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

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January 01, 2024A 2023 Retrospective in TTRPGs – Lazy RPG Talk Show
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
00:00 Show Start
01:11 DM Tip: Adding Free Monstrous Menagerie Tokens to Owlbear Rodeo
07:55 D&D & RPG News: CORE20 RPG Playtest
10:47 Patreon Spotlight: 5e Artisanal Monster Database
14:53 Commentary: A Look Back at 2023
40:31 Product Spotlight: Sly Flourish 2024 Calendar
41:51 Patreon Question: Best Adventure to Learn Shadowdark RPG
44:13 Patreon Question: Using The Books We Buy
46:27 Patreon Question: When Will You Run Drakkenheim?
49:03 Patreon Question: Leaving a Game Gracefully
52:08 Patreon Question: Dealing with Missing Players in Character-Focused Adventures
53:57 Patreon Question: What To Do with Players of Dead PCs?
Links
Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
Buy Sly Flourish Books:
Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie tokens (affiliate link)
Owlbear Rodeo
Owlbear Rodeo Tutorial Video
CORE20 Blog
CORE20 Playtest Download
Lazy DM 2024 Calendar
58 min
December 25, 2023A5e Monsters & Encounters– Lazy RPG Talk Show
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
00:00 Show Start
01:27 D&D & RPG News: Numenera Bundles of Holding
04:25 D&D & RPG News: Kobold Guides Bundle of Holding
05:46 DM Tip: Detailed Random Encounters with A5E's Monstrous Menagerie and Trials and Treasures
11:50 DM Tip: PJ Coffey's Intro to Level Up Advanced 5E
13:32 Patreon Spotlight: Patreon Discord Server
16:37 Commentary: Travel Options from 5e Books
33:25 Patreon Question: Tips for One on One Games
39:04 Patreon Question: What To Do with Weeks of Prep Time?
42:27 Patreon Question: How Much is Too Much for Describing Scenes?
45:37 Patreon Question: How Much Do I Need to Get Buy-In from Players on a Future Campaign?
47:49 Patreon Question: Offering Feedback to Other DMs
Links
Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
Buy Sly Flourish Books:
Numenera Discovery Bundle of Holding
Numenera Horizons Bundle of Holding
Kobold Guides Bundle of Holding
Level Up Advanced 5e Trials and Treasures
Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie
PJ Coffey's How to Explain: Level Up Advanced Fifth Edition
Uncharted Journeys
Campfire (affiliate link)
Weird Wastelands
Lazy DM's Companion
Running One on One Games
Balancing D&D Combat for One-on-One Play
A Framework for One-on-One D&D Games: Sherlock Holmes and Watson
52 min
December 22, 2023Deadly Bridges – Shadowdark Gloaming Session 15 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
42 min
December 18, 2023Hasbro Layoffs and What We Can Do – Lazy RPG Talk Show
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
00:00 Show Start
01:00 Sly Flourish News: Last Hours of the Lazy DM Bundle of Holding
02:11 D&D & RPG News: Hasbro Lays Off 1,100 Workers
10:41 DM Tip: Get Exponentially More Value out of Random Tables
19:51 Patreon Spotlight: Readings and Reflections Podcast
21:00 Commentary: Favorite RPG Products of 2023
33:56 Patreon Question: Dealing with GM Burnout
39:59 Patreon Question: Character-Focused Side Quests Versus the Main Quest
Links
Sly Flourish Bundle of Holding
Hasbro Layoffs Thread on EN World
Level Up Advanced 5e Trials and Treasure:
Tome of Beasts 1 2023
Zobeck Clockwork City
Uncharted Journeys
Flee Mortals
Shadowdark RPG
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Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
Buy Sly Flourish Books:
45 min
December 15, 2023Saving Barborog– Shadowdark Gloaming Session 14 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
31 min
December 11, 2023Level Up Advanced 5e Adventurer’s guide Spotlight – Lazy RPG Talk Show
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
00:00 Show Start
01:03 Sly Flourish News: Sly Flourish Bundle of Holding!
02:22 Kickstarter Spotlight: MCDM's RPG
05:31 Kickstarter Spotlight: One Dollar One-shot by Penny Dragon Games
09:16 Patreon Spotlight: Game Master Screen for Lazy GMs
12:04 Sly Flourish News: Mike on EN World's Podcast Talking D&D Beyond
13:27 Product Spotlight: Level Up Advanced 5e Adventurer's Guide
46:19 DM Tip: Tips for Using Paper Character Sheets
58:48 Patreon Question: Secrets and Clues Creating Too Many Adventure Hooks
01:01:37 Patreon Question: Running a Prequel Campaign
01:03:43 Patreon Question: Preparing a Big Campaign Adventure
Links
Sly Flourish Bundle of Holding
Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
Buy Sly Flourish Books:
MCDM RPG Backerkit Campaign
One Dollar One-Shot – Tomb of the Undead King Backerkit Campaign
Petero's Tome of Adventure by Penny Dragon
Game Master Screen for Lazy GMs (affiliate link)
Mike on Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Show
Level Up Advanced 5e's Adventurer's Guide
YouTube Discussion on Paper Character Sheets
EN World Discussion on Paper Character Sheets
1 hr 7 min
December 08, 2023Empire of the Ghouls Deep Dive
Mike shares his experiences with Empire of the Ghouls!
Links
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:
Empire of the Ghouls (affiliate link)
Midgard Worldbook (affiliate link)
Zobeck Clockwork City (affiliate link)
Southlands Sourcebook (affiliate link)
Book of Ebon Tides (affiliate link)
Show Contents:
00:00 Show Start
00:51 This Adventure Is Awesome
04:26 Top Tips for Running Empire of the Ghouls
04:37 Tip 1: Deal with the Loads of Travel
11:19 Tip 2: Prepare for Dark and Mature Content
14:20 Tip 3: Add Upward Beats to the Final Two Chapters
15:41 Tip 4: Change Things to Suit Your Game
16:50 Tip 5: Use the Whole Kobold Press Midgard Library as Source Material
21:08 Tip Summary
21:37 A Deeper Chapter by Chapter Guide
22:15 Dread Chambers of the Undercity
24:20 Holy Robes of Sister Adelind
27:33 The Blood Marriage
30:45 Catacombs of the Ghul King
32:40 Into the Fuligin Realm
36:08 The Pure City of Vandekhul
38:34 Final Thoughts -- It's Awesome
41 min
December 04, 2023What We Want from WOTC and D&D Beyond – Lazy RPG Talk Show
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
00:00 Show Start
01:17 Sly Flourish News: Sly Flourish Bundle of Holding!
03:15 Product Spotlight: Raging Swan 2021 5e Megabundle
05:01 Product Spotlight: Drake Koboldson's Exotic Weapons and Gadgets
06:00 Patreon Spotlight: Dyson Royalty Free Maps Gallery
08:59 Commentary: Other 5e Publishers on D&D Beyond
13:18 Commentary: What Can We Do to Strengthen 5e?
18:49 Commentary: Is it Good for Publishers?
22:55 Commentary: Why It Matters to GMs
28:32 Commentary: What Can Wizards Do For the 5e Community?
34:02 Commentary: What Can We Do for a Resilient 5e Hobby?
40:16 Commentary: You Can Get Involved
41:11 Commentary: WOTC's Role in the Community
45:35 DM Tip: High Value Prep Activities
57:52 Patreon Question: Helping Players Discover Secrets and Clues
01:00:10 Patreon Question: High-Level Monster Tactics
01:02:57 Patreon Question: Alignment for Factions
01:04:42 Patreon Question: Running Ariel Combat
01:06:03 Patreon Question: Revealing Lots of Campaign Info as Secrets and Clues
Links
Sly Flourish Bundle of Holding
Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
Buy Sly Flourish Books:
Raging Swan 2021 5e Bundle (affiliate link)
Drake Koboldson's Exotic Weapons & Gadgets Ltd.
Open 5e
Open 5e Discord Server
1 hr 10 min
December 01, 2023Building a Goblin Town – Shadowdark Gloaming Session 13 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
43 min
November 27, 2023Awarding Treasure in 5e – Lazy RPG Talk Show
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
00:00 Show Start
01:51 Kickstarter Spotlight: Grimtooth's Traps
07:51 Kickstarter Spotlight: Seekers Guide to Enchanting Emporiums
16:51 D&D & RPG News: Big Sales This Month
17:39 D&D & RPG News: EN World's Article on Free and Bundled RPG Products
18:50 DM Tip: Awarding Treasure in 5e
38:47 Patreon Question: Best Features for Funnels
41:06 Patreon Question: Forgetting Things in Combat
44:53 Patreon Question: Running Short Episodic Sessions
47:33 Patreon Question: Adding Spells to Monsters
Links
Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
Buy Sly Flourish Books:
Grimtooth's Traps
Seekers of the Enchanting Emporiums
Blasphemies of Bor Bwalsch
Midgard Worldbook on sale for $30
EN World Free and Bundled RPGs
Awarding Treasure and Magic Items in D&D 5e
Trials and Treasure – Level Up Advanced 5e
A5e Treasure Generator
donjon.bin.sh Treasure Generator
54 min