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Sandboxes and Railroads — Lazy RPG Talk Show

#23 trending · Games

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:01:04 Sly Flourish News: Manage Rests 00:02:07 Sly Flourish News

Nov 2
1 h 08 min

The Pact — Dragon Empire Prep Session 86

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blogs Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flou

Oct 30
40 min

Draw Steel Thoughts — Lazy RPG Talk Show

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:01:03 Sly Flourish News: No Show Last Week — Gamehole Con Panels

Oct 26
1 h 13 min

Gamehole Con 2026: GM Tips Improv

Recorded at Gamehole Con 2026 Panel included Shanna Germain, Tommy Gofton, Thurston Hillman, Mike Shea, and Ronin Wong Visit the Sly Flourish Blog https://slyflourish.c

Oct 23
53 min

Gamehole Con 2026: GM Tips Pacing

Recorded at Gamehole Con 2026 Panel included Mike Mearls, Mike Shea, and Ed Stark Visit the Sly Flourish Blog https://slyflourish.com/ Subscribe to the Sly Flourish New

Oct 21
54 min

Gamehole Con 2026: GM Tips Challenge

Recorded at Gamehole Con 2026 Panel included Teos Abadia, Keith Ammann, Greg Marks, and Mike Shea Visit the Sly Flourish Blog https://slyflourish.com/ Subscribe to the

Oct 20
54 min

Glauvistus the Scourge — Dragon Empire Prep Session 85

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blogs Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flou

Oct 16
31 min

WOTC Designers Unionize — Lazy RPG Talk Show

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:01:07 Sly Flourish News: No Show Next Week – Gamehole Con 00:01:

Oct 12
1 h 13 min

The Winged Apocalypse — Dragon Empire Prep Session 84

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blogs Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flou

Oct 9
47 min

Make the Effort to Run RPGs — Lazy RPG Talk Show

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:01:31 Sly Flourish News: Just Use Bears 00:02:00 Sly Flourish Ne

Oct 5
59 min

The Death of Ibbalan — Dragon Empire Prep Session 83

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blogs Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flou

Oct 2
30 min

Nimble Mid-Campaign Thoughts — Lazy RPG Talk Show

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:01:33 Sly Flourish News: Elective Action Order 00:02:44 Sly Flou

Sep 28
1 h 13 min

The Dragon’s Coil — Dragon Empire Prep Session 82

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blogs Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flou

Sep 25
39 min

Arcana Unleashed Spotlight — Lazy RPG Talk Show

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:00:56 Sly Flourish News: What Excites You 00:02:19 Sly Flourish

Sep 21
1 h 06 min

Hunt For Ibbalan — Dragon Empire Prep Session 81

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blogs Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flou

Sep 18
38 min

Arcana Unleashed Deadfall — Lazy RPG Talk Show

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:00:57 Sly Flourish News: Procedures and What Excites You 00:04:1

Sep 14
1 h 08 min

Infiltrating Mezar — Dragon Empire Prep Session 80

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blogs Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flou

Sep 11
42 min

Three House Rules Your Player Will Hate — Lazy RPG Talk Show

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:00:55 Sly Flourish News: Lazy Improvised Monsters for Daggerhear

Sep 7
1 h 08 min

The Dragon's Hoard — Dragon Empire Prep Session 79

Mike prepares the next session of his Tales of the Valiant Dragon Empire campaign. Visit the Sly Flourish Blogs Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flou

Sep 4
38 min

Blorb, RPGs, and You — Lazy RPG Talk Show

D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00:00 Show Start 00:01:15 Sly Flourish News: Moving Steps Forward, Improvising Dagge

Aug 31
1 h 11 min

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#21

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Chart positions

Where The Lazy RPG Podcast - D&D and RPG News and GM Prep from Sly Flourish ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Nov 3, 2026).

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What listeners say

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I listen to allot of RPG podcasts and in every one of them there is always an episode I skip now and then because the topic doesn’t interest me. The Lazy RPG podcast is the exception. Mike’s knowledge, imagination, prep approach and wit provides a show that I don’t pass over. Any GM can learn a lot from this guy. I’ve backed multiple projects of his and I feel like he is a great ambassador of this hobby.

Balicos1 · Dec 2025

Mike Sheas’s work and this talk show in particular has been some of the most impactful content to my 30-year DM hobby. This is must listen/read material IMHO. Mike leads the way giving consistent free value while offering some products for sale…and much of the best parts of the products are available for free. Mike gives very good commentary on industry news and events while being clear on his opinions and encouraging people to think for themselves. Mike reminds us of what’s important, playing games with our friends. Don’t over think it. Use the 8-steps to clear anxiety and run great games.

lipphilz · Sep 2024

Fantastic advice and a fun podcast to listen to even if you aren’t a dm/gm. Every episode feels like listening to a friend help you become better at dnd/rpgs. The news and analysis is timely and well informed. I’ve even purchased a bundle of Mike’s books after getting such great tools from this podcast and the books are great too. Keep it up Mike!

Sirmunchalot · May 2023

I’m a DM and find Mike’s prep and discussion to be entertaining and educational. Nice to hear how his campaign is going, and what he is doing to prepare for the upcoming one. Great tips and tricks. Always looking forward to when a new episode drops.

the Shepster · Feb 2021

The host never called WOTC to task for interjecting politics in recent years. But the moment the OGL thing was teased and threatened his wallet after riding D&D’s coattails, there was an instant about face turning on the company to the point of changing the podcast name. After being a long time listener, I’ve found most of this podcast’s credibility to have gone out the window. There are other better and more neutral RPG casts to listen to. Best part of this show is the how to GM guidance & Q&A at the end.

Emerald Wildstar · Feb 2024

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