About this episode

Mike Shea discusses the incomplete nature of D&D over the years and its implications for gameplay.

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 Links Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster 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!) Make Monsters Unique Five Scenes Dyson Maps Updated Dyson Commercial Maps Support Dyson's Patreon EN World Thread on Tools We Love

People in this episode

Host: Mike Shea

Topics covered

• D&D news
• RPG commentary
• game mastering tips
• unique monsters
• short games

Keywords

• D&D
• RPG
• game mastering
• monsters
• Patreon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sly Flourish, Patreon, EN World

Books & works: Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster, Blood of the Primordials, Dyson Maps, Adventure Types in Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster

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