One of the exciting bits of lore in Iomandra are the Sea Kings, independent warlords who govern trade across the Dragon Sea. Here’s how they are introduced in the fan made document: The Sea Kings are a group of independent warlords who govern trade on the Dragon Sea. Each Sea King commands their private armada […]
One of the obvious 5e sourcebooks that I’ve leaned on for my Iomandra campaign is Ghosts of Saltmarsh, as it provides tons of nautical themed content I can, eh…plunder like a pirate for my campaign. The adventures in particular are pretty easy to convert and use, and I’m adapting them to my version of Iomandra. […]
One of the great things about Iomandra is that there are a lot of threads to pull from for a great campaign. One of these is the amount of factions in the world, be it merchants, arcane, or imperial. The Shan Qabal, for example, was one of the main ones in Chris Perkins’s game, as […]
I’ve been running Chris Perkins’s 4e homebrew campaign setting, Iomandra in my 5e home game, and we are really enjoying the newness of it all. My players were not familiar with it, and they’re committed to not looking anything up and just discovering the world as it’s presented to their characters. The low levels take […]
Hey everyone, today I’m going to tell you about my new campaign, set in Iomandra, Chris Perkins’ amazing D&D campaign setting. If you’re anything like me, you’re always on the hunt for fresh inspiration, and when I stumbled onto Iomandra’s lore, it hooked me like a sailor to a sea shanty. So, grab your d20s […]
I recently launched a new campaign I’m pretty excited about, using the venerable Star Wars d6 system, one of my all time favorites. I’m playing face to face, not online, so you won’t find any videos for it, but I did start a campaign website where I’ll be journaling the campaign’s progress. The story’s set […]
I thought I’d share a few new things that I’ve been carrying in my gaming bag lately for my D&D game. Which by the way, has already reached 13th level and shows no signs of slowing down! Mystery Dice Goblin I got a nice offer from the folks at Mystery Dice Goblin to send me […]
In this post we”ll visit the rich merchant kingdom of Sembia, and specifically the city of Daerlun. Sembia’s published origins are…interesting. Ready? in the first edition Forgotten Realms boxed set, much of Sembia was purposely left blank to allow DMs a clean slate to create their own cities and NPCs on. That idea went out […]
I had the opportunity to speak with legendary D&D authors Ed Greenwood and Jeff Grubb on the debut episode of my new webshow, The NewbieDM Show. It was an interview I’ve wanted to do for a long time, as I am a big fan of their work. Jeff Grubb is one of those D&D designers […]
Due to the COVID pandemic, all my gaming has moved online, and while that in it of itself is not a bad thing, it has generally changed my prep and the way I run games, even if it has allowed for greater consistency in our scheduling. One of the things I find the most challenging […]
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April 30, 2025 by newbiedm
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