Top Ten Sly Flourish Articles of 2025

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

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• 00:00:53 Sly Flourish News: 5e Crafting, Single-Encounter Situations, 5eADB Dark Mode, Tower of Kartan
• 00:05:42 Sly Flourish News: Top Ten Articles of 2025
• 00:13:38 D&D & RPG News: Tim Kask Passes Away
• 00:14:37 D&D & RPG News: James Haeck Joins WOTC
• 00:15:13 D&D & RPG News: Shannon Appelcline on RPG Business in 2025
• 00:16:09 Commentary: Stranger Things Series Finale & D&D
• 00:29:31 DM Tip: On Puzzles
• 00:50:54 Patreon Question: Prepping Cities the Lazy Way
• 00:54:37 Patreon Question: Taking Notes During a Game

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• How to Get Your Group to Play Other RPGs
• The Secret of the Eight Steps of Lazy Game Prep
• Mashing Up the Eight Steps
• Build a Campaign-Unique Faction List
• Shadowdark House Rules
• Build Characters Quickly in D&D 2024
• Lazy Map Annotation
• Avoid Removing Player Agency
• Lazy World Building
• Two Different 5e Games at the Same Table
• Tim Kask passed away
• James Haeck joins WOTC as a senior game designer
• Shannon Appelcline's Year-end Review