The Lazy RPG Podcast - D&D and RPG News and GM Prep from Sly Flourish mike@slyflourish.com
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The complete podcast of Sly Flourish, the Lazy Dungeon Master. Building the better D&D dungeon master and RPG game master.
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WOTC Survey Predictions – Lazy RPG Talk Show
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
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The Elven Orb – Shadowdark Gloaming Session 24 Lazy GM Prep
Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!
Shadowdark RPG Campaign Notebook available to Sly Flourish patrons
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Shadowdark RPG
Cursed Scroll 1
Dyson Maps -
Do You Love WOTC? – Lazy RPG Talk Show
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
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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 -
Thoughts on Obsidian for RPG Prep
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
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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 -
Take Critical Notes During the Game – Lazy RPG Talk Show
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
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Last weeks Lazy RPG News Letter
Planestriders Kickstarter
Surviving Strangehollow
NASAs RPG adventure
Chaosium Basic Roleplaying Design Challenge
Three of Five Keys
Revealing Secrets -
The Marrow Fiend – Shadowdark Gloaming Session 23 Lazy GM Prep
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