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Do the Eight Steps Work for Other RPGs?

Yes.

I wrote the eight steps from Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master at the beginning of the era of D&D 5th edition but, at the time, I had played a lot of other RPGs that sprung up between 4th and 5th edition D&D. Though the steps assume a single GM builds, prepares, and runs campaigns, adventures, situations, and sessions; the steps support systems with many different rulesets.

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Average rating: 4.23 · 3,581 ratings · 357 reviews · 27 distinct works • Similar authors

	Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master 4.43 avg rating — 1,867 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lazy Dungeon Master 4.02 avg rating — 1,139 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sly Flourish's Dungeon Master Tips by Michael E. Shea, Jared Von Hindman (Illustrator) 3.87 avg rating — 171 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lazy DM's Workbook 4.22 avg rating — 139 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sly Flourish's Fantastic Adventures: Ten short adventures for your fifth edition fantasy roleplaying game. 4.24 avg rating — 51 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sly Flourish's The Lazy DM's Companion 4.40 avg rating — 48 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sly Flourish's Fantastic Locations: Twenty fantasy locations for your fantasy roleplaying game 3.87 avg rating — 30 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fantastic Adventures: Ruins of the Grendleroot 4.60 avg rating — 20 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sly Flourish's Running Epic Tier D&D Games by Michael E. Shea, Jared Von Hindman (Illustrator) 3.63 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seven Swords 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars