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

Mike prepares for his latest session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden! Frostmaiden YouTube Video Playlist Notion Frostmaiden Campaign Notebook 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 00:01:01 Lazy DM's Companion Kickstarter 00:02:14 Thoughts on Ravenloft Halloween One-Shot 00:13:32 Fizban's Treasury of Dragons 00:21:50 Kickstarter: Amazing Encounters and Places 00:24:29 Kickstarter: Potbellied Kobold's Guide to Villains and Lairs 00:25:33 Kickstarter: Planebreaker 00:28:24 Numenera Humble Bundle 00:30:02 Kickstarter: Book of Ebon Tides 00:31:02 Building RPG Companies Around Kickstarter 00:32:43 Patreon Question: Best Encounters for 1st Session 00:36:54 Patreon Question: Ideal Sidekicks for One-on-One Games 00:38:46 Patreon Question: Running Natural Disasters as Villains 00:41:57 Patreon Question: Ideal Facts for the "Six Truths" when Campaign Building 00:43:38 Patreon Question: Lazy Prep for Dungeons 00:46:42 Patreon Question: Process for Building Boss Monsters 00:50:58 Patreon Question: Tell Players about Monster Immunities and Legendary Resistances 00:54:02 Patreon Question: Lazy Prep for Marathon Sessions 00:56:22 Patreon Question: Ideal Number of Sessions for Milestone Leveling 00:57:24 Patreon Question: Keeping the Tension in Roleplay Scenes 00:58:26 Patreon Question: Using Lazy DM Steps for Other RPGs 01:00:20 Patreon Question: Failing Forward on a TPK? 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  Lazy DM's Companion Running a One-Shot Ravenloft Game Video Running a One-Shot Ravenloft Game Article Draft One-Shot Strahd Stat Block Kickstarter: Amazing Encounters and Places Kickstarter: Potbellied Kobold's Guide to Villains and Lairs Kickstarter: Planebreaker by Monte Cook Games Numenera Humble Bundle Kickstarter: Book of Ebon Tides by Kobold Press Running 1st Level Encounters Tier-based Quests and Adventures Spiral Campaign Development Video Dan Dillion's Tweets on Tuning Bosses Think Through the Eyes of your NPCs

Mike prepares for his latest session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden! Frostmaiden YouTube Video Playlist Notion Frostmaiden Campaign Notebook 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 00:00 Intro 00:39 Artwork from the Lazy DM's Companion 03:22 Mike on D&D Beyond Talking Fizbans 04:21 Call from the Netherdeep Announced 06:23 Critical Role Season 3 08:10 Critical Role's Gaming Room 10:03 How Much Better Would Your Game Be with a Million Dollar Gaming Room? 20:15 Mastering Dungeons 20:59 WOTC's D&D Growth Over Time 25:01 Paizo's Union 27:23 Level Up: Advanced 5e Kickstarter 29:42 Raiders of the Serpent Sea Kickstarter 31:04 Kickstarters are the Most Interesting Growth Areas of RPGs 35:36 Patreon Questions! 36:11 Patreon Question: Running Lighthearted Campaigns 41:38 Which Third Party Products to Trust? 48:24 Running Chases in D&D 55:43 Avenues for Indy RPG Creation - Newsletters!! Links Lazy DM's Companion Kickstarter Mike on D&D Beyond Talking about Fizban's Treasury of Dragons Call from the Netherdeep Critical Role in Variety Critical Role's Gaming Room Hidden Brain podcast on Fear of Missing Out Select the Right Accessories The Best Ways to Improve your D&D Game are Free Mastering Dungeons D&D Growth Over Time Level Up: Advanced 5e Kickstarter Raiders of the Serpent Sea Kickstarter

Mike uses material from the Lazy DM's Companion to continue his preparation for a single-session D&D game! Back the Kickstarter!

Mike prepares for his latest session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden! Frostmaiden YouTube Video Playlist Notion Frostmaiden Campaign Notebook 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 00:00 Show Start 00:29 Lazy DM's Companion Kickstarter 03:14 Fizban's Treasury of Dragons 05:38 The dragons in the First World 10:48 Aspect of Tiamat, Great Wyrm stat blocks, and spellcasting dragons 18:32 Monster Design Guidelines from WOTC 23:45 13th Age Spotlight 43:30 Patreon Question: Tracking what happened 46:44 Patreon Question: Putting on pressure in flexible campaigns 51:26 Patreon Question: The 8 steps in a megadungeon 54:29 Patreon Question: Putting puzzles into your game Links Lazy DM's Companion Kickstarter D&D Talk Show YouTube Playlist Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master  Let's Make an Adventure with the Lazy DM's Companion Fry's Walkthrough of Fizban's Treasury of Dragons Mastering Dungeons

Mike prepares for his latest session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden! Frostmaiden YouTube Video Playlist Notion Frostmaiden Campaign Notebook Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Join Sly Flourish's Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master

Mike uses material from the Lazy DM's Companion to build an adventure! Support the Lazy DM's Companion on Kickstarter! Single-Page Notion Lazy DM Adventure Template Dungeon of Shadow - the results of this "let's make an adventure"

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:40 Lazy DM's Companion Kickstarter 03:24 Mastering Dungeons Live on Twitch 05:12 More New D&D Core Book Thoughts 05:41 This is Different from Other D&D Revisions 09:48 Thoughts on New Monster Design 11:57 Thoughts on the Different D&D Communities 22:28 On Fudging Hit Points 30:43 Patreon Questions 31:54 How do you handle the number of monsters with the lazy benchmark? 38:21 How do you keep a 20th level party going? 41:38 Making Your Own Encounter Tables 45:15 Better Support for Tier 3 and 4? 56:34 Can't Remember Spell Details? That's ok! 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  Lazy DMs Companion Kickstarter 2nd Kickstarter Q&A Video Analysis of the D&D Twitter Community (2017) Daniel Kwan on Fudging Hit Points 2C Gaming's Epic Legacy 2C Gaming's Total Party Kill Bestiary Vol 1 2C Gaming's Total Party Kill Bestiary Vol 2