About this episode

Mike Shea discusses D&D and RPG news, including commentary on game complexity and player agency.

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:00:40 Sly Flourish News: Draw Small Maps, Defending Out of the Fun 00:04:24 Sly Flourish News: Grand Lift of Depths Forgotten 00:06:42 Sly Flourish News: Secret Project Preview Done 00:10:22 D&D & RPG News: EZD6 Bundle of Holding 00:12:14 Commentary: Why Are Popular Games Complicated and Slow? 00:16:48 Kickstarter Spotlight: Dwarven Forge Caverns Reforged 00:23:11 D&D & RPG News: Green Ronin Physical Books On Sale 00:27:45 Commentary: The Wish Thief for Daggerheart and Chases 00:48:30 DM Tip: Write For Yourself 00:56:56 Patreon Question: Run OSR Style Games with 5e 01:03:23 Patreon Question: Games to Play at Conventions 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!) Draw Small Maps Defending Out of the Fun EZD6 Bundle of Holding Dwarven Forge Caverns Crowdfunding Campaign Green Ronin Warehouse Sale Daggerheart The Wish Thief Troublesome Quest Models Avoid Removing Player Agency YouTube Video on…

People in this episode

Host: Mike Shea

Topics covered

• D&D news
• RPG commentary
• game design
• Kickstarter highlights
• player agency
• game complexity

Keywords

• D&D
• RPG
• game design
• Kickstarter
• The Wish Thief
• Daggerheart
• EZD6
• Green Ronin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sly Flourish, Green Ronin

Products: EZD6 Bundle of Holding, Dwarven Forge Caverns Reforged

Books & works: The Wish Thief, Daggerheart, OSR Style Games

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