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Errata & More Errata

May 5, 2010 by newbiedm

Another batch of 4e errata went live on Tuesday. The document includes this statement at the beginning: “We know some if you feel as if the update process has become too agressive. Rest assured, we hear your concerns. The next few months will see a continuation of the current roll-out schedule, but after September and […]

Solos and Their Environment

April 28, 2010 by newbiedm

With this post I’m not talking about a Dragon’s fart affecting greenhouse gasses and causing global warming in your campaign world. I’m talking about truly making an encounter with a solo a memorable one, using the environment around them. Talking D&D on twitter the other day (hmm, I write that a lot, don’t I?) I […]

Win all 3 sets of PHH: Divine Heroes D&D Minis

April 26, 2010 by newbiedm

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WINNER: The Winner was Jeff Foley, selected via random.org from the pool of comments here and twitter messages. Thanks for entering and keep looking out for future contests. —————————————————— Back with another giveaway, and this one should be popular, because it involves miniatures. Minis are good, but free minis are even better. And since these […]

A Question of Character

April 25, 2010 by newbiedm

The other day on twitter there was a discussion on how much background info a DM needs from his characters to start a campaign with. There were some DM’s who seem to enjoy a lot of background stuff, while others were more than happy with a few lines. Me? I don’t need a lot. Just […]

Analog Initiative Tracker for Heroic Tier

April 18, 2010 by newbiedm

If you are a newbie DM, and are having problems tracking and getting the hang of initiative management, this may be of some help. I created this “calendar” type initiative tracker to work with tokens, where you would just place a token representing characters and monsters in their appropriate squares, based on their roll. You […]

Reader Voicemail: Presenting Your Adventure

April 14, 2010 by newbiedm

I thought this voicemail would be better answered as a post, rather than on the minicast. So here goes… How a DM prepares or presents adventures is something that I am sure varies from table to table. In my particular case, and how I mentioned in our new “Dungeon Master Guys” podcast, I constantly seek […]

The Dungeon Master Guys Podcast

April 13, 2010 by newbiedm

I am pleased to announce that our new project launched today, “The Dungeon Master Guys” podcast. By we, I mean the guys from critical-hits.com (Phil the Chatty DM, and Dave “The Game” Chalker), and myself. This is a longer podcast than my minicast is, it’ll run about a 1/2 hour per episode, and will deal […]

Downloadable Delves is open for business…

April 10, 2010 by newbiedm

I few months ago I blogged about having a one stop place where 4e DM’s could go to download adventures for a night of gaming. Many people chimed in, and the idea seemed to be a hit, after all, a place to find 4e adventures would be very handy to have. Well, there’s a great […]

NewbieDM Review: Martial Flavor

March 31, 2010 by newbiedm

This review is a long time coming, and for that I apologize to Hannah Lipsky, of Chaotic Shiny Productions. She had sent me her work, Martial Flavor, for review some time ago and I put it in the proverbial backburner and it sat there longer than intended. Again, my apologies. So, with that out of […]

NewbieDm.com Minicast Episode 4 is now available

March 29, 2010 by newbiedm

Quinn Murphy from the At-Will blog joins me in the latest minicast, where a reader asks about scaling encounters for more than 5 players. Remember to call the voicemail at 305-349-3026 and leave a question for both the minicast, and the upcoming Dungeon Master Guys hosted by Phil the Chatty Dm, Dave Chalker and myself. […]