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RPG tip from the archive: Set up monsters to show off character abilities. #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip: Run wars by focusing your spotlight on the characters and narrating what's happening in the larger war surrounding them. #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip from the archive: Keep a notebook handy during your game sessions. Write things down and review them after the game is over. #dnd #ttrpg

Draw Steel Thoughts — Lazy RPG Talk Show: SlyFlourish YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJnBw7Hf1KQ #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip: Treat your highest-level games as "best of" adventures where characters face ridiculous threats and show off the vast powers they've accumulated. #dnd #ttrpg

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Draw Steel Thoughts — Lazy RPG Talk Show: Sly Flourish Podcast https://slyflourish.podbean.com/e/draw-steel-thoughts-%e2%80%94-lazy-rpg-talk-show/ #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip from the archive: Use the plethora of live-play games to get ideas how other DMs run their games. #dnd #ttrpg

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RPG tip: Three to five players is often your sweet spot. #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip from the archive: Let the villians and minions operate as they would in the world, with the information and capabilities they have. Run them like living people, even in the background. #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip: Ensure the scope of the problems your characters face match their strengths, power, and positions in the world. #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip from the archive: Stuck for an idea? Write down ten and pick the best one. #dnd #ttrpg

Gamehole Con 2026 — GM Tip — Improv: SlyFlourish YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPHdCEnoWl4 #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip: Run low level campaigns to keep your games speedy and minimize strange game-breaking combinations. #dnd #ttrpg

Scenes and Situations — Sly Flourish Patreon Podcast: Sly Flourish Patreon Exclusive https://www.patreon.com/slyflourish/posts/scenes-and-sly-173127203 #dnd #ttrpg

Gamehole Con 2026: GM Tips Improv: Sly Flourish Podcast https://slyflourish.podbean.com/e/gamehole-con-seminar-gm-tips-improv/ #dnd #ttrpg

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RPG tip: Hint at future villains with secret notes and rumors. #dnd #ttrpg

Gamehole Con 2026 — GM Tips — Pacing: SlyFlourish YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM0NZsqb9YY #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip: Let your players know what sort of gameplay they can expect from the choices they make such as intrigue and roleplaying versus dungeon crawling. #dnd #ttrpg

Gamehole Con 2026: GM Tips Pacing: Sly Flourish Podcast https://slyflourish.podbean.com/e/gamehole-con-seminar-gm-tips-pacing/ #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip from the archive: Litter the land with landmarks of corruption. Ancient sacrificial stones, idols to forgotten gods, unholy circles of ages past. #dnd #ttrpg

Gamehole Con 2026 Panel — GM Tips — Challenge: SlyFlourish YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c4iDeqr7h0 #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip: Limit long-term downtime activities to a number of visits back to town. After three visits, for example, they can forge a new weapon. #dnd #ttrpg

Gamehole Con 2026: GM Tips Challenge: Sly Flourish Podcast https://slyflourish.podbean.com/e/gamehole-con-seminar-gm-tips-challenge/ #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip from the archive: Whenever you're hard pressed for original ideas, bring in a bit of randomness and see where your mind goes. Use Donjon; the best #dnd random generator on the net. #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip: Have the tools and tables handy to improvise monsters as best fits the story. #dnd #ttrpg

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RPG tip from the archive: Put out interesting terrain into your battle space and let players improvise their use. Say yes! #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip: Aim for six regular players and two on-call players. Play with as few as three. This way it takes six cancellations before you have to cancel a game. #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip from the archive: Use visuals to tie players to the world you're describing. #dnd #ttrpg

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RPG tip: Coordinating, preparing, scheduling, and running games can be hard but it's worth the effort. They're important. #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip from the archive: Let characters manipulate magical monuments in combat recklessly as a bonus action, potentially suffering damage on a failed attempt. #dnd #ttrpg

Glauvistus the Scourge — Dragon Empire Prep Session 85: SlyFlourish YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wkx_L_YatTo #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip: Keep characters on their toes in combat with more monsters than there are characters. #dnd #ttrpg

Glauvistus the Scourge — Dragon Empire Prep Session 85: Sly Flourish Podcast https://slyflourish.podbean.com/e/glauvistus-the-scourge-%e2%80%94-dragon-empire-prep-session-85/ #dnd #ttrpg

Three Choices — Sly Flourish Patreon Podcast: Sly Flourish Patreon Exclusive https://www.patreon.com/slyflourish/posts/three-choices-172149274 #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip from the archive: Constrain your game prep to a single piece of paper to get you to focus on what is most important. #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip: Let the characters raise and lower their reputation with the factions of your world. You don't need a mechanical system for it. "The Arcane Eye will remember this" is enough. #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip from the archive: Not every battle needs to be a tactical masterpiece. Some can be funny. Gnolls trying to use ancient dwarven war machines. #dnd #ttrpg

Two Minute Session Zeros: SlyFlourish YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g4qVYB-E2M #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip: Review your notes before and after your game. Change your prep to suit what you need at the game. #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip: Share secrets through monuments. #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip from the archive: Build two-stage bosses that turn into their final form after their first defeat. #dnd #ttrpg

WOTC Designers Unionize — Lazy RPG Talk Show: SlyFlourish YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_xQTJkOd-o #dnd #ttrpg

RPG tip: Print handouts on fancy resume paper and tear off the edges. #dnd #ttrpg