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The Lazy RPG Talk Show and the Lazy GM Prep show. D&D news, commentary, spotlights, Q&A, and lazy GM prep with Mike Shea of Sly Flourish.
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4 days ago
4 days ago
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:11 D&D & RPG News: Goodman Games DCC Bundle of Holding
- 03:20 D&D & RPG News: Humblewood and Heckna Pay What You Want
- 05:57 Sly Flourish News: Whitesparrow and the Night Blades in the CC
- 09:55 D&D & RPG News: Goodman Games 5e System - Advanced Advantage
- 13:57 Product Spotlight: Monster Overhaul
- 22:57 Commentary: Thoughts on Foundry
- 36:38 DM Tip: 3-2-1 Quest Model
- 44:07 Patreon Question: Dealing with the Strain of GMing
- 49:28 Patreon Question: Balancing Types of Secrets
- 52:06 Patreon Question: Which Books Do You Take With You?
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- Goodman Games DCC Adventure Bundle of Holding
- Humblewood Campaign Setting Pay What You Want
- Heckna Campaign Adventure Pay What You Want
- Whitesparrow and Night Blades in the Creative Commons
- Monster Overhaul
- Mobile Improvements for Foundry
Thursday Dec 26, 2024
Thursday Dec 26, 2024
Mike looks back over a year in the TTRPG hobby!
- 00:00 Show Start
- 02:19 100 Games in 2024
- 03:16 D&D 2024 PHB and DMG Released
- 05:00 Tales of the Valiant
- 07:03 Black Flag System Reference Document
- 10:06 2024 D&D on Foundry, Fantasy Grounds, and Roll20
- 13:35 Shadow of the Weird Wizard
- 14:37 Third Party Publishers on D&D Beyond
- 22:41 Shadowdark
- 23:25 City of Arches
- 25:24 RPGs and Generative AI
- 27:11 TTRPG People Moving to Bluesky
- 31:24 Other Non-Shittified TTRPG Platforms
- 33:59 Other WOTC Corporate Stuff and Bob World Builder's Survey
- 40:10 Looking Forward to 2025
- 45:42 Top Ten Sly Flourish Articles of 2024
Links
Monday Dec 23, 2024
Monday Dec 23, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 02:09 D&D & RPG News: Cities Without Number Bundle of Holding
- 07:51 D&D & RPG News: Shadowrun Bundle of Holding
- 08:58 D&D & RPG News: Join the Arcane Library Newsletter for Two Free Adventures
- 11:02 DM Tip: GM Resources in Markdown for Obsidian
- 25:27 DM Tip: Use the Obsidian Web Clipper to Save Web Pages
- 29:31 Sly Flourish News: Free Dice Roller Web App
- 35:23 Commentary: Notable Sections of the 2024 D&D Dungeon Master's Guide
- 59:44 Patreon Question: Pondering Conclusions for Sandbox Games
- 01:02:55 Patreon Question: Using a Big Monitor on a Gaming Table
- 01:04:37 Patreon Question: Advice for Bridge and Travel Sessions
Links
Friday Dec 20, 2024
Friday Dec 20, 2024
Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.
Monday Dec 16, 2024
Monday Dec 16, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:03 D&D & RPG News: One Ring Bundle of Holding
- 03:57 D&D & RPG News: Haunted West 50% Off
- 04:52 Commentary: Running Mixed 5e Characters
- 20:18 DM Tip: Avoid the 2024 DMG's Enspelled Magic Items
- 33:14 Product Spotlight: Tales of the Valiant Game Master's Guide
Links
Friday Dec 13, 2024
Friday Dec 13, 2024
Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.
Monday Dec 09, 2024
Monday Dec 09, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:12 D&D & RPG News: Level Up Gateway Alpha Released
- 07:42 Product Spotlight: A5e.Tools
- 10:36 D&D & RPG News: Lord of the Rings 5e Not Independent
- 14:59 D&D & RPG News: So You Wanna Roleplay
- 16:48 Commentary: The Products We Continually Use at the Table
- 40:15 Sly Flourish News: 20% off Sly Flourish Books!
- 41:38 Sly Flourish News: New Quarterly Patreon Q&A
- 44:33 Patreon Question: Worldbuilding Off-Screen Towns and Settlements
- 47:33 Patreon Question: Relating CR to the Monster's Fiction
- 51:23 Patreon Question: Will "Update Available" overwrite my D&D Beyond Stuff?
- 55:29 Patreon Question: What Do You Think of the 4th Edition Dungeon Master's Guide?
- 01:00:42 Patreon Question: Full-Power Characters Showing Up Deep in Dungeons
Links
- 20% Off Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Level Up Gateway Alpha Announcement
- Level Up Gateway
- A5e.Tools
- Wanna Play Right Now
- Buy Wanna Play Right Now
- High-Use RPG Products – All Responses
- Worlds Without Number
- Worlds Without Number - Free Version
- Flee Mortals
- A5e Monstrous Menagerie
- A5e Trials and Treasure
- Knave 2
- Maze Rats
- Maze Rats pdf
- Maze Rats Obsidian
- Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
- Forge of Foes
- Lazy DM's Companion
- So You Want to be a Gamemaster
- Monster Overhaul
- Ironsworn
- Raging Swan Dread Thingonomicon
- GM Miscellany
- Chessex Wet Erase Battle Mat
- Dyson Maps
- Midgard Worldbook (Affiliate link)
- Lazy Monster Tokens
- 5e Cheat Sheet
- Sly Flourish 2024 Gift Guide
Friday Dec 06, 2024
Friday Dec 06, 2024
Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.
Monday Dec 02, 2024
Monday Dec 02, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:23 D&D & RPG News: Scott Gray on Points of Interest
- 03:11 Sly Flourish News: Mike's Going to the Philidelphia Area Game Expo!
- 04:24 D&D & RPG News: Lord of the Rings on D&D Beyond
- 10:11 Commentary: Building a Resilient Hobby when Elon Musk Threatens to Buy It
- 12:01 D&D & RPG News: Half-Off Lord of the Rings from Free League
- 13:58 Commentary: More Thoughts on a Resilient TTRPG Hobby
- 16:06 Sly Flourish News: 20% Off Sly Flourish Books
- 17:49 D&D & RPG News: Tales of the Valiant Pocket Editions
- 19:07 D&D & RPG News: Free League Sales
- 20:31 D&D & RPG News: Old School Essentials Sale
- 23:16 D&D & RPG News: Free League Bundle of Holding
- 24:12 D&D & RPG News: Heroforge Custom Flat Acrylic Miniatures
- 26:36 Commentary: The Best Value in TTRPG Accessories
- 31:38 DM Tip: The Dangers of Crafting Magic Items in the D&D 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide
- 43:18 Patreon Question: Organizing and Tracking Monsters in 5e Combat
- 47:54 Patreon Question: Getting Into Alien Minds
- 50:24 Patreon Question: The Resolution of Fantastic Locations
- 53:16 Patreon Question: Understanding Scenes and Locations
Links
- 20% off Sly Flourish Books and Free US Shipping!
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Points of Interest by Scott Gray
- Philadelphia Area Gaming Expo
- Lord of the Rings on D&D Beyond
- What does the Lord of the Rings integration on D&D Beyond look like?
- Buy Lord of the Rings 5e from Free League
- Free League Humble Bundle
- Musk – "How Much is Hasbro?"
- Ensuring the resilence of your RPGs
- Surviving a Digital D&D
- Tales of the Valiant: Player’s Guide & Monster Vault Pocket Editions
- Old School Essentials Sale
- Flat Heroforge Miniatures
- Pathfinder Flip-Mat Basic
- Staedtler Lumovision medium black 315-9
- Tracking Monsters by Player-Driven Characteristics
Friday Nov 29, 2024
Friday Nov 29, 2024
Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.
Monday Nov 25, 2024
Monday Nov 25, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:15 D&D & RPG News: Lazy RPG Talk Show Number One D&D Podcast by D&D Fanatics
- 02:32 D&D & RPG News: Professor Dungeon Master on the 2024 DMG
- 04:55 D&D & RPG News: DM David on a 25 year D&D Wish List
- 08:53 Commentary: Elon Musk tells WOTC to Burn In Hell
- 19:55 DM Tip: Anatomy of a Situation -- Red Eagle Tower
- 41:45 Patreon Spotlight: Tomb of the War King Scenario
- 47:18 Patreon Question: Favorite Monster Abilities of Players
- 51:23 Patreon Question: Building Your Own Campaign Outlines
- 53:28 Patreon Question: Tips for Playing In-Person Games
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- The 10 Best DnD Podcasts (That Aren’t Actual Plays)
- Professor Dungeon Master on the 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide
- DM David on 25 Year D&D Wish List
- Elon Musk Calls for WOTC to Burn in Hell over Making of Original D&D Passages
- The Making of the Original Dungeons & Dragons 1970 1977 (affiliate link)
- "Damn Right I'm a Sexist"
- Gygax defines self as a biological determinist in 2024
- Cory Doctorow on Harlan Ellison
- D&D Co-Creator Gary Gygax was Sexist – Talking About it is Key to Preserving his Legacy
- When We Were Wizards
- Using Maps for In-Person Games
- Tools of the Lazy Dungeon Master
Friday Nov 22, 2024
Friday Nov 22, 2024
Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:13 D&D & RPG News: Mike on EN World Podcast Talking about the 2024 DMG
- 02:51 D&D & RPG News: Pathfinder 2 Humble Bundle
- 05:38 D&D & RPG News: Phantasy Star RPG Preorder
- 06:51 Kickstarter Spotlight: A5E Monstrous Menagerie 2
- 08:14 Commentary: Hard Truths About Crowdfunded RPGs
- 25:20 Commentary: Comparing DMG 2024 Advice to Lazy DM Advice
- 40:19 Patreon Question: Character Home Bases
- 44:45 Patreon Question: Set Piece Battles or Theater of the Mind?
- 49:10 Patreon Question: Best After-Session Notes
- 51:00 Patreon Question: Improving NPC Voices While Roleplaying
Links
- Mike on Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop Podcast
- Pathfinder 2E Humble Bundle
- Phantasy Star RPG Preorder
- A5E Monstrous Menagerie 2
- Top Tips for GMs – SlyFlourish.com
- Matt Mercer on NPC Voices – DM's Deep Dive
- Dialects Archive
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
Friday Nov 15, 2024
Friday Nov 15, 2024
Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.
Monday Nov 11, 2024
Monday Nov 11, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:21 D&D & RPG News: Blades in the Dark Deep Cuts
- 03:37 Commentary: What Do You Need to Prep Your Session?
- 36:52 Commentary: Encounter Building in the D&D 2024 DMG and the Lazy Encounter Benchmark
Links
Friday Nov 08, 2024
Friday Nov 08, 2024
Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Monday Nov 04, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:15 Kickstarter Spotlight: Draconics the Peaceful Way to Play 5e
- 03:21 Kickstarter Spotlight: Wondrous Worlds by Nord Games
- 05:16 D&D & RPG News: D&D 2024 Free Rules Givith and then Taketh Away
- 09:28 Commentary: D&D 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide Thoughts and the Four Gamemaster's Guides
- 34:07 DM Tip: Avoid NPC Betrayals
- 44:59 Patreon Question: Favorite Short Adventure Books
- 47:52 Patreon Question: Expanding a GM's Reading List
- 49:18 Patreon Question: Focusing on Prep for the Next Session
- 51:09 Patreon Question: Needing to Improvise with Shadowdark
- 54:01 Patreon Question: Top House Rules for Shadowdark
- 57:03 Patreon Question: The Urgency of Multiple Quest Hooks # [01:00:50 Patreon Question: Where to End Shadowdark Sessions
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- Draconis: The Peaceful Way to Play DND 5E
- Wondrous Worlds by Nord Games
- Updated D&D 2024 Free Rules
- Oops, that was a mistake
- Level Up Advanced 5e Trials and Treasure
- Tales of the Valiant Gamemaster's Guide
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Monday Oct 28, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:16 Product Spotlight: Defiler of Moonsilk Keep
- 03:44 Product Spotlight: Horizons Magazine Issue 1
- 06:25 Product Spotlight: Frontiers of Eberron
- 12:35 Kickstarter Spotlight: Adventures in Teaching and Learning with TTRPGs
- 14:27 Kickstarter Spotlight: Dwarven Forge Dungeons Reforged
- 24:25 Commentary: Experiences at Gamehole Con
- 34:20 DM Tip: Pool Table Game Mastering
- 45:43 Patreon Question: What Makes a Great Monster Book
- 51:44 Patreon Question: Running Big Timed Events in Scenes
Links
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Mike discusses his experiences running the Shadowdark RPG for a year
Friday Oct 18, 2024
Friday Oct 18, 2024
Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!
Monday Oct 14, 2024
Monday Oct 14, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 02:17 D&D & RPG News: Call of Cthulhu Humbled Bundle
- 04:40 Sly Flourish News: City of Arches Key of Worlds Scenarios for Hero-Tier Subscribers
- 12:28 Product Spotlight: Dread Thingonomicon Markdown for Obsidian
- 16:19 Sly Flourish News: Lazy GM Reference Guides in Markdown for Obsidian
- 20:23 Sly Flourish News: Sly Flourish 2025 Calendar!
- 22:00 Commentary: The Trouble with Crafting Systems in 5e
- 36:37 DM Tip: Advanced Random Encounter Tricks
- 49:46 Patreon Question: Adding Subquests and Managing Levels with Campaign Arcs
- 54:04 Patreon Question: Keeping Combat Descriptions Flavorful
- 57:17 Patreon Question: Designing a Heroic Shadowdark-Style Game
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- Call of Cthulhu Humbled Bundle
- Dread Thingonomicon
- Dread Laironomicon
- Lazy GM Resource Docs likewise have Obsidian versions
- Lazy GM's Resource Document
- Lazy GM's 5e Monster Builder Resource Document
- Crit-Tech's Lazy GM Documents on Github (including Obsidian Markdown versions)
- Sly Flourish 2025 calendar
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Prep for the finale of Mike's Shadowdark Gloaming campaign!
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Monday Oct 07, 2024
Monday Oct 07, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:20 Sly Flourish News: Sly Flourish After-School RPG Club Sponsorship
- 07:44 D&D & RPG News: Free Kobold Press Encounter Builder
- 11:11 D&D & RPG News: Dread Thingonomicon Bundle of Holding for $8
- 13:52 D&D & RPG News: Goodman Games Humble Bundle
- 16:04 Kickstarter Spotlight: Grim Hollow Transformed Kickstarter
- 19:15 D&D & RPG News: Ars Magica in a Creative Commons License
- 26:33 DM Tip: Two Bandits Talking About the Characters
- 31:28 Patreon Question: Single Best Tip for New GMs
- 38:24 Patreon Question: What If Characters Don't Strike Lighting Rods?
- 44:12 Patreon Question: D&D 2024 Tool DCs and DM Agency
- 50:18 Patreon Question: Can You Mix TOV, A5e, D&D 2024, and D&D 2014?
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- Sly Flourish After-School RPG Sponsorship
- Kobold Press Encounter Builder
- Dread Thingonomicon
- Goodman Games humble bundle
- Grim Hollow Transformed Kickstarter
- Ars Magica Rules and Setting under CC BY SA
- Top Tips for RPG Game Masters
- Lightning Rods
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Mike begins his campaign prep for his Dragon Empire Midgard-based Tales of the Valiant campaign!
Monday Sep 30, 2024
Monday Sep 30, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:30 Kickstarter Spotlight: Enter the Labyrinth by Kobold Press
- 05:15 Kickstarter Spotlight: Dragontown and the Darkness Below
- 11:03 D&D & RPG News: Horizons Magazine by Wildmage Press
- 12:16 D&D & RPG News: Beadle and Grimm 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide Map Pack
- 14:04 D&D & RPG News: 2024 Player's Handbook is D&D's Fastest Selling Book Ever
- 18:22 Commentary: You Don't Own Your D&D Beyond Books
- 21:24 D&D & RPG News: Hidden Subclass Compatibility in D&D 2024
- 27:32 Commentary: The Current State of Generative AI and TTRPGs
- 46:23 Patreon Question: Industry Standards for Releasing RPG Material Under Open Licenses
- 52:03 Patreon Question: Coming Up with Villains or Fronts in Strange Campaign Settings
- 54:36 Patreon Question: Excluding a Player from a Game
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- Kobold Press’s Labyrinth Kickstarter
- Dragontown and the Darkness Below Kickstarter
- Wildmage Press Horizons Magazine
- Beadle and a Grymm Greyhawk map pack
- D&D 2024 Player’s Handbook Fastest Selling D&D Book of All Time
- New California law means digital stores can’t imply you’re buying a game when you’re merely licensing it
- Where do your Steam games go when you die?
- The Best LLM for Generating RPG Stuff – Your Brain
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!
Monday Sep 23, 2024
Monday Sep 23, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:16 D&D & RPG News: Roll20 Packages for Doctors Without Borders
- 03:04 Kickstarter Spotlight: Pirate Borg
- 09:06 DM Tip: Run I6 Ravenloft with Shadowdark on Halloween
- 10:45 D&D & RPG News: Free D&D 2024 Rules with All Twelve Classes
- 13:20 D&D & RPG News: D&D Adventurer's League Moves to D&D 2024
- 26:13 D&D & RPG News: D&D 2024 PHB Available Physically and on Four VTTs
- 33:55 DM Tip: D&D 2024's Handling of Tools and DCs
- 41:02 DM Tip: Two Words for Increasing Combat Challenge
- 51:06 Patreon Question: What's My Next Campaign?
- 53:26 Patreon Question: Upward and Downward Beats in a Campaign
- 57:46 Patreon Question: Why Switch to Obsidian?
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- Pirate Borg Down Among the Dead
- Ravenloft with Shadowdark Video
- Ravenloft with Shadowdark Article
- D&D Beyond D&D 2024 Free Rules Includes All Twelve Classes
- D&D Adventures League Updates
- D&D PHB 2024 on Foundry
- D&D PHB 2024 on Fantasy Grounds
- D&D PHB 2024 on Roll20
- Roll20 Characters
- Midgard Dragon Empire Campaign Video
Friday Sep 20, 2024
Friday Sep 20, 2024
Mike begins his campaign prep for his Dragon Empire Midgard-based Tales of the Valiant campaign!
Monday Sep 16, 2024
Monday Sep 16, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00:00 Show Start
- 00:01:16 Kickstarter Spotlight: Worldographer 2025 by Inkwell Ideas
- 00:03:36 Kickstarter Spotlight: Shadow City Mysteries
- 00:04:53 Product Spotlight: Level Up Advanced 5e on Bundle of Holding
- 00:10:46 D&D & RPG News: MCDM's License for Draw Steel
- 00:17:33 Product Spotlight: Shadowdark Guide to Monster Statistics by Matt Dietrich
- 00:22:14 Commentary: Four Sources of D&D History
- 00:44:16 DM Tip: Instant Monsters for 5e
- 00:59:02 Patreon Question: Handling Back Seat Driving Veteran Players
- 01:03:17 Patreon Question: Running the City of Arches with Shadowdark
- 01:05:40 Patreon Question: Managing Secrets with Multiple Paths Ahead
- 01:08:09 Patreon Question: Building Single-Session Episodic Adventures
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- Worldographer Kickstarter
- Shadow City Mysteries Crowdfunding campaign
- Level Up A5e Bundles of Holding – Core
- Level Up A5e Bundles of Holding – Adventures
- Draw Steel creators license
- Shadowdark Quick Monster Stats by Matt Dietrich
- D&D 50 Year Panel
- D&D 50 Celebration Games
- When We Were Wizards
- The Making of Original D&D: 1970 - 1977