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

Mike prepares for his Blades in the Dark game. Blades in the Dark Blades in the Dark Cheat Sheet by Justin Alexander Blades in the Dark Notion Campaign Notebook Using Notion.so for Lazy D&D Campaign Planning Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Join Sly Flourish's Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:38 Lazy DM's Companion PDF Delivered! 09:29 Monsters of the Multiverse on D&D Beyond on May 17th 13:25 MotM Not Updating Previous Content on D&D Beyond 23:26 A Look at Monsters of the Multiverse Stat Blocks 47:56 Patreon Question: Transitions Between Scenes and Encounters 50:47 Patreon Question: Running "World Without Heroes" Campaign 53:35 Patreon: Using Callbacks 56:08 Patreon Question: Problems and Benefits of D&D Canon 59:36 Patreon Question: Bite-sized Lore and Inspiration Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Preorder the Lazy DM's Companion Monsters of the Multiverse on D&D Beyond on 17 May 2022 Enworld on Monsters of the Multiverse not replacing existing monsters Reddit transcript of D&D Beyond Twitch show on Monsters of the Multiverse DDB Taking Queues from WOTC on MotM integration Brandes Soddard's Twitter Preview of MotM See Brandes Soddard's media files for all of his MotM previews Level Up 5e Monstrous Menagerie (affiliate link) A World Without Heroes: A 1st to 20th level Campaign Outline

Mike talks about his first full session of Wild Beyond the Witchlight. Contents 00:00 Show Start 02:10 Seven D&D Tips from Last Night's Game 12:31 The Theme of Witchlight and the Dreadful Incursions 16:42 The Characters in my Witchlight Campaign 21:22 First Witchlight Session Retrospective 45:11 Prep for my Next Session 59:49 Listing the Cool Dreadful Domains for Dreadful Incursions Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy the Lazy DM's Companion Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Buy Wild Beyond the Witchlight on Amazon (affiliate link) Wild Beyond the Witchlight Notion Template Wild Beyond the Witchlight One-Page Campaign Guide Eventyr's Complete DM's Bundle for Wild Beyond the Witchlight (affiliate link) Using Notion.so for Lazy D&D Campaign Planning

Mike prepares for his Blades in the Dark game. Blades in the Dark Blades in the Dark Cheat Sheet by Justin Alexander Blades in the Dark Notion Campaign Notebook Using Notion.so for Lazy D&D Campaign Planning Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Join Sly Flourish's Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master

Mike talks about all things D&D! Sorry about the plosives in the recording, I was speaking too much into the mic (no need to comment =)) Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:41 Lazy DMs Companion Update - All is Great! 05:02 Thoughts about Wild Beyond the Witchlight Sesson Zero 15:42 More on D&D Not Being Like World of Warcraft 33:05 Patreon Questions 33:28 Patreon Question: Revisiting Old Eliminated Prep Areas 36:04 Patreon Question: Preparing Multiple Sessions in Advance 38:35 Patreon Question: Handling Unexpected Character Deaths 41:25 Patreon Question: Publishing Homebrew Campaigns 45:14 Patreon Question: Favorite and Least Favorite Parts of 5e Seven Years In 51:07 Patreon Question: Evaluating Published Adventures 55:30 Patreon Question: DCs Higher than 30 and Choosing DCs based on the Characters Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Preorder the Lazy DM's Companion

Mike's special mic-check episode of the Lazy D&D Talk show. Just general chatter about lots of random stuff. Contents 00:00:00 Show Intro 00:01:16 What Did I Do Today? 00:03:33 Cobra Kai 00:05:15 Reddit on Character Race Changes 00:13:12 Checking my Mic 00:16:58 Predictions on the Next D&D 00:18:47 Jim Collins's "Good to Great" and Wizards of the Coast 00:28:07 Lots of Monster Books Coming 00:28:50 Dangerous Destinations by Nord Games 00:32:32 Potential Numenera Campaign Adventures 00:45:17 Alphastream's New Patreon 00:49:23 My Dream: An RPG Industry Talk Show 00:52:45 Mike's Next Thing... (Join Patreon to find out!) 00:55:35 Latest Lazy DM's Companion Preview 01:06:54 How do you Grow Your Patreon Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Preorder the Lazy DM's Companion Good to Great Five Stages of Decline Dangerous Destinations Preorder Page Alphastream's New Patreon

Mike prepares for his full Blades in the Dark game. Blades in the Dark Blades in the Dark Notion Campaign Notebook Using Notion.so for Lazy D&D Campaign Planning Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Join Sly Flourish's Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master

Mike prepares for his session zero of Wizards of the Coast hardcover adventure Wild Beyond the Witchlight! Video contents 00:00 Show Intro 01:09 How I feel about Wild Beyond the Witchlight 07:41 Running a Session Zero 12:15 Witchlight Campaign One-Pager 39:26 Reading and Absorbing Wild Beyond the Witchlight 44:04 Adding Dreadful Incursions for Combat Options in Witchlight 57:13 Prepping the First Session at the Witchlight Carnival Links Buy Wild Beyond the Witchlight on Amazon (affiliate link) Wild Beyond the Witchlight Notion Template Eventyr's Complete DM's Bundle for Wild Beyond the Witchlight (affiliate link) Using Notion.so for Lazy D&D Campaign Planning Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Show Intro 01:24 WOTC CEO Chris Cocks Promoted to Hasbro CEO 10:03 Kickstarter Spotlight: Limitless Heroics 14:53 Kickstarter Spotlight: Adventurer's Guide to the Bible 18:47 Kickstarter Spotlight: Nerdarchy's Mage Forge 20:33 Kickstarter Preview Spotlight: Tome of Beasts 3 by Kobold Press 22:31 Product Spotlight: What Crooked Roots 28:04 4e Skill Challenges vs. Blades Progress Clocks 34:52 Patreon Questions 35:27 Patreon Question: Keeping High Levels Challenging 41:00 Patreon Question: Sly Flourish Books on Roll 20? 44:44 Patreon Question: When Do You Give Out the One-Page Campaign Guide? 46:19 Patreon Question: Pre- and Post-Game Rituals 48:34 Patreon Question: Running Complicated Political Intrigue 51:12 This Isn't Gospel. I'm Just Sharing My Experiences 52:05 Patreon Question: Good 5-Page Product Types? 56:11 Patreon Question: Running RPGs for Kids? 57:55 Patreon Question: Good Downward Beats from Hamlet's Hit Points 59:25 Patreon Question: Scaling D&D for Three Characters Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Kickstarter: Limitless Heroics Kickstarter: Adventurer's Guide to the Bible Kickstarter: Mage Forge Kickstarter: Tome of Beasts 3 What Crooked Roots (affiliate link) Mike on Progress Clocks RPG Kids No Thank You Evil Honey Heist Hamlet's Hit Points

Mike prepares for his first full Blades in the Dark game. Blades in the Dark Blades in the Dark Notion Campaign Notebook Using Notion.so for Lazy D&D Campaign Planning Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Join Sly Flourish's Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master