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

Mike talks about all things D&D! Open up these notes for video contents and links. Contents 00:00 Show Intro 01:33 Lazy DM's Companion Update 04:09 Tips for High CR Monster Damage 13:10 Product Spotlight: Southlands by Kobold Press 37:59 DM Tip: Don't Punish Characters Taking Initiative 42:47 Patreon Questions 43:16 Patreon Question: Restarting an Old Campaign 45:42 Patreon Question: Transitioning a Game to a New DM 48:02 Patreon Question: Unconnected Fronts 51:31 Patreon Question: What's the Problem with Twilight and Peace Clerics? 59:16 Patreon Question: Breaking Up with a Player or Game Links Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Preoder the Lazy DM's Companion Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Southlands by Kobold Press

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Lazy DM Companion update, Polls on Fudging HP, Silvery Barbs and Opting-In for Non-Core books, Blades in the Dark, and Patreon Questions! Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:39 Lazy DM's Companion Update 07:55 Fudging Hit Point Polls for DMs and Players 11:06 Silvery Barbs and Opting-In for Non-Core Books 23:16 Blades in the Dark Spotlight 38:32 December Patreon Questions 39:08 Patreon Question: Too Much Hoarding of Physical Books? 42:13 Patreon Question: Options for Zombie Characters? 44:47 Patreon Question: Procedures for Dungeon Crawls 47:49 Patreon Question: Balancing the Campaign Theme and Six Truths in Spiral Campaign Development 51:43 Patreon Question: High Charisma "Face" Characters Stealing the Show in RP Scenes Links Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Preoder the Lazy DM's Companion Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Fudging HP Poll (Players) Fudging HP Poll (DM) Think DM: Why Are DMs Banning Silvery Barbs Blades in the Dark Blades in the Dark Player's Kit Video on Spiral Campaign Development

Mike chats about all things D&D! Contents 00:00:00 Show Intro 00:01:12 Lazy DM Companion Update 00:03:59 The Sly Flourish After-School RPG Grant 00:06:22 D&D Beyond Usage Poll 00:11:45 Patreon Q&A 00:12:16 Patreon Question: Tuning Encounters Around Your Group 00:19:30 Patreon Question: Noir-Style Adventures in Tier 2+ 00:24:00 Patreon Question: Running Fun High-Level (Level 16+) Campaigns 00:30:36 Patreon Question: More Stuff for Martial Characters 00:34:11 Patreon Question: Players Hoarding Relics and Magic Items 00:38:34 Patreon Question: Getting Players to Use High Level Spells 00:39:54 Patreon Question: Balancing Custom Monsters 00:45:26 Patreon Question: Completely Improvising a Session 00:49:02 Patreon Question: Making Use of Tool Proficiencies 00:52:55 Patreon Question: Avoiding Plot-Armor for Character-Focused Plots 00:55:45 Patreon Question: Rewarding Magic Items While Avoiding Overpowering Characters 01:01:53 Patreon Question: Incorporating Character Secrets 01:05:50 Chat Question: Magic Item Identification 01:06:40 Chat Question: Converting Older Adventures 01:07:09 Chat Question: Fistful of Copper 01:07:43 Chat Question: Creating Rivals 01:08:53 Chat Question: Ideal Endings 01:11:38 Chat Question: Recommended Books, TV Shows, Movies, and Games? 01:13:39 Chat Question: Grendleroot with Small Parties 01:14:00 Show Ending Links Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Preoder the Lazy DM's Companion Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Sly Flourish After-School RPG Program Grants D&D Beyond Usage Poll Lazy Encounter Benchmark

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Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 01:02 Lazy DM's Companion Kickstarter Update 02:30 Mastering Dungeons on Fizban's Treasury of Dragons 08:14 Improvising Monsters With Stat Tables 18:16 Using Different Monster Books for Different Areas 19:52 Sharing Experiences - Not Offering Advice 23:26 Patreon Questions 23:42 Patreon Question: The Non-Core Books with the Biggest Impact on D&D 27:44 Patreon Question: Running Games at a Game Store 31:48 Patreon Question: Using Old School Essentials to Teach D&D? 36:17 Patreon Question: Challenging both Optimized and Non-Optimized Characters 41:52 Patreon Question: Guidelines for Alternative Systems 45:02 Patreon Question: Thinking About Villains Early On 47:17 Patreon Questions: Managing PC Home Bases 48:38 Patreon Question: Managing Character Creation for New Players 51:26 Patreon Question: Is D&D Become Less Flexible? No. Links Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Preoder the Lazy DM's Companion Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Mastering Dungeons on Fizban's Treasury of Dragons Blog of Holding, Monster Manual on a Business Card Managing Time Old School Essentials D&D Basic Rules Teaching New Players D&D Video Lord Gozumba's D&D Twitch Show Ythryn Expanded Towers by Daniel Khan Deep Magic by Kobold Press

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Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Intro 00:34 Patreon Update: Sly Flourish's Uncovered Secrets Volume 1 & 2 02:59 Lazy DM Companion Update 03:55 DM Prep with Obsidian.md 13:19 Kickstarter: Expedition to the Mysterious Peaks 15:16 Kickstarter: cy_borg 20:05 Product Spotlight: Mork Borg Feretory 27:18 DM Tip: Beefing Up 5e Vampires 31:05 Using Fizban's Treasury of Dragons in Play 34:14 Patreon Question: Setting the Mood 39:10 Patreon Question: Planning Upward and Downward Beats 42:42 Patreon Question: Has Character Death Become Taboo? 50:57 Patreon Question: Satisfying Conclusions for Weak Villains Links Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Preoder the Lazy DM's Companion Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Obsidian.md Nicole van der Hoeven's video on using Obsidian with D&D Prep Kickstarter: Expedition to the Mysterious Peaks Kickstarter: cy_borg Mork Borg Feretory Descent into Avernus: Fall of Elturel Campfire Story Prompts During Rests in D&D

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Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00:44 Preorder Page for the Lazy DM's Companion 00:03:21 Thoughts on Fizban's Treasury of Dragons 00:12:43 WOTC's Problem with High CR Damage 00:20:45 Kickstarter: Planegea by Atlast Games 00:23:05 Kickstarter: Skyraiders of Abraxis by Laura and Tracy Hickman 00:25:06 Kickstarter: Rewards and Rarities by 2C Gaming 00:27:13 Kickstarter: Reliquaries by Dwarven Forge 00:32:04 Transitioning to 70% Online Play 00:35:39 Spotlight: Vault of Magic by Kobold Press 00:44:19 Patreon Questions and Answers 00:45:14 Patreon Question: Transitioning to Published Adventures 00:47:46 Patreon Question: Worrying about Subverting Expectations 00:50:37 Patreon Question: Character Deaths and New Characters 00:53:21 Patreon Question: Keeping Track of Characters' Knowledge 00:55:02 Patreon Question: Handling NPC to NPC Conversations 00:56:34 Patreon Question: Adding Details to Fantastic Locations Links D&D Talk Show YouTube Playlist Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master  Preoder the Lazy DM's Companion Level Up Advanced 5e Kickstarter: Planegea by Atlast Games Kickstarter: Skyraiders of Abraxis by Laura and Tracy Hickman Kickstarter: Rewards and Rarities by 2C Gaming Kickstarter: Reliquaries by Dwarven Forge Vault of Magic by Kobold Press