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I knew the Half-Elf in the Player’s Handbook looked familiar…

March 19, 2009 by newbiedm

I don’t know, I’m just saying…

Podcasts can be a newbie dm’s best tool

March 19, 2009 by newbiedm

If you’ve never played D&D or are looking to DM but aren’t sure how, you should probably listen to actual play podcasts to help you fine tune your skills. Actual play is just that, recordings of groups of people playing D&D. The Wizard’s website is currently hosting a series of actual play podcasts they did […]

Portable Dungeon Tile playing surface

March 12, 2009 by newbiedm

This weekend I was going to play somewhere other than my house, and I intended on using Dungeon Tiles. Now, these things are prone to sliding around a lot on table surfaces, so I came up with a little something I plan on using whenever I take my game to someone elses house. It’s a […]

Open Game Table

March 11, 2009 by newbiedm

A lot of people have written about this, but I feel I should jump in as well. The Core Mechanic, an RPG Blog way better than this one could ever hope to be, has been hard at work self-publishing a book composed entirely of articles written by RPG bloggers. Putting this book together has been a […]

Modifying the way I track conditions

March 2, 2009 by newbiedm

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 […]

Keep on the Shadowfell fun

October 20, 2008 by newbiedm

I’ve been running the Keep on the Shadowfell for my group and we’ve all been having a blast. 4th Ed. makes it so easy to adjust encounters, that I’ve had no problem adapting the encounters for a 7-man party. Also, using my custom made Dungeon Tiles on the table, has really helped the game move faster. […]

Favorite characters you’ve played…

October 14, 2008 by newbiedm

The only thing I don’t like about DMíng is the fact that I am not playing a character anymore. I’ve always loved playing my Dwarf: Barundar, Son of Dorn. There’s been so many versions of him through the years that it’s been hard to not include him in the campaign I’m running. I didn’t because […]

Great article at Wizards’ that I missed

October 6, 2008 by newbiedm

This is an article that Wizards posted in August, about a panel that they ran at Gencon. it deals with the 4th edition philosophy, why things are, what’s coming up, etc… I found it really interesting, especially because it completely validated one of my paragon tier ideas for my campaign world… http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4dnd/20080815 There it is.

Sunday morning playin’…

October 5, 2008 by newbiedm

I had a lot of run running the party through the inside of the Keep on the Shadowfell… we did the graveyard encounter, the zombie room, and the skill challenge with Sir Keenan. There were 7 party members, which meant I had to scale the encounters, but 4th ed. makes it a breeze. It’s running […]

Dungeon Tiles on the cheap

October 3, 2008 by newbiedm

So I’ve picked up some of these Dungeon Tiles that Wizards puts out. They look great, but not nearly enough come in a pack IMHO. Also, I consider that once I buy the Dungeon TIle, they are mine to do as I please with, like a movie or a CD, or a book. Here’s how […]