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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:

Numenera Session 4 – Lazy GM Prep Mar 03, 2022

Show notes

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

Let’s Make an Adventure with the Lazy DM’s Companion Mar 01, 2022

Show notes

Mike uses the Lazy DM's Companion and the City of Arches to put together a heist one-shot adventure! See the show notes for details

Links

Buy the Lazy DM's Companion
Check out the Lazy DM's Companion Sample Pages
Join the Sly Flourish Patreon for the City of Arches and much more!
Check out the final Notion page for the adventure
Learn more about Notion for Lazy Campaign Building
Pick up Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
Pick up the Lazy DM's Workbook

Lazy D&D Talk Show: City of Arches, Talk Show Topic Database, Uncaged Goddesses, Old School Essentials Feb 28, 2022

Show notes

Mike talks about all things D&D!

Contents

00:00:00 Show Start
00:00:23 City of Arches Player's Guide
00:02:39 City of Arches Map by Chloe Bollard
00:06:19 Obsidian Skull Patreon Adventure
00:08:26 Lazy D&D Talk Show Topic Database
00:13:38 Product Spotlight: Uncaged Godesses
00:27:57 Kickstarter Preview: Old School Essentials
00:34:57 Patreon Question: Lazy DM Steps for Sandbox Urban Adventures
00:39:30 Patreon Question: Tips for Running One-on-One D&D Games
00:42:16 Patreon Question: Tips for Describing Combat
00:44:14 Patreon Question: Player Worldbuilding
00:46:08 Patreon Question: Feats in DMG, Magic Items in PHB?
00:48:12 Patreon Question: Random Tables for Hunt-Based Adventure
00:51:01 Patreon Question: Character Race and WOTC Storylines
00:54:30 Patreon Question: Favorite Non-D&D RPG
00:55:17 Patreon Question: Lazy D&D Tips for Megadungeons
00:57:06 Patreon Question: Re-Balancing High Level Characters
01:00:13 Patreon Question: Filtering New Players for Online Games

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Numenera Session 3 – Lazy GM Prep Feb 24, 2022

Show notes

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

Lazy D&D Talk Show: Lightning Rods, New D&D Starter Set, Tome of Titans 2, Home Field Advantage Feb 21, 2022

Show notes

Mike talks about all things D&D!

Contents

00:00:00 Show Start
00:00:37 Lightning Rods - Leaning In on Powerful Character Abilities
00:10:19 New D&D Starter Set: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
00:15:32 Kickstarter Spotlight: Epic Legacy - Tome of Titans 2
00:26:21 Product Spotlight: Home Field Advantage - Lair Actions for Most D&D Monsters
00:37:16 Alphastream on Spellcasting Monsters
00:51:40 Patreon Question: Using GM Intrusions from Numenera in 5e
00:55:24 Patreon Question: Setting Up Gamestore Games for New Players
00:57:13 Patreon Question: Faster Leveling in Witchlight
01:00:16 Patreon Question: Overwhelmed with Lore
01:03:02 Patreon Question: Lazy DM Tips for Drawing Maps

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Numenera Session 2 – Lazy GM Prep Feb 17, 2022

Show notes

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

Lazy D&D Talk Show: Elements of Inspiration Decks, Dragonflight, City of Arches Feb 14, 2022

Show notes

Mike talks about all things D&D!

Contents

00:51 Kickstarter Spotlight: Elements of Inspiration Decks
05:53 Product Spotlight: Dragonflight by 2C Gaming
27:09 Sly Flourish Patreon Product: The City of Arches Guidebook
38:55 Patreon Question: Running Sandbox Games with the Eight Steps
42:47 Patreon Question: Going Too Far with End-of-Campaign Montages
44:49 Patreon Question: Underused Nugget from the Eight Steps?
46:28 Patreon Question: Good Aspects of 4e
49:10 Patreon Question: Organizing Useful Info from RPG PDFs
52:27 Patreon Question: Running Labyrinths in D&D
55:22 Patreon Question: Preparing Upward and Downward Beats
59:24 Patreon Question: Preparing Options after a Cliffhanger Battle

Links

Lazy D&D Prep: Wild Beyond the Witchlight Chapter 1 Tips and Chapter 2 Prep Feb 11, 2022

Show notes

Mike offers tips and discussion for chapter 1 of Wild Beyond the Witchlight and prepares to run chapter 2!

Contents

00:00 Show Start
01:20 Top Three Tips for running Chapter 1 of Wild Beyond the Witchlight
11:25 Other Tips for Running Wild Beyond the Witchlight
14:30 What Did I Do in Chapter 1 in My Game?
23:36 Adding Dreadful Incursions - Not Good for Every Witchlight Campaign
28:41 Thoughts about Chapter 2
35:13 Prepping my Next Session in Chapter 2
48:16 Building a Dreadful Incursion
58:38 Finishing Up our Session Prep

Links

Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
Buy the Lazy DM's Companion
Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
Buy Wild Beyond the Witchlight on Amazon (affiliate link)
Wild Beyond the Witchlight Notion Template
Wild Beyond the Witchlight One-Page Campaign Guide
Using Notion.so for Lazy D&D Campaign Planning

Numenera Session 1– Lazy GM Prep Feb 10, 2022

Show notes

Mike prepares to run his session zero of his first Numenera campaign!

Lazy D&D Talk Show: New WOTC President, Lazy DM’s Companion PDF for Sale, Tal’Dorei Reborn Feb 07, 2022

Show notes

WOTC's new president, Lazy DM's Companion PDF for sale, Tal'Dorei Reborn product spotlight, more on Monsters of the Multiverse monster difficulty, and February Patreon Q&A in this week's Lazy D&D Talk Show!

Contents

00:00 Show Start
00:35 New President of Wizards of the Coast and the Unpredictability of the Future of D&D
07:20 Lazy DM's Companion PDF Now for General Sale!
08:36 Tal'Dorei Reborn Product Spotlight
25:17 Videos and Articles about Monster Difficulty in Monsters of the Multiverse
37:57 Patreon Question: Running with One Remote Player and Three Physical Players
41:55 Patreon Question: Running a Predator-style Adventure that Doesn't Suck
45:55 Patreon Question: Any Further Tips on Campaign Development? Not really!
47:51 Patreon Question: Getting Players to Use More Character Features
50:31 Patreon Question: Getting Players to Understand Old-School Style Adventures in 5e
53:29 Patreon Question: Building Legacy Weapons that Scale Up in Power

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