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Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player Tabletop RPG Advice

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.

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Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player Tabletop RPG Advice - HJRP2903 Modern Settings and GMs and Players

HJRP2903 Modern Settings and GMs and Players

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09/18/21 • 48 min

hjrp2903 Your Hosts: Stu and Kurt In This Episode: Michael from Pittsburg writes in about running games in a modern setting. And Aimless sends us a question (kind of a horror story) about mithrel armor.

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Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player Tabletop RPG Advice - HRJP1711 Murder Hobo Advice, the Sprawl, Using Fiasco, Mass Combat

HRJP1711 Murder Hobo Advice, the Sprawl, Using Fiasco, Mass Combat

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08/13/16 • -1 min

HJRP1711 Your hosts: Stu, CADave, Gina, Stork, JiB In This Episode: Mitchell writes in with a dire warning: “I’m coming to you.” Adam in Japan from Fresno writes in with advice in is FFG Star Wars game. Marty from SF sets us straight on SD. Steven SW sends us a play report on The Sprawl a PbtA game. Zach in Chicago has an idea to use Fiasco to enhance other games. Chris writes in with his take on mass combat in RPGs. Griever sends us a horror story.
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Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player Tabletop RPG Advice - HJRP S33E03 | Memorable 2023 Games, Historical Misogyny and Women Players, & Turning off “GM Brain”
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12/22/23 • 102 min

◇ Hosts discuss memorable games from 2023, Ken from Canada asks how to handle in-game misogyny with women at the table, Kurt (Not Potts) wants advice on turning off “GM Brain” as a player | Hosts: Kimi, CADave, Moe, & Kurt Potts ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 01:18 - Announcements: Next Discord Game Daze will be Saturday, Jan 13th! happyjacks.org/discord | 2:48 - Indie Designer of the Month: Kurt Potts (kurtpotts.itch.io)| 22:54 - Hosts discuss memorable games from 2023 57:32 - Ken from Canada asks how to handle in-game misogyny with women at the table | 1:27:45 - Kurt (Not Potts) wants advice on turning off “GM Brain” as a player | 01:37:34 - Episode Closing | 01:39:26 - Song: "Gloucestershire Wassail" by The Merry Wives of Windsor (mwow.net) | ◇ Email [email protected] 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 C2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org
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Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player Tabletop RPG Advice - HJRP1509 Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 15 Episode 09

HJRP1509 Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 15 Episode 09

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08/30/15 • -1 min

hjrp1509 Your hosts: Stu, Stork, Gina and JiB
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Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player Tabletop RPG Advice - HJRP1606 Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 16 Episode 06

HJRP1606 Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 16 Episode 06

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01/10/16 • -1 min

HJRP1606 Your hosts: Stu, Kimi, JiB, Gina, Kris Show Notes! Trent asks about campaign prep, so we talk about hat for a bit. Jerry asks for some advice about starting a new game. Minnesota Gooch writes in about how he names characters. Sean from North New Jersey ask for some AP recording advice. Simon from Seattle relates a GMing story. And Adam from Fresno in Japan relates his bad GMing confession.
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Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player Tabletop RPG Advice - HJRP S33E02 | Holidays in Games, Troupe-Style GMing Update, & Rolling Stats

HJRP S33E02 | Holidays in Games, Troupe-Style GMing Update, & Rolling Stats

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12/15/23 • 85 min

◇ Thomas from Denmark wants to hear about festivals and holidays in game worlds, Jeff replies to our comments on his troupe-style game, New emailer Tony asks about random character stats in games | Hosts: Kimi, Samantha & Riley ◇ 00:34 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 01:07 - Announcements: Next Discord Game Daze will be Saturday, Jan 13th! happyjacks.org/discord | 04:34 - Indie Designer of the Month: Kurt Potts (kurtpotts.itch.io)| 08:10 - Thomas from Denmark wants to hear about festivals and holidays in game worlds | 46:55 - Jeff replies to our comments on his troupe-style game | 01:05:46 - New emailer Tony asks about random character stats in games | 01:22:29 - Episode Closing | 01:23:50 - Song: "Lighthearted" by Racer Sunshine | ◇ Email [email protected] 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 C2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org
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Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player Tabletop RPG Advice - HJRP1520 Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 15 Episode 20

HJRP1520 Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 15 Episode 20

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11/23/15 • -1 min

HJRP1520 Your hosts: Stu, Stork, Gina, Bill Show Notes! Russano asks us about unquantifiable drawbacks balancing mechanical benefits. Jerry writes in about Mage 20th Anniversary. Simon writes in about Roll20 and the FFG Star Wars games. Bill the listener gives us a horror story.
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Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player Tabletop RPG Advice - HJRP1608 Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 16 Episode 08 with the Angry GM

HJRP1608 Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 16 Episode 08 with the Angry GM

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01/30/16 • -1 min

HJRP1608 - with the Angry GM Your hosts: Stu, Stork, Tim, Kimi and the Angry GM.
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Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player Tabletop RPG Advice - HJRP S31E14 | GMs Fudging Rolls, Judging Player Reactions, & More on “Traditional Games”
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02/08/23 • 63 min

◇ We had some slight audio troubles with Rose's remote audio for the first part of this episode, but they get cleared up pretty quick. OrcCon 2023 is coming Feb 17-20th! Thomas from Denmark brings up GMs fudging their dice rolls, Ken from Canada asks how to tell if a player’s reaction is warranted, and Andreas in Sweden replies to our discussion about what makes a “traditional game." | Hosts: Kimi, Nick, Rose ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 01:17 - Announcements: Happy Jacks will be at Strategicon “Orccon” 2023! Feb 17-20th at the Hilton LAX in LA. 02:23 - Indie Designer of the Month: Jennifer Adcock (indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/The-Price-of-Coal.html) | 05:50 - Thomas from Denmark brings up GMs fudging their dice rolls | 40:23 - Ken from Canada asks how to tell if a player’s reaction is warranted | 52:29 - Andreas in Sweden replies to our discussion about what makes a “traditional game” | 58:18 - Episode Closing | 01:00:03 - Song: "John Barleycorn Shall Die Right Here" by The Netbusker Folke Shoppe Podcast (netbusker.net) ◇ Email [email protected] 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. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg C2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org
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Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player Tabletop RPG Advice - HJRP1716 Sharing GM Notes, GenCon Triumph, Player Connections, Gaming with Babies, Gaming Gold
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09/18/16 • -1 min

HJRP1716 Your hosts: Stu, ProbieTim and Gina In this episode: Featured Email: Alverant asks: Should GMs publish their notes to the players. Bird-man writes in with a GenCon triumph!! Player connections and FFG Star Wars Tips. JC in KC writes in about gaming with infants. The Out of Print GM sends in a moment of game gold
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Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player Tabletop RPG Advice currently has 661 episodes available.

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The episode title 'HJRP2903 Modern Settings and GMs and Players' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player Tabletop RPG Advice is 93 minutes.

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Episodes of Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player Tabletop RPG Advice are typically released every 7 days, 1 hour.

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The first episode of Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player Tabletop RPG Advice was released on May 5, 2010.

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