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Warstories: Play Your Guy Right!

October 13, 2010 by newbiedm

It seems I started a little bit of a mess on twitter recently by tweeting this: “What I want to see more of now in #dnd are builds for character classes that break the roles, like the slayer did & the ranger will as well. I want role to be a choice, not a label […]

Classics Unboxed: Ravenloft

October 9, 2010 by newbiedm

I’ve been wanting to do a series here on the blog where I take old boxed sets and open them up to look at what’s inside, for the benefit of those of you that have either never seen them, or wish to take a nostalgia trip and check them out again. This being October, and […]

Flipping through the D&D Essentials Rules Compendium

September 16, 2010 by newbiedm

I got my grubby hands on this book, and well, what can I say about it? First, that my poor DMG1 will go off to the back of a shelf somewhere, never to be seen again. This book makes my DMG completely irrelevant. And it does the same for the non-classes portions of the PHB1 […]

Winter Lands tiles

September 7, 2010 by newbiedm

I was messing around on photoshop the other day making tiles I needed for my game. These are a winter themed set, with a snowy field serving as the base. Some of the things you’ll find in the small set include a bridge crossing over a frozen river, a temple out in the wilderness, and […]

NewbieDM Review: Red Box Starter Set

September 6, 2010 by newbiedm

I’ve been struggling with this review for a few days, and I can’t quite come to terms with how it is I feel about this new Red Box as a starter set to D&D. I’m also struggling to find for whom exactly this set was designed for. Was it for the completely new players who […]

A quick look at the Dark Sun Creature Catalog

August 19, 2010 by newbiedm

I was pretty surprised at the Dark Sun Creature Catalog. Aside from being in essence a Monster Manual, it also includes Monster Themes, Fantastic Terrain and Hazards, which have historically been part of the DMG’s. I guess this may come as a result of the Dark Sun setting being combined into one book, rather than […]

Dark Sun for the new DM

August 17, 2010 by newbiedm

So you’re a newbie DM, and you’re trying to decide whether or not you are going to run a little bit of Dark Sun for your group. Here are a few things you’ll need to keep in mind if you do, as the standard fantasy fare won’t really apply to the world of Athas. And […]

DMing Your First Game In Public

August 11, 2010 by newbiedm

One of the things I was looking forward to doing at Gencon was DMing my first game in public. You see, I’m not a great public speaker, in fact, I’m pretty terrible. I don’t do well in public arenas, and I’m very self conscious about my DMing abilities. Sure, I’ve DMed for some online friends […]

Update on Home Encounters

August 10, 2010 by newbiedm

A quick update on my Home Encounters project, considering that yesterday’s post may have been a bit misunderstood and perhaps you think the project is dead… There is behind the scenes progress going on. We’ve determined the tier of play (it will be mid-heroic), we’ve determined a basic outline for a story that are now […]

NewbieDM Review: Pathfinder Gamemastery Guide

July 23, 2010 by newbiedm

Being the author of a relatively successful D&D blog comes with its perks. One of the perks being that publishers seek you out for your reviews and opinions, lavishing you with free stuff along the way. Sadly, that’s not the case with my blog just yet, so I’m forced to borrow books I don’t actually […]