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Storing my Dungeon Tiles and Miniatures
I’ve been asked how I store my minis and tiles, so rather than write it up, I thought I’d show you. Check it:
Posted in: 4e D&D, Advice/Tools
Downloadable Delves
Okay. So here’s a crazy idea. I want to start offering the DM out there with little or no prep time a place for downloading ready made 4e encounters for his or her game. I want to build a library of delves written not just by me, but by the rest of the rpg community. […]
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Some ways new dm’s can create roleplaying opportunities
One of the things I find that most gives new gaming groups problems are finding and encouraging ways to make role-playing part of the table experience. 4th Ed, which is designed with a big slant towards combat encounters, seems to also be a source of concern for groups, if what I read on forums, groups, […]
Posted in: 4e D&D, Advice/Tools
Random treasure tables built from wish lists
I’ve never really liked the idea of wish lists, and much less the idea of treasure being included in the Player’s Handbook. Unfortunately, that’s now the way it is, and as a DM you’ve got to adjust to the fact that your players have full access to a list of treasures that are available in […]
Posted in: 4e D&D, Advice/Tools
Before your first game, know your party, and know them well.
As a newbie DM, it’s easy to get caught up in the things that seem important right before you start your campaign. Your maps, your minis, and your epic Tolkien-esque storyline all take up your undivided attention right before your first game. You are so caught up with what’s happening on your side of the […]
Posted in: 4e D&D, Advice/Tools
rpgKids at play
EDIT: If you are looking for rpgKids, it now has a permanent webpage here. So yesterday I pulled out the minis and tiles for another game with my 4 year old daughter. One thing immediately stood out: if you aren’t consistent with the gaming, the rules will be forgotten. In her defense though, this is […]
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Win a copy of Dragonborn (we speak Canadian now)
Edit: So the winners were @richardphipps on twitter, and Patrick from Ontario. You see Canada? We like you here at newbiedm.com. Stop bitching. 🙂 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- So here we go with another contest, courtesy of Gator Games and myself. The good thing is that we’ve learned to speak Canadian for this contest, eh, so you canucks […]
Posted in: 4e D&D
NewbieDM Review: Underdark
Let me get this out of the way quickly. I’ll start the review with what should really be the last sentence in it: Underdark may very well be the best 4th Ed. supplement written to date. It gets right what to me “Plane Below” got all wrong. It feels like a complete book that doesn’t […]
4e DDI and fluff
I had a thought today thinking about the Dragonborn book (see my review, btw), in that that book serves as a perfect companion to a DDI subscription. If you have a DDI account, and you don’t get any of the books because you assume that all you need is in the compendium, character builder or […]
NewbieDM Review: Dragonborn
And so the era of 4e softcover splat books begins with the release of “Player Handbok Races: Dragonborn”, a $9.95, 32 page fluff-filled primer on playing as a Dragonborn. As a DM, there’s some good use you can get out of this book, so lets get to that. The good thing about this book is […]
Posted in: 4e D&D
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February 2, 2010
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