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

Mike talks about his campaign finale for his Numenera Fourth Emperor Campaign, offers tips for D&D DMs and those interested in running Numenera, and discusses feedback from his players! Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Buy the Lazy DM's Companion Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Numenera Lazy DM Campaign Notebook Numenera Discovery

Mike covers the remaining Patreon questions for September 2022! Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:01:23 D&D & RPG News: Free Drowned Sailors Encounter from WOTC 00:02:24 Sly Flourish News: Stars Over Stormwreck Adventure Coming This Week! 00:11:11 Commentary: The One D&D Experts Playtest 00:40:14 Commentary: Dungeoncraft on Why D&D Editions Don't Matter 00:45:07 RPG Industry Tip: Teos Abadia on Freelance Rates 00:48:34 Patreon Question: Your Thoughts and Plans for Patreon 00:52:27 Patreon Question: Practical Jokes with Tiny Hut 00:54:10 Patreon Question: Experienced Player Tips for Inexperienced DMs 00:56:22 Patreon Question: The Three Most Useful Third-Party Products 00:58:28 Patreon Question: What's In Front Of You When You DM? 01:00:50 Patreon Question: How Do You Choose and Run Lots of Campaigns? 01:03:11 Patreon Question: Helping New Players Avoid Bad Choices 01:05:40 Patreon Question: Charismatic Players with Non-Charismatic Characters 01:06:48 Patreon Question: How to Get Value from Purchased RPG Material 01:09:19 Patreon Question: Is a Focused Campaign Railroading? Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: What Is D&D? How to DM Drowned Sailors Encounter One D&D Experts Playtest Dungeoncraft – Editions Don't Matter The Horrid Truth About Freelance Pay (Ep3, Success in RPGs) Ptolus - City by the Spire Dread Thingonomicon Midgard Worldbook

Mike prepares to run the finale of his Numenera campaign! Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Buy the Lazy DM's Companion Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Numenera Lazy DM Campaign Notebook Numenera Discovery

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:47 D&D & RPG News: WOTC D&D After-School Program 03:01 Commentary: Good Digital Tools for WOTC + Third Party Product Use 22:50 DM Tip: Sharing Third Party PDFs With Your Players 29:52 Patreon Question: Running Wild Beyond the Witchlight for Tier 2 Characters 35:30 Patreon Question: When Is It Appropriate To Hit Downed PCs? 39:15 Patreon Question: Advice I Regret from Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master 43:15 Patreon Question: Dealing With Player Optimizing Away From Fun 47:43 Patreon Question: Why Do NPCs Not Use Character Classes? 52:04 Patreon Question: Is 5e Too Complex? Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: WOTC D&D After-School Program Matt Colville on Fantasy Grounds Restricting Access on Google Drive Mastering Dungeons Podcast

Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign! Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Buy the Lazy DM's Companion Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Numenera Lazy DM Campaign Notebook Numenera Discovery

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:46 Product Spotlight: Amazing Encounters and Places by CZRPG 10:04 Kickstarter Spotlight: Apocalypse Keys by Evil Hat Games 16:23 Commentary: D&D Beyond, Limiting Character Options, and Third Party Products 43:30 Sly Flourish News: The Sly Flourish Stream Bingo Card 44:57 Patreon Question: Running the Same Campaign for Multiple Groups 47:01 Patreon Question: D&D Plots and Inspiration from Westerns 50:32 Patreon Question: Conflicting Secrets and Clues? No Thanks! 52:34 Patreon Question: Describing Your DM Style to New Players Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Amazing Encounters and Places PDF Amazing Encounters and Places Map Pack Amazing Encounters and Places PDF / Map Pack Combo Apocalypse Keys Kickstarter by Evil Hat The Sly Flourish Streaming Show Bingo Card

Mike talks about preparing and running his Empire of the Ghouls campaign. Video Contents 00:00 Show Start 02:04 One-Page Campaign Guide 15:51 The Characters of My Campaign 19:08 Empire of the Ghouls as a Tour of Midgard 20:04 Using All the Kobold Press Books 24:26 Tome of Heroes and the Midgard Heroes Handbook 25:52 Sharing Books using Roll 20's Compendium 29:08 Other Kobold Press Books I'm Using 31:32 Running and Modifying Chapter 1 Links Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Buy the Lazy DM's Companion Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Empire of the Ghouls One-Page Campaign Guide

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:52 Kickstarter Spotlight: Wastes of Chaos by Kobold Press 05:41 Sly Flourish News: New Lazy D&D Talk Show Topic Database for Patrons 10:01 Kickstarter Spotlight: Anatomy of an Adventure by MT Black 13:11 Product Spotlight: Path of the Planebreaker by Monte CookGames 45:44 Patreon Question: Dealing with Secret Truths of a Campaign World 48:04 Patreon Question: AI-generated Art and the Lazy DM Links Wastes of Chaos Kickstarter by Kobold Press Anatomy of an Adventure Kickstarter by MT Black Path of the Planebreaker by Monte Cook Games Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books:

Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign! Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Buy the Lazy DM's Companion Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Numenera Lazy DM Campaign Notebook Numenera Discovery