The Lazy RPG Podcast - D&D and RPG News and GM Prep from Sly Flourish
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The Dragon's Hoard — Dragon Empire Prep Session 79
Sep 4, 2026
38m 08s
Blorb, RPGs, and You — Lazy RPG Talk Show
Aug 31, 2026
1h 11m 37s
Death of a Morza — Dragon Empire Prep Session 78
Aug 28, 2026
43m 21s
Do You Trust WOTC? — Lazy RPG Talk Show
Aug 24, 2026
1h 14m 52s
Lashmaraq — Dragon Empire Prep Session 77
Aug 21, 2026
47m 51s
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| 9/4/26 | The Dragon's Hoard — Dragon Empire Prep Session 79 | Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blogs Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Midgard Worldbook Tales of the Valiant Obsidian for TTRPGs | 38m 08s | ||||||
| 8/31/26 | Blorb, RPGs, and You — Lazy RPG Talk Show | D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:01:15 Sly Flourish News: Moving Steps Forward, Improvising Daggerheart Monsters and Encounters 00:04:43 Sly Flourish News: Pre-Orders for Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster 00:07:09 Sly Flourish News: Attendance at PAGE4 and Gamehole Con 00:08:17 Patreon Spotlight: Talk Show and Patreon Q&A Database 00:11:28 Kickstarter Spotlight: Hellbinder's Guide to Harvesting and Crafting for Shadowdark 00:14:51 D&D & RPG News: Interview with Free League's CEO on Mastering Dungeons 00:17:20 Commentary: Elmcat on the larger RPG Punditry getting In the way of our games 00:27:09 Commentary: Blorb, RPGs, and You 00:48:11 DM Tip: Getting Ideas 00:59:38 Patreon Question: Managing Mid- and High-Level D&D Challenge Links Visit Sly Flourish Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Subscribe to the Sly Flourish RSS Feed Move Steps Forward Lazy Improvised Monsters for Daggerheart Preorders for Rise Open Philadelphia Area Game Expo 4 Gamehole Con Hellbinder's Guide to Harvesting & Crafting for ShadowDark by Jeff Stevens Tomas Härenstam of Free League on Mastering Dungeons Elmcat on RPG Punditry and the Games We Play Blorb Principles by by Sandra Snan It ain't blorb by elmcat | 1h 11m 37s | ||||||
| 8/28/26 | Death of a Morza — Dragon Empire Prep Session 78 | Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blogs Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Midgard Worldbook Tales of the Valiant Obsidian for TTRPGs | 43m 21s | ||||||
| 8/24/26 | Do You Trust WOTC? — Lazy RPG Talk Show | 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: High Value Tips, Move Steps Forward 00:03:15 Sly Flourish News: Preorders for Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Are Open 00:06:15 Sly Flourish News: Blood of the Primordials 00:20:34 Kickstarter Spotlight: Crows by James Introcaso 00:29:30 Commentary: Do You Trust WOTC? 01:01:45 DM Tip: Fail Forward on a TPK 01:06:46 Patreon Question: is Daggerheart's License an OGL-level event? Links Visit Sly Flourish Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Subscribe to the Sly Flourish RSS Feed Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast (Ad Free!) High-Value Tips, Tricks, and Tools Move Steps Forward Preorder Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Crows by James Introcaso at MCDM WOTC D&D Survey Bob World Builder Version of WOTC D&D Survey No One Can Take Your Game From You | 1h 14m 52s | ||||||
| 8/21/26 | Lashmaraq — Dragon Empire Prep Session 77 | Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blogs Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Midgard Worldbook Tales of the Valiant Obsidian for TTRPGs | 47m 51s | ||||||
| 8/17/26 | Into the Odd — Lazy RPG Talk Show | 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: Lightning Rods in 5e, High Value Tricks 00:03:26 Sly Flourish News: Mike at Gamehole Con and PAGE 4 00:06:43 D&D & RPG News: Inkwell Ideas's NPC Face Cards on Bundle of Holding 00:09:21 D&D & RPG News: Adam Bradford on Mastering Dungeons 00:12:37 D&D & RPG News: Mike Mearls on the Sad Story of Challenge Ratings 00:21:01 Product Spotlight: Into the Odd by Chris McDowall 00:48:05 DM Tip: Layering Locations 00:57:06 Patreon Question: Managing Months of Downtime 01:00:59 Patreon Question: Managing Mysteries with Secrets and Clues Links Visit Sly Flourish Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Subscribe to the Sly Flourish RSS Feed Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast (Ad Free!) Types of Lightning Rods for D&D and 5e High-Value Tips, Tricks, and Tools Gamehole Con, Madison WI, Oct 15-19 PAGE 4, Philadelphia, Jan 14-17th Inkwell NPC Bundle of Holding Adam Bradford on Mastering Dungeons Mike Mearls on Challenge Rating Into the Odd on Free League | 1h 06m 24s | ||||||
| 8/14/26 | The Aberrant Sewers — Dragon Empire Prep Session 76 | Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Back Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster on Kickstarter Visit the Sly Flourish Blogs Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Midgard Worldbook Tales of the Valiant Obsidian for TTRPGs PDF Search | 44m 02s | ||||||
| 8/10/26 | More Gencon Thoughts — Lazy RPG Talk Show | D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:01:31 Sly Flourish News: Other Stuff in Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster, Types of Lightning Rods 00:07:28 Sly Flourish News: All SF Products now in Markdown 00:12:20 D&D & RPG News: New 13th Age Products Coming 00:13:53 D&D & RPG News: ENNIE 2026 Winners Announced 00:20:32 D&D & RPG News: How Long Have People Played D&D? 00:25:31 D&D & RPG News: Poll on Gencon D&D Products 00:35:49 Commentary: More Thoughts on Gencon 2026 D&D Announcements. 00:41:57 DM Tip: Two Goldilockses and Six Beds 01:04:36 Patreon Question: Prep Between Sessions for Larger Campaigns Links Visit Sly Flourish Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Subscribe to the Sly Flourish RSS Feed Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast (Ad Free!) The Rest of the Stuff in Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Types of Lightning Rods for D&D and 5e Appearance on Boards and Swords Lazy GM's Resource Document New 13th Age stuff 2026 ENNIE Winners EN World ENNIES thread Years Playing D&D Poll from Insight Check D&D Channel Poll on Favorite Announcements Ranking your interest in D&D's new lineup — EN World “D&D Icons” line wins an award before making anything Mike Mearls talks more about Death Saves. | 1h 11m 43s | ||||||
| 8/7/26 | Ruins of Numera — Dragon Empire Prep Session 75 | Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Back Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster on Kickstarter Visit the Sly Flourish Blogs Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Midgard Worldbook Tales of the Valiant Obsidian for TTRPGs PDF Search | 42m 34s | ||||||
| 8/3/26 | Star Wars in D&D — Lazy RPG Talk Show | D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:00:46 Sly Flourish News: Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Final Days — Articles and Appearances 00:03:50 Kickstarter Spotlight: Plate Mail Games Audio Tracks for your RPG 00:05:19 D&D & RPG News: Big Gencon News 00:06:24 D&D & RPG News: World of Warcraft and D&D 00:11:23 D&D & RPG News: Dark Sun 00:16:01 D&D & RPG News: Greyhawk Crown of the Witch Queen 00:19:54 D&D & RPG News: Star Wars D&D 00:22:44 Commentary: Universes Beyond is a Burned Brand 00:27:41 D&D & RPG News: Partnerships for FR, Ravenloft, and Eberron 00:30:54 Commentary: D&D Icons is Weird 00:35:07 Commentary: Death Saves is Weird Too 00:35:42 D&D & RPG News: Search, New App, and other D&D Beyond Stuff 00:41:27 D&D & RPG News: Free League Unbound, New One Ring, Dungeon World 2, Keith Baker, New Vampire Masquarade 00:43:53 Commentary: The Other Stuff in Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster 00:51:34 Patreon Question: Handling Missing Players 00:54:49 Patreon Question: Should Exploration and Roleplaying Have Stronger Procedures? 00:59:55 Patreon Question: Do the 8 Steps Work with All RPGs? Links Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Kickstarter! Visit Sly Flourish Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Subscribe to the Sly Flourish RSS Feed Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast (Ad Free!) The Lazy GM's Toolbox in Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster The Rest of the Stuff in Rise Geeknative Interview with Mike Shea by Egg Embry Mike on One Hit Point Podcast (YouTube) Mike on One Hit Point Podcast (Spotify) Mike on Gnome Stew’s Gnomecast Mystic Arts on Eight Steps and Rise Shadowmain — Tales From the Tavern Q&A With Mike Shea Plate Mail games RPG audio files Kickstarter D&D Announcements World of Warcraft Dark Sun Greyhawk Adventure Star Wars Universes Beyond Ghostfire does Ravenloft; Kobold Press does Forgotten Realms; Visionary Productions does Eberron D&D Icons Death Saves D&D Beyond LFG Great interviews by Crit Hit the Giant Free League Unbound New One Ring backerkit campaign coming Dungeon World 2 Beta New Daggerheart setting by Keith Baker New Vampire the Masquerade | 1h 03m 30s | ||||||
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| 7/31/26 | Nerazi Stormclaw – Dragon Empire Prep Session 74 | Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Back Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster on Kickstarter Visit the Sly Flourish Blogs Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Midgard Worldbook Tales of the Valiant Obsidian for TTRPGs PDF Search | 38m 53s | ||||||
| 7/27/26 | The Lazy GM's Toolbox — Lazy RPG Talk Show | D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:01:27 Sly Flourish News: Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Kickstarter Continues 00:03:15 Sly Flourish News: Adventure Types and the Lazy GM Toolkit 00:05:00 Sly Flourish News: Signed SF Books at Inkwell Ideas at Gencon Booth 150 and Rock and Roar samples 00:06:36 Sly Flourish News: Rise of the Lazy GM Interview and Mentions 00:08:24 D&D & RPG News: Ship of the Dead with Bob, Grace, and Ginny Di 00:10:09 D&D & RPG News: Free Core20 Adventure and Playtest Rules 00:11:16 Kickstarter Spotlight: Doom—Dust of the Disintegrator 00:14:04 Commentary: Gencon next week and D&D World of Warcraft 00:20:48 D&D & RPG News: Archives of Nethys Deal with Paizo 00:25:25 Commentary: Lazy GM Toolkit in Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster 00:31:55 DM Tip: The Variables in Combat Complexity 00:50:37 Patreon Question: D&D Monster Manual Versus A5E Monsterous Menagerie 00:54:31 Patreon Question: Handling Big Battles Off Screen 00:56:59 Patreon Question: Why PDFs when they Suck? Links Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Kickstarter! Visit Sly Flourish Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Subscribe to the Sly Flourish RSS Feed Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast (Ad Free!) Adventure Types in Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster The Lazy GM's Toolbox in Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Rock and Roar in print with free samples TTRPG Insider Interview JP Coovert video Ship of the Dead with Bob, Grace, and Ginny Tormented Temple by Scott Fitzgerald Gray World of Warcraft for D&D Doom-Dust of the Disintegrator: Deluxe Edition Paizo and Archives of Nethys figure things out | 1h 05m 46s | ||||||
| 7/24/26 | Temple of V'ashra – Dragon Empire Prep Session 73 | Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blogs Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Midgard Worldbook Tales of the Valiant Obsidian for TTRPGs PDF Search | 46m 02s | ||||||
| 7/20/26 | D&D newsRPG commentary+3 | — | Nimble Action TrackerThrone and Bones Bundle of Holding+5 | — | D&DRPG+4 | — | 1h 03m 14s | ||
| 7/17/26 | D&DRPG preparation+3 | — | Midgard WorldbookTales of the Valiant+3 | — | D&DRPG+4 | — | 45m 06s | ||
| 7/13/26 | D&D newsRPG commentary+4 | — | Rise of the Lazy GamemasterExalted Funeral ENNIE Award Titles+8 | — | D&DRPG+5 | — | 1h 02m 57s | ||
| 7/10/26 | D&D preparationRPG campaign+3 | — | Midgard WorldbookObsidian for TTRPGs PDF+2 | — | D&DRPG+3 | — | 36m 20s | ||
| 7/6/26 | D&D newsRPG commentary+3 | — | Sly FlourishKickstarter+3 | — | D&DRPG+5 | — | 1h 01m 35s | ||
| 7/3/26 | D&DRPG preparation+3 | — | Midgard WorldbookObsidian for TTRPGs PDF+2 | — | D&DRPG+4 | — | 47m 21s | ||
| 6/29/26 | D&D newsRPG commentary+3 | — | Sly FlourishPatreon+5 | — | D&DRPG+3 | — | 1h 04m 11s | ||
| 6/26/26 | Daggerheart reviewRPG mechanics+3 | — | DaggerheartSly Flourish Books+7 | — | DaggerheartRPG review+4 | — | 57m 40s | ||
| 6/22/26 | D&D newsRPG commentary+4 | — | Rise of the Lazy GamemasterNimblenomicon+5 | — | D&DRPG+5 | — | 1h 03m 14s | ||
| 6/19/26 | D&DRPG preparation+3 | — | Midgard WorldbookTales of the Valiant+3 | — | D&DRPG+3 | — | 47m 07s | ||
| 6/15/26 | These RPG Publishers are Killing It – Lazy RPG Talk Show | 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: Single Target Number, Top Tips Chapter Read Aloud, Trying Lots of New Systems 00:08:46 D&D & RPG News: Dungeonomicon Bundle of Holding 00:10:03 Kickstarter Spotlight: Machine of Bone and Blood Kickstarter 00:13:24 D&D & RPG News: Layoffs at Paizo 00:19:26 Sly Flourish News: Rise of the Lazy Game Master FAQ 00:33:51 Commentary: RPG Publishers Who Are Killing It 00:44:33 DM Tip: Go Around the Table 00:49:02 Patreon Question: Prepping for Daggerheart 00:53:35 Patreon Question: Static Damage for Shadowdark Links Visit Sly Flourish Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Subscribe to the Sly Flourish RSS Feed Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Podcast (Ad Free!) A Single Target Number *Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster* Coming Soon! Dungeonomicon Bundle of Holding Machines of Bone and Blood Paizo Layoffs | 58m 08s | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | D&DRPG preparation+3 | — | Midgard WorldbookObsidian for TTRPGs PDF+2 | — | D&DRPG+4 | — | 44m 06s | ||
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Chart history for The Lazy RPG Podcast - D&D and RPG News and GM Prep from Sly Flourish
Peaked at #62 in South Korea, currently #62 in South Korea.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | — | #62 | #62 | — |
| Brazil | — | #63 | #63 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #65 | #65 | — |
| TW | — | #74 | #74 | — |
| Australia | — | #87 | #87 | — |
| United States | — | #93 | #93 | — |
| Canada | — | #190 | #190 | — |
| Japan | — | #193 | #193 | — |
Chart Positions
8 placements across 8 markets.
Chart Positions
8 placements across 8 markets.