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A new patron here ... love the audio podcast. I've heard you speak of your limited-time, convention shadowdark sessions. Are those available to us on Patreon? Thanks.

I am having trouble getting connected on Discord. Sorry to bug you. I signed up for Patreon using my Gmail account, but my Discord is set up using an old inaccessible Yahoo account. Any way I can get an invite with confirmation of my Patreon status?

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Wondering if there’s something missing from the Shadowdark Ravenloft zip file? The pregens, letter handouts, one-pager, and tracking sheet are all great but I thought there would be a doc with more nuts and bolts of how to adapt i6 to Shadowdark, monster adaptations, etc? Was I misinformed or is the zip I downloaded incomplete?

5e Artisanal Database: is there a way that you can create a changelog or at least a version on the bottom so that I know when I should redownload to use as a local copy?

I really like the modified version of counterspell that you read on this week's podcast! I see all the benefits you outlined and would like to propose this rule to my players. Do you have it written down anywhere in its entirety so I can show it to them and also retain it for future rulings? I didn't see it in the show notes for the podcast. Thanks!

How difficult would it be to put the artisanal database on my phone? Is there an app?

Hi Mike, I couldn't find a Fire Snake in the Artisanal Database (2014 or 2025). Is that because they haven't been released under an open license? I guess if I want a CR1 snake I will have to apply the reduced-threat trick to a CR2

Mike, I have queried the Artisanal Database, for specific spells, and rules and it does not come up with correct answers. I will assume I am doing something wrong. Tonight I attempted to look up Toll the Dead, entered those three words, hit return, and I received hit after hit, none of which was that spell. What am I doing wrong?

What is the difference between the City of Arches PDF provided here and the one sold on the Sly Flourish online store?

Hi, I was looking for the shell script for exporting Obsidian though Automate, Pandoc and LaTeX you mention here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb1rYXl8Ve4&t I can't find it

Where do we submit questions for the Q&A section of the talk show?

“Pause for a minute” saved our game night. I’m the DM for a group that has been together for a few years now, so we’ve all gotten pretty used to playing together. This is our third campaign together, so I only did an abbreviated session 0 to make sure everyone was good with the setting (Drakkenheim and all the body horror elements that entails) and to plan out characters. We then began a short session 1 for our first game. First thing, my players encountered a group of ratlings who surrendered after a few rounds of combat. One of the players, playing a paladin, wanted to strike a deal with the ratlings when another player decided to keep attacking them. It boiled down to most of the players going murderhobo on these poor ratlings. The paladin (not the player but the character) decided that was it, and he left the party because it was against his code to kill a defeated creature. Things got pretty heated between the players at this point. I said “Let’s pause for a minute,” and I asked the Paladin Player what he (the player) wanted versus what his character wanted. The Player said that his character wasn’t a good fit for the party, and wanted to create another one who was a good fit, which I was fine with. His Paladin is now an NPC, which he is fine with. I then checked in with my other players and asked if everyone was good with this, which they were. Most were just surprised at the sudden “that’s it, I’m leaving because ya’ll are horrible people'' reaction from the paladin. By the end of the game, things had calmed down, but I felt like there was still some tension in the air. I’ve asked my players separately, after the game, if there were any other concerns about this, but they all said they were fine. I’m hoping this was just a hiccup in what has been a pretty tight knit group up to this point, but is there anything else I could have done or could do in the future to mediate things to lessen the tension between players?

Are you still using Automator and some shell scripting to print out your session prep notes? I heard mention that I could find it on your Patreon but I'm having trouble locating it. I really dig the idea! Would love to use it to print out my Lazy Campaign Session Prep Notes!

I'm looking at starting a Numenera campaign and came across your podcast (of course I already know who you are - Every geek does :)). Which of your books would be the best bet for things like creating a homebrew campaign and do they have applicable random tables?

Mike, Did you settle on using Obsidian for your newest games? If so, are you going to post your template builds similar to the Notion options that you have? I'm just starting to review those tools and appreciating your support and video instructions.

Mike, do your rollable tables from the Lazy DMs Companion exist anywhere online?

Welmet. I've been an avid supported (purchaser) of your content for years. Finally joined the Patreon club (you're my first sub) in order to enjoy more content/access. Looking foward to learning "NOTION" from you as I take my "Forever DM" role to higher and more efficient levels. Enjoy your U-tube channel and am looking forward to seeing the other offerings that this patreon provides. Much Appreciated!

Hello Mike, thank you for all the amazing content! How exactly do I link the monster database to my Lazy GM notion? What's a good workflow for running a campaign? Greetings from Germany

Hey, I just joined the patreon and have started watching the Rime of the frostmaiden stuff as I am getting ready to run it. Love it so far!

You had a table for monster hordes successes or failures. Which of your awesome supplements or books did I see that?

Hi, I just joined this patreon. Been listening to your podcasts for a while and got some of your released stuff. All are very good!

I just wanted to drop a line to say those patrons who haven't picked up Uncovered Secrets Volume 2 should get on it. There is some great material in there.

Currently running Empire Of The Ghouls, my second campaign I have run after Rise Of Tiamat. Must say, not sure I would want to run it without the Notion notes you have already produced, it has saved me a ton of work and gave me time to create and source lots of side adventures and make it my own. Thank you soo much.

Hey Mike, I’m new here. I love your content. Thanks for giving so much to the community.

After running my first complete campaign using lazy steps before every session and having great results making use of tips from your books, blogs and videos, I finally joined your patreon, and the content is amazing!

Wow, Mike, you are like a machine! You are the gold standard in Patreons. I so appreciate all the useful tools and advice you provide and constant updates and additions for improving my game. You are passionate and driven. AND, I thank you wholeheartedly for keeping your language clean in your videos and writing. Super!

Wow, finally. I've been fighting with my credit card for months, they say I'm using the incorrect due date but it's the correct one. Finally was able to use that same card via Paypal. So, I'm back.

Hi Mike, thank you for all the value you add to the community :) Q: do you share the notes you use on the talkshow videos? there ia lot of good info in those :)

You are the first person (company?) that I have supported on Patreon. The podcasts are great. I'm psyched to be on board.

Hi Mike, can you link, let us borrow, your The Gloaming Notion Campaign Session Notebook/Template. The D&D one you linked on other media requires a lot of changes for Shadowdark. Oh, please:)

I’ll see what I can do about the DM screen

I just came here to ask the same that Matt asked. Would love to see an option for the dm screen in portrait. Thanks Mike for all you do for ttrpgs.

Is there an option for the dm screen pages to be vertical? My wife recently bought me a killer custom screen but it is designed 11 by 8.5.

Mike, since you have so many things available for Patrons, it's difficult to keep track of whether I downloaded the most recent thing. Would you be able to add a change log or version dates to the pinned post?

Thank you.

Thanks, Mike. That link was helpful, and I got it sorted. For anyone else who has the same question, I found the RSS feed URL using my computer's web browser on the Sly Flourish "Membership" page under the "Quick Links" heading.

Hey, Mike. I just upped my Patreon membership level to access the "Readings and Reflections with Sly Flourish" content. I'm stoked! Upon doing so, I received an email explaining the benefits of this new membership tier. One of them is this feature: "Listen your way: Connect to a private RSS feed so you can listen to Sly Flourish on your favorite podcast player from your phone or computer." Unfortunately, the link in the email takes me to a page of (what looks like to my non-programmer eyes) computer code, and I can't find a mention of a private RSS feed in the Patreon rewards info page. Is there a private feed for the readings? If so, where can I find it, please. If not, it would be a great benefit. I like to download and listen in Google Podcasts instead of via the Patreon app. Thanks, Lawrence

Hey Mike. Just wanted to let you know I just became a paid patron, because what you put out there simply has made my game infinitely better. Your Lazy DM books have been instrumental in how I prep and play. On top of that, your weekly talkshow does a fantastic job navigating the ever expanding content universe that is 5e. Thank you so much for all of it!

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Hey Mike. Any advice on running a more narrative focus battle? In my recent game my players just fought a mad king, his dragonlord knights and dragons, inside a floating fortress which he stole from them, while the city was under invasion from the main bbeg. Although the stakes were high and understood. Once initative is rolled, this battle could have been any other random group of statblocks and felt similar. How can I have cool transition moments in a fight, without dishing out awkward one liners? Or should I not worry so much as long as the story flows in the beginning and the end? Thanks!

Just a bit of feedback - I am using the heck out of the "Monster Statistics by Challenge Rating" table near the beginning of Forge of Foes. I want to print it out and frame it. Absolutely love it. (I know you've done similar tables for monster building previously but I absolutely love this one. Kudos to you and the rest of the team who worked on that book.)

I also think you should talk about Monsterous again. It looks like it might not make its funding goals and it would be great to try to kick it past the goal line!

Just picked up Forge of Foes. Honestly didn't even realize it was out because I kept checking the sly flourish book store. I would definitely suggest emphasizing where to get it since I've been "waiting" on it for a while! Looking forward to brewing some creatures for my way over leveled spelljammer campaign.

Just wanted to let you know I used the Dwarven Forge VTT Isometric locations. They are super fun to use! I especially love that you took all the photos from a 3/4 isometric viewpoint. That makes it really come alive. Thanks for taking them! You rock

Your Notion Notebooks are fantastic for better understanding your notion structure and especially for brainstorming. Any chance we can get the pre-notion notes from your Tomb of Annihilation days? I’m running the campaign now and just hearing your thoughts after yours finished and what you would change has been immensely helpful. So i can only imagine what the session logs would help with. If its too tough no worries.

Hi, I am looking for an editable copy of those pre-generated level 1-5 characters. So many edits need to be made for race changes from Modenkainens and so many of them are half-elves and humans and I want to put in more variety. Any chance I can find that here?

I just noticed your Notion notebooks. What??? This is an amazing resource man! I'm almost misting up...

Hello there, I have just seen the M.T Black Iskandar handbook for £2 on Drive Through RPG, any thoughts on this deal or product?

Hi Mike, A former boss of mine once told me that people go through three stages when they are facing a significant change: Stage 1 – Oh my God! (As in, “my world is falling apart!” Stage 2 – What’s in it for me? (Hm, what’s in these changes that I can use to my advantage?”) Stage 3 – Let’s talk (“I have adjusted to the new norm, let’s move forward.”) I don’t know about the rest of the D&D community, but I am at Stage 3. At this point, I would like to thank WotC. The changes and uncertainty of WotC’s OGL seemed to be the catalyst we needed to bring the rest of the community together. “The Time of the Orc has come.” Paizo has communicated about the ORC (Open RPG Content) License they will be producing, and putting into the control of a non-profit. Kobold Press has also so stated that their new core rules set will be based off of the ORC License. It feels like we are moving to a more community-based D&D system. My question is: Has Wizards lost control of what the gaming community will view as the TRUE core rules of modern D&D?

the word template is locked for editing, its very nice looking and concise so i would like to use it-- Don't know what happened, but thank you, I can open it now...likely a glitch on my end. evelyn

google wizards of the coast ogl for a link from their site to a 400 page OGL 1.1

A "last updated" date next to the PDFs linked in this post would be very helpful!

great work and one which has fired a lot of ideas in my synapses. One small problem which triggered my OCD; there are quite a few misspelled words in the update. very minor and i am not trying to complain; if i can help out with this please let me know and i will get to work :)

jaw dropped when I saw this

Just to give you a hard time Mike, You only need two or three fonts: one for the title (maybe subtitle) and one for the body. Anything more is a font crime. Otherwise, a most excellent product.

The header font in the word template isn't right for me--I'm getting a lot of Greek symbols. Can anyone tell me the name of the font when it shows up correctly?

Hello, I'm new to D&D and Dming. I have found your youtube videos, podcasts and books so very helpful and entertaining. Thank you for all your hard work

Sly flourish is awesome

Oh wow! This is a lot of bennies for signing up. /hat-tip

thank you so much

I was looking for the 2nd video in your series with Johnny Four of 5 Room Dungeon Fame and I could not find it on your site. The post describing the video is here: https://www.roleplayingtips.com/lazy-gms/

Extremely excited to check this stuff out. I kind of peeped the Notion notebooks and i'm very interested. I'm a new DM and been using One Note but i really like the layout and style of Notion. I remember hearing about it in one of your podcasts or videos i cant remember if it costed or not. But Thank you for the content you create man! You've always been 1 of my go tos for dnd stuff.

This looks like great content! I'm excited for all the generators. I've read Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master several times, it's been a lifesaver for my games. I'm excited to see what I can do with this content. Also, I've really been enjoying your Numenera prep, It's helping me learn how to prep a home-brew campaign better, and I think my players have noticed.

On page 9 of Rats in the Cellar, the bracers of armor are supposed to be bracers of defense, right?

Hi! I came here from the wild beyond the witch light video and subscribed hoping to find the “Wbtwl One-Pager” you said would be found on patreon. But I’m having a heck of a time actually finding it…

I must say I'm impressed by the content that's here, I came here thinking of simply supporting your shows (no ads !!!), your content, but nicely surprised by all the content !

Wow, I just have to say, this has to be THE most generous Patreon I've signed up for in quite a while. Thank you so much for all the content! I'm especially excited to take a look through your notion notes. I love the idea of using Notion to organize campaigns, but I've always struggled with coming up with how to put it together. Seeing how you utilize it for your own games seems like a great place to get some ideas!

Thank you so much for sharing your Notion templates! Will we ever see Lazy DM Guide content or Adventures in this format? Like a LDM Compendium or something? Thanks again!

While I've been a long time fan of your stuff, Mike. City of Arches has turned me into a Patreon. I am already wondering where to put it in my game world - which shows something. Not sure what but I will consult my therapist at some point.

It’s hard to express how happy I am with this. I’ve got a now year long campaign going with my son and we’ve had the one major city in our campaign continent unexplored because I Couldn’t figure out what I wanted there. Our world is one adventuring in the remnants of a lost civilization. The city of Arches is the mysterious city I’ve been longing for!!!! Thank you!

Found your video on using Notion and your Notebooks yesterday, after having bought your book some years ago. That's a really interesting structure to build upon. I also saw you're using some kind of Zettelkasten system notetaking as well. If you're doing that in a ttrpg context, I'd be *really* interested to see how that works for you.

Really appreciate these templates for managing campaigns via Notion.so. Will you be adding a share link for WBtW? I saw your prep video and you mentioned it would be made available? Thanks again!

Thanks for these! I've been following you for years and your work is phenomenal. Glad to be here.

I am here! Looks amazing!

I'm late to the party, I just picked up Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master (through Audible, than as a physical copy) and loved it so much, I started watching your YouTube channel, and now I'm here! All in the span of a few weeks. Just wanted to say thanks for all the awesome stuff. Thanks to you, I am starting a new campaign in a completely homebrewed world, something I haven't done in over 10 years. I'm super excited!

Hi Mike! The links to your awesome Notion template and campaign notebooks seem to have vanished. Can you bring them back, or are you parting ways with Notion? Thanks!

Thanks Mike! This material is just awesome:) Is it easy for you to put page numbers on the Uncovered Secrets volumes? If possible, those would be helpful.

Is it wrong for me to double dip? I learned about you on the Kickstarter, pledged and also joined you Patreon. Good stuff Mike, thanks!

Hail to my pal, Mike! :) Mike, a while ago i found an awesome summary for some stuffz on your page with some very useful info, like average HP/attack etc on a short and printable version. You mentioned you printed on some kind of old looking paper (and laminated?)...but i didn't find again. May i ask you, where is this document? Best regards: Gabe from Hungary

Hey Mike! It looks like the pinned post is missing the new adventure about rats! Just a head up :)

Adventure generator needs lakes, streams, creeks, rivers, etc. Separate from an ocean and sea generator.

The notion templates are awesome 👌

I used the 5 secrets in my last game and 4 out of 5 panned out. Thanks!

I'm so happy to finally be officially supporting you here, after buying so many of your other products and enjoying your Twitch and YouTube channels. Great content and you've also created a nice community. I find the chat during your streams helpful and supportive and I'm happy to join them here now! Keep up the great work. Thanks!

Enjoy your stuff Sly Flourish. Thank you

Hi, I purchased most of your products over time and enjoy reading your newsletters. Kudos. So, I decided it was time to sign up on Patreon. I'm an OFG (old fart gamer) whose roots go back to the first white box editions and 1970s Minneapolis. I got back into D&D with 5E and OSG. Thanks for being there with your ideas and thoughts! JP

These are awesome. Could you add a link to your Icewind Dale Notion notebook too? Thank you Mike!

It seems I cant download the adventure generator? The other pdfs work just fine, though.

Damn! I had just worked out what it should have been and was about to jump in as the hero and save the day... and you stole the glory! :-P. Thank you for more amazing adventures.