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Video Preview: Offer Three Options
Hello! Here's a sneak preview of my YouTube D&D tip video on Offering Three Options. Enjoy!
October Patreon Q&A Thread for Upcoming Videos
Hello patrons of Sly Flourish!We've had wonderful success with the Patreon questions feeding into the Lazy D&D Talk Show and D&D Tip videos! Thank you so much.I've hit the end of the last Q&A post so I'm starting up another and will likely fire up one of these posts every month.So bring your questions! What...
Lazy DM's Companion Kickstarter Launched!
Hello friend!I just launched the Kickstarter for my latest book, the Lazy DM's Companion! As a patron, you've seen much of the material in the book through Uncovered Secrets and Adventure Generators.This Kickstarter funds the full design, layout, editing, artwork, and production for the whole book as well as ne...
Video Preview: Customizing Published Adventures
Here's a preview of an upcoming video on customizing published adventures. Enjoy!Note, if the video is marked "private", that means I've scheduled it to post on YouTube and it will be back up in a couple of days.
Video Preview: Customizing Published D&D Adventures
Here's a preview of an upcoming YouTube video on Customizing Published Adventures. Thanks Richard B, for the question!If this video is coming up as "private", that means it's queued up to show up on my YouTube channel and will be back up in a few days.
Video Preview: Spiral Campaign Development
Here's a preview of an upcoming video on Spiral Campaign Development. Thanks for the question, Andrew R!If this video is showing up as "private", that means it's queued up to show up on my YouTube channel and will be back up in a few days.
Lazy DM's Companion Kickstarter coming 28 September!
Hello patron of Sly Flourish!On 28 September 2021 I'm launching the Kickstarter for the Lazy DM's Companion! This is the third book in the Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master series and puts together much of the material you've seen in Uncovered Secrets and Adventure Generators with all new layout, editing, a...
Video Preview on Random Encounters
Here's a sneak preview of an upcoming YouTube video on random encounters! Enjoy!If the video is marked "private" that means it's been queued up for release later this week on YouTube.
September 2021 Sly Flourish Patreon Newsletter
Welcome to the Sly Flourish Patreon newsletter for September 2021!As a reminder, your patronage gives you access to the following perks: Sly Flourish's Adventure Generators Sly Flourish's Uncovered Secrets Adventure: Regnum Rattus – The Rats in the Cellar Adventure: Vault of the Dread Syphon Adventure: Mire&#...
Video Preview: Good Behaviors for D&D Players
Enjoy this video preview of the first video focused on a Sly Flourish patron's question! Thanks David H!If the video is unavailable, that means I've queued it up for release on YouTube and it will be back in a few days.
Q & A from Patrons of Sly Flourish on Upcoming Videos
Hello patrons of Sly Flourish!I want to try an experiment.Every week I shoot and post the "Lazy D&D Talk Show" and I'm considering shooting more D&D Tip videos from the point of view of questions from you fine patrons!What D&D or Lazy DM question do you have or what D&D-related topic would you like to see m...
Video Preview: Improvising Legendary D&D Boss Monsters
Hello, friend! Here's a sneak preview of an upcoming video on Improvising Legendary D&D Boss Monsters!I've been playing around with new processes for making these videos. I'd love feedback on the video and audio quality, particularly from those who have experience with audio mixing, compression, and the lik...
Video Preview: Ten Uses for Index Cards
Here's a sneak preview of an upcoming video on Ten Uses for Index Cards. Enjoy!
Lazy DM's Workbook on sale for $3.34
Hey there!I wanted to let you know that the Lazy DM's Workbook, my best-selling book of tools and maps to help you improvise your D&D games, is now on sale for $3.34 on DriveThruRPG! You can pick it up here:https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/257500/The-Lazy-DMs-Workbook?affiliate_id=70406&src=20210816_patreonThan...
Recovering from a Bad D&D Game
Here's a video preview on an important topic on how to recover from a "bad" D&D game.If the video is marked "private" that means I've scheduled it for public posting and it will be back up in a few days.
August 2021 Sly Flourish Patreon Newsletter
Hello patron of Sly Flourish! Thank you for your continued support!As a reminder, you have access to all of the following exclusive content for being a member: Sly Flourish's Adventure Generators Sly Flourish's Uncovered Secrets Adventure: Regnum Rattus – The Rats in the Cellar Adventure: Vault of the Dread S...
Video Preview: "You Are Not Prepared". Fighting back against the Resistance.
Here's an early video preview of a video looking at the anxiety we often feel before we prepare or run a D&D game and how to help combat it. Enjoy!!If you find the video is marked "private", that means I've queued it up for publication on YouTube and it will be back in in a few days. Thanks!
Video Preview: Reinforce a Cooperative Character Motivation
Hello!Here's a video preview for a video I shot on the importance of reinforcing a cooperative character motivation in the session zero of our D&D games.Enjoy!
Video Preview: Go for a Walk!
Howdy!Here's a preview of a fun little YouTube video I put together. Enjoy!If the video is marked "private", that means it's scheduled to go up on YouTube shortly.Thank you again for your support!
Video Preview: Tools of the Lazy DM - 2021
Hi friend!I wanted to give you a sneak preview of my video "Tools of the Lazy Dungeon Master 2021".Enjoy!
Poll: Lazy DM's Companion Final Uncovered Secret
Hello, friend!We're in the process of putting together the Kickstarter sample for the Lazy DM's Companion, the third book in the Lazy DM series next to Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master and the Lazy DM's Workbook. This new book will be the fully edited, developed, and laid-out version of the Uncovered Secre...
Video Preview: Wielding Knives in D&D – Using the Fiction Players Bring to the Table
Hi friend!Here's a video preview of an upcoming YouTube video called "Wielding Knives". Enjoy!Please note, if the video is marked "private" and you can't see it, that means I've scheduled it to appear on the general YouTube page and it will be back up in two or three days. When I schedule it...
Updated Adventure Generators and Uncovered Secrets
Happy Friday!Today I updated a few of the older pages in Uncovered Secrets and Adventure Generators and wanted to let you know.The following Adventure Generators have been updated: Jaws Vengeance for Hire Apocalypse Nowand the following Uncovered Secret had some minor edits: Revised Guidelines for Theater of the Mind C...
Video Preview: Facilitating Decisions in D&D
Howdy! Here's an exclusive preview of an upcoming D&D Tip YouTube Video on the importance of facilitating decisions in D&D.If you see this post and the video is marked "private", that means I've scheduled it for publication to YouTube in a few days. It'll be back up in a few days.
July 2021 Sly Flourish Patreon Newsletter
Behold the Sly Flourish Patreon-exclusive newsletter for July 2021!As you've hopefully seen, I've been doubling and tripling down on YouTube videos recently. Thanks to your support here and the growth of our hobby I find myself able to dedicate more time to the Sly Flourish empire and found that this whole new-...
Video Preview: Types of Secrets and How to Find Them
Here's a sneak preview of an upcoming Sly Flourish video on the Types of Secrets and How to Find Them. Enjoy!
Patreon Preview: Let's Build an Adventure, Keep of the Black Gate Part 2
Here's the second of two preview videos in which I use the Adventure Generators and Uncovered Secrets to build an adventure I was running this weekend called Keep of the Black Gate.And here's the first video if you missed it and the final notes for Keep of the Black Gate.Thanks!
Patreon Preview: Let's Build an Adventure, Keep of the Black Gate Part 1
Hello!I wanted to give you an early preview of a video I shot a couple of days ago in which I use the Patreon exclusive Adventure Generators and Uncovered Secrets to build an adventure I was running this weekend called Keep of the Black Gate.Here are the final notes for Keep of the Black Gate just for you! I'll sen...
Video Preview: Using Stars and Wishes in your D&D Game
Here's a sneak preview of a video I shot this week on using Stars and Wishes in your D&D game!You might see the video disppear when I schedule it for posting to YouTube in a week or so. If you see this, it will be back in a few days. I try to preview a video for at least a week before it gets scheduled but once sch...
Video Preview: Villainous Heralds
Note: The video is currently offline until it gets posted on its schedule. Sorry for the downtime!Here’s a sneak preview of my YouTube video on Villainous Heralds. Enjoy!
