Happy Jacks RPG Podcast
A weekly, round table RPG advice show that combines friendships, table-top RPGs, and unbridled enthusiasm to bring you a show that is informative, honest and funny. If you’re looking for an RPG podcast with diverse opinions and a slightly infantile sense of humor, look no further — you’re home.
Episodes
May 30, 2023 • 71 mins
◇ Live from GAMEX 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
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◇ Erica Odd is intimidated by running games for kids, Gurg Murg asks how to improve describing scenes to players, Thomas from Denmark has a delightful gaming success story | Hosts: Kimi, Bill & special guest Ryan Khan ◇
00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
02:31 - Announcements: 2023 Feedback Survey! happyjacks.org/survey - Help us improve our shows and content!
03:27 - Indie Designer of the Month: Ryan Khan (the-one-tru...
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May 16, 2023 • 70 mins
◇ Alwaysnevers asks how to include trans NPCs in a game in an organic and respectful way, Steffi from Scotland comments on GM-less games, Sean from NJ shares a gaming horror story | Hosts: Kimi, Clara & Rose ◇
00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
01:14 - Announcements: 2023 Feedback Survey! happyjacks.org/survey - Help us improve our shows and content!
01:56 - Indie Designer of the Month: Ryan Khan (the-one-true-ryan-kh...
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May 1, 2023 • 75 mins
◇ Shawn from DC asks about encounters and experience in games, Jason from California discusses the experience of women in the hobby, Erica Odd shares about “it’s what my character would do!” | Hosts: Kimi, CADave & Nick ◇
00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
01:10 - Announcements: Season 31 is ending soon! We will take a 2 week break after episode 25 and be back with Season 32 the first week of May!
01:52 - Shawn from Was...
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April 19, 2023 • 72 mins
◇ Eric from New Jersey asks how to handle mixed species PCs, Ben from Texas talks GM plot tropes, & MadKingChristopher asks how we got here | Hosts: Kimi & Clara ◇
00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
01:07 - Announcements: Season 31 is ending soon! We will take a 2 week break after episode 25 and be back with Season 32 the first week of May!
03:53 - Eric from New Jersey asks how to handle mixed species PCs |
28:02 - B...
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April 14, 2023 • 89 mins
o Forlornhope22 brings up GMs that punishing Players, Michael asks about elocution, and Sean from NJ has a new frame of mind about safety tools | Hosts: Kimi, Nick, & Rose ◇
00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
01:38 - Announcements: Season 31 is ending soon! We will take a 2 week break after episode 25 and be back with Season 32 the first week of May!
03:36 - Forlornhope22 asks about GMs Punishing Players |
42:29 - Mi...
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April 6, 2023 • 64 mins
◇ Jörn in Sweden hates cinematic descriptions in games, Charger347 wants to rename styles of playing TTRPGs, Eric from New Jersey shares a horror story | Hosts: Kimi, CADave, and Alex ◇
00:32 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
01:45 - Announcements: Happy Jacks Discord Game Daze! Join happyjacks.org/discord to play in community games on April 8th!
02:58 - Indie Designer of the Month: AshyFeet Games (ashyfeet.com) |
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March 29, 2023 • 74 mins
◇ Thomas from Denmark asks how to game with teenagers who act like teenagers, Ken from Canada wants to know how to keep card prompt games fresh with two players, and Eric from Texas asks how we decide to what games to support on crowdfunding sites | Hosts: Kimi, CADave, and Alex ◇
00:32 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
02:16 - Announcements: Happy Jacks Discord Game Daze! Join happyjacks.org/discord to play in community games ...
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March 22, 2023 • 68 mins
◇ Eric from Oregon talks about ways to work with players as a blind GM, EricaOdd asks how to avoid oppression tourism in games, Rose asks what rules we always skip | Hosts: Kimi, Nick, Moe ◇
00:32 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
01:47 - Announcements: Happy Jacks Discord Game Daze! Join happyjacks.org/discord to play in community games on April 8th!
03:49 - Indie Designer of the Month: AshyFeet Games (ashyfeet.com) |
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March 16, 2023 • 70 mins
◇ Budding Butlerian in New Zealand shares a story about players using ChatGTP, Toby wants advice about a disappointing convention experience, Steve from Wisconsin shares his return to gaming and LARP knowledge. | Hosts: Kimi, Nick, CADave ◇
00:32 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
01:19 - Announcements: Tell your friends (or enemies!) about Happy Jacks!
03:03 - Indie Designer of the Month: AshyFeet Games (ashyfeet.com) |
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◇ Thomas from Denmark asks why the GM gets to make all the final calls in a TTRPG, Eric from New Jersey asks about the pros and cons of gaming on Discord and if he should stop using Skype, Rose asks about some of our favorite experiences with PC relationships | Hosts: Kimi, Riley, Jason ◇
00:32 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
01:10 - Announcements: Successful OrcCon 2023!
01:56 - Indie Designer of the Month: AshyFeet Games ...
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◇ MiniPainterJen asks how to run a session where PCs have personalities in two different realities, Steffi from Scotland asks how to clean up lose ends when a player leaves a game mid campaign, Ed from Minnesota, now in Florida has a challenge for the Happy Jacks hosts about introducing new people to the hobby. | Hosts: Kimi, Rose ◇
00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
01:22 - Announcements: Successful OrcCon 2023!
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February 24, 2023 • 51 mins
◇ 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
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February 14, 2023 • 66 mins
◇ OrcCon 2023 is happening Feb 17-20th at the Hilton LAX in Los Angeles! Steffi from Scotland replies to our discussion about mystery games, Vyrrk from DC asks for recommendations for games besides D&D that have the same vibe and flavor, Blake shares a horror story from his first gaming group | Hosts: Nick, Jameson, Mike & Jim ◇
00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
01:24 - Announcements: Happy Jacks will be at Strategicon “Or...
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February 8, 2023 • 63 mins
◇ 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 ...
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◇ OrcCon 2023 is coming! Richard asks how to get players to grab plot hooks, Emily asks how to entice board game players to play RPGs, and Daniel asks about our favorite published adventures for non-fantasy campaigns. | Hosts: Kimi, Nick, Riley, Jameson ◇
00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
Announcements - Happy Jacks will be at Strategicon “Orccon” 2023! Feb 17-20th at the Hilton LAX in LA.
05:59 - Indie Designer of the ...
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January 23, 2023 • 66 mins
◇ Summary: Eric from Texas asks how much you have to know when running a campaign in a popular setting, Michael E replies to our discussion of when GMs take players stuff away, and Eric from New Jersey shares a LARP gaming triumph | Hosts: Kimi, Nick, Clara ◇
00:34 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
01:20 - Indie Designer of the Month: Gem Room Games (gemroomgames.com) |
03:07 - Eric from Texas asks how much you have to know...
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January 17, 2023 • 59 mins
◇ Summary: Eric from New Jersey is returning to running convention games after an 18 year absence and wants tips, Mike from New York replies to our conversation about problematic powers with opponents in ttrpgs, EricaOdd shares her experience with the Avatar PBTA game at a local convention | Hosts: Kimi, Nick, Joey, Jameson ◇
0:35 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
01:24 - Announcements: Join our mailing list so we don't have to...
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January 13, 2023 • 69 mins
◇ Summary: Own from New Zealand wants to find a good way to memorialize a gaming friend who has passed away, Will asks about how to balance life with gaming, and Ken in Canada loves considering the biology of monsters | Hosts: Kimi, Nick, Christos & Jason◇
0:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
1:40 - Indie Designer of the Month: Gem Room Games (gemroomgames.com) |
4:36 - Owen from New Zealand asks how best to memorialize ...
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January 1, 2023 • 60 mins
◇ Summary: Curt has issues with Lines and Veils as a safety tool, Steve can't seem to create moments of awe and wonder for the player characters in his games, and DM Pete has finished our backlog and we talk a bit about how Happy Jacks has changed over the years. | Hosts: Kimi, Emily & Clara◇
0:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
1:24 - Indie Designer of the Month: Noora Rose owner of Monkey’s Paw Games (monkeyspawgames.com) ...
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