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 S32E02 with Ryan Khan! | Intimidating Kids, Vivid Descriptions, & A Delightful Success Story
◇ Erica Odd is intimidated by running games for kids, Gurg Murg asks how to improve describing scenes to players, Thomas from Denmark has a delightful gaming success story | Hosts: Kimi, Bill & special guest Ryan Khan ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find […] - HJRP S32E01 | Trans NPCs, GMless Games are Misnamed, Horror Story◇ Alwaysnevers asks how to include trans NPCs in a game in an organic and respectful way, Steffi from Scotland comments on GM-less games, Sean from NJ shares a gaming horror story | Hosts: Kimi, Clara & Rose ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find […]
- HJRP S31E25 | Encounters vs XP, Women in Gaming, & “What my PC would do!”◇ Shawn from DC asks about encounters and experience in games, Jason from California discusses the experience of women in the hobby, Erica Odd shares about “it’s what my character would do!” | Hosts: Kimi, CADave & Nick ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find […]
- HJRP S31E24 | Mixed Species PCs, GM Plot Tropes, & Gaming Origins◇ Eric from New Jersey asks how to handle mixed species PCs, Ben from Texas talks GM plot tropes, & MadKingChristopher asks how we got here | Hosts: Kimi & Clara ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter […]
- HJRP S31E23 | Punishing Players, Elocution, & Safety Tools as Hospitalityo Forlornhope22 brings up GMs that punishing Players, Michael asks about elocution, and Sean from NJ has a new frame of mind about safety tools | Hosts: Kimi, Nick, & Rose ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter […]
- HJRP S31E22 | Hate for Cinematic Descriptions, TTRPG Play Styles, & a not so Horror Story◇ Jörn in Sweden hates cinematic descriptions in games, Charger347 wants to rename styles of playing TTRPGs, Eric from New Jersey shares a horror story | Hosts: Kimi, CADave, and Alex ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter […]
- HJRP S31E21 | Teenage Gamers, Two Player Problems, & Choosing Crowdfunding Projects◇ Thomas from Denmark asks how to game with teenagers who act like teenagers, Ken from Canada wants to know how to keep card prompt games fresh with two players, and Eric from Texas asks how we decide to what games to support on crowdfunding sites | Hosts: Kimi, CADave, and Alex ◇ ◇ Email […]
- HJRP S31E20 | Accessibility for Blind GMs, Oppression Tourism in Game Design, & Skipping Rules◇ Eric from Oregon talks about ways to work with players as a blind GM, EricaOdd asks how to avoid oppression tourism in games, Rose asks what rules we always skip | Hosts: Kimi, Nick, Moe ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on […]
- HJRP S31E19 | Players using ChatGTP, Disappointing Conventions, & a LARP Story◇ Budding Butlerian in New Zealand shares a story about players using ChatGTP, Toby wants advice about a disappointing convention experience, Steve from Wisconsin shares his return to gaming and LARP knowledge. | Hosts: Kimi, Nick, CADave ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us […]
- HJRP S31E18 | Why GMs are in Charge, Discord Gaming Functionality, & Favorite PC Relationships◇ Thomas from Denmark asks why the GM gets to make all the final calls in a TTRPG, Eric from New Jersey asks about the pros and cons of gaming on Discord and if he should stop using Skype, Rose asks about some of our favorite experiences with PC relationships | Hosts: Kimi, Riley, Jason […]
- HJRP S31E17 | Storylines in Multiple Realities, When a Player Quitting Leaves Lose Ends, & A Challenge for the Hosts◇ MiniPainterJen asks how to run a session where PCs have personalities in two different realities, Steffi from Scotland asks how to clean up lose ends when a player leaves a game mid campaign, Ed from Minnesota, now in Florida has a challenge for the Happy Jacks hosts about introducing new people to the hobby. […]
- HJRP S31E16 | Live from OrcCon 2023!◇ 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 […]
- HJRP S31E15 | OrcCon Guests, More Mystery Games, D&D Alternatives, & A Horror Story◇ OrcCon 2023 is happening Feb 17-20th at the Hilton LAX in Los Angeles! Steffi from Scotland replies to our discussion about mystery games, Vyrrk from DC asks for recommendations for games besides D&D that have the same vibe and flavor, Blake shares a horror story from his first gaming group | Hosts: Nick, Jameson, […]
- HJRP S31E14 | GMs Fudging Rolls, Judging Player Reactions, & More on “Traditional Games”◇ We had some slight audio troubles with Rose’s remote audio for the first part of this episode, but they get cleared up pretty quick. OrcCon 2023 is coming Feb 17-20th! Thomas from Denmark brings up GMs fudging their dice rolls, Ken from Canada asks how to tell if a player’s reaction is warranted, and […]
- HJRP S31E13 | Taking Plot Hooks, Getting Board Gamers into RPGs, & Favorite Non-Fantasy Published Adventures◇ OrcCon 2023 is coming! Richard asks how to get players to grab plot hooks, Emily asks how to entice board game players to play RPGs, and Daniel asks about our favorite published adventures for non-fantasy campaigns. | Hosts: Kimi, Nick, Riley, Jameson ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question […]
- HJRP S31E12 | Running Famous Settings, Taking Players Stuff (again) & Triumph Story◇ Summary: Eric from Texas asks how much you have to know when running a campaign in a popular setting, Michael E replies to our discussion of when GMs take players stuff away, and Eric from New Jersey shares a LARP gaming triumph | Hosts: Kimi, Nick, Clara ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in […]
- HJRP S31E11 | Convention Game Tips, Problematic Powers Part 2, & Avatar PBTA Story◇ Summary: Eric from New Jersey is returning to running convention games after an 18 year absence and wants tips, Mike from New York replies to our conversation about problematic powers with opponents in ttrpgs, EricaOdd shares her experience with the Avatar PBTA game at a local convention | Hosts: Kimi, Nick, Joey, Jameson ◇ […]
- HJRP S31E10 | Memorializing Gaming Friends, Balancing Life & Gaming, & Monster Biology◇ Summary: Own from New Zealand wants to find a good way to memorialize a gaming friend who has passed away, Will asks about how to balance life with gaming, and Ken in Canada loves considering the biology of monsters | Hosts: Kimi, Nick, Christos & Jason◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in a topic […]