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From old-school games, to new narrative systems, from the sublime to the ridiculous, we've got Actual Play RPGs for every taste. Our APs are unedited, but have some of the best role-players and GMs you will ever see (or hear!) in action. If you are looking for shows that make you feel like you are sitting at the table with friends, look no further!

Happy Jacks RPG Actual Plays Happy Jacks RPG Network

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    • 4.8 • 5 Ratings

From old-school games, to new narrative systems, from the sublime to the ridiculous, we've got Actual Play RPGs for every taste. Our APs are unedited, but have some of the best role-players and GMs you will ever see (or hear!) in action. If you are looking for shows that make you feel like you are sitting at the table with friends, look no further!

    PINNACLE34 Finale | Pinnacles | Wild Talents

    PINNACLE34 Finale | Pinnacles | Wild Talents

    It's been 20 years since all of humanity first got superpowers. Sure, most powers basically suck, but for the few who manage to excel, they rise to the top of their field. They become… PINNACLES.









    GM: Jason (probablyokgames.carrd.co)







    Enge ()







    Eli







    Pooja (forgottensaves.carrd.co)







    Sarah ()









    ◇ Wild Talents 2nd Edition is a superhero roleplaying game by Arc Dream Publishing.







    ◇ Visit http://www.happyjacks.org/pinnacles for a full list of this campaign’s sessions as videos or podcasts.







    ◇ Follow Happy Jacks RPG on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or hang out with other tabletop roleplaying fans in our Discord community!







    ◇ Subscribe to our other podcast feeds! We have a weekly tabletop RPG talk show based on topics sent in from fans around the world, and a great collection of One-Shots if you prefer bite sized adventures.







    ◇ You can watch us on Youtube or Twitch!







    ◇ Keep us independent by becoming a Patreon! Our fantastic supporters let us play and say what we want instead of catering to companies for ad or sponsorship money. They are HEROES! https://patreon.com/happyjacksrpg







    Ⓒ2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network https://www.happyjacks.org

    • 3 hrs 41 min
    PINNACLE33 Black Hole Stun | Pinnacles | Wild Talents

    PINNACLE33 Black Hole Stun | Pinnacles | Wild Talents

    It's been 20 years since all of humanity first got superpowers. Sure, most powers basically suck, but for the few who manage to excel, they rise to the top of their field. They become… PINNACLES.









    GM: Jason (probablyokgames.carrd.co)







    Enge ()







    Eli







    Pooja (forgottensaves.carrd.co)







    Sarah ()









    ◇ Wild Talents 2nd Edition is a superhero roleplaying game by Arc Dream Publishing.







    ◇ Visit http://www.happyjacks.org/pinnacles for a full list of this campaign’s sessions as videos or podcasts.







    ◇ Follow Happy Jacks RPG on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or hang out with other tabletop roleplaying fans in our Discord community!







    ◇ Subscribe to our other podcast feeds! We have a weekly tabletop RPG talk show based on topics sent in from fans around the world, and a great collection of One-Shots if you prefer bite sized adventures.







    ◇ You can watch us on Youtube or Twitch!







    ◇ Keep us independent by becoming a Patreon! Our fantastic supporters let us play and say what we want instead of catering to companies for ad or sponsorship money. They are HEROES! https://patreon.com/happyjacksrpg







    Ⓒ2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network https://www.happyjacks.org

    • 3 hrs 28 min
    PINNACLE32 The Other Shoe | Pinnacles | Wild Talents

    PINNACLE32 The Other Shoe | Pinnacles | Wild Talents

    It's been 20 years since all of humanity first got superpowers. Sure, most powers basically suck, but for the few who manage to excel, they rise to the top of their field. They become… PINNACLES.









    GM: Jason (probablyokgames.carrd.co)







    Enge ()







    Eli







    Pooja (forgottensaves.carrd.co)







    Sarah ()









    ◇ Wild Talents 2nd Edition is a superhero roleplaying game by Arc Dream Publishing.







    ◇ Visit http://www.happyjacks.org/pinnacles for a full list of this campaign’s sessions as videos or podcasts.







    ◇ Follow Happy Jacks RPG on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or hang out with other tabletop roleplaying fans in our Discord community!







    ◇ Subscribe to our other podcast feeds! We have a weekly tabletop RPG talk show based on topics sent in from fans around the world, and a great collection of One-Shots if you prefer bite sized adventures.







    ◇ You can watch us on Youtube or Twitch!







    ◇ Keep us independent by becoming a Patreon! Our fantastic supporters let us play and say what we want instead of catering to companies for ad or sponsorship money. They are HEROES! https://patreon.com/happyjacksrpg







    Ⓒ2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network https://www.happyjacks.org

    • 3 hrs 28 min
    TRINITY10 Finale | Trinity’s Wake | Mage: 20th Anniversary Edition

    TRINITY10 Finale | Trinity’s Wake | Mage: 20th Anniversary Edition

    Dateline: Seattle, Washington 1945! The Carousel Room is swinging high, hosting the best swing band in the city where all the hip cats flock! Little do they know a secret stronghold of mages fight to protect the city from an all out war against free will! This is Trinity's Wake, a Mage 20th anniversary edition actual play. 









    GM: Adam (hoobuk.carrd.co)







    Courtney (courtneykraft.carrd.co)







    Dion ()







    Nick (sungrowler.carrd.co)







    Pooja (forgottensaves.carrd.co)









    ◇ Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition is a reality bending part of the World of Darkness, produced by Onyx Path Publishing.







    ◇ Visit http://www.happyjacks.org/trinityswake for a full list of this campaign’s sessions as videos or podcasts.







    ◇ Follow Happy Jacks RPG on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or hang out with other tabletop roleplaying fans in our Discord community!







    ◇ Subscribe to our other podcast feeds! We have a weekly tabletop RPG talk show based on topics sent in from fans around the world, and a great collection of One-Shots if you prefer bite sized adventures.







    ◇ You can watch us on Youtube or Twitch!







    ◇ Keep us independent by becoming a Patreon! Our fantastic supporters let us play and say what we want instead of catering to companies for ad or sponsorship money. They are HEROES! https://patreon.com/happyjacksrpg







    Ⓒ2024 Happy Jacks RPG Network https://www.happyjacks.org

    • 3 hrs 43 min
    ALDGATE00 Character Creation | Aldgate Adventures | Savage Worlds

    ALDGATE00 Character Creation | Aldgate Adventures | Savage Worlds

    Four desperate companions fleeing from their sordid pasts are unexpectedly stranded in a snowy mountain pass. Now, they must uncover the secrets of a small town, and each other! This is Aldgate Adventures, a Savage Worlds actual play. 









    GM: Enge (jonenge.carrd.co)







    Artem Yatsunov (linktr.ee/artemdirectly)







    Brian Suskind (bsuskind.carrd.co)







    Darby Pak (linktr.ee/ChaoticDarby)







    Vixie Belle (linktr.ee/pocketdragonpub)









    ◇ Savage Worlds , produced by Pinnacle Entertainment Group







    ◇ Visit http://www.happyjacks.org/aldgateadvantures for a full list of this campaign’s sessions as videos or podcasts.







    ◇ Follow Happy Jacks RPG on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or hang out with other tabletop roleplaying fans in our Discord community!







    ◇ Subscribe to our other podcast feeds! We have a weekly tabletop RPG talk show based on topics sent in from fans around the world, and a great collection of One-Shots if you prefer bite sized adventures.







    ◇ You can watch us on Youtube or Twitch!







    ◇ Keep us independent by becoming a Patreon! Our fantastic supporters let us play and say what we want instead of catering to companies for ad or sponsorship money. They are HEROES! https://patreon.com/happyjacksrpg







    Ⓒ2024 Happy Jacks RPG Network https://www.happyjacks.org

    • 2 hrs 41 min
    PINNACLE31 Wait for the Drop | Pinnacles | Wild Talents

    PINNACLE31 Wait for the Drop | Pinnacles | Wild Talents

    It's been 20 years since all of humanity first got superpowers. Sure, most powers basically suck, but for the few who manage to excel, they rise to the top of their field. They become… PINNACLES.









    GM: Jason (probablyokgames.carrd.co)







    Enge ()







    Eli







    Pooja (forgottensaves.carrd.co)







    Sarah ()









    ◇ Wild Talents 2nd Edition is a superhero roleplaying game by Arc Dream Publishing.







    ◇ Visit http://www.happyjacks.org/pinnacles for a full list of this campaign’s sessions as videos or podcasts.







    ◇ Follow Happy Jacks RPG on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or hang out with other tabletop roleplaying fans in our Discord community!







    ◇ Subscribe to our other podcast feeds! We have a weekly tabletop RPG talk show based on topics sent in from fans around the world, and a great collection of One-Shots if you prefer bite sized adventures.







    ◇ You can watch us on Youtube or Twitch!







    ◇ Keep us independent by becoming a Patreon! Our fantastic supporters let us play and say what we want instead of catering to companies for ad or sponsorship money. They are HEROES! https://patreon.com/happyjacksrpg







    Ⓒ2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network https://www.happyjacks.org

    • 3 hrs 29 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
5 Ratings

5 Ratings

Bill Freakin Roper ,

Great Show for GMs of Any Level

Fun banter, insightful discussion, and plenty of beers makes me feel like I’m hanging with my fiends talking about all the best (and most horrific) times of playing RPGs.

memesmith ,

Some campaigns better than others...

One of the most listenable Actual Plays out there. Very much an unedited recording of a friendly session, you get all the sidechat, rules discussion, etc. that happens at your table (and so it can be a useful tool for seeing out an unfamiliar ruleset runs).

I'd doesn't have the "polish" of a 'cast like OneShot, but actually I find the "Chicago Impro company" professionalism of that crew very off putting.

Some campaigns are better than others, and as this used to be mostly the same GM and a pool of players, I put the difference down to some systems leading to more podcast-able actual plays than others. More recently however, the pool of players and GMs has widened and so more people will find something to their liking.

The absolute highlight has to be the very first, The Saga of the Inukai, an L5R 4ed campaign featuring a Crane Vassal clan.

The Eldemy D&D 5th campaign is pretty good too.

SGsince1975 ,

Great Show - Keep Up the Good Work

So funny - I have a 30min walk to work and listen there and back again and love every minute. Strangers on the street walk around me giving me a wide berth as I must look very strange to them as sunddely I laugh out aloud and walk with a grin so big I look like one of the Joker's victims. I have Bi-polar and the one thing that always helps when the darkness appears is your show. Keep up the good work - S.G (UK)

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