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

mike@slyflourish.com
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May 24, 2021 • 59min

Lazy D&D Chat - 23 May 2021

Mike chat's about D&D!  Original Youtube Video Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Join Sly Flourish's Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master 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 Links Dials of Monster Difficulty Monster's Know What They're Doing DM Deep Dive with Keith Amman Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e Raging Swan Press Patreon Raging Swan Press DriveThruRPG Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands  
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May 23, 2021 • 43min

Lazy D&D Prep: Rime of the Frostmaiden Session 13

Mike prepares for his latest session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden! Original Youtube Video Notion Frostmaiden Campaign Notebook Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Join Sly Flourish's Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
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May 18, 2021 • 4min

Run Easy D&D Battles

Mike discusses the value of running more easy battles in our D&D games to maintain the oscillation of upward and downward beats.  Original Youtube Video Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Join Sly Flourish's Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
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May 16, 2021 • 1h 38min

Lazy D&D Chat and Thoughts on Frostmaiden Chapter 2+

Mike chats about general D&D topics and ponders how to handle chapters 2 and beyond in Rime of the Frostmaiden. Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master  Ptolus by Monte Cook Frostmaiden Chapters 2+ Thoughts Notion Notebook 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
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May 12, 2021 • 3min

Focus On Your Next Game

Another short episode in which Mike talks about the importance of focusing on your next D&D game. Original Youtube Video Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Join Sly Flourish's Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
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May 9, 2021 • 54min

Lazy D&D Prep: Rime of the Frostmaiden Session 12

Mike prepares for his latest session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden! Original Youtube Video Notion Frostmaiden Campaign Notebook Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Join Sly Flourish's Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
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May 7, 2021 • 4min

Three Tips to Draw D&D Players Into the Fiction in Three Minutes

Mike offers three tips to draw players into the fiction of your D&D game in three minutes. Original Youtube Video Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Join Sly Flourish's Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
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May 2, 2021 • 46min

Frostmaiden Session 11: A Beautiful Mine Part 2

Mike prepares for his latest session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden! Original Youtube Video Notion Frostmaiden Campaign Notebook Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Join Sly Flourish's Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
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Apr 28, 2021 • 6min

Three Beginning Tips for Rime of the Frostmaiden

Mike offers three quick tips for getting started running Rime of the Frostmaiden. Original Youtube Video Sam Dillon's Creed of Auril Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Join Sly Flourish's Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Podcast Contents 00:00 Intro 00:27 Tip 1: Apply the Right Character Motivation 01:33 Tip 2: Start in Bryn Shander 02:42 Tip 3: Add the Cult of Auril
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Apr 25, 2021 • 49min

Frostmaiden Session 10: A Beautiful Mine Part 1

Mike prepares for his latest session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden! Original Youtube Video Notion Frostmaiden Campaign Notebook Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Join Sly Flourish's Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master

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