The NewbieDM.com Minicast

NewbieDM.com Minicast Ep.14

newbiedm — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:55:58 +0000

In this episode of the Minicast I am joined by Dave “The Game” Chalker, Editor-in-Chief of the Critical Hits website, and together we attempt to help a DM with a question about a problem player at the table.

You can reach the minicast via voicemail at 305-349-3026, or by email at minicast@newbiedm.com

NewbieDM.com Minicast Ep.13

newbiedm — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:40:57 +0000

In this episode of the minicast, I am joined by Tracy, author of the SarahDarkmagic.com blog, and together we answer a question regarding whether a new DM is better served by using published materials versus homebrew material.

You can reach the minicast via voicemail at 305-349-3026, or by email at minicast@newbiedm.com

NewbieDM.com Minicast Ep.12

newbiedm — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 05:33:02 +0000

In this episode of the Minicast, the first one back after a long summer hiatus, I am joined by Mark Meredith, one of the hosts of The RPG Circus podcast, and writer of the Dice Monkey blog.

Together we offer advice to a DM whose players are rolling a lot worse than he is at the table, and is beginning to affect their game.

You can reach the NewbieDM.com Minicast voicemail at 305-349-3026

The music for this episode of the NewbieDM.com Minicast comes courtesy of Kevin McLeod, at http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/.

NewbieDM.com Minicast Ep.11

newbiedm — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:38:25 +0000

In this episode of the Minicast, I am joined by Jeff Greiner, host of The Tome Show, a long running D&D podcast. Jeff is also founder of the new D&D player aimed blog, Temporary Hit Points.

Together we offer advice to a video game player looking to get his friends off the TV, and unto the tabletop world of Dungeons and Dragons.

You can reach the NewbieDM.com Minicast voicemail at 305-349-3026

The Wizards of the Coast quickstart guide is here, and my “Kobold Hall” New DM’s Starter Kit download is here.

The music for this episode of the NewbieDM.com Minicast comes courtesy of Kevin McLeod, at http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/.

NewbieDM.com Minicast Ep.10

newbiedm — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:48:50 +0000

In this, the 10th episode of the NewbieDM.com Minicast, I am joined by Quinn Murphy, author of the At-Will blog. Together, we attempt to help out a DM who has a problem with over aggressive PC’s in his game.

You can call into the NewbieDM.com Minicast at 305-349-3026 and email the show at minicast@newbiedm.com.

The music for this episode of the NewbieDM.com Minicast comes courtesy of Kevin McLeod, at http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/.

NewbieDM.com Minicast Ep.9

newbiedm — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:32:43 +0000

In this episode of the minicast, I am joined by Mike Shea of the Sly Flourish blog. Together we attempt to answer a listener’s question about monsters and how they would respond to a PC’s mark.

You can reach the minicast via voicemail at 305-349-3026, or by email at minicast@newbiedm.com

NewbieDM.com Minicast Ep. 8

newbiedm — Thu, 27 May 2010 17:08:31 +0000

In this episode of the minicast I am joined by G. Dustin Snyder, Community Advocate for Organized Play at the Wizard’s of the Coast Community. He is going to walk us through the process of signing up for the D&D DM’s Rewards, which gives Dm’s free gifts for just signing up and running sanctioned games.

He also wrote some notes on the process that will be hosted at newbiedm.com. Dustin can be reached at the Wizard’s community and at twitter via his handle, Wolfstar76.

NewbieDM.com Minicast Ep. 7

newbiedm — Thu, 13 May 2010 14:09:01 +0000

In this episode of the NewbieDM.com Minicast, I am joined by Dave Chalker, founder and head writer of the Critical-Hits.com website, and also winner of the Wizards of the Coast DM’s Challenge at the PAX East gaming Convention in Boston.

Together we attempt to help a listener who asks about how to go about making his players really learn the rules of the game.

The music for this episode of the NewbieDM.com Minicast comes courtesy of Kevin McLeod, at http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/.

NewbieDM.com Minicast Ep. 6

newbiedm — Mon, 10 May 2010 12:31:18 +0000

Mike Shea from the Sly Flourish blog joins me in the minicast, and 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 be found at his blog, or at http://www.twitter.com/slyflourish

NewbieDM.com Minicast Ep. 5

newbiedm — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:10:10 +0000

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 is currently a blogger for D&D fan site Critical Hits and can also be found on twitter, at http://twitter.com/ChrisSSims

You can reach the NewbieDM.com Minicast at 305-349-3026, and at minicast@newbiedm.com

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NewbieDM.com Minicast Ep. 4

newbiedm — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:51:15 +0000

This week on the minicast, Quinn Murphy from the At-Will 4e D&D blog drops by with advice for a listener on how to scale up encounters for more than 5 players.

Quinn’s website is a great resource for 4e D&D players and Dm’s, including a wonderful selection of skill challenges.

Opening Music: “C-ambient:technology” from the Loops for Licensing library at Magnatunes.com

Closing Music: “Robo-Western” by Kevin MacLeod at http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/

NewbieDM.com Minicast Ep. 3

newbiedm — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:13:30 +0000

In this episode of the minicast, I am joined by Mike Shea, and together we try to help a DM with a question about what to do when an over equipped NPC unexpectedly dies, the PC’s grab his magical items, and a treasure parcel becomes somewhat unbalanced.

Mike Shea runs the www.slyflourish.com blog and provides daily DM’ing tips via his twitter feed at www.twitter.com/slyflourish, both excellent resources for DM’s of 4th Ed. D&D.

Opening Music: “C-ambient:technology” from the Loops for Licensing library at Magnatunes.com

Closing Music: “Robo-Western” by Kevin MacLeod at http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/

NewbieDM.com Minicast Ep. 2

newbiedm — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:16:06 +0000

In this episode of the minicast, Wolfgang Baur, editor-in-chief of Kobold Quarterly helps answer a voice-mail from a listener asking for tips on how to encourage role-playing from players.

Wolfgang Baur has a long history with rpg’s, and with D&D in particular, having worked for both TSR and Wizards of the Coast. He is also the former editor of Dragon Magazine.

NewbieDM.com Minicast Ep.1

newbiedm — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:13:22 +0000

The first episode of the newbiedm.com minicast, where we are joined by Phil “ChattyDM” Menard, to discuss a DM’s question about the use of perception, and the launch of our new project, “The Dungeon Master Guys” podcast.