Preparing yourself to improvise will limit your time preparing, train your improvisation muscle and allow for a truly Collaborative story with your players.

If we do not prepare ourselves to improvise or do not have great training, we will fall back to familiar material.

Examples

  • Curated name list
  • Location aspects
  • Character archetypes
  • Curated list of atmospheres
  • List of common deities & their proverbs.

Reference

E. Schea, M. (2018). Sly flourish’s return of the lazy dungeon master. Sly flourish shop

Highlights or timestamps

Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Highlights

  • Preparing to improvise, with for example a curated random name list

— ^18e091 from Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master highlights