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Dungeons & Newbie DM’s

September 29, 2010 by newbiedm

There’s been a lot of chatter in the online D&D community about dungeons. Some present the argument that dungeons are a very important part of the game, while others make the argument that Dungeons are so far removed from a players real world experience that they cripple role-playing. As always, I look at this from […]

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 […]

Essentials Dungeon Master’s Kit unboxing video

August 31, 2010 by newbiedm

It seems that D&D unboxing videos are all the craze lately. This here is a very cool one and I’m not sure how they got this. These guys got hold of an Essentials Dungeon Master’s Kit and put it up on YouTube. This isn’t my video, I’m just embedding it here. After seeing this product, […]

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 […]

Win a copy of the Dungeon Tiles Desert of Athas set

June 28, 2010 by newbiedm

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EDIT: 7/2/2010 – Well, 226 comments here, and quite a bit on twitter led this to be probably the most successful contest I’ve run with Gator Games yet, and now it’s time to announce the winner. His name is Will, who wrote “I can’t wait to expand my dungeon tile set”. Well Will, you are […]

Eureka! by the writers from Gnome Stew

June 28, 2010 by newbiedm

Back in April, I wrote about Georges Polti’s wonderfully inspiring “The 36 Dramatic Situations”, a writers tool offering 36 types of plots for a story, or in the case of our hobby, adventures. From the moment I read it, I thought “how cool would it be if somebody adapted all these to an RPG?”. I […]

I really like the Monster Manual 3

June 26, 2010 by newbiedm

This past week another edition of the Monster Manual released, this one with a shiny new stat block for the monsters, new math under the hood for some of the monsters, and a new way to present the “fluff” or story for the monsters. Is it a must have? I think it may be, unless […]

Review Roundup

June 17, 2010 by newbiedm

I’ve had the chance to read and try out a few new products, so I thought I’d put together a quick article with some reviews. Stuff from play aids, to books, and software, so let’s check it out… The Kobold Guide to Game Design 3: Tools and Techniques Before I review this, I’ll point out […]

Desert of Athas Dungeon Tiles

June 8, 2010 by newbiedm

Here’s a quick look at the Desert of Athas Dungeon Tiles set. I haven’t put together the 3d elements yet, but I can tell you that they do not include any instructions as to how to put them together. You are left to your own devices, much like the Harrowing Halls set. Having said that, […]

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 […]