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

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:58 D&D & RPG News: 5.1 SRD Released in Four Languages 10:23 D&D & RPG News: Shadowdark RPG Game Jam Results 12:46 D&D & RPG News: Pathfinder 2 Remaster Preview 21:47 D&D & RPG News: Map Crow Uses Forge of Foes and Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master 22:24 DM Tip: Moving Things Forward 43:22 Patreon Question: Balancing Spotlight and Player Creativity 48:11 Patreon Question: Recommends for Nautical Seafaring Adventuress 50:12 Patreon Question: Tips for Sci-Fi 5e games 51:39 Patreon Question: RPGs that Ephasize Theater of the Mind 54:26 Patreon Question: Handling In-World Dead Time 57:19 Patreon Question: Running Consecutive Campaigns in the Same Setting Links 5.1 System Reference Document in French 5.1 System Reference Document in German 5.1 System Reference Document in Spanish 5.1 System Reference Document in Italian Shadowdark RPG Game Jam Results Tragic Curse of Grimhill Fort Pathfinder 2 Remaster Preview Map Crow's Lazy DM Video Esper Genesis (affiliate link) Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books:

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 Shadowdark RPG Cursed Scroll 3 Shadowdarklings Show Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:41 What Is a Shadowdark Gauntlet? 03:46 Running Hoard of the Sea Wolf King 07:17 Prep the Session -- an In-World Session Zero 12:29 Add Some Secrets and Clues 15:01 Add a Dash of Cultists

Mike dives deep into the dungeon crawler RPG Shadowdark RPG 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 Shadowdark RPG Show Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:38 One of Three Videos 01:29 What Is Shadowdark RPG? 03:54 Key Features of Shadowdark RPG 04:04 Torches and Lighting 05:38 Always On Initiative 06:56 Really Flat Math 10:04 Slot-Based Encumbrance 11:44 Treasure-Based Experience 13:47 Differences with 5e 13:56 Very Different Style and Focus than 5e 15:39 Other 5e Differences 18:55 Convincing Your Group to Play Shadowdark RPG 19:58 Running the Gauntlet 20:56 An Opinionated RPG 24:25 Abstract Distances and Double-Near?? 26:08 Awesome Monster Design 30:41 I'm Excited to Try It!

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:43 Kickstarter Spotlight: Shadows of the Weird Wizard Coming Soon 02:05 Kickstarter Spotlight: 500 Year Old Vampire 03:59 D&D & RPG News: Fantasy Age 2 Released 05:47 D&D & RPG News: Hydra Co-op OSR Bundle of Holding 08:13 D&D & RPG News: Owlbear Rodeo 2.0 Fully Released 12:09 Commentary: What is the Easiest RPG for GMs to Run? 24:32 Patreon Question: Linear vs Railroad vs Sandbox Adventure Design 31:11 Patreon Question: Using Forge of Foes for Rival Adventuring Parties 33:48 Patreon Question: Customizing Downtime for the Characters 35:53 Patreon Question: What Issues as a GM Did I Have and Change? 39:52 Patreon Question: Standing Firm on Cliffhanger Endings 43:12 Patreon Question: Handling Tag-Along NPCs in Light of Xaryxis Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Shadow of the Weird Wizard Kickstarter Five Hundred Year Old Vampire Fantasy Age 2 Hydra Co-op OSR Bundle Owlbear Rodeo 2.0 Owlbear Rodeo 1.0 Comments on Easiest RPG for GMs

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