Gnomecast 242 – Rise of the Lazy GM with Mike Shea

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July 29th, 2026 | Gnomecast | Printer Friendly

Join Ang and Jared as they sit down with Mike Shea from Sly Flourish and talk about his latest GMing advice book, Rise of the Lazy Game Master, as well as a bunch of other topics related to creating content for the RPG community.

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Sly Flourish

Rise of the Lazy Game Master Kickstarter

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