
Episodes

Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:20 D&D & RPG News: Guest Host on Mastering Dungeons
- 03:07 Commentary: The RPG Fediverse and dndblogs.com
- 10:29 Commentary: Find Players for Non-5e RPGs
- 20:29 DM Tip: Project Deadly Threats
- 30:27 Patreon Question: Adjusting Spells with the Monster Dials
- 33:55 Patreon Question: Challenging High AC Characters
- 38:25 Patreon Question: Running Cozier Heroci 5e Games
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- Mastering Dungeons Podcast
- Mastering Dungeons YouTube Channel
- RPG Blog Reader
- TTRPG Lemmy (Reddit Replacement)
- Dice.camp (Mastodon server)
- Chirp.enworld.org (Mastodon server)
- Comments from Youtube on Finding Players for Other RPGs

Friday Jul 07, 2023
Scarlet Citadel Session 29 – Lazy GM Prep
Friday Jul 07, 2023
Friday Jul 07, 2023
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!

Monday Jul 03, 2023
Monday Jul 03, 2023
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 00:57 DM Tip: Build a Vampire Knight with Forge of Foes
- 09:11 Product Spotlight: Shard Tabletop
- 18:31 D&D & RPG News: New 2024 D&D Playtest Packet
- 32:56 D&D & RPG News: Two Tales of the Valiant Playtests
- 42:26 Patreon Question: Using PbtA Mechanics in 5e Games
- 47:36 Patreon Question: Giving Bonus Info for High Ability Rolls
- 50:48 Patreon Question: Improving Evocative Location Descriptions
- 54:44 Patreon Question: Telling Players about Changes You Made in Published Adventures
Links

Friday Jun 30, 2023
Scarlet Citadel Session 28 – Lazy GM Prep
Friday Jun 30, 2023
Friday Jun 30, 2023
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!

Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:14 Product Spotlight: Tome of Beasts 1 2023 Revision by Kobold Press
- 10:07 D&D & RPG News: Tales of the Valiant Finishes at 10k Backers and 1.1M Dollars.
- 11:12 Kickstarter Spotlight: Gloomhaven RPG
- 14:44 Product Spotlight: Crucible for Foundry
- 16:51 D&D & RPG News: D&D VTT Hands-On Experiences
- 18:35 Commentary: The Digital Future of RPGs
- 25:16 Commentary: Where to Engage with the RPG Community
- 37:22 Patreon Question: Which Will Be the Most Popular RPG? It Doesn't Matter.
- 41:06 Patreon Question: Will the D&D 3D VTT Eat the World of RPGs? No.
- 43:43 Patreon Question: The Difference Between Old School Grim Characters and New Heroic Characters
- 49:24 Patreon Question: Sample Encounters for Monsters
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- Tome of Beasts 1 2023 Revision
- Gloomhaven RPG Crowdfunding Campaign
- D&D VTT Hands-On Experiences by Daniel Kwan
- Crucible for Foundry
- BurnBryte for Roll20
- Sly Flourish's Blogroll
- chirp.enworld.org
- dice.camp
- ttrpg.network
- EN World
- Monstrous Menagerie by Level Up Advanced 5e

Friday Jun 23, 2023
House Rules for the 2014 D&D Player’s Handbook – Lazy RPG Talk Show Special
Friday Jun 23, 2023
Friday Jun 23, 2023
Mike talks about how we can fix the 2014 D&D Players Handbook to preserve the value of the millions of copies that exist throughout the world and those in our own gaming room.
Podcast Contents
- 00:00 How Would You Fix the 2014 D&D Player's Handbook?
- 02:09 What Parts of the 2014 Player's Handbook Disrupt the Game?
- 04:10 House Rules in My Own Game
- 05:26 House Rules Take 1: Nerf Nerf Nerf
- 05:54 Ability Score Generation
- 07:31 Class and Subclass Nerfs
- 08:31 Ispiration
- 08:48 Exhaustion
- 09:03 Spell Changes
- 13:33 Feedback I got: Too Many Nerfs
- 14:31 A Different Approach: Let's All Make the Game Better
- 15:20 Where Do You get These House Rules?
- 16:01 A Focus on Intention
- 16:31 Boss Monsters are Special
- 19:40 Requests for a Smooth Game
- 19:49 Please don't Run More than One or Two Sidekick NPCs
- 20:23 Please don't multiclass dip for Shield
- 21:33 Be Mindful of Arcane Eye's Disruption
- 21:53 Let's Avoid the Counterspell Arms Race
- 22:25 Familiars are either In or Out of Combat
- 22:59 Goodberries Are No Substitute for Real Food
- 23:17 Pure Immunity Breaks a Lot of Monsters
- 23:38 Tiny Hut Works Poorly in Dangerous Areas
- 26:17 Pass Without Trace Isn't Invisibility
- 27:50 Give Me Feedback
Links

Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Mike talks about the recent Reddit collapse, Cory Doctorow's "Enshittification" model for this type of collapse, and how DMs and GMs can protect themselves from the collapse of other enshittified platforms.
Video Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 02:41 Main Points -- How GMs can Protect Themselves from Enshittified Platforms
- 05:08 The Enshittification Model
- 09:23 Why Does This Matter for DMs, GMs, and RPGs?
- 11:52 The Enshittification of Reddit and the RPG Subreddits
- 14:44 What GMs Are Really Losing -- The DM Academy
- 15:21 Where Will New DMs Go to Get Questions Answered?
- 17:18 Is D&D Itself Enshittified?
- 20:41 Enshittification Risks to GMs
- 24:21 What Are the Risks for Sly Flourish?
- 27:48 Know Enshittification, Have Backup Plans, Own Your Stuff
- 28:20 Returning to Blogs, Newsletters, Podcasts
Additional Links

Monday Jun 19, 2023
Monday Jun 19, 2023
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:22 Sly Flourish News: The Lazy GM's Resource Document in Japanese
- 04:05 D&D & RPG News: Bob World Builder's Four D&D Combat House Rules
- 07:12 Kickstarter Spotlight: Aetherial Expanse Setting Guide by Ghostfire Gaming
- 09:59 Commentary: Chat GPT for RPG Prep
- 33:05 Patreon Question: Making a Location Feel Dangerous
- 35:46 Patreon Question: Dealing With Emotional Drain After Intense Roleplay Scenes
- 38:14 Patreon Question: Running Campaigns Built from Multiple Published Adventuresb
- 40:17 Patreon Question: What Are GMs Not Thinking About Enough?
- 43:59 Patreon Question: Let Campaign Themes Come Out Naturally
- 46:16 Patreon Question: Combining 5e Subclasses with A5e Classes
Links
- Lazy GM's Resource Document
- Lazy GM's Resource Document in Japanese
- Lazy GM's Resource Document on Github
- Bob World Builder's Top Four Combat House Rules
- Aetherial Expanse Kickstarter by Ghostfire Gaming
- RPG Safety Toolkit
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books:

Friday Jun 16, 2023
Scarlet Citadel Session 27 – Lazy GM Prep
Friday Jun 16, 2023
Friday Jun 16, 2023
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!

Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Spelljammer: Light of Xaryxis – Review and Tips
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Mike offers a review and tips for running the Spelljammer adventure, Light of Xaryxis, with experiences from his own campaign.
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Show Contents
- 00:00 Video Start
- 00:28 Reviewing Adventures I've Actually Run
- 00:49 Top Tips for Running Light of Xaryxis
- 00:52 Tip 1: Use Stars Over Stormwreck to Connect the Characters to Light of Xaryxis
- 01:26 Tip 2: Stay with the Moondancer
- 02:22 Tip 3: Embrace Flash Gordon
- 03:03 Tip 4: Run Ship Combat in the Narrative
- 04:11 Tip 5: Give Players Agency Over the Ending
- 04:58 A Review of the Spelljammer Boxed Set
- 06:55 Breaking Down the Adventure
- 08:22 Tips for Part 1
- 11:36 Tips for Part 2
- 15:37 Tips for Part 3
- 18:11 Tips for Part 4
- 19:03 Missions of the FInal Battle
- 21:26 Who Lives and Who Dies? Let the Dice Decide!
- 23:26 Add a Touch of Mind Flayer...
- 24:06 Princess Xedali's Choice
- 26:04 Run a One Year Later Montage
- 27:12 Final Thoughts

Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
- 00:00 Show Start
- 01:13 Sly Flourish News: Dwarven Forge VTT
- 07:46 D&D & RPG News: Wizards on One D&D and 2024 Core Book Messaging
- 14:57 Commentary: 5e Isn't D&D
- 25:38 Commentary: High Trust Trad Concepts and Situation-Based RPGs
- 40:34 Patreon Question: Can the Eight Steps work for Dungeon World?
- 43:22 Patreon Question: Dealing with Missing Players and Absenteeism
- 47:49 Patreon Question: Why Are Hags Allowed to Persist?
Links
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
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- Buy Sly Flourish Books:
- D&D Community Update: Clarifying Language: One D&D, 2024 Core Rulebooks
- What are the 2024 Fifth Edition Core Rulebooks? D&D YouTube Video
- What is high-trust trad adventure design?
- How to Handle Missing Players

Friday Jun 09, 2023
Scarlet Citadel Session 26 – Lazy GM Prep
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!

Monday Jun 05, 2023
Published Campaigns with Homebrew Adventures – Lazy RPG Talk Show
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
Empire of the Ghouls Part 3 – The Blood Marriage
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
Scarlet Citadel Session 25 – Lazy GM Prep
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
Scarlet Citadel Session 24 – Lazy GM Prep
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
Scarlet Citadel Session 23 – Lazy GM Prep
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
Scarlet Citadel Session 22 – Lazy GM Prep
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
Scarlet Citadel Session 21 – Lazy GM Prep
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
Scarlet Citadel Session 20 – Lazy GM Prep
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!

Monday Apr 10, 2023
D&D Creator Summit Recap and Discussion – Lazy RPG Talk Show
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
D&D Direct, D&D Summit, D&D 3D VTT, C7D20 Design – Lazy RPG Talk Show
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
Scarlet Citadel Session 19 – Lazy GM Prep
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!