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+## The Lazy RPG Prep Toolkit
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+* Dice, pencils, and dry-erase markers
+* GM's notebook
+* Campaign worksheet
+* Curated random name list
+* 3×5 index cards
+* Numbered initiative cards
+* GM screen or cheat sheet
+* Dry-erase flip mat
+* Published books and adventures
+* Miniatures, maps, and terrain as needed
+
+## Building a Lazy Campaign
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+* Develop a spiral campaign with the characters at the center
+* Build a campaign hook focusing on a single major goal
+* State the six truths of your campaign
+* Define three fronts incorporating goals and grim portents
+* Run a session zero to help build the characters and tie them together
+
+## Running Your Game
+
+* Relax
+* Focus on your strong start
+* Listen to the players, and build off of the ideas they bring you
+* Trust your preparation to help you run a creative, flexible game
+* Ask the players to summarize the events of the previous game session
+* Draw players into the story by asking them to describe killing blows, define monster characteristics, and describe interesting events during travel
+* Imagine the world as a living place when building scenes and situations
+* Let the world and the NPCs react to the characters' actions
+* Use a mixture of combat styles, including theater of the mind, gridded maps, and abstract maps
+* Maintain a good pace by staying close to the action
+* Cycle between action and relaxation, and alternate upward and downward emotional beats
+* Use specific hopeful or fearful beats to send the action in a specific direction
+
+## Thinking About Your Game
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+* Prime your GM's brain with great books, movies, and TV shows
+* Remind yourself of the player characters' names and backgrounds
+* Ask what the villains and NPCs are doing right now
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+## Embrace the GM's Truths
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+* Players don't care as much as you think
+* Players want to see their characters do awesome things
+* The GM is not the enemy of the characters
+* Be a fan of the characters
+
+## Lazy RPG Tricks
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+* Award levels at key points in the story
+* Improvise ability and skill checks
+* Delegate certain tasks to the players
+* Use static monster damage