Week Four!
23 days ago
– Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 09:14:45 AM
Welcome to week four of the Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Kickstarter! Thank you again for your outstanding support and please share the campaign with your friends!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slyflourish/rise-of-the-lazy-game-master?ref=bv8v1v
We just posted the article and video covering the Lazy GM Toolbox section of the book. You can find them here:
JP Coovert had wonderful things to say about the Lazy GM books and Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster in this video on his excellent Youtube channel.
TTRPG Insider posted a text-based interview I did with them last week as well.
Next week is the final week of the campaign so please let folks know!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slyflourish/rise-of-the-lazy-game-master?ref=bv8v1v
Thank you again!
Mike & Michelle
Week Three!
30 days ago
– Mon, Jul 20, 2026 at 10:47:13 AM
We’re just beginning week three for Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster! The middle weeks of any Kickstarter tend to fall into a big trough so anything you can do to get the word out about this Kickstarter is greatly appreciated. Please send the link out on your favorite social media sites or send it to the GMs in your life.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slyflourish/rise-of-the-lazy-game-master?ref=bv8v1v
We’re continuing to post articles and videos diving deep into the material you’ll find in this book. Here are some links to enjoy!
Articles
Videos
I’ve also had an awesome opportunity to be on a whole bunch of shows and podcasts talking about Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster. You can find them all here:
We hope you enjoy the articles and videos above and thank you again for your wonderful support!
Mike & Michelle
Incredible First Week!
about 1 month ago
– Mon, Jul 13, 2026 at 09:16:08 AM
Thanks to you we had an incredible first week for the Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Kickstarter! We’re so glad you’re as excited for this book as we are.
This week we’re diving deep into the campaign planning chapters of the book. You can read about it and listen to it here:
Prepping and Running Campaigns
https://slyflourish.com/prepping_and_running_lazy_campaigns.html
The Lazy RPG Talk Show — Prep and Run Lazy Campaigns
https://youtu.be/Espvo1fynqM
I spent a lot of time last week getting the word out on various shows and podcasts, with more appearances coming later this week.
Mike on Mastering Dungeons with Shawn Merwin
https://masteringdungeons.podbean.com/e/rise-of-the-lazy-gamemaster-with-mike-shea-aka-sly-flourish/
Mike on the Tome Show with Jeff Greiner
http://www.thetomeshow.com/e/the-tome-show-presents-mike-shea-rise-of-the-lazy-gamemaster/
We had a few articles talking about Rise of the Lazy Game Master come out this week as well including:
Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster on Polygon
https://www.polygon.com/lazy-dungeon-master-sly-flourish-new-book-kickstarter/
Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster on Techraptor
https://techraptor.net/tabletop/news/mike-sheas-rise-of-lazy-gamemaster-kickstarter-campaign-offers-vital-table-advice
Next week we’ll take a deeper dive into adventure types — the third major section of Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster.
Thank you again for your outstanding support! Please share the campaign with your friends!
Mike & MIchelle
