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Starfighter combat in SW/AGE

April 23, 2012 by newbiedm

One of the things that has to be made up from scratch in my Star Wars/AGE hack is starship combat, which is iconic to SW, yet in AGE there are no vehicular combat rules of any kind. I decided that the easiest way for me to approach that, and in keeping with the spirit of […]

Star Wars/AGE conversion update

April 20, 2012 by newbiedm

Some time ago I mentioned that I was slowly working on a Dragon Age/Star Wars hack, but I never really posted much more than that. Since then I’ve received a couple of emails from people interested in the project, so I decided to recharge my batteries and get to it. Over time, I’ve gotten some […]

To Grid Or Not To Grid, That Is The Question… And Another Topic…

April 18, 2012 by newbiedm

There’s been some talk lately about the infamous “GRID” in rpg’s. It’s come up in conversations about DnDNext, and whether or not people prefer to play with it or would rather go the “theatre of the mind route”. I also heard Will Wheaton on the latest Jennisodes podcast refer to 4e as basically a “board […]

Forgotten idea from my Google Wave: “Fragility”

March 20, 2012 by newbiedm

Google sent out an email this morning reminding folks that their Wave service was disappearing at the end of April. While I didn’t find much use for Wave, I did see its potential for being a neat way to brainstorm ideas with other people. I logged on to my account for the first time since […]

Videogame to Tabletop: Campaign Journal 1

March 8, 2012 by newbiedm

(This article was originally written for The Dragon Age Oracle blog) So I’ve decided that my Dragon Age campaign will switch to following the story line (albeit a bit altered) of the videogame. My 5 players are level 5, and we’ve gone through most of the published adventures, which I believe springboard nicely into getting […]

Dragon Age: Origins Story as a Tabletop Campaign

February 21, 2012 by newbiedm

I’ve run through all the published adventures for the Dragon Age RPG, and now it’s time to move on to homebrew adventures. Rather than wreck my brain trying to figure out an epic storyline, I think I’m just going to adapt the plot of the video game to the tabletop. I have the advantage that […]

D&D Virtual Table Demo

February 13, 2012 by newbiedm

I was contacted by Johnn Four (roleplayingtips.com) and Tony Medeiros of fastercombat.com about publishing an article regarding the WOTC D&D virtual table, and a guided tour that they were given by Game Table Online (the group managing WOTC’s virtual table I believe). I agreed to publish the article, so here it is, by Tony Madeiros. […]

TheSheDM Reviews: Terraclips

January 26, 2012 by TheSheDM

Last weekend our Friday night DM surprised us with a fantastic pair of maps made from Terraclips and D&D tiles for our campaign finale. I had never heard or seen these strange tile-and-clip things, so I asked him about it. I was also surprised by how sturdy the structure was – he picked it up […]

1st Ed D&D reprints are coming!

January 19, 2012 by newbiedm

I’m not sure what’s going on at WOTC, but the fun & interesting announcements keep on coming. Now, in support of the Gygax Memorial Fund, WOTC is planning on releasing the 1st ED. PHB, DMG, and MM. The release date is this April, and it looks like it’ll be a short print run available at […]

Sell me the stats!

January 13, 2012 by newbiedm

As I keep digesting the news that Wizards of the Coast is already working on a follow up edition to 4e , my mind is wondering how and what they can do to accomplish the goal of bringing back fans of all previous editions under this one game. It’s a lofty goal, and I’m skeptical that it […]