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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
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
WOTC's new president, Lazy DM's Companion PDF for sale, Tal'Dorei Reborn product spotlight, more on Monsters of the Multiverse monster difficulty, and February Patreon Q&A in this week's Lazy D&D Talk Show!
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 00:35 New President of Wizards of the Coast and the Unpredictability of the Future of D&D
- 07:20 Lazy DM's Companion PDF Now for General Sale!
- 08:36 Tal'Dorei Reborn Product Spotlight
- 25:17 Videos and Articles about Monster Difficulty in Monsters of the Multiverse
- 37:57 Patreon Question: Running with One Remote Player and Three Physical Players
- 41:55 Patreon Question: Running a Predator-style Adventure that Doesn't Suck
- 45:55 Patreon Question: Any Further Tips on Campaign Development? Not really!
- 47:51 Patreon Question: Getting Players to Use More Character Features
- 50:31 Patreon Question: Getting Players to Understand Old-School Style Adventures in 5e
- 53:29 Patreon Question: Building Legacy Weapons that Scale Up in Power
Links
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Mike discusses his Blades in the Dark finale and thoughts about the game.
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Mike prepares to run his session zero of his first Numenera campaign!
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Mike goes through the final 33 Patreon questions of January 2022!
Contents
- 00:00:00 Show Intro
- 00:01:01 Cliche Bad Guy Expositions
- 00:02:49 Managing Treasure Distribution
- 00:05:08 Describing Three of Five Keys In Fiction
- 00:07:30 Building Quick Monsters from Scratch
- 00:09:39 Incorporating Character Backstories - Not for Everyone
- 00:13:46 Lazy Tips for Character Retreats
- 00:17:41 Sly Flourish DM Screen?
- 00:21:05 Creating Interesting Combat Encounters
- 00:25:12 Adding New Characters to Descent into Avernus
- 00:27:06 Making a CR 3 Vampire
- 00:28:56 More Sly Flourish Streamed D&D Games? Nope, Sorry.
- 00:30:29 Running One-Hour D&D Games
- 00:33:33 Tracking Factions in Notion
- 00:35:26 One-Page Campaign Guide for Homebrew Worlds
- 00:38:49 Setup for Running Games Online
- 00:41:08 Experience with Devesting Critical Hits
- 00:42:05 Using Extra Encounters for WOTC Hardcover Campaigns
- 00:43:33 Fog of War for Tabletop Maps
- 00:46:01 Secrets and Clues for West Marches Games
- 00:48:16 Managing Monsters with Debilitating Fun-Stealing Effects
- 00:51:04 OGL Good for Smaller Publishers? Not sure.
- 00:52:57 Running Grendleroot in Avernus
- 00:54:10 Integrating Monuments
- 00:55:50 Running Forgotten Realms for Knowledgable Players
- 00:58:05 Running Townbuilding Scenarios
- 00:59:44 Revealing Pointcrawls to Players
- 01:01:59 Playing in an 11-year-old's D&D Game
- 01:03:01 Running Grendleroot to 20th Level
- 01:04:31 Converting Settings to Other Systems and Running Fate
- 01:07:12 Speeding Up Combat
- 01:09:10 High-Level Relics Too Powerful? Nope!
- 01:11:03 Getting Players to Roleplay With Each Other
- 01:12:26 Revealing Numenera to Unknowing Characters
Links
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
- 00:29 My friend Bryan and the Importance of D&D
- 08:07 Quick Thoughts on Blades in the Dark
- 09:23 Further Thoughts on D&D Beyond and Monsters of the Multiverse
- 12:28 Kickstarter Spotlight: Tome of Beasts 3 by Kobold Press (Sponsored)
- 17:04 Product Spotlight: Level Up 5e Monstrous Menagerie
- 42:58 Patreon Q&A
- 43:23 Patreon Question: 5e's Time Sinks
- 48:22 Patreon Question: Do Monster Dials Prevent Character Death?
- 50:27 Patreon Question: Digital 3rd Party Products Outside of PDFs?
- 53:09 Patreon Question: Tips for Monster Morale
- 55:18 Patreon Question: 4e Modules of Note for 5e Conversion?
- 56:59 Patreon Question: Secrets, Clues, and Discoveries for Numenera
Links
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Mike prepares for his Blades in the Dark game.
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
- 00:38 Lazy DM's Companion PDF Delivered!
- 09:29 Monsters of the Multiverse on D&D Beyond on May 17th
- 13:25 MotM Not Updating Previous Content on D&D Beyond
- 23:26 A Look at Monsters of the Multiverse Stat Blocks
- 47:56 Patreon Question: Transitions Between Scenes and Encounters
- 50:47 Patreon Question: Running "World Without Heroes" Campaign
- 53:35 Patreon: Using Callbacks
- 56:08 Patreon Question: Problems and Benefits of D&D Canon
- 59:36 Patreon Question: Bite-sized Lore and Inspiration
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
- Preorder the Lazy DM's Companion
- Monsters of the Multiverse on D&D Beyond on 17 May 2022
- Enworld on Monsters of the Multiverse not replacing existing monsters
- Reddit transcript of D&D Beyond Twitch show on Monsters of the Multiverse
- DDB Taking Queues from WOTC on MotM integration
- Brandes Soddard's Twitter Preview of MotM
- See Brandes Soddard's media files for all of his MotM previews
- Level Up 5e Monstrous Menagerie (affiliate link)
- A World Without Heroes: A 1st to 20th level Campaign Outline
Friday Jan 21, 2022
Friday Jan 21, 2022
Mike talks about his first full session of Wild Beyond the Witchlight.
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 02:10 Seven D&D Tips from Last Night's Game
- 12:31 The Theme of Witchlight and the Dreadful Incursions
- 16:42 The Characters in my Witchlight Campaign
- 21:22 First Witchlight Session Retrospective
- 45:11 Prep for my Next Session
- 59:49 Listing the Cool Dreadful Domains for Dreadful Incursions
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy the Lazy DM's Companion
- Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
- Buy Wild Beyond the Witchlight on Amazon (affiliate link)
- Wild Beyond the Witchlight Notion Template
- Wild Beyond the Witchlight One-Page Campaign Guide
- Eventyr's Complete DM's Bundle for Wild Beyond the Witchlight (affiliate link)
- Using Notion.so for Lazy D&D Campaign Planning
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Mike prepares for his Blades in the Dark game.
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Mike talks about all things D&D! Sorry about the plosives in the recording, I was speaking too much into the mic (no need to comment =))
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 00:41 Lazy DMs Companion Update - All is Great!
- 05:02 Thoughts about Wild Beyond the Witchlight Sesson Zero
- 15:42 More on D&D Not Being Like World of Warcraft
- 33:05 Patreon Questions
- 33:28 Patreon Question: Revisiting Old Eliminated Prep Areas
- 36:04 Patreon Question: Preparing Multiple Sessions in Advance
- 38:35 Patreon Question: Handling Unexpected Character Deaths
- 41:25 Patreon Question: Publishing Homebrew Campaigns
- 45:14 Patreon Question: Favorite and Least Favorite Parts of 5e Seven Years In
- 51:07 Patreon Question: Evaluating Published Adventures
- 55:30 Patreon Question: DCs Higher than 30 and Choosing DCs based on the Characters
Links
Friday Jan 14, 2022
Friday Jan 14, 2022
Mike's special mic-check episode of the Lazy D&D Talk show. Just general chatter about lots of random stuff.
Contents
- 00:00:00 Show Intro
- 00:01:16 What Did I Do Today?
- 00:03:33 Cobra Kai
- 00:05:15 Reddit on Character Race Changes
- 00:13:12 Checking my Mic
- 00:16:58 Predictions on the Next D&D
- 00:18:47 Jim Collins's "Good to Great" and Wizards of the Coast
- 00:28:07 Lots of Monster Books Coming
- 00:28:50 Dangerous Destinations by Nord Games
- 00:32:32 Potential Numenera Campaign Adventures
- 00:45:17 Alphastream's New Patreon
- 00:49:23 My Dream: An RPG Industry Talk Show
- 00:52:45 Mike's Next Thing... (Join Patreon to find out!)
- 00:55:35 Latest Lazy DM's Companion Preview
- 01:06:54 How do you Grow Your Patreon
Links
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Mike prepares for his full Blades in the Dark game.
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Mike prepares for his session zero of Wizards of the Coast hardcover adventure Wild Beyond the Witchlight! Video contents
- 00:00 Show Intro
- 01:09 How I feel about Wild Beyond the Witchlight
- 07:41 Running a Session Zero
- 12:15 Witchlight Campaign One-Pager
- 39:26 Reading and Absorbing Wild Beyond the Witchlight
- 44:04 Adding Dreadful Incursions for Combat Options in Witchlight
- 57:13 Prepping the First Session at the Witchlight Carnival
Links
- Buy Wild Beyond the Witchlight on Amazon (affiliate link)
- Wild Beyond the Witchlight Notion Template
- Eventyr's Complete DM's Bundle for Wild Beyond the Witchlight (affiliate link)
- Using Notion.so for Lazy D&D Campaign Planning
- Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
- 00:00 Show Intro
- 01:24 WOTC CEO Chris Cocks Promoted to Hasbro CEO
- 10:03 Kickstarter Spotlight: Limitless Heroics
- 14:53 Kickstarter Spotlight: Adventurer's Guide to the Bible
- 18:47 Kickstarter Spotlight: Nerdarchy's Mage Forge
- 20:33 Kickstarter Preview Spotlight: Tome of Beasts 3 by Kobold Press
- 22:31 Product Spotlight: What Crooked Roots
- 28:04 4e Skill Challenges vs. Blades Progress Clocks
- 34:52 Patreon Questions
- 35:27 Patreon Question: Keeping High Levels Challenging
- 41:00 Patreon Question: Sly Flourish Books on Roll 20?
- 44:44 Patreon Question: When Do You Give Out the One-Page Campaign Guide?
- 46:19 Patreon Question: Pre- and Post-Game Rituals
- 48:34 Patreon Question: Running Complicated Political Intrigue
- 51:12 This Isn't Gospel. I'm Just Sharing My Experiences
- 52:05 Patreon Question: Good 5-Page Product Types?
- 56:11 Patreon Question: Running RPGs for Kids?
- 57:55 Patreon Question: Good Downward Beats from Hamlet's Hit Points
- 59:25 Patreon Question: Scaling D&D for Three Characters
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
- Kickstarter: Limitless Heroics
- Kickstarter: Adventurer's Guide to the Bible
- Kickstarter: Mage Forge
- Kickstarter: Tome of Beasts 3
- What Crooked Roots (affiliate link)
- Mike on Progress Clocks
- RPG Kids
- No Thank You Evil
- Honey Heist
- Hamlet's Hit Points
Friday Jan 07, 2022
Friday Jan 07, 2022
Mike prepares for his first full Blades in the Dark game.
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Notable 3rd party D&D products of 2021 and Patreon Questions!
Contents
- 00:00 Show Intro
- 00:12 Mastering Dungeons for D&D News
- 01:14 Lazy DM Companion Art Previews
- 04:44 Notable 5e Third-Party Products in 2021
- 06:02 Arcadia by MCDM
- 08:54 The Book of Fiends by Robert Schwalb and Green Ronin
- 10:11 Complete Kobold's Guide to Monsters by Kobold Press
- 11:43 Iskandar by MT Black
- 12:32 Level Up Advanced 5e by EnWorld Publishing
- 14:08 Ptolus 5e by Monte Cook Games
- 16:12 Scarlet Citadel by Kobold Press
- 18:16 Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands by Raging Swan Press
- 19:22 Southlands by Kobold Press
- 20:19 Vault of Magic by Kobold Press
- 21:49 Where the Machines Wait by Monte Cook Games
- 24:56 Patreon Questions
- 25:22 Patreon Question: Epic and Meaningful Deaths
- 28:58 Patreon Question: Handling Petrification and Flight
- 30:40 Chamber of Secrets - Worst Harry Potter Movie
- 33:19 Patreon Question: Rolling Secret Rolls for Characters
- 35:29 Patreon Question: Organizing Digital Products
- 40:18 Patreon Question: Tying Hooks to Characters in Published Adventures
- 42:55 Patreon Question: Separating Treasure, Traps, and Locations in Prep
- 43:46 Patreon Question: Thoughts on 1st Level Adventures
- 45:37 Patreon Question: Revealing Pointcrawl Maps to Players
- 49:46 Patreon Question: Tying Characters to Linear Adventures
- 51:31 Patreon Question: Gaslighting Players and the False Hydra
- 55:05 Patreon Question: Tracking In-World Time
- 57:24 Patreon Question: Go-To Reskinnable Monsters
- 59:31 Patreon Question: Preparing GM Intrusions with Cypher System
Links
- Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
- Preoder the Lazy DM's Companion
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Mastering Dungeons Podcast
- Favorite 2021 3rd party D&D Products Tweet Thread
- Arcadia by MCDM
- The Book of Fiends by Robert Schwalb and Green Ronin
- Complete Kobold Guide to Monsters
- Iskandar by MT Black
- Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie by EnWorld Publishing
- Ptolus 5e by Monte Cook Games
- Scarlet Citadel by Kobold Press
- Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands by Raging Swan Press
- Southlands by Kobold Press
- Vault of Magic by Kobold Press
- Where the Machines Wait by Monte Cook Games
- Pointcrawls
- Mermaid graphs
- Organizing RPG Products Tweet Thread
Thursday Dec 30, 2021
Thursday Dec 30, 2021
Mike prepares for his session zero of Blades in the Dark!
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Mike talks about all things D&D!
- 00:00 Show Intro
- 00:23 DM Tip: Lightning Rods in Boss Fights
- 09:04 Player Campaign Survey Results
- 17:16 1,100 Pages of Awesome 5e Third-Party Books in One Day
- 27:21 Patreon Questions
- 28:18 Patreon Question: What Lazy DM Material Do I No Longer Agree With?
- 34:14 Patreon Question: Help Struggling Players Explore
- 39:26 Patreon Question: Organizing Campaigns in Notion, OneNote, and Other Tools
- 45:35 Patreon Question: Character Options in One-Page Campaign Guides
- 48:41 Patreon Question: Game Intro Rituals
- 51:01 Patreon Question: Concluding a Campaign with Limited Time Left
- 52:47 Patreon Question: Point Crawls with Geographic Maps
Links
- Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
- Preoder the Lazy DM's Companion
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Player Campaign Survey Results
- Grim Hollow Monster Grimoire
- Grim Hollow Monster Grimoire Lairs
- Dungeons of Drakkenheim
- Remarkable Inns
- Remarkable Shops
- Remarkable Cults
Friday Dec 24, 2021
Friday Dec 24, 2021
After finishing his Rime of the Frostmaiden campaign, Mike offers his thoughts and advice for the adventure and describes the epic conclusion to his campaign.
Contents
- 00:00 Show Intro
- 01:14 Experiences and Tips for Running Rime of the Frostmaiden
- 02:07 Be ready to modify a lot of this adventure
- 04:01 Cut quests liberally from chapter 1. It's far too big.
- 05:46 Add quests, adventure paths, and keys to tie chapter 2 to the rest of the adventure
- 07:38 Modify the timing of the Chardalyn dragon's attack to suit your story
- 09:47 Add trials of Auril based on the characters' backgrounds and drives
- 11:23 Tie Grimskalle and Ythryn together as requirements to end the Endless Night
- 13:03 The Conclusion to Mike's Frostmaiden Campaign
- 18:49 The Final Battle - Waves of Nasty Monsters and Lightning Rods!
- 28:21 The Final Sacrifice
- 32:03 One Year Later...
- 41:06 The End of my 18th campaign in seven years
- 44:45 Preview of the Witchlight campaign: Dreadful Incursions!
Links
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
Mike prepares for his final session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden!
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
- 00:00 Show Intro
- 00:45 Lazy DM's Companion Art and Maps Preview
- 03:53 D&D Errata and Feedback
- 17:39 Kickstarter and Blockchain - Ugh.
- 25:48 D&D Beyond Combat Tracker Automatically Includes Character Initiative!
- 31:45 Dungeon Craft Reviews Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
- 33:45 RPG Spotlight on Index Card RPG
- 40:48 Patreon Questions
- 41:07 Patreon Question: Filling Empty Rooms
- 46:05 Patreon Question: Homebrewing Rest Mechanics
- 49:28 Patreon Question: One-line 5e Monster Stat Blocks?
- 51:44 Patreon Question: What's In the Lazy Player's Guide?
- 53:37 Patreon Question: Adding Fate-style Aspects to D&D Games
- 56:12 Patreon Question: Advice for Adventurer's League DMs?
Links
- D&D Errata
- Kickstarter on Blockchain
- Kickstarter Announces Blockchain Future, Doubles Down After Users Say 'No Thank You'
- D&D Beyond Combat Tracker Auto-Tracking Character Initiative
- Dungeon Craft Ultimate Dungeon Terrain
- Dungeon Craft review of Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
- Dungeon Craft spotlight on Index Card RPG
- Index Card RPG Free Preview
- Index Card Hardcover
- Index Card Master Edition PDF
- Index Card Essentials Deck
- Lazy DM's Companion Free Preview (with Monument generators!)
- Good Behaviors for D&D Players
- Building a Great D&D Character
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Mike prepares for his latest session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden!
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Mike offers some thoughts and shares some experiences on the topic of what it takes to "make it" in the D&D and RPG industry. No magic bullets here but hopefully some useful thoughts on the topic.
Contents
- 00:01:03 What does "Making It" Mean to You?
- 00:04:30 Advice is Bullshit
- 00:06:28 The Duality of Optimism and Pragmatism
- 00:09:46 Practical Advice (oops)
- 00:13:07 Use Lots of Platforms
- 00:14:38 The Marketing Funnel
- 00:21:33 The Value of Email Newsletters
- 00:28:09 Getting Attention - Go Wide
- 00:28:42 What About Podcasting?
- 00:32:17 What About Conventions?
- 00:33:59 Consistency + Visibility. Both Are Important.
- 00:38:13 40% Find Me Through YouTube
- 00:43:17 What Products Should One Make?
- 00:54:37 RPG Writer's Workshop
- 00:56:22 Where Do You Sell Your Stuff?
- 01:08:37 Final Thoughts (NOT ADVICE!)
Links
- Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- John Baldessari and the Three Rules for Artists
- Washington Post article about the Twitch streamer
- Glengarry Glen Ross Put the Coffee Down
- The Marketing Funnel
- Great video on the value of newsletters
- Tubebuddy
- Rob Schwalb's Short Adventures
- Raging Swan Press
- Waterdeep City Encounters
- Dyson's Commercial-Usable Maps
- Adventure Writers Workshop
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Mike does a spotlight look at the new Wizards of the Coast hardcover D&D sourcebook and adventure, Strixhaven, a Curriculum of Chaos.
Contents
- 00:00 Show Intro
- 02:16 Digital vs. Physical. Why not both?
- 04:08 A Different Kind of Sourcebook
- 05:57 Magic University
- 07:15 Three Facts about Strixhaven
- 17:39 A Place You Want to Go
- 26:42 Character Options
- 44:06 School is in Session
- 52:31 Mike Hates the D4. Worst Die Ever.
- 56:20 Let's Look at Monsters
Links
Monday Dec 13, 2021
Monday Dec 13, 2021
Mike talks about all things D&D! Open up these notes for video contents and links.
Contents
- 00:00 Show Intro
- 01:33 Lazy DM's Companion Update
- 04:09 Tips for High CR Monster Damage
- 13:10 Product Spotlight: Southlands by Kobold Press
- 37:59 DM Tip: Don't Punish Characters Taking Initiative
- 42:47 Patreon Questions
- 43:16 Patreon Question: Restarting an Old Campaign
- 45:42 Patreon Question: Transitioning a Game to a New DM
- 48:02 Patreon Question: Unconnected Fronts
- 51:31 Patreon Question: What's the Problem with Twilight and Peace Clerics?
- 59:16 Patreon Question: Breaking Up with a Player or Game
Links
Friday Dec 10, 2021
Friday Dec 10, 2021
Mike prepares for his latest session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden!
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Lazy DM Companion update, Polls on Fudging HP, Silvery Barbs and Opting-In for Non-Core books, Blades in the Dark, and Patreon Questions!
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 00:39 Lazy DM's Companion Update
- 07:55 Fudging Hit Point Polls for DMs and Players
- 11:06 Silvery Barbs and Opting-In for Non-Core Books
- 23:16 Blades in the Dark Spotlight
- 38:32 December Patreon Questions
- 39:08 Patreon Question: Too Much Hoarding of Physical Books?
- 42:13 Patreon Question: Options for Zombie Characters?
- 44:47 Patreon Question: Procedures for Dungeon Crawls
- 47:49 Patreon Question: Balancing the Campaign Theme and Six Truths in Spiral Campaign Development
- 51:43 Patreon Question: High Charisma "Face" Characters Stealing the Show in RP Scenes
Links
- Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
- Preoder the Lazy DM's Companion
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Fudging HP Poll (Players)
- Fudging HP Poll (DM)
- Think DM: Why Are DMs Banning Silvery Barbs
- Blades in the Dark
- Blades in the Dark Player's Kit
- Video on Spiral Campaign Development
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Mike chats about all things D&D!
Contents
- 00:00:00 Show Intro
- 00:01:12 Lazy DM Companion Update
- 00:03:59 The Sly Flourish After-School RPG Grant
- 00:06:22 D&D Beyond Usage Poll
- 00:11:45 Patreon Q&A
- 00:12:16 Patreon Question: Tuning Encounters Around Your Group
- 00:19:30 Patreon Question: Noir-Style Adventures in Tier 2+
- 00:24:00 Patreon Question: Running Fun High-Level (Level 16+) Campaigns
- 00:30:36 Patreon Question: More Stuff for Martial Characters
- 00:34:11 Patreon Question: Players Hoarding Relics and Magic Items
- 00:38:34 Patreon Question: Getting Players to Use High Level Spells
- 00:39:54 Patreon Question: Balancing Custom Monsters
- 00:45:26 Patreon Question: Completely Improvising a Session
- 00:49:02 Patreon Question: Making Use of Tool Proficiencies
- 00:52:55 Patreon Question: Avoiding Plot-Armor for Character-Focused Plots
- 00:55:45 Patreon Question: Rewarding Magic Items While Avoiding Overpowering Characters
- 01:01:53 Patreon Question: Incorporating Character Secrets
- 01:05:50 Chat Question: Magic Item Identification
- 01:06:40 Chat Question: Converting Older Adventures
- 01:07:09 Chat Question: Fistful of Copper
- 01:07:43 Chat Question: Creating Rivals
- 01:08:53 Chat Question: Ideal Endings
- 01:11:38 Chat Question: Recommended Books, TV Shows, Movies, and Games?
- 01:13:39 Chat Question: Grendleroot with Small Parties
- 01:14:00 Show Ending
Links
Thursday Nov 25, 2021
Thursday Nov 25, 2021
Mike prepares for his latest session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden!
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
- 01:02 Lazy DM's Companion Kickstarter Update
- 02:30 Mastering Dungeons on Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
- 08:14 Improvising Monsters With Stat Tables
- 18:16 Using Different Monster Books for Different Areas
- 19:52 Sharing Experiences - Not Offering Advice
- 23:26 Patreon Questions
- 23:42 Patreon Question: The Non-Core Books with the Biggest Impact on D&D
- 27:44 Patreon Question: Running Games at a Game Store
- 31:48 Patreon Question: Using Old School Essentials to Teach D&D?
- 36:17 Patreon Question: Challenging both Optimized and Non-Optimized Characters
- 41:52 Patreon Question: Guidelines for Alternative Systems
- 45:02 Patreon Question: Thinking About Villains Early On
- 47:17 Patreon Questions: Managing PC Home Bases
- 48:38 Patreon Question: Managing Character Creation for New Players
- 51:26 Patreon Question: Is D&D Become Less Flexible? No.
Links
- Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
- Preoder the Lazy DM's Companion
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Mastering Dungeons on Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
- Blog of Holding, Monster Manual on a Business Card
- Managing Time
- Old School Essentials
- D&D Basic Rules
- Teaching New Players D&D Video
- Lord Gozumba's D&D Twitch Show
- Ythryn Expanded Towers by Daniel Khan
- Deep Magic by Kobold Press