The Happy Jacks RPG Advice Show combines friendships, 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 advice show with diverse opinions and a slightly infantile sense of humor, look no further — you’re home.
You can watch our Advice Show live on Twitch, or later as podcasts or on Youtube.
Advice Show Podcast Episodes
- HJRP S32E25 | Ignoring PCs, Getting Negative Feedback, & Trust Mechanicshttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/1597914/Happy-Jacks-RPG-Podcast-S32E25.mp3◇ Doogler asks what to do when your PC is treated like a side character, Gurg Murg wants tips on getting player feedback, Tiffany wants to more about the trust mechanic in Starscape | Hosts: Kimi & Rose ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find… Read more: HJRP S32E25 | Ignoring PCs, Getting Negative Feedback, & Trust Mechanics
- HJRP S32E24 | GMing Skills, Canceling a Session, Toolbox GMinghttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/1593670/Happy-Jacks-RPG-Podcast-S32E24.mp3◇ Eric from New Jersey asks what skills a GM needs to run narrative games, Mike inquires when to cancel a gaming session, Moe P suggests a toolbox approach to GMing | Hosts: Kimi, Ray, Sarah, & Enge ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find… Read more: HJRP S32E24 | GMing Skills, Canceling a Session, Toolbox GMing
- HJRP S32E23 | Unorthodox Spell Use, City Campaigns Continued, & a Horror Storyhttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/1589035/Happy-Jacks-RPG-Podcast-S32E23.mp3◇ Mad King Christopher wants our judgment on his unorthodox spell use, Gurg Murg adds on to our City Campaign discussion from a few episodes ago, Steffi from Scotland writes in with a horror story | Hosts: Kimi and Riley ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show!… Read more: HJRP S32E23 | Unorthodox Spell Use, City Campaigns Continued, & a Horror Story
- HJRP S32E22 | Non-linear Games, Surprise Setting Changes, Success Storyhttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/1585204/Happy-Jacks-RPG-Podcast-S32E22.mp3◇ Toby asks about running non-linear games, Fuzzybof wants advice on surprise changes in setting, Myst shares a success story | Hosts: Kimi, Enge, Jake ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord… Read more: HJRP S32E22 | Non-linear Games, Surprise Setting Changes, Success Story
- HJRP S32E21 | Con Spaces for Teens, Successful Con Games, & Sympathy for the Big Badhttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/1581942/Happy-Jacks-RPG-Podcast-S32E21.mp3◇ Kairaku from New Zealand wants advice on designing a gaming space for teens, Tom wants to attend more cons and run con games more successfully, Taurelin asks what to do when the party starts caring about the BBEG | Hosts: Kimi, Alex, Sarah, Jason ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic… Read more: HJRP S32E21 | Con Spaces for Teens, Successful Con Games, & Sympathy for the Big Bad
- HJRP S32E20 | City Campaign Settings, Decuma, Jackercon Reflectionhttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/1574798/Happy-Jacks-RPG-Podcast-S32E20.mp3◇ Arrya from New Jersey asks about running a campaign set in a city, Eugene from Boston wants advice on running Decuma as a one-shot, Capt. Curt from Alaska reflects on JackerCon | Hosts: Kimi, Minerva, Kurt & Moe ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇… Read more: HJRP S32E20 | City Campaign Settings, Decuma, Jackercon Reflection
- HJRP S32E19 | Gaming Success & Horror Stories from Norway, Failing a Player, & Where to get TTRPG Newshttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/1570439/Happy-Jacks-RPG-Podcast-S31E19.mp3◇ Jan-Egil from Norway shares success and horror stories, Eric from New Jersey feels like he is failing one of his players, Forlornhope22 asks where to get TTRPG news? | Hosts: CADave, Pooja & Kurt ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube… Read more: HJRP S32E19 | Gaming Success & Horror Stories from Norway, Failing a Player, & Where to get TTRPG News
- HJRP S32E18 | Getting What You Need, Anon GM Unmasked, & a Lightening Round!https://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/1561400/Happy-Jacks-RPG-Podcast-S32E18.mp3◇ Vyrrk asks about getting what you need out of a game, Anonymous GM unmasked, Ken from Canada sends in a lightning round of questions | Hosts: Kimi, Pooja & Alex ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter… Read more: HJRP S32E18 | Getting What You Need, Anon GM Unmasked, & a Lightening Round!
- HJRP S32E17 | Therapeutic TTRPGs, & Teenage Gamershttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/1555528/Happy-Jacks-RPG-Podcast-S32E17.mp3◇ Eric from NJ ask if TTRPGs can be therapeutic, Thomas from Denmark revisits a topic about teenage gamers | Hosts: Kimi & Jason ◇ ◇ 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… Read more: HJRP S32E17 | Therapeutic TTRPGs, & Teenage Gamers
- HJRP S32E16 | Live from Gateway 2023!https://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/1552124/Happy-Jacks-RPG-Podcast-S32E16.mp3◇ Live from OrcCon 2023 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… Read more: HJRP S32E16 | Live from Gateway 2023!
- HJRP S32E15 | Yumming your Yuck, Cleric Student Loans, & Petty Funhttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/1549099/Happy-Jacks-RPG-Podcast-S32E15.mp3◇ Steve from Wisconsin asks what we love about systems he hates, Alverant asks about the cost of a cleric leaving their order, Jolene shares a tale of petty harmless(?) fun | Hosts: Kimi, Adam & Riley ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us… Read more: HJRP S32E15 | Yumming your Yuck, Cleric Student Loans, & Petty Fun
- HJRP S32E14 | Running Campaigns Again, “Start with Nothing” games, & A JackerCon Poemhttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/1543644/Happy-Jacks-RPG-Podcast-S32E14.mp3◇ Ken asks about running a campaign multiple times, Ayanna explains “Start with Nothing” games, Steffi from Scotland gets poetic | Hosts: Kimi, Adam & Pooja ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇… Read more: HJRP S32E14 | Running Campaigns Again, “Start with Nothing” games, & A JackerCon Poem
- HJRP S32E13 | Horror without Gore, Breaking Uo with a Player, the Dice have Powerhttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/1536724/Happy-Jacks-RPG-Podcast-S32E13.mp3◇ Eric from New Jersey asks how to make horror games unsettling without using gore, Anonymous wants advice about problem player dynamics in their group, MiniPainterJen reflects on the power of the dice in RPGs | Hosts: Kimi, Jason & Pooja ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the… Read more: HJRP S32E13 | Horror without Gore, Breaking Uo with a Player, the Dice have Power
- HJRP S32E12 | Living with Mediocre Games, Campaign Consistency, JackerCon Success Storyhttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/1528363/Happy-Jacks-RPG-Podcast-S32E12.mp3◇ Shawn asks about living with mediocre gaming experiences, Steffi from Scotland talks game prep and consistency, Elly shares her JackerCon success story! | Hosts: Kimi, Cai, Pooja, & Jason ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇… Read more: HJRP S32E12 | Living with Mediocre Games, Campaign Consistency, JackerCon Success Story
- HJRP S32E11 | Best Backstories, Players Talking over Players, & Weirdest Gameshttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/1524575/Happy-Jacks-RPG-Podcast-S32E11.mp3◇ Steve in SoCal asks what PC Backstories work best, Doogler wants to keep players from talking over each other, Vyrrk from DC asks about the weirdest games we’ve played | Hosts: CADave, Adam, Enge, Pooja ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on… Read more: HJRP S32E11 | Best Backstories, Players Talking over Players, & Weirdest Games
- HJRP S32E10 | Quiet Player Advantages, Success Story, Monsterhearts at Conshttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/1520228/Happy-Jacks-RPG-Podcast-S32E10.mp3◇ Jim in Oregon asks how being a quiet player can be an advantage, Steffi from Scotland shares a story about knowing when a player isn’t a good fit, Jolene defends playing Monsterhearts at conventions. | Hosts: Kimi, Joey, Kurt & Moe ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for… Read more: HJRP S32E10 | Quiet Player Advantages, Success Story, Monsterhearts at Cons
- HJRP S32E09 | Voice Care, GMs Forcing Players, & Troupe-style gameshttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/1515155/Happy-Jacks-RPG-Podcast-S32E9.mp3◇ Garrett in SoCal asks how GMs can preserve their voice during long sessions, Forlornhope22 asks why GMs want to force their players to do something, New listener Jeff suggests troupe-style games | Hosts: Kimi, Kurt & Riley ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find… Read more: HJRP S32E09 | Voice Care, GMs Forcing Players, & Troupe-style games
- HJRP S32E08 | Losing Control of Villains, Limits of Lines & Veils, Getting a new TTRPG from Shelf to Table
https://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/1510681/Happy-Jacks-RPG-Podcast-S32E8.mp3◇ Ken from Canada asks about losing control of your NPC villains, Fuzzybof asks where the lines are for lines and veils, Jan-Egil from Norway asks how to get a new ttrpg from the shelf to the table | Hosts: Kimi, CADave, & Enge ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or… Read more: HJRP S32E08 | Losing Control of Villains, Limits of Lines & Veils, Getting a new TTRPG from Shelf to Table