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’...
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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 397 episodesS37E12 | 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...
S37E05 | PBTA Prep, FATE, & A Gaming Story
◇ Robin asks about sharing PBTA prep as an Improv GM, Christopher in Carolina replies to us about FATE, From the archive 2023: Doogler share...
S37E04 | FATE vs Player Agency, GM Horror Stories, & Initiative Thoughts
◇ Scott has some questions about FATE, Jason in Kyiv shares a collection of GM horror stories, From the archive 2024: Jemma Storygirl in the...
S37E03 | Adam from Gnome Made Games, Being a Good Player, Tropes with New Players
◇ We chat with Adam from Gnome Made Games, Wes in Indianapolis wants advice on how to be a good player, From the archive 2022: Heath from Ma...
S37E02 | Can Lines & Veils be Inappropriate?, How Actual Plays Work, Memorable NPCs
◇ Ed from Minnesota, Now in Florida asks if Lines and Veils are appropriate for all games, Captain Curt from Alaska asks how planning Actual...
S37E01 | Railroading Players vs. PCs, Session Zero Playbook, & In-Game Holidays
◇ Ayslyn asks about railroading players vs. railroading characters, Eric from New Jersey wants feedback on their Session Zero plan, & Fr...
HJRP S36E24 | End Season 36 | Encourage Exploring, System Strengths, & Success Story
◇ A Guy in Austin asks how to get players to explore, Aggie wants to know what our favorite systems do best, From the archive 2022: Weaselcr...
HJRP S36E23 | Molten Sulfur Press, Game Design Groups, & Too Many Plot Threads
◇ We chat with Tristan Zimmerman our Indie designer of the month, Jeff asks about TTRPG designer support groups, From the archive 2021: Forl...
HJRP S36E22 | Live from OrcCon 2026!
◇ Live from OrcCon 2026 at the Hilton LAX in Los Angeles! A great panel show with members of our audience and stories from lots of different...
HJRP S36E21 | Explaining TTRPGs, GM Strengths, & Note Taking
◇ Eric from New Jersey asks how to explain TTRPGs to family, Mike from New York State shares about GM strengths, From the archive 2022: Weas...
HJRP S36E20 | Making Maps, Gaming Group Sponsors, & Con Game Expectations
◇ Gurg Murg asks about making game maps, M replies about their gaming group plans, From the archive 2022: Steve from So Cal asks what to exp...
HJRP S36E19 | Creating Villains, Player Contracts, & Voiding PC Abilities
◇ Eric from New Jersey wants to talk about creating villains, Wes from Indianapolis takes player contracts literally, From the archive 2024:...
HJRP S36E18 | Gaming Resolutions, Prep for Mysteries, Day Jobs in Games
◇ Vyrrk from DC wants to hear gaming reflections and resolutions, Spattz from Earth talks mystery game prep, From the archive 2021: GM Radio...