Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player Tabletop RPG Advice

Happy Jacks RPG Network

A weekly tabletop advice show for GMs and players that combines friendship, friendly banter, and unbridled enthusiasm to bring you a show that is inclusive, informative, honest and funny. If you’re looking for an RPG podcast with diverse opinions and a friends-hanging-out vibe, look no further — you’re home. read less
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Episodes

HJRP S33E16 | Sharing PC Spotlights, PCs that have to be Talked into Everything
Apr 1 2024
HJRP S33E16 | Sharing PC Spotlights, PCs that have to be Talked into Everything
◇ Topic: How do you balance the PC spotlight as a GM?, Emails: JDGriz asks when it’s ok for your PC to be the center of attention, Conner from Ireland asks how to deal with the character who needs to be talked into everything | Hosts: Kimi & Enge ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 3:55 - Announcements: Next Discord Game Daze will be in May (happyjacks.org/discord) & Savage Worlds actual play starting April 4th! | 6:48 - Indie Designer of the Month: Logan Timmins (he/him) (breathingstories.itch.io)| 15:36 - Topic: How do you balance the PC spotlight as a GM? | 35:45 - JDGriz asks when it’s ok for your PC to be the center of attention | 55:02 - Conner from Ireland asks how to deal with the character who needs to be talked into everything | 01:20:12 - Episode Closing | 01:21:39 - Song: "The Prickle Holly Bush" by The Merry Wives of Windsor (mwow.net) | ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co ◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time. ◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2024 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org
HJRP S33E13 | Movie Inspired Games, Players Rejecting the Premise, Big Game Groups, & Yay, Pinnacles!
Mar 9 2024
HJRP S33E13 | Movie Inspired Games, Players Rejecting the Premise, Big Game Groups, & Yay, Pinnacles!
◇ Topic: Has a movie ever inspired a character or a campaign you made? Jörn from Sweden asks about players who reject the premise, Ken from Canada asks about running games for big groups and shares an update, Mike likes Pinnacles! | Hosts: Jason, Jay, Pooja, & Clara ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 1:24 - Announcements: We have a Savage Worlds actual play GMed by Enge starting up soon! Our March 2nd Game Daze was a huge hit! We had 9 games in all different systems! The next one will be in May! (happyjacks.org/discord) | 01:43 - Indie Designer of the Month: Logan Timmins (he/him) (breathingstories.itch.io)| 03:05 - Topic: Has a movie ever inspired a character or a campaign you made? | 27:42 - Jörn from Sweden asks about players who reject the premise | 46:53 - Ken from Canada asks about running games for big groups and shares an update! | 01:15:10 - Mike likes Pinnacles! 01:27:57 - Episode Closing | 01:29:22 - Song: "The Force is Yours" by Super MadNES | ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co ◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time. ◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org
HJRP S33E10 | Pros and Cons of Published Adventures, Publishing Adventures for Profit, & Avoid Complicated Magic Items
Feb 15 2024
HJRP S33E10 | Pros and Cons of Published Adventures, Publishing Adventures for Profit, & Avoid Complicated Magic Items
● Topic: What are the pros and cons of running prewritten adventures? ● Emails: Mike is planning to publish adventures and wonders if there is hope for small publishers? Charger 347 talks about making magic items that aren’t too complicated ● Hosts: Kimi, Pooja, & Alex ● 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary ● 1:41 - Announcements: OrcCon in February 16th-19th! We will be doing a live show on Saturday night. (strategicon.net) | Next Discord Game Daze will be March 2nd! (happyjacks.org/discord) ● 4:40 - Indie Designer of the Month: Anna Landin (annalandin.itch.io) ● 08:48 - Topic: What are the pros and cons of running prewritten adventures?● 44:06 - Mike is planning to publish adventures and wants to know what to include and if there is hope for small publishers ● 01:16:21 - Charger 347 talks about making magic items that aren’t too complicated ● 01:35:00 - Episode Closing ● 01:37:29 - Song: "Jenny of the Oldstones" by The Mary Sues (marysuesband.com) ● ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co ◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time. ◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org
HJRP S33E09 | Messages in Game Design, Handling X-Card Moments, & the Rule of Cool is Bad (?)
Feb 2 2024
HJRP S33E09 | Messages in Game Design, Handling X-Card Moments, & the Rule of Cool is Bad (?)
◇ Topic: Playing games with societal or political messages embedded in their design, a new GM wants advice on how to handle x-card moments, Steffie from Scotland says the Rule of Cool is bad | Hosts: Kimi, Pooja, & Alex ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |  01:19 - Announcements: OrcCon in February 16th-19th! We will be doing a live show on Saturday night. (strategicon.net) | Next Discord Game Daze will be in March! (happyjacks.org/discord) | 02:43 - Indie Designer of the Month: Chris Gray (sunderedhold.com)| 04:03 - Topic: Playing games with societal or political messages embedded in their design| 1: 24:26 - A new GM wants advice on how to handle x-card moments | 2: 55:51 - Steffie from Scotland says the Rule of Cool is bad | 1:28:34 - Episode Closing | 01:29:41 - Song: "Drink 'til I Die" by The Poxy Boggards (poxyboggards.com) | ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co ◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time. ◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org
HJRP S33E08 | Keeping Game Politics Fun, Gaps between Sessions, & GM Miscalculations
Jan 27 2024
HJRP S33E08 | Keeping Game Politics Fun, Gaps between Sessions, & GM Miscalculations
◇ Topic: Keeping in-game politics fun, Steffen from Essen asks for advice on pulling a play group together with big gaps between sessions, Anonymous asks about how to deal with major GM miscalculations during a game | Hosts: Kimi, Clara, Riley, & special guest Aaron from Queens Court Games ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 6:39 - Announcements: OrcCon in February 16th-19th! We will be doing a live show on Saturday night. (strategicon.net) | Next Discord Game Daze will be in March! (happyjacks.org/discord) | 11:30 - Indie Designer of the Month: Chris Gray (sunderedhold.com)| 17:52 - Topic: Keeping in-game politics fun | 01:02:07 - Steffen from Essen asks for advice on pulling a play group together with big gaps between sessions | 01:18:23 - Anonymous asks about how to deal with major GM miscalculations during a game | 01:42:16 - Episode Closing | 01:43:14 - Song: "The Bog Down in the Valley, Oh" by The Merry Wives of Windsor (mwow.net) | ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co ◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time. ◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org
HJRP S33E07 | Falling in love with TTRPGs, New Player Experiences, & Staying Engaged with ADHD
Jan 18 2024
HJRP S33E07 | Falling in love with TTRPGs, New Player Experiences, & Staying Engaged with ADHD
◇ What about TTRPGs made you want to keep playing? , Captain Curt from Alaska asks what a new player should experience in their first session, Rose needs advice about having ADHD and staying engaged at the table | Hosts: Kimi, Clara, Enge, & Courtney ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 1:37 - Announcements: OrcCon in February 16th-19th! We will be doing a live show on Saturday night. (strategicon.net) | Next Discord Game Daze will be in March! (happyjacks.org/discord) | 4:50 - Indie Designer of the Month: Chris Gray (sunderedhold.com)| 07:49 - Topic: What about your first time playing a ttrpg made you want to do it again? | 33:45 - Captain Curt from Alaska asks what a new player should experience in their first session | 57:14 - Rose needs advice about having ADHD and staying engaged at the table | 1:22:32 - Episode Closing | 01:23:47 - Song: "The Wellerman" by The Netbuskers Folke Shoppe (netbusker.net) | ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co ◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time. ◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org