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The Many Right Answers of the TTRPG Hobby - 18 Nov 2024
Two Goals for Improving Your Game - 11 Nov 2024
Using Obsidian for Lazy RPG Prep - 4 Nov 2024
Scenario Model: Opening or Closing the Portal - 28 Oct 2024
Use Physical Tools for Online Games - 21 Oct 2024
The Simplest Way to Annotate a Map - 14 Oct 2024
Ten Types of Stonework Decorations - 7 Oct 2024
The Best LLM for Generating RPG Stuff – Your Brain - 30 Sep 2024
Running I6 Ravenloft with Shadowdark RPG - 23 Sep 2024
Find Local Players for Tabletop RPGs - 16 Sep 2024
Monuments of Power - 9 Sep 2024
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
What Does Your Room Look Like? - 24 Jun 2024
Running Hex Crawls for D&D, 5e, or Shadowdark - 17 Jun 2024
Using the Lazy DM's Eight Steps At the Table - 10 Jun 2024
High Value Prep - 3 Jun 2024
Tie Characters to Factions - 27 May 2024
Award Treasure and Magic Items in 5e - 20 May 2024
What Is 5e? - 13 May 2024
Two Free and Fantastic Resources for Online TTRPG Play - 6 May 2024
The Heroic Spark - 29 Apr 2024
Running Adventures – Mashups and the Undefined - 22 Apr 2024
Running Combat-Focused Adventures - 15 Apr 2024
Running Roleplay and Intrigue Adventures - 8 Apr 2024
Running Defense Adventures - 1 Apr 2024
Running Missions and Quest Chains - 25 Mar 2024
Running Overland Exploration and Travel Adventures - 18 Mar 2024
Running Investigations and Mysteries - 11 Mar 2024
Running Infiltration and Heist Adventures - 4 Mar 2024
Lazy RPG Newsletter – 3 March 2024 - 3 Mar 2024
Running Dungeon Crawls - 26 Feb 2024
Using Advantage and Disadvantage in 5e - 19 Feb 2024
Tell, Don't Show - 12 Feb 2024
Tune Monsters with Extra Attacks - 5 Feb 2024
Lazy Monster Damage – Subtract 3, Add 1d6 - 29 Jan 2024
Replacing 5e's Inspiration with Luck - 22 Jan 2024
My Favorite TTRPG Products of 2023 - 15 Jan 2024
Bathe Your World in Lore - 8 Jan 2024
Alternative Standard Arrays for 5e Ability Scores - 1 Jan 2024
Hard Conversations - 25 Dec 2023
D&D Beyond, Wizards of the Coast, 5e, and You - 18 Dec 2023
Roleplaying Between Sessions - 11 Dec 2023
Offer Secret Paths in Dungeons or Overland Journeys - 4 Dec 2023
Prepping a Dungeon - 27 Nov 2023
Do We Need a New D&D Player's Handbook? - 20 Nov 2023
Running Towns in Fantasy RPGs - 13 Nov 2023
How to Choose DCs for Your 5e Game - 6 Nov 2023
Focus Extra Prep Time on the Characters - 30 Oct 2023
2024 DMG Versus the Lazy Encounter Benchmark - 29 Oct 2023
The Eight Steps of the Lazy DM – 2023 Review - 23 Oct 2023
Dungeon Crawls Versus Situations - 16 Oct 2023
Use Dyson's Maps - 9 Oct 2023
How Many Rounds of Combat Are Ideal? - 2 Oct 2023
Share PDFs With Your Players - 25 Sep 2023
Limit Sources While Using D&D Beyond - 18 Sep 2023
Run Homebrew Adventures in a Published Setting - 11 Sep 2023
Re-Using Secrets and Clues - 4 Sep 2023
Use a Damage Pool for Lots of Monsters - 28 Aug 2023
Building a D&D Situation – Castle Orzelbirg from Empire of the Ghouls - 21 Aug 2023
How Do You Feel Rolling a Crit? - 14 Aug 2023
Ask Players to Describe New Character Abilities - 7 Aug 2023
Understanding the Six Truths of Your Campaign Setting - 31 Jul 2023
Anatomy of an Environmental Effect – Chernobog's Well - 24 Jul 2023
Give Boss Monsters Awesome Nicknames - 17 Jul 2023
Focus Your Campaign - 10 Jul 2023
Ensure the Resilience of Your RPGs - 3 Jul 2023
Five Ways to Integrate Characters Into Your Campaign - 26 Jun 2023
Calm Pre-Game Nerves with Session-Focused Character Hooks - 19 Jun 2023
Three Reasons to Fudge Monster Hit Points - 12 Jun 2023
Running Travel Scenes in 5e - 5 Jun 2023
Creating Villains - 29 May 2023
How Many Encounters Per Day in D&D? - 22 May 2023
Using Maps for In-Person Games - 15 May 2023
Organize RPG PDFs and Other Digital Stuff - 8 May 2023
Build from the Characters Outwards - 1 May 2023
Build Your World with Immersive Daydreaming - 24 Apr 2023
How Many Players are Ideal for a D&D 5e Group? Four. - 17 Apr 2023
Spiral Campaign and World Building in D&D - 10 Apr 2023
Converting Adventures Between Systems - 3 Apr 2023
Multiple Solutions to a Single Problem - 27 Mar 2023
Use Static Initiative for Monsters - 20 Mar 2023
Build a Quick Monster with the Forge of Foes - 13 Mar 2023
How to Play Dungeons & Dragons - 11 Mar 2023
Twenty Things to Do Instead of Checking Social Media - 6 Mar 2023
Describe your GM Style - 27 Feb 2023
The Near Perfect RPG Session - 13 Feb 2023
What 5e in the Creative Commons Means to You - 6 Feb 2023
Seven Fantastic Tools to Play RPGs Online - 30 Jan 2023
Top Ten Notable 5e Products for 2022 - 23 Jan 2023
Feedback to WOTC on the OGL 1.2 Draft - 20 Jan 2023
You, Me, and the D&D Open Game License - 16 Jan 2023
Three Tips for Being a Great D&D Player - 9 Jan 2023
Sandwich Mechanics with Story - 2 Jan 2023
A Simpler Checklist for Engaging Dungeon Maps - 26 Dec 2022
Experiences Running Wild Beyond the Witchlight - 19 Dec 2022
Building Stronger Friendships through D&D - 5 Dec 2022
What Does Challenge Rating Mean in D&D 5e? - 28 Nov 2022
Reinforce the Theme of your D&D Campaign - 21 Nov 2022
Lazy RPG Prep With Handouts - 14 Nov 2022
Running Dragons of Stormwreck Isle – The 2022 D&D Starter Set Adventure - 7 Nov 2022
Build Cities Around the Characters - 31 Oct 2022
Write Down Page Numbers on D&D Prep Notes and Character Sheets - 24 Oct 2022
Reach Satisfying Campaign Conclusions - 17 Oct 2022
Two Years Playing D&D Online - 10 Oct 2022
Dealing with D&D Pre-Game Nervousness - 3 Oct 2022
Convert and Scale Published D&D Adventures - 26 Sep 2022
Pause for a Minute - 19 Sep 2022
Improvise 5e Monster Abilities - 12 Sep 2022
Villainous Titles - 5 Sep 2022
Immerse Yourself in D&D - 29 Aug 2022
Running a Dungeon Crawl - 22 Aug 2022
What I'd Love from the Next Iteration of D&D - 15 Aug 2022
Build Resilient Campaigns - 8 Aug 2022
Add Dreadful Incursions to Wild Beyond the Witchlight - 1 Aug 2022
Watch the Time - 28 Jul 2022
Running One-on-One D&D Games - 25 Jul 2022
Interviewing New Players for Online Games - 18 Jul 2022
The Only D&D Subsystem You Need - The Ability Check - 14 Jul 2022
Identify Good D&D Adventures and Products - 13 Jul 2022
Progress Clocks for Complex Situations in D&D - 4 Jul 2022
Balance Realism and Fun in Your D&D Game - 30 Jun 2022
Seven Tips for Better Dungeons - 27 Jun 2022
Solid Character Motivations - 20 Jun 2022
Managing D&D Tips - 13 Jun 2022
Avoid Predetermined Overwhelming Combat Encounters - 6 Jun 2022
Take a Break - 2 Jun 2022
Upward and Downward Beats - 30 May 2022
Offer Choices at the End of the Session - 26 May 2022
Tying Characters to a Campaign's Theme - 23 May 2022
Including D&D's Three Pillars Anywhere - 16 May 2022
Build Resilient and Evolving Villainous Plots - 2 May 2022
Understanding the Exploration Pillar of D&D - 28 Apr 2022
Three Choices - 25 Apr 2022
Improving Pacing - 21 Apr 2022
Optimizing Towards Fun - 18 Apr 2022
Wielding Knives in D&D - 14 Apr 2022
Single Encounters for Overland Travel - 11 Apr 2022
What Does Passive Perception Show You? - 7 Apr 2022
Secrets Serve You - 4 Apr 2022
Music for D&D - 28 Mar 2022
Lightning Rods – Showcase Powerful Character Abilities - 21 Mar 2022
End Sessions Before a Big Battle - 14 Mar 2022
Tracking Combat in D&D - 7 Mar 2022
Notable 5e Products - 28 Feb 2022
Build Layered Quests with Random Tables - 21 Feb 2022
Call on Individual Players During Online D&D Games - 14 Feb 2022
The Lazy 5e Cheat Sheet - 7 Feb 2022
Running Rime of the Frostmaiden Chapter 6 & 7 - The Caves of Hunger and the Doom of Ythryn - 1 Feb 2022
Require Consent for Adverse Character Interactions - 31 Jan 2022
Add Necrotic Damage - 24 Jan 2022
Frostmaiden Chapter 5: Auril's Abode - 17 Jan 2022
Running Heists in D&D - 10 Jan 2022
A World Without Heroes: A 1st to 20th level Campaign Outline - 3 Jan 2022
How to Customize Published Campaign Adventures - 27 Dec 2021
How Long Does it Take You to Prep Your D&D Game? - 20 Dec 2021
Writing a One-Page Campaign Guide - 13 Dec 2021
The Hard Parts of DMing D&D - 7 Dec 2021
Non-Focal, Past, Future, and Combined Random Encounters - 6 Dec 2021
Running Frostmaiden Chapter 3 & 4: Sunblight and Destructions Light - 29 Nov 2021
It's Five Minutes to Game Time - 22 Nov 2021
Facilitating Choices - 15 Nov 2021
Battling the Instinct That Wants You to Fail at D&D - 8 Nov 2021
Campfire Story Prompts During Rests in D&D - 1 Nov 2021
Top Tips for RPG Game Masters - 25 Oct 2021
Select the Right Accessories - 18 Oct 2021
Running Rime of the Frostmaiden Chapter 2 - 11 Oct 2021
Thinking Through the Eyes of our Villains - 4 Oct 2021
Ten Ways to Use Index Cards - 27 Sep 2021
Recovering From a Bad Game - 13 Sep 2021
Tools of the Lazy Dungeon Master - 6 Sep 2021
Reinforce Cooperative Character Motivations - 30 Aug 2021
Improvising Colville-style Action Oriented Monsters in D&D - 23 Aug 2021
Prepare a D&D Game in 15 Minutes - 16 Aug 2021
Good Books of Random Tables - 9 Aug 2021
Easy Tricks from DMs on Twitter - 2 Aug 2021
Lazy Magic Items - 26 Jul 2021
Troublesome Quest Models - 19 Jul 2021
Running Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden Chapter 1 - 12 Jul 2021
Spread Boss Damage to the Minions - 5 Jul 2021
Run Meaningful Random Encounters - 28 Jun 2021
Run Simple Adventures - 21 Jun 2021
Types of Secrets - 14 Jun 2021
Talk To Your Players - 7 Jun 2021
Choose Monsters Based on the Story - 31 May 2021
Video Collaboration with Johnn Four - 24 May 2021
Stay in the Fiction - 17 May 2021
Demogorgon Must Die: A Twenty Level D&D Campaign Outline - 10 May 2021
14 Months Later - 9 May 2021
Three of Five Keys: A Quest Design Pattern - 3 May 2021
The Dials of Monster Difficulty - 26 Apr 2021
13 Tips to Speed Up D&D Combat - 19 Apr 2021
GM Intrusions and Complications in D&D - 12 Apr 2021
Running Session Zeros - 5 Apr 2021
Running D&D Combat with an Abstract Battle Map - 29 Mar 2021
D&D Safety Tools - 21 Mar 2021
Run Easy Battles - 15 Mar 2021
Ending Campaigns - 8 Mar 2021
Gems of the D&D Dungeon Master's Guide - 1 Mar 2021
Rime of the Frostmaiden Session Zero - 22 Feb 2021
Handling Rests in D&D - 15 Feb 2021
Building Villains Like Pro-Wrestlers - 8 Feb 2021
Running Descent into Avernus Chapter 4 and 5 - 1 Feb 2021
A DM's Reading List - 25 Jan 2021
Pointcrawls for Cities and Overland Travel in D&D - 18 Jan 2021
Replace Flanking with Cinematic Advantage - 11 Jan 2021
Darkvision Isn't As Good As You Think - 4 Jan 2021
D&D 5e Numbers to Keep In Your Head - 28 Dec 2020
Understanding Surprise in D&D 5e - 21 Dec 2020
The Minimum Viable D&D Game - 14 Dec 2020
Running Wars, Big Battles, and Massive Combat in D&D - 7 Dec 2020
Running Descent into Avernus Chapter 3 - 30 Nov 2020
Owlbear Rodeo: A Simple D&D Virtual Tabletop - 23 Nov 2020
Paths for DM Expertise - 16 Nov 2020
Building Lazy Dungeons - 9 Nov 2020
Building a Great D&D Character - 2 Nov 2020
D&D Prep: Write Down Ten Things - 26 Oct 2020
Running Ravenloft / Curse of Strahd in a Single Session - 19 Oct 2020
Using the Guilds of Ravnica in Eberron - 12 Oct 2020
Thinking Two Horizons Out - 5 Oct 2020
Average Hit Points of a D&D Character - 28 Sep 2020
Dreamscape Investigations - 21 Sep 2020
Running D&D Games in Eberron - 14 Sep 2020
A Framework for One-on-One D&D Games: Sherlock Holmes and Watson - 6 Sep 2020
The Most Valuable DM Tool: A Good List of Names - 31 Aug 2020
Running Descent into Avernus Chapter 2 - 17 Aug 2020
Instant NPCs for Fifth Edition D&D - 10 Aug 2020
Zone-based Combat in D&D - 3 Aug 2020
1d100 Forgotten Realms Factions - 27 Jul 2020
Text-based Combat Tracking for D&D on Discord - 20 Jul 2020
1d20 D&D Adventure Hooks from Movies - 13 Jul 2020
Using Notion.so for Lazy RPG Campaign Planning - 6 Jul 2020
Building Situations in D&D - 29 Jun 2020
Running Chapter 1 of Descent into Avernus - 22 Jun 2020
West Marches Campaigns in Grendleroot - 15 Jun 2020
1d100 Eberron Factions - 1 Jun 2020
Running Hordes: The Lazy Way to Run Lots of D&D Monsters - 26 May 2020
The Grendleroot in Eberron - 18 May 2020
Running Descent into Avernus: The Fall of Elturel - 11 May 2020
Mashing Up Monsters: Using D&D Monster Stat Blocks as Templates - 4 May 2020
Tier Appropriate Adventure Locations - 27 Apr 2020
The Only Dungeon Map You'll Ever Need - 20 Apr 2020
Seven Samurai, the Perfect D&D Adventure - 13 Apr 2020
Running Ghosts of Saltmarsh Chapter 7: Tammeraut's Fate - 6 Apr 2020
Play D&D Over Discord - 30 Mar 2020
Shared Experiences Playing D&D Online - 23 Mar 2020
Crafting Lazy Monster Tokens for D&D - 16 Mar 2020
Harvesters of Worlds: A 1st to 20th Level Githyanki and Mind Flayer Campaign Outline - 9 Mar 2020
The Lazy Encounter Benchmark – a Simple Measure for D&D and 5e Combat Encounter Deadliness - 2 Mar 2020
The Grendleroot in Avernus - 24 Feb 2020
Running Ghosts of Saltmarsh Chapter 8: The Styes - 17 Feb 2020
Spending a Whole Day Preparing a D&D Game - 3 Feb 2020
Combining the D&D Starter Set and Essentials Kit - 27 Jan 2020
Running Episodic Games - 20 Jan 2020
Your Most Important Game - 13 Jan 2020
Running Ghosts of Saltmarsh Chapter 6: The Final Enemy - 6 Jan 2020
Building Legendary D&D Monsters in your Head - 30 Dec 2019
Balancing D&D Combat for One-on-One Play - 23 Dec 2019
Playing D&D Can Save Your Life - 16 Dec 2019
Timing and Pacing Adventures - 9 Dec 2019
Running Ghosts of Saltmarsh Chapter 5, Isle of the Abbey - 2 Dec 2019
Perception, Investigation, and Trap Detection in 5e D&D - 25 Nov 2019
Running Dragon of Icespire Peak from the D&D Essentials Kit - 18 Nov 2019
Running Ghosts of Saltmarsh Chapter 4: Salvage Operation - 11 Nov 2019
Kitbashing Dungeons - 4 Nov 2019
The Beats of a Dungeon Crawl - 28 Oct 2019
Building 1st Level Combat Encounters - 21 Oct 2019
Running Ghosts of Saltmarsh Chapter 3, Danger at Dunwater - 14 Oct 2019
Adventure Keys - 7 Oct 2019
Making Great Handouts - 30 Sep 2019
Running Downtime Sessions - 23 Sep 2019
The Case for Static Monster Damage - 16 Sep 2019
Running Ghosts of Saltmarsh Chapter 2: The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh - 9 Sep 2019
DM's Deep Dive with David Christ - 3 Sep 2019
D&D DM Tip Generator - 26 Aug 2019
Ghosts of Saltmarsh Session Zero - 19 Aug 2019
Learning About the Characters - 12 Aug 2019
Two Thugs in the Woods - 5 Aug 2019
DM Deep Dive: Monster Design with Jeremy Crawford - 29 Jul 2019
Waterdeep Dragon Heist Chapter 5: The Heist - 22 Jul 2019
Letters to New and Veteran Dungeon Masters - 15 Jul 2019
Running Waterdeep Dragon Heist Chapter 4: Dragon Season - 8 Jul 2019
Lazy Dungeon Master Adventure Prep Template - 1 Jul 2019
Running Waterdeep Dragon Heist Chapter 3: Fireball - 24 Jun 2019
On Writing Adventures - 17 Jun 2019
The Old Man and the Bowl - 3 Jun 2019
D&D Tips from the 2018 D&D Open: Gangs of Waterdeep - 28 May 2019
Choosing the Right Steps from the Lazy DM Checklist - 20 May 2019
Running Waterdeep Dragon Heist Chapter 2: Trollskull Alley - 13 May 2019
Handling Missing Players - 6 May 2019
Wolfgang Baur on Worldbuilding - 29 Apr 2019
Thoughts on the Finale of Tomb of Annihilation - 22 Apr 2019
How to Read Your D&D Books - 15 Apr 2019
Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Video Series - 8 Apr 2019
Building for the Three Pillars - 1 Apr 2019
Gaining Confidence to Run D&D Games - 25 Mar 2019
Running Waterdeep Dragon Heist Chapter 1, A Friend In Need - 18 Mar 2019
DM Deep Dive with Adam Koebel on Dungeon World - 11 Mar 2019
Revealing Secrets - 4 Mar 2019
Session Zero of Waterdeep Dragon Heist - 18 Feb 2019
Always Be Learning - 11 Feb 2019
Throwing Away Secrets - 4 Feb 2019
Converting Vault of the Dracolich to Fifth Edition D&D - 28 Jan 2019
The Deadly Shift of Tomb of Annihilation - 22 Jan 2019
Facing Insurmountable Foes - 14 Jan 2019
Storytelling with Spells: Fireball - 7 Jan 2019
Playing Dungeons & Dragons on a Budget - 31 Dec 2018
Adventure Hooks - 24 Dec 2018
Running Omu - 17 Dec 2018
D&D's Nastier Specials - 10 Dec 2018
Easier Initiative Cards - 3 Dec 2018
Generating Enhanced Tomb Guardians - 26 Nov 2018
Why I Love Madness - 13 Nov 2018
Our Ability Check Toolbox - 5 Nov 2018
The Hunger: A Level 1 to 20 Gnoll Campaign - 29 Oct 2018
Handling Tag-Along NPCs - 22 Oct 2018
A New Dungeon Master's Guide For Building Encounters - 8 Oct 2018
Giving Characters Hard Choices - 1 Oct 2018
A New DM's Guide to Miniatures - 24 Sep 2018
Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set: Running Phandelver - 17 Sep 2018
Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master - 10 Sep 2018
Running Hags - 4 Sep 2018
Managing Mysteries and Plot Twists - 27 Aug 2018
DM's Deep Dive with Paige Leitman on D&D Streaming and Organized Play - 20 Aug 2018
Improvisation for New D&D Dungeon Masters - 13 Aug 2018
The Hard Parts of Running D&D - 6 Aug 2018
Making the Most of Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes - 23 Jul 2018
Tools for New D&D Dungeon Masters - 16 Jul 2018
The Lost Temple of the Eshowdow - 9 Jul 2018
Starting Strong At Your First Dungeons & Dragons Game - 2 Jul 2018
Scaling the Story to the Level of the Characters - 18 Jun 2018
Finding and Maintaining a D&D Group - 11 Jun 2018
The Urgency of the Death Curse - 29 May 2018
Choosing Targets - 21 May 2018
The Emotional Investment of Dungeon Mastering - 14 May 2018
Exploring Chult - 7 May 2018
Going There - 30 Apr 2018
DM's Deep Dive: D&D for the Visually Impaired - 23 Apr 2018
Running Port Nyanzaru in Tomb of Annihilation - 16 Apr 2018
The Story Focus of D&D - 9 Apr 2018
Lost Monuments of Chult - 19 Mar 2018
Random Creativity in Dungeons & Dragons - 12 Mar 2018
Session Zero of Tomb of Annihilation - 5 Mar 2018
Jeremy Crawford on Encounter Building - 26 Feb 2018
Reading Published Adventures - 19 Feb 2018
Encounter Building with Teos Abadia - 5 Feb 2018
A New Dungeon Master's Guide to the Forgotten Realms - 29 Jan 2018
The Lazy Approach to Stronger Encounters - 22 Jan 2018
Getting the Most out of Storm King's Thunder - 16 Jan 2018
The Best of Sly Flourish 2017 - 8 Jan 2018
Making Awesome Dungeons - 2 Jan 2018
Letter to a New Dungeon Master - 26 Dec 2017
Three Years of D&D 5e with Mike Mearls - 18 Dec 2017
Tweaking Monster Hit Points - 11 Dec 2017
Boosts for Poor Luck - 4 Dec 2017
The DM's Deep Dive with Stefan Pokorny - 27 Nov 2017
Acererak's Prepared Spells - 20 Nov 2017
How My D&D Surveys are Wrong and Why I Use Them Anyway - 10 Nov 2017
Collected Experiences Running D&D 5e Boss Fights - 6 Nov 2017
DM's Deep Dive with Robin Laws - 30 Oct 2017
Top Tips from a Sample of 4,000 Dungeon Masters - 16 Oct 2017
Improvising Combat Situations with Advantage, Disadvantage, and Inspiration - 10 Oct 2017
DM's Deep Dive with James Introcaso on Roll20 - 2 Oct 2017
Injecting the Hard Moves - 25 Sep 2017
Battle Map Comparisons - 11 Sep 2017
Dungeons & Dragons Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook Poll Results - 4 Sep 2017
Matt Mercer on Bringing NPCs to Life - 28 Aug 2017
Managing Player Attendance with an On-Call List - 21 Aug 2017
A Guide to WOTC D&D Published Adventures - 14 Aug 2017
Mob Damage Calculator for 5e Dungeons & Dragons - 24 Jul 2017
DM's Deep Dive with Tom Lommel on Improvisation - 10 Jul 2017
Dwarven Forge Buyer's Guide - 3 Jul 2017
The Top Traits of a Good Dungeon Master - 19 Jun 2017
Streaming D&D Full Time with Will Jones - 12 Jun 2017
The Villains of Storm King's Thunder: Iymrith - 5 Jun 2017
The D&D Dungeon Master Travel Kit - 29 May 2017
Analyzing the Best D&D Advice - 22 May 2017
Looking at the History of D&D with DM David - 8 May 2017
Character-Focused Ancient Monuments - 1 May 2017
An Analysis of the #dnd Twitter Community - 24 Apr 2017
Three Things to Do While Traveling - 17 Apr 2017
Breaking Conventional Thought with Random Tables - 10 Apr 2017
Six Beholder Deathtraps - 2 Apr 2017
Tools for 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons - 20 Mar 2017
DM Deep Dive with Teos Abadia: What We Learn from D&D Organized Play - 13 Mar 2017
Sly Flourish's Guide to to Narrative "Theater of the Mind" Combat in the 5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons - 6 Mar 2017
The Tyranny of the Grid - 27 Feb 2017
The Dam of the Besilmer Kings - 13 Feb 2017
Custom Fronts of Storm King's Thunder - 6 Feb 2017
Reskinning Monsters - 30 Jan 2017
DM's Deep Dive Episode 1: New Dungeon Masters with Enrique Bertran - 23 Jan 2017
"Make" Versus "Let" - 17 Jan 2017
Twenty Fantastic Features - 9 Jan 2017
One Page Dungeon: Chambers of the Dread Titan - 3 Jan 2017
Adding Depth to Storm King's Thunder - 27 Dec 2016
2016 Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master Survey Results - 19 Dec 2016
Creative Mind Exercises for D&D - 12 Dec 2016
Session Zero of Storm King's Thunder - 5 Dec 2016
Preparation Step Zero: Review the Characters - 28 Nov 2016
The Deadly Lich - 21 Nov 2016
Running Curse of Strahd - 14 Nov 2016
Embracing D&D's Asymmetrical Balance - 7 Nov 2016
2016 D&D 5th Edition Dungeon Master Questionnaire - 31 Oct 2016
Running Strahd Von Zarovich - 24 Oct 2016
Thoughts on Unearthed Arcana's Encounter Building Guidelines - 17 Oct 2016
The Stories of Magic Items - 11 Oct 2016
Strahd's Negotiation - 3 Oct 2016
Building Set-Piece Battles - 26 Sep 2016
Playing D&D Anywhere - 19 Sep 2016
Building Encounters in Fifth Edition Dungeons & Dragons - 12 Sep 2016
James Introcaso on Running Great D&D Games with Roll20 - 6 Sep 2016
Pool Table Dungeon Mastering in Barovia - 28 Aug 2016
Sly Flourish's Vampires - 22 Aug 2016
What D&D Looks Like - 15 Aug 2016
Failing Forward on a Banshee TPK - 8 Aug 2016
The Case For Published Adventures - 1 Aug 2016
Player-Generated Secrets - 25 Jul 2016
Patience - 18 Jul 2016
A Focus On Locations - 11 Jul 2016
Making Counterspell Awesome - 5 Jul 2016
Character-Focused Encounters - 24 Jun 2016
Tarokka-based Random Encounter Effects - 20 Jun 2016
Discovering Stories through Skills and Backgrounds - 13 Jun 2016
Writing Great Flash Fiction - 6 Jun 2016
Running Death House - 31 May 2016
Looking Back on Dungeon World Fronts - 16 May 2016
Building Legendary Creatures in 5e - 9 May 2016
Out of the Abyss Chapter 7: Escape from the Underdark - 2 May 2016
D&D 5e Bonds Based On Fiasco-Style Relationships - 25 Apr 2016
1d20 Shades of Gray - 18 Apr 2016
Out of the Abyss Chapter 6: Blingdenstone - 11 Apr 2016
What I Learned Running D&D 5e from Level 1 to 20 - 4 Apr 2016
Secrets and Clues, the Secret Weapon of the Lazy Dungeon Master - 28 Mar 2016
A Collection of Awesome Events - 21 Mar 2016
Asking the Wrong Questions - 14 Mar 2016
Out of the Abyss Chapter 4: Gracklstugh - 7 Mar 2016
The Billion Dollar Budget of Narrative Combat - 22 Feb 2016
Nine Fantastic Encounter Locations - 15 Feb 2016
The Pathfinder Basic Flip Mat – My Favorite RPG Accessory - 8 Feb 2016
Out of the Abyss Chapter 5: Neverlight Grove - 25 Jan 2016
Talent, Experience, and John Baldessari - 19 Jan 2016
Common D&D DM Mistakes - 4 Jan 2016
The Default Adventure Skeleton - 28 Dec 2015
Let's Learn Together - 21 Dec 2015
2015 RPG Gift Guide - 14 Dec 2015
Running Rise of Tiamat - 7 Dec 2015
Running Out of the Abyss Chapter 3: The Darklake - 16 Nov 2015
Running Out of the Abyss Chapter 2: Into Darkness - 2 Nov 2015
The Right Tool for the Right Job: Filling your DM Toolbox - 26 Oct 2015
A Year with D&D 5e Video - 19 Oct 2015
Running Out of the Abyss Chapter 1 - 12 Oct 2015
A Troll Named Handbag: Player-Driven Monster Identification - 28 Sep 2015
Tying the Threads of Princes of the Apocalypse: Red Larch through Rivergard Keep - 21 Sep 2015
Adventure Seeds: The Night of the Decimation - 14 Sep 2015
Empowering the War Mage - 31 Aug 2015
Empowering Player-Driven Storytelling - 24 Aug 2015
Dungeons and Dragons Tips From Gencon 2015 - 17 Aug 2015
Handling Group Skill Checks - 10 Aug 2015
Unsuck My Vampire - 20 Jul 2015
Things Worth Preparing - 13 Jul 2015
Starting Strong - 6 Jul 2015
Creating High Level Swarms in 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons - 29 Jun 2015
Prince of the Apocalypse: Running Chapter 6 - 15 Jun 2015
Battling Armor Class - 8 Jun 2015
Random Tables of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Dungeon Master's Guide - 26 May 2015
D&D Environmental Effects: The Unhallowed Pillars - 18 May 2015
Making Monsters Interesting - 11 May 2015
"Do They Die?" - 4 May 2015
Making Terrain Fun - 27 Apr 2015
Simpler Initiative Options - 20 Apr 2015
Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Campaign Worksheet - 13 Apr 2015
Hoard of the Dragon Queen Episode 8: Skyreach - 30 Mar 2015
Hoard of the Dragon Queen Episode 7: The Hunting Lodge - 9 Mar 2015
Playing Favorites - 2 Mar 2015
Hoard of the Dragon Queen Chapter 6: Castle Naerytar - 16 Feb 2015
Hoard of the Dragon Queen Chapter 5: The Carnath Roadhouse - 2 Feb 2015
Another Approach for Rewarding Experience - 26 Jan 2015
Tips for New Dungeon Masters - 20 Jan 2015
Relics: Single-use D&D 5E Magic Items - 12 Jan 2015
Thoughts on the Neverwinter MMO - 5 Jan 2015
Four Principles for House Rules - 29 Dec 2014
Customizing Monsters - 22 Dec 2014
Hoard of the Dragon Queen Chapter 4: On the Road Part 2 - 15 Dec 2014
The Danger of All-Or-Nothing Collection Quests - 9 Dec 2014
Empowerment - 1 Dec 2014
Substitution Cipher Puzzles - 24 Nov 2014
Running Organized Play Adventures - 17 Nov 2014
Hoard of the Dragon Queen 4: On the Road Part 1 - 10 Nov 2014
What's Cool? - 3 Nov 2014
Hoard of the Dragon Queen Episode 3: Dragon Hatchery - 27 Oct 2014
Tracking Abstract Combat - 20 Oct 2014
Hoard of the Dragon Queen: Raider's Camp - 13 Oct 2014
Making the Most of the Monster Manual - 6 Oct 2014
What Are Hit Points? - 29 Sep 2014
Put PCs First - 22 Sep 2014
D&D 5e Gotchas - 15 Sep 2014
Hoard of the Dragon Queen: Greenest in Flames - 11 Sep 2014
Dungeons of Fate: Tomb of Horrors - 2 Sep 2014
Facilitating Empowered Investigation - 25 Aug 2014
Losing Control - 19 Aug 2014
How to Protect Your Villains - 11 Aug 2014
13th Age Session Review: There Will Be Dragons - 7 Aug 2014
13th Age Session Review: The Moonwreck Underworld - 31 Jul 2014
A D&D 4th Edition DM's Guide to 5th Edition - 28 Jul 2014
Gaming Convention Survival Guide - 27 Jul 2014
Clue Cards - 21 Jul 2014
13th Age Session Review: The Pyramid of Set - 17 Jul 2014
Pillars of Preparation - 14 Jul 2014
13th Age Icon Roll Benefits - 7 Jul 2014
Rewarding Loot with Icon Rolls - 29 Jun 2014
Five Facts About Moonwreck - 23 Jun 2014
Three Cool Story Ideas to Avoid - 16 Jun 2014
Designing Fantastic Locations - 9 Jun 2014
Random Name Generator - 2 Jun 2014
Random Trap Generator - 12 May 2014
Dungeons of Fate - 5 May 2014
Random Mundane Magic Item Generator - 14 Apr 2014
Let Them Be - 31 Mar 2014
Offer Real Choices - 24 Mar 2014
Dwarven Forge Tips - 17 Mar 2014
Converting Older D&D Adventures and Sourcebooks - 10 Mar 2014
The Best Paizo Flip Mats - 3 Mar 2014
Altars of Power - 24 Feb 2014
A Life of Dungeons and Dragons - 18 Feb 2014
Mistakes Were Made - 17 Feb 2014
Limiting 13th Age Icons for Short Campaigns - 10 Feb 2014
Aeon Wave - 3 Feb 2014
Lazy Trap Generator - 27 Jan 2014
Experiences Running a Level 1 to 30 4th Edition D&D Campaign - 20 Jan 2014
Playtesting Your Stories - 13 Jan 2014
I, Dungeon - 6 Jan 2014
Quests for Villains - 30 Dec 2013
The Problem with Extending Critical Hits - 23 Dec 2013
2013 RPG Buyer's Guide - 2 Dec 2013
Four RPGs To Watch - 25 Nov 2013
Flash Forward - 18 Nov 2013
13th Age with Rob Heinsoo - 12 Nov 2013
Getting Your Players' Attention Back - 4 Nov 2013
Leaving Blanks - 28 Oct 2013
Breaking Endings - 21 Oct 2013
Transporting 13th Age's Escalation Die - 30 Sep 2013
Three Ways to use Music in your Game - 23 Sep 2013
A New Method for NPCs - 16 Sep 2013
Developing Your DM Brain Attic - 26 Aug 2013
Dnd Tip Archive - 19 Aug 2013
Lazy Traps - 29 Jul 2013
Build Worlds, Not Stories - 22 Jul 2013
Living Dungeons - 15 Jul 2013
Complications, Mastery, and Flow - 8 Jul 2013
Poster Map Visual Index - 24 Jun 2013
The Best D&D 4e Encounter Tricks - 17 Jun 2013
Faster Than the Other Guy - 28 May 2013
The Lazy Dungeon Master Cheat Sheet - 20 May 2013
Relax - 13 May 2013
Running White Plume Mountain - 6 May 2013
Miniature Painting Resources - 29 Apr 2013
Three Villains from Deadwood - 15 Apr 2013
Tentacles of Terror: Creating Cryonax - 8 Apr 2013
Using Published Adventures - 25 Mar 2013
Isle of Dread for the Lazy Dungeon Master - 18 Mar 2013
Dungeon World Fronts in D&D - 11 Mar 2013
All About Ashes of Athas with Teos Abadia - 5 Mar 2013
Building Your Own Lair Assault - 25 Feb 2013
Building a Home Base - 11 Feb 2013
Ever-present Villains - 4 Feb 2013
The 4e Elite Villain Template - 28 Jan 2013
Tools of the Lazy Dungeon Master Video - 22 Jan 2013
Using Curse of Undeath in your 4e Game - 14 Jan 2013
3x5 Card Campaign Design - 7 Jan 2013
Three Motivations for Your Villains - 31 Dec 2012
You Are Not Prepared - 24 Dec 2012
Paizo Face Cards for the Lazy Dungeon Master - 17 Dec 2012
Leave Things Unfinished - 10 Dec 2012
Announcing The Lazy Dungeon Master - 3 Dec 2012
Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition Buyer's Guide - 19 Nov 2012
Tips for Running the D&D Next Playtest - 29 Oct 2012
Using Tyranny of Goblins in Your 4e Game - 15 Oct 2012
4e Game Session Checklist - 8 Oct 2012
Reusing Poster Maps - 1 Oct 2012
Character Building Sessions - 24 Sep 2012
Designing the Sword Collector - 10 Sep 2012
Dungeon Command Tiles for Improvised Encounters - 4 Sep 2012
Zone-Wide Environmental Effects - 27 Aug 2012
Tips for Gardmore Abbey - 20 Aug 2012
D&D Miniatures Buyer's Guide - 6 Aug 2012
On Far Realm Fiends - 30 Jul 2012
Drawing Players Into the Game - 23 Jul 2012
Tying PCs to Published Adventures - 16 Jul 2012
Jenga D&D Puzzles - 18 Jun 2012
Using D&D Next's "Advantage" In Your 4e Game - 11 Jun 2012
NPCs for the Caves of Chaos D&D Next Playtest - 4 Jun 2012
D&D Next Caves of Chaos Character Relationships - 28 May 2012
Steve Townshend on Dungeons and Dragons Improvisation - 21 May 2012
Dungeon Master Survey Results - 14 May 2012
Running Mini Campaigns - 7 May 2012
The Campaign Folio - 1 May 2012
The Mastermind Puzzle - 23 Apr 2012
Steve Townshend on Adventure Design - 16 Apr 2012
Player Driven Stories - 2 Apr 2012
4e Damage Dice Calculator - 19 Mar 2012
Keep Things Moving - 12 Mar 2012
Character Driven Dungeons and Dragons - 5 Mar 2012
Gloomwrought House Rules - 27 Feb 2012
Inception Skill Challenge - 20 Feb 2012
Tile Tools: Toolbox Liner and Acrylic Sheets - 30 Jan 2012
Monster Group Bosses - 23 Jan 2012
Building a Modular 4e Game - 17 Jan 2012
Getting the Most from the Book of Vile Darkness - 9 Jan 2012
Default Feats - 3 Jan 2012
Sandbox Gaming Podcast with Erik Scott De Bie - 27 Dec 2011
Abyssal Plague Environmental Effects - 19 Dec 2011
2011 Poster Map Buyer's Guide - 12 Dec 2011
Building Great Traps - 5 Dec 2011
Heroic Tier Boss: Aspect of Graz'zt - 28 Nov 2011
The Sweet Spot of 4th Edition - 21 Nov 2011
Inherent Bonuses and Random Loot - 14 Nov 2011
Dave Chalker on Epic D&D - 7 Nov 2011
Auto-damage Effects - 30 Oct 2011
Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium Random Loot Tables - 24 Oct 2011
Dungeon Effects - 17 Oct 2011
Increase Epic Aura Damage - 10 Oct 2011
Introducing DnDTweets.com - 26 Sep 2011
Skill Challenges with Quinn Murphy - 19 Sep 2011
Randomly Selected Character Themes - 12 Sep 2011
Three Powers for Solos to Shake Status Effects - 29 Aug 2011
Reduce Table Transactions - 22 Aug 2011
D&D Essential Conversations with Kato Katonian - 15 Aug 2011
Alternate Weapon Breakage Variants - 8 Aug 2011
Three Tips for Running a Level 30 Encounter - 1 Aug 2011
Dissection of a Plague Demon - 25 Jul 2011
Making Stun and Dominate Not Suck - 18 Jul 2011
Chris Sims and Mike Shea on Encounter Design Podcast - 11 Jul 2011
Encounter Optimization: Monster Mix - 4 Jul 2011
Interview on the Id DM: Ego Check - 27 Jun 2011
Calculating Monster Damage - 20 Jun 2011
Monster Makeover: the Demilich - 13 Jun 2011
Monster Optimization: Pimp My Kalarel - 23 May 2011
Power Creep in 4e Podcast - 16 May 2011
The Skill Challenge Worksheet - 9 May 2011
Get Your Players To Say "Done" - 2 May 2011
Interview with Dave Chalker on "The Out" - 28 Apr 2011
Scaling Solo Monsters - 25 Apr 2011
Monster Makeover: Shademaw the Ancient Black Dragon - 22 Apr 2011
Monster Optimization: The Beholder - 18 Apr 2011
Avoiding the Early Out - 4 Apr 2011
D&D Challenge Adventure: Gravemyst - 21 Mar 2011
Three Examples for Ending a Battle Early - 14 Mar 2011
Adding Skill Challenges, Knowledge Checks, and Puzzles to 4e Encounters - 7 Mar 2011
Building Simple Skill Challenges - 28 Feb 2011
Designing 30 Minute Skirmishes in 4e - 21 Feb 2011
Dave Chalker and Mike Shea on Paragon D&D - 14 Feb 2011
A New DM's Guide to Keeping Things Simple - 7 Feb 2011
Limiting 4e Source Material - 24 Jan 2011
Extreme Reskinning: Young White Dragon into Cyborg Assassin - 17 Jan 2011
The 5x5 Method for Antagonists - 10 Jan 2011
2011 D&D Gaming Goals - 3 Jan 2011
Five Reasons to Love Gamma World - 13 Dec 2010
Interviewing Potential Players - 6 Dec 2010
Pimp My Orcus - 29 Nov 2010
Guest Article: Artifacts are for the Dungeon Master - 25 Nov 2010
Understanding the Economy of Actions - 22 Nov 2010
Building a glowing crystal prop video - 18 Nov 2010
Five Reasons to Love Auras - 15 Nov 2010
Writing Awesome Read-Aloud Text - 8 Nov 2010
Monster Optimization: Pimp my Tarrasque - 1 Nov 2010
Five Inspirations for Gamma World - 25 Oct 2010
Monster Knowledge Cards - 18 Oct 2010
The Eight Most Useful Lords of Madness Minis - 4 Oct 2010
Dungeon Tile Master Set Video Tips - 30 Sep 2010
Four Things Every Solo Monster Should Have - 20 Sep 2010
Monster Optimization: Rebuilding the Lich - 13 Sep 2010
Effort-based Experience Rewards - 6 Sep 2010
Defining Skills: Arcane, Nature, Divine - 30 Aug 2010
Three Encounter-Changing Effects - 23 Aug 2010
Monster Optimization: Pimp My Ghoul King - 16 Aug 2010
Epic-Tier Pitfalls - 9 Aug 2010
Run your game like D&D Encounters - 2 Aug 2010
Gencon 2010 Schedule and DM Kit - 31 Jul 2010
Monster Optimization: Solo Githyanki Psionist - 26 Jul 2010
Status Effect Alternatives - 19 Jul 2010
Monster Optimization: Vampires - 12 Jul 2010
DM Tips book released - 9 Jul 2010
Three D&D Tips from Breaking Bad - 5 Jul 2010
Desert of Athas Dungeon Tiles, Environmental Effects and Terrain Powers - 21 Jun 2010
DM Advice: Contention At The Table - 14 Jun 2010
Three Tips to Prepare for the Monster Manual 3 - 7 Jun 2010
Skill Challenges for Combat Groups - 24 May 2010
Monster Optimization: Pimp My Beholder - 17 May 2010
Monster Optimization: Grells and Quicklings - 19 Apr 2010
Three Monster Powers to Speed Up Combat - 12 Apr 2010
Three D&D Tips we can learn from Farmville - 1 Apr 2010
Monster Optimization: Immoliths and Inferno Bats - 29 Mar 2010
Harrowing Halls Terrain Effects - 22 Mar 2010
On Environmental Powers - 15 Mar 2010
Pimp My Mindflayer - 12 Mar 2010
DM Tips Video: Building a Portal Prop - 8 Mar 2010
DM Tips Seminar Podcast - 25 Feb 2010
Monster Optimization: Anatomy of a Dracolich - 22 Feb 2010
DM Table Tip Video: The Portable Dungeon Master Kit - 13 Feb 2010
DM Table Tips Episode 1 - 8 Feb 2010
Three D&D Tips I Learned From Dragon Age - 1 Feb 2010
Monster Optimization: Foulspawn Mangler + Foulspawn Seer - 25 Jan 2010
Sly Flourish on the Tome Show 124 - 23 Jan 2010
Powerhouse Dragons - 18 Jan 2010
James Bond Adventure Design - 11 Jan 2010
Monster Optimization: Ghouls and Deathlock Wights - 4 Jan 2010
Evernote for Dungeon Masters - 28 Dec 2009
Giving 4e an Old School Feel - 21 Dec 2009
Monster Optimization: Shadow Dragons - 14 Dec 2009
Ten Ways to Challenge Powerful Parties - 7 Dec 2009
Scaling 4th Edition for Six Players - 30 Nov 2009
Magic Gems for Item Reward Flexability - 23 Nov 2009
Monster Optimization: Mind Flayer + Umber Hulk - 16 Nov 2009
Creative Uses for Minions - 9 Nov 2009
Dungeons and Dragons 4e: Hard Mode - 2 Nov 2009
Monster Optimization: Wights + Bodaks - 26 Oct 2009
Ration Tracking System - 19 Oct 2009
How to Handle Player Resistances - 5 Oct 2009
Tips for Running Paragon - 21 Sep 2009
Three Acting Tips for D&D - 14 Sep 2009
Running Solos the Monster Manual 2 Way - 7 Sep 2009
Four Tips for Running Solo Creatures - 24 Aug 2009
Four Tips for Character Development - 17 Aug 2009
Four Questions with Robin Laws - 27 Jul 2009
Four Tips for King of the Trollhaunt Warrens - 20 Jul 2009
Four Tips From Robin's Laws - 13 Jul 2009
Four Skill Challenge Tips - 6 Jul 2009
Three New Ways to use the Monster Manual 2 - 22 Jun 2009
Tome Show: Monster Manual 2 - 16 Jun 2009
Three Tips for the Pyramid of Shadows - 15 Jun 2009
4e One Year Later Tome Show Podcast - 10 Jun 2009
Skill Challenge Tips in Tome Show Podcast - 4 Jun 2009
Four Ways To Get Your Imagination Back - 1 Jun 2009
Three Tips for Thunderspire Labyrinth - 18 May 2009
Tips For Running One-Shot Games - 11 May 2009
Three Tips for Keep on the Shadowfell - 27 Apr 2009
Three Cheap 4e Game Aids - 20 Apr 2009
D&D Dungeon Tile Tips - 5 Apr 2009
Build a Twyla Tharp Style Campaign Box - 29 Mar 2009
Dungeon Delve Review - 20 Mar 2009
Pyramid of Shadows Adventure Review - 7 Feb 2009
Draconomicon Review - 1 Jan 2009
Manual of the Planes Review - 1 Jan 2009
Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition Review - 3 Jul 2008
Initial D&D 4th Edition Thoughts: D&D Experience February 2008 - 28 Feb 2008
Sly Flourish's Frequently Asked Questions - 28 Feb 2008
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