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So I launched a Patreon

March 25, 2019 by newbiedm

Launching a Patreon has been on my mind for a long time for a variety of reasons, and surprisingly enough, making money wasn’t really the first one. Sure, it’s a nice feeling to get paid for your work, and have people value what you do enough to reward you for it, but my motivations weren’t […]

A quick note for new D&D players

September 4, 2014 by newbiedm

Public service announcement time: You may be curious about D&D, you may be starting out with the game, as there has been a lot of press lately about it. There’s a new edition, the game is celebrating its 40th anniversary, so there is a lot of D&D noise being made. I wanted to help you […]

Talking about the 5e Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set

July 6, 2014 by newbiedm

I’ll review the product soon, but I wanted to post this here for now… Mike Shea from Slyflourish.com and I recorded a google hangout where we talk about the new 5e starter box for about an hour. If you’re into watching grown men talk about elves and dwarves, I invite you to check it out. […]

D&D News out of GAMA Trade Show

March 19, 2014 by newbiedm

The GAMA Trade Show is currently taking place in Vegas (where Greg Leeds, WOTC CEO is the keynote speaker), and some news regarding D&D 5th Ed. came out following WOTC’s presentation. No mention was made of a release date or price point, ignoring what we all know was leaked from the Barnes and Noble website, […]

87 DM tips.

July 31, 2013 by newbiedm

I went crazy on twitter last night. I was doing some fiction writing (non rpg) when I suddenly stopped and thought about how I really haven’t been doing my job as “newbiedm”, which basically is to try and help new dm’s do their job right. So I started tweeting tips. And before I knew it, […]

Has The First DnD Next Product Been Spoiled By Amazon?

November 27, 2012 by newbiedm

Found this on Amazon: “Storm Over Baldur’s Gate: Sundering Adventure 1” Are we looking at the first dndnext adventure? There’s no system in the product description, but it’s fair to say that 4e is dead when it comes to product releases… Interesting times….. Releases in 2013, but dndnext is more than likely arriving in 2014……

2nd Edition D&D Coming Back, Old Modules Coming Back… What’s Next?

November 2, 2012 by newbiedm

It seems that Wizards of the Coast is on a reprint kick. Of course, it’s easy to figure out why. 4th Ed. is on its way out, and at this point that’s more reality than speculation. Books haven’t been announced, and yeah, Dungeon/Dragon content is still being released, but…. obviously 5th Ed. is king right […]

Playtester profile interview about DnD Next DMing

August 10, 2012 by newbiedm

I haven’t really written much yet about D&D Next, but I will, but right now’s not the time. I’ve given my opinion here or there, but I haven’t really reviewed the game or anything like that. WOTC published an interview today with me for their playtester profile series… If you’d like my general opinion about […]

Take the muzzle off, D&D Next is Here!

May 24, 2012 by newbiedm

Last December, I was supposed to be part of that now famous group of people who flew to WOTC headquarters and participated in the first demonstration of what is now being referred top as “Dnd Next”, or as I call it, 5e. We were NOT told it was for 5e, but rather for a conference […]

To Grid Or Not To Grid, That Is The Question… And Another Topic…

April 18, 2012 by newbiedm

There’s been some talk lately about the infamous “GRID” in rpg’s. It’s come up in conversations about DnDNext, and whether or not people prefer to play with it or would rather go the “theatre of the mind route”. I also heard Will Wheaton on the latest Jennisodes podcast refer to 4e as basically a “board […]