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 ...
3d printing has positioned itself as an emerging technology that could upend the way we approach D&D accessories and decorate our table. It is fascinating to watch how quickly it has grown and en...
https://newbiedm.com/2018/10/29/3d-printing-and-dungeons-dragons/
So I hear we are going to Chult this fall? Is that right? Well then, fellow DM’s, we’re going to need a Jungle Giant. No. Come on. Not that guy. Jungle Giants first appeared in 2e’s Al-Qadi...
https://newbiedm.com/2017/06/16/5e-monster-conversion-jungle-giant/
Netflix’s show Stranger Things is a love letter to 80’s entertainment. It takes Spielberg, Stephen King, John Carpenter, and George Lucas and puts them in a blender, creating a fantastic 8 h...
https://newbiedm.com/2016/09/07/stranger-things-demogorgon-for-5e/
I’m still moving along with my SW/5e hack (my friend Mark from Dice Monkey and Marvel Plot Points has offered to help me out)… I’ve done some thinking about how I’d like to see it progre...
https://newbiedm.com/2015/06/29/star-wars5e-hack-minor-update/
As some of you who know me may know, I love Star Wars. I also love Star Wars rpgs. I love gaming in that universe, I love reading and playing any and all versions of Star Wars roleplaying. It’s...
https://newbiedm.com/2015/06/24/lets-build-a-5e-based-star-wars/
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/
I’m enjoying converting older D&D material into 5e. I’ve done races and monsters, and now I’m tackling magical items. I put together a document with conversion for items from two older b...
I’ve been working on 5e monsters and races lately. Earlier this week I posted a Shardmind and a Loxo, and now here are two more races to add to your 5e options (assuming you like them and you...
https://newbiedm.com/2015/04/28/the-mul-thri-kreen-pc-races-for-5e-dd/
Here’s my 5e version of the Shardmind, a race introduced in the 4e PHB3. The Shardmind origin is described as the shattered pieces of a gate at the edge of the far realm. Or something to that e...
https://newbiedm.com/2015/04/27/experiments-in-building-a-5e-dd-race-the-shardmind/