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

Mike dives deep into Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands for 5e, a short campaign adventure written by Raging Swan Press. 00:00 Show Start 01:01 Returning to the Joy of a Core D&D Experience 04:25 A Deep Dive of Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands 05:01 Tested for More than a Decade 06:56 An Expandible 1st to 4th Level Adventure / Campaign 09:27 Both Readable and Usable at the Table 10:31 Single Page References Throughout 15:22 The Duchy of Ashlar 17:02 The Shadowed Keep 20:39 A Juxtaposition from Spelljammer 21:38 My Mistake -- Tying it to Greyhawk 28:39 Homebrewing Almost Immediately 31:33 The Masks of Orcus 33:48 Filling Out the World with Dyson Maps 36:38 Usable with Many Fantasy RPG Systems 38:13 Which Parts of Published Adventures Are Most Scrapable? 42:47 Do You Have to Read the Whole Thing? Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands for 5e

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:06 Product Spotlight: Free A5e Monster Tokens 03:03 D&D & RPG News: 2023 Ennie Nominations 12:05 Product Spotlight: Swords of the Serpentine 23:50 DM Tip: Running Cities 45:26 Patreon Question: Running Cozier Fantasty Games 50:28 Patreon Question: Running Tier 3 and 4 campaigns 53:27 Patreon Question: The Differences between Grim and Heroic D&D 57:28 Patreon Question: Building Fantastic Locations Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: A5e Monster Tokens at DriveThruRPG (affiliate link) Ennie Nominations - 2023 Swords of the Serpentine Swords of the Serpentine Quickstart Rules Waterdeep City Encounters Campaign Builder Cities and Towns

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 The 5e Artisanal Monster Database Buy Scarlet Citadel (affiliate link) Kobold Press Monster Database Scarlet Citadel Notion Notebook

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:20 D&D & RPG News: Guest Host on Mastering Dungeons 03:07 Commentary: The RPG Fediverse and dndblogs.com 10:29 Commentary: Find Players for Non-5e RPGs 20:29 DM Tip: Project Deadly Threats 30:27 Patreon Question: Adjusting Spells with the Monster Dials 33:55 Patreon Question: Challenging High AC Characters 38:25 Patreon Question: Running Cozier Heroci 5e Games Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Mastering Dungeons Podcast Mastering Dungeons YouTube Channel RPG Blog Reader TTRPG Lemmy (Reddit Replacement) Dice.camp (Mastodon server) Chirp.enworld.org (Mastodon server) Comments from Youtube on Finding Players for Other RPGs

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 The 5e Artisanal Monster Database Buy Scarlet Citadel (affiliate link) Kobold Press Monster Database Scarlet Citadel Notion Notebook

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:57 DM Tip: Build a Vampire Knight with Forge of Foes 09:11 Product Spotlight: Shard Tabletop 18:31 D&D & RPG News: New 2024 D&D Playtest Packet 32:56 D&D & RPG News: Two Tales of the Valiant Playtests 42:26 Patreon Question: Using PbtA Mechanics in 5e Games 47:36 Patreon Question: Giving Bonus Info for High Ability Rolls 50:48 Patreon Question: Improving Evocative Location Descriptions 54:44 Patreon Question: Telling Players about Changes You Made in Published Adventures Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Forge of Foes Preorder Shard Tabletop D&D 2024 Playtest 6 Tales of the Valiant Smallfolk Playtest 1d20 Shades of Gray

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 The 5e Artisanal Monster Database Buy Scarlet Citadel (affiliate link) Kobold Press Monster Database Scarlet Citadel Notion Notebook

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:14 Product Spotlight: Tome of Beasts 1 2023 Revision by Kobold Press 10:07 D&D & RPG News: Tales of the Valiant Finishes at 10k Backers and 1.1M Dollars. 11:12 Kickstarter Spotlight: Gloomhaven RPG 14:44 Product Spotlight: Crucible for Foundry 16:51 D&D & RPG News: D&D VTT Hands-On Experiences 18:35 Commentary: The Digital Future of RPGs 25:16 Commentary: Where to Engage with the RPG Community 37:22 Patreon Question: Which Will Be the Most Popular RPG? It Doesn't Matter. 41:06 Patreon Question: Will the D&D 3D VTT Eat the World of RPGs? No. 43:43 Patreon Question: The Difference Between Old School Grim Characters and New Heroic Characters 49:24 Patreon Question: Sample Encounters for Monsters Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Tome of Beasts 1 2023 Revision Gloomhaven RPG Crowdfunding Campaign D&D VTT Hands-On Experiences by Daniel Kwan Crucible for Foundry BurnBryte for Roll20 Sly Flourish's Blogroll chirp.enworld.org dice.camp ttrpg.network EN World Monstrous Menagerie by Level Up Advanced 5e

Mike talks about how we can fix the 2014 D&D Players Handbook to preserve the value of the millions of copies that exist throughout the world and those in our own gaming room. Podcast Contents 00:00 How Would You Fix the 2014 D&D Player's Handbook? 02:09 What Parts of the 2014 Player's Handbook Disrupt the Game? 04:10 House Rules in My Own Game 05:26 House Rules Take 1: Nerf Nerf Nerf 05:54 Ability Score Generation 07:31 Class and Subclass Nerfs 08:31 Ispiration 08:48 Exhaustion 09:03 Spell Changes 13:33 Feedback I got: Too Many Nerfs 14:31 A Different Approach: Let's All Make the Game Better 15:20 Where Do You get These House Rules? 16:01 A Focus on Intention 16:31 Boss Monsters are Special 19:40 Requests for a Smooth Game 19:49 Please don't Run More than One or Two Sidekick NPCs 20:23 Please don't multiclass dip for Shield 21:33 Be Mindful of Arcane Eye's Disruption 21:53 Let's Avoid the Counterspell Arms Race 22:25 Familiars are either In or Out of Combat 22:59 Goodberries Are No Substitute for Real Food 23:17 Pure Immunity Breaks a Lot of Monsters 23:38 Tiny Hut Works Poorly in Dangerous Areas 26:17 Pass Without Trace Isn't Invisibility 27:50 Give Me Feedback Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books:

Mike talks about the recent Reddit collapse, Cory Doctorow's "Enshittification" model for this type of collapse, and how DMs and GMs can protect themselves from the collapse of other enshittified platforms. Video Contents 00:00 Show Start 02:41 Main Points -- How GMs can Protect Themselves from Enshittified Platforms 05:08 The Enshittification Model 09:23 Why Does This Matter for DMs, GMs, and RPGs? 11:52 The Enshittification of Reddit and the RPG Subreddits 14:44 What GMs Are Really Losing -- The DM Academy 15:21 Where Will New DMs Go to Get Questions Answered? 17:18 Is D&D Itself Enshittified? 20:41 Enshittification Risks to GMs 24:21 What Are the Risks for Sly Flourish? 27:48 Know Enshittification, Have Backup Plans, Own Your Stuff 28:20 Returning to Blogs, Newsletters, Podcasts Additional Links Visit the Sly Flourish Blog Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Cory Doctorow's "Tiktok's enshittification"