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

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

October 24, 2025Top GM Tips Gamehole Con 2025 Seminar – Lazy RPG Talk Show
Mike Shea, David Christ, and Allan Patrick share our best GM tips and discuss with the audience at our Gamehole Con panel recorded on 18 October 2025
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58 min
October 21, 2025The Beautiful Mess of 5e Gamehole Con Seminar – Lazy RPG Talk Show
A recording of the "Beautiful Mess of 5e" Gamehole Con seminar recorded on 15 October 2025 with Teos Abadia, Shawn Merwin, Mike Mearls, and Mike Shea.
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1 hr
October 17, 2025The Void Portal – Dragon Empire Prep Session 41
Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.
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Midgard Worldbook
Tales of the Valiant
Obsidian for TTRPGs
36 min
October 13, 2025Back Up your Digital RPG Stuff – Lazy RPG Talk Show
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
00:00 Show Start
00:45 Sly Flourish News: Tab Your Books, Ravenloft with Shadowdark, Gamehole Con
04:01 Patreon Spotlight: 5e Artisanal Database Combat Tracker
10:43 Kickstarter Spotlight: Allies and Enemies for Shadowdark
12:26 Kickstarter Spotlight: Hall of Horrors for Daggerheart, Candela Obscura, and 5e
14:49 Sly Flourish News: Partnering with Let's Quest
16:49 Commentary: Back Up Your Digital RPG Stuff
34:25 DM Tip: The Value of Adventure Types
43:14 Patreon Question: Advanced Traps in 5e
48:18 Patreon Question: Keeping Multiple RPG Rulesets In Our Heads
53:10 Patreon Question: Homebrewing Adventures As Good As Published Adventures
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Tab Your Books
Running Ravenloft with Shadowdark
Allies and Enemies for Shadowdark Kickstarter
Hall of Horrors: Bestiary for Daggerheart, D&D 5E, and CO
Let's Quest
Adventure Types: Dungeon Crawls
1 hr
October 10, 2025Eustasia Stonegaze – Dragon Empire Prep Session 40
Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.
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Midgard Worldbook
Tales of the Valiant
Obsidian for TTRPGs
39 min
October 06, 2025Land of Eem Spotlight – Lazy RPG Talk Show
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
00:00 Show Start
00:58 Sly Flourish News: Take it Easy, Tab Your Books, Gamehole Con, PAGE 3
04:55 Kickstarter Spotlight: Hexploration Decks by Inkwell Ideas
06:51 D&D & RPG News: Better Accessibiliy for PDFs
11:15 D&D & RPG News: How to Make an RPG Book
12:34 Product Spotlight: The Land of Eem
33:10 Commentary: Great 3rd Edition Forgotten Realms Products
48:23 DM Tip: The Simplest Quest Model
55:03 Patreon Question: Preparing to Improvise
58:40 Patreon Question: Handling Monsters who Give Up or Run
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Last Week's Article: Go Easy On Yourself
Next Week's Article: Tab Your Books
Going to be at Gamehole Con
Going to be at PAGE3
Hexploration Decks Expanded
How to make an RPG book Part 1
How to make an RPG book Part 2
Land of Eem Quickstart
Land of Eem Core Rule Book
Land of Eem Boxed Set
Forgotten Realms 3rd Edition Campaign Sourcebook
Waterdeep City of Splendors
Lost Empires of Faerun
Unapproachable East
Shining South
Mysteries of the Moonsea
Serpent Kingdoms
Lords of Darkness
1 hr 1 min
October 03, 2025Heroes of Four of Forty Fingers – Dragon Empire Prep Session 39
Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.
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Midgard Worldbook
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Obsidian for TTRPGs
29 min
September 29, 2025Did WOTC Pay Critical Role? (No) – Lazy RPG Talk Show
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
00:00:00 Show Start
00:00:50 Sly Flourish News: Use Agnostic Tools, Go Easy On Yourself, Vathrex Unchained
00:03:16 D&D & RPG News: Shadow of the Weird Wizard Bundle of Holding
00:07:05 Product Spotlight: Mythic Game Master Emulator for Solo RPGs
00:12:49 D&D & RPG News: How Many D&D Products Are There?
00:16:28 D&D & RPG News: Critical Role Interview on Dungeon Craft
00:37:47 DM Tip: What's Your Villain's Backup Plan?
00:52:34 Patreon Question: Share DCs and ACs?
00:57:09 Patreon Question: Worth Running Other RPGs?
01:04:13 Patreon Question: Starter Sets for Experienced Groups?
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Use Agnostic Tools
Go Easy On Yourself
Shadow of the Weird Wizard
How to Find and Read Blogs
Mythic Game Master Emulator Free guidelines
Mythic Game Master Emulator One Pager
Mythic Game Master Emulator Second Edition
How Much D&D Stuff Is There?
Critical Role interview with Professor Dungeon Master
Villainous Backup Plans
Makes a pact with a devil
Sacrifices themselves
Sacrifices their followers
Sacrifices something they love
Finds another key
Conducts a life stealing ritual
Makes a deal with a rival
Digs everywhere
Goes after something the characters love
Allies with a more powerful being
Creates a fake key
Moves at a faster pace
Takes a big risk
Digs a new entrance
Attempts to destroy the thing
Seeks an alternative route
Goes after an alternative artifact
Infiltrates through a parallel world
Sends in an army
Seeks the Forbidden Way
1 hr 8 min
September 26, 2025Return to the Shrine of the Lower Left Hand – Dragon Empire Prep Session 38
Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.
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Midgard Worldbook
Tales of the Valiant
Obsidian for TTRPGs
31 min
September 22, 2025Is WOTC Being a Good Steward of D&D? Fall 2025 Update! – 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 Sly Flourish News: Published Adventures, Use Agnostic Tools, Vathrix Unchained
04:28 Sly Flourish News: Lazy DM's Workbook in NY Magazine
05:42 D&D & RPG News: Justice Arman on Mastering Dungeons
07:35 D&D & RPG News: D&D Starter Set Ad and Liveplay
11:25 Commentary: Is WOTC Being a Good Steward of the RPG Hobby?
38:59 Commentary: Dragonbane Feedback
52:08 Patreon Question: Running Paper Character Sheets
55:44 Patreon Question: Magic Item Attunement Criteria
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Lazy DM's Workbook in New York Magazine
Justice Arman on Mastering Dungeons
D&D Starter Set Ad
D&D Starter Set Liveplay with Stinky Dragon Podcast folks
New URL for D&D School Program pages
Sly Flourish Sponsorship page
D&D Beyond Isn't a Fair Platform for Customers or Publishers
59 min