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

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D&D news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:32 D&D & RPG News: OGL 1.2 Feedback and Suggestions 11:33 D&D & RPG News: The Industry Responds to the attempted OGL 1.0a Deauthorization 17:37 Commentary: Rebranding the Lazy RPG Talk Show 18:40 Commentary: I'm Here For You Whatever RPG You Play 21:47 DM Tip: Curing the OGL Blues 23:41 Kickstarter Spotlight: Deep Magic 2 26:27 D&D & RPG News: Two Huge Bundles of Holding and Humble Bundles 29:04 Patreon Question: Keeping Your Games on Track 32:51 Patreon Question: Running Games for Seven Players 35:41 Patreon Question: Introducing Lots of NPCs at Once 37:48 Patreon Question: Fueling Creativity 44:12 Patreon Question: Identifying Relics and Single-Use Magic Items 46:29 Patreon Question: Improving Representation in Older Material Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: WOTC OGL 1.2 "Playtest" WOTC's OGL 1.2 PDF (CC and OGL) Feedback to WOTC on the OGL 1.2 Draft Project Black Flag Update: Sticking To Our Principles The ORC license MCDM Rebranding Arcadia Deep Magic 2 Kickstarter RPG Worlds with Kobold Press and Friends Humble Bundle Bundle of Holding Alternatives to D&D Ancestries and Culture

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Mike talks about the OGL fiasco and offers up ten awesome RPGs that aren't D&D. 00:00 Show Intro 01:09 This Matters to All Of Us 03:35 WOTC's Excuses Hold No Water At All 07:53 What's Happening Now 08:45 We Can Never Trust WOTC Again 09:58 What Can We Do About This? 12:37 Ten Awesome RPGs that Aren't D&D 13:19 13th Age 15:56 Blades in the Dark 17:31 Fantasy Age 19:01 The Non-OGL Fantasy Bundle of Holding 19:38 Fate Condensed 21:41 Index Card RPG 23:44 Ironsworn 25:26 Level Up Advanced 5e 26:49 Numenera 28:59 Old School Essentials 30:55 Shadow of the Demon Lord Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: WOTC Attempts to Deauthorize the OGL 1.0a — Thoughts on the OGL 2.0 You, Me, and the D&D Open Gaming License Dungeons & Dragons’ New License Tightens Its Grip on Competition 13th Age 13th Age Bundle of Holding Blades in the Dark Blades the Dark SRD Fantasy Age The Non-OGL Bundle of Holding Fate Condensed Fate Condensed SRD Index Card RPG Ironsworn Level Up Advanced 5e Numenera Old School Essentials OSE Basic Rules Shadow of the Demon Lord

Mike covers the remaining Sly Flourish Patreon questions for December 2022! Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:48 Patreon Question: Replacing or Houserulling 5e Mechanics and Favorite Houserules 06:17 Patreon Question: Dealing with Followers from a Rod of Rulership 08:30 Patreon Question: Offering Multiple Paths with Diviniation 10:38 Patreon Question: Handling NPCs with the Lazy Encounter Benchmark 13:53 Patreon Question: Offering Options when Captured 15:54 Patreon Question: Learning a New RPG With Your Players 17:38 Patreon Question: Trouble Committing to Deadly Attacks 20:21 Patreon Question: Making D&D Deadlier 22:25 Patreon Question: Alternative Patrons like Koblold Press's Warlock 24:31 Patreon Question: Making Undead Monster Variants 27:41 Patreon Question: Dungeon 23 Links Theater of the Mind Guidelines Lazy Encounter Benchmark MCDM's Arcadia Patreon CZRPG Patreon Elven Tower Patreon Raging Swan Patreon Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Dungeon 23 by Sean McCoy

D&D news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:13 D&D & RPG News: 13th Age Bundle of Holding 05:28 Commentary: How to Skip Content you Don't Want to Hear 06:52 Commentary: The WOTC OGL 1.1 Announcement 28:54 Product Spotlight: Alternate Objectives by Sneak AttackPress 33:14 Commentary: Favorite Product of 2022 37:27 Patreon Question: Connecting Published Adventures 41:12 Patreon Question: When to Use Which Dials of Monster Difficulty 46:10 Patreon Question: Thoughts on Owlbear Rodeo 2.0 50:35 Patreon Question: Making Failure Interesting with Ability Checks 53:58 Patreon Question: Performing Mid-Campaign Check-Ins 56:33 Patreon Question: Revealing a Pointcrawl Map 59:11 Patreon Question: Using AI Generators like Chat GPT and Midjourney Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: 13th Age Bundle of Holding OGLs, SRDs, & One D&D – Wizards of the Coast on D&D Beyond, 21 Dec 2022 Thoughts on the OGL 1.1 – MikeShea.net OGL 1.0a FAQ answered by Wizards of the Coast The OGL 1.0a and 5e System Resource Document version 5.1 (see if this link goes bad!) Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie by Paul Hughes Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie Video Spotlight Dials of Monster Difficulty Owlbear Rodel 2.0 Our Ability Check Toolbox Pointcrawls for City and Overland Travel

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) Kobold Press Monster Database Scarlet Citadel Notion Notebook

D&D news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:01:03 DM Tip: Rolling Lots of Checks with a Single D20 00:10:51 Product Spotlight: Chronicles of Eberron 00:26:28 Commentary: How I Baseline D&D Monsters 00:34:00 Commentary: Designing MCDM's Flee Mortals Vampires 00:51:31 Patreon Question: What Are My DM Weaknesses? 00:54:38 Patreon Question: Handling Pacing in D&D Games 00:57:08 Patreon Question: Describing Old School Essentials to 5e Players 01:01:24 Patreon Question: Handling Large Exposition and Descriptions Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Chronicles of Eberron Old School Primer

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

D&D news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:55 Kickstarter Spotlight: Tome of Beasts 3 Monster Cards by Inkwell Ideas 04:05 D&D & RPG News: Blades in the Dark Bundle of Holding 05:34 D&D & RPG News: Free Monstrous Compendium 2: Dragonlance 27:37 Product Spotlight: Arcadia 22 Heroic Champions 36:37 Product Spotlight: GMs Miscellany Dungeon Dressing for 5e 45:07 Commentary: AI for DM Inspiration 48:18 Patreon Question: Tips for Running 20th Level One-Shot Games 52:04 Patreon Question: Campaign Hooks for West Marches Style Games 55:54 Patreon Question: Running Hordes and Minions Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Tome of Beasts 3 Monster Cards Kickstarter Blades in the Dark Bundle of Holding Monstrous Compendium Volume 2: Dragonlance Creatures MCDM Arcadia Patreon Arcadia Issue 22 GM Miscellany Dungeon Dressing for 5e Running Hordes