
Episodes

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
Numenera Session 5 – Lazy GM Prep
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!

Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
February 2022 Sly Flourish Patreon Q&A
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
Numenera Session 4 – Lazy GM Prep
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!

Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Let’s Make an Adventure with the Lazy DM’s Companion
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
Numenera Session 3 – Lazy GM Prep
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

Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Numenera Session 2 – Lazy GM Prep
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!
- Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
- Buy the Lazy DM's Companion
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Numenera Lazy DM Campaign Notebook
- Numenera Discovery
- Injecting the Weird
- Voices in the Datasphere
- Technology Compendium: Sir Arthour’s Guide to the Numenera
- Taking the Narrative by the Tail: GM Intrusions & Special Effects

Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
- 00:51 Kickstarter Spotlight: Elements of Inspiration Decks
- 05:53 Product Spotlight: Dragonflight by 2C Gaming
- 27:09 Sly Flourish Patreon Product: The City of Arches Guidebook
- 38:55 Patreon Question: Running Sandbox Games with the Eight Steps
- 42:47 Patreon Question: Going Too Far with End-of-Campaign Montages
- 44:49 Patreon Question: Underused Nugget from the Eight Steps?
- 46:28 Patreon Question: Good Aspects of 4e
- 49:10 Patreon Question: Organizing Useful Info from RPG PDFs
- 52:27 Patreon Question: Running Labyrinths in D&D
- 55:22 Patreon Question: Preparing Upward and Downward Beats
- 59:24 Patreon Question: Preparing Options after a Cliffhanger Battle
Links

Friday Feb 11, 2022
Lazy D&D Prep: Wild Beyond the Witchlight Chapter 1 Tips and Chapter 2 Prep
Friday Feb 11, 2022
Friday Feb 11, 2022
Mike offers tips and discussion for chapter 1 of Wild Beyond the Witchlight and prepares to run chapter 2!
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:20 Top Three Tips for running Chapter 1 of Wild Beyond the Witchlight
- 11:25 Other Tips for Running Wild Beyond the Witchlight
- 14:30 What Did I Do in Chapter 1 in My Game?
- 23:36 Adding Dreadful Incursions - Not Good for Every Witchlight Campaign
- 28:41 Thoughts about Chapter 2
- 35:13 Prepping my Next Session in Chapter 2
- 48:16 Building a Dreadful Incursion
- 58:38 Finishing Up our Session Prep
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
- Using Notion.so for Lazy D&D Campaign Planning

Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Numenera Session 1– Lazy GM Prep
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Mike prepares to run his session zero of his first Numenera campaign!

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
Lazy GM Prep: Blades in the Dark Campaign Retrospective
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
Numenera Session Zero – Lazy GM Prep
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Mike prepares to run his session zero of his first Numenera campaign!

Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
January 2022 Patreon Q&A
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
Lazy GM Prep: Blades in the Dark Session 4
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
Wild Beyond the Witchlight Session One Retrospective
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
Lazy GM Prep: Blades in the Dark Session 3
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
Lazy D&D Talk Show – Friday Night Mic Check
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
Lazy GM Prep: Blades in the Dark Session 2
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Mike prepares for his full Blades in the Dark game.

Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Wild Beyond the Witchlight Session Zero Prep
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
Blades in the Dark Prep – Session 1
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
Lazy GM Prep: Blades in the Dark Session Zero Prep
Thursday Dec 30, 2021
Thursday Dec 30, 2021
Mike prepares for his session zero of Blades in the Dark!