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Reader Contribution: The recap newsletter

January 27, 2011 by newbiedm

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 […]

Looking for a contributor or two…

January 20, 2011 by newbiedm

So after 2+years of running this blog all by my lonesome, I feel that it’s time to add a fresh voice or two to the mix. Yep, I’m looking for a contributor (or two). Chances are that if you are a regular visitor to the blog (and thank you if you are), you know what […]

The Dragon Age in a galaxy far, far away…

January 17, 2011 by newbiedm

After seeing the absolutely kick ass fan produced version of the Mystara campaign setting for the AGE system (Dragon Age’s engine), I am now more than ever inspired to slowly work on a Star Wars version (or at least attempt to contribute to one). One thing’s for sure, my inspiration for doing something like this […]

A handout on the Dragon Age world for DM’s and PC’s

January 14, 2011 by newbiedm

We officially started our Dragon Age campaign, and one of the biggest hurdles we are facing is the introduction to a completely new setting. While I’ve played the video game, none of my players have, so it was up to me to introduce them to Thedas. I played all the intro animations from the video […]

RIP Dragon, Dungeon, and D&D minis

January 13, 2011 by newbiedm

Dragon magazine first saw print in 1976, giving readers of a pre-internet age tons of rules, spells, items and information regarding Dungeon & Dragons. It gave the world the Forgotten Realms, and it gave Elminster a place to teach readers about ecology. It was a source of information for players who craved more than their […]

A potential new direction for my blog…

January 10, 2011 by newbiedm

So as I’ve written before, my home 4e game is dead, my players have moved on, and it seems that for the time being there’s no more D&D for us. So, without playing D&D, there’s not much I can write about D&D, right? Well, that’s true to an extent… I am still going to be […]

4e: Easy to run, but is it as easy for players?

January 5, 2011 by newbiedm

My 4e game is dead. It has been for a while now. Yep. Elvis dead. JFK dead. Dead. Dead. Dead. There are a few reasons for this, some personal on my end, but mostly logistical and scheduling. Then there’s burnout, but not the ever popular “DM burnout”. Not that, as I’m willing to run a […]

Ring in the New Year with a free set of the D&D Essentials Wilderness Dungeon Tiles Master Set

January 3, 2011 by newbiedm

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A big congratulations to granger44, who was selected via random.org as our winner. This included both comments left here, and twitter entries. Thanks for entering, and keep looking out for future contests from the fine folks at Gator Games! ————————————————————————- Happy New Year everyone. And to ring in the New Year, how about a giveaway, […]