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

View Top 200 Chart

Back to Rankings Page

Games
**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:

No More Volo’s Guide or Tome of Foes, Above VTT, Cities and Towns Kickstarter - Lazy D&D Talk Show May 16, 2022

Show notes

Mike talks about all things D&D!

Contents

00:00 Show Intro
01:00 D&D News: Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes Comes Out on 16 May
02:01 D&D News: Can't Buy Tome of Foes or Volo's Guide to Monsters on D&D Beyond after 17 May
05:57 Product Spotlight: Above VTT
19:00 Kickstarter Spotlight: Campaign Builder - Cities and Towns
20:46 D&D Tip: Hex Flowers
31:37 Patreon Question: Introducing Villains in your Campaign
34:22 Patreon Question: Challenging Characters vs. Players with Puzzles
37:47 Patreon Question: Dealing with Bickering Players
41:55 Patreon Question: Evoking High Adventure in our RPGs
45:30 Patreon Question: Pacing Games with Split Parties
47:30 Patreon Question: What To Do With Gold
50:53 Patreon Question: Focusing a Homebrew Campaign

Links

Numenera Session 12 – Lazy GM Prep May 05, 2022

Show notes

Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!

City of Arches Update, Krynn Revisited, Dungeonmorph’s IV, Fraternity of Ash, Isle of Dreaded Accursed –Lazy D&D Talk Show May 02, 2022

Show notes

Mike talks about all things D&D!

Contents

00:00:00 Show Intro
00:00:54 Sly Flourish News: Update to the City of Arches
00:04:15 D&D News: Heroes of Krynn Revisited Unearthed Arcana
00:08:25 Kickstarter Spotlight: Dungeonmorphs IV
00:12:58 Kickstarter Spotlight: Fraternity of Ash
00:15:40 Product Spotlight: Isle of the Dreaded Accursed
00:18:49 Patreon Question: Building Resilient Villainous Plans
00:23:30 Patreon Question: Points-of-Light Settings for Lazy DMs
00:25:54 Patreon Question: Long-Ranged Combat
00:27:42 Patreon Question: Reskin or Build a Big Bad Evil Mage From Scratch?
00:32:06 Patreon Question: Integrating Characters of Stand-By Players
00:34:22 Patreon Question: Managing Conflicting Factions
00:35:47 Patreon Question: Too Many Pirate Lords!
00:37:17 Patreon Question: Building an Apocalyptic Eberron
00:39:27 Patreon Question: Handling a Situation Where you Crossed the Line Accidentally
00:43:44 Patreon Question: Managing Portals in the City of Arches
00:46:04 Patreon Question: Published Inspiration for Homebrew Campaigns
00:47:59 Patreon Question: Handling In-World Pacing Problems
00:50:09 Patreon Question: Surprising Players vs. Surprising Characters
00:52:50 Patreon Question: Managing Political Intrigue the Lazy Way
00:54:39 Patreon Question: Managing Before-Combat Attacks and Actions
00:56:20 Patreon Question: Managing Downtime Activities
00:57:33 Patreon Question: Rewarding and Balancing Named Spells
00:59:09 Patreon Question: Managing Adventures Focused on a Missing Character
01:00:31 Patreon Question: Managing Timing While Running Fall of Elturel

Links

Numenera Session 11 – Lazy GM Prep Apr 28, 2022

Show notes

Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!

Spelljammer, Dragon of Stormwreck Isle, Dragonlance, Shadow Under Hardflint Hall – D&D Talk Show Apr 25, 2022

Show notes

Mike talks about all things D&D!

Contents

00:00 Show Start
00:51 D&D News: Last Days of the Sly Flourish Bundle of Holding
01:56 D&D News: Lots of Wizards Announcements
02:13 D&D News: The Monstrous Compendium Volume 1
07:06 D&D News: Campaign Case - Creatures
10:01 D&D News: Campaign Case - Terrain
11:30 D&D News: D&D Starter Set - Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
12:59 D&D News: Spelljammer Boxed Set
16:58 D&D News: Dragonlance - Shadow of the Dragon Queen and War of Krynn
21:14 Kickstarter Spotlight: Shadow Under Hardflint Hall
24:46 Patreon Question: Who Do I Listen To, Watch, and Read?
28:34 Patreon Question: On Fudging Rolls and Choosing Targets
31:49 Patreon Question: Dealing with Familiars and Dungeon Reconnaissance
36:06 Patreon Question: How Do we Actually Begin our Sessions?
38:46 Patreon Question: Introducing Players to Other Game Systems
40:32 Patreon Question: Making NPCs Distinct
42:00 Patreon Question: How Strict to Represent Time Pressures
44:05 Patreon Question: Should I Worry about my Evil PC?
46:27 Patreon Question: Projecting Evil Humanoid Creatures
48:21 Patreon Question: What Bad Habits Have I Broken?
51:31 Patreon Question: Checklist for Homebrew Finales
55:14 Patreon Question: Running Deadly Standoffs in D&D

Links

Running Wild Beyond the Witchlight Chapter 2 Apr 21, 2022

Show notes

Mike offers tips and thoughts for running Chapter 2 of Wild Beyond the Witchlight!

Contents

00:00 Show Intro
00:37 Four Tips for Witchlight Chapter 2
01:01 Tip 1: Reinforce the Theme of Whimsy and Wonder
02:19 Tip 2: Reinforce the Characters' Goals
04:34 Tip 3: Solidify the Chapter's Main Required Progression Key: Clapperclaw
05:42 Tip 4: Limit Agdon Longscarf's Multi-attack
07:48 Witchlight Runs Great On It's Own
09:01 Injecting Dreadful Incursions from Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft
14:29 Reinforce the Rules of Conduct
15:46 Manage Your Upward and Downward Beats
19:24 Make Telemy Hill Dangerous
20:19 Fall in Love with the Soggy Court
22:56 Lots of Options for Bavlorna and her Cottage
25:08 Choose Where you Put the Unicorn Horn
25:51 Add a Vendor
27:14 Fill Out Empty Locations As Desired
28:07 Be Careful While Leveling Slowly
29:33 Foreshadow the League of Malevolence
30:14 Show The Maps

Links

WOTC Buys D&D Beyond, D&D Direct Announcement, Flee Mortals Kickstarter, Volo’s Vetted Vendors – Lazy D&D Talk Show Apr 18, 2022

Show notes

Mike talks about all things D&D!

Contents

00:00 Show Start
00:41 D&D News: Sly Flourish Bundle of Holding
02:02 D&D News: WOTC Buys D&D Beyond
08:56 D&D News: D&D Direct Announcements Coming Thursday 21 April 2022
10:05 Kickstarter Spotlight: Flee Mortals by MCDM
29:30 Product Spotlight: Volo's Vetted Vendors
33:06 Patreon Question: Seeding Future Quests Without Starting Them
36:41 Patreon Question: Handling Augury
39:00 Patreon Question: Manging Sources and Books for Game Prep
41:40 Patreon Question: Handling Curses That Remove Curse Doesn't Fix
45:15 Patreon Question: Running a Rebellion
48:13 Patreon Question: Uncomfortable Roleplaying NPCs
50:27 Patreon Question: Passing Complex Lore to Players
53:06 Patreon Question: Handling Mounts in Combat
55:03 Patreon Question: Strong Starts and Cold Opens

Links

Numenera Session 10 – Lazy GM Prep Apr 14, 2022

Show notes

Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!

SF Bundle of Holding, City of Arches, Kenku.fm, Tome of Adventure Design – Lazy D&D Talk Show Apr 11, 2022

Show notes

Mike talks about all things D&D!

Contents

00:00 Show Start
01:10 D&D News: Sly Flourish Bundle of Holding! $100 of PDFs for $20!
03:33 D&D News: City of Arches Update with Amazing Side-View Cutaway Map
11:42 Product Spotlight: Kenku.fm
18:50 Kickstarter Spotlight: Tome of Adventure Design
26:24 Patreon Question: Fast and Slow Initiative in D&D 5e
30:23 Patreon Question: Run Eberron in Sharn and in the Wilds
32:33 Patreon Question: Five Elements of Storytelling in D&D
37:01 Patreon Question: Players Running NPCs or Monsters
39:07 Patreon Question: Tactical Combat in Theater of the Mind
44:04 Patreon Question: Managing On-Call Players
47:48 Patreon Question: Recovering from a Bad Game

Links

Numenera Session 9 – Lazy GM Prep Apr 07, 2022

Show notes

Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

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

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

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

Related Podcasts

1

2

3

4

5

6