

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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Sep 20, 2021 • 1h 5min
Lazy D&D Talk Show: Witchlight Marketing, World Simulation, Pacing, Shadow of the Demon Lord
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
00:00 Intro
00:22 Lazy DM Companion Kickstarter Notification Signup!
03:14 Wild Beyond the Witchlight marketing in full force
06:29 World simulation vs scaling challenges
22:30 Pacing – potentially the main DM weakness
36:49 Shadow of the Demon Lord spotlight
53:11 Building NPCs for different situations
58:30 Building fronts in the middle of a campaign
Links
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Lazy DM Companion Kickstarter Notification Signup!
Mastering Dungeons Podcast on Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Alphastream.Org: For an Epic Hero, What is the DC to Pick a Lock?
Your Best Game Ever
Improving Pacing - Sly Flourish
Timing and Pacing Adventures - Sly Flourish
Shadow of the Demon Lord Bundle
Shadow of the Demon Lord Products
Mike's quick NPC generator
Thinking Back on Fronts - Sly Flourish

Sep 17, 2021 • 6min
D&D’s Best Subsystem – The Ability Check
Mike proposes using the ability check instead of more complicated subsystems.
D&D Tips YouTube Playlist
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Sep 16, 2021 • 43min
Frostmaiden Session 28-2: Grimskalle Redux
Mike prepares for his latest session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden!
Frostmaiden YouTube Video Playlist
Notion Frostmaiden Campaign Notebook
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Sep 14, 2021 • 3min
D&D Random Encounters: Non-Focal, Previous, Upcoming, and Mashups
Mike talks about how we can help players make informed decisions in D&D.
Non-Focal Random Encounters on the Alexandrian
D&D Tips YouTube Playlist
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Sep 13, 2021 • 1h
Lazy D&D Talk Show: Lazy DMs Companion Kickstarter, AL rule changes, Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands
Mike talks about all things D&D!
Contents
00:00 Intro
01:03 Lazy DM's Companion Kickstarter Coming 28 September!
05:26 New Adventures League Rules! Yay!
15:17 Alignments on Monsters are back
20:51 WOTC published monsters are often took weak and its not getting better
27:39 Interesting Third Party Products
30:56 Raging Swan's Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands
41:40 Lazy DM Prep and Running West Marches
46:28 Getting Games Back On Track
49:50 Can All the Characters Roll an Ability Check?
Links
D&D Talk Show YouTube Playlist
Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
Lazy DM's Companion Kickstarter Page! Sign up and be notified!
Adventure League Article by Chris Tulach
Jabberwock Stat Block with Alignments
Tome of Heroes
Tanares
Valda's Spire of Secrets
Delver's Guide to Beast World
Quest-o-Nomicon
Raging Swan Press at DriveThruRPG
Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands
Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands VTT Maps
Grand Experiments: West Marches

Sep 10, 2021 • 3min
Help D&D Players Make Decisions
Mike talks about how we can help players make informed decisions in D&D.
D&D Tips YouTube Playlist
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Sep 9, 2021 • 35min
Frostmaiden Session 28: Grimskalle
Mike prepares for his latest session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden!
Frostmaiden YouTube Video Playlist
Notion Frostmaiden Campaign Notebook
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Join Sly Flourish's Patreon
Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master

Sep 7, 2021 • 4min
What Would a Lazy Player‘s Guide Have In It?
Mike talks about good behaviors for players from a DM's perspective.
D&D Tips YouTube Playlist
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Sep 6, 2021 • 56min
Lazy D&D Talk Show:Owlbear + Dwarven Forge, Numenera Review, After-game Regrets
Mike talks all-things D&D!
Contents
00:00 Intro
00:39 Dwarven Forge with Owlbear Rodeo
10:50 Why I Love Numenera and the Cypher System
42:19 Post-game Disappointment
47:39 Handling NPC to NPC Conversations
49:08 Handling the Totally Unexpected
52:01 Lore Continuity in Our Own Forgotten Realms
Links
D&D Talk Show YouTube Playlist
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Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
Dwarven Forge
Dwarven Forge Buyer's Guide
Owlbear Rodeo
Owlbear Rodeo Sly Flourish article
Numenera Discovery PDF
Numenera Discovery Hardcover
Numenera Starter Set
Cypher System PDF
Cypher System Hardcover

Sep 3, 2021 • 3min
The Case for Average Monster Damage
Mike makes the case for keeping average monster damage as a tool in your DM's toolbox.
YouTube Video
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