Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming! Shadowdark RPG Campaign Notebook available to Sly Flourish patronsVisit the Sly Flourish BlogSubscribe to the Sly Flourish NewsletterSupport Sly Flourish on PatreonBuy Sly Flourish BooksShadowdark RPGCursed Scroll 1Dyson Maps

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start01:40 D&D & RPG News: Robert Schwalb on La Taberna de Rol03:48 D&D & RPG News: DM David Compares MCDM, Daggerheart, and 5e05:42 Kickstarter Spotlight: Wandering Tavern by Homie and the Dude09:51 Kickstarter Spotlight: Infestation at Devil's Glade by Jeff Stevens11:50 Kickstarter Spotlight: Restless Encounters by Inkwell Ideas13:51 D&D & RPG News: 13th Age Megabundle on Bundle of Holding17:23 Product Spotlight: Dyson Logos Commercial Map Packs19:55 D&D & RPG News: Cairn 2 Character Builder Open Sourced25:56 Patreon Spotlight: Readings and Reflections with Sly Flourish Podcast28:21 D&D & RPG News: JP Coovert's video on Indie RPGs29:11 DM Tip: Split Up Your Prep39:05 Patreon Question: How Often to Level Characters?43:27 Patreon Question: What to Prep When You Have a Long Time49:26 Patreon Question: Accounting for High Power Charactesr with the Lazy Encounter Benchmark Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish NewsletterSupport Sly Flourish on PatreonBuy Sly Flourish Books:Robert Schwalb on La Taberna de RolDaggerheart vs. the MCDM RPG vs. D&D: A Playtest Comparison – DM DavidThe Wandering Tavern KickstarterInfestation at Devil's Glade for 5E KickstarterRestless Encounters Backerkit Campaign13th Age MegabundleDyson Logos Commercial Map PacksCairn 2e open source character generatorIndie RPG Roundup by JP Coovert

Mike dives into running the evil city of Vandekhul and the freedom it gives heroic characters to be jerks! Video Contents 00:00 Show Start01:38 Number One Tip for Running Evil Cities04:56 Ghoulish Elizabethian Politics in the Center of the Underworld06:08 The Yojimbo / Fistful of Dollars Adventure Model20:08 Double Check Your Session Zero Lines and Veils22:38 Turning the In-World Safety Dials26:26 Dungeons Everywhere30:45 Adding Nice Places the Characters (and Players) Can Rest35:55 Adding Nice People to Meet and Care About37:31 Adding Physical Layers of History Show Links Visit the Sly Flourish BlogSubscribe to the Sly Flourish NewsletterSupport Sly Flourish on PatreonBuy Sly Flourish BooksEmpire of the GhoulsDyson's MapsDyson's Patreon

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start01:03 D&D & RPG News: Dungeoncraft on Getting Cheap Miniatures03:58 Kickstarter Spotlight: Monsters of Drakkenheim05:52 Kickstarter Spotlight: Cairn 2e Boxed Set08:16 Commentary: Tales of the Valiant Wight14:26 Commentary: Why CR3 is the best CR20:09 Sly Flourish News: New Search Engine for Sly Flourish!22:13 DM Tip: The Two Different Games at the Table34:29 Patreon Question: Lazy DM Steps in an Online VTT World40:55 Patreon Question: Handling Failure at the End of Campaigns45:23 Patreon Question: Handling Flying Characters48:53 Patreon Question: Feeling Bad After a Big Battle54:22 Patreon Question: When to Give Out Magic Items Links How To Get Minis for D&D For Cheap! DungeoncraftMonsters of Drakkenheim KickstarterCairn 2e Boxed Set KickstarterTales of the Valiant WightSly Flourish Search EngineSubscribe to the Sly Flourish NewsletterSupport Sly Flourish on PatreonBuy Sly Flourish Books

Mike dives deep into Shadowed Keep of the Borderlands by Raging Swan Press. 00:00 Show Start01:39 What Is Shadowed Keep of the Borderlands?04:59 Why is it So Good?07:07 What Do You Get?10:09 Dulwich Overview and Quick References18:24 The Duchy of Ashlar22:42 The Shadowed Keep31:35 Appendices and Player Handouts33:35 My Own Shadowed Keep Campaign42:22 Final Recommendation: Buy It Links Visit the Sly Flourish BlogSubscribe to the Sly Flourish NewsletterSubscribe to the Sly Flourish PodcastSupport Sly Flourish on PatreonBuy Sly Flourish Books: https://shop.slyflourish.com/Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands (affiliate link)

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start00:59 D&D & RPG News: Jim Ward Passes Away01:37 Commentary: Bob World Builder's Survey of D&D and WOTC Popularity12:55 D&D & RPG News: Legos and Sneakers and Hawaiian Shirts13:59 D&D & RPG News: Tome of Beasts 2023 on D&D Beyond21:45 Patreon Spotlight: The SF Patreon Q&A Database25:41 D&D & RPG News: Larian says No BG3 Expansions or BG429:27 DM Tip: Reach and Run Awesome Campaign Endings45:36 Patreon Question: Too Much Comedy and Joking at our Serious D&D Game49:15 Patreon Question: How Much is Gold Worth? Function Economies in our D&D Games52:55 Patreon Question: Lazy Encounter Benchmark for Multiple Battles in a Day Links James Ward Wikipedia PageBob World Builder WOTC Survey VideoTake the Survey HereTome of Beasts 1 2023Larian Studios Won't Make Baldur's Gate 3 DLC, Expansions, or Baldur's Gate 4Ending CampaignsThe Lazy Encounter BenchmarkSubscribe to the Sly Flourish NewsletterSupport Sly Flourish on PatreonBuy Sly Flourish Books:

Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming! Shadowdark RPG Campaign Notebook available to Sly Flourish patronsVisit the Sly Flourish BlogSubscribe to the Sly Flourish NewsletterSupport Sly Flourish on PatreonBuy Sly Flourish BooksShadowdark RPGCursed Scroll 1Dyson Maps

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Video Contents 00:00 Show Start01:28 D&D & RPG News: Dungeon Crawl Classics Humble Bundle04:35 D&D & RPG News: Worlds Without Number SRD in CC007:07 D&D & RPG News: WOTC's "Do You Like Me" Survey16:11 D&D & RPG News: Hasbro's Chris Cocks on D&D and AI20:36 D&D & RPG News: WOTC Partners with StartPlaying.Games23:26 D&D & RPG News: Daggerheart Open Beta Available30:05 Sly Flourish News: Lazy DM's Companion On Sale!30:47 Patreon Spotlight: Dungeon Chambers36:44 DM Tip: Challenging High-Level Characters55:28 Patreon Question: Getting Players to Speak Up During (Online) Games58:01 Patreon Question: Staying Excited about Long Campaigns Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish NewsletterSupport Sly Flourish on PatreonBuy Sly Flourish BooksLazy DM's Companion on sale for 50% off!Huge DCC Humble BundleWorlds Without Number SRD CC0Hasbro on AI for D&DPenny Arcade on HasbroWOTC Partners with Startplaying.gamesDaggerheart Playtest ReleasedCollected Experiences Running D&D 5e Boss FightsCall on Individual Players During Online D&D GamesGinny Di on Online Game Etiquette

Mike explores using https://obsidian.md/ for tabletop RPG prep. Episode Contents 00:00 - Show Start01:18 - Why Obsidian?02:40 - Choose the Tool You Dig04:19 - What Is Obsidian05:11 - Check the Resource Links in the Show Notes07:17 - The Fun and Dangers of Dorking With Our Systems11:28 - Why Obsidian Again?13:10 - On Markdown20:10 - On Synching Notes24:30 - Keeping Things Simple35:18 - Limiting Hyperlinking36:03 - The Lazy GM Campaign Template for Obsidian41:38 - The Danger of Plugin Proprietary Notes45:32 - Espanso for Text Autofilling49:40 - Printing Notes to PDF with Automator, Shell Scripting, Pandoc, and Latex...52:32 - Final Thoughts Links Visit the Sly Flourish BlogSubscribe to the Sly Flourish NewsletterSubscribe to the Sly Flourish PodcastSupport Sly Flourish on PatreonBuy Sly Flourish BooksGetting Started with Obsidian for D&D – PhD20Nicole van der Hoeven's D&D and Obsidian YouTube PlaylistNicole's RPG Obsidian NotesD&D-tagged notesNon-Lazy DMs use Obsidian for D&DObsidian for Tabletop Roleplaying Games (collection)Obsidian TTRPG TutorialsEspanso

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start01:06 Sly Flourish News: Last Week's Sly Flourish RPG Newsletter03:42 Kickstarter Spotlight: Planestrider09:52 Kickstarter Spotlight: Surviving Strangehollow12:02 Sly Flourish News: Lazy DM's Companion On Sale 50% Off13:59 D&D & RPG News: NASA Releases a 5e Adventure16:04 D&D & RPG News: Chaosium RPG Design Contest21:58 DM Tip: Taking Notes During and After the Game36:43 Patreon Question: Running City of Arches as an Open Table Game41:18 Patreon Question: Villainous Plans and the Three of Five Keys Model48:21 Patreon Question: Introducing New Players to RPGs51:18 Patreon Question: Secrets and Lore as Character Knowledge54:22 Patreon Question: Secrets and Clues in Dark Sun Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish NewsletterSupport Sly Flourish on PatreonBuy Sly Flourish Books:Last weeks Lazy RPG News LetterPlanestriders Kickstarter Surviving Strangehollow NASAs RPG adventure Chaosium Basic Roleplaying Design Challenge Three of Five KeysRevealing Secrets

Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming! Shadowdark RPG Campaign Notebook available to Sly Flourish patronsVisit the Sly Flourish BlogSubscribe to the Sly Flourish NewsletterSupport Sly Flourish on PatreonBuy Sly Flourish BooksShadowdark RPGCursed Scroll 1Dyson Maps

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start01:01 D&D & RPG News: Rascal.News for TTRPG News03:19 D&D & RPG News: Ginny Di on D&D with ADHD05:50 D&D & RPG News: Shadow of the Weird Wizard Released08:50 DM Tip: The Benefits of Character Factions16:35 Commentary: The Many Right Answers of TTRPGs32:53 Patreon Question: WOTC and Table-Usable Maps38:06 Patreon Question: Selling Magic Items -- Info and Inventories39:57 Patreon Question: Tying Backgrounds to Curse of Strahd42:34 Patreon Question: How do I Feel about AI in TTRPGs? Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish NewsletterSupport Sly Flourish on PatreonBuy Sly Flourish Books:Rascal.NewsGinny Di on D&D and ADHDShadow of the Weird WizardUsing Maps for In-Person Games

Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming! Shadowdark RPG Campaign Notebook available to Sly Flourish patronsVisit the Sly Flourish BlogSubscribe to the Sly Flourish NewsletterSupport Sly Flourish on PatreonBuy Sly Flourish BooksShadowdark RPGCursed Scroll 1Dyson Maps

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start01:26 D&D & RPG News: D&D 2024 Core Book Release Dates03:58 Commentary: Call the New Books "D&D 2024"06:47 D&D & RPG News: D&D 2024 on Roll2008:41 D&D & RPG News: Humblewood on D&D Beyond16:43 D&D & RPG News: How D&D Began Video20:56 Patreon Spotlight: Best of Sly Flourish 2013-202327:30 DM Tip: Different Steps for Different Circumstances40:45 Patreon Question: Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands Campaign44:27 Patreon Spotlight: A Player's Version of Forge of Foes. Forge of Heroes?49:52 Patreon Question: Favorite Three RPG Mechanics Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish NewsletterSupport Sly Flourish on PatreonBuy Sly Flourish Books:D&D 2024 Core Book Release DatesHumblewoodD&D 2024 on Roll20How Dungeons & Dragons Started VideoChoosing the Right Steps from the Lazy DM ChecklistShadowed Keep on the Borderlands

Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming! Shadowdark RPG Campaign Notebook available to Sly Flourish patronsVisit the Sly Flourish BlogSubscribe to the Sly Flourish NewsletterSupport Sly Flourish on PatreonBuy Sly Flourish BooksShadowdark RPGCursed Scroll 1Dyson Maps

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start01:04 D&D & RPG News: Ginny Di on One-on-One D&D02:33 Product Spotlight: Crown and Skull by Runehammer32:10 Patreon Spotlight: City of Arches Updates34:31 Patreon Spotlight: 1d100 Monuments40:18 DM Tip: Build Custom Faction Lists47:52 Patreon Question: Banning Subclasses52:16 Patreon Question: Paralysis Choosing What to Run Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish NewsletterSupport Sly Flourish on PatreonBuy Sly Flourish Books:Ginny Di on D&D Duets – One-on-One D&D GamesCrown and Skull by Runehammer

Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming! Shadowdark RPG Campaign Notebook available to Sly Flourish patronsVisit the Sly Flourish BlogSubscribe to the Sly Flourish NewsletterSupport Sly Flourish on PatreonBuy Sly Flourish BooksShadowdark RPGCursed Scroll 1Dyson Maps

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start01:07 D&D & RPG News: D&D on Foundry16:39 Commentary: D&D Beyond Isn't Destroying the 5e Hobby29:19 D&D & RPG News: Shadowdark Print Books For Sale30:46 DM Tip: When To Use Simple or Complicated Stat Blocks46:13 Patreon Question: XP Loss on Death in Shadowdark47:53 Patreon Question: Why No Shapechange for Flee Mortals Vampires?49:20 Patreon Question: Looking Back on Old Secrets51:05 Patreon Question: Teaching New Players 5e through D&D53:59 Patreon Question: Quest Continuity in Shadowdark Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish NewsletterSupport Sly Flourish on PatreonBuy Sly Flourish Books:D&D on FoundrySly Flourish YouTube Poll ResponsesShadowdark Print Copies AvailableForge of FoesA5e Monstrous MenagerieFlee Mortals

Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming! Shadowdark RPG Campaign Notebook available to Sly Flourish patronsVisit the Sly Flourish BlogSubscribe to the Sly Flourish NewsletterSupport Sly Flourish on PatreonBuy Sly Flourish BooksShadowdark RPGCursed Scroll 1Dyson Maps

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start01:05 Kickstarter Spotlight: Vault 5e Crafting and Alchemy by Cubicle 703:50 DM Tip: Making Your Lore Optional by PHD2010:49 D&D & RPG News: Bob World Builder on 15 Different RPGs12:55 D&D & RPG News: Kelsey Dionne and Baron de Ropp on RPG Design14:02 D&D & RPG News: Tegan J Gaming on a Defense of Dungeons & Dragons18:01 Patreon Spotlight: Dwarven Forge VTT Backdrops21:34 DM Tip: TTRPG Tips from Baldur's Gate 344:29 Patreon Question: Are Casters Better than Martial Characters in 5e?47:38 Patreon Question: Running Single-Session One-Shot Games On Time50:54 Patreon Question: Running Too Many NPCs54:01 Patreon Question: Writing Adventures as Good as Published Ones58:47 Patreon Question: Wolfgang Baur on Worldbuilding Links Vault 5e Crafting and Alchemy Kickstarter by Cubicle 7Making Your Lore Optional by PHD20Bob World Builder on 15 Different RPGsKelsey Dionne and Baron de Ropp on RPG DesignTegan J Gaming on a Defense of Dungeons & DragonsSubscribe to the Sly Flourish NewsletterSupport Sly Flourish on PatreonBuy Sly Flourish Books: