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Reader Tutorial: Build Your Own Aerial Combat Stand

June 20, 2011 by newbiedm

Hey guys, NewbieDM here…. As you may know, I love showcasing what readers of the site do in their own games, and often provide a space here for tutorials and other things that DM’s may find useful. This article, by Scott Harris, caught my eye when he first proposed it to me. Aerial combat is […]

Bribing Participation

May 27, 2011 by TheSheDM

I have always disliked “bribing” my players. Background write ups, treasure wish-lists, and other issues some DM laments that his players don’t contribute enough of it and inevitably someone replies with a suggestion to bribe the player with experience, items, gold, bonuses, action points, or whatever else seems applicable. It’s not usually my cup of […]

Staring at the D&D Bookshelf – A Guide for New Players

May 18, 2011 by newbiedm

I’m writing this post out of frustration. Bear with me, as it’s meant for people new to D&D. Okay… If you are completely new to D&D, and don’t know where to even start, then this post is for you! The genesis for this post stems from a recent visit to my local big box book […]

Guest Post: Why I stayed with DDI

April 14, 2011 by newbiedm

I posted my “Why I left DDI” post this week and received numerous responses. Some were supportive of my decision, while some were calls of me even somehow being a “traitor to WOTC and D&D” whatever that means. I know, ridiculous. One of the most level headed guys in the community is Teos Abadia, who […]

Why I Left DDI

April 11, 2011 by newbiedm

There’s no way to write a post like this without sounding like, or coming across as, a troll looking for cheap traffic. And those are two things I’ve tried never to do in the 2.5 years I’ve been running my blog. Having said that, I feel that it is a topic worth exploring and writing […]

7 Weeks in my Realms

April 7, 2011 by newbiedm

My name is Mike Lemmer, and the last campaign I GMed stalled a year ago. Eager to shake the rust off before starting a new one, I posted a call to arms on the RPTools forums for an adventure set in 4th edition D&D’s Living Forgotten Realms. I vowed to create & run 6 homemade […]

Splitting the Party

March 18, 2011 by TheSheDM

“Never split the party!” When the party decides to split up all kinds of problems arise. A DM has to juggle focusing on two groups interacting with two different environments or NPCs. Maybe characters struggle not to die as an encounter meant to face six players gleefully wallops its way through three players. The DM […]

Where’s D&D Going?

February 28, 2011 by newbiedm

I never really do posts like this, but I thought it would be fun to throw my speculative hat into the ring along with every other blogger out there making claims about D&D and what the future holds not only for 4e, but for the brand. This is all speculation and wild theory, just for […]

TheSheDM’s Tutorial on Building an Aerial Grid

February 22, 2011 by TheSheDM

If you read Penny Arcade, you might remember Gabe’s post regarding his infamous free-fall encounter and you might have been impressed with his multi-tiered set up. I was, and a while back I decided to create my own version. An upcoming game for my players involved their first combat with a real flying opponent. How […]

It’s all in the presentation

February 18, 2011 by newbiedm

“We haven’t seen a Dungeon yet, all we’re doing is talking to people, bringing down corrupt political figures, and killing monsters out in the wilderness. This is really different.” My 4e campaign consisted of my homebrew storyline, which was the backdrop for the published adventures I hacked a bit to fit my storyline. By the […]