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Dragon Magazine Annual, Volume 1 cover image
It will be released on August 18th, here is the cover via Amazon.
Posted in: 4e D&D
Tell the PC’s to leave their powers at the door
This post is aimed directly at a newbie dm who may be DM’ing a set of newbie players through their first experiences with role-playing games… You’ve got the books, you’ve played a few sessions, and you’re really digging it. Your players are getting more and more comfortable with the rules, your table management gets smoother […]
Posted in: 4e D&D, Advice/Tools
My DDI Experience
Paying for extra content in order to play Dungeons and Dragons has been a very divisive topic in the D&D community. One camp sits on the side of “What? No way I’m paying for that content, I already bought the books!”, while another says “Anything to make my life easier is good for me! Sign […]
On map making…
I’ve been thinking about maps, and more importantly, I’ve been thinking about how this blog is lacking a good article on map making. Players love maps, dm’s love maps, everyone loves a good map. I only have one problem, I have no skills when it comes to cartography. Sure, I can place a couple of […]
Posted in: Gaming
The DM binder, folder, or notebook
In the world of scripted television, writers have what’s called a show bible. The bible serves as a reference for better understanding the characters, settings, and plot situations of that particular showe It also serves to teach new writers how the “universe” of that show works. Great, Mr. TV. What does that have to do […]
Posted in: Advice/Tools, Gaming
Newbie DM Review: Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
I’d like to do something not normally done on my blog, talk about video games. This is an RPG game, so, why not? It’s called Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, developed by Ascaron Entertainment for the PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms. I’ll be talking about the Xbox version on this review, and after taking a spin through the […]
Posted in: Videogames
A couple of free mapping and landscape visualization tools for new DM’s
I wanted to throw a couple of tools your way, just in case you weren’t aware of them. Yes, I’m talking to you, “Mr. New DM who has no money to pay for expensive mapping software”. These are free and kick ass. One is for maps, and the other renders out cinematic landscapes to use […]
Table Drama: Handling PvP & angry players
I went backpacking through Europe for a month back in 1996. I was 23 years old, had a couple of hundred bucks saved up, so I decided to take the plunge. I went with 3 other friends, and spent the month traveling from hostel to hostel aboard rickety old trains. It was a great time, but […]
Metagaming, combat length, and the death of roleplaying.
I had an interesting discussion with some friends tonight about D&D 4th ed. The four of us were discussing the merits and drawbacks of 4th ed. in relation to other editions of D&D. Some background before I get into it, we’ve all played together at some point since 2nd ed. AD&D, and two of them […]
Reader contributed D&D houserules
So, another reader makes my life as a blogger easier by providing material. At this rate, I won’t have to write a word, and the site can live off guest writers. I kid, I kid. It’s always welcome though, and if it’s halfway decent, you’ll have a place here to publish your stuff if you […]
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