Running Hex Crawls for D&D, 5e, or Shadowdark
I've been enjoying running a lot of Shadowdark RPG games recently, the prep of which you can watch on my Shadowdark Prep YouTube Videos channel. During this campaign we began the process of crawling...
View ArticleWhat Does Your Room Look Like?
This week Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master is on sale for 30% off the hardcover and 50% off the PDF and eBook package! Don't miss it! Having your players build out parts of the world in which you...
View ArticleTips for Paper Character Sheets
This week Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master is on sale for 30% off the hardcover and 50% off the PDF and eBook package! Don't miss it! Though the technology is 5,000 years old, there are new tricks we...
View ArticleBuild Your Own Vecna Campaign
The Kickstarter for my latest book, The City of Arches, begins August 6th! Sign up to be notified on the launch of this high-fantasy city sourcebook for Lazy GMs! I'm not going to spend a lot of time...
View ArticleGetting Ideas for your RPGs
The Kickstarter for my latest book, The City of Arches, begins August 6th! Sign up to be notified on the launch of this high-fantasy city sourcebook for Lazy GMs! Over at the Sly Flourish Patreon I...
View ArticleUnderstanding 5e's Core Interaction
The Kickstarter for my latest book, The City of Arches, begins August 6th! Sign up to be notified on the launch of this high-fantasy city sourcebook for Lazy GMs! The DM describes the environment. The...
View ArticleDelving Into Shadowdark
The Kickstarter for my latest book, The City of Arches, begins August 6th! Sign up to be notified on the launch of this high-fantasy city sourcebook for Lazy GMs! For the past few months, I've been...
View ArticleTell, Don't Show
The Kickstarter for my latest book, The City of Arches, begins August 6th! Sign up to be notified on the launch of this high-fantasy city sourcebook for Lazy GMs! "Most readers are in trouble about...
View ArticleDelving Into Shadowdark
The Kickstarter for my latest book, The City of Arches, begins August 6th! Sign up to be notified on the launch of this high-fantasy city sourcebook for Lazy GMs! For the past few months, I've been...
View ArticleHow to Survive a Digital D&D Future
The Kickstarter for my latest book, The City of Arches, begins August 6th! Sign up to be notified on the launch of this high-fantasy city sourcebook for Lazy GMs! Hasbro may be hurling D&D towards...
View ArticleBeing a Good Steward of the TTRPG Hobby
Back the Kickstarter for the City of Arches, my high-fantasy city sourcebook for lazy GMs! Check out the 42 page playable sample and support an awesome new book from Sly Flourish! On a previous...
View ArticleThe Perfect Distance – 25 Feet (or 10 Meters)
Back the Kickstarter for the City of Arches, my high-fantasy city sourcebook for lazy GMs! Check out the 42 page playable sample and support an awesome new book from Sly Flourish! "How close are the...
View ArticleThe Flee Action – A 13th Age Rule You Can Use Today
Back the Kickstarter for the City of Arches, my high-fantasy city sourcebook for lazy GMs! Check out the 42 page playable sample and support an awesome new book from Sly Flourish! 13th Age is an...
View ArticleScenes – The Catch-all Step of the Lazy Dungeon Master
Back the Kickstarter for the City of Arches, my high-fantasy city sourcebook for lazy GMs! Check out the 42 page playable sample and support an awesome new book from Sly Flourish! The eight steps for...
View ArticleMonuments of Power
Like the best lazy GM tricks, monuments serve multiple purposes in our fantasy RPGs. A monument is a physical object sitting in the middle of a room, location, or scene. They draw our players'...
View ArticleFind Local Players for Tabletop RPGs
Finding and maintaining a great RPG group remains the biggest hurdle for the RPG hobby. It's the topic of memes all over the internet. With all of our technology and interconnectedness, it hasn't...
View ArticleRunning I6 Ravenloft with Shadowdark RPG
Each year I like to run Castle Ravenloft, either through the original I6 Ravenloft adventure from 1983 or the updated Castle Ravenloft from Curse of Strahd. While I've typically run Ravenloft using...
View ArticleThe Best LLM for Generating RPG Stuff – Your Brain
Your brain, fueled by books and augmented with simple tools, is your best resource for preparing and running awesome tabletop roleplaying games. Many GMs and players say they find a lot of value out...
View ArticleTen Types of Stonework Decorations
As characters explore dungeons deep and ancient ruins, they often come across decorations from times past. Such decorations serve as excellent vehicles for secrets and clues, single-sentence pieces of...
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The Simplest Way to Annotate a Map
Find a map that fits the location you need for your game. Print it out. Write evocative location names on the map with a pen. I haven't found a method for annotating maps easier than that. Even if you...
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