Continuing the theme of yesterday’s post, where I gave some tips for the new DM, today I’m making something available for download. If you are a new DM, and are planning on running (which I highly recommend) the Kobold Hall adventure in the back of the DMG then you should download this PDF I’ve put together. Inside you’ll find the following goodies:
- 1″ Scaled BattleMaps for all 5 encounters
- Monster tokens for every single enemy in the adventure (artwork designed by me, sorry they are so crude!)
- A simple initiative/combat tracker
- Condition tokens
Paper condition tokens at work...
I made slight changes to the names of the monsters, to avoid any potential issues with the copyright holders, 😉 and I also hesitated in using their artwork for the tokens for the same reasons. After all, they want you to go buy minis… I felt comfortable using their map because they give away maps freely anyway.
If you’re not sure how to put the tokens together, follow this link.
This is for brand spankin’ new DM’s to download. There’s nothing for you here if you are an experienced DM, but you may have a friend who wants to try to run a game for the first time. Share this with him/her. Already, 500 DM’s have taken the New DM Starter Kit for a spin, so what are you waiting for?
I hope this helps out a new DM. If there would have been something like this when I started DM’ing, I would have used it.
www. Newbie DM .com 
bartoneus
May 15, 2009
Very cool, I love the fact that you’ve allowed a new DM to simply print the PDF to 8.5 x 11 and then piece the maps together at scale (though I don’t like how it looks in PDF with squares split between pages, this is a non-issue once printed)
I actually really dig the cartoon style you have on the tokens!
greywulf
May 15, 2009
Well that’s just excellent, and a terrific aide! Kudos to you.
Rev. :azarp
May 15, 2009
What do ya mean only for the newbies? I’m digging the condition markers and will probably print those off today before the gaming session. Awesome kit amigo.
ravenpolar
May 22, 2009
Did this file get deleted?
Can’t seem to download it from Mediafire.
Annie (@beesplz)
August 27, 2011
Hello,
Annie here. 😉 I’m a new DM and your Starter Kit was a huge help in setting up Kobold Hall. My friends will be arriving later tonight for our first DnD night, and I’m happy to be prepared with the necessary maps and tokens.
I just thought I’d leave you a comment since I know how important feedback is when you make such an exhaustive resource like this. 🙂 I expect to read some more of this site before our adventure tonight. Thank you so much for creating a resource for new DMs like me!
newbiedm
August 27, 2011
Thanks! Hope you have fun! Glad I could help. 🙂
thedutchDM
February 16, 2012
getting the message that the file is removed