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RPG tip: Use a d6 oracle die to determine things like encounters, hostility, behaviors, weather, alertness, and other unknown variables in the current situation. #dnd #ttrpg

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RPG tip from the archive: Regularly outline the choices in front of the characters. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 29/09/2026

RPG tip: Instead of prebuilt combat encounters, write down a full list of potential inhabitants for the area you're running and build encounters by what makes sense for the situation or on the roll of a die. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 28/09/2026

RPG tip from the archive: Add in fun NPCs and villains into published adventures and campaigns to make them your own. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 28/09/2026

Nimble Mid-Campaign Thoughts — Lazy RPG Talk Show: SlyFlourish YouTube Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9zyRU1DatE #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 28/09/2026

RPG tip: Write down three environmental features for your next big combat arena. #dnd #ttrpg

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Jonathan Tweet @jonathantweet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

That's what's great about TTRPGs—each group can play their own way.

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mike-schiller.bsky.social @mike-schiller.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Battle with Amavus Kestrel! You've been sharded by @slyflourish.com

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 28/09/2026

Nimble Mid-Campaign Thoughts — Lazy RPG Talk Show: Sly Flourish Podcast slyflourish.podbean.com/e/nimble-mi… #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 27/09/2026

RPG tip from the archive: Have players build characters together at a session zero so they can build their characters off of one another. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 27/09/2026

Lazy RPG Prep and the Lazy RPG Talk Show: Sly Flourish Twitch Stream www.twitch.tv/videos/2885441361 #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 27/09/2026

RPG tip: Spice up combat encounters with evolving terrain and interesting and useful environmental features. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 26/09/2026

RPG tip from the archive: Build meaningful but well-hidden treasure parsels and then move them from place to place if the characters don't find them. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 26/09/2026

Join the awesome Lazy DM community, get fantastic RPG resources, and support the work I do at the Sly Flourish Patreon! www.patreon.com/slyflourish #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 26/09/2026

RPG tip: Take the time to understand how monsters work in your system of choice before going too crazy with improvised monsters. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 25/09/2026

RPG tip from the archive: Describe the details of NPCs, whether friend or foe. Use the opportunity for some "yes, and" improv. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 25/09/2026

The Dragon's Coil — Dragon Empire Prep Session 82: SlyFlourish YouTube Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=QblZPtvpl78 #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 25/09/2026

RPG tip: Be careful with chaining detrimental effects on monsters like chain stunning or putting too many people to sleep. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 25/09/2026

The Dragon's Coil — Dragon Empire Prep Session 82: Sly Flourish Podcast slyflourish.podbean.com/e/the-drago… #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 25/09/2026

Elective Action Order – An Initiative Variant for your Toolbox — Sly Flourish Patreon Podcast: Sly Flourish Patreon Exclusive www.patreon.com/slyflourish/posts/e… #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 24/09/2026

RPG tip from the archive: Build your own campaign worksheet that focuses on the elements of your game most interesting and fun for the group. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 24/09/2026

RPG tip: Consider villainous themes that flavor a whole group of adversaries with common abilities based on their boss's position. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 23/09/2026

RPG tip from the archive: Don't spend a lot of time with monsters attacking monsters. Go with the narrative and put the spotlight back on the characters. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 23/09/2026

RPG tip: Come up with two or three sub bosses of your main villain. Who are their trusted lieutenants? #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 21/09/2026

RPG tip from the archive: Use waves of monsters to keep the pressure up in great big battles. Bring out the boss last. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 21/09/2026

Arcana Unleashed Spotlight — Lazy RPG Talk Show: SlyFlourish YouTube Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWTeyl6tO_s #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 21/09/2026

RPG tip: Offer clear choices for downtime and let players come up with their own options. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 21/09/2026

Elective Action Order – An Initiative Variant for your Toolbox: SlyFlourish.com slyflourish.com/elective_action_ord… #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 21/09/2026

Arcana Unleashed Spotlight — Lazy RPG Talk Show: Sly Flourish Podcast slyflourish.podbean.com/e/arcana-un… #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 20/09/2026

RPG tip from the archive: First and formost, players want to watch their characters do cool stuff. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 20/09/2026

Lazy RPG Prep and the Lazy RPG Talk Show: Sly Flourish Twitch Stream www.twitch.tv/videos/2879274963 #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 20/09/2026

RPG tip: Use single hit minions as a great way to show off character power against lots of foes. Combine their attacks and damage together. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 19/09/2026

RPG tip from the archive: Good villains think they're right in what they do. Great villains actually ARE right. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 19/09/2026

RPG tip: Take turns around the table with downtime turns in which a character focuses on one particular downtime activity. #dnd #ttrpg

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Jonathan Tweet @jonathantweet.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Don't speak out the instructions from the patron in character. Summarize that there's a long meeting to give the characters all the relevant information that the patron has to share. Give the players enough to get moving, and fill them in on details as they come up or as players ask questions.

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 18/09/2026

RPG tip from the archive: Keep handy a list of monsters appropriate for the PCs to face based on power level or location. Improvise battles as they fit. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 18/09/2026

Hunt For Ibbalan — Dragon Empire Prep Session 81: SlyFlourish YouTube Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=cac3pxzCG7o #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 18/09/2026

RPG tip: Ask players to describe interesting objects or features of battle areas. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 18/09/2026

Hunt For Ibbalan — Dragon Empire Prep Session 81: Sly Flourish Podcast slyflourish.podbean.com/e/2026-09-1… #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 18/09/2026

What Excites You? — Sly Flourish Patreon Podcast: Sly Flourish Patreon Exclusive www.patreon.com/slyflourish/posts/w… #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 17/09/2026

RPG tip from the archive: Watch out for the long monologue. Get to character decisions quickly. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 17/09/2026

RPG tip: Your campaign world serves you and your game. Change it however you need. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 16/09/2026

RPG tip from the archive: Think about how the characters are the best ones to handle a particular situation? What traits make them the right folks for the situation at hand? #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 16/09/2026

Move Steps Forward – Lazy D&D & RPG Tips: SlyFlourish YouTube Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4_GZoPjsDY #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 16/09/2026

RPG tip: Flavor monuments with the lore of gods and factions. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 15/09/2026

RPG tip from the archive: Mix in some detailed set-piece battles into your game along with narrative combat for big climactic fights. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 15/09/2026

RPG tip: Let the characters stumble into complicated situations during their travel across the land. #dnd #ttrpg

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SlyFlourish.com @slyflourish.com · 14/09/2026

RPG tip from the archive: What the villains would reasonably do may not be what's most fun for the group. Just as "that's what my character would do" is a BS excuse for players, "that's what my villains would do" iSs a B excuse for DMs. A bad time is a bad time. #dnd #ttrpg

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