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Classics Unboxed: Ravenloft

October 9, 2010 by newbiedm

I’ve been wanting to do a series here on the blog where I take old boxed sets and open them up to look at what’s inside, for the benefit of those of you that have either never seen them, or wish to take a nostalgia trip and check them out again. This being October, and […]

Running with the Red Box

October 7, 2010 by newbiedm

I had the chance to run a game last night using the new Essentials Red Box adventure. I ran the game over Gametable with some fine folks from the twitter #dnd community, and we used the pregens that Wizards of the Coast had made available for their Essentials Game Day. The adventure is fairly easy […]

Return of the Minicast

October 5, 2010 by newbiedm

Well… return is a harsh word, as the Minicast never went away, it was just on a summer break. But it’s back, so all is right in the world now, call off the search and rescue. Really though, I took a break from the Minicast over the summer. I had a lot of stuff going […]

Another Giveaway for Dungeon Tiles Master Set

October 4, 2010 by newbiedm

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EDIT: After gathering all the entries and twitter messages, Random.org determined that the winner of this giveaway was “dnd_widow”! Congratulations, and a big thanks to all for entering! We are going to have more contests soon, so be on the lookout for that later this month! ———————————————————- Because Gator Games is so freakin’ awesome, and […]

Dungeons & Newbie DM’s

September 29, 2010 by newbiedm

There’s been a lot of chatter in the online D&D community about dungeons. Some present the argument that dungeons are a very important part of the game, while others make the argument that Dungeons are so far removed from a players real world experience that they cripple role-playing. As always, I look at this from […]

NewbieDM Review: Back to the Future The Card Game

September 28, 2010 by newbiedm

Before I begin talking about the Back to the Future Card Game, I think it’s worth mentioning that this is the first hobby card game I’ve ever owned. I’ve never played Magic the Gathering, and I’ve only had a brief experience with the Star Wars card game from Decipher. Card games aren’t really my thing, […]

Essentially speaking, I’m going back to basics…

September 20, 2010 by newbiedm

Aside from Gencon, I haven’t played 4e in a while, my campaign sort of sputtered and died, I’ve been dabbling here and there with Star Wars Saga, but not nearly enough to say I have a campaign going at full steam either. I like that system, I really do, it’s a great game and I’ve […]

Win a box of Dungeon Tiles Master Set: The Dungeon

September 20, 2010 by newbiedm

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EDIT: After counting all the entries both here and on twitter, random.org has selected TOM ALLMAN as the winner! Congratulations Tom! And on behalf of Gator Games and myself, thank you all for entering the giveaway. More Essentials-themed giveaways are coming up! Here we go with another great giveaway, thanks to the fantastic folks at […]

Has it been two years already?

September 17, 2010 by newbiedm

Wow. How time flies when you are having fun. This week, September 10th to be exact, NewbieDM.com turned two. I completely forgot that the anniversary was this week, and although it isn’t today I thought that I should do a small post about it. It’s been fun, it’s been eye opening, it’s been at times […]

Flipping through the D&D Essentials Rules Compendium

September 16, 2010 by newbiedm

I got my grubby hands on this book, and well, what can I say about it? First, that my poor DMG1 will go off to the back of a shelf somewhere, never to be seen again. This book makes my DMG completely irrelevant. And it does the same for the non-classes portions of the PHB1 […]