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<h2>Lazy GM's Resource Documents</h2>
<p>The following material from the Lazy DM series has been released under a Creative Commons Attribution license:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/lazy_gm_resource_document.html">Lazy GM's Resource Document</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/lazy_5e_monster_building_resource_document.html">Lazy GM's 5e Monster Builder Resource Document</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Older Books</h2>
<p>The following older books are available here for free under a Creative Commons license.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/the_lazy_dungeon_master_cc.html"><em>The Lazy Dungeon Master</em></a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/dm_tips_ebook.html"><em>Dungeon Master Tips</em></a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/sly_flourishs_running_epic_tier_dd_games.html"><em>Running Epic Tier Games</em></a></li>
</ul>
<h2>RPG Community Links</h2>
<p>These sites and services help connect the larger TTRPG community.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://dndblogs.com/rpg_blogroll.html">TTRPG Blogroll</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dndblogs.com">Daily RPG Blog Posts</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chirp.enworld.org/@slyflourish/following">Sly Flourish's Follow List on Mastodon</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.enworld.org">EN World</a> and its <a href="https://www.enworld.org/forums/?skip=1">communities</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ttrpg.network">ttrpg.network</a> on Lemmy</li>
</ul>
<h2>Lazy Dungeon Mastering</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong><em><a href="https://slyflourish.com/returnofthelazydm/">Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master</a></em></strong></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/eight_steps_2023.html">The Eight Steps for Lazy Dungeon Masters</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/choosing_the_right_steps.html">Choose the Right Lazy DM Steps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/running_session_zeros.html">Running Session Zeros</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/step_zero_reviewing_pcs.html">Review the Characters</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/starting_strong.html">Start Strong</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/sharing_secrets.html">Secrets and Clues</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>DM Tools</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/lazy_dm_tools.html">Tools of the Lazy Dungeon Master</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/safety_tools.html">Safety Tools</a> and <a href="https://slyflourish.com/pause_for_a_minute.html">Pause for a Minute</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/revised_5e_cheat_sheet.html">The Lazy 5e Cheat Sheet</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/drawing_maps.html">Using Maps for In-Person Games</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/use_dysonlogos.html">Dysonlogo Maps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/crafting_lazy_monster_tokens.html">Lazy Monster Tokens</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/lazy_dnd_with_notion.html">Using Notion.so for Lazy RPG Prep</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/one_page_campaign_guide.html">Writing a One-Page Campaign Guide</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/progress_clocks_in_dnd.html">Progress Clocks for Complex Situations</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/pointcrawls.html">Pointcrawls for Overland Travel</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/cinematic_advantage.html">Replace Flanking with Cinematic Advantage</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/campfire_talk.html">Campfire Story Prompts During Rests</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/easier_initiative_cards.html">Easy Initiative Cards</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>DM Advice</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/five_minutes_to_gametime.html">It's Five Minutes to Game Time</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/pacing.html">Improve Pacing</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/upward_and_downward_beats.html">Upward and Downward Beats</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/spiral_campaign_building.html">Spiral Campaign Building</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/subsystems.html">The Ability Check — The Only D&D Subsystem You Need</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/creating_villains.html
">Creating Villains</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/resilient_villainous_plots.html">Build Resilient and Evolving Villainous Plots</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/recovering_from_a_bad_game.html">Recovering from a Bad Game</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/dms_reading_list.html">A GM's Reading List</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Running Adventure Types</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/running_dungeon_crawls.html">Dungeon Crawls</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/running_infiltration_adventures.html">Infiltrations and Heists</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/running_investigations_and_mysteries.html">Investigations and Mysteries</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/running_travel.html">Overland Exploration and Travel</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/running_missions.html">Missions and Quest Chains</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/running_defense_adventures.html">Defense</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/running_intrigue_adventures.html">Roleplay and Intrigue</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/running_combat_adventures.html">Combat</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/running_mashups_and_the_undefined.html">Mashups and the Undefined</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Combat Encounter Building</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/tracking_combat.html">Tracking Combat in 5e</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/the_lazy_encounter_benchmark.html">The Lazy Encounter Benchmark</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/guide_to_narrative_combat.html">Running "Theater of the Mind" Combat</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/the_abstract_battlemap.html">Abstract Battlemaps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/choose_monsters_based_on_the_story.html">Choose Monsters Based on the Story</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/dials_of_monster_difficulty.html">Dials of Monster Difficulty</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/lightning_rods.html">Lightning Rods — Showcase Powerful Character Abilities</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/reskinning_monsters.html">Reskinning Monsters</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/running_hordes.html">Running Hordes</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/letting_go_of_defined_encounters.html">Let Go of Defined Encounters</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/run_easy_battles.html">Run Easy Battles</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/running_wars.html">Running Wars</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/set_piece_battles.html">Set Piece Battles</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/improving_boss_fights.html">Improving Boss Fights</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Running RPGs Online</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/running_dnd_online.html">Experiences Running RPGs Online</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/two_years_playing_dnd_online.html">Two Years Playing RPGs Online</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/awesome_tools_for_online_play.html">Awesome Tools for Online Play</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/playing_dnd_over_discord.html">Playing RPGs over Discord</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/organizing_digital_rpg_materials.html">Organizing Digital RPG Materials</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/interviewing_new_players.html">Interviewing New Players for Online Games</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/sharing_pdfs.html">Share PDFs with your Players</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>One-on-One D&D</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/running_one-on-one_dnd_games.html">Running One-on-One D&D Games</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/framework_for_one_on_one_dnd.html">A Framework for One-on-One D&D</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/balancing_combat_for_one_on_one.html">Balancing Combat for One-on-One D&D</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Rules Discussion</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/choosing_dcs.html">Choosing DCs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/ability_check_toolbox.html">Our Ability Check Toolbox</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/darkvision_isnt_as_good_as_you_think.html">Darkvision Isn't as Good As You Think</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/passive_perception.html">What Does Passive Perception Show You?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/surprise.html">Handling Surprise</a></li>
<li><a href="https://slyflourish.com/flow_of_trap_detection.html">The Flow of Trap Detection</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Have a question or want to contact me? Check out <a href="https://slyflourish.com/sf_faq.html">Sly Flourish's Frequently Asked Questions</a>.</p>
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SLY FLOURISH Helping game masters run great roleplaying games. Newsletter - Bookstore - Patreon - YouTube - Podcast -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last chance! Back the Kickstarter for the City of Arches, my high-fantasy city sourcebook for lazy GMs! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FAVORITE ARTICLES * Playing D&D can Save Your Life * How to Play D&D * Top Tips for Dungeon Masters * The Eight Steps for Lazy Dungeon Masters * How to be a Great Player * The Lazy Encounter Benchmark * Running Theater of the Mind Combat Go LATEST ARTICLES * Scenes – The Catch-all Step of the Lazy Dungeon Master - 2 Sep 2024 * The Flee Action – A 13th Age Rule You Can Use Today - 26 Aug 2024 * The Perfect Distance – 25 Feet (or 10 Meters) - 19 Aug 2024 * Being a Good Steward of the TTRPG Hobby - 12 Aug 2024 * How to Survive a Digital D&D Future - 5 Aug 2024 * Delving Into Shadowdark - 29 Jul 2024 * Understanding 5e's Core Interaction - 22 Jul 2024 * Getting Ideas for your RPGs - 15 Jul 2024 * Build Your Own Vecna Campaign - 8 Jul 2024 * Tips for Paper Character Sheets - 1 Jul 2024 * View All Articles SLY FLOURISH'S BOOKS * Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master * Lazy DM's Companion * Lazy DM's Workbook * The Lazy DM's Forge of Foes * Fantastic Lairs * Fantastic Adventures: Ruins of the Grendleroot * Fantastic Adventures * Fantastic Locations Subscribe to the weekly Sly Flourish newsletter and receive a free adventure generator PDF! LAZY GM'S RESOURCE DOCUMENTS The following material from the Lazy DM series has been released under a Creative Commons Attribution license: * Lazy GM's Resource Document * Lazy GM's 5e Monster Builder Resource Document OLDER BOOKS The following older books are available here for free under a Creative Commons license. * The Lazy Dungeon Master * Dungeon Master Tips * Running Epic Tier Games RPG COMMUNITY LINKS These sites and services help connect the larger TTRPG community. * TTRPG Blogroll * Daily RPG Blog Posts * Sly Flourish's Follow List on Mastodon * EN World and its communities * ttrpg.network on Lemmy LAZY DUNGEON MASTERING * Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master * The Eight Steps for Lazy Dungeon Masters * Choose the Right Lazy DM Steps * Running Session Zeros * Review the Characters * Start Strong * Secrets and Clues DM TOOLS * Tools of the Lazy Dungeon Master * Safety Tools and Pause for a Minute * The Lazy 5e Cheat Sheet * Using Maps for In-Person Games * Dysonlogo Maps * Lazy Monster Tokens * Using Notion.so for Lazy RPG Prep * Writing a One-Page Campaign Guide * Progress Clocks for Complex Situations * Pointcrawls for Overland Travel * Replace Flanking with Cinematic Advantage * Campfire Story Prompts During Rests * Easy Initiative Cards DM ADVICE * It's Five Minutes to Game Time * Improve Pacing * Upward and Downward Beats * Spiral Campaign Building * The Ability Check — The Only D&D Subsystem You Need * Creating Villains * Build Resilient and Evolving Villainous Plots * Recovering from a Bad Game * A GM's Reading List RUNNING ADVENTURE TYPES * Dungeon Crawls * Infiltrations and Heists * Investigations and Mysteries * Overland Exploration and Travel * Missions and Quest Chains * Defense * Roleplay and Intrigue * Combat * Mashups and the Undefined COMBAT ENCOUNTER BUILDING * Tracking Combat in 5e * The Lazy Encounter Benchmark * Running "Theater of the Mind" Combat * Abstract Battlemaps * Choose Monsters Based on the Story * Dials of Monster Difficulty * Lightning Rods — Showcase Powerful Character Abilities * Reskinning Monsters * Running Hordes * Let Go of Defined Encounters * Run Easy Battles * Running Wars * Set Piece Battles * Improving Boss Fights RUNNING RPGS ONLINE * Experiences Running RPGs Online * Two Years Playing RPGs Online * Awesome Tools for Online Play * Playing RPGs over Discord * Organizing Digital RPG Materials * Interviewing New Players for Online Games * Share PDFs with your Players ONE-ON-ONE D&D * Running One-on-One D&D Games * A Framework for One-on-One D&D * Balancing Combat for One-on-One D&D RULES DISCUSSION * Choosing DCs * Our Ability Check Toolbox * Darkvision Isn't as Good As You Think * What Does Passive Perception Show You? * Handling Surprise * The Flow of Trap Detection Have a question or want to contact me? Check out Sly Flourish's Frequently Asked Questions.