What would you put on a DW GM screen?
I haven’t used a GM screen in years, but I’m running at least one game, and sometimes two every week and I’d like to 1) give my players the experience of something secret and special happening, and 2) put some useful reference on the inside.
The obvious is to include GM moves, principles and agendas.
I might also put NPC names, towns, taverns, etc.
What else? What would you put on a GM screen?
On the player side (and maybe even your side) put the Basic Moves.
Definitely have the Advanced Moves (like End of Session, etc) on your side.
The basic skeleton to Fronts and Dangers in case you need to create one on the fly.
Maybe the “Create Your Own Monster” walk-through of questions for the same reason.
The treasure chart and monster creation rules. If you’ve got space the Danger types/Moves as well.
I made a DW screen using one of those “customizeable” screens. I put the basic and special moves on the outside panels of the screen and on the inside, the GM moves and a list of tags.
http://mestredasantigas.blogspot.com.br/2013/07/dungeon-world-divisoria-do-mestre-das.html
Rory MacLeod ‘s customizable screens are awesome. I opted to go with a two-sided legal-size sheet to lay flat on the table (or fold in half like a booklet), and it happens to incorporate the stuff you mention: http://trailofdice.weebly.com/dungeon-world.html
Where can we find those customizable screens?
In addition to what’s been said already: tag list, random NPCs (the two %ile charts).
Oooh, yeah, every time I remember the random NPC chart it’s gotten me some good stuff. (Especially fleshing out hirelings a little.)
Here’s the customizable screen (published for Savage Worlds, but make your own sheets): http://www.amazon.com/Savage-Worlds-Customizable-Screen-S2P10002/dp/1930855591
Pregenerated steading lists. A picture or paragraph that gives the feeling of the campaign to keep you focused, and a reminder… Description of what is going on, then ask what do you do. Never use defy danger as a saving throw.
Can you elaborate on pregenerated steading lists? Do you mean setting-specific locales, or something like the Instinct and Knack percentile charts?