Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster is a stand-alone book for lazy and aspiring lazy gamemasters. You don't need any of the previous books to get tremendous value out of Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster. It stands well side by side with other Lazy GM books, bringing new angles to the concept of lazy gamemastering and new tools to help you prepare and run awesome games.
This book isn't a rewrite of Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master. Return focuses on three main lazy GM activities: preparing your game, running your game, and thinking about your game.
Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster breaks down the concepts of lazy gamemastering into the following topics:
- The eight steps of Lazy GM Prep expanded by eight years of experiences and feedback.
- Single session, short, and long campaign prep and execution.
- Adventure types – what works well, where the traps lay, and how to customize the eight steps based on the adventures you're running.
- Quest models – those that work well and those that don't.
- The Lazy GM's Toolkit with sixty tools, tips, and tricks to run your games.
- Example adventure scenarios using the eight steps.
- Piles of random tables and maps to inspire your adventures.