Unbroken: The DDM Guild Newsletter

[JohnnyQuest]

We're happy to announce the publication of the first issue of Unbroken: The DDM Guild Newsletter. The inaugural issue presents updates from our Design, Organized Play, and Chapter Leads. We're working hard, getting ready for the official hand-off of the D&D Miniatures Game in February 2008. Download and discuss!

 

[justanobody]

HEre I thought the website actually had something other than that annoying sign-up for the newsletter thing. At least a page with some news on it or something that would mean less visiting forums to tell people about the latest changes.

I will read it while painting a few mephlings and dolgrims.

 

[JohnnyQuest]

I'm not sure why you thought that, but thanks for the crabcakes The full website will be up in January. We kinda have our hands full for the time being.

 

[justanobody]

Not really a full website, but something other than the mailing list joining form that keeps asking to store cookies.

I jsut think a central location would help cut time as you wouldn't have to go from WotC, to ENWrold, to MaxMinis, to Hordelings, to DDMSpoilers, to whatever other sites to pass along info as people could see it on a webpage.

But that is just me... I like the crumpled stained paper for the image background behind the troll.

 

[Henrix]

Nice! And thank you, JQ and the rest of the crew!

I'm looking forward to seeing more of your stuff!

 

[darjr]

I love the name. And the newsletter is really nice.

And the hint... magic items in DDM?

 

[JohnnyQuest]

Yeah, I'd like to see the website expanded ASAP, too. However, I'll still be visiting the forums, spreading the word, and joining the discussion. It's part o' me job.

Hey, yeah, that does look like a magic item for DDM, doesn't it? Hmmm ...

 

[Mark]

Congrats on the first issue!

 

[justanobody]

Probably one of the worst ideas if what was mentioend elsewhere, but I cannot find it right now, for the guild to not have its own forums on its website.

It needs to have a bit more disconnect from WotC if it intends to live and CAN legally have its own forums.

Then you have a cntralized place for all ideas without tethering people to WotC when WotC pretty much gave up on skirmish play anyway.

Why should I support WotC with page hits, when it won't support my game?

The guild really needs a forum of their own and there are plenty of free options and people that would help the guild make them.

Not knocking ENWrorld, but you also don't want to flood everything to here when you could have a central place to save the Guild and the players time by having centralized information output.

phpBB is now even closer to vBulletin and is free, so no cost to the Guild and it may get more people to the Guild site and get them knowing about it when you can advertise on your own site.

:twocents:

Not sure I like the idea of magic items in the game, I was hoping for something more simple, and not something like Clix games that need all that excess stuff, but more like original Clix game Mage Knight where you needed even less to play it.

But all this could easily be palced on the Guild forums whent hey are up and running.

 

[True_Blue]

I think the plan is to keep Hordelings as the main forums. I'm sure there will be plenty of links linking a user from the DDMGuild website to Hordelings eventually. Considering Hordelings was established by one of the Guild members, and is very well known within the D&DM community, it makes sense to keep them since everyone knows people do not like change.

Now maybe there could be a little bit more help pointing the way of users over to Hordelings from the D&DMGuild website, but overall I think its a good idea to keep the Hordelings name and still utilize those forums that ktatroe has spent countless hours on getting right.