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Sly Flourish: Helping Dungeon Masters run great D&D games.

Weekly articles with tips, tricks, tools, and advice for the ffth edition of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) written by the author of Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master.

  • By Michael E. Shea
  • Roughly one post per week
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Apr 2023 4
May 2023 5
Jun 2023 4
Jul 2023 5
Aug 2023 4
Sep 2023 4
Oct 2023 5
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Dec 2023 4
Jan 2024 5
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Mar 2024 5
Apr 2024 5
May 2024 4
Jun 2024 4
Jul 2024 5
Aug 2024 4
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Most recent posts

Ten Types of Stonework Decorations
As characters explore dungeons deep and ancient ruins, they often come across decorations from times past. Such decorations serve as excellent vehicles for secrets and clues, single-sentence pieces of history or lore revealed through play. …
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The Best LLM for Generating RPG Stuff – Your Brain
Your brain, fueled by books and augmented with simple tools, is your best resource for preparing and running awesome tabletop roleplaying games. Many GMs and players say they find a lot of value out of …
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Running I6 Ravenloft with Shadowdark RPG
Each year I like to run Castle Ravenloft, either through the original I6 Ravenloft adventure from 1983 or the updated Castle Ravenloft from Curse of Strahd. While I've typically run Ravenloft using 5e, in 2023 …
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