Sly Flourish's The Lazy Dungeon Master
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (622 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01AYDICU2 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 599 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Short but so very, very sweet This book is short, which is actually one of its design goals: short, concise, immediately useful advice you can bring to your table at the very next game session.And man does it succeed!The advice in here amounts to about 10-15 main "tips", most of which are "Things you can and should fit onto a 3x5 notecard to keep preparation to a minimum and utility at a maximum." There's a few other tips and tricks, but the vast majority revolve around that. The thing of it is that the tips are highly specific, and concisely stated regarding what goes on the notecard, and in what order, allowing it to be an excellent tool at the. "Some good advice for experienced GMs but too expensive compared to the availability of similar content on the web." according to Patrick Perdu. First and foremost, this is not for an inexperienced GM.Now if you are an experienced GM, most of the advice is sound and I wish I had heard it on some occasion (many) years ago when an impromptu game was thrown on my lap on an afternoon and I didn't have anything with me but pen and paper - not even dice.The essence of the suggestion is: have seen it all many times and you don't need to prepare, reason why it won't work with inexperienced GM.First, nothing dispenses you from knowing the rules inside and out. Even if you play "permissive" systems such as AD&D 2e or even Pathfinder (as opposed to Some good advice for experienced GMs but too expensive compared to the availability of similar content on the web. First and foremost, this is not for an inexperienced GM.Now if you are an experienced GM, most of the advice is sound and I wish I had heard it on some occasion (many) years ago when an impromptu game was thrown on my lap on an afternoon and I didn't have anything with me but pen and paper - not even dice.The essence of the suggestion is: have seen it all many times and you don't need to prepare, reason why it won't work with inexperienced GM.First, nothing dispenses you from knowing the rules inside and out. Even if you play "permissive" systems such as AD&D 2e or even Pathfinder (as opposed to 3e or Some good advice for experienced GMs but too expensive compared to the availability of similar content on the web. Patrick Perdu First and foremost, this is not for an inexperienced GM.Now if you are an experienced GM, most of the advice is sound and I wish I had heard it on some occasion (many) years ago when an impromptu game was thrown on my lap on an afternoon and I didn't have anything with me but pen and paper - not even dice.The essence of the suggestion is: have seen it all many times and you don't need to prepare, reason why it won't work with inexperienced GM.First, nothing dispenses you from knowing the rules inside and out. Even if you play "permissive" systems such as AD&D 2e or even Pathfinder (as opposed to 3e or 4e) you still n. e) you still n. e or Some good advice for experienced GMs but too expensive compared to the availability of similar content on the web. Patrick Perdu First and foremost, this is not for an inexperienced GM.Now if you are an experienced GM, most of the advice is sound and I wish I had heard it on some occasion (many) years ago when an impromptu game was thrown on my lap on an afternoon and I didn't have anything with me but pen and paper - not even dice.The essence of the suggestion is: have seen it all many times and you don't need to prepare, reason why it won't work with inexperienced GM.First, nothing dispenses you from knowing the rules inside and out. Even if you play "permissive" systems such as AD&D 2e or even Pathfinder (as opposed to 3e or 4e) you still n. e) you still n. MrAnderson7 said A great resource for the chronic over-planner. I really needed this book, as I am a textbook over-planner when it comes to my campaigns. In my opinion, the most valuable part of the book is the general advice on how to prevent over-planning any why having too much prepared can actually hurt the campaign. It hit close to home for after a few of my sessions fell flat due to railroading and massive amounts of plot exposition.While the book was written during the A great resource for the chronic over-planner MrAnderson7 I really needed this book, as I am a textbook over-planner when it comes to my campaigns. In my opinion, the most valuable part of the book is the general advice on how to prevent over-planning any why having too much prepared can actually hurt the campaign. It hit close to home for after a few of my sessions fell flat due to railroading and massive amounts of plot exposition.While the book was written during the 4E cycle, most of the advice is relevant to all editions. However, since 5E has a greater emphasis on role playing and character development, you might want to go a tad more in-depth than some parts of the b. E cycle, most of the advice is relevant to all editions. However, since 5E has a greater emphasis on role playing and character development, you might want to go a tad more in-depth than some parts of the b
You love Dungeons and Dragons. You put a lot of work into making your games great. What if there's another way to look at how you prepare your game? What if it turned out you could spend less time and less energy and have a better game as a result? It's time to unleash The Lazy Dungeon Master. Based on the real-world experiences of hundreds of dungeon masters and dozens of professional game designers, The Lazy Dungeon Master includes interviews with veteran D&D DMs and a complete toolkit to help you improvise an entire game. As an experienced dungeon master, you've run dozens, if not hundreds of games. Written in the style of Sly Flourish's Dungeon Master Tips and Running Epic Tier D&D Games, The Lazy Dungeon Master shows a new approach to game preparation, one that takes less time and gives your game the freedom to grow at the table. This book will help a dungeon master prepare awesome games for any version of D&D. Whether you play 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Pathfinder