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

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:09 D&D & RPG News: Pathfinder 2 Humble Bundles 02:56 D&D & RPG News: Kobold Press Worlds Humble Bundle 04:21 Commentary: What's Normal in the Post OGL Fiasco RPG Hobby? 15:56 D&D & RPG News: Keys from the Golden Vault Free Adventure 18:02 Product Spotlight: Raiders of the Serpent Sea by Arcanum Worlds 24:23 Kickstarter Spotlight: Kibbles Compendium of Legends and Legacies 30:07 Patreon Question: Lazy Encounter Benchmark for Solo and Legendary Monsters 35:18 Patreon Question: Players Making Choices Against a Chracter's Alignment 38:33 Patreon Question: Converting Monsters Across RPG Systems? Reskin! 41:03 Patreon Question: Worried About Making Mistakes with Big Published Adventures 45:40 Patreon Question: Free to Use Dungeons of Fate? Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Pathfinder 2 Humble Bundle Kobold Press and Friends Worlds Humble Bundle Keys from the Golden Vault Prisoner 13 Free D&D Beyond Adventure Raiders of the Serpent Sea Kibbles Compendium of Legends and Legacies Kickstarter Lazy Encounter Benchmark A5e Monstrous Menagerie Reskinning Monsters Dungeons of Fate

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:13 D&D & RPG News: WOTC Releases 5e Into the Creative Commons 11:15 Commentary: What Does Trust Mean with Wizards of the Coast? 27:50 Sly Flourish News: Lazy RPG Podcast Awarded Best Talk Show Podcast by EN World 30:01 Kickstarter Spotlight: Oracle Character Generator Deck by Nord Games 34:41 Product Spotlight: Zobeck Clockwork City by Kobold Press 40:00 Patreon Question: Running Rich and Dynamic Combat Encounters 47:22 Patreon Question: Not Exposing a Movie-Based Adventure Plot 49:19 Patreon Question: Building a Villain or Monster from a PC 51:06 Patreon Question: How Many Rounds Should Encounters Go? 52:19 Patreon Question: Other RPGs I'm Running This Year? 53:16 Patreon Question: Finishing Writing One-Shot Adventures 57:11 Patreon Question: Balancing the Action Economy with Big Solo Monsters Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: WOTC Releases the 5e SRD to the Creative Commons Download the 5e SRD under a Creative Commons Right Now Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop Podcast Mastering Dungeons Podcast Oracle Character Generator Deck Kickstarter by Nord Games Zobeck Clockwork City by Kobold Press

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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