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

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 Sly Flourish Bundle of Holding! Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Shadow Under Hardflint Hall Kickstarter D&D Direct – Announcement Video Monstrous Compendium Volume 1 (WOTC) Monstrous Compendium Volume 1 (D&D Beyond) D&D Campaign Case: Creatures D&D Campaign Case: Terrain D&D Starter Set – Dragons of Stormwreck Isle Spelljammer Boxed Set Dragonlance – Shadow of the Dragon Queen Bob Worldbuilder Dungeoncraft DM David Alphastream.org Mastering Dungeons Eldritch Lorecast The Alexandrian

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 Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Witchlight Video Playlist

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 Sly Flourish Bundle of Holding! Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Mastering Dungeons Video on D&D Beyond Acquisition D&D Beyond Acquisition Announcement D&D Beyond Acquisition Press Release D&D Direct Event & Product Announcements Flee Mortals Kickstarter Volo's Vetted Vendors

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

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 Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Sly Flourish Bundle of Holding! Kenku.fm Tome of Adventure Design Kickstarter Running Combat in the Theater of the Mind Finding and Maintaining a D&D Group Recovering from a Bad Game

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

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:49 D&D News: Spelljammer Confirmed?? 08:38 Product Spotlight: Crown of the Oathbreaker 18:06 Commentary: Elderbrain's 2,000 Player D&D Survey 25:04 D&D News: Patreon Q&A for April 2022 Coming Wednesday 27:16 Patreon Question: Evolving Villain Stat Blocks 31:29 Patreon Question: Favorite Classic D&D Encounters 33:04 Patreon Question: Dealing with Insight Checks for Lie Detection 36:41 Patreon Question: Making Awesome Skeletons 41:06 Patreon Question: Helping Players Understand High Level Quests 45:28 Patreon Question: What Makes a Good Cultist? 47:04 Patreon Question: Mixing Ruins of the Grendleroot and Where the Machines Wait 48:51 Patreon Question: Outlining Scenes vs. Defining Situations Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Crown of the Oathbreaker Elderbrain D&D Survey Where the Machines Wait Outlining Scenes Video Situation-based D&D Video

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

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Show Intro 00:36 D&D News: Journeys through the Radiant Citadel 15:43 Product Spotlight: Warlock Lairs - Into the Wilds 21:09 Commentary: The Intractable Problem of Maps for In-Person Games 43:15 Patreon Question: Tracking Secret Organizations In Your Campaign 46:07 Patreon Question: How do You Grab Artwork? 47:33 Patreon Question: How Are Heists Different than Dungeon Crawls? 50:11 Patreon Question: Challenge Ratings for Custom Monsters 52:17 Patreon Question: Running a One- or Two-Hour Adventure 53:59 Patreon Question: How Do You Run a Dungeon? 56:16 Patreon Question: Solidifying Choices in a Homebrew Campaign 58:12 Patreon Question: Why Do Bosses Need Mobility? Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Join the Sly Flourish Patreon Buy the Lazy DM's Companion Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Buy the Lazy DM's Workbook Journey through the Radient Citadel Warlock Lairs – Into the Wilds Large Graph Paper (affiliate link) Lazy D&D Monster Tokens

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