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The Ipad DM: Index Cards

June 2, 2011 by newbiedm

I recently purchased an Ipad, and am now using it at my gaming table. My primary use for it is my gaming books, which are in PDF form, rather than print copies. But this series of articles will not really be only about reading pdf’s (although I’ll cover pdf software eventually in this series), but […]

Classics Unboxed: Planescape Campaign Setting

May 3, 2011 by newbiedm

It’s hard not to think about the numerous campaign settings that were released for D&D when one thinks of 2nd Ed. In fact, campaign settings are likely the reason for that edition’s popularity throughout the 90’s. The era of the boxed sets brought gamers many jewels, and to many, the brightest one of all was […]

Where’s D&D Going?

February 28, 2011 by newbiedm

I never really do posts like this, but I thought it would be fun to throw my speculative hat into the ring along with every other blogger out there making claims about D&D and what the future holds not only for 4e, but for the brand. This is all speculation and wild theory, just for […]

RIP Dragon, Dungeon, and D&D minis

January 13, 2011 by newbiedm

Dragon magazine first saw print in 1976, giving readers of a pre-internet age tons of rules, spells, items and information regarding Dungeon & Dragons. It gave the world the Forgotten Realms, and it gave Elminster a place to teach readers about ecology. It was a source of information for players who craved more than their […]

4e: Easy to run, but is it as easy for players?

January 5, 2011 by newbiedm

My 4e game is dead. It has been for a while now. Yep. Elvis dead. JFK dead. Dead. Dead. Dead. There are a few reasons for this, some personal on my end, but mostly logistical and scheduling. Then there’s burnout, but not the ever popular “DM burnout”. Not that, as I’m willing to run a […]

4e Home Encounters is open for business!

December 1, 2010 by newbiedm

Some of you may remember this post, which was written over the summer… Well, it’s a reality. After months of hard work, we’ve launched the 4e Home Encounters project. You won’t find it here though, you have to go to that projects’ blog for it: 4ehomeencounters.com

The Powers That Be

November 10, 2010 by newbiedm

One of my biggest gripes about 4e has always been in the presentation of it, and specifically the presentation of powers. Now I’m not saying that I dislike the power system of 4e, on the contrary, I find it to be a great way to spice up the otherwise boring attack, repeat, attack treadmills of […]

The Home Encounters world map

November 6, 2010 by newbiedm

Some of you may now that I’ve got this side project going called 4e Home Encounters, with Gamefiend from the At-Will Blog, Mark Meredith from the Dice Monkey Blog and Tim Hely working on the cartography (he’s producing the battle maps, not this particular map). I wanted to show you the world map and make […]

Play rpgKids and give to St. Jude Children’s Hospital

October 31, 2010 by newbiedm

Hey guys. I wanted to do something special for the remainder of the year, right through the holidays. I’m doing this because before I’m a D&D blogger, or anything else for that matter, I’m a dad to two beautiful and healthy kids. If there’s one thing that scares me in life is my kids being […]

Classics Unboxed: Council of Wyrms

October 22, 2010 by newbiedm

The Council of Wyrms boxed set was released in 1994 by TSR for the 2nd Ed. AD&D game. It was written by current head of RPG’s at Wizards of the Coast, Bill Slavicsek. The setting is unique in that for the first time in AD&D it allowed for player characters to play Dragons. One could […]