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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.
Episodes
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!
Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
- 00:00:00 Show Start
- 00:00:45 Product Spotlight: Arcadia 16 and the Blackweald
- 00:09:14 Product Spotlight: Alphastream on Defining Your Success in RPGs
- 00:13:29 Product Spotlight: Monsters of the Multiverse Part 2
- 00:38:20 Patreon Question: How can DMs Enjoy Being Players?
- 00:41:51 Patreon Question: Running Third Party Campaigns with D&D Beyond
- 00:46:01 Patreon Question: Choosing a VTT to Invest In
- 00:49:42 Patreon Question: Collapsing a Wide-Spread Campaign
- 00:51:50 Patreon Question: Running Strahd
- 00:53:59 Patreon Question: Sharing Villainous Plans and Actions
- 00:55:24 Patreon Question: Choosing Third Party Character Options
- 00:56:35 Patreon Question: Running Multi-Table Events
- 00:58:35 Patreon Question: Using Gold in Mythic Adventures
- 01:00:25 Patreon Question: Defining Leveling Milestones
- 01:01:38 Patreon Question: Drawing Out Character Backstory
- 01:02:37 Patreon Question: Managing Chaotic Characters
- 01:05:17 Patreon Question: Recognizing GM Burnout
- 01:07:46 Patreon Question: Surprise Twists in D&D Campaigns
Links
Thursday May 26, 2022
Thursday May 26, 2022
Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!
Monday May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 00:44 D&D News: Free Phandelver and Acq Inc on D&D Beyond
- 02:21 Product Spotlight: Monsters of the Multiverse
- 30:35 Kickstarter Spotlight: Murder in the Shielding Peaks
- 34:13 Product Spotlight: Treacherous Traps
- 37:14 Patreon Question: Encouraging Player Ingenuity
- 40:40 Patreon Question: Running Dungeon Crawls
- 48:31 Patreon Question: Describing Irregular Caves in a Dungeon Crawl
- 49:52 Patreon Question: Witchlight with Three Players
- 52:17 Patreon Question: Resource Management During Travel
Links
- Free Phandelver and Acquisitions Incorporated on D&D Beyond
- Monsters of the Multiverse (affiliate link)
- D&D Adventurer's League rules for Monsters of the Multiverse Races
- Blog of Holding Analysis of Monsters of the Multiverse
- Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie (affiliate link)
- Kickstarter: Murder in the Shielding Peaks
- Treacherous Traps
Thursday May 19, 2022
Thursday May 19, 2022
Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!
Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
- 00:00 Show Intro
- 01:00 D&D News: Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes Comes Out on 16 May
- 02:01 D&D News: Can't Buy Tome of Foes or Volo's Guide to Monsters on D&D Beyond after 17 May
- 05:57 Product Spotlight: Above VTT
- 19:00 Kickstarter Spotlight: Campaign Builder - Cities and Towns
- 20:46 D&D Tip: Hex Flowers
- 31:37 Patreon Question: Introducing Villains in your Campaign
- 34:22 Patreon Question: Challenging Characters vs. Players with Puzzles
- 37:47 Patreon Question: Dealing with Bickering Players
- 41:55 Patreon Question: Evoking High Adventure in our RPGs
- 45:30 Patreon Question: Pacing Games with Split Parties
- 47:30 Patreon Question: What To Do With Gold
- 50:53 Patreon Question: Focusing a Homebrew Campaign
Links
Thursday May 05, 2022
Thursday May 05, 2022
Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!
Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
- 00:00:00 Show Intro
- 00:00:54 Sly Flourish News: Update to the City of Arches
- 00:04:15 D&D News: Heroes of Krynn Revisited Unearthed Arcana
- 00:08:25 Kickstarter Spotlight: Dungeonmorphs IV
- 00:12:58 Kickstarter Spotlight: Fraternity of Ash
- 00:15:40 Product Spotlight: Isle of the Dreaded Accursed
- 00:18:49 Patreon Question: Building Resilient Villainous Plans
- 00:23:30 Patreon Question: Points-of-Light Settings for Lazy DMs
- 00:25:54 Patreon Question: Long-Ranged Combat
- 00:27:42 Patreon Question: Reskin or Build a Big Bad Evil Mage From Scratch?
- 00:32:06 Patreon Question: Integrating Characters of Stand-By Players
- 00:34:22 Patreon Question: Managing Conflicting Factions
- 00:35:47 Patreon Question: Too Many Pirate Lords!
- 00:37:17 Patreon Question: Building an Apocalyptic Eberron
- 00:39:27 Patreon Question: Handling a Situation Where you Crossed the Line Accidentally
- 00:43:44 Patreon Question: Managing Portals in the City of Arches
- 00:46:04 Patreon Question: Published Inspiration for Homebrew Campaigns
- 00:47:59 Patreon Question: Handling In-World Pacing Problems
- 00:50:09 Patreon Question: Surprising Players vs. Surprising Characters
- 00:52:50 Patreon Question: Managing Political Intrigue the Lazy Way
- 00:54:39 Patreon Question: Managing Before-Combat Attacks and Actions
- 00:56:20 Patreon Question: Managing Downtime Activities
- 00:57:33 Patreon Question: Rewarding and Balancing Named Spells
- 00:59:09 Patreon Question: Managing Adventures Focused on a Missing Character
- 01:00:31 Patreon Question: Managing Timing While Running Fall of Elturel
Links
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 00:51 D&D News: Last Days of the Sly Flourish Bundle of Holding
- 01:56 D&D News: Lots of Wizards Announcements
- 02:13 D&D News: The Monstrous Compendium Volume 1
- 07:06 D&D News: Campaign Case - Creatures
- 10:01 D&D News: Campaign Case - Terrain
- 11:30 D&D News: D&D Starter Set - Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
- 12:59 D&D News: Spelljammer Boxed Set
- 16:58 D&D News: Dragonlance - Shadow of the Dragon Queen and War of Krynn
- 21:14 Kickstarter Spotlight: Shadow Under Hardflint Hall
- 24:46 Patreon Question: Who Do I Listen To, Watch, and Read?
- 28:34 Patreon Question: On Fudging Rolls and Choosing Targets
- 31:49 Patreon Question: Dealing with Familiars and Dungeon Reconnaissance
- 36:06 Patreon Question: How Do we Actually Begin our Sessions?
- 38:46 Patreon Question: Introducing Players to Other Game Systems
- 40:32 Patreon Question: Making NPCs Distinct
- 42:00 Patreon Question: How Strict to Represent Time Pressures
- 44:05 Patreon Question: Should I Worry about my Evil PC?
- 46:27 Patreon Question: Projecting Evil Humanoid Creatures
- 48:21 Patreon Question: What Bad Habits Have I Broken?
- 51:31 Patreon Question: Checklist for Homebrew Finales
- 55:14 Patreon Question: Running Deadly Standoffs in D&D
Links
- Sly Flourish Bundle of Holding!
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books
- Shadow Under Hardflint Hall Kickstarter
- D&D Direct – Announcement Video
- Monstrous Compendium Volume 1 (WOTC)
- Monstrous Compendium Volume 1 (D&D Beyond)
- D&D Campaign Case: Creatures
- D&D Campaign Case: Terrain
- D&D Starter Set – Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
- Spelljammer Boxed Set
- Dragonlance – Shadow of the Dragon Queen
- Bob Worldbuilder
- Dungeoncraft
- DM David
- Alphastream.org
- Mastering Dungeons
- Eldritch Lorecast
- The Alexandrian
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Mike offers tips and thoughts for running Chapter 2 of Wild Beyond the Witchlight!
Contents
- 00:00 Show Intro
- 00:37 Four Tips for Witchlight Chapter 2
- 01:01 Tip 1: Reinforce the Theme of Whimsy and Wonder
- 02:19 Tip 2: Reinforce the Characters' Goals
- 04:34 Tip 3: Solidify the Chapter's Main Required Progression Key: Clapperclaw
- 05:42 Tip 4: Limit Agdon Longscarf's Multi-attack
- 07:48 Witchlight Runs Great On It's Own
- 09:01 Injecting Dreadful Incursions from Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft
- 14:29 Reinforce the Rules of Conduct
- 15:46 Manage Your Upward and Downward Beats
- 19:24 Make Telemy Hill Dangerous
- 20:19 Fall in Love with the Soggy Court
- 22:56 Lots of Options for Bavlorna and her Cottage
- 25:08 Choose Where you Put the Unicorn Horn
- 25:51 Add a Vendor
- 27:14 Fill Out Empty Locations As Desired
- 28:07 Be Careful While Leveling Slowly
- 29:33 Foreshadow the League of Malevolence
- 30:14 Show The Maps
Links
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 00:41 D&D News: Sly Flourish Bundle of Holding
- 02:02 D&D News: WOTC Buys D&D Beyond
- 08:56 D&D News: D&D Direct Announcements Coming Thursday 21 April 2022
- 10:05 Kickstarter Spotlight: Flee Mortals by MCDM
- 29:30 Product Spotlight: Volo's Vetted Vendors
- 33:06 Patreon Question: Seeding Future Quests Without Starting Them
- 36:41 Patreon Question: Handling Augury
- 39:00 Patreon Question: Manging Sources and Books for Game Prep
- 41:40 Patreon Question: Handling Curses That Remove Curse Doesn't Fix
- 45:15 Patreon Question: Running a Rebellion
- 48:13 Patreon Question: Uncomfortable Roleplaying NPCs
- 50:27 Patreon Question: Passing Complex Lore to Players
- 53:06 Patreon Question: Handling Mounts in Combat
- 55:03 Patreon Question: Strong Starts and Cold Opens
Links
- Sly Flourish Bundle of Holding!
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books
- Mastering Dungeons Video on D&D Beyond Acquisition
- D&D Beyond Acquisition Announcement
- D&D Beyond Acquisition Press Release
- D&D Direct Event & Product Announcements
- Flee Mortals Kickstarter
- Volo's Vetted Vendors
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:10 D&D News: Sly Flourish Bundle of Holding! $100 of PDFs for $20!
- 03:33 D&D News: City of Arches Update with Amazing Side-View Cutaway Map
- 11:42 Product Spotlight: Kenku.fm
- 18:50 Kickstarter Spotlight: Tome of Adventure Design
- 26:24 Patreon Question: Fast and Slow Initiative in D&D 5e
- 30:23 Patreon Question: Run Eberron in Sharn and in the Wilds
- 32:33 Patreon Question: Five Elements of Storytelling in D&D
- 37:01 Patreon Question: Players Running NPCs or Monsters
- 39:07 Patreon Question: Tactical Combat in Theater of the Mind
- 44:04 Patreon Question: Managing On-Call Players
- 47:48 Patreon Question: Recovering from a Bad Game
Links
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 00:49 D&D News: Spelljammer Confirmed??
- 08:38 Product Spotlight: Crown of the Oathbreaker
- 18:06 Commentary: Elderbrain's 2,000 Player D&D Survey
- 25:04 D&D News: Patreon Q&A for April 2022 Coming Wednesday
- 27:16 Patreon Question: Evolving Villain Stat Blocks
- 31:29 Patreon Question: Favorite Classic D&D Encounters
- 33:04 Patreon Question: Dealing with Insight Checks for Lie Detection
- 36:41 Patreon Question: Making Awesome Skeletons
- 41:06 Patreon Question: Helping Players Understand High Level Quests
- 45:28 Patreon Question: What Makes a Good Cultist?
- 47:04 Patreon Question: Mixing Ruins of the Grendleroot and Where the Machines Wait
- 48:51 Patreon Question: Outlining Scenes vs. Defining Situations
Links
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
- 00:00 Show Intro
- 00:36 D&D News: Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
- 15:43 Product Spotlight: Warlock Lairs - Into the Wilds
- 21:09 Commentary: The Intractable Problem of Maps for In-Person Games
- 43:15 Patreon Question: Tracking Secret Organizations In Your Campaign
- 46:07 Patreon Question: How do You Grab Artwork?
- 47:33 Patreon Question: How Are Heists Different than Dungeon Crawls?
- 50:11 Patreon Question: Challenge Ratings for Custom Monsters
- 52:17 Patreon Question: Running a One- or Two-Hour Adventure
- 53:59 Patreon Question: How Do You Run a Dungeon?
- 56:16 Patreon Question: Solidifying Choices in a Homebrew Campaign
- 58:12 Patreon Question: Why Do Bosses Need Mobility?
Links
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 00:38 D&D News: New Product Announcements Tuesday
- 05:04 Product Spotlight: Call from the Netherdeep
- 22:32 Kickstarter Spotlight: Remarkable Guilds
- 27:16 DM Tip: Another Look at "Attack on a Miss"
- 35:22 Patreon Question: Players Won't Interact with Quest NPCs
- 40:30 Patreon Question: How to Use 3rd Party Monsters
- 44:57 Patreon Question: Villainous Banter During Combat
- 48:32 Patreon Question: Your Own Canon for Published Campaign Worlds
- 51:27 Patreon Question: All-in Group Checks and Secret Ability Checks
- 55:36 Patreon Question: Understanding Which Monster Make Sense For a Situation
- 59:14 Patreon Question: Overwhelmed with Locations and NPCs in Strixhaven
Links
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
- 00:00:00 Show Start
- 00:00:34 WOTC Product Spotlight: Heroes of Krynn Playtest
- 00:20:07 Product Spotlight: Book of Wondrous Magic Volume 2
- 00:27:18 Product Spotlight: Free Dwarven Forge Adventures
- 00:34:33 DM Tip: Attack Again on a Miss
- 00:39:19 RPG Industry Tip: Lunch break Heroes on Making Money in RPGs
- 00:45:59 Patreon Question: Scaling Combat for Six Players
- 00:49:32 Patreon Question: Lazy Tricks for Incorporating Character Backgrounds
- 00:53:39 Patreon Question: Tools for In-Person Games
- 00:56:47 Patreon Question: Handing Out Magic Items
- 00:59:32 Patreon Question: Best Adventure I've Ever Played In
- 01:01:16 Patreon Question: Running Structured Social Encounters
- 01:03:47 Patreon Question: Blades in the Dark for D&D Heists
Links
- Join the Sly Flourish Patreon
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Buy the Lazy DM's Companion
- Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
- Buy the Lazy DM's Workbook
- Heroes of Krynn Unearthed Arcana Playtest
- Book of Wondrous Magic Volume 2
- Alphastream on YouTube
- Alphastream's Blog and Newsletter
- Dwarven Forge Adventures
- Lunch Break Heroes on Making a Living in RPGs
- Lazy D&D Combat Encounter Benchmark
- Tools for In-Person Games
- Invasion of the Planet of Tarrasques
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Mike covers the remainder of the February 2022 Sly Flourish Patreon questions!
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 00:28 Commentary: Patreon Q&A Guidelines
- 01:41 Commentary: Disclaimer...I'm Just Sharing My Experiences
- 02:45 D&D News: The Lazy D&D Talk Show Topic Database
- 04:04 Patreon Question: Managing Mechanics-Focused Players
- 07:23 Patreon Question: Being Too Nice?
- 10:47 Patreon Question: Limiting Turn Time in Combat
- 13:55 Patreon Question: Druids Conjuring Giant Octopi
- 17:27 Patreon Question: Projecting Deadly Threats in Numenera
- 19:29 DM Tip: Limiting Polymorph by Treating Monster Sightings like Pokemon
- 20:46 Patreon Question: Getting Ideas for Fantastic Locations
- 22:53 Patreon Question: Managing Table Talk in Online Games
- 25:47 Patreon Question: Really Big Pointcrawls? Sure!
- 28:28 Patreon Question: Campaign Outlines for Lazy DMs?
- 31:08 Patreon Question: Player Agency with Dominated Characters
- 33:24 Patreon Question: What Program Did I Layout City of Arches In?
- 34:39 Patreon Question: Appendix N for Grendleroot Games
- 37:13 Patreon Question: Better System for Quest Rewards?
- 38:59 Patreon Question: Upward and Downward Beats During Combat
- 41:22 Patreon Question: Selecting Magic Items for Shopping Characters
- 43:37 Patreon Question: Experiences Writing City of Arches
- 51:42 Patreon Question: Telegraphing Deadly Situations
Links
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 00:24 D&D News: City of Arches Updates
- 10:06 Commentary: The Shift to Online Play
- 18:08 Product Spotlight: Cult of the Hydra
- 26:44 Commentary: Writing Expensive Products for the DM's Guild
- 36:01 Patreon Question: Getting Players to Read the Books
- 40:34 Patreon Question: Building a Dark Lord Boss Monster
- 43:34 Patreon Question: Speeding Up Milestone Experience Rewards
- 46:00 Patreon Question: Introducing Villains All at Once or One At a Time
- 48:30 Patreon Question: Deadly Encounter Benchmark for Level 11+
- 54:01 Patreon Question: Experiences Playing Solo RPGs
Links
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy the Lazy DM's Companion
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Shift in Online and In Person Play
- Roll 20 has 10 million users
- Cult of the Hydra
- Collective Experiences Running D&D Boss Monsters
- Improvising Legendary Boss Monsters Video
- Improvising Coleville-style Action Oriented Monsters
- Lazy Encounter Benchmark
- Ironsworn
- Thousand Year Old Vampire
- Mork Borg Feretory
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Mike uses the Lazy DM's Companion and the City of Arches to put together a heist one-shot adventure! See the show notes for details
Links
- Buy the Lazy DM's Companion
- Check out the Lazy DM's Companion Sample Pages
- Join the Sly Flourish Patreon for the City of Arches and much more!
- Check out the final Notion page for the adventure
- Learn more about Notion for Lazy Campaign Building
- Pick up Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
- Pick up the Lazy DM's Workbook
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
- 00:00:00 Show Start
- 00:00:23 City of Arches Player's Guide
- 00:02:39 City of Arches Map by Chloe Bollard
- 00:06:19 Obsidian Skull Patreon Adventure
- 00:08:26 Lazy D&D Talk Show Topic Database
- 00:13:38 Product Spotlight: Uncaged Godesses
- 00:27:57 Kickstarter Preview: Old School Essentials
- 00:34:57 Patreon Question: Lazy DM Steps for Sandbox Urban Adventures
- 00:39:30 Patreon Question: Tips for Running One-on-One D&D Games
- 00:42:16 Patreon Question: Tips for Describing Combat
- 00:44:14 Patreon Question: Player Worldbuilding
- 00:46:08 Patreon Question: Feats in DMG, Magic Items in PHB?
- 00:48:12 Patreon Question: Random Tables for Hunt-Based Adventure
- 00:51:01 Patreon Question: Character Race and WOTC Storylines
- 00:54:30 Patreon Question: Favorite Non-D&D RPG
- 00:55:17 Patreon Question: Lazy D&D Tips for Megadungeons
- 00:57:06 Patreon Question: Re-Balancing High Level Characters
- 01:00:13 Patreon Question: Filtering New Players for Online Games
Links
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy the Lazy DM's Companion
- Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Uncaged Godesses
- Old School Essentials Kickstarter
- A Framework for One-on-One D&D Games: Sherlock Holmes and Watson
- Balancing D&D Combat for One-on-One Play
- Running One-on-One D&D
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
- 00:00:00 Show Start
- 00:00:37 Lightning Rods - Leaning In on Powerful Character Abilities
- 00:10:19 New D&D Starter Set: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
- 00:15:32 Kickstarter Spotlight: Epic Legacy - Tome of Titans 2
- 00:26:21 Product Spotlight: Home Field Advantage - Lair Actions for Most D&D Monsters
- 00:37:16 Alphastream on Spellcasting Monsters
- 00:51:40 Patreon Question: Using GM Intrusions from Numenera in 5e
- 00:55:24 Patreon Question: Setting Up Gamestore Games for New Players
- 00:57:13 Patreon Question: Faster Leveling in Witchlight
- 01:00:16 Patreon Question: Overwhelmed with Lore
- 01:03:02 Patreon Question: Lazy DM Tips for Drawing Maps
Links
- Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
- Buy the Lazy DM's Companion
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Ginni Di on Leaning In on Powerful Character Abilities
- Nerd Immersion on New D&D Starter Set
- EnWorld on New D&D Starter Set: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
- Ray Winninger on Starter Set Price Error
- Kickstarter: Epic Legacy Tome of Titans 2
- Home Field Advantage: A Compendium of Lair Actions
- Alphastream: The Future "We" Want for Spellcasting Monsters
- Alphastream: How WotC Already Found the Future of Spellcasting Monsters
- Dyson Map Key for drawing quick battle maps
- Map Fu by Chris Perkins
- Map Fu SF Archive