I had an idea while recording the latest “Dungeon Master Guys Podcast” that I thought would be cool for the blog. Some time ago, I posted an article called “The DM’s Binder, Folder or Notebook” that proved to be pretty popular. In it I wrote about different things that DM’s should keep in their notebook,… [Read more…]
“Never split the party!” When the party decides to split up all kinds of problems arise. A DM has to juggle focusing on two groups interacting with two different environments or NPCs. Maybe characters struggle not to die as an encounter meant to face six players gleefully wallops its way through three players. The DM… [Read more…]
One of the things I’ve learned since I began DMing Dragon Age is just how good placing moral conundrums in front of your players is. The Dragon Age adventure philosophy, by design, encourages this approach to story-telling, and I’ve found that it really makes players become more involved in the story you are all trying… [Read more…]
There’s a new episode of the ENnie nominated NewbieDM.com Minicast out today, and my guest this time around is Dave “The Game” Chalker , Editor-In-Chief of the Critical Hits blog. Also, regarding the Minicast, I intend to get back on a more regular schedule, and I’m opening it up to the Dragon Age RPG as… [Read more…]
I enjoy the occasional online game of D&D, and while it will never really replace good old fashioned face to face gaming for me, it satisfies a need every so often. My virtual table of choice, and I’ve said it before, is Gametable. It is a no frills, easy-to-use program that gives me exactly what… [Read more…]
I was contacted by a reader named Michael, who offered to write a guest post about the way he handles recaps in his game. I had written about recaps before, but his way was a lot more creative than mine. He actually created an in-universe prop for his players. I found it interesting and offered… [Read more…]
There’s a new episode of the NewbieDM.com Minicast out today, and my guest this time around is Tracy from the Sarah Darkmagic.com blog. You can check it out on itunes, or through its feed. Remember you can call in and be featured on the show at 305-349-3026.
Recently, after a 3 years hiatus due to my son being born, I’ve gotten back into Warcraft. I played Warcraft before 4e came out in order to satisfy a gaming itch I had, and now the recent Cataclysm event in the game piqued my curiosity. But this isn’t an article about Warcraft, but rather what… [Read more…]
One of my biggest gripes about 4e has always been in the presentation of it, and specifically the presentation of powers. Now I’m not saying that I dislike the power system of 4e, on the contrary, I find it to be a great way to spice up the otherwise boring attack, repeat, attack treadmills of… [Read more…]
It’s hard to believe we’ve reached Episode 6 of the Dungeon Master Guys, the podcast I co-host with Phil “ChattyDM” Menard and Dave “The Game” Chalker both from the Critical-Hits website. I (admittedly) haven’t done a great job publicizing the show too much on this site, but you really need to check it out. It’s… [Read more…]
May 3, 2011 by newbiedm
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