RPG tip: Break up travel with interesting situations at notable locations on the way.

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RPG tip from the archive: Flavor chambers with murals, frescoes, and bas reliefs revealing secrets and clues.

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Three Tips for Being a Great D&D Player: SlyFlourish.com Article from the Archive

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Three Tips for Being a Great D&D Player

Regularly on the Sly Flourish Patreon I get a question from DMs who find themselves in the player seat. There are many variants but it almost always comes out to: "How can I be a good player?" I off...

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RPG tip: Think about the procedures you and your players follow for different phases of the game like overland travel, dungeon crawling, and social navigation

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This looks like a really clever idea. And it's free!

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Astral Archive of Advanced Arcana by FaustOSR

A puzzle dungeon about time, music and magic.

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Hey, do YOU have an #ttrpg, ideally one you made, which is indie and maybe a little weird that you'd like to see me, yes, _ME_, examine and criticise and potentially present on my blog and youtube channel? I'm looking to fill out my schedule for 2026, and I'd love to see your offerings.

Some things that can make it likely:
- What you make has a clear concept/genre
- An approachable price point
- English language
- A lack of generative images

Examples and more in thread, please boost;

RPG tip from the archive: What evocative scene will you open with at the start of your next session?

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RPG tip: Tell players the AC of monsters and the DCs of the checks they make.

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Don't Miss Out!: Sly Flourish Patreon Exclusive

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RPG tip from the archive: Have one scene in hand for every 45 minutes of gameplay.

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D&D Beyond AMA – Lazy RPG Talk Show: SlyFlourish YouTube Video

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RPG tip: Give low level characters a nuclear bomb. What do they do with it?

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Crap I Keep in my RPG Tackle Box: SlyFlourish.com

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Crap I Keep in my RPG Tackle Box

I'm a sucker for the tools and accessories we use to run RPGs at the table. Today I wanted to talk about the stuff I keep in the tackle box I use at my home game and my in-person game at my friend's h...

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D&D Beyond AMA – Lazy RPG Talk Show: Sly Flourish Podcast

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D&D Beyond AMA – Lazy RPG Talk Show | The Lazy RPG Podcast - D&D and RPG News and GM Prep from Sly Flourish

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:00:59 Sly Flourish News: Last Days of Sly Flourish Book Sale! 00:03:48 Sly Flourish News: Adventure Prompts, Crap in my Tackle Box 00:06:24 D&D &…

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RPG tip from the archive: Keep narrative descriptions brief and focus quickly on the options in front of the characters.

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

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RPG tip: Play to see what happened.

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RPG tip from the archive: Understand and reinforce the themes in your campaign. Describe them in your session zero to ensure your players are on board. Is it dark fantasy? Urban intrigue? Jungle exploration? What defines the theme?

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RPG tip: Avoid big twists at the end of the campaign. Give players the satisfying conclusion they've been seeking.

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RPG tip from the archive: If the PCs find a way to circumvent a particularly dangerous threat, let them do so and applaud their ingenuity.

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Parsis the Hidden – Dragon Empire Prep Session 47: SlyFlourish YouTube Video

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RPG tip: End your campaign by asking the players where their characters are one year later.

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Parsis the Hidden – Dragon Empire Prep Session 47: Sly Flourish Podcast

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Parsis the Hidden – Dragon Empire Prep Session 47 | The Lazy RPG Podcast - D&D and RPG News and GM Prep from Sly Flourish

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blog Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Midg…

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Seek Adventure Prompts – Sly Flourish Patreon: Sly Flourish Patreon Exclusive

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RPG tip from the archive: In longer mysteries, hold back incriminating evidence until it's time for the discovery.

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Improv Versus Prep: SlyFlourish.com Article from the Archive

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Improv Versus Prep

How often do you improvise NPCs during your game? When you do, what material helps you improvise them? What's missing from these improvised NPCs? Do you or your players notice? Given the answers to th...

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Lazy D&D and 5e Magic Item Prices: SlyFlourish YouTube Video

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The "Humankind" Award for best Free/PWYW #TTRPG for the fabulous Bloodsuckers.

Everyone should be a sexy vampire at least once in their (after)life - bonus fact: these ones don't sparkle!

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A Tale of Two Session Zeros – Lazy RPG Talk Show: SlyFlourish YouTube Video

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Seek Adventure Prompts: SlyFlourish.com

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Seek Adventure Prompts

For a year I ran a Shadowdark campaign built off of six pages of material in Cursed Scroll 1 outlining the setting of the Gloaming. The Cursed Scroll zines, by Arcane Library, do a fantastic job of of...

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A Tale of Two Session Zeros – Lazy RPG Talk Show: Sly Flourish Podcast

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A Tale of Two Session Zeros – Lazy RPG Talk Show | The Lazy RPG Podcast - D&D and RPG News and GM Prep from Sly Flourish

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:00:59 Sly Flourish News: 20% Off Books and Free Shipping in US and UK on $50 or More 00:02:30 Sly Flourish News: Running Scarlet Minotaur, Seek A…

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

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Smuggling Wyvonir Part 1 – Dragon Empire Prep Session 46: Sly Flourish Podcast

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Smuggling Wyvonir Part 1 – Dragon Empire Prep Session 46 | The Lazy RPG Podcast - D&D and RPG News and GM Prep from Sly Flourish

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blog Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Midg…

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Smuggling Wyvonir Part 1 – Dragon Empire Prep Session 46: SlyFlourish YouTube Video

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Running Shadowdark's Scarlet Minotaur as a One-Shot Game – Sly Flourish Patreon Podcast: Sly Flourish Patreon Exclusive

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City of Arches – Monastery of Astaria: Sly Flourish Patreon Exclusive

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Using the Lazy DM's Eight Steps At the Table: SlyFlourish.com Article from the Archive

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Using the Lazy DM's Eight Steps At the Table

Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master offers eight steps for game preparation to help GMs focus on the most valuable material one can prepare to help them improvise during their game. These steps include:...

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