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

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February 03, 2023Scarlet Citadel Session 13 – Lazy GM Prep
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
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Kobold Press Monster Database
Scarlet Citadel Notion Notebook
43 min
January 30, 2023WOTC releases 5e in the CC, Trusting WOTC, Oracle Char KS, Zobeck Sourcebook – Lazy RPG Talk Show
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
00:00 Show Start
01:13 D&D & RPG News: WOTC Releases 5e Into the Creative Commons
11:15 Commentary: What Does Trust Mean with Wizards of the Coast?
27:50 Sly Flourish News: Lazy RPG Podcast Awarded Best Talk Show Podcast by EN World
30:01 Kickstarter Spotlight: Oracle Character Generator Deck by Nord Games
34:41 Product Spotlight: Zobeck Clockwork City by Kobold Press
40:00 Patreon Question: Running Rich and Dynamic Combat Encounters
47:22 Patreon Question: Not Exposing a Movie-Based Adventure Plot
49:19 Patreon Question: Building a Villain or Monster from a PC
51:06 Patreon Question: How Many Rounds Should Encounters Go?
52:19 Patreon Question: Other RPGs I'm Running This Year?
53:16 Patreon Question: Finishing Writing One-Shot Adventures
57:11 Patreon Question: Balancing the Action Economy with Big Solo Monsters
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WOTC Releases the 5e SRD to the Creative Commons
Download the 5e SRD under a Creative Commons Right Now
Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop Podcast
Mastering Dungeons Podcast
Oracle Character Generator Deck Kickstarter by Nord Games
Zobeck Clockwork City by Kobold Press
1 hr 1 min
January 27, 2023Scarlet Citadel Session 12 – Lazy GM Prep
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
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43 min
January 23, 2023OGL1.2 Feedback, Industry Response, My Promise to You, RPG Bundles, Deep Magic 2 KS – Lazy RPG Talk Show
D&D news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
00:00 Show Start
01:32 D&D & RPG News: OGL 1.2 Feedback and Suggestions
11:33 D&D & RPG News: The Industry Responds to the attempted OGL 1.0a Deauthorization
17:37 Commentary: Rebranding the Lazy RPG Talk Show
18:40 Commentary: I'm Here For You Whatever RPG You Play
21:47 DM Tip: Curing the OGL Blues
23:41 Kickstarter Spotlight: Deep Magic 2
26:27 D&D & RPG News: Two Huge Bundles of Holding and Humble Bundles
29:04 Patreon Question: Keeping Your Games on Track
32:51 Patreon Question: Running Games for Seven Players
35:41 Patreon Question: Introducing Lots of NPCs at Once
37:48 Patreon Question: Fueling Creativity
44:12 Patreon Question: Identifying Relics and Single-Use Magic Items
46:29 Patreon Question: Improving Representation in Older Material
Links
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WOTC OGL 1.2 "Playtest"
WOTC's OGL 1.2 PDF (CC and OGL)
Feedback to WOTC on the OGL 1.2 Draft
Project Black Flag Update: Sticking To Our Principles
The ORC license
MCDM Rebranding Arcadia
Deep Magic 2 Kickstarter
RPG Worlds with Kobold Press and Friends Humble Bundle
Bundle of Holding Alternatives to D&D
Ancestries and Culture
52 min
January 20, 2023Scarlet Citadel Session 11 – Lazy DM Prep
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
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Scarlet Citadel Notion Notebook
27 min
January 16, 2023WOTC, the OGL and Us – and Ten RPGs that Aren’t D&D
Mike talks about the OGL fiasco and offers up ten awesome RPGs that aren't D&D.
00:00 Show Intro
01:09 This Matters to All Of Us
03:35 WOTC's Excuses Hold No Water At All
07:53 What's Happening Now
08:45 We Can Never Trust WOTC Again
09:58 What Can We Do About This?
12:37 Ten Awesome RPGs that Aren't D&D
13:19 13th Age
15:56 Blades in the Dark
17:31 Fantasy Age
19:01 The Non-OGL Fantasy Bundle of Holding
19:38 Fate Condensed
21:41 Index Card RPG
23:44 Ironsworn
25:26 Level Up Advanced 5e
26:49 Numenera
28:59 Old School Essentials
30:55 Shadow of the Demon Lord
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WOTC Attempts to Deauthorize the OGL 1.0a — Thoughts on the OGL 2.0
You, Me, and the D&D Open Gaming License
Dungeons & Dragons’ New License Tightens Its Grip on Competition
13th Age
13th Age Bundle of Holding
Blades in the Dark
Blades the Dark SRD
Fantasy Age
The Non-OGL Bundle of Holding
Fate Condensed
Fate Condensed SRD
Index Card RPG
Ironsworn
Level Up Advanced 5e
Numenera
Old School Essentials
OSE Basic Rules
Shadow of the Demon Lord
35 min
January 06, 2023Final December 2022 Patreon Q&A – Lazy D&D Talk Show #dnd #lazydm
Mike covers the remaining Sly Flourish Patreon questions for December 2022!
Contents
00:00 Show Start
00:48 Patreon Question: Replacing or Houserulling 5e Mechanics and Favorite Houserules
06:17 Patreon Question: Dealing with Followers from a Rod of Rulership
08:30 Patreon Question: Offering Multiple Paths with Diviniation
10:38 Patreon Question: Handling NPCs with the Lazy Encounter Benchmark
13:53 Patreon Question: Offering Options when Captured
15:54 Patreon Question: Learning a New RPG With Your Players
17:38 Patreon Question: Trouble Committing to Deadly Attacks
20:21 Patreon Question: Making D&D Deadlier
22:25 Patreon Question: Alternative Patrons like Koblold Press's Warlock
24:31 Patreon Question: Making Undead Monster Variants
27:41 Patreon Question: Dungeon 23
Links
Theater of the Mind Guidelines
Lazy Encounter Benchmark
MCDM's Arcadia Patreon
CZRPG Patreon
Elven Tower Patreon
Raging Swan Patreon
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Dungeon 23 by Sean McCoy
32 min
December 26, 2022One D&D OGL 1.1, Alternative Objectives for 5e, Favorite 2022 RPG Product – Lazy D&D Talk Show
D&D news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
00:00 Show Start
01:13 D&D & RPG News: 13th Age Bundle of Holding
05:28 Commentary: How to Skip Content you Don't Want to Hear
06:52 Commentary: The WOTC OGL 1.1 Announcement
28:54 Product Spotlight: Alternate Objectives by Sneak AttackPress
33:14 Commentary: Favorite Product of 2022
37:27 Patreon Question: Connecting Published Adventures
41:12 Patreon Question: When to Use Which Dials of Monster Difficulty
46:10 Patreon Question: Thoughts on Owlbear Rodeo 2.0
50:35 Patreon Question: Making Failure Interesting with Ability Checks
53:58 Patreon Question: Performing Mid-Campaign Check-Ins
56:33 Patreon Question: Revealing a Pointcrawl Map
59:11 Patreon Question: Using AI Generators like Chat GPT and Midjourney
Links
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13th Age Bundle of Holding
OGLs, SRDs, & One D&D – Wizards of the Coast on D&D Beyond, 21 Dec 2022
Thoughts on the OGL 1.1 – MikeShea.net
OGL 1.0a FAQ answered by Wizards of the Coast
The OGL 1.0a and 5e System Resource Document version 5.1 (see if this link goes bad!)
Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie by Paul Hughes
Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie Video Spotlight
Dials of Monster Difficulty
Owlbear Rodel 2.0
Our Ability Check Toolbox
Pointcrawls for City and Overland Travel
1 hr 4 min
December 23, 2022Scarlet Citadel Session 10 – Lazy DM Prep
Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game!
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37 min
December 19, 2022Rolling Lots of Checks, Chronicles of Eberron, Baselining 5e Monsters, Flee Mortals Vampires – Lazy D&D Talk Show
D&D news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com
Contents
00:00:00 Show Start
00:01:03 DM Tip: Rolling Lots of Checks with a Single D20
00:10:51 Product Spotlight: Chronicles of Eberron
00:26:28 Commentary: How I Baseline D&D Monsters
00:34:00 Commentary: Designing MCDM's Flee Mortals Vampires
00:51:31 Patreon Question: What Are My DM Weaknesses?
00:54:38 Patreon Question: Handling Pacing in D&D Games
00:57:08 Patreon Question: Describing Old School Essentials to 5e Players
01:01:24 Patreon Question: Handling Large Exposition and Descriptions
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Chronicles of Eberron
Old School Primer
1 hr 4 min