297 episodes

Happy Jacks RPG Podcast combines friendship, table-top RPGs, and unbridled enthusiasm to bring you a weekly round table discussion 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.

Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player Tabletop RPG Advice Happy Jacks RPG Network

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    • 4.8 • 341 Ratings

Happy Jacks RPG Podcast combines friendship, table-top RPGs, and unbridled enthusiasm to bring you a weekly round table discussion 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.

    HJRP S33E14 | What RPGs Don’t do Well, Truths vs Rumors, & OrcCon Recap

    HJRP S33E14 | What RPGs Don’t do Well, Truths vs Rumors, & OrcCon Recap

    ◇ Topic: What is something that TTRPGs don’t do well… yet? Bill from Canada compares rumors to truths, & Josh from Denver gives us an OrcCon recap | Hosts: Kimi, Riley & Clara ◇









    00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |







    1:26 - Announcements: Next Discord Game Daze will be in May (happyjacks.org/discord) & Kimi went to GAMA Expo! |







    2:03 - Indie Designer of the Month: Logan Timmins (he/him) (breathingstories.itch.io)|







    22:02 - Topic: What is something that TTRPGs don’t do well… yet? |







    01:04:43 - Bill from Canada compares rumors to truths |







    01:24:49 - Josh from Denver gives us an OrcCon recap |







    01:34:09 - Episode Closing |







    01:35:08 - Song: "The Star of the County Down" by Sportive Tricks (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







    Ⓒ2024 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

    • 1 hr 37 min
    HJRP S33E13 | Movie Inspired Games, Players Rejecting the Premise, Big Game Groups, & Yay, Pinnacles!

    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

    • 1 hr 33 min
    HJRP S33E12 | Player Type Changes, AITA?, & Game Stories

    HJRP S33E12 | Player Type Changes, AITA?, & Game Stories

    ◇ Topic: What type of player are you? Does it change based on system or setting? Davi asks “Am I the A-hole?”, and Doogler shares some game stories | Hosts: Kimi, Enge, & Samantha ◇









    00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |







    1:41 - Announcements: Next Discord Game Daze will be in March! (happyjacks.org/discord) |







    3:07 - Indie Designer of the Month: Anna Landin (she/her)(https://annalandin.itch.io/)|







    8:13 - Topic: What type of player are you? Does it change based on system or setting? |







    27:33 - Davi asks “Am I the A-hole?” |







    39:57 - Doogler shares some game stories |







    01:04:45 - Episode Closing |







    01:06:05 - Song: "The Force Your Way" by Super MadNES (supermadnes.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

    • 1 hr 10 min
    HJRP S33E11 | Live from OrcCon 2024!

    HJRP S33E11 | Live from OrcCon 2024!

    ◇ Live from OrcCon 2024 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

    • 2 hr 22 min
    HJRP S33E10 | Pros and Cons of Published Adventures, Publishing Adventures for Profit, & Avoid Complicated Magic Items

    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

    • 1 hr 39 min
    HJRP S33E09 | Messages in Game Design, Handling X-Card Moments, & the Rule of Cool is Bad (?)

    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

    • 1 hr 32 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
341 Ratings

341 Ratings

Weaselcreature ,

An informative good time!

Update: after all these years, this is still my favorite RPG podcast. Their Actual Plays are great, too!

While slightly mature in nature, the HJ hosts are a ton of fun and have great input and feedback on all aspects of the RPG hobby, from different play styles to different systems to great tips and advice.

RandomJen ,

Great Gaming Podcast

Great show with lots of useful advice, mostly for GMs but also players.

Muddyboots ,

Excellent progressive GM podcast!!!

I’ve been gaming for 4+ decades mostly GMing, and listening to HappyJacks since their first season. The HJs crew is diverse and effective, ranging from newbs to harrumphing Grognards, all bringing their observations and experience in playing TTRPGs. More importantly, they bring the same to RUNNING games! Their pallet runs from the birth of RPGs in the 70’s right up through ‘It’s in Beta testing now. I wrote it." The cast is rolling with certain core members often there. They love their community and the show is based around reading questions and stories, then discussing them in detail. Have a question? Send it in!

Happy Jacks is one of my top three podcasts of any type and the e been there for YEARS! Give them a listen!

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