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Running your large D&D party

August 2, 2009 by newbiedm

I’ve been running a large party since I started DM’ing 4th Ed., and while I appreciate the fact that I’m able to play and have friends willing to play with me, running a large party has its ups and downs. In this article, I hope to give you several tips to manage the table filled […]

Monster Builder to be released tomorrow July 30th!

July 29, 2009 by newbiedm

Yes, it’s true. The long awaited DDI Monster Builder releases tomorrow, Thursday July 30th, as a beta download for DDI subscribers. It’s expected to be up around 12:00pm eastern time. I can’t wait. Link

A Quick look at the D&D 4e Spring 2010 releases

July 24, 2009 by newbiedm

I think I’m a couple days late on this, as it’s all over the boards in various forums, but I’m going to place them here for reference anyway. This comes courtesy of Herschel, the original poster on the EN forums where I lifted this from. (My comments will be in parenthesis): January: Underdark Sourcebook by […]

On 4th Ed.’s simplified skill list

July 21, 2009 by newbiedm

I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around the argument coming out of some forums regarding the 4th Ed. skill list, in that mainly the list is too short to create fully fleshed out and distinct characters. I’m not buying it, as there are many ways to accomplish just that without needing too much […]

Dragon Magazine Annual, Volume 1 cover image

July 19, 2009 by newbiedm

It will be released on August 18th, here is the cover via Amazon.

Tell the PC’s to leave their powers at the door

July 19, 2009 by newbiedm

This post is aimed directly at a newbie dm who may be DM’ing a set of newbie players through their first experiences with role-playing games… You’ve got the books, you’ve played a few sessions, and you’re really digging it. Your players are getting more and more comfortable with the rules, your table management gets smoother […]

My DDI Experience

July 16, 2009 by newbiedm

Paying for extra content in order to play Dungeons and Dragons has been a very divisive topic in the D&D community. One camp sits on the side of “What? No way I’m paying for that content, I already bought the books!”, while another says “Anything to make my life easier is good for me! Sign […]

A couple of free mapping and landscape visualization tools for new DM’s

June 24, 2009 by newbiedm

I wanted to throw a couple of tools your way, just in case you weren’t aware of them. Yes, I’m talking to you, “Mr. New DM who has no money to pay for expensive mapping software”. These are free and kick ass. One is for maps, and the other renders out cinematic landscapes to use […]

Table Drama: Handling PvP & angry players

June 22, 2009 by newbiedm

I went backpacking through Europe for a month back in 1996. I was 23 years old, had a couple of hundred bucks saved up, so I decided to take the plunge. I went with 3 other friends, and spent the month traveling from hostel to hostel aboard rickety old trains. It was a great time, but […]

Metagaming, combat length, and the death of roleplaying.

June 18, 2009 by newbiedm

I had an interesting discussion with some friends tonight about D&D 4th ed. The four of us were discussing the merits and drawbacks of 4th ed. in relation to other editions of D&D. Some background before I get into it, we’ve all played together at some point since 2nd ed. AD&D, and two of them […]