And here’s my 300th post on NewbieDM.com. Whew, what a ride. I recently said all the sappy things you say in times like this, when the blog turned 2, so I’ll tone it down here. What I’d rather do is give a top 10 list of my favorite posts out of the 299 that qualify.… [Read more…]
It seems I started a little bit of a mess on twitter recently by tweeting this: “What I want to see more of now in #dnd are builds for character classes that break the roles, like the slayer did & the ranger will as well. I want role to be a choice, not a label… [Read more…]
Well… return is a harsh word, as the Minicast never went away, it was just on a summer break. But it’s back, so all is right in the world now, call off the search and rescue. Really though, I took a break from the Minicast over the summer. I had a lot of stuff going… [Read more…]
The ships in a Star Wars RPG serve a real clear purpose beside just getting your party from point A to point B. And yes, that’s a very important purpose, considering that unlike D&D, where the party marches for a few hours, and arrives at their destination, in SW a party has to cross the… [Read more…]
So you’re a newbie DM, and you’re trying to decide whether or not you are going to run a little bit of Dark Sun for your group. Here are a few things you’ll need to keep in mind if you do, as the standard fantasy fare won’t really apply to the world of Athas. And… [Read more…]
I figured that before Gencon, I would do some writing about two subjects that I love: movies and D&D. So sit back, relax, and let me tell you about crafting stories for your game following a tried and true formula, the Hollywood Screenplay. Before I go on though, I’d like to say that while I… [Read more…]
I had been running a campaign since the launch of 4e with 7-8 people. I figured with more people, I would always have a nicely populated table, considering there’s always someone who can’t make it, or his wife needs him for something, or whatever other circumstance will crop up. If a few people missed a… [Read more…]
Here’s a quick guide for using jpegs of freely available maps on Gametable. It is very simple, and not a lot of experience manipulating graphics is required. I’ve written a bit about my experience with Gametable before, so I won’t get into it here. What I will say is that if you are intimidated by… [Read more…]
Every so often I like to post links to neat things I find online that you can use in your campaign. So let’s go… Calendar Generator: I really like this tool, it’s basically on online calendar generator. You tell it the name of your calendar, the name of the days and months, how many days… [Read more…]
The following article comes via Tim, from the Random Thought Parade blog. He had a neat idea about creating side quests for the acquisition of magical items, and he asked me if he could share it with readers of my blog. Enjoy! Magic Item Side Quests Powerful magic items are big rewards for players – loot… [Read more…]
October 14, 2010 by newbiedm
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