was designed by Jean
and Bruce Rabe, with a cover by Jeff Easley
, and was published by TSR in 1989 as a cardstock screen with a 16-page booklet.
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The original 1979 Dungeon Masters Screen was a DMDungeon Master
In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the Dungeon Master is the game organizer and participant in charge of creating the details and challenges of a given adventure, while maintaining a realistic continuity of events...
's screen for the first edition AD&D rules, and came in two pieces: one two-panel, and one four-panel. It included the most important combat rules for quick reference. The 1985 revision REF1 Dungeon Master's Screen contained revised combat charts and tables. The 1989 second edition AD&D version of REF1 included a scenario called Terrible Trouble at Tragidore, which contained suggestions on how to be a better game master.
Publication history
The first Dungeon Masters Screen featured a cover by Dave Trampier, and was published by TSR in 1979 as two cardboard screens; a second printing in the same year consisted of two cardstock screens, with an Erol OtusErol Otus
Erol Otus is an American artist and game designer, known internationally for his contributions to the fantasy RPG genre, most notably for the early Dungeons & Dragons franchise...
painting of a figher vs. a dragon on the title panel.
The original screen was revised, repackaged, and retitled as REF1, Dungeon Master's Screen, designed by Bob Blake, and published by TSR in 1985 as two three-panel cardstock screens. Another screen for the second edition AD&D rules was designed by Jean
Jean Rabe
Jean Rabe is a fantasy and sci-fi author and editor who has worked on the Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, and BattleTech series, as well as many others.-Career:...
and Bruce Rabe, with a cover by Jeff Easley
Jeff Easley
Jeff Easley is an oil painter who creates fantasy artwork in the tradition of Frank Frazetta.-Early life:...
, and was published by TSR in 1989 as a cardstock screen with a 16-page booklet.