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

00:00:44 Sly Flourish News: Because of X You Know Y, What Separates Adventure Types, New Project Feedback

00:04:13 Sly Flourish News: Grotto of the Grandfather for Shadowdark

00:08:23 Sly Flourish News: City of Arches on Alchemy VTT

00:09:33 D&D & RPG News: Open Gaming Licenses for Free League

00:22:04 Kickstarter Spotlight: Horror at Devil's Run for Shadowdark

00:23:24 DM Tip: Examples of Bad Dungeon Beats

00:46:02 Patreon Question: Scouting Dungeons with Familiars and Arcane Eye

00:55:42 Patreon Question: Planning Big Boss Fights

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Horror at Devil's Run

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

00:01:01 Sly Flourish News: Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master 50% Off

00:03:08 Sly Flourish News: General Purpose Domains, Because of X You Know Y, Secret Project Packet 4

00:07:12 D&D & RPG News: Crypt of Death Shadowdark Level 0 Gauntlet by Raging Swan

00:10:26 D&D & RPG News: Fateforge Humble Bundle

00:14:46 D&D & RPG News: 1d4 Con in West Virginia

00:15:59 D&D & RPG News: Announcements at Kobold Con

00:30:51 D&D & RPG News: New Graphic Character Builder on D&D Beyond

00:37:40 D&D & RPG News: Heroes of the Borderlands in Four Languages

00:41:13 D&D & RPG News: Crit Hit the Giant Gary Con Review

00:42:03 DM Tip: Procedures in RPGs

01:01:38 Patreon Question: Do Players Notice or Care about Forge of Foes Monsters?

01:06:07 Patreon Question: Switch Systems Mid Campaign?

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General Purpose Domains

Because of X, You Know Y

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1D4 Con Badges and Games Open

Kobold Con 2026 Day 1

CritTheGiant's GaryCon Summary

D&D Beyond New Character Builder

D&D Heroes of the Borderlands in several languages

Mike reviews the Dragonbane RPG by Free League Publishing.

Show Contents

0:00 Show Start

2:34 Initial Thoughts – I Love It

5:25 Things I Love About Dragonbane

12:59 Adversaries – NPCs and Monsters

22:32 General Observations

27:51 Rough Spots

35:12 Managing Character Progression

40:17 Evasion and Fancy Footwork

48:55 Lazy GM Tips for Dragonbane

53:10 Adventure Book Thoughts

59:05 Final Thoughts

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Dragonbane Core Set