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

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.

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• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:00 D&D & RPG News: Most Anticipated RPGs of 2025
• 11:55 Commentary: Two Year Anniversary of the OGL Crisis
• 32:54 Patreon Spotlight: Talk Show Database with 2,000 Topics
• 38:28 DM Tip: Improvisation and the Eight Steps
• 51:29 Patreon Question: Lightning Rods for Control Wizards
• 57:06 Patreon Question: Running for a Mix of Online and Offline Players
• 59:54 Patreon Question: Homebrewing Character Buffs

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Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.

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• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:11 D&D & RPG News: Goodman Games DCC Bundle of Holding
• 03:20 D&D & RPG News: Humblewood and Heckna Pay What You Want
• 05:57 Sly Flourish News: Whitesparrow and the Night Blades in the CC
• 09:55 D&D & RPG News: Goodman Games 5e System - Advanced Advantage
• 13:57 Product Spotlight: Monster Overhaul
• 22:57 Commentary: Thoughts on Foundry
• 36:38 DM Tip: 3-2-1 Quest Model
• 44:07 Patreon Question: Dealing with the Strain of GMing
• 49:28 Patreon Question: Balancing Types of Secrets
• 52:06 Patreon Question: Which Books Do You Take With You?

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• 00:00 Show Start
• 02:19 100 Games in 2024
• 03:16 D&D 2024 PHB and DMG Released
• 05:00 Tales of the Valiant
• 07:03 Black Flag System Reference Document
• 10:06 2024 D&D on Foundry, Fantasy Grounds, and Roll20
• 13:35 Shadow of the Weird Wizard
• 14:37 Third Party Publishers on D&D Beyond
• 22:41 Shadowdark
• 23:25 City of Arches
• 25:24 RPGs and Generative AI
• 27:11 TTRPG People Moving to Bluesky
• 31:24 Other Non-Shittified TTRPG Platforms
• 33:59 Other WOTC Corporate Stuff and Bob World Builder's Survey
• 40:10 Looking Forward to 2025
• 45:42 Top Ten Sly Flourish Articles of 2024

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 02:09 D&D & RPG News: Cities Without Number Bundle of Holding
• 07:51 D&D & RPG News: Shadowrun Bundle of Holding
• 08:58 D&D & RPG News: Join the Arcane Library Newsletter for Two Free Adventures
• 11:02 DM Tip: GM Resources in Markdown for Obsidian
• 25:27 DM Tip: Use the Obsidian Web Clipper to Save Web Pages
• 29:31 Sly Flourish News: Free Dice Roller Web App
• 35:23 Commentary: Notable Sections of the 2024 D&D Dungeon Master's Guide
• 59:44 Patreon Question: Pondering Conclusions for Sandbox Games
• 01:02:55 Patreon Question: Using a Big Monitor on a Gaming Table
• 01:04:37 Patreon Question: Advice for Bridge and Travel Sessions

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Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.

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• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:03 D&D & RPG News: One Ring Bundle of Holding
• 03:57 D&D & RPG News: Haunted West 50% Off
• 04:52 Commentary: Running Mixed 5e Characters
• 20:18 DM Tip: Avoid the 2024 DMG's Enspelled Magic Items
• 33:14 Product Spotlight: Tales of the Valiant Game Master's Guide

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Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.

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• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:12 D&D & RPG News: Level Up Gateway Alpha Released
• 07:42 Product Spotlight: A5e.Tools
• 10:36 D&D & RPG News: Lord of the Rings 5e Not Independent
• 14:59 D&D & RPG News: So You Wanna Roleplay
• 16:48 Commentary: The Products We Continually Use at the Table
• 40:15 Sly Flourish News: 20% off Sly Flourish Books!
• 41:38 Sly Flourish News: New Quarterly Patreon Q&A
• 44:33 Patreon Question: Worldbuilding Off-Screen Towns and Settlements
• 47:33 Patreon Question: Relating CR to the Monster's Fiction
• 51:23 Patreon Question: Will "Update Available" overwrite my D&D Beyond Stuff?
• 55:29 Patreon Question: What Do You Think of the 4th Edition Dungeon Master's Guide?
• 01:00:42 Patreon Question: Full-Power Characters Showing Up Deep in Dungeons

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Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.

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• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:23 D&D & RPG News: Scott Gray on Points of Interest
• 03:11 Sly Flourish News: Mike's Going to the Philidelphia Area Game Expo!
• 04:24 D&D & RPG News: Lord of the Rings on D&D Beyond
• 10:11 Commentary: Building a Resilient Hobby when Elon Musk Threatens to Buy It
• 12:01 D&D & RPG News: Half-Off Lord of the Rings from Free League
• 13:58 Commentary: More Thoughts on a Resilient TTRPG Hobby
• 16:06 Sly Flourish News: 20% Off Sly Flourish Books
• 17:49 D&D & RPG News: Tales of the Valiant Pocket Editions
• 19:07 D&D & RPG News: Free League Sales
• 20:31 D&D & RPG News: Old School Essentials Sale
• 23:16 D&D & RPG News: Free League Bundle of Holding
• 24:12 D&D & RPG News: Heroforge Custom Flat Acrylic Miniatures
• 26:36 Commentary: The Best Value in TTRPG Accessories
• 31:38 DM Tip: The Dangers of Crafting Magic Items in the D&D 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide
• 43:18 Patreon Question: Organizing and Tracking Monsters in 5e Combat
• 47:54 Patreon Question: Getting Into Alien Minds
• 50:24 Patreon Question: The Resolution of Fantastic Locations
• 53:16 Patreon Question: Understanding Scenes and Locations

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Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:15 D&D & RPG News: Lazy RPG Talk Show Number One D&D Podcast by D&D Fanatics
• 02:32 D&D & RPG News: Professor Dungeon Master on the 2024 DMG
• 04:55 D&D & RPG News: DM David on a 25 year D&D Wish List
• 08:53 Commentary: Elon Musk tells WOTC to Burn In Hell
• 19:55 DM Tip: Anatomy of a Situation -- Red Eagle Tower
• 41:45 Patreon Spotlight: Tomb of the War King Scenario
• 47:18 Patreon Question: Favorite Monster Abilities of Players
• 51:23 Patreon Question: Building Your Own Campaign Outlines
• 53:28 Patreon Question: Tips for Playing In-Person Games

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• Elon Musk Calls for WOTC to Burn in Hell over Making of Original D&D Passages
• The Making of the Original Dungeons & Dragons 1970 1977 (affiliate link)
• "Damn Right I'm a Sexist"
• Gygax defines self as a biological determinist in 2024
• Cory Doctorow on Harlan Ellison
• D&D Co-Creator Gary Gygax was Sexist – Talking About it is Key to Preserving his Legacy
• When We Were Wizards
• Using Maps for In-Person Games
• Tools of the Lazy Dungeon Master

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.

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• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:13 D&D & RPG News: Mike on EN World Podcast Talking about the 2024 DMG
• 02:51 D&D & RPG News: Pathfinder 2 Humble Bundle
• 05:38 D&D & RPG News: Phantasy Star RPG Preorder
• 06:51 Kickstarter Spotlight: A5E Monstrous Menagerie 2
• 08:14 Commentary: Hard Truths About Crowdfunded RPGs
• 25:20 Commentary: Comparing DMG 2024 Advice to Lazy DM Advice
• 40:19 Patreon Question: Character Home Bases
• 44:45 Patreon Question: Set Piece Battles or Theater of the Mind?
• 49:10 Patreon Question: Best After-Session Notes
• 51:00 Patreon Question: Improving NPC Voices While Roleplaying

• Mike on Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop Podcast
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• Phantasy Star RPG Preorder
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• Dialects Archive
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Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.

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• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:21 D&D & RPG News: Blades in the Dark Deep Cuts
• 03:37 Commentary: What Do You Need to Prep Your Session?
• 36:52 Commentary: Encounter Building in the D&D 2024 DMG and the Lazy Encounter Benchmark

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Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.

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• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:15 Kickstarter Spotlight: Draconics the Peaceful Way to Play 5e
• 03:21 Kickstarter Spotlight: Wondrous Worlds by Nord Games
• 05:16 D&D & RPG News: D&D 2024 Free Rules Givith and then Taketh Away
• 09:28 Commentary: D&D 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide Thoughts and the Four Gamemaster's Guides
• 34:07 DM Tip: Avoid NPC Betrayals
• 44:59 Patreon Question: Favorite Short Adventure Books
• 47:52 Patreon Question: Expanding a GM's Reading List
• 49:18 Patreon Question: Focusing on Prep for the Next Session
• 51:09 Patreon Question: Needing to Improvise with Shadowdark
• 54:01 Patreon Question: Top House Rules for Shadowdark
• 57:03 Patreon Question: The Urgency of Multiple Quest Hooks # [01:00:50 Patreon Question: Where to End Shadowdark Sessions

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Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:16 Product Spotlight: Defiler of Moonsilk Keep
• 03:44 Product Spotlight: Horizons Magazine Issue 1
• 06:25 Product Spotlight: Frontiers of Eberron
• 12:35 Kickstarter Spotlight: Adventures in Teaching and Learning with TTRPGs
• 14:27 Kickstarter Spotlight: Dwarven Forge Dungeons Reforged
• 24:25 Commentary: Experiences at Gamehole Con
• 34:20 DM Tip: Pool Table Game Mastering
• 45:43 Patreon Question: What Makes a Great Monster Book
• 51:44 Patreon Question: Running Big Timed Events in Scenes

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Mike discusses his experiences running the Shadowdark RPG for a year

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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 02:17 D&D & RPG News: Call of Cthulhu Humbled Bundle
• 04:40 Sly Flourish News: City of Arches Key of Worlds Scenarios for Hero-Tier Subscribers
• 12:28 Product Spotlight: Dread Thingonomicon Markdown for Obsidian
• 16:19 Sly Flourish News: Lazy GM Reference Guides in Markdown for Obsidian
• 20:23 Sly Flourish News: Sly Flourish 2025 Calendar!
• 22:00 Commentary: The Trouble with Crafting Systems in 5e
• 36:37 DM Tip: Advanced Random Encounter Tricks
• 49:46 Patreon Question: Adding Subquests and Managing Levels with Campaign Arcs
• 54:04 Patreon Question: Keeping Combat Descriptions Flavorful
• 57:17 Patreon Question: Designing a Heroic Shadowdark-Style Game

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Prep for the finale of Mike's Shadowdark Gloaming campaign!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:20 Sly Flourish News: Sly Flourish After-School RPG Club Sponsorship
• 07:44 D&D & RPG News: Free Kobold Press Encounter Builder
• 11:11 D&D & RPG News: Dread Thingonomicon Bundle of Holding for $8
• 13:52 D&D & RPG News: Goodman Games Humble Bundle
• 16:04 Kickstarter Spotlight: Grim Hollow Transformed Kickstarter
• 19:15 D&D & RPG News: Ars Magica in a Creative Commons License
• 26:33 DM Tip: Two Bandits Talking About the Characters
• 31:28 Patreon Question: Single Best Tip for New GMs
• 38:24 Patreon Question: What If Characters Don't Strike Lighting Rods?
• 44:12 Patreon Question: D&D 2024 Tool DCs and DM Agency
• 50:18 Patreon Question: Can You Mix TOV, A5e, D&D 2024, and D&D 2014?

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Mike begins his campaign prep for his Dragon Empire Midgard-based Tales of the Valiant campaign!

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• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:30 Kickstarter Spotlight: Enter the Labyrinth by Kobold Press
• 05:15 Kickstarter Spotlight: Dragontown and the Darkness Below
• 11:03 D&D & RPG News: Horizons Magazine by Wildmage Press
• 12:16 D&D & RPG News: Beadle and Grimm 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide Map Pack
• 14:04 D&D & RPG News: 2024 Player's Handbook is D&D's Fastest Selling Book Ever
• 18:22 Commentary: You Don't Own Your D&D Beyond Books
• 21:24 D&D & RPG News: Hidden Subclass Compatibility in D&D 2024
• 27:32 Commentary: The Current State of Generative AI and TTRPGs
• 46:23 Patreon Question: Industry Standards for Releasing RPG Material Under Open Licenses
• 52:03 Patreon Question: Coming Up with Villains or Fronts in Strange Campaign Settings
• 54:36 Patreon Question: Excluding a Player from a Game

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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:16 D&D & RPG News: Roll20 Packages for Doctors Without Borders
• 03:04 Kickstarter Spotlight: Pirate Borg
• 09:06 DM Tip: Run I6 Ravenloft with Shadowdark on Halloween
• 10:45 D&D & RPG News: Free D&D 2024 Rules with All Twelve Classes
• 13:20 D&D & RPG News: D&D Adventurer's League Moves to D&D 2024
• 26:13 D&D & RPG News: D&D 2024 PHB Available Physically and on Four VTTs
• 33:55 DM Tip: D&D 2024's Handling of Tools and DCs
• 41:02 DM Tip: Two Words for Increasing Combat Challenge
• 51:06 Patreon Question: What's My Next Campaign?
• 53:26 Patreon Question: Upward and Downward Beats in a Campaign
• 57:46 Patreon Question: Why Switch to Obsidian?

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Mike begins his campaign prep for his Dragon Empire Midgard-based Tales of the Valiant campaign!

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• 00:00:00 Show Start
• 00:01:16 Kickstarter Spotlight: Worldographer 2025 by Inkwell Ideas
• 00:03:36 Kickstarter Spotlight: Shadow City Mysteries
• 00:04:53 Product Spotlight: Level Up Advanced 5e on Bundle of Holding
• 00:10:46 D&D & RPG News: MCDM's License for Draw Steel
• 00:17:33 Product Spotlight: Shadowdark Guide to Monster Statistics by Matt Dietrich
• 00:22:14 Commentary: Four Sources of D&D History
• 00:44:16 DM Tip: Instant Monsters for 5e
• 00:59:02 Patreon Question: Handling Back Seat Driving Veteran Players
• 01:03:17 Patreon Question: Running the City of Arches with Shadowdark
• 01:05:40 Patreon Question: Managing Secrets with Multiple Paths Ahead
• 01:08:09 Patreon Question: Building Single-Session Episodic Adventures

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• D&D 50 Year Panel
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• When We Were Wizards
• The Making of Original D&D: 1970 - 1977

Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:13 Sly Flourish News: Mike Loses a Bet
• 02:59 D&D & RPG News: D&D 2024 and Free D&D on D&D Beyond
• 14:06 D&D & RPG News: Rich Lescoulflair Talking Phantasy Star RPG on Morrus's Podcast
• 15:42 D&D & RPG News: Matt Coleville on Eldritch Lorecast Talking About Project Sigil
• 19:35 D&D & RPG News: Free Hex Crawl Rules from Cursed Scroll 4
• 23:26 Product Spotlight: Broken Weave for 5e by Cubicle 7
• 36:24 DM Tip: Distance, Activity, and Attitude for Random Encounters
• 48:18 Patreon Question: Rewriting Published Adventures for Table Use
• 52:09 Patreon Question: Building Your Own Pantheon
• 55:38 Patreon Question: Using the Eight Steps for Published Adventures

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• Free Hex Crawl Rules from Arcane Library
• Broken Weave for 5e
• Reaction Tables Across the Years
• Choosing the Right Steps from Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master

Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 00:01:49 D&D & RPG News: Follow Up on D&D 2014 Material in D&D Beyond
• 00:05:59 D&D & RPG News: Lost Worlds of Gygax Humble Bundle
• 00:10:46 D&D & RPG News: D&D Direct Announcements
• 00:19:48 Product Spotlight: Knave 2 by Ben Milton
• 00:41:12 DM Tip: Twelve Types of Medieval Artwork and Architecture for Dungeon Delving
• 00:53:50 Patreon Question: Convincing New Players to Try a New System
• 00:57:09 Patreon Question: 18 Months Since Other Publishers Published on D&D Beyond
• 01:05:04 Patreon Question: Using City of Arches with Theros
• 01:06:38 Patreon Question: Empire of the Ghouls Out of Print
• 01:08:41 Patreon Question: Favorite Sourcebook and Setting

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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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Mike builds a 1st level character in the Shadowdark RPG.

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 02:30 D&D & RPG News: D&D Designers of All Editions Talk About and Play D&D
• 06:05 D&D & RPG News: Kelsey Dionne of Shadowdark on Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop RPG Podcast
• 07:04 Commentary: WOTC Removes 2014 Spells, Items, and Rules from the D&D Beyond Character Builder
• 28:06 DM Tip: Track the Characters
• 42:07 Patreon Question: Running Short Games for Large Groups
• 46:14 Patreon Question: Favorite D&D 2024 Rule?
• 48:47 Patreon Question: Running Mastermind and Dark Nemesis Bosses
• 51:49 Patreon Question: Releasing the Forge of Foes Generic Monster Stats into the CC
• 57:47 Patreon Question: What's In your DM - GM Kit?

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• D&D Designers of All Editions Talk About and Play D&D - Celebrating 50 Years of Dungeons & Dragons
• Kelsey Dionne on Morrus's Unofficial Tabletalk Podcast
• D&D Beyond Removes 2014 Spells, Items, Magic Items, and Rules from the Character Builder
• Further "Clarification"
• EN World Thread – How D&D Beyond Will Handle Access To 2014 Rules
• D&D Beyond, Wizards of the Coast, 5e, and You
• Lazy GM's 5e Monster Builder Resource Document

Mike builds a 1st level character with Tales of the Valiant!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:35 Kickstarter Spotlight: Horror at Devil's Run on Foundry
• 03:34 D&D & RPG News: Rob Heinsoo on Gnomecast
• 05:09 D&D & RPG News: Free League Publishing Pulls PDFs from the Alchemy VTT
• 19:34 Product Spotlight: Thrones and Bones Player's Guide by Lazy Wolf Studios
• 25:36 D&D & RPG News: Letters to Washington Post About D&D
• 28:14 DM Tip: Running an Infiltration in Summervine Villa
• 49:54 Patreon Question: Do We Need to Change Forge of Foes and the Lazy Encounter Benchmark for D&D 2024?
• 59:59 Patreon Question: Can a Paid DM Run Your Books?

• Horror at Devil's Run Foundry Kickstarter
• Rob Heinsoo on Gnomecast
• Free League Removes PDFs from Foundry
• Alchemy's Stance on PDFs
• Thrones & Bones Player's Guide
• Thrones & Bones Campaign Guide
• These dungeons are home. These dragons forged friends – Washington Post
• Running Infiltrations and Heists
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Mike builds a 1st level character with Level Up Advanced 5e!

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• Level Up Advanced 5e
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Video Contents

• 00:00 Show Start
• 02:13 What Is Level Up Advanced 5e?
• 06:00 The Step to Build a Character
• 07:02 Building a Character's Origin
• 09:52 Heritage Details
• 14:08 Culture Details
• 16:15 Background Details
• 18:46 Choosing a Destiny
• 21:22 Choosing an Adventure Class
• 30:31 Skill Specializations
• 32:34 Choosing Ability Scores
• 34:12 Equipping Weapons and Armor

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 02:04 Kickstarter Spotlight: Amazing Encounters and Dungeons
• 05:15 Kickstarter Spotlight: The Perilous Void
• 06:23 Commentary: Follow-Up on Blurring 2024 D&D PHB Videos
• 13:11 Sly Flourish News: Mike on Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop Podcast on Blurgate and Project Sigil - the D&D 3D VTT
• 13:55 Sly Flourish News: More Character Builds with Tales of the Valiant and Shadowdark
• 14:30 D&D & RPG News: WOTC Designers on Eldritch Lorecast
• 15:55 D&D & RPG News: Tales of the Valiant on Herolab and Shard
• 20:54 Sly Flourish News: Biomes of the City of Arches
• 29:03 Patreon Question: Bifurcation of the Hobby Between 3d Online and Tabletop Play
• 35:51 Patreon Question: Handling Simultanous Events
• 38:54 Patreon Question: Is a D&D Beyond Content Subscription Service Acceptable?
• 43:13 Patreon Question: D&D 2024 PHB or Shadowdark?

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• A real lawyer talks about the blurring situation and fair use
• Mike on Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop Podcast
• WOTC Designers on Eldritch Lorecast
• Tales of the Valiant on Herolab
• Tales of the Valiant on Shard
• Black Flag on Shard

Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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Mike builds a character with the new D&D 2024 Player's Handbook

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• • 00:00 Video Start
  • 01:17 Disclaimers
  • 01:44 Making a Character Sheet
  • 03:15 Creating a Character First Steps
  • 04:08 Choosing a Class
  • 07:51 Most Important Character Building Tip
  • 09:44 Spells
  • 19:56 Choosing a Background
  • 26:09 Equipment
  • 32:25 Species
  • 36:41 Character Backstory Stuff
  • 37:27 Languages
  • 38:45 Determine Ability Scores
  • 42:09 Appearances
  • 44:41 Passive Perception
  • 47:37 Calculating Weapon Attacks and Damage
  • 51:03 Other Details
  • 53:34 Final Thoughts

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:07 Sly Flourish News: City of Arches Kickstarter!
• 02:18 Kickstarter Spotlight: Victoriana 5e by Cubicle 7
• 05:12 Commentary: WOTC Made Me Blur My D&D 2024 Videos
• 25:09 D&D & RPG News: Shadowdark Wins Four ENNIES!
• 26:34 Commentary: Survive a Future Digital D&D
• 43:21 Sly Flourish News: City of Arches Campaign Outlines
• 51:31 Patreon Question: Maps and Mapping At the Table
• 54:23 Patreon Question: What Makes the City of Arches Unique?
• 58:29 Patreon Question: Awarding Treasure to Specific Characters

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• Shadowdark RPG
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• JP Coovert Dungeon Mapping Book
• Dyson Logos Map Key

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Mike dives deep into the D&D 2024 Player's Handbook!

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• 00:00 Intro
• 01:58 Disclaimers
• 02:42 Big Thoughts Up Front
• 03:35 Should You Buy It?
• 05:55 What Do I Love?
• 10:11 What Do I Not Love?
• 15:25 No Cultures, Just Species
• 19:46 Other Things Not Fixed
• 22:26 On Compatibility
• 27:08 Things May Be in the DMG But I Wouldn't Know
• 27:49 Good for New Players?
• 34:49 How's the Art?
• 36:11 The Best Improvement in D&D 2024
• 37:33 New Mechanical Language and "Utilize"
• 40:18 No Downtime
• 41:49 No Gods
• 43:11 Not Enough On Session Zeros and Safety Tools
• 46:06 Backgrounds and Character Optimization
• 50:48 I Love the Conjure Spells
• 53:10 Lucky
• 55:27 The Awesome Rules Glossary
• 57:41 Marching Order
• 58:04 What Your Character Would Do
• 58:45 Final Thoughts

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:22 Sly Flourish News: City of Arches Kickstarter Next Week!
• 02:43 D&D & RPG News: Lots of D&D 2024 Info Next Week
• 03:51 D&D & RPG News: Solodark Solo-play Video by Kelsey Dionne
• 06:12 D&D & RPG News: When We Were Wizards Podcast
• 19:19 Kickstarter Spotlight: Nimble 5e
• 26:58 Sly Flourish News: City of Arches Obsidian Skull Walkthrough
• 38:40 DM Tip: Handling Questions of Morality in TTRPGs
• 51:38 Patreon Question: Players Suspicious of Potentially Betraying NPCs

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• Solodark Video
• Free Solodark PDF
• When We Were Wizards
• Nimble 5e Backerkit Launch
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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:21 D&D & RPG News: ENnie Voting Goes Live!
• 02:27 Product Spotlight: Dyson Maps Bundle of Holding
• 05:09 D&D & RPG News: Level Up Gateway Online Character Builder
• 22:52 Sly Flourish News: City of Arches Kickstarter Coming August 6th
• 35:00 Commentary: Top Ten Lazy 5e Tricks
• 54:46 Patreon Question: What Would I do If I Was In Charge of D&D?
• 58:19 Patreon Question: Magic Numbers to Keep In Your Head

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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:21 Sly Flourish News: City of Arches Kickstart Coming August 6th!
• 07:54 D&D & RPG News: The Negative Feedback of D&D Beyond's Exclusive Offers
• 21:27 Commentary: The Lost Modularity of D&D and How to Get it Back
• 35:41 Commentary: Is Shadowdark the Best D&D Starter Set?
• 49:07 Patreon Spotlight: The SlyFlourish.com Downloadable Archive
• 52:12 Patreon Question: Lazy DMing with Virtual Tabletops (VTTs)
• 56:07 Patreon Question: How Do We Feel About D&D 2024?

• City of Arches Kickstarter Prelaunch!
• PC Gamer on D&D Beyond's Preorders
• Shadowdark Quickstart Set
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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:11 D&D & RPG News: Dyson's Delves Bundle of Holding
• 04:19 D&D & RPG News: Monte Cook Games 50% off 5e Products
• 07:26 Sly Flourish News: Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master On Sale for 50% off
• 09:09 D&D & RPG News: D&D 2024 Class Videos
• 10:04 Commentary: 2024 D&D Needed a DM Advocate
• 17:45 Commentary: WOTC Says the Quiet Part Out Loud: "Frustrating for Dungeon Masters"
• 24:10 Commentary: Is Tales of the Valiant the 2024 D&D We Want?
• 26:23 Commentary: Comparing Four Versions of 5e
• 38:52 DM Tip: Expanding Tales of the Valiant's Doom Points
• 49:15 Patreon Question: Running Games for Young Neurodivergent Kids
• 53:59 Patreon Question: Comparing Monster Spellcaster Styles
• 59:40 Patreon Question: Asking Questions to Players Without Tipping Your Hand
• 01:02:59 Patreon Question: Tips for On-Call Players and Their Characters
• 01:04:45 Patreon Question: Tips for Evaluating Published Adventures
• 01:10:39 Patreon Question: Missing Stat Block Info when Running Monsters
• 01:13:35 Patreon Question: Why Are Gaming PDFs Crappy for So Many Devices? Publishers, Publish ePub!

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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:38 Product Spotlight: Esper Genesis on Bundle of Holding
• 02:35 Product Spotlight: Magic Item Card Generator by Inkwell Ideas
• 04:30 D&D & RPG News: 2024 D&D Core Book Videos
• 08:39 Commentary: D&D 2024 Monster Stat Block -- Yuck
• 14:10 Commentary: The 2024 D&D Players Handbook is the Only Book that Matters
• 17:53 Commentary: The Specifics of D&D 2024 Compatibility with 5e
• 29:56 D&D & RPG News: Mobile Character Builder for D&D 2024 on Roll20
• 32:12 Sly Flourish News: Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master On Sale
• 33:17 DM Tip: Use NPC Archetypes from a Single Show
• 40:50 Patreon Question: What Digital Tools Would Help Us?
• 46:57 Patreon Question: Managing Teleportation in Campaigns
• 52:57 Patreon Question: How Would I Run Vecna Eve of Ruin
• 59:48 Patreon Question: How Do You Run Maps?

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• D&D 2024 Monster Stat Block Revealed
• Roll20 D&D Character Builder
• Character Archetypes from Expanse

Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:18 D&D & RPG News: WOTC Begins Posting to EN World
• 04:15 Product Spotlight: Solodark for Shadowdark RPG
• 09:10 Product Spotlight: More Purple More Better Character Builder for 5e
• 22:43 Patreon Spotlight: 5e Artisanal Monster Database
• 27:23 DM Tip: Finding Players and Building a Resilient Group
• 41:24 Patreon Question: Allowing Alternative Character Options
• 44:18 Patreon Question: Uses for Generative AI and RPGs -- Is it Cheating?

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• Finding and Maintaining a D&D Group
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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:01 Commentary: Happy Pride Month
• 01:33 Commentary: How to Get More Engagement on YouTube!
• 02:18 D&D & RPG News: Roll20 Buys Demiplane
• 12:43 Kickstarter Spotlight: Voidrunner for 5e by EN World Publishing
• 16:27 Patreon Spotlight: Infiltration of Bonespur Keep
• 19:46 DM Tip: Organize Your Gaming PDFs
• 27:59 DM Tip: Searching PDFs on MacOS
• 30:49 DM Tip: Search PDFs with Finder on the Mac
• 32:20 DM Tip: Alfred for Searching PDFs on a Mac
• 34:18 DM Tip: Search PDFs with Ripgrep All
• 38:25 Patreon Question: Getting Excited for Longform Campaigns
• 42:17 Patreon Question: Contingencies for TPKs

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• Roll20 Buys Demiplane
• Adam Bradford Moves to Fantasy Grounds
• Voidrunner Kickstarter by EN World Publishing
• Organize Your RPG PDFs
• Searching PDFs with Spotlight
• Alfred for MacOS
• Ripgrep All

Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:05 D&D & RPG News: Cover Art for 2024 D&D Dungeon Master's Guide
• 03:10 D&D & RPG News: Sly Flourish and Elderbrain Video on Adventure Design
• 04:24 Commentary: Are Actual Plays Building False Expectations?
• 21:04 Patreon Spotlight: Dwarven Forge Virtual Tabletop Backdrops
• 29:13 DM Tip: Leaving Blanks
• 45:06 Patreon Question: GM Tips for Players
• 48:18 Patreon Question: Managing Monster Stat Blocks
• 51:21 Patreon Question: Integrating Prophecies and Fate into D&D Games
• 53:42 Patreon Question: Medium-Length Campaigns
• 56:58 Patreon Question: Players Projecting Micro-Aggressions
• 59:59 Patreon Question: Commiting Time and Energy to Prep a Game

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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:02 Kickstarter Spotlight: Iskandar Adventures Volume 1
• 04:40 Product Spotlight: Torrents of the Spellhoarder by Elderbrain
• 09:40 D&D & RPG News: Rob Heinsoo on Mastering Dungeons
• 11:55 D&D & RPG News: Scroll for Initiative on Pass Without Trace
• 18:12 D&D & RPG News: Bob World Builder on Gridded, Abstract Maps, and Theater of the Mind
• 20:47 Commentary: New Poll Results on Combat Styles
• 24:44 DM Tip: The Lost Art of Abstract Maps
• 36:15 Patreon Question: Running a Quick Conclusion to a Campaign
• 40:00 Patreon Question: Are Secrets Always True?
• 41:09 Patreon Question: Upward Beats for Dungeons
• 45:18 Patreon Question: Appropriate Challenges, Quests, and Adventures for 1st Lvel Characters
• 47:29 Patreon Question: Taking Away the Characters' Stuff
• 50:48 Patreon Question: Buying Material Multiple Times on Different Platforms

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• Bob World Builder on Grid, Theater of the Mind, and Abstract Maps
• Grid, Abstract Map, and Theater of the Mind 2023 Poll Results
• The Abstract Battle Map Sly Flourish article
• Beats of a Dungeon Crawl

Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:24 D&D & RPG News: Cypher Humble Bundle -- $570 of books for $25
• 04:31 D&D & RPG News: New Covers and Greyhawk in 2024 D&D Books
• 11:35 D&D & RPG News: Support Victims of Rio Grande Flooding with this $20 RPG Bundle
• 12:48 D&D & RPG News: Rob Heinsoo Interview on La Taberna de Rol
• 15:56 Product Spotlight: Tales of the Labyrinth by Kobold Press
• 23:15 D&D & RPG News: Tales of the Valiant on Shard Tabletop
• 36:08 Patreon Spotlight: Myre's End Adventure for Patrons
• 39:23 Commentary: One Night with Level Up Advanced 5e
• 56:44 Patreon Question: Three House Rules for Shadowdark RPG

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• D&D 2024 Cover Reveal
• D&D 2024 Other News
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• Rob Heinsoo on La Taberna de Rol
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Mike ranks ten years worth of campaigns from S through F tier.

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:18 Goal: Define Criteria for Evaluating Future Campaigns
• 02:58 Tier Ranking Ground Rules
• 06:28 Beginning the Tier Rankings
• 06:41 Shadow of the Demon Lord
• 07:28 Numenera
• 09:39 Rime of the Frost Maiden
• 11:29 Wild Beyond the Witchlight
• 12:35 Blades in the Dark
• 14:08 Curse of Strahd
• 15:29 Descent into Avernus
• 18:17 Eberron Rising from the Last War
• 19:01 Empire of the Ghouls
• 20:22 Ghosts of Saltmarsh
• 22:21 Hoard of the Dragon Queen
• 23:10 Dragons of Icespire Peak
• 25:33 Lost Mine of Phandelver
• 27:07 Out of the Abyss
• 28:40 Princes of the Apocalypse
• 29:23 Rise of Tiamat
• 29:56 Scarlet Citadel
• 32:04 Gloaming: Cursed Scroll 1
• 33:45 Shadowed Keep of the Borderlands
• 35:15 Storm King's Thunder
• 37:39 Tomb of Annihilation
• 39:56 Waterdeep Dragon Heist
• 41:50 Spelljammer: Light of Xaryxis
• 45:53 Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
• 47:14 Campaign Tier-Ranking Summary
• 49:36 What Did I Learn?
• 51:07 Product Design Matters More than Production Quality

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:48 D&D & RPG News: WOTC Announces the Upcoming Release of 2024 Rules in the Creative Commons
• 05:28 D&D & RPG News: Black Flag SRD Released Under ORC
• 09:57 D&D & RPG News: Tales of the Valiant Released to Backers
• 16:13 Kickstarter Spotlight: Oracle Monster Generator by Nord Games
• 17:53 Kickstarter Spotlight: 13th Age version 2
• 19:00 D&D & RPG News: Nine Perfect Things for Your D&D Games
• 20:48 D&D & RPG News: Why Cults Are Awesome
• 23:10 Commentary: Why Open Licenses Matter to GMs
• 38:49 Patreon Question: Games Getting Too Complex Above 10th Level
• 42:18 Patreon Question: Getting Players Excited for Homebrewed Campaigns
• 45:11 Patreon Question: What Drains Your Energy In Your Games?

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• Nine Perfect Things for your D&D Game – Scroll for Initiative
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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:11 D&D & RPG News: Shadow of the Weird Wizard Impressions by Gnome Stew
• 02:32 D&D & RPG News: WOTC Stops Selling A La Carte Items on D&D Beyond
• 11:08 Commentary: Bob World Builder D&D and WOTC Popularity Survey Results
• 27:42 Kickstarter Spotlight: Delve by Bob World Builder
• 29:32 Patreon Spotlight: Regnum Rattus the Rats in the Cellar
• 31:53 Sly Flourish News: 4,000+ DM Tips in the Creative Commons
• 34:17 Product Spotlight: The GMs Miscellany by Raging Swan
• 38:16 Commentary: Being a Good Steward of the RPG Hobby
• 49:15 Patreon Question: Should a New DM Run Fateforged?
• 51:09 Patreon Question: How to Expose Midgard and Big Campaign Settings to Players?
• 54:56 Patreon Question: Handling a TPK in Witchlight

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• Delve by Bob World Builder
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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:23 D&D & RPG News: Roll20 and Discord Integration
• 05:12 D&D & RPG News: Alphastream on the Summit One Year Later
• 09:02 Product Spotlight: Return of the Witch King Adventures for Shadow of the Demon Lord
• 14:48 D&D & RPG News: Kobold Press Offers Sourcebook Subscriptions on Shard
• 23:18 Commentary: Tales of the Valiant Monsters Hitting Too Hard?
• 27:58 Patreon Spotlight: Forge of Foes Monster Stats Tool
• 31:08 DM Tip: Use an oracle Die
• 41:32 Patreon Question: Managing One Year Later Montages
• 45:05 Patreon Question: Sticking With the City of Arches
• 52:17 Patreon Question: Help Players Tap Into Their Emotions

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• Kobold Press Bundle on Shard
• The Tales of the Valiant Mimic
• Ending Campaigns – One Year Later Montages

Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:12 Product Spotlight: PJ Coffey's Crafting Heritages and Cultures CC-Released Doc
• 04:38 Kickstarter Spotlight: Campaign Builder - Dungeons and Ruins
• 07:16 Product Spotlight: 13th Age 2e Preview
• 10:18 Patreon Spotlight: Secret of Summervine Villa
• 13:58 D&D & RPG News: Cynthia Williams Leaves Hasbro
• 16:26 Commentary: Build Your Resilient TTRPG Hobby
• 20:00 Commentary: Matt Coleville on Long-form versus Short-Form Adventures
• 27:14 Commentary: The MtG Hobby Compared to the D&D Hobby
• 36:47 DM Tip: Fantastic Short-Form Adventure Publishers
• 50:41 Patreon Question: Villains and NPCs Responding to High Level Characters
• 54:28 Patreon Question: Warlords Are in 5e
• 56:27 Patreon Question: Repeating Descriptions and Getting Players to Pay Attention

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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:40 D&D & RPG News: Robert Schwalb on La Taberna de Rol
• 03:48 D&D & RPG News: DM David Compares MCDM, Daggerheart, and 5e
• 05:42 Kickstarter Spotlight: Wandering Tavern by Homie and the Dude
• 09:51 Kickstarter Spotlight: Infestation at Devil's Glade by Jeff Stevens
• 11:50 Kickstarter Spotlight: Restless Encounters by Inkwell Ideas
• 13:51 D&D & RPG News: 13th Age Megabundle on Bundle of Holding
• 17:23 Product Spotlight: Dyson Logos Commercial Map Packs
• 19:55 D&D & RPG News: Cairn 2 Character Builder Open Sourced
• 25:56 Patreon Spotlight: Readings and Reflections with Sly Flourish Podcast
• 28:21 D&D & RPG News: JP Coovert's video on Indie RPGs
• 29:11 DM Tip: Split Up Your Prep
• 39:05 Patreon Question: How Often to Level Characters?
• 43:27 Patreon Question: What to Prep When You Have a Long Time
• 49:26 Patreon Question: Accounting for High Power Charactesr with the Lazy Encounter Benchmark

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Mike dives into running the evil city of Vandekhul and the freedom it gives heroic characters to be jerks!

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:38 Number One Tip for Running Evil Cities
• 04:56 Ghoulish Elizabethian Politics in the Center of the Underworld
• 06:08 The Yojimbo / Fistful of Dollars Adventure Model
• 20:08 Double Check Your Session Zero Lines and Veils
• 22:38 Turning the In-World Safety Dials
• 26:26 Dungeons Everywhere
• 30:45 Adding Nice Places the Characters (and Players) Can Rest
• 35:55 Adding Nice People to Meet and Care About
• 37:31 Adding Physical Layers of History

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• Empire of the Ghouls
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• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:03 D&D & RPG News: Dungeoncraft on Getting Cheap Miniatures
• 03:58 Kickstarter Spotlight: Monsters of Drakkenheim
• 05:52 Kickstarter Spotlight: Cairn 2e Boxed Set
• 08:16 Commentary: Tales of the Valiant Wight
• 14:26 Commentary: Why CR3 is the best CR
• 20:09 Sly Flourish News: New Search Engine for Sly Flourish!
• 22:13 DM Tip: The Two Different Games at the Table
• 34:29 Patreon Question: Lazy DM Steps in an Online VTT World
• 40:55 Patreon Question: Handling Failure at the End of Campaigns
• 45:23 Patreon Question: Handling Flying Characters
• 48:53 Patreon Question: Feeling Bad After a Big Battle
• 54:22 Patreon Question: When to Give Out Magic Items

• How To Get Minis for D&D For Cheap! Dungeoncraft
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Mike dives deep into Shadowed Keep of the Borderlands by Raging Swan Press.

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:39 What Is Shadowed Keep of the Borderlands?
• 04:59 Why is it So Good?
• 07:07 What Do You Get?
• 10:09 Dulwich Overview and Quick References
• 18:24 The Duchy of Ashlar
• 22:42 The Shadowed Keep
• 31:35 Appendices and Player Handouts
• 33:35 My Own Shadowed Keep Campaign
• 42:22 Final Recommendation: Buy It

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 00:59 D&D & RPG News: Jim Ward Passes Away
• 01:37 Commentary: Bob World Builder's Survey of D&D and WOTC Popularity
• 12:55 D&D & RPG News: Legos and Sneakers and Hawaiian Shirts
• 13:59 D&D & RPG News: Tome of Beasts 2023 on D&D Beyond
• 21:45 Patreon Spotlight: The SF Patreon Q&A Database
• 25:41 D&D & RPG News: Larian says No BG3 Expansions or BG4
• 29:27 DM Tip: Reach and Run Awesome Campaign Endings
• 45:36 Patreon Question: Too Much Comedy and Joking at our Serious D&D Game
• 49:15 Patreon Question: How Much is Gold Worth? Function Economies in our D&D Games
• 52:55 Patreon Question: Lazy Encounter Benchmark for Multiple Battles in a Day

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• Larian Studios Won't Make Baldur's Gate 3 DLC, Expansions, or Baldur's Gate 4
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• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:28 D&D & RPG News: Dungeon Crawl Classics Humble Bundle
• 04:35 D&D & RPG News: Worlds Without Number SRD in CC0
• 07:07 D&D & RPG News: WOTC's "Do You Like Me" Survey
• 16:11 D&D & RPG News: Hasbro's Chris Cocks on D&D and AI
• 20:36 D&D & RPG News: WOTC Partners with StartPlaying.Games
• 23:26 D&D & RPG News: Daggerheart Open Beta Available
• 30:05 Sly Flourish News: Lazy DM's Companion On Sale!
• 30:47 Patreon Spotlight: Dungeon Chambers
• 36:44 DM Tip: Challenging High-Level Characters
• 55:28 Patreon Question: Getting Players to Speak Up During (Online) Games
• 58:01 Patreon Question: Staying Excited about Long Campaigns

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• Hasbro on AI for D&D
• Penny Arcade on Hasbro
• WOTC Partners with Startplaying.games
• Daggerheart Playtest Released
• Collected Experiences Running D&D 5e Boss Fights
• Call on Individual Players During Online D&D Games
• Ginny Di on Online Game Etiquette

Mike explores using https://obsidian.md/ for tabletop RPG prep.

• 00:00 - Show Start
• 01:18 - Why Obsidian?
• 02:40 - Choose the Tool You Dig
• 04:19 - What Is Obsidian
• 05:11 - Check the Resource Links in the Show Notes
• 07:17 - The Fun and Dangers of Dorking With Our Systems
• 11:28 - Why Obsidian Again?
• 13:10 - On Markdown
• 20:10 - On Synching Notes
• 24:30 - Keeping Things Simple
• 35:18 - Limiting Hyperlinking
• 36:03 - The Lazy GM Campaign Template for Obsidian
• 41:38 - The Danger of Plugin Proprietary Notes
• 45:32 - Espanso for Text Autofilling
• 49:40 - Printing Notes to PDF with Automator, Shell Scripting, Pandoc, and Latex...
• 52:32 - Final Thoughts

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• Nicole van der Hoeven's D&D and Obsidian YouTube Playlist
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• Obsidian for Tabletop Roleplaying Games (collection)
• Obsidian TTRPG Tutorials
• Espanso

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:06 Sly Flourish News: Last Week's Sly Flourish RPG Newsletter
• 03:42 Kickstarter Spotlight: Planestrider
• 09:52 Kickstarter Spotlight: Surviving Strangehollow
• 12:02 Sly Flourish News: Lazy DM's Companion On Sale 50% Off
• 13:59 D&D & RPG News: NASA Releases a 5e Adventure
• 16:04 D&D & RPG News: Chaosium RPG Design Contest
• 21:58 DM Tip: Taking Notes During and After the Game
• 36:43 Patreon Question: Running City of Arches as an Open Table Game
• 41:18 Patreon Question: Villainous Plans and the Three of Five Keys Model
• 48:21 Patreon Question: Introducing New Players to RPGs
• 51:18 Patreon Question: Secrets and Lore as Character Knowledge
• 54:22 Patreon Question: Secrets and Clues in Dark Sun

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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:01 D&D & RPG News: Rascal.News for TTRPG News
• 03:19 D&D & RPG News: Ginny Di on D&D with ADHD
• 05:50 D&D & RPG News: Shadow of the Weird Wizard Released
• 08:50 DM Tip: The Benefits of Character Factions
• 16:35 Commentary: The Many Right Answers of TTRPGs
• 32:53 Patreon Question: WOTC and Table-Usable Maps
• 38:06 Patreon Question: Selling Magic Items -- Info and Inventories
• 39:57 Patreon Question: Tying Backgrounds to Curse of Strahd
• 42:34 Patreon Question: How do I Feel about AI in TTRPGs?

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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:26 D&D & RPG News: D&D 2024 Core Book Release Dates
• 03:58 Commentary: Call the New Books "D&D 2024"
• 06:47 D&D & RPG News: D&D 2024 on Roll20
• 08:41 D&D & RPG News: Humblewood on D&D Beyond
• 16:43 D&D & RPG News: How D&D Began Video
• 20:56 Patreon Spotlight: Best of Sly Flourish 2013-2023
• 27:30 DM Tip: Different Steps for Different Circumstances
• 40:45 Patreon Question: Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands Campaign
• 44:27 Patreon Spotlight: A Player's Version of Forge of Foes. Forge of Heroes?
• 49:52 Patreon Question: Favorite Three RPG Mechanics

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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:04 D&D & RPG News: Ginny Di on One-on-One D&D
• 02:33 Product Spotlight: Crown and Skull by Runehammer
• 32:10 Patreon Spotlight: City of Arches Updates
• 34:31 Patreon Spotlight: 1d100 Monuments
• 40:18 DM Tip: Build Custom Faction Lists
• 47:52 Patreon Question: Banning Subclasses
• 52:16 Patreon Question: Paralysis Choosing What to Run

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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:07 D&D & RPG News: D&D on Foundry
• 16:39 Commentary: D&D Beyond Isn't Destroying the 5e Hobby
• 29:19 D&D & RPG News: Shadowdark Print Books For Sale
• 30:46 DM Tip: When To Use Simple or Complicated Stat Blocks
• 46:13 Patreon Question: XP Loss on Death in Shadowdark
• 47:53 Patreon Question: Why No Shapechange for Flee Mortals Vampires?
• 49:20 Patreon Question: Looking Back on Old Secrets
• 51:05 Patreon Question: Teaching New Players 5e through D&D
• 53:59 Patreon Question: Quest Continuity in Shadowdark

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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:05 Kickstarter Spotlight: Vault 5e Crafting and Alchemy by Cubicle 7
• 03:50 DM Tip: Making Your Lore Optional by PHD20
• 10:49 D&D & RPG News: Bob World Builder on 15 Different RPGs
• 12:55 D&D & RPG News: Kelsey Dionne and Baron de Ropp on RPG Design
• 14:02 D&D & RPG News: Tegan J Gaming on a Defense of Dungeons & Dragons
• 18:01 Patreon Spotlight: Dwarven Forge VTT Backdrops
• 21:34 DM Tip: TTRPG Tips from Baldur's Gate 3
• 44:29 Patreon Question: Are Casters Better than Martial Characters in 5e?
• 47:38 Patreon Question: Running Single-Session One-Shot Games On Time
• 50:54 Patreon Question: Running Too Many NPCs
• 54:01 Patreon Question: Writing Adventures as Good as Published Ones
• 58:47 Patreon Question: Wolfgang Baur on Worldbuilding

• Vault 5e Crafting and Alchemy Kickstarter by Cubicle 7
• Making Your Lore Optional by PHD20
• Bob World Builder on 15 Different RPGs
• Kelsey Dionne and Baron de Ropp on RPG Design
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Mike dives deep into Forge of Foes – build and run awesome monsters for your 5e RPG!

• 00:00 Show Start
• 02:05 Forge of Foe's Main Advantage
• 04:26 Forge of Foes and 5e Modularity
• 06:36 Is Forge of Foes Compatible with Other RPGs?
• 08:38 The Book's Structure
• 13:28 The Quick Monster Builder and Stats by CR
• 23:35 Quick 5e Monster Stats Tool
• 24:33 Adding Monster Powers
• 28:00 General Use Stat Blocks
• 31:59 Using Stats by CR to Benchmark Existing Monsters
• 36:11 Monster Powers
• 36:49 Monster Roles
• 37:54 Other Lazy Tricks
• 39:01 Monster Advice Chapters
• 40:34 Alternative Takes on Encounter Building
• 42:57 Monsters By Adventure Location
• 43:43 More Monster Advice
• 45:14 Monsters by Story or Story by Monster?
• 45:57 Anticolonial Play
• 47:57 The Best 5e Monster Book

• Forge of Foes
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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:11 Kickstarter Spotlight: Tales of the Valiant Gamemaster's Guide
• 06:36 Kickstarter Spotlight: Gate Pass Gazette 2023 for Level Up Advanced 5e
• 12:00 Commentary: What Is 5e?
• 30:01 DM Tip: Using the Eight Steps At the Table
• 47:26 Patreon Question: How Many Battles in a Dungeon?
• 51:19 Patreon Question: Should We Demand Players Read the Books?
• 54:19 Patreon Question: Player Rolls or Player Skill for Puzzles?

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• Gate Pass Gazette 2023 for Level Up Advanced 5e Kickstarter
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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:29 Patreon Spotlight: City of Arches Update
• 09:52 D&D & RPG News: Jennell Jaquays Passes Away
• 11:26 Commentary: Don't Throw Away 5e Because of Hasbro
• 27:47 Product Spotlight: Weapons of Legend for 5e by Jeff Stevens
• 33:40 DM Tip: Add the Black Flag Luck System to your 5e games
• 45:36 Patreon Question: Pacing Quests for Villainous Plots
• 50:31 Patreon Question: Pricing Magic Items
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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:27 D&D & RPG News: A Player's Primer to Level Up Advanced 5e
• 06:23 Product Spotlight: GM Screen for Lazy GMs Portrait Mode
• 09:45 D&D & RPG News: Ben Riggs on the Fall of 5e
• 37:58 DM Tip: Making 5e Your Own on the GM Side of the Screen
• 48:48 Patreon Question: Tracking Alternative Endings for Combat
• 52:17 Patreon Question: Getting Shadowdark Treasure Right
• 54:09 Patreon Question: Best Designs for Published Adventures
• 59:13 Patreon Question: Secrets and Clues and the Quantum Ogre

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:11 DM Tip: Adding Free Monstrous Menagerie Tokens to Owlbear Rodeo
• 07:55 D&D & RPG News: CORE20 RPG Playtest
• 10:47 Patreon Spotlight: 5e Artisanal Monster Database
• 14:53 Commentary: A Look Back at 2023
• 40:31 Product Spotlight: Sly Flourish 2024 Calendar
• 41:51 Patreon Question: Best Adventure to Learn Shadowdark RPG
• 44:13 Patreon Question: Using The Books We Buy
• 46:27 Patreon Question: When Will You Run Drakkenheim?
• 49:03 Patreon Question: Leaving a Game Gracefully
• 52:08 Patreon Question: Dealing with Missing Players in Character-Focused Adventures
• 53:57 Patreon Question: What To Do with Players of Dead PCs?

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:27 D&D & RPG News: Numenera Bundles of Holding
• 04:25 D&D & RPG News: Kobold Guides Bundle of Holding
• 05:46 DM Tip: Detailed Random Encounters with A5E's Monstrous Menagerie and Trials and Treasures
• 11:50 DM Tip: PJ Coffey's Intro to Level Up Advanced 5E
• 13:32 Patreon Spotlight: Patreon Discord Server
• 16:37 Commentary: Travel Options from 5e Books
• 33:25 Patreon Question: Tips for One on One Games
• 39:04 Patreon Question: What To Do with Weeks of Prep Time?
• 42:27 Patreon Question: How Much is Too Much for Describing Scenes?
• 45:37 Patreon Question: How Much Do I Need to Get Buy-In from Players on a Future Campaign?
• 47:49 Patreon Question: Offering Feedback to Other DMs

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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:00 Sly Flourish News: Last Hours of the Lazy DM Bundle of Holding
• 02:11 D&D & RPG News: Hasbro Lays Off 1,100 Workers
• 10:41 DM Tip: Get Exponentially More Value out of Random Tables
• 19:51 Patreon Spotlight: Readings and Reflections Podcast
• 21:00 Commentary: Favorite RPG Products of 2023
• 33:56 Patreon Question: Dealing with GM Burnout
• 39:59 Patreon Question: Character-Focused Side Quests Versus the Main Quest

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:03 Sly Flourish News: Sly Flourish Bundle of Holding!
• 02:22 Kickstarter Spotlight: MCDM's RPG
• 05:31 Kickstarter Spotlight: One Dollar One-shot by Penny Dragon Games
• 09:16 Patreon Spotlight: Game Master Screen for Lazy GMs
• 12:04 Sly Flourish News: Mike on EN World's Podcast Talking D&D Beyond
• 13:27 Product Spotlight: Level Up Advanced 5e Adventurer's Guide
• 46:19 DM Tip: Tips for Using Paper Character Sheets
• 58:48 Patreon Question: Secrets and Clues Creating Too Many Adventure Hooks
• 01:01:37 Patreon Question: Running a Prequel Campaign
• 01:03:43 Patreon Question: Preparing a Big Campaign Adventure

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Mike shares his experiences with Empire of the Ghouls!

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• 00:00 Show Start
• 00:51 This Adventure Is Awesome
• 04:26 Top Tips for Running Empire of the Ghouls
• 04:37 Tip 1: Deal with the Loads of Travel
• 11:19 Tip 2: Prepare for Dark and Mature Content
• 14:20 Tip 3: Add Upward Beats to the Final Two Chapters
• 15:41 Tip 4: Change Things to Suit Your Game
• 16:50 Tip 5: Use the Whole Kobold Press Midgard Library as Source Material
• 21:08 Tip Summary
• 21:37 A Deeper Chapter by Chapter Guide
• 22:15 Dread Chambers of the Undercity
• 24:20 Holy Robes of Sister Adelind
• 27:33 The Blood Marriage
• 30:45 Catacombs of the Ghul King
• 32:40 Into the Fuligin Realm
• 36:08 The Pure City of Vandekhul
• 38:34 Final Thoughts -- It's Awesome

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:17 Sly Flourish News: Sly Flourish Bundle of Holding!
• 03:15 Product Spotlight: Raging Swan 2021 5e Megabundle
• 05:01 Product Spotlight: Drake Koboldson's Exotic Weapons and Gadgets
• 06:00 Patreon Spotlight: Dyson Royalty Free Maps Gallery
• 08:59 Commentary: Other 5e Publishers on D&D Beyond
• 13:18 Commentary: What Can We Do to Strengthen 5e?
• 18:49 Commentary: Is it Good for Publishers?
• 22:55 Commentary: Why It Matters to GMs
• 28:32 Commentary: What Can Wizards Do For the 5e Community?
• 34:02 Commentary: What Can We Do for a Resilient 5e Hobby?
• 40:16 Commentary: You Can Get Involved
• 41:11 Commentary: WOTC's Role in the Community
• 45:35 DM Tip: High Value Prep Activities
• 57:52 Patreon Question: Helping Players Discover Secrets and Clues
• 01:00:10 Patreon Question: High-Level Monster Tactics
• 01:02:57 Patreon Question: Alignment for Factions
• 01:04:42 Patreon Question: Running Ariel Combat
• 01:06:03 Patreon Question: Revealing Lots of Campaign Info as Secrets and Clues

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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:51 Kickstarter Spotlight: Grimtooth's Traps
• 07:51 Kickstarter Spotlight: Seekers Guide to Enchanting Emporiums
• 16:51 D&D & RPG News: Big Sales This Month
• 17:39 D&D & RPG News: EN World's Article on Free and Bundled RPG Products
• 18:50 DM Tip: Awarding Treasure in 5e
• 38:47 Patreon Question: Best Features for Funnels
• 41:06 Patreon Question: Forgetting Things in Combat
• 44:53 Patreon Question: Running Short Episodic Sessions
• 47:33 Patreon Question: Adding Spells to Monsters

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• Trials and Treasure – Level Up Advanced 5e
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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:02 D&D & RPG News: Free WOTC D&D After-School Materials and Adventure
• 05:34 Commentary: This Is What We Want WOTC To Do
• 08:36 Commentary: Practical 5e Digital Interoperability Today
• 25:20 Patreon Spotlight: Lazy GM's Random Generator
• 29:31 DM Tip: Prepping on a High Stress Short Timeline
• 39:32 Patreon Question: When to End a Campaign
• 42:02 Patreon Question: Prep NPCs with Personality Quotes
• 49:52 Patreon Question: Getting Backstory for New Characters

• D&D Educator Resources
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• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:33 D&D & RPG News: Fantastic Deals on D&D and 5e Books
• 06:51 D&D & RPG News: Roll 20 D&D Character Builder Outside the VTT
• 11:47 Commentary: A D&D Digital Utopia
• 26:10 DM Tip: Build Monuments of Power for Big Battles in 5e
• 41:48 Patreon Question: Dialog Options for NPCs
• 45:45 Patreon Question: Good AD&D Adventures for Shadowdark RPG
• 46:40 Patreon Question: Learning New RPGs

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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 00:01:06 Commentary: What's the Value of an RPG Product?
• 00:29:07 DM Tip: Using the 8 Steps At Your Table
• 00:49:15 Patreon Question: How I Feel about D&D 2024
• 00:54:17 Patreon Question: Where to Get D&D News
• 00:57:05 Patreon Question: Encounter Builiding for Waves of Monsters
• 01:03:48 Patreon Question: Running Gladiatorial Arenas

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Mike shares his experiences, tips, and tricks for running the original 1983 I6 Ravenloft using the Shadowdark RPG.

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:17 Did Shadowdark and Ravenloft Work Well Together?
• 03:26 Get Ravenloft for $3
• 05:21 Main Experiences Running Ravenloft with Shadowdark
• 05:30 Use 5th Level Characters
• 08:06 Use Twice as Many Pregens as you Have Players -- Plan for Death
• 09:28 Include Some Silvered Weapons
• 10:31 Use Old-School Mapping
• 11:35 We Got Through a Lot of the Castle -- They Ran from a Lot
• 12:55 Introducing Shadowdark to 5e Players
• 20:06 Running Ravenloft in One Session
• 28:29 Modifying Ravenloft for Shadowdark -- Very Little Needed
• 35:59 Patreon Toolkit to Run Ravenloft with Shadowdark
• 39:50 VTT Ravenloft Maps
• 40:46 Other Ways to Run Ravenloft
• 41:57 Ravenloft + Shadowdark = Awesome

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00:00 Show Start
• 00:01:27 D&D & RPG News: Arcane Library Bundle of Holding
• 00:03:00 D&D & RPG News: Level Up Advanded 5e SRD in the Creative Commons
• 00:07:50 Commentary: Planescape Adventures in the Multiverse
• 00:37:20 Commentary: The Mortuary
• 00:42:42 Patreon Spotlight: Lazy GM Screen Sheets and a Forge of Foes Monster Stat App
• 00:47:41 DM Tip: Music Playlists For Your Game
• 00:57:52 Patreon Question: Pacing High-Level Campaigns
• 01:03:06 Patreon Question: Running Two Campaigns with the Same Setting and Story

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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:22 D&D & RPG News: Black Flag System Reference Document
• 07:37 Commentary: A Comparison of Cult Fanatics
• 20:53 DM Tip: Lazy Tricks for Making Great Magic Items
• 33:05 Commentary: Defining Adventure Types
• 50:29 Patreon Question: Running Battles in the Background (again)
• 53:42 Patreon Question: Running Ravenloft with Shadowdark

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:38 D&D & RPG News: Amazon Sales on D&D Books
• 07:25 Commentary: What Do We Need from WOTC for D&D?
• 29:16 DM Tip: Running Monsters in Dynamic Situations
• 43:14 Patreon Question: Character Wants to Defer to Authorities
• 48:26 Patreon Question: Running Flashbacks
• 52:25 Patreon Question: Managing Big Battles in the Background

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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:03 Commentary: D&D Playtest on Bastions and Cantrips
• 23:30 Kickstarter Spotlight: The Vault of Life Well Lived by Cubicle 7
• 29:21 Patreon Spotlight: Secret of Summervine Villa
• 34:41 DM Tip: Prepping and Improvising Pacing
• 51:01 Patreon Question: Foreshadowing Roach Motel Dungeons
• 57:15 Patreon Question: Showing Locations in a Hex Crawl

• Unearthed Arcana Bastions and Cantrips Playtest
• Alphastream on Bastions
• Vault of a Life Well Lived by Cubicle 7
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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00:00 Show Start
• 00:01:05 Flee Mortals (Qualifiers)
• 00:02:28 Flee Mortals Overall Assessment
• 00:03:48 Flee Mortals - Not a Monster Manual Replacement
• 00:06:17 Flee Mortals - Are 5e Monsters Boring?
• 00:09:50 Flee Mortals Overview
• 00:13:32 Flee Mortals Monster Roles
• 00:15:54 Flee Mortals Action Oriented Monsters
• 00:17:44 Flee Mortals Minions
• 00:25:48 Flee Mortals Encounter Building Guidelines
• 00:28:21 Flee Mortals Monster Index Spreadsheet
• 00:29:10 Flee Mortals and Other Monster Books
• 00:30:20 Flee Mortals and D&D Beyond
• 00:31:59 Flee Mortals Other Chapters
• 00:34:22 Who Should Buy Flee Mortals?
• 00:35:22 Flee Mortals Lightning Round Questions
• 00:41:42 Flee Mortals Final Thoughts
• 00:42:37 Patreon Spotlight: Readings and Reflections Podcast
• 00:44:26 Patreon Question: Alternatives to Legendary Actions for Legendary Monsters
• 00:46:14 Patreon Question: WOTC changing Legendary Actions to Reactions
• 00:48:36 Patreon Question: Buying or Leasing Material from D&D Beyond or Demiplane
• 00:52:53 Patreon Question: Safest Place to Buy Digital RPG Content
• 00:55:40 Patreon Question: Going Off the Path on Published Adventures
• 00:57:13 Patreon Question: Good Advice I Don't Follow
• 01:02:46 Patreon Question: Handling Villagers in Protect the Village Situations
• 01:04:38 Patreon Question: Managing Sandbox Situations with the 8 Steps
• 01:06:40 Patreon Question: Overcoming the Need for High Production Value D&D

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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:03 Kickstarter Spotlight: Wanderer's Guide to Enchanted Emporiums
• 03:21 D&D & RPG News: VTT "Maps" in D&D Beyond
• 18:41 D&D & RPG News: Monstrous Compendium 4: Eldraine Creatures
• 28:57 Patreon Spotlight: Mire's End 4th Level Adventure
• 30:36 DM Tip: Adventure Structures
• 50:04 Patreon Question: Shaking Up Castle Ravenloft
• 53:14 Patreon Question: Three Weeks of GM Improvement

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• Wanderer's Guide to Enchanted Emporiums
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• Running Ravenloft
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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:08 D&D & RPG News: Chris Perkins's DM Tips
• 07:39 Kickstarter Spotlight: Level Up Advanced 5e Starter Set by EN World Publishing
• 12:01 Kickstarter Spotlight: Monstrous
• 14:19 Commentary: Correction on A5e Counterspell
• 17:13 DM Tip: Run Really Hard Battles and Let Player Get Away with Stuff
• 28:45 Patreon Spotlight: Dwarven Forge VTT Backdrops
• 32:59 Patreon Question: Prepping Adventures While Visually Impared
• 38:54 Patreon Question: Reciting Session Recaps and Previous Session Summaries
• 42:32 Patreon Question: GMs Bringing More Energy to the Game
• 46:37 Patreon Question: Best Starting Adventures for New Players and DMs

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• Knights of the Braille Discord Server
• Dungeons And Dragons: a How-To For Blind And Low Vision Tabletop Enthusiasts
• Accessible Gaming Quarterly magazine
• That All May Read apparently has services for the D&D 5e core books in braille and audio

Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:13 D&D & RPG News: 2024 Players Handbook Playtest 7
• 09:43 Commentary: I Hate Counterspell
• 16:42 Kickstarter Spotlight: Side Quests and NPC Decks by Inkwell Ideas
• 18:14 D&D & RPG News: Demiplane Gets 5e Content
• 22:58 Commentary: Adventure Pitfalls -- Where Do Our Games Fail to Be Fun?
• 34:25 Patreon Spotlight: The Lazy RPG Talk Show Database
• 37:57 Commentary: Baldur's Gate 3 Ability Checks
• 47:10 Patreon Question: Does Baldur's Gate 3 Match the D&D Experience?
• 51:34 Patreon Question: Fudging Monster Stats Feels Bad
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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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Mike prepares for his final Scarlet Citadel game!

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