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So what will happen to the Forgotten Realms?

January 10, 2012 by newbiedm

A rather clever guy on twitter named @newbiedm tweeted the following after 5e was announced: I wonder if Elminster will wake up next to Bob Newhart and realize it was all a dream. Funny, right? Yeah, he’s pretty clever. But while he was probably trying to be cute, the question about what the heck to do with […]

A new edition of D&D is coming

January 9, 2012 by newbiedm

So the cat is out of the bag… Not that I was hiding the cat in the bag, because I didn’t know anything, but the cat’s out of the bag. There’s a new D&D in the works, and an open playtest will help chart its course. So what do we know about this new D&D? […]

Open Discussion: The changing role of the DM

December 20, 2011 by newbiedm

Monte Cook’s “Legends and Lore” columns at Wizards.com have been interesting. In them, he seems to be painting a picture of a theoretical future version of D&D, and while I can’t say for sure that he is, it makes sense if you assume he’s been rehired by WOTC to help design 5e. I’m a believer […]

Win a copy of Dungeon Tiles: Shadowghast Manor

December 19, 2011 by newbiedm

Random.org picked the winner, and it was SCOTTYMET! Congratulations, enjoy the tiles! ___________________________________________________________ It’s time for another giveaway, and this time we are celebrating the holidays (and in my case Christmas) by giving stuff away! We are giving away a copy of the latest D&D Dungeon Tiles set, Shadowghast Manor! Only the cool folks at […]

Dungeon Tiles: Shadowghast Manor

December 12, 2011 by newbiedm

WOTC has released their latest Dungeon Tiles set, Shadowghast Manor. This set is certainly nice to look at, it’s basically a large manor or mansion, with the underground catacombs for it on the flip side. I think that owning two sets of this would probably get you more use out of it though. The tiles […]

A look at Heroes of the Feywild

December 2, 2011 by newbiedm

One of the things I expected to see one day in the life of 4e was a pair of robust boxed sets for the Shadowfell and the Feywild. While it doesn’t look like we’re going to get that any time soon, we’ve gotten a couple of things that attempt to bring the two 4e additions […]

Classics Unboxed: Hollow World

December 1, 2011 by newbiedm

I wanted to continue my series on classic boxed sets, but I had run out of sets. Luckily, readers chimed in and offered to contribute. So today we are going to look at Hollow World, kindly presented by reader (and now contributor!) Christopher. Remeber, if you have an old boxed set you’d like to snap pictures […]

Star Wars campaign idea: You own the Falcon

November 28, 2011 by newbiedm

I’ve been jonesing to run a SW game lately. Really, really bad. It isn’t going to happen… at home my players want to keep playing Dragon Age, and I’m running an online 4e game for some nice folks who seem to be enjoying it. Regardless, I’ve been thinking of what I would run if […]

Win a Copy of Heroes of the Feywild

November 21, 2011 by newbiedm

WINNER SELECTED: Random.org selected MATT as the winner (sec0nd to last entry). Congratulations to the winner, and keep an eye out for future contests! It’s Thanksgiving and it’s time for another giveaway, and this time we are giving thanks for the great gaming year we’ve had by giving stuff away! We are giving away a […]

Gaming with kids

November 18, 2011 by newbiedm

Rpgnow.com had a special event this week revolving around kids and gaming. I figured I should take the time and write a bit about the subject, considering my experience this past year with rpgKids. I don’t want to write a whole essay on the subject (the truth is I’m away on business and don’t have […]