

The Lazy RPG Podcast - D&D and RPG News and GM Prep from Sly Flourish
mike@slyflourish.com
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.
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Jul 11, 2022 • 53min
Lazy DM Companion KS Update, Ennie Nominations, Free Mork Borg, Best Tips Are Free – Lazy D&D Talk Show
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
00:00 Show Start
00:53 Sly Flourish News: Update on the Lazy DM Companion Kickstarter
06:00 Sly Flourish News: SlyFlourish.com and the Lazy DM's Companion Nominated for the Ennies!
07:34 Product Spotlight: Mork Borg Bare Bones Editon Free!
12:04 Sly Flourish News: Scarlet Citadel and Empire of the Ghouls for my Next D&D Campaigns
16:47 Commentary: Adding Third Party Character Options
25:53 Commentary: The Best Features for Near-Perfect D&D Games are Free
34:58 Patreon Question: What's Fun for Dungeon Masters?
41:57 Patreon Question: Handling Shopping Trips
46:01 Patreon Question: Making Players Like Your Patron
49:14 Patreon Question: D&D Stories for 14-Year-Old Silly Larsons
Links
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Buy Sly Flourish Books:
2022 ENnie Nominations
Mork Borg Bare Bones Edition
Mork Borg Spotlight
Scarlet Citadel
Empire of the Ghouls
Tome of Heroes
Midgard Heroes
The Best Ways to Improve Your D&D Game are Free
Building the Critical Role Gaming Studio

Jul 7, 2022 • 44min
Numenera Session 19 – Lazy GM Prep
Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!
Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
Buy the Lazy DM's Companion
Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
Numenera Lazy DM Campaign Notebook
Numenera Discovery

Jul 4, 2022 • 54min
Roll20 Partners with DM’s Guild, Level Up 5e NODES system, Revealing NPC Archetypes, Near-Perfect D&D Games - Lazy D&D Talk Show
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
00:00 Show Start
00:58 D&D and RPG News: Roll 20 Partners with the DM's Guild
03:43 D&D and RPG News: NODES system from Dungeon Delver's Guideb
09:46 DM Tip: More on Revealing NPC Archetypes
13:21 DM Tip: More on the Near-Perfect D&D Game
28:40 Patreon Question: Games Falling Flat with Disinterested Players
32:44 Patreon Question: Playeres Wasting Spells on Immune Creatures
35:03 Patreon Question: Good Third Party Books
36:23 Patreon Question: Changes to Improvised Statistics
40:12 Patreon Question: Digital Versus Analog Character Sheets
42:02 DM Tip: Write Down Page Numbers on Paper Character Sheets
43:19 Patreon Question: Running Campaigns with Often Absent Players
46:34 Patreon Question: Customizing Random Tables
50:56 Patreon Question: Determining Starting Gear for Higher Level Characters
Links
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Buy Sly Flourish Books:
Roll20 Partners with the DM's Guild
Level Up Advanced 5e Dungeon Delve NODE system
Johnn Four on 5-Room Dungeons
Mike Shea and Johnn Four talk about Five-Room Dungeons
Notable Third Party D&D Books

Jun 30, 2022 • 39min
Numenera Session 18 – Lazy GM Prep
Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!
Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
Buy the Lazy DM's Companion
Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
Numenera Lazy DM Campaign Notebook
Numenera Discovery

Jun 27, 2022 • 52min
Free Radiant Citadel Chapter, Vecna in Play, Revealing NPC Archetypes, Near Perfect 10 Game – Lazy D&D Talk Show
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
00:00 Show Intro
00:45 RPG News: Radiant Citadel Free Chapter
05:00 Commentary: Vecna in Actual Play
08:28 D&D Tip: Revealing NPC Archetypes
15:33 D&D Tip: What Does a Near Perfect 10 Game Look Like?
30:57 Patreon Question: Helping Players Think Creatively During Combat
36:54 Patreon Question: Staying Consistent with your Own Fiction
39:19 Patreon Question: Running "Good" Monsters
42:47 Patreon Question: Actionable Clues Versus General Lore
45:37 Patreon Question: Interesting Third Party Monsters
47:41 Patreon Question: How Many Secrets Do You Typically Reveal?
Links
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Buy Sly Flourish Books:
Radiant Citadel Free First Chapter
2C Gaming
Kobold Press
Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie (affiliate link)

Jun 23, 2022 • 36min
Numenera Session 17 – Lazy GM Prep
Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!
Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
Buy the Lazy DM's Companion
Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
Numenera Lazy DM Campaign Notebook
Numenera Discovery

Jun 20, 2022 • 46min
Archlich from A5e, A5e Tools, Night of the Dissolution, Finding Your Passion – Lazy D&D Talk Show
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
01:07 Product Spotlight: The Mouthless One Archlich from Level Up Advanced 5e
11:54 Product Spotlight: A5e.Tools Level Up Advanced 5e Resource Website
13:32 Product Spotlight: The Night of the Dissolution
20:17 RPG Industry Tip: Alphastream on Finding Your Passion
29:51 Patreon Question: Products of Drag and Drop Encounters for 5e
31:27 Patreon Question: Reviewing the Characters for One-Shot Adventures
33:32 Patreon Question: Content Creators for Player-Focused Tips
35:58 Patreon Question: Handling Character Death
39:13 Patreon Question: Building Challenging Combat Beyond the Four Dials
41:58 Patreon Questions: Which D&D Books Would You Buy in Order?
Links
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Buy Sly Flourish Books:
Bob Worldbuilder on Vecna search popularity
Mouthless One Stat Block
Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie (affiliate link)
A5e Tools
Night of the Dissolution (affiliate link)
Alphastream on Finding Your Passion
Prepared – One-shot adventures for 5e
Prepared 2 - More one-shot adventures by 5e (affiliate link)
The Game Master's Book of Random Encounters (affiliate link)
Ginny Di's videos
Bob World Builder's videos

Jun 16, 2022 • 34min
Wild Beyond the Witchlight Chapter 3 + Dreadful Incursions!
Mike offers tips and tricks for running Wild Beyond the Witchlight Chapter 3 and how to incorporate Domains of Dread from Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft.
Contents
00:00 Show Intro
01:07 Witchlight Runs Well On It's Own
03:16 Customize the Getaway Gang
05:30 Use Nib as a Handy Vendor
07:14 Foreshadow the Jabberwock
09:31 Place the Unicorn Horn Before Loomlurch
11:00 Reveal Secrets and Clues at the Wayward Pool
12:13 Foreshadow Zybilna's True Origin
13:48 Run Loomlurch as a Situation
19:00 Little Oak can be a Mobile Home Base and Guide Across Thither to Yon
21:02 Final Thoughts on Chapter 3
21:36 Expanding Dreadful Incursions into Witchlight
23:37 Small Encounter-sized Incursions
25:55 Anchors Between Worlds
29:39 The Quest of the Dread Lord to Escape Their Doman
31:34 Tying Domains of Dread to the Characters
Links
Wild Beyond the Witchlight (Affiliate Link)
Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft (Affiliate Link)
Wild Beyond the Witchlight Video Playlist
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Buy Sly Flourish Books:

Jun 13, 2022 • 52min
Vecna Stat Block, Cypher Open License, Potbellied Guide to Villains and Lairs – Lazy D&D Talk Show
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
00:00 Show Start
00:55 D&D News: Vecna Stat Block
19:56 RPG News: Cypher System Open License
20:49 Product Spotlight: Potbellied Kobold's Guide to Villains and Lairs
24:03 D&D Tip: Running War Priests and Enchanters
33:39 Patreon Question: Dealing with Overly Cautious Players
37:46 Patreon Question: Reading and Running Published Adventure Text
42:14 Patreon Question: Exposing Narratives and Events Outside of the Characters
44:05 Patreon Question: Tying Characters to the Game with Limited Background Lore
45:54 Patreon Question: Influences on our Games
Links
Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
Buy Sly Flourish Books:
Vecna Stat Block on D&D Beyond
Cypher System Open License Announcement
Potbellied Kobold's Guide to Villains & Lairs

Jun 9, 2022 • 35min
Numenera Session 16 – Lazy GM Prep
Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign!
Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
Buy the Lazy DM's Companion
Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
Numenera Lazy DM Campaign Notebook
Numenera Discovery


