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The PHB2 Table of Contents is up… and the newbiedm.com domain name is as well…
The PHB2 table of contents was released by WOTC yesterday. I haven’t read much about it, so I figured I’d post it here just in case. Regardless, you can find it here. Chapter 1. Character Races (Deva, Gnome, Goliath, Half-Orc, Shifter) Chapter 2. Classes (Avenger, Barbarian, Bard, Druid, Invoker, Shaman, Sorcerer, Warden) Chapter 3. Character […]
Modifying the way I track conditions
So after using my paper condition tokens, I switched over to Alea Tools because they are probably the best thing out there right now for the 4th ed. DM looking for a solution to the game’s bookkeeping. I also use them for Ranger’s Quarry’s, Paladin’s Divine Challenges, etc… But last session I did something different with […]
Visiting a medieval town
I had the beautiful experience of visiting Chester, England today. It borders Wales, on the River Dee. It dates back to the Roman Era, with some businesses even having Roman baths under them, and Roman ruins on display at parts of the city. It also boasts a city wall in excellent condition, the best in England I […]
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Visiting gaming stores while overseas…
My job brought me across the Atlantic for a few days and I’m currently in Manchester, England. I decided that since I had some downtime this afternoon, I’d check out some gaming/comic/geek stores within walking distance of my hotel. Surprisingly, there are more stores that I could walk to, than there are back home where […]
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NewbieDM Review: Alea Tools
Taking a spin with the Alea Tools Stackable Magnetic Markers I had the pleasure of running my regular D&D game with a set of Alea Tools Magnetic Markers, similar to both the Office Max magnets I’ve been using, and my paper condition tokens, and I can say that without a doubt, I am never going […]
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Does being good matter in the large scheme of things?
I was reading a little about death and religion in 4th Ed. and a thought occured to me. Most people in our world, I will assume, are religious; and I’m not a religious expert by any means, so I will stick to what I sort of know, being a catholic. Now, people who are believers […]
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Your PC’s life events in D&D
It seems that the characters that I’ve come accross throughout my years of playing D&D have existed for simply one purpose: defeat the evil forces at work. That’s it. Sure, my dwarf was always “So and so… son of XXXX…”, but who was XXXX? Most of my DM’s through the years never ran campaigns that […]
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My first “RPG Blog Carnival” post
So I decided to participate in this months RPG Blog Carnival, hosted by The Core Mechanic. I cooked up a little map, using my Dungeon Tiles and Photoshop, as I’ve blogged about here. This is a small tavern out in the woods. It is owned by an angry dwarf by the name of Rufus Drunkbeard. […]
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Playing D&D while on the road for work…
I do some business traveling for my job, usually for a couple of days at a time. I also find some down time while I am traveling. It occured to me that it would be cool if there was a meeting place, online obvioulsy, for business traveler that enjoy playing D&D to meet up online […]
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Cheap dice… I think
This seems cheap to me, granted, I haven’t bought dice in years, I use my old set. Anyway, here it is… PS- There is a minimum order of $15.00 for ordering online. http://www.eaieducation.com/530093.html
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March 3, 2009
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