The Dm's Deep Dive With Mike Shea

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

Mike offers tips, tricks, and advice for running the D&D Starter Set adventure, Dragons of Stormwreck Isle! Contents 00:00 Video Start 00:13 Who This Video is For 00:54 Top Tips for Running Stormwreck Isle 01:28 Tip 1: Keep your Hands on the Dials of Combat 02:02 Tip 2: Dive Deep into the Lore 03:25 Tip 3: Remember Runara's Failsafe 04:33 Read the Pregen Character Background Ties to the Adventure 05:08 Read the DM Tips in the Adventure Book 05:49 Running Stormwreck Isle Online 06:33 Tools for Playing Stormwreck in Person 07:15 Tips for Chapter 1 - Dragon's Rest 08:08 Choose How to Run Combat 09:06 Handling Undead Fortitude 09:55 Manage the NPCs of Dragon's Rest 11:21 Combining Additional Encounters 12:39 Tips for Chapter 2 - Seagrow Caves 14:30 Tips for Chapter 3 - The Cursed Shipwreck 15:30 Tips for Chapter 4 - The Clifftop Observatory 16:58 Follow-on Adventures Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books Stars Over Stormwreck (Affiliate link) Bu

D&D News, Kickstarter spotlights, D&D product reviews, dungeon master tips, D&D questions and answers! Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:04 Kickstarter Spotlight: Under the Harvest Moons 09:15 Product Spotlight: Venture Maidens Campaign Guide 25:27 Commentary: D&D Lead Designer Ray Winninger Leaves Wizards of the Coast 31:43 D&D & RPG News: One D&D Expert Playtest Feedback Survey 38:32 Commentary: One D&D Ideas We Can Use Right Now 44:32 Patreon Question: Using NPCs as Assets in D&D Games 47:30 Patreon Question: Using 5e Rules with Numenera's Ninth World 49:53 Patreon Question: Props, Decorations, Accessories, and Themes in your D&D Games 52:59 Patreon Question: Filling Out Big Climactic Boss Battles Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Under the Harvest Moons Venture Maidens Campaign Guide Ray Winninger Leaves Wizards of the Coast Twitter Thread One D&D Expert Class Survey Mastering Dungeons on One D&

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

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:53 Sly Flourish News: New Patreon Adventure - The Silver Grotto 04:41 D&D & RPG News: Midgard Sale - 30% Off 07:02 Kickstarter Spotlight: Apocalypse - The Complete Guide to Ending the World 09:05 Kickstarter Spotlight: Torrents of the Spellhoarder 13:17 Commentary: Elder Brain 5e Survey 24:45 Commentary: Experiences Running Dragons of Stormwreck Isle 29:46 Patreon Question: Differences Between DMs and Players and Tips for DMs Becoming Players 35:07 Patreon Question: Adventure for New Local Game Shop Group 37:09 Patreon Question: Modifying Published Adventures with a Different Map 39:16 Patreon Question: Injecting Horror into our Adventures 42:11 Patreon Question: Pontification on RPGs Moving Towards Digital 49:09 Patreon Question: Warlock Patreon of Evil God? Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Midgard Sale on Kobold Press Midgard Worldbook Southlands Scarlet Citadel Apocalypse - The Co

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

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:04 Sly Flourish News: Stars Over Stormwreck Released on the DM's Guild 01:42 Product Spotlight: Dread Thingonomicon by Raging Swan Press 10:46 Kickstarter Spotlight: Grimoire of the Grave by 2C Gaming 15:56 Sly Flourish News: Dungeoncraft Review of the Lazy DM's Workbook and Lazy DM's Companion 16:49 D&D & RPG News: New Senior Vice President of D&D 26:37 Commentary: Keeping D&D Resilient for Us and our Groups 32:30 D&D & RPG News: Other Commentaries on the One D&D Experts Playtest 33:56 D&D & RPG News: D&D Lego Contest 36:48 Patreon Question: New Lazy Combat Encounter Benchmark for One D&D? 39:11 Patreon Question: How to Destroy Artifacts 41:27 Patreon Question: Managing Dungeon Crawling and Offering Useful Options 44:02 Patreon Question: Good Material from Older Editions 47:37 Patreon Question: Changing Character Personalities with Magic Items Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support S

Mike prepares for his session zero of his Scarlet Citadel D&D Campaign by Kobold Press. 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 Scarlet Citadel One-Page Campaign Guide Richard Green's Scarlet Citadel Campaign Blog Midgard Interactive Map

Mike talks about his campaign finale for his Numenera Fourth Emperor Campaign, offers tips for D&D DMs and those interested in running Numenera, and discusses feedback from his players! Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Buy the Lazy DM's Companion Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Numenera Lazy DM Campaign Notebook Numenera Discovery

Mike covers the remaining Patreon questions for September 2022! Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:01:23 D&D & RPG News: Free Drowned Sailors Encounter from WOTC 00:02:24 Sly Flourish News: Stars Over Stormwreck Adventure Coming This Week! 00:11:11 Commentary: The One D&D Experts Playtest 00:40:14 Commentary: Dungeoncraft on Why D&D Editions Don't Matter 00:45:07 RPG Industry Tip: Teos Abadia on Freelance Rates 00:48:34 Patreon Question: Your Thoughts and Plans for Patreon 00:52:27 Patreon Question: Practical Jokes with Tiny Hut 00:54:10 Patreon Question: Experienced Player Tips for Inexperienced DMs 00:56:22 Patreon Question: The Three Most Useful Third-Party Products 00:58:28 Patreon Question: What's In Front Of You When You DM? 01:00:50 Patreon Question: How Do You Choose and Run Lots of Campaigns? 01:03:11 Patreon Question: Helping New Players Avoid Bad Choices 01:05:40 Patreon Question: Charismatic Players with Non-Charismatic Characters 01:06:48 Patreon Question: How to Get Value from Purchased RPG Material 01:09:19

Mike prepares to run the finale of his Numenera campaign! Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Buy the Lazy DM's Companion Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Numenera Lazy DM Campaign Notebook Numenera Discovery

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:47 D&D & RPG News: WOTC D&D After-School Program 03:01 Commentary: Good Digital Tools for WOTC + Third Party Product Use 22:50 DM Tip: Sharing Third Party PDFs With Your Players 29:52 Patreon Question: Running Wild Beyond the Witchlight for Tier 2 Characters 35:30 Patreon Question: When Is It Appropriate To Hit Downed PCs? 39:15 Patreon Question: Advice I Regret from Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master 43:15 Patreon Question: Dealing With Player Optimizing Away From Fun 47:43 Patreon Question: Why Do NPCs Not Use Character Classes? 52:04 Patreon Question: Is 5e Too Complex? Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: WOTC D&D After-School Program Matt Colville on Fantasy Grounds Restricting Access on Google Drive Mastering Dungeons Podcast

Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign! Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Buy the Lazy DM's Companion Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Numenera Lazy DM Campaign Notebook Numenera Discovery

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:46 Product Spotlight: Amazing Encounters and Places by CZRPG 10:04 Kickstarter Spotlight: Apocalypse Keys by Evil Hat Games 16:23 Commentary: D&D Beyond, Limiting Character Options, and Third Party Products 43:30 Sly Flourish News: The Sly Flourish Stream Bingo Card 44:57 Patreon Question: Running the Same Campaign for Multiple Groups 47:01 Patreon Question: D&D Plots and Inspiration from Westerns 50:32 Patreon Question: Conflicting Secrets and Clues? No Thanks! 52:34 Patreon Question: Describing Your DM Style to New Players Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Amazing Encounters and Places PDF Amazing Encounters and Places Map Pack Amazing Encounters and Places PDF / Map Pack Combo Apocalypse Keys Kickstarter by Evil Hat The Sly Flourish Streaming Show Bingo Card

Mike talks about preparing and running his Empire of the Ghouls campaign. Video Contents 00:00 Show Start 02:04 One-Page Campaign Guide 15:51 The Characters of My Campaign 19:08 Empire of the Ghouls as a Tour of Midgard 20:04 Using All the Kobold Press Books 24:26 Tome of Heroes and the Midgard Heroes Handbook 25:52 Sharing Books using Roll 20's Compendium 29:08 Other Kobold Press Books I'm Using 31:32 Running and Modifying Chapter 1 Links Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Buy the Lazy DM's Companion Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Empire of the Ghouls One-Page Campaign Guide

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:52 Kickstarter Spotlight: Wastes of Chaos by Kobold Press 05:41 Sly Flourish News: New Lazy D&D Talk Show Topic Database for Patrons 10:01 Kickstarter Spotlight: Anatomy of an Adventure by MT Black 13:11 Product Spotlight: Path of the Planebreaker by Monte CookGames 45:44 Patreon Question: Dealing with Secret Truths of a Campaign World 48:04 Patreon Question: AI-generated Art and the Lazy DM Links Wastes of Chaos Kickstarter by Kobold Press Anatomy of an Adventure Kickstarter by MT Black Path of the Planebreaker by Monte Cook Games Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books:

Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign! Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Buy the Lazy DM's Companion Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Numenera Lazy DM Campaign Notebook Numenera Discovery

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Show Start 01:08 D&D & RPG News: One D&D Origins Playtest Survey 02:25 D&D & RPG News: Mastering Dungeons on the Origins One D&D Playtest 03:09 Patreon Update: World of Dead Temples and Secrets of Summervine Villa 07:49 D&D & RPG News: Spelljammer Errata 16:04 Kickstarter Spotlight: Dungeon Delver's Guide 20:31 Product Spotlight: Planegea 30:47 Commentary: I don't Review Third Party Products I Don't Like 36:05 Commentary: 5e Isn't 5e Compatible - We're On Our Own 46:23 Patreon Question: Strongest Criticism of Lazy DM Advice 48:59 Patreon Question: Adding a New Player Mid Campaign 51:00 Patreon Question: Spelljammer for New Players 52:50 Patreon Question: Adventure Anthologies and Heists 54:48 Patreon Question: Awarding Gold with the Lazy DM's Companion 58:03 Patreon Question: Tips for Reaching a Satisfying Campaign Conclusion Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books

Mike prepares to run his next session of his Numenera campaign! Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Buy the Lazy DM's Companion Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Numenera Lazy DM Campaign Notebook Numenera Discovery