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Play an RPG today with your little kids with rpgKids v.1.5

September 14, 2010 by newbiedm

Some of you may remember rpgKids, a very rules-light rpg I developed to play with my 4 year old daughter. It was a fairly popular game (based on downloads), and I got quite a few emails and links sent to me about it. It was even included in the latest volume of the Open Game […]

Winter Lands tiles

September 7, 2010 by newbiedm

I was messing around on photoshop the other day making tiles I needed for my game. These are a winter themed set, with a snowy field serving as the base. Some of the things you’ll find in the small set include a bridge crossing over a frozen river, a temple out in the wilderness, and […]

NewbieDM Review: Red Box Starter Set

September 6, 2010 by newbiedm

I’ve been struggling with this review for a few days, and I can’t quite come to terms with how it is I feel about this new Red Box as a starter set to D&D. I’m also struggling to find for whom exactly this set was designed for. Was it for the completely new players who […]

Essentials Dungeon Master’s Kit unboxing video

August 31, 2010 by newbiedm

It seems that D&D unboxing videos are all the craze lately. This here is a very cool one and I’m not sure how they got this. These guys got hold of an Essentials Dungeon Master’s Kit and put it up on YouTube. This isn’t my video, I’m just embedding it here. After seeing this product, […]

Win a D&D Red Box Starter Set!

August 30, 2010 by newbiedm

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The random.org selected winner based on the number of comments & twitter entries is: Tim Arthur! Congratulations, and watch out for more giveaways from newbiedm.com and Gator Games! ————————————— So I got my hands on a shiny new Red Box, and now you can too, courtesy of the always awesome and fantastic folks at Gator […]

The importance of a ship in your Star Wars game

August 23, 2010 by newbiedm

The ships in a Star Wars RPG serve a real clear purpose beside just getting your party from point A to point B. And yes, that’s a very important purpose, considering that unlike D&D, where the party marches for a few hours, and arrives at their destination, in SW a party has to cross the […]

A quick look at the Dark Sun Creature Catalog

August 19, 2010 by newbiedm

I was pretty surprised at the Dark Sun Creature Catalog. Aside from being in essence a Monster Manual, it also includes Monster Themes, Fantastic Terrain and Hazards, which have historically been part of the DMG’s. I guess this may come as a result of the Dark Sun setting being combined into one book, rather than […]

4e Home Encounters Has a Home

August 17, 2010 by newbiedm

The 4e Home Encounters project now has its own home on the web, at http://www.4ehomeencounters.com so if you are at all interested in the project, point your browser in that direction and get off my lawn. 🙂 In all seriousness, that’s where will be doing all the updates and announcements, as well as offering the […]

Dark Sun for the new DM

August 17, 2010 by newbiedm

So you’re a newbie DM, and you’re trying to decide whether or not you are going to run a little bit of Dark Sun for your group. Here are a few things you’ll need to keep in mind if you do, as the standard fantasy fare won’t really apply to the world of Athas. And […]

DMing Your First Game In Public

August 11, 2010 by newbiedm

One of the things I was looking forward to doing at Gencon was DMing my first game in public. You see, I’m not a great public speaker, in fact, I’m pretty terrible. I don’t do well in public arenas, and I’m very self conscious about my DMing abilities. Sure, I’ve DMed for some online friends […]