Sometimes all it takes to run a good fantasy game is a d20 and a little bit of improvisation. Come with me on a brief dive into minimalist d20 fantasy roleplaying.

Leave the books in your bag if you can. Preface: This advice is mostly intended for veteran, long term GMs. I wouldn’t recommend some of this starting out, but please take what is useful to you. There’s no right or wrong way here. It’s also important to note this technique has been around for decades. I first read about it in XDM by Tracy Hickman. I believe Robin D. Laws may have mentioned it in…