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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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Should You Rent Your RPG Books? – Lazy RPG Talk Show
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
00:00 Show Start
01:23 D&D & RPG News: Roll20 and Discord Integration
05:12 D&D & RPG News: Alphastream on the Summit One Year Later
09:02 Product Spotlight: Return of the Witch King Adventures for Shadow of the Demon Lord
14:48 D&D & RPG News: Kobold Press Offers Sourcebook Subscriptions on Shard
23:18 Commentary: Tales of the Valiant Monsters Hitting Too Hard?
27:58 Patreon Spotlight: Forge of Foes Monster Stats Tool
31:08 DM Tip: Use an oracle Die
41:32 Patreon Question: Managing One Year Later Montages
45:05 Patreon Question: Sticking With the City of Arches
52:17 Patreon Question: Help Players Tap Into Their Emotions
Links
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Roll20 on Discord
Alphastream: Looking at the D&D Summit One Year Later
Shadow of the Demon Lord - Falling Tears
Shadow of the Demon Lord - You Shall Not Take these Noble Souls
Kobold Press Bundle on Shard
The Tales of the Valiant Mimic
Ending Campaigns – One Year Later Montages -
Bloodbath at Marin's Hold – Shadowdark Gloaming Session 26 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 -
There Is No "Default" – Lazy RPG Talk Show
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
00:00 Show Start
01:12 Product Spotlight: PJ Coffey's Crafting Heritages and Cultures CC-Released Doc
04:38 Kickstarter Spotlight: Campaign Builder - Dungeons and Ruins
07:16 Product Spotlight: 13th Age 2e Preview
10:18 Patreon Spotlight: Secret of Summervine Villa
13:58 D&D & RPG News: Cynthia Williams Leaves Hasbro
16:26 Commentary: Build Your Resilient TTRPG Hobby
20:00 Commentary: Matt Coleville on Long-form versus Short-Form Adventures
27:14 Commentary: The MtG Hobby Compared to the D&D Hobby
36:47 DM Tip: Fantastic Short-Form Adventure Publishers
50:41 Patreon Question: Villains and NPCs Responding to High Level Characters
54:28 Patreon Question: Warlords Are in 5e
56:27 Patreon Question: Repeating Descriptions and Getting Players to Pay Attention
Links
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Sly Flourish Fantastic Bundle
PJ Coffey’s Crafting Heritages and Cultures SRD
Kobold Press’s Campaign Builder: Dungeons & Ruins
The 13th Age 2 Kickstarter Coming May
Matt Colville on Short versus Long Adventures – There is no “default”
Merric’s Article on Short-form WOTC Adventures
Arcane Library
Jeff Steven's 5e Adventures
Kobold Press's Lairs books
MT Black's Adventures
Raging Swan's 5e adventures -
Swamp King Fronk – Shadowdark Gloaming Session 25 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 -
Watch Your Wallets! – The Lazy RPG Talk Show
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
00:00 Show Start
01:40 D&D & RPG News: Robert Schwalb on La Taberna de Rol
03:48 D&D & RPG News: DM David Compares MCDM, Daggerheart, and 5e
05:42 Kickstarter Spotlight: Wandering Tavern by Homie and the Dude
09:51 Kickstarter Spotlight: Infestation at Devil's Glade by Jeff Stevens
11:50 Kickstarter Spotlight: Restless Encounters by Inkwell Ideas
13:51 D&D & RPG News: 13th Age Megabundle on Bundle of Holding
17:23 Product Spotlight: Dyson Logos Commercial Map Packs
19:55 D&D & RPG News: Cairn 2 Character Builder Open Sourced
25:56 Patreon Spotlight: Readings and Reflections with Sly Flourish Podcast
28:21 D&D & RPG News: JP Coovert's video on Indie RPGs
29:11 DM Tip: Split Up Your Prep
39:05 Patreon Question: How Often to Level Characters?
43:27 Patreon Question: What to Prep When You Have a Long Time
49:26 Patreon Question: Accounting for High Power Charactesr with the Lazy Encounter Benchmark
Links
Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
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Robert Schwalb on La Taberna de Rol
Daggerheart vs. the MCDM RPG vs. D&D: A Playtest Comparison – DM David
The Wandering Tavern Kickstarter
Infestation at Devil's Glade for 5E Kickstarter
Restless Encounters Backerkit Campaign
13th Age Megabundle
Dyson Logos Commercial Map Packs
Cairn 2e open source character generator
Indie RPG Roundup by JP Coovert -
Run Evil Cities – Examining Vandekhul from Empire of the Ghouls
Mike dives into running the evil city of Vandekhul and the freedom it gives heroic characters to be jerks!
Video Contents
00:00 Show Start
01:38 Number One Tip for Running Evil Cities
04:56 Ghoulish Elizabethian Politics in the Center of the Underworld
06:08 The Yojimbo / Fistful of Dollars Adventure Model
20:08 Double Check Your Session Zero Lines and Veils
22:38 Turning the In-World Safety Dials
26:26 Dungeons Everywhere
30:45 Adding Nice Places the Characters (and Players) Can Rest
35:55 Adding Nice People to Meet and Care About
37:31 Adding Physical Layers of History
Show Links
Visit the Sly Flourish Blog
Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
Buy Sly Flourish Books
Empire of the Ghouls
Dyson's Maps
Dyson's Patreon
Customer Reviews
Sly is the Best
In an internet universe filled with miserable trolls, Mike Shea—Sly Flourish—is a real gem. This is my favorite RPG podcast from my favorite dude working in the space. I read all your books, Mike! Keep up the awesome work!
Inconsistent
The host never called WOTC to task for interjecting politics in recent years. But the moment the OGL thing was teased and threatened his wallet after riding D&D’s coattails, there was an instant about face turning on the company to the point of changing the podcast name. After being a long time listener, I’ve found most of this podcast’s credibility to have gone out the window. There are other better and more neutral RPG casts to listen to.
Best part of this show is the how to GM guidance & Q&A at the end.
Great listen
Fantastic advice and a fun podcast to listen to even if you aren’t a dm/gm. Every episode feels like listening to a friend help you become better at dnd/rpgs. The news and analysis is timely and well informed. I’ve even purchased a bundle of Mike’s books after getting such great tools from this podcast and the books are great too. Keep it up Mike!
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