310 episodes
Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player Tabletop RPG Advice Happy Jacks RPG Network
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4.8 • 342 Ratings
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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.
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HJRP S34E03 | Bleed isn’t Bad, TTRPG Collections, & Sci-fi vs. Fantasy
◇ Eric from New Jersey says Bleed doesn’t have to be bad, Ansem from California asks What games make your collection cut?, From the Archive: Sam from Lakewood asks about Scifi vs Fantasy | Hosts: Kimi, & Riley ◇
00:34 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
1:18 - JACKERCON JULY 12-14th! An epic weekend of online gaming and a long tradition for the happy jacks community. Starscape is Kickstarting July 9th! Go to goldenlassogames.com/kickstarter to follow the page and be notified when our campaign goes live!
2:28 - Indie Designer of the Month: Graham Gentz (he/they) and his games are on grahamgentz.itch.io |
5:10 - Eric from New Jersey says Bleed doesn’t have to be bad |
27:09 - Ansem from California asks What games make your collection cut? |
41:40 - From the Archive: Sam from Lakewood asks about Scifi vs Fantasy |
01:07:33 - Episode Closing |
01:15:00 - Song: "Agincourt Carol" by The Poxy Boggards (http://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
Ⓒ2024 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org -
HJRP S34E02 | Girl Gamers getting Unwanted Attention, A Lady Blackbird Story, & Losing Control in Character
◇ Players trying to void other PC’s abilities, Video games that influenced our play, & from the Archive: Traveller Story Problem | Hosts: Kimi, CADave & Clara ◇
00:34 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
1:30 - JACKERCON JULY 12-14th! An epic weekend of online gaming and a long tradition for the happy jacks community. Starscape is Kickstarting July 9th! Go to goldenlassogames.com/kickstarter to follow the page and be notified when our campaign goes live!
04:01 - Azuretalon asks for help with teen girl gamer getting unwanted attention |
17:15 - Elly shares a Lady Blackbird story |
48:47 - From the Archive: Taurelin asks if we’ve been so in character we lost control |
01:20:55 - Episode Closing |
01:15:00 - Song: "Troll Wack" by The Dread Crew of Oddwood (https://thedreadcrewofoddwood.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 -
HJRP S33E25 | Dice Exploder & Game Design, PC Decision Shyness, X-Card Success Story
◇ Topic: Game Design Musings, Emails: Steve from Cambridge asks about PC decision shyness, Mike F. from Ithaca, NY shares an X-Card story | Hosts: Kimi, & Sam Dunnewold ◇
00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
1:30 - Announcements: The next Game Daze was yesterday! It went great! Next up: JACKERCON IN JULY! GamEx at the Hilton LAX is MAY 24-27, we will be doing our live show Saturday night! Jason will be doing a demigods book signing!!
3:40 - Topic: Dice Exploder Podcast & Game Design Musings |
21:08 - Steve from Cambridge asks about PC decision shyness |
37:34 - Mike F. from Ithaca, NY shares an X-Card story |
59:00 - Episode Closing |
01:00:19 - Song: "500 Miles" by The Merry Wives of Windsor (https://mwow.net/) |
◇ 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 -
HJRP S33E24 | Live from GamEx 2024!
◇ Live from GamEx 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 -
HJRP S33E23 | Creating Cities, Being a PC Leader, Kids on Brooms Combat
◇ Topic: Creating cities and location flavor by basing them on something real, Emails: Vyrrk from DC asks about Being a PC leader in a campaign, HeavyMetalJess asks about combat in Kids on Brooms | Hosts: Kimi, Jay, Pooja ◇
00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
1:15 - Announcements: The next Game Daze was yesterday! It went great! Next up: JACKERCON IN JULY! GamEx at the Hilton LAX is MAY 24-27, we will be doing our live show Saturday night! Jason will be doing a demigods book signing!!!
3:20 - Indie Designer of the Month: Stephanie Bryant (she/her) and her games are on DrivethruRPG.com |
6:50 - Topic: Creating cities and location flavor by basing them on something real |
23:48 - Vyrrk from DC asks about Being a PC leader in a campaign |
44:59 - HeavyMetalJess asks about combat in Kids on Brooms |
01:07:33 - Episode Closing |
01:09:22 - Song: "The Wellerman" by Stu Venable (https://netbusker.net/) |
◇ 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 -
HJRP S33E22 | First Steps for Making PCs, MOTW with Less Prep, Why Heroes Win
◇ Topic: What’s the first thing you come up with when you are creating a PC?, Emails: Rose wants to run MOTW with less prep, Byron in Bureaucracy observes why heroes usually win! | Hosts: Jason, Vixie, Enge, Riley ◇
00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
1:15 - Announcements: Next Discord Game Daze will be in May (happyjacks.org/discord), GamEx at the Hilton LAX is MAY 24-27, & Kimi's new game Starscape will be featured in an AP starting May 6th and Kickstarting in June! goldenlassogames.com/kickstarter
2:40 - Indie Designer of the Month: Stephanie Bryant (she/her) and her games are on DrivethruRPG.com |
4:01 - Topic: What’s the first thing you come up with when you are creating a PC? |
38:30 - Rose wants to run MOTW with less prep |
01:07:05 - Byron in Bureaucracy observes why heroes usually win! |
01:22:20 - Episode Closing |
01:27:53 - Song: "The Company of Captain Black" by the Poxy Boggards (https://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
Ⓒ2024 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org
Customer Reviews
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.
Great Gaming Podcast
Great show with lots of useful advice, mostly for GMs but also players.
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!