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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 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:20 Kickstarter Spotlight: Deck of Player Safety
- 04:24 D&D & RPG News: Tales of the Valiant on What's Compatible and What Isn't
- 13:35 Commentary: Homebrew Adventures in Published Settings
- 32:14 Patreon Question: Better Inclusiveness and Representation In Our Games
- 36:39 Patreon Question: Dice-Rolling for Stochastic Countdown Timers
- 38:57 Patreon Question: Managing Pacing of Downtime and Roleplayy Scenes
- 41:45 Patreon Question: Building Combat Encounters
- 45:00 Patreon Question: Tools for Improvisation At The Table
- 48:16 Patreon Question: Forge of Foes General Use Stat Block Encounter Math
- 52:00 Patreon Question: Improving NPC Dialog
- 53:41 Patreon Question: Character-Focused Spiral Campaign Development
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- Deck of Player Safety Kickstarter
- Tales of the Valiant on What's Compatible and What Isn't
- EN World: Introducing the COUNTDOWN DICE Mechanic!
- THE UNDERCLOCK: Fixing the Random Encounter
- The Lazy 5e Cheat Sheet
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Mike offers tips and a recap for running the third part of Empire of the Ghouls.
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 01:16 D&D & RPG News: Candela Obscura
- 08:18 Kickstarter Spotlight: Tales of the Valiant
- 33:52 Commentary: The D&D Book Price Increase
- 47:58 Patreon Question: Trying Out House Rules
- 51:17 Patreon Question: Dials for Magic Items
- 53:41 Patreon Question: Physical Tools for Online Play
- 55:39 Patreon Question: Gods for your Homebrew Campaign
- 58:18 Patreon Question: Alternatives to Notion
Links
Friday May 26, 2023
Friday May 26, 2023
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 00:56 Commentary: Maps - Is D&D an Incomplete Product?
- 02:54 Commentary: Maps - No Great Single Solution for In-Person Play
- 04:51 Commentary: Maps - What Does D&D Recommend for New DMs?
- 06:44 Commentary: Maps - A Big Digital Display
- 07:45 Commentary: Maps - The Pathfinder Basic Flip Mat
- 10:35 Commentary: Maps - Big Sheets of 1" Gridded Poster Paper
- 13:12 Commentary: Maps - Print "Blueprint" Maps for Cheap.
- 15:14 Commentary: Maps - Use Cloth for a Fog of War
- 16:24 Commentary: Maps - Print Individual Rooms on Normal Paper
- 18:59 Commentary: Maps - Mixing Different Types
- 20:24 Product Spotlight: JP Coovert's Drawing Dungeons Booklet
- 25:18 Commentary: Maps - Theater of the Mind and Abstract Maps
- 29:26 Commentary: Maps - Try Lots of Options
- 30:37 Product Spotlight: The Works of JP Coovert
- 40:18 Patreon Question: Rewarding Inspiration
- 43:57 Patreon Question: Balancing Encounters Across the Adventuring Day
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- Using Maps for In-Person Play
- The Pathfinder Basic Flip Mat
- Big Pads of 1" Gridded Paper (affiliate link)
- JP Coovert's Draw a Battle Map video
- Flik Silverpen's Guide to Drawing Dungeons
- Running Theater of the Mind Combat
- Abstract Maps for D&D Combat
Friday May 19, 2023
Friday May 19, 2023
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 00:49 Product Spotlight: Crown of the Oathbreaker Physical Book
- 03:57 Sly Flourish News: The Lazy GM's Resource Document in the Creative Commons
- 08:14 Sly Flourish News: Lazy Solo 5e generator on Perchance
- 10:04 Commentary: Developers! Help Open5e!
- 14:22 Commentary: Will WOTC Use Open5e?
- 15:58 Commentary: Playing Five RPGs in Three Days
- 18:57 Commentary: Playing Dungeon World at 1d4 Con
- 21:15 Commentary: Playing Pathfinder 2 at 1d4 Con
- 25:57 Commentary: Playing Call of Cthulhu at 1d4 Con
- 29:05 Commentary: Playing Dungeon Crawl Classics at 1d4 Con
- 32:12 Commentary: Playing My Friend's New RPG at 1d4 Con
- 34:29 Patreon Question: Players Questioning the GM's Logic
- 38:04 Patreon Question: Remembering Campaign-Specific Rules
- 40:18 Patreon Question: Is the DM the Storyteller or the Referee? Neither!
- 42:53 Patreon Question: Running 45 Minute Battles with No Tweaking
- 47:19 Patreon Question: Reigning in Wanderlust in an Island Hopping Campaign
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- Crown of the Oathbreaker
- Crown of the Oathbreaker Spotlight
- Lazy GM's Resource Document
- Lazy Solo 5e Generator
- Open5e
- Open5e Discord Server
- Dungeon World
- Pathfinder 2 (Affiliate Link)
- Call of Cthulhu (affiliate link)
- Dungeon Crawl Classics (affiliate link)
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:17 Kickstarter Spotlight: Knave 2.0
- 08:02 Kickstarter Spotlight: Amazing Encounters and Quests
- 10:35 Kickstarter Spotlight: Emporium of Wonders
- 13:20 Commentary: Tips from the Midnight Temple
- 36:13 Patreon Question: Organizing an big RPG Club and Community
- 40:14 Patreon Question: Building Mythic Monsters
- 44:53 Patreon Question: Action-Oriented Monsters in Forge of Foes?
- 46:15 Patreon Question: Playing In Person after 30 Years Away
- 49:24 Patreon Question: Lazy Gamemaster's Guide?
- 52:27 Patreon Question: Does Curse of Strahd Take a Lot of Work to Fix? No
- 55:34 Patreon Question: Needing to Take a Break?
- 58:35 Patreon Question: Top Tips for New and Experienced GMs
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- Knave v2 Kickstarter
- Amazing Encounters and Quests Kickstarter
- Emporium of Wonders Kickstarter
- Fantastic Lairs Monstrous Appendix
- Lazy DM's Toolkit
- Ginny Di on Burnout
- Top Tips for Being a Great Gamemaster
Friday May 05, 2023
Friday May 05, 2023
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:10 D&D & RPG News: Owen KC Stevens Bundles on DriveThruRPG
- 02:26 D&D & RPG News: Owlbear Rodel 2.0 Official Release in July
- 06:19 D&D & RPG News: Kobold Press Tales of the Valiant Monsters Playtest
- 19:51 D&D & RPG News: 2024 D&D Players Handbook Playtest 5
- 24:48 DM Tip: Mass Effect Style Preludes and Wars
- 33:46 DM Tip: Tuning the Lazy Encounter Bechmark
- 38:34 Patreon Question: Chat GPT and AI For Adventure Generation
- 44:26 Patreon Question: Running Ship Battles in Light of Xaryxis
- 47:40 Patreon Question: Character Grabbing the Wrong Hook
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- Owen KC Stevens Bundle 1
- Owen KC Stevens Bundle 2
- Owlbear Rodel 2.0 Full Release
- Owlbear Rodeo Videos
- Kobold Press Tales of the Valiant Monster Playtest
- D&D 2024 Players Handbook Playtest 5
- Lazy Encounter Benchmark
Friday Apr 28, 2023
Friday Apr 28, 2023
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 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: The Lazy GM's Resource Document
- 18:21 D&D & RPG News: Darrington Press Roleplaying Games
- 22:19 D&D & RPG News: Chris Perkins on the 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide
- 23:13 D&D & RPG News: Cubicle 7 on C7D20 Open Licensing
- 32:07 D&D & RPG News: More D&D Creator Summit Accounts
- 33:19 Patreon Question: Running High Level 5e Games
- 37:25 Patreon Question: Pointing Out Magic Items to Characters
- 40:16 Patreon Question: Tying Together Independent Published Adventures
- 43:04 Patreon Question: 5e Cross Compatibility Among Publishers
Links
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:02 Product Spotlight: Regnum Rattus - The Rats in the Cellar
- 02:50 Product Spotlight: Iskandar Explorer's Journal Volume 1
- 04:36 Kickstarter Spotlight: Blood and Doom
- 11:24 Sly Flourish News: Three Books Released to the Creative Commons
- 14:21 Commentary: What's Changed over 13 Years of Lazy DMing?
- 27:52 Sly Flourish News: More Material to the Creative Commons
- 31:41 Commentary: What Does 5e Backward Compatibility Mean?
- 49:04 Patreon Question: Dealing with Non-Heroic Heroes
- 53:37 Patreon Question: Convincing a DM to Run Online Games
- 55:27 Patreon Question: Initiation Quests to Get Into a Cult
- 57:35 Patreon Question: Challenging Tier 4 Characters
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- Iskandar Explorer's Journal Volume 1 (Affiliate Link)
- Blood and Doom Kickstarter
- Dungeon Master Tips – Creative Commons
- Running Epic-Tier D&D Games – Creative Commons
- The Lazy Dungeon Master (2014) – Creative Commons
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!