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Transitioning from 4e to Dragon Age

February 12, 2011 by newbiedm

My experience as a DM has been a unique one compared to a lot of other DM’s out there. I suspect many people DM’ing D&D started out early on, with the boxed sets, then AD&D, and followed the logical footsteps of the game up until the point where we are today with D&D 4e. My […]

Gametable organization

February 3, 2011 by newbiedm

I enjoy the occasional online game of D&D, and while it will never really replace good old fashioned face to face gaming for me, it satisfies a need every so often. My virtual table of choice, and I’ve said it before, is Gametable. It is a no frills, easy-to-use program that gives me exactly what […]

Reader Contribution: The recap newsletter

January 27, 2011 by newbiedm

I was contacted by a reader named Michael, who offered to write a guest post about the way he handles recaps in his game. I had written about recaps before, but his way was a lot more creative than mine. He actually created an in-universe prop for his players. I found it interesting and offered […]

4e: Easy to run, but is it as easy for players?

January 5, 2011 by newbiedm

My 4e game is dead. It has been for a while now. Yep. Elvis dead. JFK dead. Dead. Dead. Dead. There are a few reasons for this, some personal on my end, but mostly logistical and scheduling. Then there’s burnout, but not the ever popular “DM burnout”. Not that, as I’m willing to run a […]

Ring in the New Year with a free set of the D&D Essentials Wilderness Dungeon Tiles Master Set

January 3, 2011 by newbiedm

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A big congratulations to granger44, who was selected via random.org as our winner. This included both comments left here, and twitter entries. Thanks for entering, and keep looking out for future contests from the fine folks at Gator Games! ————————————————————————- Happy New Year everyone. And to ring in the New Year, how about a giveaway, […]

Playing with the D&D Virtual Table

December 13, 2010 by newbiedm

If you haven’t been following the official news coming out of Wizards of the Coast, they are finally working on the much hyped virtual table they promised before the launch of 4e back in 2007, albeit a bit different from what was originally planned. While the original one they promised was set to feature a […]

Win a D&D Essentials Monster Vault!

December 7, 2010 by newbiedm

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And a little late here with the winner of the contest, but here goes….. Drum roll please…… out of all the comments posted here, and all of the entries on twitter….. the winner (via random.org) is………….. Deadorcs!! ta-da!! (submitted on Dec 7, 2010 @ 8:54). Congrats to deadorcs, and this was one of the most […]

4e Home Encounters is open for business!

December 1, 2010 by newbiedm

Some of you may remember this post, which was written over the summer… Well, it’s a reality. After months of hard work, we’ve launched the 4e Home Encounters project. You won’t find it here though, you have to go to that projects’ blog for it: 4ehomeencounters.com

The Smallest of Gaming Groups: DM+1

November 29, 2010 by newbiedm

Recently, after a 3 years hiatus due to my son being born, I’ve gotten back into Warcraft. I played Warcraft before 4e came out in order to satisfy a gaming itch I had, and now the recent Cataclysm event in the game piqued my curiosity. But this isn’t an article about Warcraft, but rather what […]

Win a copy of Dungeon Tiles Master Set: The City

November 22, 2010 by newbiedm

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Congratulations to winner Mike, who was selected via random.org from a combination of twitter entries and comments left on the post. Thanks for entering, and be on the lookout for our next contest soon! ———————————————- Want to be thankful for something this Thanksgiving? Well, for starters you can be thankful that there’s a FLGS as […]