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

D&D news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:59 Sly Flourish News: November Patreon Rewards 10:56 D&D & RPG News: WOTC's New Inclusivity Review 14:57 DM Tip: Jaquays-Style Design for Dungeon and Overland Travel 34:18 Patreon Question: Keeping Villains Alive in Combat 37:19 Patreon Question: Using Paper Notes for In-Person Games 40:19 Patreon Question: Mourning the End of a Campaign 42:05 Patreon Question: Deciding on a Campaign to Run 44:16 Patreon Question: Using Time Flies Rules from the Midgard Worldbook 46:35 Patreon Question: Tips for Promoting Paper Character Sheets with Players 48:58 Patreon Question: Scaling Up Monsters and their Stories to 11th level Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Leveling Up Our Creative Process: Learnings From Spelljammer Jennell Jaquays Wikipedia Page Pointcrawls for Cities and Overland Travel in D&D Run Pointcrawls for Overland Travel in D&D Video Hills Canton blog on Point Crawls Jaquaying the Dungeon by Justin Alexander Fantastic Lairs

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Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:46 D&D & RPG News: Mastering Dungeons Goes Independent 02:39 D&D & RPG News: D&D on ESPN?? 04:42 Kickstarter Spotlight: Heretics Guide to Devotion and Divinity 08:48 Kickstarter Spotlight: Ultimate Guide to Foraging, Harvesting, and Natural Discovery 16:41 Patreon Question: Managing Pacing with Heavy Roleplay Scenes 18:50 Patreon Question: Does Writing Help You Become a Better DM? No. 23:50 Patreon Question: Players Coordinating Leveling Up 25:51 Patreon Question: Magic Items for Higher-Level Pregen Characters 28:27 Patreon Question: Feelings on Boxed and Read-Aloud Text 31:41 Patreon Question: Heroes and Anti-Villains Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Mastering Dungeons Goes Independent Mastering Dungeons Podcast Feed Mastering Dungeons on YouTube D&D on ESPN Heretics Guide to Devotion and Divinity Kickstarter Ultimate Guide to Foraging, Harvesting & Natural Discovery Kickstarter Ironsworn Paths of DM Expertise Describe D&D Character Abilities on Leveling Up Thinking Through the Eyes of our Villains

Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game! Visit the Sly Flourish Blog Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Buy Scarlet Citadel (affiliate link) Scarlet Citadel Notion Notebook

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:51 D&D & RPG News: Free MCDM RPG Safety Toolkit 02:43 Kickstarter Spotlight: The Gloaming Wild 5e Survival Horror 08:06 Commentary: Running Ravenloft 2022 with Level Up 5e Vampires 17:11 Patreon Question: Keeping Big Battles from Being Boring 19:17 Patreon Question: What Other RPGs Do You Recommend? 21:44 Patreon Question: Filling In the Gaps During the Game 24:17 Patreon Question: Faction Ideas from Blades in the Dark 26:51 Patreon Question: Targeting Loot for the Characters 29:23 Patreon Question: Better Level Draining and Exhaustion for Vampires and 32:12 Patreon Question: What to Get for Staring Out with Numenera 32:59 Patreon Question: Comparing Midgard to the Forgotten Realms 37:51 Patreon Question: Including Every Character's Story Arc 40:24 Patreon Question: Showcasing High-Level Abilities 43:01 Patreon Question: Building Open World D&D Games 45:23 Patreon Question: Building Problems Without Solutions 46:58 Patreon Question: How Many Encounters Before a Long Rest? 51:12 Patreon Question: Offering Headquarters and Lair Upgrades to the Characters 53:05 Patreon Question: Secrets in Clues for Dungeon Crawls and Combat-Focused Games Links MCDM RPG Safety Toolkit TTRPG Safety Toolkit by Kienna Shaw and Lauren Bryant-Monk Monte Cook Games Consent in Gaming Gloaming Wild 5e Survival Horror Kickstarter Running Ravenloft in a Single Session Halloween Game YouTube Video Blog Article on Running Ravenloft / Curse of Strahd in a Single Session: Set Up Castle Ravenloft in Owlbear Rodeo in 10 Minutes The Dials of Monster Difficulty Fate Condensed Thirteenth Age Shadow of the Demon Lord Blades in the Dark Numenera Discovery Types of Secrets Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books:

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Mike offers tips, tricks, and advice for running the D&D Starter Set adventure, Dragons of Stormwreck Isle! Contents 00:00 Video Start 00:13 Who This Video is For 00:54 Top Tips for Running Stormwreck Isle 01:28 Tip 1: Keep your Hands on the Dials of Combat 02:02 Tip 2: Dive Deep into the Lore 03:25 Tip 3: Remember Runara's Failsafe 04:33 Read the Pregen Character Background Ties to the Adventure 05:08 Read the DM Tips in the Adventure Book 05:49 Running Stormwreck Isle Online 06:33 Tools for Playing Stormwreck in Person 07:15 Tips for Chapter 1 - Dragon's Rest 08:08 Choose How to Run Combat 09:06 Handling Undead Fortitude 09:55 Manage the NPCs of Dragon's Rest 11:21 Combining Additional Encounters 12:39 Tips for Chapter 2 - Seagrow Caves 14:30 Tips for Chapter 3 - The Cursed Shipwreck 15:30 Tips for Chapter 4 - The Clifftop Observatory 16:58 Follow-on Adventures Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Stars Over Stormwreck (Affiliate link) Buy the D&D Starter Set on Amazon (affiliate link) D&D Starter Set Pregen Characters D&D Starter Set Sample Encounter Top Tips for New D&D DMs Dials of Monster Difficulty Lazy DM Tools Love Letter to the Pathfinder Flip Mat Dragon of Stormwreck Isle on Roll20 Dragon of Stormwreck Isle on D&D Beyond Dragon of Stormwreck Isle on Fantasy Grounds Above VTT for D&D Beyond Owlbear Rodeo VTT Playing D&D Over Discord Experiences Playing D&D Online Guidelines for Theater of the Mind Combat Zipperon Disney's $20 Accessories for Stormwreck

D&D News, Kickstarter spotlights, D&D product reviews, dungeon master tips, D&D questions and answers! Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:04 Kickstarter Spotlight: Under the Harvest Moons 09:15 Product Spotlight: Venture Maidens Campaign Guide 25:27 Commentary: D&D Lead Designer Ray Winninger Leaves Wizards of the Coast 31:43 D&D & RPG News: One D&D Expert Playtest Feedback Survey 38:32 Commentary: One D&D Ideas We Can Use Right Now 44:32 Patreon Question: Using NPCs as Assets in D&D Games 47:30 Patreon Question: Using 5e Rules with Numenera's Ninth World 49:53 Patreon Question: Props, Decorations, Accessories, and Themes in your D&D Games 52:59 Patreon Question: Filling Out Big Climactic Boss Battles Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Under the Harvest Moons Venture Maidens Campaign Guide Ray Winninger Leaves Wizards of the Coast Twitter Thread One D&D Expert Class Survey Mastering Dungeons on One D&D Feats Podcast Playing D&D can Save Your Life Making Great Handouts for D&D Collected Experiences Running D&D 5e Boss Fights

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Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:53 Sly Flourish News: New Patreon Adventure - The Silver Grotto 04:41 D&D & RPG News: Midgard Sale - 30% Off 07:02 Kickstarter Spotlight: Apocalypse - The Complete Guide to Ending the World 09:05 Kickstarter Spotlight: Torrents of the Spellhoarder 13:17 Commentary: Elder Brain 5e Survey 24:45 Commentary: Experiences Running Dragons of Stormwreck Isle 29:46 Patreon Question: Differences Between DMs and Players and Tips for DMs Becoming Players 35:07 Patreon Question: Adventure for New Local Game Shop Group 37:09 Patreon Question: Modifying Published Adventures with a Different Map 39:16 Patreon Question: Injecting Horror into our Adventures 42:11 Patreon Question: Pontification on RPGs Moving Towards Digital 49:09 Patreon Question: Warlock Patreon of Evil God? Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Midgard Sale on Kobold Press Midgard Worldbook Southlands Scarlet Citadel Apocalypse - The Complete Guide to Ending the World Kickstarter Torrents of the Spellhoarder Kickstarter Elder Brain Crown of the Oathbreaker Survey Elder Brain Spellhoarder Survey Ten Candles Dread

Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game! Visit the Sly Flourish Blog Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Buy Scarlet Citadel (affiliate link) Scarlet Citadel Notion Notebook

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:04 Sly Flourish News: Stars Over Stormwreck Released on the DM's Guild 01:42 Product Spotlight: Dread Thingonomicon by Raging Swan Press 10:46 Kickstarter Spotlight: Grimoire of the Grave by 2C Gaming 15:56 Sly Flourish News: Dungeoncraft Review of the Lazy DM's Workbook and Lazy DM's Companion 16:49 D&D & RPG News: New Senior Vice President of D&D 26:37 Commentary: Keeping D&D Resilient for Us and our Groups 32:30 D&D & RPG News: Other Commentaries on the One D&D Experts Playtest 33:56 D&D & RPG News: D&D Lego Contest 36:48 Patreon Question: New Lazy Combat Encounter Benchmark for One D&D? 39:11 Patreon Question: How to Destroy Artifacts 41:27 Patreon Question: Managing Dungeon Crawling and Offering Useful Options 44:02 Patreon Question: Good Material from Older Editions 47:37 Patreon Question: Changing Character Personalities with Magic Items Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Stars Over Stormwreck Dread Thingonomicon Raging Swan press Grimoire of the Grave Dungeoncraft Review of the Lazy DM's Workbook and Companion D&D Senior Vice President Press Release Mastering Dungeons on One D&D Expert Playtest Eldritch Lorecast (with yours truly) on the One D&D Expert Playtest DM David on One D&D Expert Playtest D&D Lego Contest i6 Ravenloft 1st Edition Dungeon Master's Guide 4th Edition Dungeon Delves

Mike prepares for his session zero of his Scarlet Citadel D&D Campaign by Kobold Press. Visit the Sly Flourish Blog Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Buy Scarlet Citadel (affiliate link) Scarlet Citadel Notion Notebook Scarlet Citadel One-Page Campaign Guide Richard Green's Scarlet Citadel Campaign Blog Midgard Interactive Map

Mike talks about his campaign finale for his Numenera Fourth Emperor Campaign, offers tips for D&D DMs and those interested in running Numenera, and discusses feedback from his players! 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 covers the remaining Patreon questions for September 2022! Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:01:23 D&D & RPG News: Free Drowned Sailors Encounter from WOTC 00:02:24 Sly Flourish News: Stars Over Stormwreck Adventure Coming This Week! 00:11:11 Commentary: The One D&D Experts Playtest 00:40:14 Commentary: Dungeoncraft on Why D&D Editions Don't Matter 00:45:07 RPG Industry Tip: Teos Abadia on Freelance Rates 00:48:34 Patreon Question: Your Thoughts and Plans for Patreon 00:52:27 Patreon Question: Practical Jokes with Tiny Hut 00:54:10 Patreon Question: Experienced Player Tips for Inexperienced DMs 00:56:22 Patreon Question: The Three Most Useful Third-Party Products 00:58:28 Patreon Question: What's In Front Of You When You DM? 01:00:50 Patreon Question: How Do You Choose and Run Lots of Campaigns? 01:03:11 Patreon Question: Helping New Players Avoid Bad Choices 01:05:40 Patreon Question: Charismatic Players with Non-Charismatic Characters 01:06:48 Patreon Question: How to Get Value from Purchased RPG Material 01:09:19 Patreon Question: Is a Focused Campaign Railroading? Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: What Is D&D? How to DM Drowned Sailors Encounter One D&D Experts Playtest Dungeoncraft – Editions Don't Matter The Horrid Truth About Freelance Pay (Ep3, Success in RPGs) Ptolus - City by the Spire Dread Thingonomicon Midgard Worldbook

Mike prepares to run the finale 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 00:47 D&D & RPG News: WOTC D&D After-School Program 03:01 Commentary: Good Digital Tools for WOTC + Third Party Product Use 22:50 DM Tip: Sharing Third Party PDFs With Your Players 29:52 Patreon Question: Running Wild Beyond the Witchlight for Tier 2 Characters 35:30 Patreon Question: When Is It Appropriate To Hit Downed PCs? 39:15 Patreon Question: Advice I Regret from Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master 43:15 Patreon Question: Dealing With Player Optimizing Away From Fun 47:43 Patreon Question: Why Do NPCs Not Use Character Classes? 52:04 Patreon Question: Is 5e Too Complex? Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: WOTC D&D After-School Program Matt Colville on Fantasy Grounds Restricting Access on Google Drive Mastering Dungeons Podcast

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 00:46 Product Spotlight: Amazing Encounters and Places by CZRPG 10:04 Kickstarter Spotlight: Apocalypse Keys by Evil Hat Games 16:23 Commentary: D&D Beyond, Limiting Character Options, and Third Party Products 43:30 Sly Flourish News: The Sly Flourish Stream Bingo Card 44:57 Patreon Question: Running the Same Campaign for Multiple Groups 47:01 Patreon Question: D&D Plots and Inspiration from Westerns 50:32 Patreon Question: Conflicting Secrets and Clues? No Thanks! 52:34 Patreon Question: Describing Your DM Style to New Players Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Amazing Encounters and Places PDF Amazing Encounters and Places Map Pack Amazing Encounters and Places PDF / Map Pack Combo Apocalypse Keys Kickstarter by Evil Hat The Sly Flourish Streaming Show Bingo Card

Mike talks about preparing and running his Empire of the Ghouls campaign. Video Contents 00:00 Show Start 02:04 One-Page Campaign Guide 15:51 The Characters of My Campaign 19:08 Empire of the Ghouls as a Tour of Midgard 20:04 Using All the Kobold Press Books 24:26 Tome of Heroes and the Midgard Heroes Handbook 25:52 Sharing Books using Roll 20's Compendium 29:08 Other Kobold Press Books I'm Using 31:32 Running and Modifying Chapter 1 Links Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Buy the Lazy DM's Companion Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Empire of the Ghouls One-Page Campaign Guide

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:52 Kickstarter Spotlight: Wastes of Chaos by Kobold Press 05:41 Sly Flourish News: New Lazy D&D Talk Show Topic Database for Patrons 10:01 Kickstarter Spotlight: Anatomy of an Adventure by MT Black 13:11 Product Spotlight: Path of the Planebreaker by Monte CookGames 45:44 Patreon Question: Dealing with Secret Truths of a Campaign World 48:04 Patreon Question: AI-generated Art and the Lazy DM Links Wastes of Chaos Kickstarter by Kobold Press Anatomy of an Adventure Kickstarter by MT Black Path of the Planebreaker by Monte Cook Games Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books:

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 01:08 D&D & RPG News: One D&D Origins Playtest Survey 02:25 D&D & RPG News: Mastering Dungeons on the Origins One D&D Playtest 03:09 Patreon Update: World of Dead Temples and Secrets of Summervine Villa 07:49 D&D & RPG News: Spelljammer Errata 16:04 Kickstarter Spotlight: Dungeon Delver's Guide 20:31 Product Spotlight: Planegea 30:47 Commentary: I don't Review Third Party Products I Don't Like 36:05 Commentary: 5e Isn't 5e Compatible - We're On Our Own 46:23 Patreon Question: Strongest Criticism of Lazy DM Advice 48:59 Patreon Question: Adding a New Player Mid Campaign 51:00 Patreon Question: Spelljammer for New Players 52:50 Patreon Question: Adventure Anthologies and Heists 54:48 Patreon Question: Awarding Gold with the Lazy DM's Companion 58:03 Patreon Question: Tips for Reaching a Satisfying Campaign Conclusion Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: One D&D Playtest and Survey Mastering Dungeons on the One D&D Playtest WOTC Spelljammer Apology and Errata Dungeon Delver's Guide Kickstarter Planegea Reddit Thread on Backgrounds and Feat Mismatch Poll on Satisfying Conclusions for D&D Campaigns

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! This week a Spelljammer deep dive! Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:51 D&D News: WOTC Offering Refunds for Dragonlance Pre-Orders 02:40 Kickstarter Spotlight: Horror at Devil's Run 05:32 Kickstarter Spotlight: Sebastian Crowe's Guide to Drakkenheim 07:30 Product Spotlight: Spelljammer - Adventure's In Space Boxed Set 09:11 Astral Adventurer's Guide - Spelljammer Character Options 14:35 Limited (No) Ship-to-Ship Combat Rules 17:19 Light of Xaryxis - the Spelljammer Adventure 20:17 Spelljammer DMScreen 21:07 Boo's Astral Menagerie - Spelljammer Monsters 31:55 Amazing Production Quality 33:01 No DM Tools to Build Spelljammer Adventures 37:31 Not Compatible with Spelljammer Academy 39:54 Spelljammer Doesn't Help DMs Run Games 40:45 Should You Buy It? 41:40 Patreon Question: Is Witchlight Still Great Without Dreadful Incursions? 43:33 Patreon Question: How Well Does Numenera's Stat Point Spend and Roll Negotiation Work? 46:53 Patreon Question: How Much Character Background for New Players? 49:05 Patreon Question: Making a Dungeon Feel Like a Megadungeon 51:20 Patreon Question: Actionable and Relevant Secrets and Clues Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Wizards of the Coast D&D Customer Service Form Horror at Devil's Run Kickstarter Sebastian Crowe's Guide to Drakkenheim Kickstarter Spelljammer Adventures in Space Boxed Set (Amazon Affiliate Link) Add Dreadful Incursions to Wild Beyond the Witchlight Alphastream on Actionable Lore

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 00:58 The One D&D Announcement 02:45 One D&D and Backward Compatibility 04:25 Playtesting Experiences and Expectations 05:51 Providing Feedback 08:19 Looking at the First One D&D Playtest Document 08:53 Character Origins 13:25 On Power Increases 17:22 Changes to Fundamental Rules 18:10 A 20 Always Succeeds, a 1 Always Fails 20:24 Critical Hit Changes 23:50 Inspiration on a 20 - Should be a 1!! 25:51 Changes to Long Rests 26:45 One D&D 3D Virtual Tabletop Alpha screenshots 28:49 Does That Mean No 2d VTT in D&D Beyond? 29:53 Dragonlance - Wizards Took my $160 For Something I Don't Want and Won't Refund It 36:27 Five Other Books Announced for 2023 37:14 Phandelver Campaign - Eight Years Too Late 40:14 Book of Many Things 40:42 Planescape - Please Don't Make it a Boxed Set 43:57 Final Thoughts Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: One D&D Playtest One-Hour with Jeremy Crawford on Character Origins Ancestry and Culture in D&D D&D 3D Virtual Tabletop Shots

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 00:52 D&D & RPG News: New 13th Age in 2023 07:51 DM Tip: A New D&D Ability Score Standard Array 15:50 Product Spotlight: Dungeons of Drakkenheim 30:25 Patreon Question: Distinct Racial Characteristics for NPCs 33:10 Patreon Question: Making Prophecies Come True Without Railroading 35:07 Patreon Question: Inspiration for City of Arches 37:51 Patreon Question: "Milestone" Event-Based Leveling Without Removing Player 41:13 Patreon Question: Running Zero Prep One-Hour Games Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: New 13th Age Escalation Edition in 2023 Zipperon Disney: $20 for everything you need to run Dragons of Stormwreck Isle Dungeons of Drakkenheim Powerslave by Iron Maiden Ozymandias by Percy Shelley Running One-Hour D&D Games with Shawn Merwin

Mike dives deep into the Numenera RPG by Monte Cook Games with tips and tricks for Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Masters. Contents 00:00 What This Video Gives To You 00:56 What Is Numenera? 05:04 Top Three Favorite Things about Numenera 09:19 Three Challenges Running Numenera 17:47 Numenera Buyer's Guide 27:49 Bringing Your D&D to Numenera and Vice Versa 33:11 Ideas from Numenera You Can Bring to D&D 40:33 Other Thoughts About Numenera 46:02 Final Thoughts on Numenera Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Numenera Discovery Technology Compendium: Sir Arthour’s Guide to the Numenera Numenera Bestiary 1 Numenera Bestiary 2 Numenera Bestiary 3

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:49 Sly Flourish News: Sly Flourish Wins Two ENNIES! 03:05 D&D and RPG News: Wizards Presents Announcements 18 August 05:16 D&D and RPG News: Final Spelljammer Academy Adventure 07:54 Dragons of Stormwreck Isle Character Sheet PDFs 09:23 Kickstarter Preview: Face Folio by M Blake 12:34 Commentary: Encounter Building by Dragna Carta 32:59 Patreon Question: Best Adventure for New Players 34:22 Patreon Question: Choosing Your Next Campaign With Your Players 36:56 Patreon Question: Building a Quest Board 39:23 Patreon Question: Not Enjoying Game Prep Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: 2022 ENNIE Awards Wizards Presents Announcements Spelljammer Academy Spelljammer on Amazon for 40% off (Affiliate Link) Dragons of Stormwreck Isle Pregenerated Characters Face Folio Kickstarter Encounter Building on Dragna's Den D&D Combat Simulator Challenge Ratings 2.0

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 offers tips and tricks for running chapters 4 and 5 of Wild Beyond the Witchlight! Contents 00:00 Show Intro 00:51 Recommendation 1: Consider Dreadful Incursions 02:02 Recommendation 2: You Don't Have to Run All the NPCs 03:41 Recommendation 3: You Don't Have to Run Every Location or Encounter 04:16 Recommendation 4: Run Hag Lairs as Big Situations 05:09 Recommendation 5: You Can Ignore Valor's Call and the League of Malevolence 05:47 Recommendation 6: You Don't Have to Run All of the Palace of Heart's Desire 06:44 Recommendation 7: Add a Dark Lord Villain If Desired 07:43 Overall Campaign Thoughts Thus Far 08:41 Witchlight Chapter 4 - Yon Deep Dive 18:14 Motherhorn 19:52 Witchlight Chapter 5 - The Palace of Hearts Desire 21:27 The Final Battle 22:52 Saving Zybilna 24:15 One Year Later... Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: YouTube Playlist of All Witchlight Videos Notes from the Video Add Dreadful Incursions to Wild Beyond the Witchlight Reddit Post on Palace of Hearts Desire

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:45 Product Spotlight: D&D Starter Set Dragons of Stormwreck Isle 18:03 Sly Flourish News:The Sly Flourish Bookstore is Open! 21:47 D&D News: DM David On Monster Roles 24:26 D&D News: ENWorld's Review of Radiant Citadel 25:16 Patreon Question: Banning and Limiting Material In Your Game 31:17 Patreon Question: Dealing with Tag-Along NPCs 32:13 Patreon Question: How Many Monster Types in a Battle? 33:18 Patreon Question: Players Catching On to Film Homage 34:37 Patreon Question: Stealing Ideas for Homebrew Campaign Setting 36:26 Patreon Question: Checklist for Building Situations 38:52 Patreon Question: Lazy Dungeon Mastering and the Quantum Ogreb 41:11 Patreon Question: Ranking Wild Beyond the Witchlight 42:14 Patreon Question: Dealing with Prisoners 44:53 Patreon Question: Pre-Gen Story Hooks for One-Shot Games Links D&D Starter Set – Dragons of Stormwreck Isle Thoughts (Notion Notes) D&D Starter Set at Target Sly Flourish Bookstore DM David on Monster Roles ENWorld on Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books:

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 01:28 Product Spotlight:Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel 13:34 D&D News: Wonders of the Multiverse Unearthed Arcana 17:43 Commentary: Adding Reactions to the Resolution Stack 26:53 D&D News: New Spelljammer Academy Adventure Released 30:46 D&D News: Teos Abadia's Spelljammer Dispatch on Roll20 31:12 D&D News: Ben Riggs's TSR D&D Sales Stats 39:30 Patreon Question: Running Multiple Games a Week 42:28 Patreon Question: Meaningful Choices in Adventure Designb 45:06 Patreon Question: Running Too Many Different RPGs 47:57 Patreon Question: Running Streaming, Live Play, or Actual Play Games 52:16 Patreon Question: Players Drawing Other Players Into the Spotlight Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Wonders of the Multiverse Playtest Spelljammer Academy on D&D Beyond Spelljammer Dispatch on Roll20 Mastering Dungeons with Ben Riggs Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons (Referral link)

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 01:00 Sly Flourish News: Two SF Products Nominated for the 2022 ENnies! 03:10 Sly Flourish News: City of Arches Updates and Walkthrough 11:24 D&D News: Free Spelljammer Academy Adventures 16:26 D&D News: Roll20 and DriveThruRPG Merger 23:10 D&D News: First Look at D&D 5.5 "Soon" 24:26 Commentary: What I Want from D&D 5.5 39:29 Patreon Question: Dealing with the characters of players who leave a campaign 41:13 Patreon Question: Introducing Large Cities 43:47 Patreon Question: Running multiple villainous factions in a dungeon 47:09 Patreon Question: Magic items with a price 49:00 Patreon Question: Keeping Prep-time Brief 51:08 Patreon Question: Using Subsystems 54:43 Patreon Question: Handling the Guidance Cantrip Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: 2022 ENnie Voting (remember 1 is better than 5!) Spelljammer Academy Roll20 and DriveThruRPG (OneBookShelf) Merge Ray Winninger on Next Iteration Design Look Soon The Only Subsystem You Need: The Ability Check

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 00:53 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 Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon 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

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 00:58 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 Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon 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

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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 Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Radiant Citadel Free First Chapter 2C Gaming Kobold Press Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie (affiliate link)

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 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 Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon 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

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 Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books:

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

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