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My latest book, Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster is coming to Kickstarter in July! Follow now and be notified!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slyflourish/rise-of-the-lazy-game-master

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Our campaign for Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster is doing great! Join in and help our book become a reality!

*Rise* captures the best GM advice, tips, tricks, and tools I've gathered to help GMs run great games!

Check it out and share it with your friends!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slyflourish/rise-of-the-lazy-game-master?ref=dfh5hb

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RPG tip from the archive: Fun is more important than realism.

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RPG tip from the archive: Describe the world through the eyes, backgrounds, and proficiencies of the characters.

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RPG tip from the archive: Run simple adventures. Your players will make them complicated.

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RPG tip: Celebrate player birthdays.

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RPG tip from the archive: Leave open the party's next course of action until the beginning of your next game so there's no way to prep ahead of time.

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Secret Project Revealed! – Lazy RPG Talk Show: SlyFlourish YouTube Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoWul4cPYRE

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RPG tip from the archive: Need a quick boss? Double hit points and add an extra standard action of any monster.

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RPG tip from the archive: Think about the beat and pacing you want to end with in your session and how you might get there.

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RPG tip: Prep situations with multiple potential approaches and outcomes.

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The Lazy GM's Toolbox — Lazy RPG Talk Show: SlyFlourish YouTube Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFMkGq91N3k

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RPG tip: Anchor scenes with a notable physical monument like a statue, megalith, cenotaph, well, or ruin.

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The Lazy GM's Toolbox in Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster: SlyFlourish.com

https://slyflourish.com/lazy_gm_toolbox_in_rise.html?rss=1

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RPG tip from the archive: Throw in one to two additional bad guys for each extra PC above five.

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Hunting Lashmaraq – Dragon Empire Prep Session 73: SlyFlourish YouTube Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_VrEWQhMvw

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RPG tip: Keep things simple for campaign conclusions. Give them what they want.

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RPG tip from the archive: Have players identify monsters with interesting physical characteristics.

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Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster! And a Sample For You!: Sly Flourish Patreon Exclusive

https://www.patreon.com/posts/rise-of-lazy-and-160547855

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RPG tip from the archive: Seed your mind with your favorite source of fantasy art. It serves as both direct inspiration and as mindful priming.

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RPG tip: Expose heroic tales and folklore through monuments and ancient decorations.

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RPG tip: Build encounters by what makes sense in the story.

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RPG tip from the archive: Ask players what mechanics they're eager to see play out in the game. Build encounters to show them off.

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Temple of V'ashra – Dragon Empire Prep Session 73: Sly Flourish Podcast

https://slyflourish.podbean.com/e/temple-of-vashra-%e2%80%93-dragon-empire-prep-session-73/

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Lazy RPG Prep and the Lazy RPG Talk Show: Sly Flourish Twitch Stream

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2829477240

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The Lazy GM's Toolbox — Lazy RPG Talk Show: Sly Flourish Podcast

https://slyflourish.podbean.com/e/the-lazy-gms-toolbox-%e2%80%94-lazy-rpg-talk-show/

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RPG tip: Drop in one interesting scene as the characters travel from one place to another.

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RPG tip from the archive: Can one dwarf use another dwarf as a bludgeoning weapon? Sure! Dwarves might even be proficient. Consider it a two-handed maul.

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Lazy RPG Prep and the Lazy RPG Talk Show: Sly Flourish Twitch Stream

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2790878834

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RPG tip: Challenge powerful characters with waves of combatants.

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RPG tip: There's a fine line between a challenging battle and one that feels unfair.

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RPG tip: Have extra time for prep? Expand the world, enrich factions, and design cool locations.

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RPG tip from the archive: End early. Keep your players hungry for more.

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RPG tip from the archive: Action is the name of the game. What can your PCs do in any given scene? What options do they have available?

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Join the awesome Lazy DM community, get fantastic RPG resources, and support the work I do at the Sly Flourish Patreon!

https://www.patreon.com/slyflourish

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RPG tip: Mix easy battles and hard battles.

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Roll to Target  – Sly Flourish Patreon Podcast: Sly Flourish Patreon Exclusive

https://www.patreon.com/posts/roll-to-target-160182314

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RPG tip: There are many styles of RPG play. Explore what style suits you and your group best.

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RPG tip: Ask players for their desired arcs or character goals as you close in on the end of your campaign.

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Lazy World Building — Sly Flourish Patreon Podcast: Sly Flourish Patreon Exclusive

https://www.patreon.com/slyflourish/posts/lazy-world-sly-164671217

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RPG tip from the archive: Focus on two or three NPCs in any one scene. Any more and you and your players will lose track.

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