D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:30 Kickstarter Spotlight: Enter the Labyrinth by Kobold Press
• 05:15 Kickstarter Spotlight: Dragontown and the Darkness Below
• 11:03 D&D & RPG News: Horizons Magazine by Wildmage Press
• 12:16 D&D & RPG News: Beadle and Grimm 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide Map Pack
• 14:04 D&D & RPG News: 2024 Player's Handbook is D&D's Fastest Selling Book Ever
• 18:22 Commentary: You Don't Own Your D&D Beyond Books
• 21:24 D&D & RPG News: Hidden Subclass Compatibility in D&D 2024
• 27:32 Commentary: The Current State of Generative AI and TTRPGs
• 46:23 Patreon Question: Industry Standards for Releasing RPG Material Under Open Licenses
• 52:03 Patreon Question: Coming Up with Villains or Fronts in Strange Campaign Settings
• 54:36 Patreon Question: Excluding a Player from a Game

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• New California law means digital stores can’t imply you’re buying a game when you’re merely licensing it
• Where do your Steam games go when you die?
• The Best LLM for Generating RPG Stuff – Your Brain

Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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• Shadowdark RPG
• Cursed Scroll 1
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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:16 D&D & RPG News: Roll20 Packages for Doctors Without Borders
• 03:04 Kickstarter Spotlight: Pirate Borg
• 09:06 DM Tip: Run I6 Ravenloft with Shadowdark on Halloween
• 10:45 D&D & RPG News: Free D&D 2024 Rules with All Twelve Classes
• 13:20 D&D & RPG News: D&D Adventurer's League Moves to D&D 2024
• 26:13 D&D & RPG News: D&D 2024 PHB Available Physically and on Four VTTs
• 33:55 DM Tip: D&D 2024's Handling of Tools and DCs
• 41:02 DM Tip: Two Words for Increasing Combat Challenge
• 51:06 Patreon Question: What's My Next Campaign?
• 53:26 Patreon Question: Upward and Downward Beats in a Campaign
• 57:46 Patreon Question: Why Switch to Obsidian?

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• D&D PHB 2024 on Foundry
• D&D PHB 2024 on Fantasy Grounds
• D&D PHB 2024 on Roll20
• Roll20 Characters
• Midgard Dragon Empire Campaign Video

Mike begins his campaign prep for his Dragon Empire Midgard-based Tales of the Valiant campaign!

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D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00:00 Show Start
• 00:01:16 Kickstarter Spotlight: Worldographer 2025 by Inkwell Ideas
• 00:03:36 Kickstarter Spotlight: Shadow City Mysteries
• 00:04:53 Product Spotlight: Level Up Advanced 5e on Bundle of Holding
• 00:10:46 D&D & RPG News: MCDM's License for Draw Steel
• 00:17:33 Product Spotlight: Shadowdark Guide to Monster Statistics by Matt Dietrich
• 00:22:14 Commentary: Four Sources of D&D History
• 00:44:16 DM Tip: Instant Monsters for 5e
• 00:59:02 Patreon Question: Handling Back Seat Driving Veteran Players
• 01:03:17 Patreon Question: Running the City of Arches with Shadowdark
• 01:05:40 Patreon Question: Managing Secrets with Multiple Paths Ahead
• 01:08:09 Patreon Question: Building Single-Session Episodic Adventures

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• Draw Steel creators license
• Shadowdark Quick Monster Stats by Matt Dietrich
• D&D 50 Year Panel
• D&D 50 Celebration Games
• When We Were Wizards
• The Making of Original D&D: 1970 - 1977

Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

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• Shadowdark RPG
• Cursed Scroll 1
• Dyson Maps

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com

• 00:00 Show Start
• 01:13 Sly Flourish News: Mike Loses a Bet
• 02:59 D&D & RPG News: D&D 2024 and Free D&D on D&D Beyond
• 14:06 D&D & RPG News: Rich Lescoulflair Talking Phantasy Star RPG on Morrus's Podcast
• 15:42 D&D & RPG News: Matt Coleville on Eldritch Lorecast Talking About Project Sigil
• 19:35 D&D & RPG News: Free Hex Crawl Rules from Cursed Scroll 4
• 23:26 Product Spotlight: Broken Weave for 5e by Cubicle 7
• 36:24 DM Tip: Distance, Activity, and Attitude for Random Encounters
• 48:18 Patreon Question: Rewriting Published Adventures for Table Use
• 52:09 Patreon Question: Building Your Own Pantheon
• 55:38 Patreon Question: Using the Eight Steps for Published Adventures

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• 2024 D&D Free Rules on D&D Beyond
• Rich Lescouflair on Phantasy Star RPG on Morrus's Podcast
• Matt Coleville on Eldritch Lorecast
• Free Hex Crawl Rules from Arcane Library
• Broken Weave for 5e
• Reaction Tables Across the Years
• Choosing the Right Steps from Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master

Mike prepares for his Shadowdark RPG campaign, the Gloaming!

• Join the City of Arches Kickstarter!
• Shadowdark RPG Campaign Notebook available to Sly Flourish patrons
• Visit the Sly Flourish Blog
• Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
• Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
• Buy Sly Flourish Books
• Shadowdark RPG
• Cursed Scroll 1
• Dyson Maps