It feels like forever since I’ve updated my blog, and I’ve had so much to talk about here but haven’t had the time. So last night I launched a new campaign on Roll20.net, and I’m pretty e...
https://newbiedm.com/2018/03/09/launched-a-new-campaign-last-night-and-other-gaming-updates/
During Gencon, I saw that my friend Mike, who runs SlyFlourish, picked up a deck of cards with what looked like an encounter and a map on them. These cards intrigued me, so I looked around and pi...
https://newbiedm.com/2015/09/02/newbiedm-review-encounter-decks-3-by-inkwell-ideas/
I’m working on slowly converting the first Undermountain boxed set (2nd Ed.) to 5e for my home game. I’ve already converted a few of the magical items included in the set, and figured I’d s...
https://newbiedm.com/2015/05/30/some-magic-items-of-undermountain-converted-to-5e/
The Living Wall… one of those… weird monsters that D&D is sometimes famous for, this one appeared in the game through the Ravenloft campaign setting for 2nd ed. It’s a section of wall made ...
One of the things I’ve had to deal with in the 5e game that takes place in the 2nd Ed. era of the Forgotten Realms is overland travel. That map is huge! And there are quite a few empty spots al...
https://newbiedm.com/2015/03/09/the-5e-overland-travel-montage/
So I’m taking my 5e home game back in time a bit. After playing a session of Hoard of the Dragon Queen, I felt a bit dissatisfied with the adventure (mostly due to the way it played with my gr...
https://newbiedm.com/2014/09/14/setting-my-campaign-in-the-2e-forgotten-realms/
“This bestiary is for storytellers and world-builders.” – Monster Manual introduction The D&D 5th Ed. Monster Manual releases on September 19th for those stores that take part in the WOTC W...
https://newbiedm.com/2014/09/10/campaign-building-with-the-monster-manual/
Google sent out an email this morning reminding folks that their Wave service was disappearing at the end of April. While I didn’t find much use for Wave, I did see its potential for being ...
https://newbiedm.com/2012/03/20/forgotten-idea-from-my-google-wave-fragility/
(This article was originally written for The Dragon Age Oracle blog) So I’ve decided that my Dragon Age campaign will switch to following the story line (albeit a bit altered) of the videogame....
https://newbiedm.com/2012/03/08/videogame-to-tabletop-campaign-journal-1/