RPG tip from the archive: Check youtube to practice interesting accents for NPCs in your game.

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RPG tip: Add shortcuts to your dungeons so characters have an easy way to enter and exit big multi-level dungeons.

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RPG tip from the archive: Need inspiration? Take a walk and let your mind wander.

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Do you draw maps of your world?
This is the most accurate map of Australia that I know.

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The Valley of Blood – Dragon Empire Prep Session 3: SlyFlourish YouTube Video

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RPG tip: You don't always have to call for an ability check. Sometimes characters just do it.

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The Valley of Blood – Dragon Empire Prep Session 3: Sly Flourish Podcast

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The Many Right Answers of the TTRPG Hobby: Sly Flourish Patreon Exclusive

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RPG tip from the archive: Keep a loose grip on the precision of the rules. There's a lot of flexibility built into 5e's mechanics. Allow for it.

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RPG tip: Mix easy encounters with hard encounters. Don't always push PCs to the limit.

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Tomb of the War King Scenario for the City of Arches: Sly Flourish Patreon Exclusive

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RPG tip from the archive: A big 36" by 48" sheet of acryllic is a perfect tabletop accessory. You can slide maps, pictures, and handouts underneath. It's perfectly flat and miniatures feel great on it.

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Battle Map Comparisons: SlyFlourish.com Article from the Archive

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Battle Map Comparisons

Note: This article has been updated from the original article posted 3 August 2009. More than ever, we have numerous fantastic ways to run combat in our Dungeons & Dragons games. Over forty years, the...

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Handling Morality in RPGs: SlyFlourish YouTube Video

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RPG tip: Give monsters one cool trait to make them unique.

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RPG tip from the archive: Planning a battle with the disruption of a dark ritual? Consider how the ritual works so players can figure out how to disrupt it.

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RPG tip: A single sheet of paper is likely all you need for your prep notes.

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TTRPG people! When downloading portrait packs to use in your games, what do you look for?

Theme? Art style? Colors? Something else?

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RPG tip from the archive: Prompt individual characters on their thoughts about what to do next.

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Hard Truths About Crowdfunded RPGs – Lazy RPG Talk Show: SlyFlourish YouTube Video

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RPG tip: Start your prep with a map of a cool location. Print it out. Jot down two word room descriptions. Put your strong start, secrets, NPCs, monsters, and treasure on the back.

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The Many Right Answers of the TTRPG Hobby: SlyFlourish.com

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The Many Right Answers of the TTRPG Hobby

Two truths seem evident to me in the tabletop RPG hobby: There are many "right" answers to how we play tabletop RPGs – including which RPGs we play. There's rarely only one right answer to any aspec...

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Hard Truths About Crowdfunded RPGs – Lazy RPG Talk Show: Sly Flourish Podcast

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Hard Truths About Crowdfunded RPGs – 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 Show Start 01:13 D&D & RPG News: Mike on EN World Podcast Talking about the 2024 DMG 02:51 D&D & RPG News: Pathfinder 2 Humble Bundle 05:38 D&D & RPG News: Phanta…

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RPG tip from the archive: Use a gridded battle map for hard battles where players need to micromanage their characters in order to survive.

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

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RPG tip: If a spell you're not familiar with sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

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RPG tip from the archive: If you feel unprepared for your next game but dive in anyway, you might well be on the path of the Lazy Dungeon Master.

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RPG tip: Spread out combatants and clarify the distances if trying to avoid all the baddies getting nuked at once.

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The Desert Heist – Dragon Empire Prep Session 2: SlyFlourish YouTube Video

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The Desert Heist – Dragon Empire Session 1 – Lazy GM Prep: Sly Flourish Podcast

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The Desert Heist – Dragon Empire Session 1 – Lazy GM Prep | 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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Two Goals for Improving Your Game – Sly Flourish Patreon Podcast: Sly Flourish Patreon Exclusive

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Recovering From a Bad Game: SlyFlourish.com Article from the Archive

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Recovering From a Bad Game

Not all D&D games go well. Games can go wrong for many reasons and often each reason needs its own approach to get past it. Today, however, we're going to offer some general advice for handling the si...

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Top Ten Lazy Tricks for D&D and 5e: SlyFlourish YouTube Video

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Session Prep and Encounter Building in the D&D 2024 DMG – Lazy RPG Talk Show: SlyFlourish YouTube Video

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Two Goals for Improving Your Game: SlyFlourish.com

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Two Goals for Improving Your Game

For those of us who spend a lot of time thinking about improving our games, our minds often dive into the details. How can we speed up combat? How can we draw the characters deeper into the story? How...

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Session Prep and Encounter Building in the D&D 2024 DMG – Lazy RPG Talk Show: Sly Flourish Podcast

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Session Prep and Encounter Building in the D&D 2024 DMG – 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 Show Start 01:21 D&D & RPG News: Blades in the Dark Deep Cuts 03:37 Commentary: What Do You Need to Prep Your Session? 36:52 Commentary: Encounter Building in the …

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