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The Easiest Combat Map You’ll Never Make

July 15, 2011 by TheSheDM

Like a kid playing with Legos, I derive a childish glee from clearing off my coffee table and laying out dungeon tiles. I also have vinyl grids and wet-erase pens. When tiles can’t help me, carefully drawing vinyl maps is a close second in the glee department. I’m a busy DM though, I don’t always […]

On the ENnie nominations

July 13, 2011 by newbiedm

Okay, back from a wonderful 2 week vacation… but now it’s time to get back to the blog… A year ago I was pleasantly surprised when this blog, and its accompanying podcast, where nominated for a pair of ENnies. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to be nominated, and I’d be lying if […]

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 […]

The Ipad DM: Index Cards

June 2, 2011 by newbiedm

I recently purchased an Ipad, and am now using it at my gaming table. My primary use for it is my gaming books, which are in PDF form, rather than print copies. But this series of articles will not really be only about reading pdf’s (although I’ll cover pdf software eventually in this series), but […]

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 […]

The DM Binder Project

May 3, 2011 by newbiedm

I had an idea while recording the latest “Dungeon Master Guys Podcast” that I thought would be cool for the blog. Some time ago, I posted an article called “The DM’s Binder, Folder or Notebook” that proved to be pretty popular. In it I wrote about different things that DM’s should keep in their notebook, […]

Classics Unboxed: Planescape Campaign Setting

May 3, 2011 by newbiedm

It’s hard not to think about the numerous campaign settings that were released for D&D when one thinks of 2nd Ed. In fact, campaign settings are likely the reason for that edition’s popularity throughout the 90’s. The era of the boxed sets brought gamers many jewels, and to many, the brightest one of all was […]

Our own Helm’s Deep part II

April 21, 2011 by newbiedm

Last night saw the end of the PC’s role as the Heroes of Redhold, an Avvarian settlement in the Frostback Mountains of Ferelden, and it ended on a kick ass note that truly showed how much stunts can turn the tide of battle in the Dragon Age RPG. FIrst, a quick recap, and be warned, […]

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 […]