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Win a copy of the new D&D Essentials Rules Compendium

October 18, 2010

Random.org has selected Jeff S. as the winner of this giveaway! Congratulations Jeff! Everyone else, thanks for entering, and be on the lookout for future contests! —————- I wrote a bit about the D&D Essentials Rules Compendium and I really believe that it is a book that having multiple copies of at the table is […]

300. And no, not muscled men with hard abs.

October 14, 2010

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. […]

Warstories: Play Your Guy Right!

October 13, 2010

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 […]

Classics Unboxed: Ravenloft

October 9, 2010

I’ve been wanting to do a series here on the blog where I take old boxed sets and open them up to look at what’s inside, for the benefit of those of you that have either never seen them, or wish to take a nostalgia trip and check them out again. This being October, and […]

Running with the Red Box

October 7, 2010

I had the chance to run a game last night using the new Essentials Red Box adventure. I ran the game over Gametable with some fine folks from the twitter #dnd community, and we used the pregens that Wizards of the Coast had made available for their Essentials Game Day. The adventure is fairly easy […]

Return of the Minicast

October 5, 2010

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 […]

Another Giveaway for Dungeon Tiles Master Set

October 4, 2010

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EDIT: After gathering all the entries and twitter messages, Random.org determined that the winner of this giveaway was “dnd_widow”! Congratulations, and a big thanks to all for entering! We are going to have more contests soon, so be on the lookout for that later this month! ———————————————————- Because Gator Games is so freakin’ awesome, and […]

Dungeons & Newbie DM’s

September 29, 2010

There’s been a lot of chatter in the online D&D community about dungeons. Some present the argument that dungeons are a very important part of the game, while others make the argument that Dungeons are so far removed from a players real world experience that they cripple role-playing. As always, I look at this from […]

NewbieDM Review: Back to the Future The Card Game

September 28, 2010

Before I begin talking about the Back to the Future Card Game, I think it’s worth mentioning that this is the first hobby card game I’ve ever owned. I’ve never played Magic the Gathering, and I’ve only had a brief experience with the Star Wars card game from Decipher. Card games aren’t really my thing, […]

Essentially speaking, I’m going back to basics…

September 20, 2010

Aside from Gencon, I haven’t played 4e in a while, my campaign sort of sputtered and died, I’ve been dabbling here and there with Star Wars Saga, but not nearly enough to say I have a campaign going at full steam either. I like that system, I really do, it’s a great game and I’ve […]