<a href="https://slyflourish.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mike Shea</a> <a href="https://shop.slyflourish.com/products/return-of-the-lazy-dungeon-master" rel="noopener noreferrer">Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master (Book)</a>
Mike’s Notes: <a href="https://www.levelup5e.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Level up Advanced 5e by EN World Publishing (System)</a> <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slyflourish/the-city-of-arches-a-high-fantasy-5e-rpg-city-sourcebook" rel="noopener noreferrer">The City of Arches (Campaign Setting)</a> <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/ozymandias" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ozymandias (Poem)</a> <a href="https://shop.slyflourish.com/products/forge-of-foes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Forge of Foes (Book)</a> <a href="https://www.talesofthevaliant.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tales of the Valiant (System)</a>
Other: <a href="https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/dragonbane/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dragonbane (RPG)</a> <a href="https://www.daggerheart.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Daggerheart (RPG)</a> <a href="https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/numenera-discovery-and-destiny/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Numenera (RPG)</a> <a href="https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/pages/shadowdark" rel="noopener noreferrer">Shadowdark (RPG)</a> <a href="https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/products/cursed-scroll-zine-vol-1-diablerie" rel="noopener noreferrer">Shadowdark - Cursed Scroll 1</a> <a href="https://necroticgnome.com/collections/dolmenwood" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dolmenwood (RPG)</a> 
 Lazy RPG Talk Show <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-bj_EvSfBE" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dolmenwood Spotlight – Lazy RPG Talk Show</a> <a href="https://www.limithron.com/darkcaribbean" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Caribbean (Campaign Preview)</a>
Top Tips to Prep as a GM - Lazy Dungeon Master 
 Prep what you need, and kill the things that aren't helping. 
 Prepare to improvise. 
 Have a system, a process. 
 The first time you interact with a NPC, have the player describe something about them.
Other Tips: <a href="https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/168529/what-is-the-origin-of-the-term-quantum-ogre" rel="noopener noreferrer">What is Quantum Ogre (Article)</a> <a href="https://theangrygm.com/popcorn-initiative-a-great-way-to-adjust-dd-and-pathfinder-initiative-with-a-stupid-name/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Popcorn Initiative</a> <a href="https://foundryvtt.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Foundry VTT</a> <a href="https://www.owlbear.rodeo/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Owlbear Rodeo (VTT)</a> <a href="https://slyflourish.com/5e_artisanal_database/" rel="noopener noreferrer">5e Artisanal Database (Sly Flourish's)</a> <a href="https://game-icons.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Game Icons (Graphics)</a> <a href="https://dwarvenforge.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dwarven Forge (Terrain)</a> <a href="https://marketplace.dndbeyond.com/category/SRC-00043" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ghosts of Saltmarsh (Adventure)</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDjF8CEeNCU" rel="noopener noreferrer">Limithron PAX Unplugged Mega-Game (Video)</a> <a href="https://obsidian.md/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Obsidian (App)</a> <a href="https://www.notion.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Notion (App)</a> <a href="https://slyflourish.com/shadowdark_ravenloft.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Castle Ravenloft in Shadowdark (Sly Flourish Article)</a> <a href="https://shop.limithron.com/products/down-among-the-dead" rel="noopener noreferrer">Down Among the Dead (Expansion)</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/crypts-of-4-hour-134096559" rel="noopener noreferrer">Crypts of Karigulon (Adventure)</a>
<a href="https://shop.mcdmproductions.com/collections/draw-steel" rel="noopener noreferrer">Draw Steel (RPG)</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/introducing-149392033" rel="noopener noreferrer">CROWS (RPG)</a> <a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/258229/invasion-from-the-planet-of-tarrasques" rel="noopener noreferrer">Invasion from the Planet of Tarrasques (Adventure)</a>
Credits Music: Alexander Miller&nbsp; Editing: Matt Kepler&nbsp; Producing: Tyler Stratton Get Episodes 1 week early on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/limithron">Limithron's Patreon</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://slyflourish.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Mike Shea&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://shop.slyflourish.com/products/return-of-the-lazy-dungeon-master" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master (Book)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mike’s Notes:&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.levelup5e.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Level up Advanced 5e by EN World Publishing (System)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slyflourish/the-city-of-arches-a-high-fantasy-5e-rpg-city-sourcebook" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;The City of Arches (Campaign Setting)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/ozymandias" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ozymandias (Poem)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://shop.slyflourish.com/products/forge-of-foes" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Forge of Foes (Book)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.talesofthevaliant.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Tales of the Valiant (System)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Other:&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/dragonbane/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Dragonbane (RPG)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.daggerheart.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Daggerheart (RPG)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/numenera-discovery-and-destiny/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Numenera (RPG)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/pages/shadowdark" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Shadowdark (RPG)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/products/cursed-scroll-zine-vol-1-diablerie" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Shadowdark - Cursed Scroll 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://necroticgnome.com/collections/dolmenwood" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Dolmenwood (RPG)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
 Lazy RPG Talk Show &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-bj_EvSfBE" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Dolmenwood Spotlight – Lazy RPG Talk Show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.limithron.com/darkcaribbean" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;The Dark Caribbean (Campaign Preview)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Top Tips to Prep as a GM - Lazy Dungeon Master&lt;br&gt;
 Prep what you need, and kill the things that aren't helping.&lt;br&gt;
 Prepare to improvise.&lt;br&gt;
 Have a system, a process.&lt;br&gt;
 The first time you interact with a NPC, have the player describe something about them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Other Tips:&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/168529/what-is-the-origin-of-the-term-quantum-ogre" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;What is Quantum Ogre (Article)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://theangrygm.com/popcorn-initiative-a-great-way-to-adjust-dd-and-pathfinder-initiative-with-a-stupid-name/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Popcorn Initiative&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://foundryvtt.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Foundry VTT&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.owlbear.rodeo/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Owlbear Rodeo (VTT)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://slyflourish.com/5e_artisanal_database/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;5e Artisanal Database (Sly Flourish's)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://game-icons.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Game Icons (Graphics)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://dwarvenforge.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Dwarven Forge (Terrain)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://marketplace.dndbeyond.com/category/SRC-00043" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ghosts of Saltmarsh (Adventure)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDjF8CEeNCU" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Limithron PAX Unplugged Mega-Game (Video)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://obsidian.md/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Obsidian (App)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.notion.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Notion (App)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://slyflourish.com/shadowdark_ravenloft.html" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Castle Ravenloft in Shadowdark (Sly Flourish Article)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://shop.limithron.com/products/down-among-the-dead" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Down Among the Dead (Expansion)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/crypts-of-4-hour-134096559" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Crypts of Karigulon (Adventure)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://shop.mcdmproductions.com/collections/draw-steel" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Draw Steel (RPG)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/introducing-149392033" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CROWS (RPG)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/258229/invasion-from-the-planet-of-tarrasques" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Invasion from the Planet of Tarrasques (Adventure)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credits&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Music: Alexander Miller&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Editing: Matt Kepler&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Producing: Tyler Stratton&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Get Episodes 1 week early on &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/limithron"&gt;Limithron's Patreon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Mike Shea (aka "The Lazy Dungeon Master" & “Sly Flourish”) chats with Luke about how to prep your RPG session and be a better GM. Recorded at PAGE 3, this turned into round after round of volleys as both of them present ideas and experiences that practically work at the table.


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