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

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

Contents

00:00:00 Show Start

00:01:03 Sly Flourish News: Five Scenes, Expanding the Eight Steps

00:03:17 Sly Flourish News: Mike on What Would the Smart Party Do Podcast

00:05:09 Sly Flourish News: Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Kickstarter Is Live

00:07:19 D&D & RPG News: 2026 ENNIES Nominations

00:12:45 Kickstarter Spotlight: Ereb Altor

00:15:12 Commentary: Expanding Each of the Eight Steps

00:41:15 DM Tip: Timing Your Sessions

00:51:51 Patreon Question: Building Worlds for Spelljammer

00:56:14 Patreon Question: Adding Cool Effects to Monuments

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Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Kickstarter

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Five Scenes

Expanding Each of the Eight Steps

What Would the Smart Party Do

2026 ENNIE Nominations

Ereb Altor Kickstarter

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign.

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Midgard Worldbook

Tales of the Valiant

Obsidian for TTRPGs

PDF Search

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

Contents

00:00:00 Show Start

00:01:02 Sly Flourish News: Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster in One Week

00:02:22 Sly Flourish News: Make Monsters Unique, Five Scenes

00:04:12 Patreon Spotlight: Blood of the Primordials

00:07:15 D&D & RPG News: New Dyson Maps Available

00:12:38 Commentary: D&D Has Been Incomplete for 52 Years and That's Good Actually

00:33:12 DM Tip: Clocks Versus Skill Challenges

00:44:23 Sly Flourish News: Adventure Types in Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster

00:53:52 Patreon Question: Running Short Games

00:58:16 Patreon Question: Feeling Nervous Before a Game

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Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster

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Make Monsters Unique

Five Scenes

Dyson Maps Updated

Dyson Commercial Maps

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EN World Thread on Tools We Love

Mike Reviews Daggerheart!

Contents

00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:30 My Experience Running Daggerheart

00:03:13 Disclaimer

00:03:53 My Goal for This Review

00:04:56 30-second Review

00:09:01 A Kitchen Sink RPG

00:22:20 Things I Love

00:27:15 Things I Didn't Love

00:35:00 Encounter Building

00:45:15 Solutions and House Rules

00:53:10 Final Thoughts

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Daggerheart

Daggerheart System Reference Document