The Lazy D&D Podcast - Dungeons & Dragons News and DM Prep from Sly Flourish

The Lazy D&D Podcast - Dungeons & Dragons News and DM Prep from Sly Flourish

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The Lazy Dungeon Master

30 minutes 30 seconds

Bloodbath at Marin's Hold – Shadowdark Gloaming Session 26 Lazy GM Prep
Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!
- Shadowdark RPG Campaign Notebook available to Sly Flourish patrons
- Visit the Sly Flourish Blog
- Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
- Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
- Buy Sly Flourish Books
- Shadowdark RPG
- Cursed Scroll 1
- Dyson Maps
26 April 2024, 6:04 am
1 hour 53 seconds

There Is No "Default" – Lazy RPG Talk Show
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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22 April 2024, 6:05 am
33 minutes 8 seconds

Swamp King Fronk – Shadowdark Gloaming Session 25 Lazy GM Prep
Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!
19 April 2024, 6:46 am
55 minutes 40 seconds

Watch Your Wallets! – The Lazy RPG Talk Show
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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15 April 2024, 6:40 am
40 minutes 44 seconds

Run Evil Cities – Examining Vandekhul from Empire of the Ghouls
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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5 April 2024, 6:25 am
58 minutes 26 seconds

The Best 5e Challenge Rating – The Lazy RPG Talk Show
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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1 April 2024, 5:03 am
43 minutes 54 seconds

Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands Deep Dive
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)
29 March 2024, 6:10 am
57 minutes 30 seconds

WOTC Survey Predictions – Lazy RPG Talk Show
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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25 March 2024, 6:09 am
30 minutes 49 seconds

The Elven Orb – Shadowdark Gloaming Session 24 Lazy GM Prep
Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!
22 March 2024, 7:14 am
1 hour 59 seconds

Do You Love WOTC? – Lazy RPG Talk Show
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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18 March 2024, 7:13 am
54 minutes 36 seconds

Thoughts on Obsidian for RPG Prep
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
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15 March 2024, 6:31 am
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