Ship of the Dead Podcast Ep. 204: How To Be a Great GM with Mike Shea

See the extended full episode on Patreon! Mike Shea (aka "The Lazy Dungeon Master" & “Sly Flourish”) chats with Luke about how to prep your RPG session and be a better GM. Recorded at PAGE 3, this turned into round after round of volleys as both of them present ideas and experiences that practically work at the table. Mike Shea https://slyflourish.com/ Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master (Book) https://shop.slyflourish.com/products... Mike’s Notes: Level up Advanced 5e by EN World Publishing (System) https://www.levelup5e.com/ The City of Arches (Campaign Setting) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/... Ozymandias (Poem) https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem... Forge of Foes (Book) https://shop.slyflourish.com/products... Tales of the Valiant (System) https://www.talesofthevaliant.com/ Other: Dragonbane (RPG) https://freeleaguepublishing.com/game... Daggerheart (RPG) https://www.daggerheart.com/ Numenera (RPG) https://www.montecookgames.com/store/... Shadowdark (RPG) https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/page... Shadowdark - Cursed Scroll 1 https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/prod... Dolmenwood (RPG) https://necroticgnome.com/collections... Lazy RPG Talk Show Dolmenwood Spotlight –    • Dolmenwood Spotlight – Lazy RPG Talk Show   The Dark Caribbean (Campaign Preview) https://www.limithron.com/darkcaribbean Top Tips to Prep as a GM - Lazy Dungeon Master Prep what you need, and kill the things that aren't helping. Prepare to improvise. Have a system, a process. The first time you interact with a NPC, have the player describe something about them. Other Tips: What is Quantum Ogre (Article) https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questio... Popcorn Initiative https://theangrygm.com/popcorn-initia... Foundry VTT https://foundryvtt.com/ Owlbear Rodeo (VTT) https://www.owlbear.rodeo/ 5e Artisanal Database (Sly Flourish's) https://slyflourish.com/5e_artisanal_... Game Icons (Graphics) https://game-icons.net/ Dwarven Forge (Terrain) https://dwarvenforge.com/ Ghosts of Saltmarsh (Adventure) https://marketplace.dndbeyond.com/cat... Limithron PAX Unplugged Mega-Game (Video)    • Pirate Borg Dwarven Forge Event - PAX Unpl...   Obsidian (App) https://obsidian.md/ Notion (App) https://www.notion.com/ Castle Ravenloft in Shadowdark (Sly Flourish Article) https://slyflourish.com/shadowdark_ra... Down Among the Dead (Expansion) https://shop.limithron.com/products/d... Crypts of Karigulon (Adventure)   / crypts-of-4-hour-134096559   Draw Steel (RPG) https://shop.mcdmproductions.com/coll... CROWS (RPG)   / introducing-149392033   Invasion from the Planet of Tarrasques (Adventure) https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/2... Music: Alexander Miller Editing: Matt Kepler Producing: Tyler Stratton