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

July 24, 2023Easiest RPG for GMs, Weird Wizard, Fantasy Age 2, Hydra Coop, Owlbear Rodeo 2.0 – Lazy RPG Talk Show (Full)
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
00:00 Show Start
00:43 Kickstarter Spotlight: Shadows of the Weird Wizard Coming Soon
02:05 Kickstarter Spotlight: 500 Year Old Vampire
03:59 D&D & RPG News: Fantasy Age 2 Released
05:47 D&D & RPG News: Hydra Co-op OSR Bundle of Holding
08:13 D&D & RPG News: Owlbear Rodeo 2.0 Fully Released
12:09 Commentary: What is the Easiest RPG for GMs to Run?
24:32 Patreon Question: Linear vs Railroad vs Sandbox Adventure Design
31:11 Patreon Question: Using Forge of Foes for Rival Adventuring Parties
33:48 Patreon Question: Customizing Downtime for the Characters
35:53 Patreon Question: What Issues as a GM Did I Have and Change?
39:52 Patreon Question: Standing Firm on Cliffhanger Endings
43:12 Patreon Question: Handling Tag-Along NPCs in Light of Xaryxis
Links
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Shadow of the Weird Wizard Kickstarter
Five Hundred Year Old Vampire
Fantasy Age 2
Hydra Co-op OSR Bundle
Owlbear Rodeo 2.0
Owlbear Rodeo 1.0
Comments on Easiest RPG for GMs
47 min
July 21, 2023Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands for 5e Deep Dive
Mike dives deep into Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands for 5e, a short campaign adventure written by Raging Swan Press.
00:00 Show Start
01:01 Returning to the Joy of a Core D&D Experience
04:25 A Deep Dive of Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands
05:01 Tested for More than a Decade
06:56 An Expandible 1st to 4th Level Adventure / Campaign
09:27 Both Readable and Usable at the Table
10:31 Single Page References Throughout
15:22 The Duchy of Ashlar
17:02 The Shadowed Keep
20:39 A Juxtaposition from Spelljammer
21:38 My Mistake -- Tying it to Greyhawk
28:39 Homebrewing Almost Immediately
31:33 The Masks of Orcus
33:48 Filling Out the World with Dyson Maps
36:38 Usable with Many Fantasy RPG Systems
38:13 Which Parts of Published Adventures Are Most Scrapable?
42:47 Do You Have to Read the Whole Thing?
Links
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Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands for 5e
46 min
July 17, 2023Free Monster Tokens, 2023 Ennies, Swords of the Serpentine, Running Cities – 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 Product Spotlight: Free A5e Monster Tokens
03:03 D&D & RPG News: 2023 Ennie Nominations
12:05 Product Spotlight: Swords of the Serpentine
23:50 DM Tip: Running Cities
45:26 Patreon Question: Running Cozier Fantasty Games
50:28 Patreon Question: Running Tier 3 and 4 campaigns
53:27 Patreon Question: The Differences between Grim and Heroic D&D
57:28 Patreon Question: Building Fantastic Locations
Links
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Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
Buy Sly Flourish Books:
A5e Monster Tokens at DriveThruRPG (affiliate link)
Ennie Nominations - 2023
Swords of the Serpentine
Swords of the Serpentine Quickstart Rules
Waterdeep City Encounters
Campaign Builder Cities and Towns
1 hr 3 min
July 14, 2023Scarlet Citadel Session 30 – Lazy GM Prep
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
Visit the Sly Flourish Blog
Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
Buy Sly Flourish Books
The 5e Artisanal Monster Database
Buy Scarlet Citadel (affiliate link)
Kobold Press Monster Database
Scarlet Citadel Notion Notebook
29 min
July 10, 2023TTRPGs and the Fediverse, Finding Players, and Projecting Deadly Threats – Lazy RPG Talk Show
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
00:00 Show Start
01:20 D&D & RPG News: Guest Host on Mastering Dungeons
03:07 Commentary: The RPG Fediverse and dndblogs.com
10:29 Commentary: Find Players for Non-5e RPGs
20:29 DM Tip: Project Deadly Threats
30:27 Patreon Question: Adjusting Spells with the Monster Dials
33:55 Patreon Question: Challenging High AC Characters
38:25 Patreon Question: Running Cozier Heroci 5e Games
Links
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Mastering Dungeons Podcast
Mastering Dungeons YouTube Channel
RPG Blog Reader
TTRPG Lemmy (Reddit Replacement)
Dice.camp (Mastodon server)
Chirp.enworld.org (Mastodon server)
Comments from Youtube on Finding Players for Other RPGs
43 min
July 07, 2023Scarlet Citadel Session 29 – Lazy GM Prep
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
Visit the Sly Flourish Blog
Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
Buy Sly Flourish Books
The 5e Artisanal Monster Database
Buy Scarlet Citadel (affiliate link)
Kobold Press Monster Database
Scarlet Citadel Notion Notebook
32 min
July 03, 2023Forge of Foes PDF, Shard Tabletop, 2024 D&D Playtest 6, ToV Playtests – Lazy RPG Talk Show
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
00:00 Show Start
00:57 DM Tip: Build a Vampire Knight with Forge of Foes
09:11 Product Spotlight: Shard Tabletop
18:31 D&D & RPG News: New 2024 D&D Playtest Packet
32:56 D&D & RPG News: Two Tales of the Valiant Playtests
42:26 Patreon Question: Using PbtA Mechanics in 5e Games
47:36 Patreon Question: Giving Bonus Info for High Ability Rolls
50:48 Patreon Question: Improving Evocative Location Descriptions
54:44 Patreon Question: Telling Players about Changes You Made in Published Adventures
Links
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Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
Buy Sly Flourish Books:
Forge of Foes Preorder
Shard Tabletop
D&D 2024 Playtest 6
Tales of the Valiant Smallfolk Playtest
1d20 Shades of Gray
59 min
June 30, 2023Scarlet Citadel Session 28 – Lazy GM Prep
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
Visit the Sly Flourish Blog
Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
Buy Sly Flourish Books
The 5e Artisanal Monster Database
Buy Scarlet Citadel (affiliate link)
Kobold Press Monster Database
Scarlet Citadel Notion Notebook
33 min
June 26, 2023Tome of Beasts 1 2023 Revision, RPG Community, Gloomhaven RPG, D&D VTT Hands-On – Lazy RPG Talk Show
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
00:00 Show Start
01:14 Product Spotlight: Tome of Beasts 1 2023 Revision by Kobold Press
10:07 D&D & RPG News: Tales of the Valiant Finishes at 10k Backers and 1.1M Dollars.
11:12 Kickstarter Spotlight: Gloomhaven RPG
14:44 Product Spotlight: Crucible for Foundry
16:51 D&D & RPG News: D&D VTT Hands-On Experiences
18:35 Commentary: The Digital Future of RPGs
25:16 Commentary: Where to Engage with the RPG Community
37:22 Patreon Question: Which Will Be the Most Popular RPG? It Doesn't Matter.
41:06 Patreon Question: Will the D&D 3D VTT Eat the World of RPGs? No.
43:43 Patreon Question: The Difference Between Old School Grim Characters and New Heroic Characters
49:24 Patreon Question: Sample Encounters for Monsters
Links
Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
Buy Sly Flourish Books:
Tome of Beasts 1 2023 Revision
Gloomhaven RPG Crowdfunding Campaign
D&D VTT Hands-On Experiences by Daniel Kwan
Crucible for Foundry
BurnBryte for Roll20
Sly Flourish's Blogroll
chirp.enworld.org
dice.camp
ttrpg.network
EN World
Monstrous Menagerie by Level Up Advanced 5e
56 min
June 23, 2023House Rules for the 2014 D&D Player’s Handbook – Lazy RPG Talk Show Special
Mike talks about how we can fix the 2014 D&D Players Handbook to preserve the value of the millions of copies that exist throughout the world and those in our own gaming room.
Podcast Contents
00:00 How Would You Fix the 2014 D&D Player's Handbook?
02:09 What Parts of the 2014 Player's Handbook Disrupt the Game?
04:10 House Rules in My Own Game
05:26 House Rules Take 1: Nerf Nerf Nerf
05:54 Ability Score Generation
07:31 Class and Subclass Nerfs
08:31 Ispiration
08:48 Exhaustion
09:03 Spell Changes
13:33 Feedback I got: Too Many Nerfs
14:31 A Different Approach: Let's All Make the Game Better
15:20 Where Do You get These House Rules?
16:01 A Focus on Intention
16:31 Boss Monsters are Special
19:40 Requests for a Smooth Game
19:49 Please don't Run More than One or Two Sidekick NPCs
20:23 Please don't multiclass dip for Shield
21:33 Be Mindful of Arcane Eye's Disruption
21:53 Let's Avoid the Counterspell Arms Race
22:25 Familiars are either In or Out of Combat
22:59 Goodberries Are No Substitute for Real Food
23:17 Pure Immunity Breaks a Lot of Monsters
23:38 Tiny Hut Works Poorly in Dangerous Areas
26:17 Pass Without Trace Isn't Invisibility
27:50 Give Me Feedback
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30 min