Stop if you’re playing Keep on the Shadowfell! There is a KOTS v1.5 available! While I haven’t read the entire thing, Wizard’s has updated keep on the Shadowfell and put it up for a free download today. For starters, they added a different type of Kobold to the Irontooth encounter, a Kobold Denwarden. And the… [Read more…]
I don’t hide the fact that I can’t wrap my head around skill challenges. I find it hard to conceptualize narrating them at the table without the exercise simply becoming a series of rolls. The irony though, is that I’d love to run them at the table to break up the monotony of combat/combat/combat. This… [Read more…]
My birthday was a few days ago, but my job took me out of the country and I couldn’t celebrate with my family. So Mrs. NewbieDM asked me what I’d like for my birthday when I got back, and I asked for a D&D marathon with the group. We played yesterday from 12 to 8pm,… [Read more…]
So Arcane Power came out today, and the errata team has already issued its first batch. Nice. Get it here
I’m rolling out an interview section to the website titled “1d12 questions with…” where I’ll roll a d12 and ask that number of questions to the subject of the interview, who today happens to be the very gracious & approachable Mike Mearls, lead designer at Wizards of the Coast. It’s meant to be a reflection on… [Read more…]
I tend to frequent gaming forums, mostly to find new things to use in my games, like monster cards, software, maps, and the like. One of the themes that often pops up is that of game balance. “Such-n-such class is broken” “X Power is unbalanced” type arguments seem to be the norm amongst those types… [Read more…]
And we’re off…. 32 bloggers working on a shared campaign setting. This should be cool. The map is ready, the land grab has begun, and in a few months a living, breathing campaign world will be available from some of the best minds in the RPG Blogosphere. Although I brought up the concept, I am… [Read more…]
Find it here I won’t editorialize about it.
Here’s Vin hitting the talk show circuit, promoting Fast & Furious, and shares with Jimmy Kimmel the story of Melkor the Drow. Enjoy this little bit of geekness on late night tv. The D&D stuff hits at 2:27.
I recently came across a nice piece of software for DM’s of 4th Ed. who need a little bit of help organizing and keeping their campaign stuff in order. The program includes flowcharts for your adventures that link to encounters, maps, and all sorts of stuff. You can even use Dungeon Tiles to plan and… [Read more…]
April 28, 2009 by newbiedm
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