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The complete podcast of Sly Flourish, the Lazy Dungeon Master. Building the better D&D dungeon master.
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Running Hordes: Guidelines for D&D Battles with Hundreds of Monsters
Mike offers guidelines for running huge hordes of monsters in D&D and looks at a number of alternative approaches.
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Podcast Contents
00:00 Intro
00:41 Mike's recommended horde system
05:03 Why we care about horde guidelines
05:58 Mike's criteria for good horde guidelines
06:54 Horde guidelines from the Dungeon Master's Guide (Chap 8, Pg 250)
08:26 4e D&D style minions
09:38 Single-stat-block hordes
10:36 5e Hardcore Mode's horde guidelines
12:09 13th Age mook rules
13:25 Mike's recommended horde guidelines review
15:53 Problems with Mike's horde guidelines
18:14 The importance of horde guidelines for D&D -
DM Deep Dive on Skill Challenges with Teos Abadia
Mike chats with Teos Abadia about D&D skill challenges!
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Mastering Dungeons
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Frostmaiden Session 8: House of the Triad Finale
Mike prepares for his latest session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden!
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Notion Frostmaiden Campaign Notebook
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Ability Checks, Failing Forward, and Succeeding with a Cost
Mike gives a short talk about ability checks, failing forward, and succeeding with a cost.
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Podcast Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:38 The core mechanic of D&D
01:35 You don't need an ability check for easy stuff
02:02 Easy steps to choose a DC
03:04 DCs don't change based on the character's abilities
03:52 The power of improvising ability checks
04:32 Ability checks in complicated situations
07:08 Understand the in-world situation instead of focusing on mechanics
09:09 Asking for a check without a DC to see if they succeed at a cost
10:45 The improvisational power of ability checks, succeeding at a cost, and failing forward -
Frostmaiden Session 7: House of the Triad
Mike prepares for his latest session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden!
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Notion Frostmaiden Campaign Notebook
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Frostmaiden Session 6: Holed Up Finale
Mike prepares for his latest session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden!
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Notion Frostmaiden Campaign Notebook
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