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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
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Mike talks about the D&D Creator Summit with a focus on what matters most to 5e DMs and GMs.
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 02:10 D&D & RPG News: Kobold Press's Black Flag is Tales of the Valiant
- 02:48 D&D & RPG News: The ORC Open Gaming License Draft Released
- 05:18 D&D & RPG News: Thirteenth Age Humble Bundle
- 06:21 D&D & RPG News: D&D Summit Writeups by Others
- 07:05 D&D & RPG News: D&D Summit Top Three Observations for D&D DMs
- 10:51 D&D & RPG News: Looking Into the D&D Summit Organization, Missteps, and Recommendations for Next Time
- 18:50 D&D & RPG News: D&D Summit 2024 Core Book Updates
- 39:40 D&D & RPG News: The Format of Planescape
- 41:08 D&D & RPG News: Thoughts on a D&D Beyond Marketplace
- 44:51 D&D & RPG News: Other News from the D&D Summit
- 50:05 Patreon Question: What Should the Dungeon Master's Guide Do?
- 51:44 Patreon Question: Challenges for 11th+ Level Characers
Links
- Tales of the Valiant
- ORC License Public Draft
- Thirteenth Age Humble Bundle
- EN World D&D Creator Summit Summary
- TheSpaceJamber D&D Creator Summit Summary
- Daniel Kwan D&D Creator Summit Summary and Thoughts
- Alphastream D&D Creator Summit Summary
- D&D Community Update on the Creator Summit
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:22 D&D & RPG News: D&D Direct Announcements
- 05:50 D&D & RPG News: D&D 3D Virtual Tabletop First Look
- 09:54 D&D & RPG News: More Announcements from D&D Direct
- 13:03 D&D & RPG News: The D&D Virtual Summit
- 17:07 D&D & RPG News: PlayDnD and D&D Beyond 1st Level Pregens
- 21:04 D&D & RPG News: Cubicle 7's Design Goals for C7D20
- 25:22 D&D & RPG News: Shadow of the Weird Wizard Ancestries
- 27:09 Patreon Question: Getting Better at Being a DM
- 30:54 Patreon Question: Using Random Tables for Prep or At The Table?
- 33:12 Patreon Question: Using D&D For Facing with Real Life Issues
- 35:35 Patreon Question: Too Many NPCs as Upward Beats in a Dungeon Crawl
- 37:38 Patreon Question: Getting Through Lots of Story in Shorter Sessions
- 41:54 Patreon Question: Running Online With Some Players At Same Location
- 44:41 Patreon Question: How's Dungeon 23 Working Out?
- 48:05 Patreon Question: Dealing With High Passive Insight
- 50:20 Patreon Question: Offering Three Plus Infinite Choices
- 52:07 Patreon Question: Building Shorter Campaigns for 8 to 12 Sessions
Links
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:09 Sly Flourish News: Final Week of Forge of Foes
- 12:08 Sly Flourish News: Appearance on D&D Beyond Twitch Stream
- 13:41 Sly Flourish News: Forge of Foes Interview on EN World
- 14:30 Commentary: The Resilience and Antifragility of Tabletop RPGs
- 25:22 Commentary: What can WOTC Do for the RPG Community?
- 44:22 D&D & RPG News: Before the Storm D&D Intro on D&D Beyond
- 45:30 Patreon Question: Avoiding Bioessentialism in 5e RPGs
- 52:05 Patreon Question: Low Fantasy Survival Horror in 5e
- 56:18 Patreon Question: Dealing with Lots of Overpowered Tag Along NPCs
Links
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:23 Sly Flourish News: Forge of Foes Material Going to Creative Commons
- 03:33 Sly Flourish News: General-Use Stat Blocks for 5e in Forge of Foes
- 16:11 D&D & RPG News: Shadow of the Weird Wizard Kickstarter June 2023
- 17:13 Product Spotlight: Arcane Library Adventures for 5e
- 31:21 D&D & RPG News: Kobold Press Black Flag Playtest 2
- 53:53 Patreon Question: Why Make a Book About Building Monsters?
- 57:01 Patreon Question: Playing D&D with Small Children or Obstructive Pets
Links
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:36 Sly Flourish News: Forge of Foes Kickstarter Continues
- 02:52 D&D & RPG News: Radiant Citadel Nominated for a Nebula
- 03:53 D&D & RPG News: Tome of Beasts 1 Revisited
- 05:39 Product Spotlight: Campaign Builder - Cities and Towns by Kobold Press
- 14:24 D&D & RPG News: D&D Community Update
- 19:22 D&D & RPG News: D&D Content Creator's Summit
- 21:43 Commentary: How Can Wizards be a Stronger Positive Force in the RPG Community?
- 38:59 Patreon Question: Modifying NPCs with Species Traits
- 42:07 Patreon Question: The Challenge of Discovering Secrets
- 45:28 Patreon Question: Integrating In Disconnected Characters
- 50:10 Patreon Question: Using Dice for Other Things In-World
Links
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:07 Sly Flourish News: Forge of Foes Kickstarter Going On Right Now!
- 02:48 Kickstarter Spotlight: Shadowdark RPG by Arcane Library
- 10:58 Product Spotlight: Open5e.com
- 18:01 Patreon Question: How to Handle Maps for Exploration
- 20:55 Patreon Question: Teaching New Systems to Players
- 23:25 Patreon Question: Taking Notes while Running a Game
- 25:45 Patreon Question: Helping Players Balance Character Types and Skills
- 27:59 Patreon Question: Not Offering Custom Lineage or Variant Humans -- Is that Wrong?
- 30:54 Patreon Question: Accomidating a Players's Spirit Being In Your Game
- 35:48 Patreon Question: Overwhelmed by Midgard Lore
- 40:49 Patreon Question: Dealing with Shopping Sessions
- 44:54 Patreon Question: Balancing Encounters in High Magic Item Campaigns
- 47:47 Patreon Question: Adopting the Eight Steps to Gumshoe Games
Links
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Mike shares his tips and experiences for running Chapter 2 of Empire of the Ghouls!
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 00:55 Sly Flourish News: Forge of Foes Kickstarter This Wednesday!
- 02:04 D&D & RPG News: Arcana of the Ancients Bundle of Holding
- 03:48 D&D & RPG News: Mastering Dungeons on Shadow of the Demon Lord
- 04:26 D&D & RPG News: New One D&D Playtest
- 23:03 Product Spotlight: Iskandar Player's Handbook
- 31:25 Patreon Question: Co-DMing Two Groups in the Same Campaign Adventure
- 34:40 Patreon Question: Managing and Referencing So Many Monster Books
- 38:26 Patreon Question: Updates to the 5e Artisenal Monster Database in Notion
- 43:42 Patreon Question: Worldbuilding Book recommendations
- 45:37 Patreon Question: Sharing RPG PDFs with Google Drive
- 49:02 Patreon Question: Running D&D for a 5 year Old
- 51:12 Patreon Question: Getting Players to Be More Tactical
Links
- Forge of Foes Launching Wednesday! Get Notified!
- Arcana of the Ancients for 5e Bundle of Holding
- Mastering Dungeons Podcast
- Mastering Dungeons on Shadow of the Demon Lord (YouTube)
- One D&D Unearthed Arcana: Druid and Paladin
- Iskandar Player's Handbook
- Notion 5e Artisanal Monster Database
- Kobold Guides (including Worldbuilding)
- Sharing Documents on Google Drive Without Downloading or Printing
- Fate Accelerated
- RPG Kids
- Magical Kitties Save the Day
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:17 Sly Flourish News: Forge of Foes Kickstarter Coming March 1st
- 13:20 Kickstarter Spotlight: Valikan Clans by Ghostfire Gaming
- 16:35 D&D & RPG News: Kobold Press Black Flag Playtest 1
- 35:05 D&D & RPG News: Demiplane 5e Nexus and the Future of Digital 5e Tools
- 40:43 Product Spotlight: Level Up Advanced 5e Trials and Treasure by EN World Publishing
- 50:20 Patreon Question: The Future of RPGs -- 5e or Independent RPGs?
Links
- Forge of Foes Kickstarter Pre-Launch Page
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- Grim Hollow Valikan Clans Kickstarter
- Kobold Press Black Flag Playtest 1
- Black Flag Designer Diary 1
- 5e Nexus by Demiplane
- Level Up Advanced 5e Trials and Treasure by EN World Publishing
- Fantasy Heartbreakers
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:04 Sly Flourish News: Forge of Foes Kickstarter 1 March
- 03:28 Sly Flourish News: City of Arches Updates
- 10:58 Commentary: Kyle Brinks and the Future of D&D from Wizards of the Coast
- 28:31 Kickstarter Spotlight: Escape from Undergarden by JVC Parry
- 30:58 Kickstarter Spotlight: Encyclopedia 2 by Studio Agate
- 38:25 Patreon Question: Overwhelmed Running Big Published Campaigns
- 42:02 Patreon Question: Players Voting on Campaign Adventures to Run
- 44:30 Patreon Question: How Long to Prep Games and Generate Ideas?
- 48:03 Patreon Question: Running Shorter Sessions
Links
- Forge of Foes Kickstarter Goes Live 1 March!
- Three Black Halflings Kyle Brinks Interview
- Three Black Halflings Interview EN World Summary
- Mastering Dungeons Kyle Brinks Interview
- Mastering Dungeons Kyle Brinks Interview EN World Summary
- Ginny Di Kyle Brinks Video
- Escape from Undergarden Kickstarter
- Encyclopedia 2: Lore Book & Toolbox Kickstarter
- Spending a Whole Day Preparing a D&D Game
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
Friday Feb 10, 2023
Friday Feb 10, 2023
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:09 D&D & RPG News: Pathfinder 2 Humble Bundles
- 02:56 D&D & RPG News: Kobold Press Worlds Humble Bundle
- 04:21 Commentary: What's Normal in the Post OGL Fiasco RPG Hobby?
- 15:56 D&D & RPG News: Keys from the Golden Vault Free Adventure
- 18:02 Product Spotlight: Raiders of the Serpent Sea by Arcanum Worlds
- 24:23 Kickstarter Spotlight: Kibbles Compendium of Legends and Legacies
- 30:07 Patreon Question: Lazy Encounter Benchmark for Solo and Legendary Monsters
- 35:18 Patreon Question: Players Making Choices Against a Chracter's Alignment
- 38:33 Patreon Question: Converting Monsters Across RPG Systems? Reskin!
- 41:03 Patreon Question: Worried About Making Mistakes with Big Published Adventures
- 45:40 Patreon Question: Free to Use Dungeons of Fate?
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- Pathfinder 2 Humble Bundle
- Kobold Press and Friends Worlds Humble Bundle
- Keys from the Golden Vault Prisoner 13 Free D&D Beyond Adventure
- Raiders of the Serpent Sea
- Kibbles Compendium of Legends and Legacies Kickstarter
- Lazy Encounter Benchmark
- A5e Monstrous Menagerie
- Reskinning Monsters
- Dungeons of Fate
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
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: WOTC Releases 5e Into the Creative Commons
- 11:15 Commentary: What Does Trust Mean with Wizards of the Coast?
- 27:50 Sly Flourish News: Lazy RPG Podcast Awarded Best Talk Show Podcast by EN World
- 30:01 Kickstarter Spotlight: Oracle Character Generator Deck by Nord Games
- 34:41 Product Spotlight: Zobeck Clockwork City by Kobold Press
- 40:00 Patreon Question: Running Rich and Dynamic Combat Encounters
- 47:22 Patreon Question: Not Exposing a Movie-Based Adventure Plot
- 49:19 Patreon Question: Building a Villain or Monster from a PC
- 51:06 Patreon Question: How Many Rounds Should Encounters Go?
- 52:19 Patreon Question: Other RPGs I'm Running This Year?
- 53:16 Patreon Question: Finishing Writing One-Shot Adventures
- 57:11 Patreon Question: Balancing the Action Economy with Big Solo Monsters
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- WOTC Releases the 5e SRD to the Creative Commons
- Download the 5e SRD under a Creative Commons Right Now
- Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop Podcast
- Mastering Dungeons Podcast
- Oracle Character Generator Deck Kickstarter by Nord Games
- Zobeck Clockwork City by Kobold Press
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
D&D news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:32 D&D & RPG News: OGL 1.2 Feedback and Suggestions
- 11:33 D&D & RPG News: The Industry Responds to the attempted OGL 1.0a Deauthorization
- 17:37 Commentary: Rebranding the Lazy RPG Talk Show
- 18:40 Commentary: I'm Here For You Whatever RPG You Play
- 21:47 DM Tip: Curing the OGL Blues
- 23:41 Kickstarter Spotlight: Deep Magic 2
- 26:27 D&D & RPG News: Two Huge Bundles of Holding and Humble Bundles
- 29:04 Patreon Question: Keeping Your Games on Track
- 32:51 Patreon Question: Running Games for Seven Players
- 35:41 Patreon Question: Introducing Lots of NPCs at Once
- 37:48 Patreon Question: Fueling Creativity
- 44:12 Patreon Question: Identifying Relics and Single-Use Magic Items
- 46:29 Patreon Question: Improving Representation in Older Material
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- WOTC OGL 1.2 "Playtest"
- WOTC's OGL 1.2 PDF (CC and OGL)
- Feedback to WOTC on the OGL 1.2 Draft
- Project Black Flag Update: Sticking To Our Principles
- The ORC license
- MCDM Rebranding Arcadia
- Deep Magic 2 Kickstarter
- RPG Worlds with Kobold Press and Friends Humble Bundle
- Bundle of Holding Alternatives to D&D
- Ancestries and Culture
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Mike talks about the OGL fiasco and offers up ten awesome RPGs that aren't D&D.
- 00:00 Show Intro
- 01:09 This Matters to All Of Us
- 03:35 WOTC's Excuses Hold No Water At All
- 07:53 What's Happening Now
- 08:45 We Can Never Trust WOTC Again
- 09:58 What Can We Do About This?
- 12:37 Ten Awesome RPGs that Aren't D&D
- 13:19 13th Age
- 15:56 Blades in the Dark
- 17:31 Fantasy Age
- 19:01 The Non-OGL Fantasy Bundle of Holding
- 19:38 Fate Condensed
- 21:41 Index Card RPG
- 23:44 Ironsworn
- 25:26 Level Up Advanced 5e
- 26:49 Numenera
- 28:59 Old School Essentials
- 30:55 Shadow of the Demon Lord
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- WOTC Attempts to Deauthorize the OGL 1.0a — Thoughts on the OGL 2.0
- You, Me, and the D&D Open Gaming License
- Dungeons & Dragons’ New License Tightens Its Grip on Competition
- 13th Age
- 13th Age Bundle of Holding
- Blades in the Dark
- Blades the Dark SRD
- Fantasy Age
- The Non-OGL Bundle of Holding
- Fate Condensed
- Fate Condensed SRD
- Index Card RPG
- Ironsworn
- Level Up Advanced 5e
- Numenera
- Old School Essentials
- OSE Basic Rules
- Shadow of the Demon Lord
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Mike covers the remaining Sly Flourish Patreon questions for December 2022!
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 00:48 Patreon Question: Replacing or Houserulling 5e Mechanics and Favorite Houserules
- 06:17 Patreon Question: Dealing with Followers from a Rod of Rulership
- 08:30 Patreon Question: Offering Multiple Paths with Diviniation
- 10:38 Patreon Question: Handling NPCs with the Lazy Encounter Benchmark
- 13:53 Patreon Question: Offering Options when Captured
- 15:54 Patreon Question: Learning a New RPG With Your Players
- 17:38 Patreon Question: Trouble Committing to Deadly Attacks
- 20:21 Patreon Question: Making D&D Deadlier
- 22:25 Patreon Question: Alternative Patrons like Koblold Press's Warlock
- 24:31 Patreon Question: Making Undead Monster Variants
- 27:41 Patreon Question: Dungeon 23
Links
Monday Dec 26, 2022
Monday Dec 26, 2022
D&D news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:13 D&D & RPG News: 13th Age Bundle of Holding
- 05:28 Commentary: How to Skip Content you Don't Want to Hear
- 06:52 Commentary: The WOTC OGL 1.1 Announcement
- 28:54 Product Spotlight: Alternate Objectives by Sneak AttackPress
- 33:14 Commentary: Favorite Product of 2022
- 37:27 Patreon Question: Connecting Published Adventures
- 41:12 Patreon Question: When to Use Which Dials of Monster Difficulty
- 46:10 Patreon Question: Thoughts on Owlbear Rodeo 2.0
- 50:35 Patreon Question: Making Failure Interesting with Ability Checks
- 53:58 Patreon Question: Performing Mid-Campaign Check-Ins
- 56:33 Patreon Question: Revealing a Pointcrawl Map
- 59:11 Patreon Question: Using AI Generators like Chat GPT and Midjourney
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- 13th Age Bundle of Holding
- OGLs, SRDs, & One D&D – Wizards of the Coast on D&D Beyond, 21 Dec 2022
- Thoughts on the OGL 1.1 – MikeShea.net
- OGL 1.0a FAQ answered by Wizards of the Coast
- The OGL 1.0a and 5e System Resource Document version 5.1 (see if this link goes bad!)
- Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie by Paul Hughes
- Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie Video Spotlight
- Dials of Monster Difficulty
- Owlbear Rodel 2.0
- Our Ability Check Toolbox
- Pointcrawls for City and Overland Travel
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
D&D news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00:00 Show Start
- 00:01:03 DM Tip: Rolling Lots of Checks with a Single D20
- 00:10:51 Product Spotlight: Chronicles of Eberron
- 00:26:28 Commentary: How I Baseline D&D Monsters
- 00:34:00 Commentary: Designing MCDM's Flee Mortals Vampires
- 00:51:31 Patreon Question: What Are My DM Weaknesses?
- 00:54:38 Patreon Question: Handling Pacing in D&D Games
- 00:57:08 Patreon Question: Describing Old School Essentials to 5e Players
- 01:01:24 Patreon Question: Handling Large Exposition and Descriptions
Links
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!