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Prepping online maps for Gametable use

June 18, 2010 by newbiedm

Here’s a quick guide for using jpegs of freely available maps on Gametable. It is very simple, and not a lot of experience manipulating graphics is required. I’ve written a bit about my experience with Gametable before, so I won’t get into it here. What I will say is that if you are intimidated by […]

NewbieDM.com Minicast Episode 10

June 9, 2010 by newbiedm

So I guess this is some sort of milestone, as I’ve produced my 10th Minicast… In this episode, I am joined by Quinn Murphy, author of the At-Will blog. Together, we attempt to help out a DM who has a problem with over aggressive PC’s in his game. I’d like to ask you to please […]

A couple of more neat finds…

June 8, 2010 by newbiedm

Every so often I like to post links to neat things I find online that you can use in your campaign. So let’s go… Calendar Generator: I really like this tool, it’s basically on online calendar generator. You tell it the name of your calendar, the name of the days and months, how many days […]

Minicast Ep. 9 now available

June 3, 2010 by newbiedm

There’s a new minicast available. My guest is Mike Shea from the SlyFlourish blog. Together, we try to answer a question about marks in 4e D&D. The minicast can be found at its feed, its own page, or via itunes. You can call in at 305-349-3026, or email the minicast at minicast@newbiedm.com

Magic Item Side Quest

June 1, 2010 by newbiedm

The following article comes via Tim, from the Random Thought Parade blog. He had a neat idea about creating side quests for the acquisition of magical items, and he asked me if he could share it with readers of my blog. Enjoy! Magic Item Side Quests Powerful magic items are big rewards for players – loot […]

Reader Voicemail: Players Killing for XP

May 15, 2010 by newbiedm

This is an interesting question, and I invite readers to chime in as well with their own suggestions for the listener. I think the most important thing to do when you have a situation like this and are finding it hard to judge is to go back an re-read the Experience Points section in Chapter […]

Minicast Poll

May 13, 2010 by newbiedm

I’ve produced 7 episodes of the Minicast so far, but I’ve slacked in one important area, the gathering of feedback. I’ll be upfront with you, I see the subscriber numbers for the feed over on Podbean, but I’m not sure how reliable they are. Either way, stats don’t really matter. What I really care about […]

Solos and Their Environment

April 28, 2010 by newbiedm

With this post I’m not talking about a Dragon’s fart affecting greenhouse gasses and causing global warming in your campaign world. I’m talking about truly making an encounter with a solo a memorable one, using the environment around them. Talking D&D on twitter the other day (hmm, I write that a lot, don’t I?) I […]

NewbieDM.com Minicast Ep. 5 now available

April 27, 2010 by newbiedm

On this episode of the minicast, I am joined by Chris Sims, a former D&D game designer for Wizards of the Coast. Together, we attempt to help a listener who asks about how to best incorporate published adventures into his campaign world, along with how to bring in pre-published npc’s and location names. Chris Sims […]

A Question of Character

April 25, 2010 by newbiedm

The other day on twitter there was a discussion on how much background info a DM needs from his characters to start a campaign with. There were some DM’s who seem to enjoy a lot of background stuff, while others were more than happy with a few lines. Me? I don’t need a lot. Just […]