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

The Lazy RPG Talk Show and the Lazy GM Prep show. D&D news, commentary, spotlights, Q&A, and lazy GM prep with Mike Shea of Sly Flourish.

Latest Episodes:

There Is No "Default" – Lazy RPG Talk Show Apr 22, 2024

Show notes

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

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Swamp King Fronk – Shadowdark Gloaming Session 25 Lazy GM Prep Apr 19, 2024

Show notes

Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

Watch Your Wallets! – The Lazy RPG Talk Show Apr 15, 2024

Show notes

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

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Run Evil Cities – Examining Vandekhul from Empire of the Ghouls Apr 05, 2024

Show notes

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

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The Best 5e Challenge Rating – The Lazy RPG Talk Show Apr 01, 2024

Show notes

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

Contents

00:00 Show Start
01:03 D&D & RPG News: Dungeoncraft on Getting Cheap Miniatures
03:58 Kickstarter Spotlight: Monsters of Drakkenheim
05:52 Kickstarter Spotlight: Cairn 2e Boxed Set
08:16 Commentary: Tales of the Valiant Wight
14:26 Commentary: Why CR3 is the best CR
20:09 Sly Flourish News: New Search Engine for Sly Flourish!
22:13 DM Tip: The Two Different Games at the Table
34:29 Patreon Question: Lazy DM Steps in an Online VTT World
40:55 Patreon Question: Handling Failure at the End of Campaigns
45:23 Patreon Question: Handling Flying Characters
48:53 Patreon Question: Feeling Bad After a Big Battle
54:22 Patreon Question: When to Give Out Magic Items

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Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands Deep Dive Mar 29, 2024

Show notes

Mike dives deep into Shadowed Keep of the Borderlands by Raging Swan Press.

00:00 Show Start
01:39 What Is Shadowed Keep of the Borderlands?
04:59 Why is it So Good?
07:07 What Do You Get?
10:09 Dulwich Overview and Quick References
18:24 The Duchy of Ashlar
22:42 The Shadowed Keep
31:35 Appendices and Player Handouts
33:35 My Own Shadowed Keep Campaign
42:22 Final Recommendation: Buy It

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: https://shop.slyflourish.com/
Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands (affiliate link)

WOTC Survey Predictions – Lazy RPG Talk Show Mar 25, 2024

Show notes

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

Contents

00:00 Show Start
00:59 D&D & RPG News: Jim Ward Passes Away
01:37 Commentary: Bob World Builder's Survey of D&D and WOTC Popularity
12:55 D&D & RPG News: Legos and Sneakers and Hawaiian Shirts
13:59 D&D & RPG News: Tome of Beasts 2023 on D&D Beyond
21:45 Patreon Spotlight: The SF Patreon Q&A Database
25:41 D&D & RPG News: Larian says No BG3 Expansions or BG4
29:27 DM Tip: Reach and Run Awesome Campaign Endings
45:36 Patreon Question: Too Much Comedy and Joking at our Serious D&D Game
49:15 Patreon Question: How Much is Gold Worth? Function Economies in our D&D Games
52:55 Patreon Question: Lazy Encounter Benchmark for Multiple Battles in a Day

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The Elven Orb – Shadowdark Gloaming Session 24 Lazy GM Prep Mar 22, 2024

Show notes

Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

Do You Love WOTC? – Lazy RPG Talk Show Mar 18, 2024

Show notes

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

Video Contents

00:00 Show Start
01:28 D&D & RPG News: Dungeon Crawl Classics Humble Bundle
04:35 D&D & RPG News: Worlds Without Number SRD in CC0
07:07 D&D & RPG News: WOTC's "Do You Like Me" Survey
16:11 D&D & RPG News: Hasbro's Chris Cocks on D&D and AI
20:36 D&D & RPG News: WOTC Partners with StartPlaying.Games
23:26 D&D & RPG News: Daggerheart Open Beta Available
30:05 Sly Flourish News: Lazy DM's Companion On Sale!
30:47 Patreon Spotlight: Dungeon Chambers
36:44 DM Tip: Challenging High-Level Characters
55:28 Patreon Question: Getting Players to Speak Up During (Online) Games
58:01 Patreon Question: Staying Excited about Long Campaigns

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Thoughts on Obsidian for RPG Prep Mar 15, 2024

Show notes

Mike explores using https://obsidian.md/ for tabletop RPG prep.

Episode Contents

00:00 - Show Start
01:18 - Why Obsidian?
02:40 - Choose the Tool You Dig
04:19 - What Is Obsidian
05:11 - Check the Resource Links in the Show Notes
07:17 - The Fun and Dangers of Dorking With Our Systems
11:28 - Why Obsidian Again?
13:10 - On Markdown
20:10 - On Synching Notes
24:30 - Keeping Things Simple
35:18 - Limiting Hyperlinking
36:03 - The Lazy GM Campaign Template for Obsidian
41:38 - The Danger of Plugin Proprietary Notes
45:32 - Espanso for Text Autofilling
49:40 - Printing Notes to PDF with Automator, Shell Scripting, Pandoc, and Latex...
52:32 - Final Thoughts