The Dm's Deep Dive With Mike Shea

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Mike talks about the OGL fiasco and offers up ten awesome RPGs that aren't D&D. 00:00 Show Intro 01:09 This Matters to All Of Us 03:35 WOTC's Excuses Hold No Water At All 07:53 What's Happening Now 08:45 We Can Never Trust WOTC Again 09:58 What Can We Do About This? 12:37 Ten Awesome RPGs that Aren't D&D 13:19 13th Age 15:56 Blades in the Dark 17:31 Fantasy Age 19:01 The Non-OGL Fantasy Bundle of Holding 19:38 Fate Condensed 21:41 Index Card RPG 23:44 Ironsworn 25:26 Level Up Advanced 5e 26:49 Numenera 28:59 Old School Essentials 30:55 Shadow of the Demon Lord Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: WOTC Attempts to Deauthorize the OGL 1.0a — Thoughts on the OGL 2.0 You, Me, and the D&D Open Gaming License Dungeons & Dragons’ New License Tightens Its Grip on Competition 13th Age 13th Age Bundle of Holding Blades in the Dark Blades the Dark SRD Fantasy Age The Non-OGL Bundle of Holding Fate Condensed Fate Condensed SRD Index Card R

Mike covers the remaining Sly Flourish Patreon questions for December 2022! Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:48 Patreon Question: Replacing or Houserulling 5e Mechanics and Favorite Houserules 06:17 Patreon Question: Dealing with Followers from a Rod of Rulership 08:30 Patreon Question: Offering Multiple Paths with Diviniation 10:38 Patreon Question: Handling NPCs with the Lazy Encounter Benchmark 13:53 Patreon Question: Offering Options when Captured 15:54 Patreon Question: Learning a New RPG With Your Players 17:38 Patreon Question: Trouble Committing to Deadly Attacks 20:21 Patreon Question: Making D&D Deadlier 22:25 Patreon Question: Alternative Patrons like Koblold Press's Warlock 24:31 Patreon Question: Making Undead Monster Variants 27:41 Patreon Question: Dungeon 23 Links Theater of the Mind Guidelines Lazy Encounter Benchmark MCDM's Arcadia Patreon CZRPG Patreon Elven Tower Patreon Raging Swan Patreon Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Du

D&D news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:13 D&D & RPG News: 13th Age Bundle of Holding 05:28 Commentary: How to Skip Content you Don't Want to Hear 06:52 Commentary: The WOTC OGL 1.1 Announcement 28:54 Product Spotlight: Alternate Objectives by Sneak AttackPress 33:14 Commentary: Favorite Product of 2022 37:27 Patreon Question: Connecting Published Adventures 41:12 Patreon Question: When to Use Which Dials of Monster Difficulty 46:10 Patreon Question: Thoughts on Owlbear Rodeo 2.0 50:35 Patreon Question: Making Failure Interesting with Ability Checks 53:58 Patreon Question: Performing Mid-Campaign Check-Ins 56:33 Patreon Question: Revealing a Pointcrawl Map 59:11 Patreon Question: Using AI Generators like Chat GPT and Midjourney Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: 13th Age Bundle of Holding OGLs, SRDs, & One D&D – Wizards of the Coast on D&D Beyond, 21 Dec 2022 Though

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D&D news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:01:03 DM Tip: Rolling Lots of Checks with a Single D20 00:10:51 Product Spotlight: Chronicles of Eberron 00:26:28 Commentary: How I Baseline D&D Monsters 00:34:00 Commentary: Designing MCDM's Flee Mortals Vampires 00:51:31 Patreon Question: What Are My DM Weaknesses? 00:54:38 Patreon Question: Handling Pacing in D&D Games 00:57:08 Patreon Question: Describing Old School Essentials to 5e Players 01:01:24 Patreon Question: Handling Large Exposition and Descriptions Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Chronicles of Eberron Old School Primer

Mike prepares for his weekly Scarlet Citadel game! Visit the Sly Flourish Blog Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Buy Scarlet Citadel (affiliate link) Scarlet Citadel Notion Notebook

D&D news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:55 Kickstarter Spotlight: Tome of Beasts 3 Monster Cards by Inkwell Ideas 04:05 D&D & RPG News: Blades in the Dark Bundle of Holding 05:34 D&D & RPG News: Free Monstrous Compendium 2: Dragonlance 27:37 Product Spotlight: Arcadia 22 Heroic Champions 36:37 Product Spotlight: GMs Miscellany Dungeon Dressing for 5e 45:07 Commentary: AI for DM Inspiration 48:18 Patreon Question: Tips for Running 20th Level One-Shot Games 52:04 Patreon Question: Campaign Hooks for West Marches Style Games 55:54 Patreon Question: Running Hordes and Minions Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Tome of Beasts 3 Monster Cards Kickstarter Blades in the Dark Bundle of Holding Monstrous Compendium Volume 2: Dragonlance Creatures MCDM Arcadia Patreon Arcadia Issue 22 GM Miscellany Dungeon Dressing for 5e Running Hordes

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D&D news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:59 D&D & RPG News: One D&D Species and Cleric Playtest Packet. 07:07 Commentary: One D&D and Backward Compatibility 16:41 Commentary: One D&D Species and Cleric Playtest Thoughts 30:01 Product Spotlight: Tome of Beasts 3 by Kobold Press 42:56 D&D & RPG News: Kobold Press Adventure Calendar 43:47 Patreon Question: Droctor Who style Talk, Move, Do Fight in D&D Combat 46:45 Patreon Question: Speeding Up Dungeon Exploration from Dungeon-Crawling Players Links One D&D Species and Cleric Playtest Moving On From 'Race' in One D&D Tome of Beasts 3 by Kobold Press Jeremy Crawford on Playtest Results Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books:

Mike offers tips for chapter 2 of Empire of the Ghouls! Visit the Sly Flourish Blog Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Empire of the Ghouls Empire of the Ghouls Notion Notebook

D&D news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:00:58 Sly Flourish News: Leaving Twitter for Mastodon 00:07:01 D&D & RPG News: Chronicles of Eberron by Keith Baker 00:08:23 Product Spotlight: Dragonlance Shadow of the Dragon Queen 00:41:17 D&D & RPG News: WOTC's Non-Answer About a One D&D SRD 00:45:26 Product Spotlight: Tomb of the Twilight Queen 00:50:17 Patreon Question: Incorporating Random Encounters 00:54:35 Patreon Question: Running Pointcrawls with Flying Characters 00:57:48 Patreon Question: Supporting Players Who Roll Poorly 01:03:00 Patreon Question: Making Friends from Online D&D Games 01:08:30 Patreon Question: Favorite Cult and Why Cults? Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Sly Flourish on Mastodon D&D Tip Tweet Archive Keith Baker Presents: Chronicles of Eberron Statement on OGL from WotC Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk #228: The Open Gaming Lic

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D&D news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:49 D&D & RPG News: Level Up Advanced 5e on Bundle of Holding 02:13 D&D & RPG News: Justin Alexander on Pointcrawls 03:56 D&D & RPG News: Morrus on One D&D and the Open Gaming License 08:57 D&D & RPG News: Dragon+ Goes Offline 14:04 D&D & RPG News: Is Takhisis Tiamat? Who Gets to Decide? 20:47 Patreon Question: Using Side Initiative 23:02 Patreon Question: Reading an Entire Campaign Adventure 24:37 Patreon Question: Making a Campaign World Feel Alive 26:56 Patreon Question: Curing Lycanthrope with a Wererat PC 29:52 Patreon Question: Focusing Over-Preparing 32:54 Patreon Question: Non-Lethal Attack Options 36:36 Patreon Question: Making NPCs Stand Out in Online Games 38:08 Patreon Question: Player-Driven Character Motivations Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Level Up Advanced 5e Bundle of Holding Justi

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D&D news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:59 Sly Flourish News: November Patreon Rewards 10:56 D&D & RPG News: WOTC's New Inclusivity Review 14:57 DM Tip: Jaquays-Style Design for Dungeon and Overland Travel 34:18 Patreon Question: Keeping Villains Alive in Combat 37:19 Patreon Question: Using Paper Notes for In-Person Games 40:19 Patreon Question: Mourning the End of a Campaign 42:05 Patreon Question: Deciding on a Campaign to Run 44:16 Patreon Question: Using Time Flies Rules from the Midgard Worldbook 46:35 Patreon Question: Tips for Promoting Paper Character Sheets with Players 48:58 Patreon Question: Scaling Up Monsters and their Stories to 11th level Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Leveling Up Our Creative Process: Learnings From Spelljammer Jennell Jaquays Wikipedia Page Pointcrawls for Cities and Overland Travel in D&D Run Pointcrawls for Overland Travel in D&D

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Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:46 D&D & RPG News: Mastering Dungeons Goes Independent 02:39 D&D & RPG News: D&D on ESPN?? 04:42 Kickstarter Spotlight: Heretics Guide to Devotion and Divinity 08:48 Kickstarter Spotlight: Ultimate Guide to Foraging, Harvesting, and Natural Discovery 16:41 Patreon Question: Managing Pacing with Heavy Roleplay Scenes 18:50 Patreon Question: Does Writing Help You Become a Better DM? No. 23:50 Patreon Question: Players Coordinating Leveling Up 25:51 Patreon Question: Magic Items for Higher-Level Pregen Characters 28:27 Patreon Question: Feelings on Boxed and Read-Aloud Text 31:41 Patreon Question: Heroes and Anti-Villains Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Mastering Dungeons Goes Independent Mastering Dungeons Podcast Feed Mastering Dungeons on YouTube D&D on ESPN Heretics Guide to Devotion and Divinity Kickstarter Ultimate Guide to Foraging, Harvesting &a

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Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:51 D&D & RPG News: Free MCDM RPG Safety Toolkit 02:43 Kickstarter Spotlight: The Gloaming Wild 5e Survival Horror 08:06 Commentary: Running Ravenloft 2022 with Level Up 5e Vampires 17:11 Patreon Question: Keeping Big Battles from Being Boring 19:17 Patreon Question: What Other RPGs Do You Recommend? 21:44 Patreon Question: Filling In the Gaps During the Game 24:17 Patreon Question: Faction Ideas from Blades in the Dark 26:51 Patreon Question: Targeting Loot for the Characters 29:23 Patreon Question: Better Level Draining and Exhaustion for Vampires and 32:12 Patreon Question: What to Get for Staring Out with Numenera 32:59 Patreon Question: Comparing Midgard to the Forgotten Realms 37:51 Patreon Question: Including Every Character's Story Arc 40:24 Patreon Question: Showcasing High-Level Abilities 43:01 Patreon Question: Building Open World D&D Games 45:23 Patreon Question: Building Problems Without Solutions 46:58 Patreon Question: