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Win all 4 sets of PHH: Martial Heroes minis.

May 24, 2010 by newbiedm

EDIT: Congratulations to Josh for winning the contest. Thanks all for entering and look for more contests sponsored by Gator Games on newbiedm.com! What, did Gator Games go crazy? They are giving away all 4 sets of Martial Heroes to one lucky reader. Well not really crazy, but they are celebrating their 18th year in […]

Minicast Poll

May 13, 2010 by newbiedm

I’ve produced 7 episodes of the Minicast so far, but I’ve slacked in one important area, the gathering of feedback. I’ll be upfront with you, I see the subscriber numbers for the feed over on Podbean, but I’m not sure how reliable they are. Either way, stats don’t really matter. What I really care about […]

A simple tool for online gaming

May 12, 2010 by newbiedm

I found this neat website for those of you (like me) who may be interested in throwing down some old school D&D online gaming one day. It’s an online shareable whiteboard for use by up to 6 people. Perfect for a D&D party and a DM. The website is called Scriblink, and it works really […]

NewbieDM.com Minicast Ep. 6

May 10, 2010 by newbiedm

Mike Shea from the Sly Flourish blog joins me in the latest minicast, and together we try to answer a listener’s voicemail about interesting houserules that can enhance the game. Both of us provide a couple of houserules, with Mike providing one of the neatest uses for music yet at a D&D table. Mike can […]

Warstories: Worst. Playing Environment. Ever.

May 10, 2010 by newbiedm

I’m a firm believer in that where you play, is as important as what you play, when you are looking to have a good time. I’ll be the first to admit that in the case of our gaming group, we have probably the worst playing environment ever. We play in my dining room, and off […]

Errata & More Errata

May 5, 2010 by newbiedm

Another batch of 4e errata went live on Tuesday. The document includes this statement at the beginning: “We know some if you feel as if the update process has become too agressive. Rest assured, we hear your concerns. The next few months will see a continuation of the current roll-out schedule, but after September and […]

Solos and Their Environment

April 28, 2010 by newbiedm

With this post I’m not talking about a Dragon’s fart affecting greenhouse gasses and causing global warming in your campaign world. I’m talking about truly making an encounter with a solo a memorable one, using the environment around them. Talking D&D on twitter the other day (hmm, I write that a lot, don’t I?) I […]

NewbieDM.com Minicast Ep. 5 now available

April 27, 2010 by newbiedm

On this episode of the minicast, I am joined by Chris Sims, a former D&D game designer for Wizards of the Coast. Together, we attempt to help a listener who asks about how to best incorporate published adventures into his campaign world, along with how to bring in pre-published npc’s and location names. Chris Sims […]

A Question of Character

April 25, 2010 by newbiedm

The other day on twitter there was a discussion on how much background info a DM needs from his characters to start a campaign with. There were some DM’s who seem to enjoy a lot of background stuff, while others were more than happy with a few lines. Me? I don’t need a lot. Just […]

Setting the mood in a galaxy far, far away…

April 21, 2010 by newbiedm

I blogged about this before, last year when I thought I was going to start a SW Saga campaign. it took a while to get it going, but finally tonight we are playing Star Wars. I’ll be running it, taking a small break from my 4e campaign for a few sessions, and then just run […]