The Lazy RPG Podcast - D&D and RPG News and GM Prep from Sly Flourish

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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.

  1. 2 days ago

    Hunting Lashmaraq – Dragon Empire Prep Session 72

    Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blogs Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Midgard Worldbook Tales of the Valiant Obsidian for TTRPGs PDF Search

  2. 6 days ago

    Prep and Run Lazy Campaigns — Lazy RPG Talk Show

    D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:01:15 Sly Flourish News: Rise Kickstarter, Expanding Eight Steps, Lazy Campaigns 00:04:07 Sly Flourish News: Reddit AMA for Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster 00:06:35 Sly Flourish News: Mike on Mastering Dungeons, Tome Show, and Polygon 00:09:13 D&D & RPG News: ENNIE Voting Underway 00:10:08 Kickstarter Spotlight: Exalted Funeral ENNIE Award Titles Backerkit Campaign 00:11:58 Kickstarter Spotlight: En5der Magazine Annual Hardcover from EN World Publishing 00:14:05 D&D & RPG News: Massive D&D Convention Building at Gencon 00:20:15 D&D & RPG News: Arcana Unleashed Deadfall for 11th to 20th level 00:26:48 D&D & RPG News: D&D Death Saves Black Label Campaign Setting 00:30:20 Commentary: Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Campaign Prep and Play 00:40:47 DM Tip: Lazy Dungeon Prep 00:52:34 Patreon Question: What Is the Mourning? 00:57:51 Patreon Question: Spiral Development in Big Cities Links Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Kickstarter! Visit Sly Flourish Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Subscribe to the Sly Flourish RSS Feed Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast (Ad Free!) Expanding Each of the Eight Steps Prepping and Running Lazy Campaigns Reddit AMA Mike on Mastering Dungeons Video Mike on Mastering Dungeons Podcast The Tome Show Spotlight on Mike Shea Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Article on Polygon Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Article on Techraptor Burn After Reading — The Lazy Loremaster ENNIE Voting Now Open Exalted Funeral ENNIE Nomination Backerkit Campaign EN5ider Magazine Annual by EN World Publishing Kickstarter Huge D&D Presence at Gencon Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall 11-20th campaign Death Saves — Dungeons & Dragons “Black Label” setting

  3. 10 Jul

    Jabir al Seki – Dragon Empire Prep Session 71

    Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blogs Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Midgard Worldbook Tales of the Valiant Obsidian for TTRPGs PDF Search

  4. 6 Jul

    Expanding Each of the Eight Steps — Lazy RPG Talk Show

    D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:01:03 Sly Flourish News: Five Scenes, Expanding the Eight Steps 00:03:17 Sly Flourish News: Mike on What Would the Smart Party Do Podcast 00:05:09 Sly Flourish News: Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Kickstarter Is Live 00:07:19 D&D & RPG News: 2026 ENNIES Nominations 00:12:45 Kickstarter Spotlight: Ereb Altor 00:15:12 Commentary: Expanding Each of the Eight Steps 00:41:15 DM Tip: Timing Your Sessions 00:51:51 Patreon Question: Building Worlds for Spelljammer 00:56:14 Patreon Question: Adding Cool Effects to Monuments Links Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Kickstarter Visit Sly Flourish Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Subscribe to the Sly Flourish RSS Feed Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast (Ad Free!) Five Scenes Expanding Each of the Eight Steps What Would the Smart Party Do 2026 ENNIE Nominations Ereb Altor Kickstarter

  5. 3 Jul

    Jabir al Seki – Dragon Empire Prep Session 70

    Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blogs Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Midgard Worldbook Tales of the Valiant Obsidian for TTRPGs PDF Search

  6. 29 Jun

    D&D Has Been Incomplete for 52 Years and That's Good Actually – Lazy RPG Talk Show

    D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:01:02 Sly Flourish News: Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster in One Week 00:02:22 Sly Flourish News: Make Monsters Unique, Five Scenes 00:04:12 Patreon Spotlight: Blood of the Primordials 00:07:15 D&D & RPG News: New Dyson Maps Available 00:12:38 Commentary: D&D Has Been Incomplete for 52 Years and That's Good Actually 00:33:12 DM Tip: Clocks Versus Skill Challenges 00:44:23 Sly Flourish News: Adventure Types in Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster 00:53:52 Patreon Question: Running Short Games 00:58:16 Patreon Question: Feeling Nervous Before a Game Links Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Visit Sly Flourish Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Subscribe to the Sly Flourish RSS Feed Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast (Ad Free!) Make Monsters Unique Five Scenes Dyson Maps Updated Dyson Commercial Maps Support Dyson's Patreon EN World Thread on Tools We Love

  7. 26 Jun

    Daggerheart Review

    Mike Reviews Daggerheart! Contents 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:30 My Experience Running Daggerheart 00:03:13 Disclaimer 00:03:53 My Goal for This Review 00:04:56 30-second Review 00:09:01 A Kitchen Sink RPG 00:22:20 Things I Love 00:27:15 Things I Didn't Love 00:35:00 Encounter Building 00:45:15 Solutions and House Rules 00:53:10 Final Thoughts Links Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster 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 Daggerheart Daggerheart System Reference Document

  8. 22 Jun

    Nimble First Thoughts – Lazy RPG Talk Show

    D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:00:58 Sly Flourish News: Rise Kickstarter, Single Target Number, Make Monsters Unique, Blood of the Primordials 00:06:56 Sly Flourish News: Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Sample Walkthrough 00:17:29 Commentary: Nimble RPG First Thoughts 00:36:29 DM Tip: What Is a Lazy Gamemaster? 00:48:03 Patreon Question: Handling Persuasion Checks 00:53:53 Patreon Question: Light-weight OSR versus Crunchier new RPGs for Campaigns 00:59:29 Patreon Question: Running City of Arches After Heroes of the Borderlands Links Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster! Visit Sly Flourish Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Subscribe to the Sly Flourish RSS Feed Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast (Ad Free!) A Single Target Number Make Monsters Unique Nimblenomicon

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