The Lazy RPG Podcast - D&D and RPG News and GM Prep from Sly Flourish
Monster Manual Concerns – Lazy RPG Talk Show
Mon, 13 Jan 2025
D&D and RPG news and commentary by Mike Shea of https://slyflourish.com Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:01:11 Kickstarter Spotlight: Monster Vault 2 by Kobold Press 00:08:23 Product Spotlight: Crit Happens iOS Dice Roller 00:10:32 Kickstarter Spotlight: Free5e 00:15:54 Product Spotlight: Sly Flourish Newsletter Adventure Generator and One-Page 5e 00:20:49 Commentary: 2025 Monster Manual Videos 00:44:24 Commentary: What Do I Want From WOTC After the Monster Manual? 00:49:07 DM Tip: When and How to Fudge Your Game 00:59:41 Patreon Question: Monster Dials for Non-5e Games 01:01:47 Patreon Question: Alternative Initiative Options Links Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Sly Flourish Books: Monster Vault 2 Kickstarter by Kobold Press Crit Happens iOS Dice Roller Free5e Kickstarter
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today on the lazy rpg talk show we're going to look at the monster vault 2 kickstarter from kobold press i found a new iphone dice roller actually a no iphone dice roller was recommended to me built on the design that i had done for the free dice roller that i talked about a few weeks ago we're going to talk about free 5e a new project being done by dale over at wormworks gaming we're going to he's just getting started that we're going to talk about that
D&D Beyond posted some videos about the D&D 2025 Monster Manual. We're going to dig into those previews a little bit, talk about what we're excited about, and talk about what else Wizards of the Coast can do for us this next year. Today's main GM topic is going to be how and when to fudge without dice.
And we're going to cover more questions from the Patreon Q&A all today on the Lazy RPG Talk Show. I'm Mike Shea, your pal from Sly Flourish, here to talk about all things in tabletop role-playing games. The Lazy RPG Talk Show is brought to you by the patrons of Sly Flourish.
Patrons get access to all kinds of tips, tricks, tools, adventures, scenarios, source books, and other materials to help you run your fantasy RPGs. You also get to join the Lazy RPG community over on Discord, and you help me put on shows like this. To the patrons of Sly Flourish, thank you so much for your outstanding support. Monster Vault 2 by Kobold Press.
Kobold Press has been running Tales of the Valiant. Oh, it shows that I'm a backer. Tales of the Valiant is a 5e version, the 5e house guide, the 5e house RPG for Kobold Press. Very popular publisher in fantasy role playing games and for 5e. And they have done the full Tales of the Valiant suite, which was the Tales of Valiant Monster Vault, Game Master's Guide, and Player's Guide.
And now they're doing the Kickstarter for the Monster Vault 2, a new book of monsters. People love monster books. I have a couple of disclaimers. I have numerous, numerous disclaimers before I dive into this. Disclaimer number one is Kobold Press did compensate me to talk to you about this project. Total truth. I'd have talked about it anyway.
So that disclaimer number two, I was also paid to write two sections of the monster vault to one of them, a monster, which I like to do whenever I have the opportunity to write a monster for a monster book. It's, it's pretty straightforward for me to write a monster. But they also commissioned me to write a section of the book about doom points. We've talked about doom on the show.
I talked about expanding doom points. They saw the video I did about doom points and liked it and said, hey, would you like to write about doom points for us? And I said, sure. So they also commissioned me for that. So I have two pieces of this book that I wrote and was paid to write. And I was also paid to help promote this to you. I would have promoted it anyway.
I think you know how much I love Kobo Press. Tales of Valiant Monster Vault 2, new monster book. They seem to be doing pretty well. 2,300 backers with 25 days to go. And they have, check it out. Are you ready for it? One-click preview. Look at that. One click, you get to download the PDF.
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