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

In this podcast, they discuss Arcadia 16 and Blackweald, defining success in RPG publishing, and monsters of the multiverse. They also cover topics like how DMs can enjoy being players, running third-party campaigns with D&D Beyond, choosing a VTT, collapsing widespread campaigns, running Strahd, sharing villainous plans, using gold in mythic adventures, and recognizing GM burnout.

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 00:44 D&D News: Free Phandelver and Acq Inc on D&D Beyond 02:21 Product Spotlight: Monsters of the Multiverse 30:35 Kickstarter Spotlight: Murder in the Shielding Peaks 34:13 Product Spotlight: Treacherous Traps 37:14 Patreon Question: Encouraging Player Ingenuity 40:40 Patreon Question: Running Dungeon Crawls 48:31 Patreon Question: Describing Irregular Caves in a Dungeon Crawl 49:52 Patreon Question: Witchlight with Three Players 52:17 Patreon Question: Resource Management During Travel Links Free Phandelver and Acquisitions Incorporated on D&D Beyond Monsters of the Multiverse (affiliate link) D&D Adventurer's League rules for Monsters of the Multiverse Races Blog of Holding Analysis of Monsters of the Multiverse Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie (affiliate link) Kickstarter: Murder in the Shielding Peaks Treacherous Traps

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 Intro 01:00 D&D News: Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes Comes Out on 16 May 02:01 D&D News: Can't Buy Tome of Foes or Volo's Guide to Monsters on D&D Beyond after 17 May 05:57 Product Spotlight: Above VTT 19:00 Kickstarter Spotlight: Campaign Builder - Cities and Towns 20:46 D&D Tip: Hex Flowers 31:37 Patreon Question: Introducing Villains in your Campaign 34:22 Patreon Question: Challenging Characters vs. Players with Puzzles 37:47 Patreon Question: Dealing with Bickering Players 41:55 Patreon Question: Evoking High Adventure in our RPGs 45:30 Patreon Question: Pacing Games with Split Parties 47:30 Patreon Question: What To Do With Gold 50:53 Patreon Question: Focusing a Homebrew Campaign Links Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes (affiliate link) Volo's Guide to Monsters (affiliate link) Monsters of the Multiverse (affiliate link) Above VTT Above VTT Patreon Page Campaign Builder Cities and Towns Kickstarter Hex Flowers Hex Flower Cookbook (affiliate link)

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 00:00:00 Show Intro 00:00:54 Sly Flourish News: Update to the City of Arches 00:04:15 D&D News: Heroes of Krynn Revisited Unearthed Arcana 00:08:25 Kickstarter Spotlight: Dungeonmorphs IV 00:12:58 Kickstarter Spotlight: Fraternity of Ash 00:15:40 Product Spotlight: Isle of the Dreaded Accursed 00:18:49 Patreon Question: Building Resilient Villainous Plans 00:23:30 Patreon Question: Points-of-Light Settings for Lazy DMs 00:25:54 Patreon Question: Long-Ranged Combat 00:27:42 Patreon Question: Reskin or Build a Big Bad Evil Mage From Scratch? 00:32:06 Patreon Question: Integrating Characters of Stand-By Players 00:34:22 Patreon Question: Managing Conflicting Factions 00:35:47 Patreon Question: Too Many Pirate Lords! 00:37:17 Patreon Question: Building an Apocalyptic Eberron 00:39:27 Patreon Question: Handling a Situation Where you Crossed the Line Accidentally 00:43:44 Patreon Question: Managing Portals in the City of Arches 00:46:04 Patreon Question: Published Inspiration for Homebrew Campaigns 00:47:59 Patreon Question: Handling In-World Pacing Problems 00:50:09 Patreon Question: Surprising Players vs. Surprising Characters 00:52:50 Patreon Question: Managing Political Intrigue the Lazy Way 00:54:39 Patreon Question: Managing Before-Combat Attacks and Actions 00:56:20 Patreon Question: Managing Downtime Activities 00:57:33 Patreon Question: Rewarding and Balancing Named Spells 00:59:09 Patreon Question: Managing Adventures Focused on a Missing Character 01:00:31 Patreon Question: Managing Timing While Running Fall of Elturel Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Heroes of Krynn Revisited Dungeonmorph's IV Kickstarter Fraternity of Ash Kickstarter Isle of the Dreaded Accursed Building Resilient Villainous Plans

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 00:51 D&D News: Last Days of the Sly Flourish Bundle of Holding 01:56 D&D News: Lots of Wizards Announcements 02:13 D&D News: The Monstrous Compendium Volume 1 07:06 D&D News: Campaign Case - Creatures 10:01 D&D News: Campaign Case - Terrain 11:30 D&D News: D&D Starter Set - Dragons of Stormwreck Isle 12:59 D&D News: Spelljammer Boxed Set 16:58 D&D News: Dragonlance - Shadow of the Dragon Queen and War of Krynn 21:14 Kickstarter Spotlight: Shadow Under Hardflint Hall 24:46 Patreon Question: Who Do I Listen To, Watch, and Read? 28:34 Patreon Question: On Fudging Rolls and Choosing Targets 31:49 Patreon Question: Dealing with Familiars and Dungeon Reconnaissance 36:06 Patreon Question: How Do we Actually Begin our Sessions? 38:46 Patreon Question: Introducing Players to Other Game Systems 40:32 Patreon Question: Making NPCs Distinct 42:00 Patreon Question: How Strict to Represent Time Pressures 44:05 Patreon Question: Should I Worry about my Evil PC? 46:27 Patreon Question: Projecting Evil Humanoid Creatures 48:21 Patreon Question: What Bad Habits Have I Broken? 51:31 Patreon Question: Checklist for Homebrew Finales 55:14 Patreon Question: Running Deadly Standoffs in D&D Links Sly Flourish Bundle of Holding! Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Shadow Under Hardflint Hall Kickstarter D&D Direct – Announcement Video Monstrous Compendium Volume 1 (WOTC) Monstrous Compendium Volume 1 (D&D Beyond) D&D Campaign Case: Creatures D&D Campaign Case: Terrain D&D Starter Set – Dragons of Stormwreck Isle Spelljammer Boxed Set Dragonlance – Shadow of the Dragon Queen Bob Worldbuilder Dungeoncraft DM David Alphastream.org Mastering Dungeons Eldritch Lorecast The Alexandrian

Mike offers tips and thoughts for running Chapter 2 of Wild Beyond the Witchlight! Contents 00:00 Show Intro 00:37 Four Tips for Witchlight Chapter 2 01:01 Tip 1: Reinforce the Theme of Whimsy and Wonder 02:19 Tip 2: Reinforce the Characters' Goals 04:34 Tip 3: Solidify the Chapter's Main Required Progression Key: Clapperclaw 05:42 Tip 4: Limit Agdon Longscarf's Multi-attack 07:48 Witchlight Runs Great On It's Own 09:01 Injecting Dreadful Incursions from Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft 14:29 Reinforce the Rules of Conduct 15:46 Manage Your Upward and Downward Beats 19:24 Make Telemy Hill Dangerous 20:19 Fall in Love with the Soggy Court 22:56 Lots of Options for Bavlorna and her Cottage 25:08 Choose Where you Put the Unicorn Horn 25:51 Add a Vendor 27:14 Fill Out Empty Locations As Desired 28:07 Be Careful While Leveling Slowly 29:33 Foreshadow the League of Malevolence 30:14 Show The Maps Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Witchlight Video Playlist