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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:39 Sly Flourish News: Grendleroot for $5 02:56 Sly Flourish News: TOV Article, Patreon Benefits, New GM Card, COA Updates, Shadowdark Scenario 10:50 Kickstarter Spotlight: Fury of the Forsaken by Lazy Wolf Studios 12:27 D&D & RPG News: Huge Pathfinder 2 Humble Bundle 15:49 D&D & RPG News: Sage Advice Column on D&D Beyond 19:58 Commentary: Paizo Flip Mat Basic Versus Chessex Battle Map 38:46 Patreon Question: Lazy Encounter Benchmark and Waves of Combatants 44:55 Patreon Question: Leveling Up Villains with Forge of Foes 47:34 Patreon Question: Managing Real-World Time In-Game 52:00 Patreon Question: Character Motivation in Shadowdark with high PC Turnover 58:06 Patreon Question: Managing Monster Difficulty in D20 / 5e Games Links Grendleroot On Sale for $5! Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Gems of the Tales of the Valiant Game Master's Guide Fury of the Forsaken Kickstarter Pathfinder 2 Asian Fantasy Humble Bundle D&D 2024 Sage Advice Staedtler 315-9 Medium Point Wet Erase Markers Chessex Battle Mat Chessex Battle Megamat Pathfinder Flip Mat Basic Lazy Encounter Benchmark Dials of Monster Difficulty

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:04 Sly Flourish News: Ruins of the Grendleroot On Sale 04:42 Sly Flourish News: 5e Artisanal Monster Database Updated with D&D 2025 MM Monsters 07:42 Sly Flourish News: New Articles and Podcasts 10:04 Kickstarter Spotlight: Knock Issue 5 from Merry Mushman 13:17 D&D & RPG News: 5.2 SRD Released into the Creative Commons 22:07 Commentary: What can GM's Do with the 5.2 SRD? 27:40 Commentary: A Look at Mike's Little Candles -- Is WOTC Being a Good Steward of the Hobby? 45:36 D&D & RPG News: D&D 2024 Errata 49:34 DM Tip: Using Physical Book At the Table Links Ruins of the Grendleroot On Sale for $5 Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Knock Kickstarter 5.2 SRD Page 5.2 SRD PDF D&D 2024 PHB Errata D&D 2024 DMG Errata D&D 2024 MM Errata

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:01 Sly Flourish News: City of Arches, Latest SF articles and podcasts, new CC material 12:15 D&D & RPG News: D&D 2024 5.2 System Reference Document on Tuesday 15:09 Commentary: Why the 5.2 SRD Matters to GMs 20:25 Commentary: Do we Need a 5.2 SRD in the OGL? No! 24:52 Commentary: How to Play D&D 6E Today! 31:49 DM Tip: Get Your Players to Play Other Systems 39:47 Patreon Question: Getting Players to Search More 44:56 Patreon Question: Grim Portents and Focusing On Your Next Game 49:04 Patreon Question: Revealing Secrets Through Sages 51:22 Patreon Question: What Sections Are Missing From Most GM Books? Monuments Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: City of Arches D&D 2024 5.2 SRD Coming Tuesday 13th Age Shadow of the Weird Wizard Numenera Dusk City Outlaws Lazy GM's Resource Document

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:01:25 D&D & RPG News: Jeremy Crawford Leaves Wizards of the Coast 00:07:31 D&D & RPG News: State of the OSR Podcast 00:09:42 Sly Flourish News: City of Arches Available in Hardcover in US and Canada 00:11:35 Sly Flourish News: SF Books for Friendly Local Game Shops through ACD 00:12:42 DM Tip: Running the D&D 2025 Monster Manual Beholder 00:24:25 Commentary: How do RPGs Die? 00:46:02 D&D & RPG News: One-on-One Adventures in Dragon Delves 00:49:42 DM Tip: Running One-on-One Games 00:54:52 Patreon Question: The Lazy GM Eight Steps on Index Cards 00:58:19 Patreon Question: Encounter Building for Three Characters 01:01:58 Patreon Question: Are 5e Systems Compatible and Which Would I Choose if I Had to Pick One? Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Jeremy Crawford Leaves WOTC State of the OSR Gencon Panel Podcast City of Arches Hardcover available in US and CA Sly Flourish ACD Distribution for Local Game Shops One-on-One Adventures in Dragon Delves Tips for One-on-One play

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:01:26 Kickstarter Spotlight: Scepter of the Lightbringer 00:04:57 D&D & RPG News: Chris Perkins Leaves Wizards of the Coast 00:09:26 D&D & RPG News: Tariffs and TTRPGs 00:15:15 Commentary: BG3, Stardew Valley, and Thoughts About Copyright 00:30:18 D&D & RPG News: Level Up Gateway for Level Up Advanced 5e and the Current State of 5e Character Builders 00:36:24 DM Tip: Build a D&D 2024 Character On Paper in Ten Minutes 00:44:56 Patreon Question: Managing Perception and Passive Perception 00:50:08 Patreon Question: Describing Terrain Mechanics in Combat Encounters 00:54:14 Patreon Question: Managing Boring but Effective Character Strateies 00:58:43 Patreon Question: Introducing Old Monsters as New Monsters 01:01:46 Patreon Question: How Long to Get a Feel for a New RPG? Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Scepter of the Lightbringer Kickstarter Chris Perkins Leaves Wizards of the Coast EN World Discussion Tariffs and TTRPGs EN World Discussion Stardew Valley, BG3, and WOTC DMCA Takedown Discussion on EN World Level Up Gateway for Level Up Advanced 5e Dungeon Master Diaries Your Ability Check Toolkit What Does Passive Perception Show You?

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:17 Kickstarter Spotlight: Free5e 07:24 Kickstarter Spotlight: Alien RPG Evolved Edition 09:23 D&D & RPG News: New Miniatures for Sigil? Where's my Gold Dragon Docker?? 14:01 D&D & RPG News: D&D 2024 5.2 System Reference Document Coming "Soon" 19:14 Commentary: Memoirs of a Dracolich 28:35 DM Tip: Slow, Medium, and Fast Initiative 32:03 Patreon Question: Promote Better Behavior for Online Play 35:56 Patreon Question: Choose Your Gamemaster's Guide 39:29 Patreon Question: Incentivizing Movement for Ranged Attackers 43:49 Patreon Question: Stealth and Hiding in D&D 2024 50:46 Patreon Question: Forge of Foes for Shadowdark? 52:18 Patreon Question: Lazy Encounter Benchmark for Tales of the Valiant Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Free5e Kickstarter Alien RPG Evolved Kickstarter D&D Mimic Miniature for Sigil 5.2 SRD "Soon" Discussion on D&D Beyond Ginny Di on Better Online Behavior Merric Blackman on Hiding Justin Alexander on Better Stealth Rules Shadowdark Monster Stats Creating and Adapting Monsters for use in Shadowdark RPG The Lazy Encounter Benchmark Comparing D&D 2024 to the Lazy Encounter Benchmark

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 Initial Thoughts 00:36:04 DM Tip: Defending Yourself Out of the Fun 00:57:03 Patreon Question: Catching Characters Up to Higher Level Adventures 00:59:23 Patreon Question: Running Heroic Adventures with Shadowdark 01:01:33 Patreon Question: Which Monster Book Do You Reach For? 01:05:19 Patreon Question: Experiences with Level Up Advanced 5e Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Delta Green Humble Bundle Dragonlance Novel Humble Bundle Kobold Press 5e Player Option Humble Bundle Zamanora Ballad of the Witch Kickstarter Has Wizards of the Coast Given Up on Sigil? Gizmodo – Hasbro Is Scrapping Dungeons & Dragons‘s Ambitious Virtual Tabletop Shadow of the Weird Wizard Soren Johnson – Players Optimize Out of the Fun Dungeon Master Diaries with Kelsey Dionne

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 Hardcovers and the Key of Worlds Scenario Path 44:54 Sly Flourish News: Additions to the Lazy GM's Reference Document 49:49 Sly Flourish News: Forge of Foes on Audible 50:58 Patreon Question: Alternatives to Cultists 55:04 Patreon Question: Suggestions for Short Adventures and One-Shot Rewards Links Forge of Foes on Audible Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Beyond the Woods Kickstarter Shadowdark Western Reaches Kickstarter Shadowdark Quick Start Free PDF Shadowdark Quick Start Softcover City of Arches Lazy GM's Reference Document

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 Starter Set Info 15:44 Commentary: What WOTC Products Matter for the RPG Hobby? 17:42 Commentary: Sci Show on Science of Scheduling a D&D Game 23:14 D&D & RPG News: Bob World Builder on RPG Kickstarters 28:10 Commentary: RPGs I Want To Play 37:17 DM Tip: The Retreat Action 46:14 Patreon Question: How Does Fog Cloud Work with Advantage? 50:12 Patreon Question: The Eight Steps with Big Dungeons 52:45 Patreon Question: Players Forgetting Character Abilities 54:40 Patreon Question: Dealing with Players Whose Characters Run Ahead 59:35 Patreon Question: DM Screen on Small Table Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Mork Borg Bundle of Holding Potbellied Kobold Bundle of Holding DCC Megabundle Humble Bundle Fateforge Secrets of Magic Kickstarter D&D Starter Set Video Official D&D Starter Set Demo at New York Toy Faire EN World Thread Sci Show on Scheduling RPG Games Bob World Builder on Crowdfunding Historical Trends The Retreat Action

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 Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: City of Arches Blog of Holding 2025 Monster Manual on a Business Card What Does Challenge Rating Mean in D&D 5e? The Lazy Encounter Benchmark

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 Software for Advanced Users 21:06 Commentary: Experiences with the D&D 2025 Monster Manual Adult Black Dragon 29:31 DM Tip: Legendary Resistance Alternatives 39:51 Commentary: The End of One D&D 49:02 Patreon Question: Running Frostmaiden with Shadowdark 51:58 Patreon Question: Additional Roles for Exploration 53:38 Patreon Question: Did I Negate Character Abilities and Take Away Player Agency? 56:08 Patreon Question: Should I Kill Shadowdark Characters with Big Backstory? 58:38 Patreon Question: Is Your YouTube Channel Dying? Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Kobold Press Black Flag SRD in Markdown Creating and Adapting Monsters for Shadowdark Kickstarter Mearls on Dungeoncraft

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&D 2025 MM the Best 5e Monster Book? 00:12:30 Could It Have Been Better? Of Course. 00:14:36 Monsters Hit at Their Challenge Rating 00:19:59 Other Designers on the Monster Math 00:22:05 D&D 2025 Monster Manual Compared to Forge of Foes 00:25:56 2025 Monster Manual Effects Don't Negatively Impact Damage Anymore 00:28:04 Vampire 00:30:15 Requires Looking Up Spells 00:35:50 Cultist Fanatic 00:37:59 The Language of the 2025 Monster Manual 00:39:47 No Orcs, Drow, or Duergar 00:50:56 Static Initiative Scores 00:54:16 Crappy Treasure "Tables" 00:56:29 Crappy Ability Score Tables 01:00:05 Awesome Contextual Random Tables 01:03:01 Alphabetically Sorted Most of the Time 01:05:31 What Else Is Missing? 01:06:38 Day 1 Errata 01:07:55 Final Thoughts Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: BackerKit: Hexploration Decks by Inkwell Ideas Mike on Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop Podcast (YouTube – MM starts at 1:18:00) Mike on Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop Podcast (Podcast Recording) Mike on Kobold Chat Talking About Doom Points Paul Hughes on 2025 Monster Manual on a Business Card Alphastream YouTube Monster Manual Analysis Bob World Builder on the Monster Manual

We're joined this week by special guest Mike Shea, aka Sly Flourish, who delves deep into the new D&D Monster Manual--he has thoughts and feelings! Dungeons & Dragons Live-Action TV Show in the Works at Netflix Evil Drow Statblocks to Return in Forgotten Realms Rulebooks Later This Year Dungeons & Dragons Dumps Disclaimers From Book Credits Page Critical Role to Air Grimdark Daggerheart Miniseries Marvel Multiverse RPG Getting an Avengers Expansion Possum Creek Joins Steve Jackson Games as New RPG Imprint Fighting Fantasy - Solo Adventure Gamebooks - Back In Print! Pirouette - A Ballet Horror TTRPG The Magnus Archives RPG: Tangled in the Web

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 Spotlight: 2025 Monster Manual Initial Thoughts 00:27:56 Product Spotlight: D&D 2025 Monster Manual Lich 00:32:28 DM Tip: Avoid Getting Caught in the Zeitgeist 00:44:13 Patreon Spotlight: Talk Show and Patreon Q&A Databases 00:47:13 Patreon Question: What D&D Classes and Features Do I Ban? 00:52:19 Patreon Question: Making Flat Paper Character Minis 00:54:34 Patreon Question: Dealing with Agency-Stealing Effects like Stun 01:00:32 Patreon Question: Basic Rules or 5.1 SRD for New Players Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Horizon Magazine Alphastream on 2025 D&D Monster Manual Math Ray Winninger and Mike Mearls on Past and Future of D&D 5e Printable Heroes

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 00:23:06 D&D & RPG News: No Roll20 Tales of the Valiant Character Builder 00:34:36 Commentary: Thoughts from the Philidelphia Area Gaming Expo 00:48:20 Commentary: RPG Communities on Independent Spaces 01:05:54 Patreon Question: Can I Submit Your Book to Adobe's AI Tool? Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Weapons of Lore Kickstarter Gate Pass Gazette Annual 2024 Terror from the Underdeep Mike on KP talking Doom Points and Monster Vault 2 Ray Winninger EN World Discussion Ray Winninger on Stan!'s Show Stan!'s 50 Years YouTube Playlist Bring On the Discourse – Yochai Gal EN World forums.rpg.net Mastodon — dice.camp Mastodon — chirp.enworld.org Mastodon — mastodon.social Bluesky My Bluesky Starter Pack TTRPG Blogs RPG Blogroll ttrpg.network Top Rated RPG Podcasts

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 00:44:24 Commentary: What Do I Want From WOTC After the Monster Manual? 00:49:07 DM Tip: When and How to Fudge Your Game 00:59:41 Patreon Question: Monster Dials for Non-5e Games 01:01:47 Patreon Question: Alternative Initiative Options Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Monster Vault 2 Kickstarter by Kobold Press Crit Happens iOS Dice Roller Free5e Kickstarter

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 Patreon Question: Running for a Mix of Online and Offline Players 59:54 Patreon Question: Homebrewing Character Buffs Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Most Anticipated RPGS of 2025 OGL Article by Lin Codega on 5 January 2023 The Story Behind WOTC's Blurring of D&D 2024 Videos – Lazy RPG Talk Show

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 Spotlight: Monster Overhaul 22:57 Commentary: Thoughts on Foundry 36:38 DM Tip: 3-2-1 Quest Model 44:07 Patreon Question: Dealing with the Strain of GMing 49:28 Patreon Question: Balancing Types of Secrets 52:06 Patreon Question: Which Books Do You Take With You? Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Goodman Games DCC Adventure Bundle of Holding Humblewood Campaign Setting Pay What You Want Heckna Campaign Adventure Pay What You Want Whitesparrow and Night Blades in the Creative Commons Monster Overhaul Mobile Improvements for Foundry

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 Obsidian Web Clipper to Save Web Pages 29:31 Sly Flourish News: Free Dice Roller Web App 35:23 Commentary: Notable Sections of the 2024 D&D Dungeon Master's Guide 59:44 Patreon Question: Pondering Conclusions for Sandbox Games 01:02:55 Patreon Question: Using a Big Monitor on a Gaming Table 01:04:37 Patreon Question: Advice for Bridge and Travel Sessions Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Cities Without Number Bundle of Holding Shadowrun 4e Bundle of Holding Arcane Library Lazy GM Tools in Markdown on Github Obsidian Web Clipper Free Dice Roller Lazy Encounter Benchmark Running Hoards

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 the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: One Ring Bundle of Holding Haunted West 50% off (Coupon HOLIDAY24) Tales of the Valiant Game Master's Guide (Affiliate Link)

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:12 D&D & RPG News: Level Up Gateway Alpha Released 07:42 Product Spotlight: A5e.Tools 10:36 D&D & RPG News: Lord of the Rings 5e Not Independent 14:59 D&D & RPG News: So You Wanna Roleplay 16:48 Commentary: The Products We Continually Use at the Table 40:15 Sly Flourish News: 20% off Sly Flourish Books! 41:38 Sly Flourish News: New Quarterly Patreon Q&A 44:33 Patreon Question: Worldbuilding Off-Screen Towns and Settlements 47:33 Patreon Question: Relating CR to the Monster's Fiction 51:23 Patreon Question: Will "Update Available" overwrite my D&D Beyond Stuff? 55:29 Patreon Question: What Do You Think of the 4th Edition Dungeon Master's Guide? 01:00:42 Patreon Question: Full-Power Characters Showing Up Deep in Dungeons Links 20% Off Buy Sly Flourish Books: Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Level Up Gateway Alpha Announcement Level Up Gateway A5e.Tools Wanna Play Right Now Buy Wanna Play Right Now High-Use RPG Products – All Responses Worlds Without Number Worlds Without Number - Free Version Flee Mortals A5e Monstrous Menagerie A5e Trials and Treasure Knave 2 Maze Rats Maze Rats pdf Maze Rats Obsidian Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Forge of Foes Lazy DM's Companion So You Want to be a Gamemaster Monster Overhaul Ironsworn Raging Swan Dread Thingonomicon GM Miscellany Chessex Wet Erase Battle Mat Dyson Maps Midgard Worldbook (Affiliate link) Lazy Monster Tokens 5e Cheat Sheet Sly Flourish 2024 Gift Guide

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:23 D&D & RPG News: Scott Gray on Points of Interest 03:11 Sly Flourish News: Mike's Going to the Philidelphia Area Game Expo! 04:24 D&D & RPG News: Lord of the Rings on D&D Beyond 10:11 Commentary: Building a Resilient Hobby when Elon Musk Threatens to Buy It 12:01 D&D & RPG News: Half-Off Lord of the Rings from Free League 13:58 Commentary: More Thoughts on a Resilient TTRPG Hobby 16:06 Sly Flourish News: 20% Off Sly Flourish Books 17:49 D&D & RPG News: Tales of the Valiant Pocket Editions 19:07 D&D & RPG News: Free League Sales 20:31 D&D & RPG News: Old School Essentials Sale 23:16 D&D & RPG News: Free League Bundle of Holding 24:12 D&D & RPG News: Heroforge Custom Flat Acrylic Miniatures 26:36 Commentary: The Best Value in TTRPG Accessories 31:38 DM Tip: The Dangers of Crafting Magic Items in the D&D 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide 43:18 Patreon Question: Organizing and Tracking Monsters in 5e Combat 47:54 Patreon Question: Getting Into Alien Minds 50:24 Patreon Question: The Resolution of Fantastic Locations 53:16 Patreon Question: Understanding Scenes and Locations Links 20% off Sly Flourish Books and Free US Shipping! Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Points of Interest by Scott Gray Philadelphia Area Gaming Expo Lord of the Rings on D&D Beyond What does the Lord of the Rings integration on D&D Beyond look like? Buy Lord of the Rings 5e from Free League Free League Humble Bundle Musk – "How Much is Hasbro?" Ensuring the resilence of your RPGs Surviving a Digital D&D Tales of the Valiant: Player's Guide & Monster Vault Pocket Editions Old School Essentials Sale Flat Heroforge Miniatures Pathfinder Flip-Mat Basic Staedtler Lumovision medium black 315-9 Tracking Monsters by Player-Driven Characteristics

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:15 D&D & RPG News: Lazy RPG Talk Show Number One D&D Podcast by D&D Fanatics 02:32 D&D & RPG News: Professor Dungeon Master on the 2024 DMG 04:55 D&D & RPG News: DM David on a 25 year D&D Wish List 08:53 Commentary: Elon Musk tells WOTC to Burn In Hell 19:55 DM Tip: Anatomy of a Situation -- Red Eagle Tower 41:45 Patreon Spotlight: Tomb of the War King Scenario 47:18 Patreon Question: Favorite Monster Abilities of Players 51:23 Patreon Question: Building Your Own Campaign Outlines 53:28 Patreon Question: Tips for Playing In-Person Games Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: The 10 Best DnD Podcasts (That Aren't Actual Plays) Professor Dungeon Master on the 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide DM David on 25 Year D&D Wish List Elon Musk Calls for WOTC to Burn in Hell over Making of Original D&D Passages The Making of the Original Dungeons & Dragons 1970 1977 (affiliate link) "Damn Right I'm a Sexist" Gygax defines self as a biological determinist in 2024 Cory Doctorow on Harlan Ellison D&D Co-Creator Gary Gygax was Sexist – Talking About it is Key to Preserving his Legacy When We Were Wizards Using Maps for In-Person Games Tools of the Lazy Dungeon Master

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:13 D&D & RPG News: Mike on EN World Podcast Talking about the 2024 DMG 02:51 D&D & RPG News: Pathfinder 2 Humble Bundle 05:38 D&D & RPG News: Phantasy Star RPG Preorder 06:51 Kickstarter Spotlight: A5E Monstrous Menagerie 2 08:14 Commentary: Hard Truths About Crowdfunded RPGs 25:20 Commentary: Comparing DMG 2024 Advice to Lazy DM Advice 40:19 Patreon Question: Character Home Bases 44:45 Patreon Question: Set Piece Battles or Theater of the Mind? 49:10 Patreon Question: Best After-Session Notes 51:00 Patreon Question: Improving NPC Voices While Roleplaying Links Mike on Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop Podcast Pathfinder 2E Humble Bundle Phantasy Star RPG Preorder A5E Monstrous Menagerie 2 Top Tips for GMs – SlyFlourish.com Matt Mercer on NPC Voices – DM's Deep Dive Dialects Archive Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books:

Veteran comic book creator crowdfunders Kevin Joseph (Tart) and Mike Shea (Miskatonic High) join Tyler for a discussion about collaborative cross-over Kickstarter launches. Recently, Mike and Kevin launched a project two years in the making, crossing their characters over in an innovative trading card series.

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: Blades in the Dark Deep Cuts 03:37 Commentary: What Do You Need to Prep Your Session? 36:52 Commentary: Encounter Building in the D&D 2024 DMG and the Lazy Encounter Benchmark Links Blades in the Dark Deep Cuts Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Lazy GM Resource Document The Lazy Encounter Benchmark 2024 DMG Versus the Lazy Encounter Benchmark Alphastream on Encounter Building Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books:

Join Russ, PJ Coffey from the Southampton Guild Roleplayers, and Jessica from EN Publishing, along with special guest Mike Shea, as they delve into the newly released 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide. This week's episode focuses on a comprehensive analysis of the guide, highlighting its strengths, areas for improvement, and its potential impact on both new and seasoned Dungeon Masters. Mike Shea provides his firsthand experience with the guide, sharing insights on the book's organization, the inclusion of essential tools, and its approach to aiding Dungeon Masters in running engaging campaigns. The discussion also touches on the practical aspects of adventure creation and the inclusion of Bastions as a new game feature. In addition to the core topic, the episode briefly covers the latest tabletop RPG news, including the 10th anniversary of the Era: The Consortium, Blades in the Dark's new expansion, and Critical Role's Christmas album. The hosts also discuss the implications of Apple's new Patreon policy and Twitch's updated content guidelines.  

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:15 Kickstarter Spotlight: Draconics the Peaceful Way to Play 5e 03:21 Kickstarter Spotlight: Wondrous Worlds by Nord Games 05:16 D&D & RPG News: D&D 2024 Free Rules Givith and then Taketh Away 09:28 Commentary: D&D 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide Thoughts and the Four Gamemaster's Guides 34:07 DM Tip: Avoid NPC Betrayals 44:59 Patreon Question: Favorite Short Adventure Books 47:52 Patreon Question: Expanding a GM's Reading List 49:18 Patreon Question: Focusing on Prep for the Next Session 51:09 Patreon Question: Needing to Improvise with Shadowdark 54:01 Patreon Question: Top House Rules for Shadowdark 57:03 Patreon Question: The Urgency of Multiple Quest Hooks # [01:00:50 Patreon Question: Where to End Shadowdark Sessions Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Draconis: The Peaceful Way to Play DND 5E Wondrous Worlds by Nord Games Updated D&D 2024 Free Rules Oops, that was a mistake Level Up Advanced 5e Trials and Treasure Tales of the Valiant Gamemaster's Guide

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:16 Product Spotlight: Defiler of Moonsilk Keep 03:44 Product Spotlight: Horizons Magazine Issue 1 06:25 Product Spotlight: Frontiers of Eberron 12:35 Kickstarter Spotlight: Adventures in Teaching and Learning with TTRPGs 14:27 Kickstarter Spotlight: Dwarven Forge Dungeons Reforged 24:25 Commentary: Experiences at Gamehole Con 34:20 DM Tip: Pool Table Game Mastering 45:43 Patreon Question: What Makes a Great Monster Book 51:44 Patreon Question: Running Big Timed Events in Scenes Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Defiler of Moonsilk Keep Horizons Issue 1 Frontiers of Eberron Adventures in Teaching and Learning in TTRPGs Dwarven Forge Dungeons Reforged Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 02:17 D&D & RPG News: Call of Cthulhu Humbled Bundle 04:40 Sly Flourish News: City of Arches Key of Worlds Scenarios for Hero-Tier Subscribers 12:28 Product Spotlight: Dread Thingonomicon Markdown for Obsidian 16:19 Sly Flourish News: Lazy GM Reference Guides in Markdown for Obsidian 20:23 Sly Flourish News: Sly Flourish 2025 Calendar! 22:00 Commentary: The Trouble with Crafting Systems in 5e 36:37 DM Tip: Advanced Random Encounter Tricks 49:46 Patreon Question: Adding Subquests and Managing Levels with Campaign Arcs 54:04 Patreon Question: Keeping Combat Descriptions Flavorful 57:17 Patreon Question: Designing a Heroic Shadowdark-Style Game Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Call of Cthulhu Humbled Bundle Dread Thingonomicon Dread Laironomicon Lazy GM Resource Docs likewise have Obsidian versions Lazy GM's Resource Document Lazy GM's 5e Monster Builder Resource Document Crit-Tech's Lazy GM Documents on Github (including Obsidian Markdown versions) Sly Flourish 2025 calendar

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:20 Sly Flourish News: Sly Flourish After-School RPG Club Sponsorship 07:44 D&D & RPG News: Free Kobold Press Encounter Builder 11:11 D&D & RPG News: Dread Thingonomicon Bundle of Holding for $8 13:52 D&D & RPG News: Goodman Games Humble Bundle 16:04 Kickstarter Spotlight: Grim Hollow Transformed Kickstarter 19:15 D&D & RPG News: Ars Magica in a Creative Commons License 26:33 DM Tip: Two Bandits Talking About the Characters 31:28 Patreon Question: Single Best Tip for New GMs 38:24 Patreon Question: What If Characters Don't Strike Lighting Rods? 44:12 Patreon Question: D&D 2024 Tool DCs and DM Agency 50:18 Patreon Question: Can You Mix TOV, A5e, D&D 2024, and D&D 2014? Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Sly Flourish After-School RPG Sponsorship Kobold Press Encounter Builder Dread Thingonomicon Goodman Games humble bundle Grim Hollow Transformed Kickstarter Ars Magica Rules and Setting under CC BY SA Top Tips for RPG Game Masters Lightning Rods

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:30 Kickstarter Spotlight: Enter the Labyrinth by Kobold Press 05:15 Kickstarter Spotlight: Dragontown and the Darkness Below 11:03 D&D & RPG News: Horizons Magazine by Wildmage Press 12:16 D&D & RPG News: Beadle and Grimm 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide Map Pack 14:04 D&D & RPG News: 2024 Player's Handbook is D&D's Fastest Selling Book Ever 18:22 Commentary: You Don't Own Your D&D Beyond Books 21:24 D&D & RPG News: Hidden Subclass Compatibility in D&D 2024 27:32 Commentary: The Current State of Generative AI and TTRPGs 46:23 Patreon Question: Industry Standards for Releasing RPG Material Under Open Licenses 52:03 Patreon Question: Coming Up with Villains or Fronts in Strange Campaign Settings 54:36 Patreon Question: Excluding a Player from a Game Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Kobold Press's Labyrinth Kickstarter Dragontown and the Darkness Below Kickstarter Wildmage Press Horizons Magazine Beadle and a Grymm Greyhawk map pack D&D 2024 Player's Handbook Fastest Selling D&D Book of All Time New California law means digital stores can't imply you're buying a game when you're merely licensing it Where do your Steam games go when you die? The Best LLM for Generating RPG Stuff – Your Brain

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:16 D&D & RPG News: Roll20 Packages for Doctors Without Borders 03:04 Kickstarter Spotlight: Pirate Borg 09:06 DM Tip: Run I6 Ravenloft with Shadowdark on Halloween 10:45 D&D & RPG News: Free D&D 2024 Rules with All Twelve Classes 13:20 D&D & RPG News: D&D Adventurer's League Moves to D&D 2024 26:13 D&D & RPG News: D&D 2024 PHB Available Physically and on Four VTTs 33:55 DM Tip: D&D 2024's Handling of Tools and DCs 41:02 DM Tip: Two Words for Increasing Combat Challenge 51:06 Patreon Question: What's My Next Campaign? 53:26 Patreon Question: Upward and Downward Beats in a Campaign 57:46 Patreon Question: Why Switch to Obsidian? Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Pirate Borg Down Among the Dead Ravenloft with Shadowdark Video Ravenloft with Shadowdark Article D&D Beyond D&D 2024 Free Rules Includes All Twelve Classes D&D Adventures League Updates D&D PHB 2024 on Foundry D&D PHB 2024 on Fantasy Grounds D&D PHB 2024 on Roll20 Roll20 Characters Midgard Dragon Empire Campaign Video

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:01:16 Kickstarter Spotlight: Worldographer 2025 by Inkwell Ideas 00:03:36 Kickstarter Spotlight: Shadow City Mysteries 00:04:53 Product Spotlight: Level Up Advanced 5e on Bundle of Holding 00:10:46 D&D & RPG News: MCDM's License for Draw Steel 00:17:33 Product Spotlight: Shadowdark Guide to Monster Statistics by Matt Dietrich 00:22:14 Commentary: Four Sources of D&D History 00:44:16 DM Tip: Instant Monsters for 5e 00:59:02 Patreon Question: Handling Back Seat Driving Veteran Players 01:03:17 Patreon Question: Running the City of Arches with Shadowdark 01:05:40 Patreon Question: Managing Secrets with Multiple Paths Ahead 01:08:09 Patreon Question: Building Single-Session Episodic Adventures Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Worldographer Kickstarter Shadow City Mysteries Crowdfunding campaign Level Up A5e Bundles of Holding – Core Level Up A5e Bundles of Holding – Adventures Draw Steel creators license Shadowdark Quick Monster Stats by Matt Dietrich D&D 50 Year Panel D&D 50 Celebration Games When We Were Wizards The Making of Original D&D: 1970 - 1977

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:13 Sly Flourish News: Mike Loses a Bet 02:59 D&D & RPG News: D&D 2024 and Free D&D on D&D Beyond 14:06 D&D & RPG News: Rich Lescoulflair Talking Phantasy Star RPG on Morrus's Podcast 15:42 D&D & RPG News: Matt Coleville on Eldritch Lorecast Talking About Project Sigil 19:35 D&D & RPG News: Free Hex Crawl Rules from Cursed Scroll 4 23:26 Product Spotlight: Broken Weave for 5e by Cubicle 7 36:24 DM Tip: Distance, Activity, and Attitude for Random Encounters 48:18 Patreon Question: Rewriting Published Adventures for Table Use 52:09 Patreon Question: Building Your Own Pantheon 55:38 Patreon Question: Using the Eight Steps for Published Adventures Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: 2024 D&D Free Rules on D&D Beyond Rich Lescouflair on Phantasy Star RPG on Morrus's Podcast Matt Coleville on Eldritch Lorecast Free Hex Crawl Rules from Arcane Library Broken Weave for 5e Reaction Tables Across the Years Choosing the Right Steps from Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:01:49 D&D & RPG News: Follow Up on D&D 2014 Material in D&D Beyond 00:05:59 D&D & RPG News: Lost Worlds of Gygax Humble Bundle 00:10:46 D&D & RPG News: D&D Direct Announcements 00:19:48 Product Spotlight: Knave 2 by Ben Milton 00:41:12 DM Tip: Twelve Types of Medieval Artwork and Architecture for Dungeon Delving 00:53:50 Patreon Question: Convincing New Players to Try a New System 00:57:09 Patreon Question: 18 Months Since Other Publishers Published on D&D Beyond 01:05:04 Patreon Question: Using City of Arches with Theros 01:06:38 Patreon Question: Empire of the Ghouls Out of Print 01:08:41 Patreon Question: Favorite Sourcebook and Setting Links Join the City of Arches Kickstarter! Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Lost World of Gygax Humble Bundle D&D Direct Announcements Knave 2 Twelve Types of Medieval Artwork and Architecture

It's a grand showdown within the throne room. It's time to overthrow The Rotten King! ----more---- The exciting finale of the community oneshot of Dungeons & Dragons played at The Dice Club in Midland. Featuring players from the Perth D&D community and provided as a free podcast!  The adventure is "Den of the Rotten Kings" by Mike Shea from the Kobold Press: Book of Lairs 2016. Thank you to Jeremy at The Dice Club for hosting us and the amazing players! CAST OF CHARACTERS: DM | Andrew Master Hummingbird | Eduardo Gerard | Andrew Augustus | Kevin Master Oozeway | Ben ----more---- SOCIAL Twitter: @nwtbugbear Facebook | YouTube | Instagram @NWTBPODCAST Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NWTBPODCAST MUSIC "Delightful Dread" by John S. © 2024 John S. All Rights Reserved. Music: "Planning", "Tam Lin", "Battlefield", "Dark Hollows", "Prepare for War", "Battle for the Creek", "Mega Boss Fight", "Blood Eagle", "The Enemy", "Countdown", "The Great Battle" and "Fantasy Ambience" by Alexander Nakarada (creatorchords.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All other sounds and effects are sourced from https://freesound.org using the Creative Commons 0 License.

Mike is the writer for the website Sly Flourish and the author of Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master, the Lazy DM's Workbook, The Lazy DM's Companion, Fantastic Adventures, Fantastic Adventures: Ruins of the Grendleroot, and a number of other books. Mike is a co-author of Forge of Foes and Fantastic Lairs.  Mike has freelanced for a bunch of RPG companies, including Wizards of the Coast, Kobold Press, MCDM, Pelgrane Press, and others. He's been playing RPGs since the mid '80s, and writing for and about RPGs since 2008. BACK THE CITY OF ARCHES: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slyflourish/the-city-of-arches-a-high-fantasy-5e-rpg-city-sourcebook Thank you for listening to Weird Games & Weirder People! Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes! If you would like to support the show, leave a review and/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It will really help us!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/wgnwp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also support me buy buying one of my games! Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!   Get your copy right here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/kosmosaurs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Get other games of mine on Exalted Funeral: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/search?q=Diogo+nogueira⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or buy anything at DriveThruRPG using this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=338514⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or buy something from my itch store: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://diogo-old-skull.itch.io⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER! This is super new and I am trying a new thing! I share offers, news, behind the scenes, articles, curiosities, and rants about being me! Fun, right? RIGHT!? Check out our latest post:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://diogonogueira.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 02:30 D&D & RPG News: D&D Designers of All Editions Talk About and Play D&D 06:05 D&D & RPG News: Kelsey Dionne of Shadowdark on Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop RPG Podcast 07:04 Commentary: WOTC Removes 2014 Spells, Items, and Rules from the D&D Beyond Character Builder 28:06 DM Tip: Track the Characters 42:07 Patreon Question: Running Short Games for Large Groups 46:14 Patreon Question: Favorite D&D 2024 Rule? 48:47 Patreon Question: Running Mastermind and Dark Nemesis Bosses 51:49 Patreon Question: Releasing the Forge of Foes Generic Monster Stats into the CC 57:47 Patreon Question: What's In your DM - GM Kit? Links City of Arches Kickstarter! Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: D&D Designers of All Editions Talk About and Play D&D - Celebrating 50 Years of Dungeons & Dragons Kelsey Dionne on Morrus's Unofficial Tabletalk Podcast D&D Beyond Removes 2014 Spells, Items, Magic Items, and Rules from the Character Builder Further "Clarification" EN World Thread – How D&D Beyond Will Handle Access To 2014 Rules D&D Beyond, Wizards of the Coast, 5e, and You Lazy GM's 5e Monster Builder Resource Document

It turns out the sewer hideout is occupied by more than rats!, thugs and crabs appear to thwart the adventurers as they get closer to the drug's source. ----more---- It's episode 2 of our impromptu community oneshot of Dungeons & Dragons played at The Dice Club in Midland. Featuring players from the Perth D&D community and provided as a free podcast!  The adventure is "Den of the Rotten Kings" by Mike Shea from the Kobold Press: Book of Lairs 2016. Thank you to Jeremy at The Dice Club for hosting us and the amazing players! CAST OF CHARACTERS: DM | Andrew Master Hummingbird | Eduardo Gerard | Andrew Augustus | Kevin Master Oozeway | Ben ----more---- SOCIAL Twitter: @nwtbugbear Facebook | YouTube | Instagram @NWTBPODCAST Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NWTBPODCAST MUSIC "DnD Battle" by John S. © 2024 John S. All Rights Reserved. Music: "Planning", "Tam Lin", "Autumn Walk", "Fólkvangr", "Battlefield", "Dark Hollows", "Prepare for War", "Battle for the Creek", "Mega Boss Fight", "Blood Eagle", "Lurking Sloth", "Foam Rubber", "The Great Battle" and "Fantasy Ambience" by Alexander Nakarada (creatorchords.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All other sounds and effects are sourced from https://freesound.org using the Creative Commons 0 License.

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:35 Kickstarter Spotlight: Horror at Devil's Run on Foundry 03:34 D&D & RPG News: Rob Heinsoo on Gnomecast 05:09 D&D & RPG News: Free League Publishing Pulls PDFs from the Alchemy VTT 19:34 Product Spotlight: Thrones and Bones Player's Guide by Lazy Wolf Studios 25:36 D&D & RPG News: Letters to Washington Post About D&D 28:14 DM Tip: Running an Infiltration in Summervine Villa 49:54 Patreon Question: Do We Need to Change Forge of Foes and the Lazy Encounter Benchmark for D&D 2024? 59:59 Patreon Question: Can a Paid DM Run Your Books? Links Horror at Devil's Run Foundry Kickstarter Rob Heinsoo on Gnomecast Free League Removes PDFs from Foundry Alchemy's Stance on PDFs Thrones & Bones Player's Guide Thrones & Bones Campaign Guide These dungeons are home. These dragons forged friends – Washington Post Running Infiltrations and Heists Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books:

A powerful illicit drug has hit the streets of Neverwinter. The city watch knows where it is being produced, all they need is some adventurers competent enough to shut it down. ----more---- Join Andrew for a impromptu community oneshot of Dungeons & Dragons played at The Dice Club in Midland. Featuring players from the Perth D&D community and provided as a free podcast!  The adventure is "Den of the Rotten Kings" by Mike Shea from the Kobold Press: Book of Lairs 2016. Thank you to Jeremy at The Dice Club for hosting us and the amazing players! PS - The intro also features a sneaky announcement of more Mothership content :) CAST OF CHARACTERS: DM | Andrew Master Hummingbird | Eduardo Gerard | Andrew Augustus | Kevin Master Oozeway | Ben ----more---- SOCIAL Twitter: @nwtbugbear Facebook | YouTube | Instagram @NWTBPODCAST Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NWTBPODCAST MUSIC Music: "Tam Lin", "Adventure Remaster", "Autumn Walk", "Hor Hor", "Fólkvangr", "Battlefield", "Dark Hollows", "Prepare for War", "Battle for the Creek", "Mega Boss Fight", "Blood Eagle", "Entertainment", "Forest Walk", "Tavern Loop One" and "Fantasy Ambience" by Alexander Nakarada (creatorchords.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All other sounds and effects are sourced from https://freesound.org using the Creative Commons 0 License.

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 02:04 Kickstarter Spotlight: Amazing Encounters and Dungeons 05:15 Kickstarter Spotlight: The Perilous Void 06:23 Commentary: Follow-Up on Blurring 2024 D&D PHB Videos 13:11 Sly Flourish News: Mike on Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop Podcast on Blurgate and Project Sigil - the D&D 3D VTT 13:55 Sly Flourish News: More Character Builds with Tales of the Valiant and Shadowdark 14:30 D&D & RPG News: WOTC Designers on Eldritch Lorecast 15:55 D&D & RPG News: Tales of the Valiant on Herolab and Shard 20:54 Sly Flourish News: Biomes of the City of Arches 29:03 Patreon Question: Bifurcation of the Hobby Between 3d Online and Tabletop Play 35:51 Patreon Question: Handling Simultanous Events 38:54 Patreon Question: Is a D&D Beyond Content Subscription Service Acceptable? 43:13 Patreon Question: D&D 2024 PHB or Shadowdark? Links Join the City of Arches Kickstarter! Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Amazing Encounters and Dungeons Kickstarter The Perilous Void Kickstarter A real lawyer talks about the blurring situation and fair use Mike on Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop Podcast WOTC Designers on Eldritch Lorecast Tales of the Valiant on Herolab Tales of the Valiant on Shard Black Flag on Shard

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:07 Sly Flourish News: City of Arches Kickstarter! 02:18 Kickstarter Spotlight: Victoriana 5e by Cubicle 7 05:12 Commentary: WOTC Made Me Blur My D&D 2024 Videos 25:09 D&D & RPG News: Shadowdark Wins Four ENNIES! 26:34 Commentary: Survive a Future Digital D&D 43:21 Sly Flourish News: City of Arches Campaign Outlines 51:31 Patreon Question: Maps and Mapping At the Table 54:23 Patreon Question: What Makes the City of Arches Unique? 58:29 Patreon Question: Awarding Treasure to Specific Characters Links Support the City of Arches Kickstarter! Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Victoriana Kickstarter by Cubicle 7 WOTC's Feedback Forum Shadowdark RPG Survive a Digital D&D JP Coovert Dungeon Mapping Book Dyson Logos Map Key

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:22 Sly Flourish News: City of Arches Kickstarter Next Week! 02:43 D&D & RPG News: Lots of D&D 2024 Info Next Week 03:51 D&D & RPG News: Solodark Solo-play Video by Kelsey Dionne 06:12 D&D & RPG News: When We Were Wizards Podcast 19:19 Kickstarter Spotlight: Nimble 5e 26:58 Sly Flourish News: City of Arches Obsidian Skull Walkthrough 38:40 DM Tip: Handling Questions of Morality in TTRPGs 51:38 Patreon Question: Players Suspicious of Potentially Betraying NPCs Links City of Arches Kickstarter! Solodark Video Free Solodark PDF When We Were Wizards Nimble 5e Backerkit Launch Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books:

Immersion in your D&D game. It's one of the most sought after and asked about topics in the whole DMing Multiverse. The real trick always lies in how well you can tie together all the seemingly disparate pieces of your group – characters, backstories, motivations, and adventures – into one cohesive, epic story.In this episode, Tony, Chris, and Dave answer a listener question about how to best tie their characters into their newest campaign, Tomb of Annihilation, following the finale of their Curse of Strahd campaign. Along the way, we brainstorm how to tie these two adventures together into one large epic story. 4:02 We delve into what we thought the question really was… how do you tie Curse of Strahd and Tomb of Annihilation together?7:15 What to do with Curse of Strahd's Megaliths?8:00 Published material, like Curse of Strahd, is great fodder for ideas of how and where to tie characters into the story.9:10 The heavy lift of some published material, like Tomb of Annihilation, in hooking the characters into the story.11:05 Detailed backstories vs the blank slate as well as DM Tony's idea of “Reactive” backstories.15:20 Tying in the characters, backstories, motivations, and adventures in the same way as you plan your sessions… one session at a time.24:40 Providing the characters with stakes that really matter.26:15 Weak hooks with adventures that were meant to be from tournament modules and how we've tied characters in.29:25 Remembering the perspective of the characters, not the audience.32:00 Creating a one-sheet Campaign Guide (like Mike Shea's) to help players tie the characters in at creation.38:35 Final Thoughts.

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: ENnie Voting Goes Live! 02:27 Product Spotlight: Dyson Maps Bundle of Holding 05:09 D&D & RPG News: Level Up Gateway Online Character Builder 22:52 Sly Flourish News: City of Arches Kickstarter Coming August 6th 35:00 Commentary: Top Ten Lazy 5e Tricks 54:46 Patreon Question: What Would I do If I Was In Charge of D&D? 58:19 Patreon Question: Magic Numbers to Keep In Your Head Links City of Arches Kickstarter Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: ENnies Voting Dyson Maps Bundle of Holding Level Up Gateway Preview

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:21 Sly Flourish News: City of Arches Kickstart Coming August 6th! 07:54 D&D & RPG News: The Negative Feedback of D&D Beyond's Exclusive Offers 21:27 Commentary: The Lost Modularity of D&D and How to Get it Back 35:41 Commentary: Is Shadowdark the Best D&D Starter Set? 49:07 Patreon Spotlight: The SlyFlourish.com Downloadable Archive 52:12 Patreon Question: Lazy DMing with Virtual Tabletops (VTTs) 56:07 Patreon Question: How Do We Feel About D&D 2024? Links City of Arches Kickstarter Prelaunch! PC Gamer on D&D Beyond's Preorders Shadowdark Quickstart Set Free Shadowdark Quickstart Set PDFs Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books:

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: Dyson's Delves Bundle of Holding 04:19 D&D & RPG News: Monte Cook Games 50% off 5e Products 07:26 Sly Flourish News: Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master On Sale for 50% off 09:09 D&D & RPG News: D&D 2024 Class Videos 10:04 Commentary: 2024 D&D Needed a DM Advocate 17:45 Commentary: WOTC Says the Quiet Part Out Loud: "Frustrating for Dungeon Masters" 24:10 Commentary: Is Tales of the Valiant the 2024 D&D We Want? 26:23 Commentary: Comparing Four Versions of 5e 38:52 DM Tip: Expanding Tales of the Valiant's Doom Points 49:15 Patreon Question: Running Games for Young Neurodivergent Kids 53:59 Patreon Question: Comparing Monster Spellcaster Styles 59:40 Patreon Question: Asking Questions to Players Without Tipping Your Hand 01:02:59 Patreon Question: Tips for On-Call Players and Their Characters 01:04:45 Patreon Question: Tips for Evaluating Published Adventures 01:10:39 Patreon Question: Missing Stat Block Info when Running Monsters 01:13:35 Patreon Question: Why Are Gaming PDFs Crappy for So Many Devices? Publishers, Publish ePub! Links Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master On Sale for 50% off! Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Dyson's Delves Bundle of Holding Monte Cook Games 50% off 5e Sale "Frustrating Dungeon Masters" D&D 2024 Rogue Preview Tales of the Valiant Level Up Advanced 5e

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:38 Product Spotlight: Esper Genesis on Bundle of Holding 02:35 Product Spotlight: Magic Item Card Generator by Inkwell Ideas 04:30 D&D & RPG News: 2024 D&D Core Book Videos 08:39 Commentary: D&D 2024 Monster Stat Block -- Yuck 14:10 Commentary: The 2024 D&D Players Handbook is the Only Book that Matters 17:53 Commentary: The Specifics of D&D 2024 Compatibility with 5e 29:56 D&D & RPG News: Mobile Character Builder for D&D 2024 on Roll20 32:12 Sly Flourish News: Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master On Sale 33:17 DM Tip: Use NPC Archetypes from a Single Show 40:50 Patreon Question: What Digital Tools Would Help Us? 46:57 Patreon Question: Managing Teleportation in Campaigns 52:57 Patreon Question: How Would I Run Vecna Eve of Ruin 59:48 Patreon Question: How Do You Run Maps? Links Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master on Sale for 50% off Digital and 30% off Hardcover! Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Esper Genesis on Bundle of Holding Printable Magic Cards by Inkwell Ideas D&D 2024 Reveals and Discussions on EN World D&D 2024 Updates on Comicbook.com D&D 2024 Monster Stat Block Revealed Roll20 D&D Character Builder Character Archetypes from Expanse