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Win a copy of “Draconomicon: Metallic Dragons”

November 30, 2009 by newbiedm

I love contests, and I love giving stuff away, that’s why NewbieDM.com has teamed up with Gator Games to give away a copy of Draconomicon: Metallic Dragons! All you have to do to enter the contest is follow both @newbiedm and @gatorgames on twitter, send us a tweet telling us that it’s for the contest, […]

Applying “Subdual Encounters” to Encounters vs. Solos

November 30, 2009 by newbiedm

I was reading the section on encounters with dragons in the new Draconomicon book, and something stood out: At its simplest, a subdual encounter is one in which the dragon stops fighting and the characters win when the dragon is bloodied. But the degree of the victory matters, so you will need to keep track […]

NewbieDM Review: “Draconomic: Metallic Dragons”

November 28, 2009 by newbiedm

Ahh, Dragons… A staple of the genre, and of course, of a game with the word in its title. Once upon a time, dragons in D&D were classified as good (metallics) & bad (chromatics), but today those lines have gotten a little blurry, and that’s where this edition of the Draconomicon comes in. The book […]

Just a newbie dm after all

November 20, 2009 by newbiedm

So this past week we had another session. We usually play every other Wednesday, which is really not a lot of gaming time a year if you think about it. 26 times a year, give or take, remove a few for those days that you just can’t make it and what? We’re looking at […]

Gaming Pics!

November 19, 2009 by newbiedm

I have never posted gaming pics before, so tonight I snapped some pictures of our session. We were missing two players tonight, but that’s okay, you’re getting the most photogenic of the bunch, myself at the top of the list. The newbiedm shirt you see one guy wearing was made by my wife for all […]

Warstories: The Game Recap

November 6, 2009 by newbiedm

Here’s a quick thing I’m sure all DM’s do in one form or another, whether it’s via email, wiki, pen and paper, or some other form: the game recap. In my particular case, we don’t get to game as often as most of us would like, so as game recap is a great way to […]

Win a signed copy of “The Ghost King” by R.A. Salvatore

November 2, 2009 by newbiedm

I have in my possession a brand-spanking-new, hot off the presses signed copy of R.A. Salvatore’s latest Forgotten Realms novel, “The Ghost King”, part 3 of the “Transitions” series. You, dear NewbieDM.com reader, can win the book! The contest is simple, send me an email with the best hand drawn sketch you can come up […]

To Fudge or Not to Fudge, That is the Question

October 31, 2009 by newbiedm

I brought up a topic on Twitter recently that spawned a number of replies and let to an interesting discussion. I asked if DM’s mostly rolled out in the open, or behind the screen. A good number of DM’s seem to roll their dice in front of their players, which is what I personally do. […]

NewbieDM Review: Dungeon Magazine 171

October 29, 2009 by newbiedm

Before I get to the review of the magazine, let me point out why I’m choosing to review Dungeon Magazine now. It occurred to me that I wasn’t seeing any reviews of this magazine (or Dragon) on any of the blogs that I typically read. If I’m wrong, please correct me, so I may add […]

Pre-Campaign Player Questionnaire

October 28, 2009 by newbiedm

Many times, we as DM’s do not have the luxury of playing with a group of people we’ve know for a long time and are comfortable with. I happen to have that luxury, playing with a group I’ve known and have been friends with for over 20 years in some cases, and haven’t had to […]