How To Be a Great GM with Mike Shea
See the extended full episode on Patreon! Mike Shea (aka "The Lazy Dungeon Master" & “Sly Flourish”) chats with Luke about how to prep your RPG session and be a better GM. Recorded at PAGE 3, this turned into round after round of volleys as both of them present ideas and experiences that practically work at the table.
Ship of the Dead Podcast · Luke Stratton, Mike Shea
Show Notes
Mike Shea
Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master (Book)
Mike’s Notes:
Level up Advanced 5e by EN World Publishing (System)
The City of Arches (Campaign Setting)
Ozymandias (Poem)
Forge of Foes (Book)
Tales of the Valiant (System)
Other:
Dragonbane (RPG)
Daggerheart (RPG)
Numenera (RPG)
Shadowdark (RPG)
Shadowdark - Cursed Scroll 1
Dolmenwood (RPG)
Lazy RPG Talk Show Dolmenwood Spotlight – Lazy RPG Talk Show
The Dark Caribbean (Campaign Preview)
Top Tips to Prep as a GM - Lazy Dungeon Master
Prep what you need, and kill the things that aren't helping.
Prepare to improvise.
Have a system, a process.
The first time you interact with a NPC, have the player describe something about them.
Other Tips:
What is Quantum Ogre (Article)
Popcorn Initiative
Foundry VTT
Owlbear Rodeo (VTT)
5e Artisanal Database (Sly Flourish's)
Game Icons (Graphics)
Dwarven Forge (Terrain)
Ghosts of Saltmarsh (Adventure)
Limithron PAX Unplugged Mega-Game (Video)
Obsidian (App)
Notion (App)
Castle Ravenloft in Shadowdark (Sly Flourish Article)
Down Among the Dead (Expansion)
Crypts of Karigulon (Adventure)
Draw Steel (RPG)
CROWS (RPG)
Invasion from the Planet of Tarrasques (Adventure)
Credits
Music: Alexander Miller
Editing: Matt Kepler
Producing: Tyler Stratton
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