The Trouble with Crafting – Lazy RPG Talk Show

The Lazy RPG Podcast - D&D and RPG News and GM Prep from Sly Flourish

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

Contents

• 00:00 Show Start
• 02:17 D&D & RPG News: Call of Cthulhu Humbled Bundle
• 04:40 Sly Flourish News: City of Arches Key of Worlds Scenarios for Hero-Tier Subscribers
• 12:28 Product Spotlight: Dread Thingonomicon Markdown for Obsidian
• 16:19 Sly Flourish News: Lazy GM Reference Guides in Markdown for Obsidian
• 20:23 Sly Flourish News: Sly Flourish 2025 Calendar!
• 22:00 Commentary: The Trouble with Crafting Systems in 5e
• 36:37 DM Tip: Advanced Random Encounter Tricks
• 49:46 Patreon Question: Adding Subquests and Managing Levels with Campaign Arcs
• 54:04 Patreon Question: Keeping Combat Descriptions Flavorful
• 57:17 Patreon Question: Designing a Heroic Shadowdark-Style Game

Links

• Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter
• Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
• Buy Sly Flourish Books:
• Call of Cthulhu Humbled Bundle
• Dread Thingonomicon
• Dread Laironomicon
• Lazy GM Resource Docs likewise have Obsidian versions
• Lazy GM's Resource Document
• Lazy GM's 5e Monster Builder Resource Document
• Crit-Tech's Lazy GM Documents on Github (including Obsidian Markdown versions)
• Sly Flourish 2025 calendar