To tell a story in a group it helps to spark your fellow storytellers creativity. This could be done in roleplaying gaming session through some thought provoking and open questions.
Fatal blow
This is also a great moment to let something awesome happen
- Describe what happens when you kill him
- How do you kill him
- What happens once you land the fatal blow?
Describe the monster you're attacking
This could be done by the first players to attack a monster first, or you could use a rotating system. Ask them before they attack the monster.
- What caught your characters eye when it attacks this monster?
- What’s an interesting aspect of the monsters appearance?
Describe an aspect of a location
After, or before, you give a base description of a location, you could ask your players to expand upon it
- What does this room smell like?
- What does your character notice in this room?
- What is a cool aspect of this room?
Describe a long journey
After setting up the base premise and giving them a bounded context to work with, you could ask them to fill in the details. This could lead to new events, roleplaying or something else. Note: These events should not be relevant to the characters, party or story.
Other examples
- NPCs
- Weather
- Events & holidays in the city
- Drinks or food they’re ordering in the pubb
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
- When a character lands a fatal blow against a monster, ask the player to describe what happens, to describe the fatal blow.
— ^48b831 from Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master highlights
- The first time a character attacks a monster, ask the player to describe an interesting physical characteristic of the monster before they hit.
— ^e21778 from Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master highlights
- You can expand the previous question [describing a characteristic of a monster] to locations as well.
— ^1c7101 from Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master highlights
- When the characters begin a long journey, you set the stage, describing what the overall journey will be like, where it will take place and some interesting but general features of the area. Then you ask the players to describe an interesting event that occurs while they travel, ask for events that aren’t about any players specific character but about the group as a whole.
— ^671396 from Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master highlights