Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player TTRPG Advice

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HJRP S32E18 | Getting What You Need, Anon GM Unmasked, & a Lightening Round! Sep 23, 2023

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◇ Vyrrk asks about getting what you need out of a game, Anonymous GM unmasked, Ken from Canada sends in a lightning round of questions | Hosts: Kimi, Pooja & Alex ◇ 00:38 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 01:10 - Announcements: Game Daze is September 23rd on happyjacks.org/discord, Big Bad Con, Sept 28 - Oct 1st | 03:46 - Indie Designer of the Month: Cezar Capacle (quirky.games) | 05:32 - Vyrrk asks about getting what you need out of a game. | 35:04 - Anonymous GM unmasked! | 42:18 - Ken from Canada sends in a lightning round of questions | 01:07:44 Episode Closing | 01:08:38 - Song | ◇ 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 S32E17 | Therapeutic TTRPGs, & Teenage Gamers Sep 13, 2023

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◇ Eric from NJ ask if TTRPGs can be therapeutic, Thomas from Denmark revisits a topic about teenage gamers | Hosts: Kimi & Jason ◇ 00:38 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 01:18 - Announcements: Game Daze is September 23rd on happyjacks.org/discord, Big Bad Con, Sept 28 - Oct 1st | 04:47 - Indie Designer of the Month: Cezar Capacle (quirky.games) | 09:06 - Eric from NJ ask if TTRPGs can be therapeutic | 26:58 - Thomas from Denmark revisits a topic about teenage gamers | 01:11:15 Episode Closing | 01:11:57 Song "Henry, Me Son" 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 S32E16 | Live from Gateway 2023! Sep 08, 2023

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◇ Live from OrcCon 2023 at the Hilton LAX in Los Angeles! A great panel show with members of our audience and stories from lots of different con games. Since it is a live event, the audio quality is not the same as our normal episodes recorded in our studio. ◇ ◇ 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 S32E15 | Yumming your Yuck, Cleric Student Loans, & Petty Fun Sep 04, 2023

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◇ Steve from Wisconsin asks what we love about systems he hates, Alverant asks about the cost of a cleric leaving their order, Jolene shares a tale of petty harmless(?) fun | Hosts: Kimi, Adam & Riley ◇ 00:38 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 01:30 - Announcements: Gateway 2023: September 1-4 in Los Angeles 02:16 - Indie Designer of the Month: Rob Hebert (https://nerdypapergames.itch.io/) 05:14 - Steve from Wisconsin asks what we love about systems he hates | 38:19 - Alverant asks about the cost of a cleric leaving their order | 55:09- Jolene shares a tale of petty harmless(?) fun | 01:06:32 - Episode Closing | 01:07:48 - Song ◇ 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 S32E14 | Running Campaigns Again, “Start with Nothing” games, & A JackerCon Poem Aug 25, 2023

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◇ Ken asks about running a campaign multiple times, Ayanna explains “Start with Nothing” games, Steffi from Scotland gets poetic | Hosts: Kimi, Adam & Pooja ◇ 00:38 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 01:23 - Announcements: Update your Patreon support! patreon.com/happyjacksrpg, Gateway 2023: September 1-4 in Los Angeles 02:42 - Indie Designer of the Month: Rob Hebert (https://nerdypapergames.itch.io/) 05:28 - Ken asks about running a campaign multiple times | 18:42 - Ayanna explains “Start with Nothing” games | 57:55- Steffi from Scotland gets poetic | 01:01:57 - Episode Closing | 01:03:05 - Song ◇ 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 S32E13 | Horror without Gore, Breaking Uo with a Player, the Dice have Power Aug 14, 2023

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◇ Eric from New Jersey asks how to make horror games unsettling without using gore, Anonymous wants advice about problem player dynamics in their group, MiniPainterJen reflects on the power of the dice in RPGs | Hosts: Kimi, Jason & Pooja ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 01:20 - Announcements: Update your Patreon support! patreon.com/happyjacksrpg 02:36 - Indie Designer of the Month: Rob Hebert (https://nerdypapergames.itch.io/) 05:28 - Eric from New Jersey asks how to make horror games unsettling without using gore | 44:01 - Anonymous wants advice about problem player dynamics in their group | 01:09:01- MiniPainterJen reflects on the power of the dice in RPGs | 01:14:55 - Episode Closing | 01:16:11 - Song ◇ 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 S32E12 | Living with Mediocre Games, Campaign Consistency, JackerCon Success Story Aug 04, 2023

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◇ Shawn asks about living with mediocre gaming experiences, Steffi from Scotland talks game prep and consistency, Elly shares her JackerCon success story! | Hosts: Kimi, Cai, Pooja, & Jason ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 01:17 - Announcements: Update your Patreon support! patreon.com/happyjacksrpg 04:52 - Indie Designer of the Month: Alison aka Draz (https://drazillion.itch.io/) 07:31 - Shawn asks about living with mediocre gaming experiences | 40:26 - Steffi from Scotland talks game prep and consistency | 01:03:23 - Elly shares her JackerCon success story! | 01:10:40 - Episode Closing | 01:11:22 - Song "The Star of the County Down" by Sportive Tricks (https://www.sportivetricks.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 S32E11 | Best Backstories, Players Talking over Players, & Weirdest Games Jul 27, 2023

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◇ Steve in SoCal asks what PC Backstories work best, Doogler wants to keep players from talking over each other, Vyrrk from DC asks about the weirdest games we’ve played | Hosts: CADave, Adam, Enge, Pooja ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 01:13 - Announcements: JackerCon 2023 success & Patreon Updates! Check your Patreon account settings! patreon.com/happyjacksrpg 05:05 - Indie Designer of the Month: Alison aka Draz (https://drazillion.itch.io/) 06:38 - Steve in SoCal asks what PC Backstories work best | 20:50 - Doogler wants to keep players from talking over each other | 35:25 - Vyrrk from DC asks about the weirdest games we’ve played | 53:32 - Episode Closing | 55:52 - Song "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher" by The Mary Sues (http://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! Our fantastic supporters keep us independent so we can play and say what we want instead of catering to companies for ad or sponsorship money. We are a not-for-profit entity, so all the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. We do it because we love it! patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

HJRP S32E10 | Quiet Player Advantages, Success Story, Monsterhearts at Cons Jul 20, 2023

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◇ Jim in Oregon asks how being a quiet player can be an advantage, Steffi from Scotland shares a story about knowing when a player isn’t a good fit, Jolene defends playing Monsterhearts at conventions. | Hosts: Kimi, Joey, Kurt & Moe ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 01:13 - Announcements: JackerCon 2023! July 21st-23rd! 05:05 - Indie Designer of the Month: Alison aka Draz (https://drazillion.itch.io/) 06:38 - Jim in Oregon asks how being a quiet player can be an advantage. | 20:50 - Steffi from Scotland shares a story about knowing when a player isn’t a good fit. | 35:25 - Jolene defends playing Monsterhearts at conventions. | 53:32 - Episode Closing | 55:52 - Song "The Company of Captain Black" by The Poxy Boggards (https://www.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! Our fantastic supporters keep us independent so we can play and say what we want instead of catering to companies for ad or sponsorship money. We are a not-for-profit entity, so all the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. We do it because we love it! patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

HJRP S32E09 | Voice Care, GMs Forcing Players, & Troupe-style games Jul 14, 2023

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◇ Garrett in SoCal asks how GMs can preserve their voice during long sessions, Forlornhope22 asks why GMs want to force their players to do something, New listener Jeff suggests troupe-style games | Hosts: Kimi, Kurt & Riley ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 01:05 - Announcements: JackerCon 2023! July 21st-23rd! 02:37 - Indie Designer of the Month: Alison aka Draz (https://drazillion.itch.io/) 05:21 - Garrett in SoCal asks how GMs can preserve their voice during long sessions | 40:35 - Forlornhope22 asks why GMs want to force their players to do something | 58:17 - New listener Jeff suggests troupe-style games | 01:10:11 - Episode Closing | 01:16:10 - Song "The Rose & Key Inn" by Sportive Tricks (https://www.sportivetricks.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! Our fantastic supporters keep us independent so we can play and say what we want instead of catering to companies for ad or sponsorship money. We are a not-for-profit entity, so all the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. We do it because we love it! patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

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