The Lazy DM's Companion

A project in Vienna, VA by Mike Shea
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A book of 5e RPG guidelines and inspirational generators to help D&D DMs prepare and run awesome tabletop fantasy roleplaying games.
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Funded: $388,240 of $15,000
Dates: Sep 28th -> Oct 28th (31 days)
Project By: Mike Shea
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Latest News

The Final Two Days! Tell Your Friends! New Art and a New Map!

October 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello friends! We're in the final two days of the Lazy DM's Companion Kickstarter! Thank you all so much for your outstanding support. If you haven't, please tell your friends, share the link below, and feel free to post about it on your favorite... (Read More)

Lazy DM's Companion: Let's Make an Adventure Part 2, Tonight at 7pm ET on Twitch!

October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello friend! Tonight at 7pm ET on the Sly Flourish Twitch channel I'll host our fourth Lazy DM Companion in-depth livestream! Don't worry, Critical Role Season 3 doesn't start until 7pm PT; three hours later! Last week we used the Lazy DM's... (Read More)

Lazy DM's Companion: Latest Q&A video, "build an adventure" on Twitch tomorrow, map and artwork drafts

October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! Support for the Lazy DM's Companion continues to blow me away! Thank you so much! Last Thursday I hosted a live Lazy DM's Companion Q&A on Twitch and got some fantastic questions. You can watch both the first Q&A video and second... (Read More)

Next Lazy DM's Companion Livestream Q&A on Twitch coming Thursday, 7 October, 7pm EST

October 6th - via: kickstarter.com
The Kickstarter for the Lazy DM's Companion continues to smash through all expectations! I cannot thank you enough. Thursday night, 7 October, at 7pm EST I'll host my second Q&A livestream on the Sly Flourish Twitch channel and post it the... (Read More)

Dungeons & Dragons Book Provides DMs With Invaluable Advice

October 5th - via: comicbook.com
A new Kickstarter is raising funds to publish a new guide to running a Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Michael Shea, the creator of the Sly Flourish blog, has launched a new Kickstarter campaign to fund publication of The Lazy DM's Companion, a new 64-page book designed to help DMs streamline their campaign and session planning. (Read More)

An Incredible Start! Thank You! Q&A Videos and Responses

October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We've had so much outstanding support for this project, I cannot thank you enough!  Over the remainder of the campaign I'll post new updates once or twice a week with updates, video links, and other behind-the-scene materials. I plan to run a series... (Read More)

Holy cow! We did it!

September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
I had high hopes for this Kickstarter but nothing like this! I can't thank you all enough for your outpouring of support for this book and I can't wait to put this book into your hands! Tonight, at 7pm ET, 4pm  PT, I will be live on Twitch to do my... (Read More)

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