The Dm's Deep Dive With Mike Shea

Mike prepares for his latest session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden! Frostmaiden YouTube Video Playlist Notion Frostmaiden Campaign Notebook Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Join Sly Flourish's Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master

Feel like darkvision is overpowered? Mike talks about the combination of rules that makes darkvision not as good as many DMs think. Original YouTube Video Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master 

Mike talks about the latest D&D news and topics. Click "SHOW MORE" for links and details. Contents 00:00 Intro 00:18 Kickstarter Date for Lazy DM's Companion 04:06 Chris Perkins on Canon 09:59 Grim Accord in Arcadia 6 14:34 Chris Spivey on Independent RPG Struggles 22:42 Christian Zuech: Encounters in Barovia 30:29 Elven Tower 34:46 Patreon and Kickstarter For Most Interesting RPG Content 36:56 Dungeoncraft Videos 46:30 Paid DMing. I'm all for it! Links Original YouTube Video Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master  Chris Perkinson D&D Canon Mastering Dungeons on D&D Canon Arcadia 6 with the Grim Accord MCDM Patreon Chris Spivey from Darker Hue Studios Tweet Harlem Unbound Christian Zuech Products on the DM's Guild Encounters in Barovia Elven Tower Patreon Elven Tower Products on DriveThruRPG Faith For Fools Dungeoncraft Channel Ultimate RPG Terrain Dungeoncraft on Proficiency Dice and Background Pr

Mike discusses the value of using "knives" as a DM in your D&D game. How do you wield the fiction that players bring to the table responsibly and effectively to let your stories expand ever outward. YouTube Video Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Join Sly Flourish's Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Worldbuilding for Lazy Dungeon Masters Pax Unplugged Panel 2021 

Mike discusses D&D news! Podcast Contents 00:00 Intro 00:37 New Tal'Dorai sourcebook 07:32 My Evil Adventuring Group in Arcadia Issues 6! 10:04 MCDM's New Monster Manual 16:47 Details of Fizban's Treasury of Dragons 19:05 Crawford on Streaming's Influence on WOTC Production 32:51 Printable Heroes Patreon 41:41 Tabletop Audio Patreon 45:23 You Get to Decide What's Canon Links Original YouTube Video Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master  Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn MCDM Patreon for Arcadia Matt Coleville and James Introcaso on the MCDM Monster Book Details on Fizban's Treasury of Dragons Crawford on Streaming Influence on D&D Printable Heroes Printable Heroes Patreon Tabletop Audio Tabletop Audio Patreon D&D Spinoffs Aren't Canon

Mike prepares for his latest session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden! Frostmaiden YouTube Video Playlist Notion Frostmaiden Campaign Notebook Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Join Sly Flourish's Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master

Mike discusses the importance of understanding how to facilitate decisions in D&D. Original YouTube Video Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master 

Mike talks about all things D&D! Click Show More for notes and links. Table of Contents 00:00 Intro 02:13 Wild Beyond the Witchlight 04:16 Fizban's Treasury of Dragons 08:44 Strixhaven: Curriculum of Chaos 13:53 Running D&D In Person Again 18:39 Dread Metrol: Into the Mists by Keith Baker 34:18 The Dogs of War Adventure Generator with Dread Metrol 36:59 Iskandar City Sourcebook by MT Black 45:29 Miniatures, too expensive for new DMs? 54:14 Sad WOTC didn't make Planescape? Buy the Old One Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Join Sly Flourish's Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Nerdarchy on Wild Beyond the Witchlight Nerdarchy on Fizban's Treasury of Dragons Nerdarchy on Strixhaven: Curriculum of Chaos Dread Metrol: Into the Mists Iskandar City Sourcebook Wizkids Witchlight Miniature Collectors Pack Spelljammer on the DM's Guild

Mike talks about the value of running small battles in the Theater of the Mind. YouTube Video Sly Flourish's Guide to to Narrative "Theater of the Mind" Combat in the 5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master  Buy the Lazy DM's Workbook

Mike prepares for his latest session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden! YouTube Video Notion Frostmaiden Campaign Notebook Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Join Sly Flourish's Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master

Mike offers options and tips for handling rests in D&D. Click "Show More" for notes and links. Original YouTube Video Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon

Mike chats about all things D&D!  00:00 Show Start 00:44 D&D and Magic the Gathering 08:07 Playing MtG again 16:37 Reviewing Patreons Next Week 18:54 Knife to Know You by Doryen Chin 24:25 Mork Borg 36:46 Downtime in D&D 48:07 Getting back to playing in person Links Original YouTube video Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master  In Scarlet Flames D&D MtG Adventure The Hidden Page D&D MtG Adventure Knife to Know You by Doryen Chin Mork Borg Running Downtime in D&D  

Mike talks about the best, and cheapest, ways to improve your D&D game. The best tools to improve your D&D game are free. Original YouTube video Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon    

Mike prepares for his latest session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden! YouTube Video Notion Frostmaiden Campaign Notebook Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Join Sly Flourish's Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master    

Mike describes how to use Lu Quade's "Stars and Wishes" to get great feedback from your players on your D&D game. Original YouTube Video Stars and Wishes by Lu Quade Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master 

Mike talks about all things D&D! 00:00 Video Intro 00:13 TSR (3) and the Ernie Gygax Situation 05:46 Gender Identity Thoughts from an Old Cis White Dude 12:14 How Important is D&D Voicework Poll 16:41 Why I Review Third Party Products 18:27 Empire of the Ghouls by Kobold press 27:56 Where the Machines Wait 34:17 MtG D&D Adventures and Pregen Characters 38:05 Making Cheap D&D Tokens from MtG Cards 40:44 Rolling for Monster Horde Damage 46:37 Matt Colville making his own RPG? Level up 5e RPG 49:21 Dungeons of Drakkenheim Links YouTube Video Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Enworld on TSR (3) and Ernie Gygax Morrus's Unofficial Podcast on Ernie Gygax How Important is DM Voicework poll on Twitter Empire of the Ghouls PDF Empire of the Ghouls Hardcover Where the Machines Wait PDF Where the Machines Wait softcover In Scarlet Flames free D&D MtG Crossover Adventure D&D MtG Planeswalker Char

Mike uses the Adventure Generators from the Sly Flourish Patreon to build an adventure from scratch for his Saturday D&D game. Part 2 of 2. Zoho Annotator Dysonlogos Maps Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon

Mike offers a tip for thinking up secrets and clues by considering the types of secrets the characters may discover and how they might discover them. Types of secrets Character secrets NPC secrets Story secrets Villainous secrets Location secrets Historical secrets Theological secrets Ways to discover them Character background NPCs (friendly or hostile) Books, journals, notes, and scolls Items Frescos and mosaics dreams and portents sentient magic items Links Original YouTube video Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon    

Mike prepares for his latest session of Icewind Dale, Rime of the Frostmaiden! YouTube Video Notion Frostmaiden Campaign Notebook Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Join Sly Flourish's Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master

Mike offers a tip to get players to think more about monsters in the story of your D&D game by asking them to define interesting physical characteristics of monsters. Original YouTube Video A Troll Named Handbag: Player-Driven Monster Identification Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master