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

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:01:09 D&D & RPG News: Delta Green, Dragonlance, and Kobold Press Humble Bundles 00:05:22 Kickstarter Spotlight: Zaminora Ballad of the Witch 00:06:48 D&D & RPG News: Sigil's Demise 00:13:46 Commentary: Where's the 5.2 SRD? 00:16:40 Commentary: Shadow of the Weird Wizard Initi...

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blog Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Midgard Worldbook Tales of the Valiant Obsidian for TTRPGs

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:06 Kickstarter Spotlight: Beyond the Woods 03:53 Kickstarter Spotlight: Shadowdark Western Reaches 15:25 Commentary: Shadowdark Price Ranges and FOMO 22:53 Commentary: Where Shadowdark Sits Among 5e Games 32:18 DM Tip: House Rules for Shadowdark 38:45 Sly Flourish News: City of Arches Hardcover...

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blog Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Midgard Worldbook Tales of the Valiant Obsidian for TTRPGs

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:21 D&D & RPG News: Mork Borg Bundle of Holding 04:11 D&D & RPG News: Potbellied Kobold Bundle of Holding 05:03 D&D & RPG News: Dungeon Crawl Classics Humble Bundle 07:49 Kickstarter Spotlight: Secrets of Magic for Fateforge 10:29 D&D & RPG News: D&D 2025 Star...

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blog Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Midgard Worldbook Tales of the Valiant Obsidian for TTRPGs

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:11 Sly Flourish News: City of Arches in Markdown and EPUB 17:55 D&D & RPG News: Blog of Holding Monster Manual 2024 Stats in the Creative Commons 22:34 DM Tip: Challenge Rating Deep Dive 54:19 Patreon Question: Fantastic Locations in Contemporary Worlds Links Subscribe to the Sly Flouri...

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blog Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Midgard Worldbook Tales of the Valiant Obsidian for TTRPGs

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:20 D&D & RPG News: Kobold Press Black Flag SRD in Markdown 04:20 Kickstarter Spotlight: Creating and Adapting Monsters for Shadowdark 06:11 D&D & RPG News: Mike Mearls on Dungeon Craft 08:03 Commentary: How Bonus Actions Changed 14:31 Commentary: GM-Focused Products as Advanced...

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blog Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Midgard Worldbook Tales of the Valiant Obsidian for TTRPGs

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:00:58 Hexploration Decks 00:02:59 Mike on EN World and Kobold Press Podcasts 00:04:09 All Three D&D 2024 Core Books are Released 00:06:33 2024 Monster Manual is the Most Important DM-Focused D&D 2024 Book 00:07:46 Is the 2025 Monster Manual Better than the 2014 MM? 00:08:40 Is the D&...

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blog Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Midgard Worldbook Tales of the Valiant Obsidian for TTRPGs

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:02:11 Product Spotlight: Horizon Magazine 00:07:31 D&D & RPG News: Alphastream on 2025 D&D Monster Manual Math 00:09:31 Commentary: D&D at Madison Square Garden 00:13:28 D&D & RPG News: Mike Mearls and Ray Winninger on the Past and Future of D&D 5e 00:15:42 Product S...

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blog Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Midgard Worldbook Tales of the Valiant Obsidian for TTRPGs

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:01:15 Kickstarter Spotlight: Weapons of Lore by Jeff Stevens 00:03:46 Kickstarter Spotlight: Gate Pass Gazette by EN World Publishing 00:07:32 D&D & RPG News: Mike on Kobold Press Talking Doom Points 00:09:50 D&D & RPG News: Ray Winninger Interview with Stan! on YouTube 00:23...

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blog Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Midgard Worldbook Tales of the Valiant Obsidian for TTRPGs

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:01:11 Kickstarter Spotlight: Monster Vault 2 by Kobold Press 00:08:23 Product Spotlight: Crit Happens iOS Dice Roller 00:10:32 Kickstarter Spotlight: Free5e 00:15:54 Product Spotlight: Sly Flourish Newsletter Adventure Generator and One-Page 5e 00:20:49 Commentary: 2025 Monster Manual Videos 00...

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blog Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Midgard Worldbook Tales of the Valiant Obsidian for TTRPGs

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:00 D&D & RPG News: Most Anticipated RPGs of 2025 11:55 Commentary: Two Year Anniversary of the OGL Crisis 32:54 Patreon Spotlight: Talk Show Database with 2,000 Topics 38:28 DM Tip: Improvisation and the Eight Steps 51:29 Patreon Question: Lightning Rods for Control Wizards 57:06 Patreo...

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blog Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Midgard Worldbook Tales of the Valiant Obsidian for TTRPGs

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:11 D&D & RPG News: Goodman Games DCC Bundle of Holding 03:20 D&D & RPG News: Humblewood and Heckna Pay What You Want 05:57 Sly Flourish News: Whitesparrow and the Night Blades in the CC 09:55 D&D & RPG News: Goodman Games 5e System - Advanced Advantage 13:57 Product Spot...

Mike looks back over a year in the TTRPG hobby! 00:00 Show Start 02:19 100 Games in 2024 03:16 D&D 2024 PHB and DMG Released 05:00 Tales of the Valiant 07:03 Black Flag System Reference Document 10:06 2024 D&D on Foundry, Fantasy Grounds, and Roll20 13:35 Shadow of the Weird Wizard 14:37 Third Party Publishers on D&D Beyond 22:41 Shadowdark 23:25 City of Arches 25:24 RPGs and Generativ...

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 02:09 D&D & RPG News: Cities Without Number Bundle of Holding 07:51 D&D & RPG News: Shadowrun Bundle of Holding 08:58 D&D & RPG News: Join the Arcane Library Newsletter for Two Free Adventures 11:02 DM Tip: GM Resources in Markdown for Obsidian 25:27 DM Tip: Use the Obsidia...

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blog Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Midgard Worldbook Tales of the Valiant Obsidian for TTRPGs

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:03 D&D & RPG News: One Ring Bundle of Holding 03:57 D&D & RPG News: Haunted West 50% Off 04:52 Commentary: Running Mixed 5e Characters 20:18 DM Tip: Avoid the 2024 DMG's Enspelled Magic Items 33:14 Product Spotlight: Tales of the Valiant Game Master's Guide Links Subscribe to th...