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

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 Start 00:00:34 WOTC Product Spotlight: Heroes of Krynn Playtest 00:20:07 Product Spotlight: Book of Wondrous Magic Volume 2 00:27:18 Product Spotlight: Free Dwarven Forge Adventures 00:34:33 DM Tip: Attack Again on a Miss 00:39:19 RPG Industry Tip: Lunch break Heroes on Making Money in RPGs 00:45:59 Patreon Question: Scaling Combat for Six Players 00:49:32 Patreon Question: Lazy Tricks for Incorporating Character Backgrounds 00:53:39 Patreon Question: Tools for In-Person Games 00:56:47 Patreon Question: Handing Out Magic Items 00:59:32 Patreon Question: Best Adventure I've Ever Played In 01:01:16 Patreon Question: Running Structured Social Encounters 01:03:47 Patreon Question: Blades in the Dark for D&D Heists Links Join the Sly Flourish Patreon Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Buy the Lazy DM's Companion Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Buy the Lazy DM's Workbook Heroes of Krynn Unearthed Arcana Playtest Book of Wondrous Magic Volume 2 Alphastream on YouTube Alphastream's Blog and Newsletter Dwarven Forge Adventures Lunch Break Heroes on Making a Living in RPGs Lazy D&D Combat Encounter Benchmark Tools for In-Person Games Invasion of the Planet of Tarrasques

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 covers the remainder of the February 2022 Sly Flourish Patreon questions! Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:28 Commentary: Patreon Q&A Guidelines 01:41 Commentary: Disclaimer...I'm Just Sharing My Experiences 02:45 D&D News: The Lazy D&D Talk Show Topic Database 04:04 Patreon Question: Managing Mechanics-Focused Players 07:23 Patreon Question: Being Too Nice? 10:47 Patreon Question: Limiting Turn Time in Combat 13:55 Patreon Question: Druids Conjuring Giant Octopi 17:27 Patreon Question: Projecting Deadly Threats in Numenera 19:29 DM Tip: Limiting Polymorph by Treating Monster Sightings like Pokemon 20:46 Patreon Question: Getting Ideas for Fantastic Locations 22:53 Patreon Question: Managing Table Talk in Online Games 25:47 Patreon Question: Really Big Pointcrawls? Sure! 28:28 Patreon Question: Campaign Outlines for Lazy DMs? 31:08 Patreon Question: Player Agency with Dominated Characters 33:24 Patreon Question: What Program Did I Layout City of Arches In? 34:39 Patreon Question: Appendix N for Grendleroot Games 37:13 Patreon Question: Better System for Quest Rewards? 38:59 Patreon Question: Upward and Downward Beats During Combat 41:22 Patreon Question: Selecting Magic Items for Shopping Characters 43:37 Patreon Question: Experiences Writing City of Arches 51:42 Patreon Question: Telegraphing Deadly Situations Links Ginni Di on Table Talk Etiquette for Online Games Join the Sly Flourish Patreon for the City of Arches and much more! Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Buy the Lazy DM's Companion Pick up Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Pick up the Lazy DM's Workbook

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:24 D&D News: City of Arches Updates 10:06 Commentary: The Shift to Online Play 18:08 Product Spotlight: Cult of the Hydra 26:44 Commentary: Writing Expensive Products for the DM's Guild 36:01 Patreon Question: Getting Players to Read the Books 40:34 Patreon Question: Building a Dark Lord Boss Monster 43:34 Patreon Question: Speeding Up Milestone Experience Rewards 46:00 Patreon Question: Introducing Villains All at Once or One At a Time 48:30 Patreon Question: Deadly Encounter Benchmark for Level 11+ 54:01 Patreon Question: Experiences Playing Solo RPGs Links Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy the Lazy DM's Companion Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Shift in Online and In Person Play Roll 20 has 10 million users Cult of the Hydra Collective Experiences Running D&D Boss Monsters Improvising Legendary Boss Monsters Video Improvising Coleville-style Action Oriented Monsters Lazy Encounter Benchmark Ironsworn Thousand Year Old Vampire Mork Borg Feretory

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 uses the Lazy DM's Companion and the City of Arches to put together a heist one-shot adventure! See the show notes for details Links Buy the Lazy DM's Companion Check out the Lazy DM's Companion Sample Pages Join the Sly Flourish Patreon for the City of Arches and much more! Check out the final Notion page for the adventure Learn more about Notion for Lazy Campaign Building Pick up Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Pick up the Lazy DM's Workbook

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:00:23 City of Arches Player's Guide 00:02:39 City of Arches Map by Chloe Bollard 00:06:19 Obsidian Skull Patreon Adventure 00:08:26 Lazy D&D Talk Show Topic Database 00:13:38 Product Spotlight: Uncaged Godesses 00:27:57 Kickstarter Preview: Old School Essentials 00:34:57 Patreon Question: Lazy DM Steps for Sandbox Urban Adventures 00:39:30 Patreon Question: Tips for Running One-on-One D&D Games 00:42:16 Patreon Question: Tips for Describing Combat 00:44:14 Patreon Question: Player Worldbuilding 00:46:08 Patreon Question: Feats in DMG, Magic Items in PHB? 00:48:12 Patreon Question: Random Tables for Hunt-Based Adventure 00:51:01 Patreon Question: Character Race and WOTC Storylines 00:54:30 Patreon Question: Favorite Non-D&D RPG 00:55:17 Patreon Question: Lazy D&D Tips for Megadungeons 00:57:06 Patreon Question: Re-Balancing High Level Characters 01:00:13 Patreon Question: Filtering New Players for Online Games Links Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy the Lazy DM's Companion Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Uncaged Godesses Old School Essentials Kickstarter A Framework for One-on-One D&D Games: Sherlock Holmes and Watson Balancing D&D Combat for One-on-One Play Running One-on-One D&D

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 Injecting the Weird Voices in the Datasphere Technology Compendium: Sir Arthour’s Guide to the Numenera  

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:00:37 Lightning Rods - Leaning In on Powerful Character Abilities 00:10:19 New D&D Starter Set: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle 00:15:32 Kickstarter Spotlight: Epic Legacy - Tome of Titans 2 00:26:21 Product Spotlight: Home Field Advantage - Lair Actions for Most D&D Monsters 00:37:16 Alphastream on Spellcasting Monsters 00:51:40 Patreon Question: Using GM Intrusions from Numenera in 5e 00:55:24 Patreon Question: Setting Up Gamestore Games for New Players 00:57:13 Patreon Question: Faster Leveling in Witchlight 01:00:16 Patreon Question: Overwhelmed with Lore 01:03:02 Patreon Question: Lazy DM Tips for Drawing Maps 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 Ginni Di on Leaning In on Powerful Character Abilities Nerd Immersion on New D&D Starter Set EnWorld on New D&D Starter Set: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle Ray Winninger on Starter Set Price Error Kickstarter: Epic Legacy Tome of Titans 2 Home Field Advantage: A Compendium of Lair Actions Alphastream: The Future "We" Want for Spellcasting Monsters Alphastream: How WotC Already Found the Future of Spellcasting Monsters Dyson Map Key for drawing quick battle maps Map Fu by Chris Perkins Map Fu SF Archive