Michael Shea

Running Heists and Capers with Johnn Four (Patreon)

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2021-05-20 17:00:05

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2022-02-04 17:05:14

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2026-06

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Johnn Four from Roleplaying Tips and I partnered up to do a series of four YouTube videos to help GMs run awesome RPGs! You can get the first video on "Situations and the Five Room Dungeon", no strings attached, at the following URL:

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Heists and Capers – GM Tips Video 3 fo 4 by Johnn Four and Mike Shea

How can we GM better heists using techniques from The Lazy Dungeon Master and 5 Room Dungeons? This is the third of four videos by Mike Shea of Sly Flourish and Johnn Four of Roleplaying Tips. Click "Show More" for details on how to get the whole series! Video Contents: 00:00 Introduction 01:36 Blades in the Dark 02:00 Ingredients of a Great Heist 03:26 Heist Adventure Framework 06:53 Applying the 5 Room Dungeon Method to Heists & Capers 08:39 Step 1: 5 Room Plotline 09:40 The "5 Rooms" of a Heist 12:16 Step 2: Two Kinds of Pressure 14:31 Step 3: Compartments (Separate Encounter Zones or 5RDs) 16:05 Failure-Proofing Heists 18:50 The 5 Actions 21:29 Failing Forward 22:34 Spikes of Danger 23:09 Conclusion 24:03 Up Next: Running Mysteries Get Video 1 on creating Situations and 5 Room Dungeons here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0xYZZoxVY0 Get Video 2 on Physical Map Design by subscribing to our newsletters at: https://www.roleplayingtips.com/lazy-gms/ Get Video 4 on Running Mysteries by joining the Roleplaying Tips Patreon https://www.patreon.com/johnnfour Get your free 5 Room Dungeon Book here: https://www.roleplayingtips.com/5-room-dungeons/ Pick up Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master here: https://slyflourish.com/returnofthelazydm/ More information about Blades in the Dark here: https://www.evilhat.com/home/blades-in-the-dark/ Learn more about the Adventure Building Master Game Plan here: https://www.roleplayingtips.com/epic-adventure-building-game-plan/