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NewbieDM Minicast Episode 6

November 10, 2014

As I prepare to relaunch the NewbieDM Minicast, this time focused on 5e, I am making the 14 original 4e episodes available as originally produced. Mike Shea from the Sly Flourish blog joined me in the minicast, and we tried to answer a listener’s voicemail about interesting houserules that can enhance the game. Both of […]

NewbieDM Minicast Episode 5

November 10, 2014

As I prepare to relaunch the NewbieDM Minicast, this time focused on 5e, I am making the 14 original 4e episodes available as originally produced. This was the fifth episode of the original run of the Minicast, where I was joined by Chris Sims, a D&D game designer for Wizards of the Coast. Together, we attempted […]

NewbieDM Minicast Episode 4

November 10, 2014

As I prepare to relaunch the NewbieDM Minicast, this time focused on 5e, I am making the 14 original 4e episodes available as originally produced. This was the fourth episode of the original run of the Minicast, where I was joined by Quinn Murphy from Thoughtcrime Games, with advice for a listener on how to scale up […]

NewbieDM Minicast Episode 3

November 9, 2014

As I prepare to relaunch the NewbieDM Minicast, this time focused on 5e, I am making the 14 original 4e episodes available as originally produced. This was the third episode of the original run of the Minicast, where I was joined by Mike Shea from the SlyFlourish blog, and together we try to help a DM […]

Update on the minicast’s return, and old episodes available again

November 8, 2014

I’ve been swamped lately with work and a lot of other stuff which has cut into my free time, but progress on the return of the ENnie nominated NewbieDM.com Minicast is moving along. I was looking for (and found) a way to host it on the cheap, and through a wordpress.com/feedburner combo, I’m doing just […]

NewbieDM Minicast Episode 2

November 8, 2014

As I prepare to relaunch the NewbieDM Minicast, this time focused on 5e, I am making the 14 original 4e episodes available as originally produced. This was the second episode of the original run of the Minicast, where I was joined by Wolfgang Baur, of Kobold Press, who helped answer a voice-mail from a listener […]

NewbieDM Minicast Episode 1

November 8, 2014

As I prepare to relaunch the NewbieDM Minicast, this time focused on 5e, I am making the 14 original 4e episodes available as originally produced. This is the first episode of the original run of the Minicast, where I was joined by my friend Phil, the Chatty DM to discuss a DM’s question about the use […]

Converting the 2e Realms to 5e

September 29, 2014

In a previous post I wrote about setting my home game in the Forgotten Realms around the time period of the 2nd edition version of D&D, which would put us in Faerun in 1368DR. For those of you keeping track at home, the original boxed set of the Forgotten Reams placed the timeline at 1357DR, […]

Setting my campaign in the 2e Forgotten Realms

September 14, 2014

So I’m taking my 5e home game back in time a bit. After playing a session of Hoard of the Dragon Queen, I felt a bit dissatisfied with the adventure (mostly due to the way it played with my group), so I’m going to do a bit of a do over. I’m going to usse 5e’s […]

Campaign building with the Monster Manual

September 10, 2014

“This bestiary is for storytellers and world-builders.” – Monster Manual introduction The D&D 5th Ed. Monster Manual releases on September 19th for those stores that take part in the WOTC WPN program, and on September 30th for everyone else. A few Monster Manuals saw the light of day at Gencon, and we’ve seen some bits […]