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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 Jun 10, 2024
Monday Jun 10, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:01 Commentary: Happy Pride Month
- 01:33 Commentary: How to Get More Engagement on YouTube!
- 02:18 D&D & RPG News: Roll20 Buys Demiplane
- 12:43 Kickstarter Spotlight: Voidrunner for 5e by EN World Publishing
- 16:27 Patreon Spotlight: Infiltration of Bonespur Keep
- 19:46 DM Tip: Organize Your Gaming PDFs
- 27:59 DM Tip: Searching PDFs on MacOS
- 30:49 DM Tip: Search PDFs with Finder on the Mac
- 32:20 DM Tip: Alfred for Searching PDFs on a Mac
- 34:18 DM Tip: Search PDFs with Ripgrep All
- 38:25 Patreon Question: Getting Excited for Longform Campaigns
- 42:17 Patreon Question: Contingencies for TPKs
Links
Friday Jun 07, 2024
Friday Jun 07, 2024
Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Monday Jun 03, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:05 D&D & RPG News: Cover Art for 2024 D&D Dungeon Master's Guide
- 03:10 D&D & RPG News: Sly Flourish and Elderbrain Video on Adventure Design
- 04:24 Commentary: Are Actual Plays Building False Expectations?
- 21:04 Patreon Spotlight: Dwarven Forge Virtual Tabletop Backdrops
- 29:13 DM Tip: Leaving Blanks
- 45:06 Patreon Question: GM Tips for Players
- 48:18 Patreon Question: Managing Monster Stat Blocks
- 51:21 Patreon Question: Integrating Prophecies and Fate into D&D Games
- 53:42 Patreon Question: Medium-Length Campaigns
- 56:58 Patreon Question: Players Projecting Micro-Aggressions
- 59:59 Patreon Question: Commiting Time and Energy to Prep a Game
Links
Friday May 31, 2024
Friday May 31, 2024
Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!
Monday May 27, 2024
Monday May 27, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:02 Kickstarter Spotlight: Iskandar Adventures Volume 1
- 04:40 Product Spotlight: Torrents of the Spellhoarder by Elderbrain
- 09:40 D&D & RPG News: Rob Heinsoo on Mastering Dungeons
- 11:55 D&D & RPG News: Scroll for Initiative on Pass Without Trace
- 18:12 D&D & RPG News: Bob World Builder on Gridded, Abstract Maps, and Theater of the Mind
- 20:47 Commentary: New Poll Results on Combat Styles
- 24:44 DM Tip: The Lost Art of Abstract Maps
- 36:15 Patreon Question: Running a Quick Conclusion to a Campaign
- 40:00 Patreon Question: Are Secrets Always True?
- 41:09 Patreon Question: Upward Beats for Dungeons
- 45:18 Patreon Question: Appropriate Challenges, Quests, and Adventures for 1st Lvel Characters
- 47:29 Patreon Question: Taking Away the Characters' Stuff
- 50:48 Patreon Question: Buying Material Multiple Times on Different Platforms
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- Kickstarter: Iskandar Adventures Volume 1
- Torrents of the Spellhoarder
- Rob Heinsoo on Mastering Dungeons
- Scroll for Initiative on Pass Without Trace
- Bob World Builder on Grid, Theater of the Mind, and Abstract Maps
- Grid, Abstract Map, and Theater of the Mind 2023 Poll Results
- The Abstract Battle Map Sly Flourish article
- Beats of a Dungeon Crawl
Friday May 24, 2024
Friday May 24, 2024
Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!
Monday May 20, 2024
Monday May 20, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:24 D&D & RPG News: Cypher Humble Bundle -- $570 of books for $25
- 04:31 D&D & RPG News: New Covers and Greyhawk in 2024 D&D Books
- 11:35 D&D & RPG News: Support Victims of Rio Grande Flooding with this $20 RPG Bundle
- 12:48 D&D & RPG News: Rob Heinsoo Interview on La Taberna de Rol
- 15:56 Product Spotlight: Tales of the Labyrinth by Kobold Press
- 23:15 D&D & RPG News: Tales of the Valiant on Shard Tabletop
- 36:08 Patreon Spotlight: Myre's End Adventure for Patrons
- 39:23 Commentary: One Night with Level Up Advanced 5e
- 56:44 Patreon Question: Three House Rules for Shadowdark RPG
Links
- Cypher Humble Bundle
- D&D 2024 Cover Reveal
- D&D 2024 Other News
- Rio Grande Flood Charity Bundle
- Rob Heinsoo on La Taberna de Rol
- Thirteenth Age V2 Kickstarter
- Guide to the Labyrinth by Kobold Press
- Tales of the Valiant on Shard
- Black Flag SRD on Shard
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
Friday May 17, 2024
Friday May 17, 2024
Mike ranks ten years worth of campaigns from S through F tier.
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:18 Goal: Define Criteria for Evaluating Future Campaigns
- 02:58 Tier Ranking Ground Rules
- 06:28 Beginning the Tier Rankings
- 06:41 Shadow of the Demon Lord
- 07:28 Numenera
- 09:39 Rime of the Frost Maiden
- 11:29 Wild Beyond the Witchlight
- 12:35 Blades in the Dark
- 14:08 Curse of Strahd
- 15:29 Descent into Avernus
- 18:17 Eberron Rising from the Last War
- 19:01 Empire of the Ghouls
- 20:22 Ghosts of Saltmarsh
- 22:21 Hoard of the Dragon Queen
- 23:10 Dragons of Icespire Peak
- 25:33 Lost Mine of Phandelver
- 27:07 Out of the Abyss
- 28:40 Princes of the Apocalypse
- 29:23 Rise of Tiamat
- 29:56 Scarlet Citadel
- 32:04 Gloaming: Cursed Scroll 1
- 33:45 Shadowed Keep of the Borderlands
- 35:15 Storm King's Thunder
- 37:39 Tomb of Annihilation
- 39:56 Waterdeep Dragon Heist
- 41:50 Spelljammer: Light of Xaryxis
- 45:53 Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
- 47:14 Campaign Tier-Ranking Summary
- 49:36 What Did I Learn?
- 51:07 Product Design Matters More than Production Quality
Links
- Visit the Sly Flourish Blog
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books: https://shop.slyflourish.com/
- Final Tier Ranking Image
- Tiermaker SF Campaign Tier Link
- Shadow of the Demon Lord
- Numenera
- Blades in the Dark
- Gloaming: Cursed Scroll 1
- Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands (affiliate link)
- Empire of the Ghouls (affiliate link)
- Scarlet Citadel (affiliate link)
- Dragons of Stormwreck Isle (affiliate link)
- Curse of Strahd (affiliate link)
- Wild Beyond the Witchlight (affiliate link)
Monday May 13, 2024
Monday May 13, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:48 D&D & RPG News: WOTC Announces the Upcoming Release of 2024 Rules in the Creative Commons
- 05:28 D&D & RPG News: Black Flag SRD Released Under ORC
- 09:57 D&D & RPG News: Tales of the Valiant Released to Backers
- 16:13 Kickstarter Spotlight: Oracle Monster Generator by Nord Games
- 17:53 Kickstarter Spotlight: 13th Age version 2
- 19:00 D&D & RPG News: Nine Perfect Things for Your D&D Games
- 20:48 D&D & RPG News: Why Cults Are Awesome
- 23:10 Commentary: Why Open Licenses Matter to GMs
- 38:49 Patreon Question: Games Getting Too Complex Above 10th Level
- 42:18 Patreon Question: Getting Players Excited for Homebrewed Campaigns
- 45:11 Patreon Question: What Drains Your Energy In Your Games?
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books
- WOTC Announces 5.2 System Reference Document in the CC in Early 2025
- Black Flag System Reference Document
- Tales of the Valiant
- Oracle Monster Generator BackerKit Campaign
- 13th Age Version 2 Kickstarter
- Nine Perfect Things for your D&D Game – Scroll for Initiative
- Why Cults Are Awesome
- Building a One-Page Campaign Guide
Friday May 10, 2024
Friday May 10, 2024
Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!
Monday May 06, 2024
Monday May 06, 2024
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: Shadow of the Weird Wizard Impressions by Gnome Stew
- 02:32 D&D & RPG News: WOTC Stops Selling A La Carte Items on D&D Beyond
- 11:08 Commentary: Bob World Builder D&D and WOTC Popularity Survey Results
- 27:42 Kickstarter Spotlight: Delve by Bob World Builder
- 29:32 Patreon Spotlight: Regnum Rattus the Rats in the Cellar
- 31:53 Sly Flourish News: 4,000+ DM Tips in the Creative Commons
- 34:17 Product Spotlight: The GMs Miscellany by Raging Swan
- 38:16 Commentary: Being a Good Steward of the RPG Hobby
- 49:15 Patreon Question: Should a New DM Run Fateforged?
- 51:09 Patreon Question: How to Expose Midgard and Big Campaign Settings to Players?
- 54:56 Patreon Question: Handling a TPK in Witchlight
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- Shadow of the Weird Wizard impressions
- WOTC changes D&D Beyond — no more a la carte purchases
- Bob World Builder on WOTC and D&D Survey Results
- Bob World Builder WOTC & D&D Popularity Survey Predictions and Results
- Delve by Bob World Builder
- RPG Tips in the CC
- Raging Swan Wilderness Dressings
Friday May 03, 2024
Friday May 03, 2024
Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Monday Apr 29, 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: Roll20 and Discord Integration
- 05:12 D&D & RPG News: Alphastream on the Summit One Year Later
- 09:02 Product Spotlight: Return of the Witch King Adventures for Shadow of the Demon Lord
- 14:48 D&D & RPG News: Kobold Press Offers Sourcebook Subscriptions on Shard
- 23:18 Commentary: Tales of the Valiant Monsters Hitting Too Hard?
- 27:58 Patreon Spotlight: Forge of Foes Monster Stats Tool
- 31:08 DM Tip: Use an oracle Die
- 41:32 Patreon Question: Managing One Year Later Montages
- 45:05 Patreon Question: Sticking With the City of Arches
- 52:17 Patreon Question: Help Players Tap Into Their Emotions
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- Roll20 on Discord
- Alphastream: Looking at the D&D Summit One Year Later
- Shadow of the Demon Lord - Falling Tears
- Shadow of the Demon Lord - You Shall Not Take these Noble Souls
- Kobold Press Bundle on Shard
- The Tales of the Valiant Mimic
- Ending Campaigns – One Year Later Montages
Friday Apr 26, 2024
Friday Apr 26, 2024
Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!
- Shadowdark RPG Campaign Notebook available to Sly Flourish patrons
- Visit the Sly Flourish Blog
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books
- Shadowdark RPG
- Cursed Scroll 1
- Dyson Maps
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Monday Apr 22, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:12 Product Spotlight: PJ Coffey's Crafting Heritages and Cultures CC-Released Doc
- 04:38 Kickstarter Spotlight: Campaign Builder - Dungeons and Ruins
- 07:16 Product Spotlight: 13th Age 2e Preview
- 10:18 Patreon Spotlight: Secret of Summervine Villa
- 13:58 D&D & RPG News: Cynthia Williams Leaves Hasbro
- 16:26 Commentary: Build Your Resilient TTRPG Hobby
- 20:00 Commentary: Matt Coleville on Long-form versus Short-Form Adventures
- 27:14 Commentary: The MtG Hobby Compared to the D&D Hobby
- 36:47 DM Tip: Fantastic Short-Form Adventure Publishers
- 50:41 Patreon Question: Villains and NPCs Responding to High Level Characters
- 54:28 Patreon Question: Warlords Are in 5e
- 56:27 Patreon Question: Repeating Descriptions and Getting Players to Pay Attention
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- Sly Flourish Fantastic Bundle
- PJ Coffey’s Crafting Heritages and Cultures SRD
- Kobold Press’s Campaign Builder: Dungeons & Ruins
- The 13th Age 2 Kickstarter Coming May
- Matt Colville on Short versus Long Adventures – There is no “default”
- Merric’s Article on Short-form WOTC Adventures
- Arcane Library
- Jeff Steven's 5e Adventures
- Kobold Press's Lairs books
- MT Black's Adventures
- Raging Swan's 5e adventures
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:40 D&D & RPG News: Robert Schwalb on La Taberna de Rol
- 03:48 D&D & RPG News: DM David Compares MCDM, Daggerheart, and 5e
- 05:42 Kickstarter Spotlight: Wandering Tavern by Homie and the Dude
- 09:51 Kickstarter Spotlight: Infestation at Devil's Glade by Jeff Stevens
- 11:50 Kickstarter Spotlight: Restless Encounters by Inkwell Ideas
- 13:51 D&D & RPG News: 13th Age Megabundle on Bundle of Holding
- 17:23 Product Spotlight: Dyson Logos Commercial Map Packs
- 19:55 D&D & RPG News: Cairn 2 Character Builder Open Sourced
- 25:56 Patreon Spotlight: Readings and Reflections with Sly Flourish Podcast
- 28:21 D&D & RPG News: JP Coovert's video on Indie RPGs
- 29:11 DM Tip: Split Up Your Prep
- 39:05 Patreon Question: How Often to Level Characters?
- 43:27 Patreon Question: What to Prep When You Have a Long Time
- 49:26 Patreon Question: Accounting for High Power Charactesr with the Lazy Encounter Benchmark
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- Robert Schwalb on La Taberna de Rol
- Daggerheart vs. the MCDM RPG vs. D&D: A Playtest Comparison – DM David
- The Wandering Tavern Kickstarter
- Infestation at Devil's Glade for 5E Kickstarter
- Restless Encounters Backerkit Campaign
- 13th Age Megabundle
- Dyson Logos Commercial Map Packs
- Cairn 2e open source character generator
- Indie RPG Roundup by JP Coovert
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Mike dives into running the evil city of Vandekhul and the freedom it gives heroic characters to be jerks!
Video Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:38 Number One Tip for Running Evil Cities
- 04:56 Ghoulish Elizabethian Politics in the Center of the Underworld
- 06:08 The Yojimbo / Fistful of Dollars Adventure Model
- 20:08 Double Check Your Session Zero Lines and Veils
- 22:38 Turning the In-World Safety Dials
- 26:26 Dungeons Everywhere
- 30:45 Adding Nice Places the Characters (and Players) Can Rest
- 35:55 Adding Nice People to Meet and Care About
- 37:31 Adding Physical Layers of History
Show Links
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 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: Dungeoncraft on Getting Cheap Miniatures
- 03:58 Kickstarter Spotlight: Monsters of Drakkenheim
- 05:52 Kickstarter Spotlight: Cairn 2e Boxed Set
- 08:16 Commentary: Tales of the Valiant Wight
- 14:26 Commentary: Why CR3 is the best CR
- 20:09 Sly Flourish News: New Search Engine for Sly Flourish!
- 22:13 DM Tip: The Two Different Games at the Table
- 34:29 Patreon Question: Lazy DM Steps in an Online VTT World
- 40:55 Patreon Question: Handling Failure at the End of Campaigns
- 45:23 Patreon Question: Handling Flying Characters
- 48:53 Patreon Question: Feeling Bad After a Big Battle
- 54:22 Patreon Question: When to Give Out Magic Items
Links
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Mike dives deep into Shadowed Keep of the Borderlands by Raging Swan Press.
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:39 What Is Shadowed Keep of the Borderlands?
- 04:59 Why is it So Good?
- 07:07 What Do You Get?
- 10:09 Dulwich Overview and Quick References
- 18:24 The Duchy of Ashlar
- 22:42 The Shadowed Keep
- 31:35 Appendices and Player Handouts
- 33:35 My Own Shadowed Keep Campaign
- 42:22 Final Recommendation: Buy It
Links
- Visit the Sly Flourish Blog
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books: https://shop.slyflourish.com/
- Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands (affiliate link)
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 00:59 D&D & RPG News: Jim Ward Passes Away
- 01:37 Commentary: Bob World Builder's Survey of D&D and WOTC Popularity
- 12:55 D&D & RPG News: Legos and Sneakers and Hawaiian Shirts
- 13:59 D&D & RPG News: Tome of Beasts 2023 on D&D Beyond
- 21:45 Patreon Spotlight: The SF Patreon Q&A Database
- 25:41 D&D & RPG News: Larian says No BG3 Expansions or BG4
- 29:27 DM Tip: Reach and Run Awesome Campaign Endings
- 45:36 Patreon Question: Too Much Comedy and Joking at our Serious D&D Game
- 49:15 Patreon Question: How Much is Gold Worth? Function Economies in our D&D Games
- 52:55 Patreon Question: Lazy Encounter Benchmark for Multiple Battles in a Day
Links
- James Ward Wikipedia Page
- Bob World Builder WOTC Survey Video
- Take the Survey Here
- Tome of Beasts 1 2023
- Larian Studios Won't Make Baldur's Gate 3 DLC, Expansions, or Baldur's Gate 4
- Ending Campaigns
- The Lazy Encounter Benchmark
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Video Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:28 D&D & RPG News: Dungeon Crawl Classics Humble Bundle
- 04:35 D&D & RPG News: Worlds Without Number SRD in CC0
- 07:07 D&D & RPG News: WOTC's "Do You Like Me" Survey
- 16:11 D&D & RPG News: Hasbro's Chris Cocks on D&D and AI
- 20:36 D&D & RPG News: WOTC Partners with StartPlaying.Games
- 23:26 D&D & RPG News: Daggerheart Open Beta Available
- 30:05 Sly Flourish News: Lazy DM's Companion On Sale!
- 30:47 Patreon Spotlight: Dungeon Chambers
- 36:44 DM Tip: Challenging High-Level Characters
- 55:28 Patreon Question: Getting Players to Speak Up During (Online) Games
- 58:01 Patreon Question: Staying Excited about Long Campaigns
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books
- Lazy DM's Companion on sale for 50% off!
- Huge DCC Humble Bundle
- Worlds Without Number SRD CC0
- Hasbro on AI for D&D
- Penny Arcade on Hasbro
- WOTC Partners with Startplaying.games
- Daggerheart Playtest Released
- Collected Experiences Running D&D 5e Boss Fights
- Call on Individual Players During Online D&D Games
- Ginny Di on Online Game Etiquette
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Mike explores using https://obsidian.md/ for tabletop RPG prep.
Episode Contents
- 00:00 - Show Start
- 01:18 - Why Obsidian?
- 02:40 - Choose the Tool You Dig
- 04:19 - What Is Obsidian
- 05:11 - Check the Resource Links in the Show Notes
- 07:17 - The Fun and Dangers of Dorking With Our Systems
- 11:28 - Why Obsidian Again?
- 13:10 - On Markdown
- 20:10 - On Synching Notes
- 24:30 - Keeping Things Simple
- 35:18 - Limiting Hyperlinking
- 36:03 - The Lazy GM Campaign Template for Obsidian
- 41:38 - The Danger of Plugin Proprietary Notes
- 45:32 - Espanso for Text Autofilling
- 49:40 - Printing Notes to PDF with Automator, Shell Scripting, Pandoc, and Latex...
- 52:32 - Final Thoughts
Links
- Visit the Sly Flourish Blog
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books
- Getting Started with Obsidian for D&D – PhD20
- Nicole van der Hoeven's D&D and Obsidian YouTube Playlist
- Nicole's RPG Obsidian Notes
- D&D-tagged notes
- Non-Lazy DMs use Obsidian for D&D
- Obsidian for Tabletop Roleplaying Games (collection)
- Obsidian TTRPG Tutorials
- Espanso
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:06 Sly Flourish News: Last Week's Sly Flourish RPG Newsletter
- 03:42 Kickstarter Spotlight: Planestrider
- 09:52 Kickstarter Spotlight: Surviving Strangehollow
- 12:02 Sly Flourish News: Lazy DM's Companion On Sale 50% Off
- 13:59 D&D & RPG News: NASA Releases a 5e Adventure
- 16:04 D&D & RPG News: Chaosium RPG Design Contest
- 21:58 DM Tip: Taking Notes During and After the Game
- 36:43 Patreon Question: Running City of Arches as an Open Table Game
- 41:18 Patreon Question: Villainous Plans and the Three of Five Keys Model
- 48:21 Patreon Question: Introducing New Players to RPGs
- 51:18 Patreon Question: Secrets and Lore as Character Knowledge
- 54:22 Patreon Question: Secrets and Clues in Dark Sun
Links
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Monday Feb 26, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:01 D&D & RPG News: Rascal.News for TTRPG News
- 03:19 D&D & RPG News: Ginny Di on D&D with ADHD
- 05:50 D&D & RPG News: Shadow of the Weird Wizard Released
- 08:50 DM Tip: The Benefits of Character Factions
- 16:35 Commentary: The Many Right Answers of TTRPGs
- 32:53 Patreon Question: WOTC and Table-Usable Maps
- 38:06 Patreon Question: Selling Magic Items -- Info and Inventories
- 39:57 Patreon Question: Tying Backgrounds to Curse of Strahd
- 42:34 Patreon Question: How do I Feel about AI in TTRPGs?
Links
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:26 D&D & RPG News: D&D 2024 Core Book Release Dates
- 03:58 Commentary: Call the New Books "D&D 2024"
- 06:47 D&D & RPG News: D&D 2024 on Roll20
- 08:41 D&D & RPG News: Humblewood on D&D Beyond
- 16:43 D&D & RPG News: How D&D Began Video
- 20:56 Patreon Spotlight: Best of Sly Flourish 2013-2023
- 27:30 DM Tip: Different Steps for Different Circumstances
- 40:45 Patreon Question: Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands Campaign
- 44:27 Patreon Spotlight: A Player's Version of Forge of Foes. Forge of Heroes?
- 49:52 Patreon Question: Favorite Three RPG Mechanics
Links
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!