S37E23 | PC Drama Becoming Real Drama, A Gaming Story, & Theatre of the Mind
◇ Anon in Gameland wants advice on character drama bleeding into real life, Ken from Canada shares a story, From the archive 2021: Nikolas f...
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Happy Jacks RPG Podcast
A weekly round table discussion about the table-top RPG hobby.
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20 of 409 episodesS37E22 | Teaching D&D, TTRPG Instructions in Books, & Note Taking for Games
◇ Captain Curt in Alaska asks for D&D Lesson Plans, Jay the Historian wants to discuss TTRPG instructions, From the archive 2022: Nikola...
S37E21 | Live from Gateway 2026!
◇ Live from Gateway 2026 at the Hilton LAX in Los Angeles! A great panel show with members of our audience and stories from lots of differen...
S37E20 | Gardening Gamers, Post-Game Talks, & How Much Worldbuilding with Players?
◇ Steffi from Scotland talks more about the gardening style of gaming, Nathan wants to know about post-game talks with APs, From the archive...
S37E19 | Prepping NPCs, PCs that Change You, PCs Committing Crimes
◇ Ed from MN, now inf FL asks about prepping NPCs, Eric from New Jersey asks how characters have changed us, From the archive 2022: Zed From...
S37E18 | Game Frustrations, A Success Story, Wanting to Game Again
◇ Wes in Indianapolis is frustrated with his game, Gurg Murg shares a success story, From the archive 20218: Weaselcreature wants to get gam...
S37E17 | Limitations as Opportunities, Our Theme Song, Disliking a Group’s System Choice
◇ Kurt H asks how limitations can become opportunities, Nathan asks about our theme song, From the archive 2022: Eric from New Jersey doesn’...
S37E16 | NPCs, Bad Game Sessions, Crafting in RPGs
◇ Gregory from Wisconsin wants to talk about NPCs, Davi wants to know what makes a bad game session, From the archive 2022: Actual Jesse ask...
S37E15 | “Cinematic” Things, Alcohol at the Table, and Compels in FATE
◇ Wes in Indianapolis asks about things being “cinematic”, Eric from New Jersey talks alcohol at the game table, and from the archive 2021:...
S37E14 | Back to TTRPGs after 30 Years, Explorers vs Gardeners, and Story Time
◇ Jay is returning to gaming after 30 years and has some questions, Nathan has some input about Exploring vs Gardening players, and from the...
S37E13 | Coffee All Night Games, No-AI GM Prep Resources, and Gear in Games
◇ We talk to our indie designer of the Month for July, Matthey Nevers of Coffee All Night Games, Gurg Murg asks for prep resources that don’...
S37E12 | Players vs Game Premise, Forever DM not DMing, and “Toolbox GMs”
◇ Carl C in New Jersey has a problem with players and game premise, Mike is a Forever DM who isn’t currently the DM, and From the archive 20...
S37E13 | Coffee All Night Games, Non-AI Prep Resources, and Gear in Games
◇ We talk to our indie designer of the Month for July, Matthey Nevers of Coffee All Night Games, Gurg Murg asks for prep resources that don’...
S37E12 | Game Premise Problems, Forever DM not DMing, and “Toolbox GMs”
◇ Carl C in New Jersey has a problem with players and game premise, Mike is a Forever DM who isn’t currently the DM, & From the archive...
S37E11 | Player Contributions, System Styles, GM Tricks
◇ Wes in Indianapolis asks how to get players to help build a sand box, Gregory from Wisconsin talks about system styles, From the archive 2...
S37E10 | Fun Dungeon Crawls, A Horror Story, & Slow GMing
◇ Gurg Murg asks about making rewarding dungeon crawls, Steffi from Scotland shares a horror story, and From the archive 2024: Steve from Ca...
S37E09 | Live from GamEx 2026!
◇ Live from GamEx 2026 at the Hilton LAX in Los Angeles! A great panel show with members of our audience and stories from lots of different...
S37E08 | TTRPGS without Dice, Gaming Success Story, and Powers that cause Problems
◇ Designing TTRPGS without traditional dice mechanics, Wes from Indianapolis shares a success story, From the archive 2022: Mike from New Yo...
S37E07 | Stolen Moments, Success Story, and Surprise PC Roleplaying
◇ Jake from Illinois asks about stolen moments, Wesley Street on the Discord sends in a success story, From the archive 2022: Taurelin wants...
S37E06 | Pets in Campaigns, Pax East, Electronics at the Table
◇ Gregory from Wisconsin writes in about pets in campaigns, Matty All Night shares some con game stories from Pax East, From the archive 202...