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Masterplan – Software for the 4th Ed. DM

April 9, 2009 by newbiedm

I recently came across a nice piece of software for DM’s of 4th Ed. who need a little bit of help organizing and keeping their campaign stuff in order. The program includes flowcharts for your adventures that link to encounters, maps, and all sorts of stuff. You can even use Dungeon Tiles to plan and […]

If you ran a publishing company…

April 7, 2009 by newbiedm

Before this comes accross as a WOTC defense, it isn’t. This is a genuine “What would I do?” moment. I believe WOTC kneejerked yesterday, and is facing the mob today… Regardless, on with the point of my post… Let me set up a hypothetical scenario here. Assume you are a publisher, you publish books. It doesn’t […]

WOTC halts sales of D&D PDF’s

April 6, 2009 by newbiedm

From RPGNOW’s website: Wizards of the Coast has instructed us to suspend all sales and downloads of Wizards of the Coast titles. Unfortunately, this includes offering download access to previously purchased Wizards of the Coast titles. We are in discussions with Wizards about their decision to change their approach to digital sales of their titles […]

And now the work begins… The RPG Bloggers Campaign Setting

April 4, 2009 by newbiedm

The deadline has officially passed to enter the RPG Bloggers Campaign setting, and now the fun begins. There are exactly 30 bloggers ready to take on the task of designing a fully playable, system-neutral, campaign world. I am excited. Over the next few weeks, and months, I’m sure the bloggers will be chronicling the progress […]

New release tuesday…

April 1, 2009 by newbiedm

Went down to my FLGS yesterday to see what new releases they had in, and I was pleasantly surprised. Being a TV guy when I’m not busy being the NewbieDM, these games caught my eye, and I had to pick them up. The first game is based on a favorite show of mine from the […]

I got my copy of Open Game Table!!!

March 27, 2009 by newbiedm

It’s in my hands, it’s full of awesome, and it’s fricking cool as hell to be published in something other than a traffic ticket!!! A resounding Hell Yes! to Jonathan over at The Core Mechanic for his hard work with this book. Guys, this book is gaming goodness created by fans of the hobby, for […]

Player’s Handbook 2 errata up

March 26, 2009 by newbiedm

Well, that was fast… And it applies to those new uber-feats, weapon and implement expertise…. Go get it here

The RPG Bloggers Network Campaign Setting

March 25, 2009 by newbiedm

I want to announce a project that I think would be wonderful for the RPG Community as a whole. Jonathan Jacob’s “Open Game Table” proved that when the RPG Blogging community works together, the results can be immpresive. So here I’m proposing that we band together once more, and offer the gaming community the “RPG […]

Song lyrics and your campaign

March 24, 2009 by newbiedm

It was a wicked and wild wind Blew down the doors to let me in Shattered windows and the sound of drums People couldn’t believe what I’d become Revolutionaries wait For my head on a silver plate Just a puppet on a lonely string Oh, who would ever want to be king? I hear Jerusalem […]

“Make yourself a monster” day!

March 23, 2009 by newbiedm

Today is make yourself a monster day around the RPG Blogs, and while the NewbieDM is monstrous enough with this crazy beard I’ve grown (for no apparent reason), I’m instead guest blogging a self-made monster for another member of the RPG community. Jeff Greiner, which many of you undoubtedly know as the host of the […]