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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:

Ranking WOTC's D&D Adventures May 28, 2021

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Mike discusses and ranks nearly all the hardcover WOTC-published D&D adventures.

Video Contents

00:00 Beginning
03:52 Lost Mine of Phandelver
06:17 Dragon of Icespire Peak
08:47 Curse of Strahd
12:10 Ghosts of Saltmarsh
16:05 Tomb of Annihilation
22:23 Storm King's Thunder
26:15 Tyranny of Dragons (Hoard of the Dragon Queen and Rise of Tiamat)
29:52 Waterdeep Dragon Heist
33:32 Out of the Abyss
36:07 Rime of the Frostmaiden
42:01 Princes of the Apocalypse
44:13 I've enjoyed ALL of these adventures
45:25 Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
48:04 Even rough adventures can be great fun

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Run Simple Adventures May 26, 2021

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Mike talks about the value of running simple D&D adventures.

Use Published D&D Material May 26, 2021

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Mike argues for the value of published RPG material even when running our own homebrew adventures and campaigns.

Lazy D&D Chat - 23 May 2021 May 24, 2021

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Mike chat's about D&D!

Video Contents

00:00 Intro
01:21 Scaling Adventures & Dials of Monster Difficulty
03:54 All the ways to subscribe to Sly Flourish!
06:01 Beefing up an ogre
11:10 "Roles" in 4e and 5e
13:05 Why Minions, Normal, Elite, and Solo roles don't work for 5e
17:32 Monsters Know What They're Doing is awesome
21:03 Initial thoughts on Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft
42:59 Thoughts on 6e from a indie publisher's point of view

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Lazy D&D Prep: Rime of the Frostmaiden Session 13 May 23, 2021

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Mike prepares for his latest session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden!

Run Easy D&D Battles May 18, 2021

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Mike discusses the value of running more easy battles in our D&D games to maintain the oscillation of upward and downward beats.

Lazy D&D Chat and Thoughts on Frostmaiden Chapter 2+ May 16, 2021

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Mike chats about general D&D topics and ponders how to handle chapters 2 and beyond in Rime of the Frostmaiden.

Video Contents

00:00 Beginning
00:30 Become a Patreon: https://patreon.com/slyflourish
02:34 Ptolus by Monte Cook Games
11:27 Van Richten's Guide and overly positive early reviews
16:50 New Adventures c Can we see more optimistic adventures?
24:39 Are WOTC hardback adventures all about marketing?
34:50 How do we steal from published adventures for our own game?
44:05 Embrace third-party D&D publishers
51:34 New Sly Flourish three-minute tip videos
56:52 Mire's End – A Patreon-exclusive adventure location coming soon
58:54 Increasing Patreon subscription for new patrons?
1:05:13 Frostmaiden: Auril's Endless Night
1:13:21 Auril as a "Front"
1:16:40 Frostmaiden as a Three-Act Story
1:21:00 Sub-quests and hooks for Chapter 2

Focus On Your Next Game May 12, 2021

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Another short episode in which Mike talks about the importance of focusing on your next D&D game.

Lazy D&D Prep: Rime of the Frostmaiden Session 12 May 09, 2021

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Mike prepares for his latest session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden!

Three Tips to Draw D&D Players Into the Fiction in Three Minutes May 07, 2021

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Mike offers three tips to draw players into the fiction of your D&D game in three minutes.

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