◇ Eric from New Jersey asks how to explain TTRPGs to family, Mike from New York State shares about GM strengths, From the archive 2022: Weaselcreature talks note taking | Hosts: Pooja, Adam, & Artem ◇

00:33◇ Welcome & Episode Summary

02:01◇ Announcements – 1) Our next Game Daze will be in March! 2) OrcCon 2026 is coming up Feb 13-16th at the LAX Hilton. We will be doing our live show at 8pm on Saturday night!

05:08◇ Indie Designer of the Month: Tristan Zimmerman (he/him) of Molten Sulfur Press https://moltensulfur.com/

10:23◇ Mailbag 1 – Eric from New Jersey asks how to explain TTRPGs to family

31:30◇ Mailbag 2 – Mike from New York State shares about GM strengths

52:38◇ Mailbag 3 – From the archive 2022: Weaselcreature talks note taking

78:53◇ Episode Closing

86:42◇ Music

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◇ 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 expect from convention games | Hosts: Kimi, Clara, Pooja, ,& Vixie ◇

00:33◇ Welcome & Episode Summary

01:09◇ Announcements – 1) Our next Game Daze will be in March! 2) OrcCon 2026 is coming up Feb 13-16th at the LAX Hilton. We will be doing our live show at 8pm on Saturday night!

03:31◇ Indie Designer of the Month: Carrie Linden (she/they) http://www.snowbrightstudio.com/shop

07:43◇ Mailbag 1 – Gurg Murg asks about making game maps

26:14◇ Mailbag 2 – M replies about their gaming group plans

57:08◇ Mailbag 3 – From the archive 2022: Steve from So Cal asks what to expect from convention games

83:03◇ Episode Closing

109:24◇ Music

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◇ Eric from New Jersey wants to talk about creating villains, Wes from Indianapolis takes player contracts literally, From the archive 2024: Darkknight asks about players voiding other PC’s abilities | Hosts: Kimi, Clara, Pooja, ,& Vixie ◇

00:33◇ Welcome & Episode Summary

02:09◇ Announcements

04:49◇ Indie Designer of the Month: Carrie Linden (she/they) http://www.snowbrightstudio.com/shop

09:34◇ Mailbag 1 – Eric from New Jersey wants to talk about creating villains

44:55◇ Mailbag 2 – Wes from Indianapolis takes player contracts literally

74:22◇ Mailbag 3 – From the archive 2024: Darkknight asks about players voiding other PC’s abilities

103:14◇ Episode Closing

109:24◇ Music

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◇ Vyrrk from DC wants to hear gaming reflections and resolutions, Spattz from Earth talks mystery game prep, From the archive 2021: GM Radio Rob asks about keeping games with day jobs interesting | Hosts: Kimi, Jay, & Rose ◇

00:33◇ Welcome & Episode Summary

01:58◇ Announcements

05:07◇ Indie Designer of the Month: Carrie Linden (she/they) http://www.snowbrightstudio.com/shop

07:52◇ Mailbag 1 – Vyrrk from DC wants to hear gaming reflections and resolutions

22:39◇ Mailbag 2 – Spattz from Earth talks mystery game prep

44:44◇ Mailbag 3 – From the archive 2021: GM Radio Rob asks about keeping games with day jobs interesting

58:41◇ Episode Closing

63:04◇ Music

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◇ Charger347 asks about character sheet improvements, Steffi from Scotland replies to our discussion on NPC crowd control, From the archive 2022: The_Gekko_State in Canada wants to know how to get excited about game prep… aka actually do it. | Hosts: Kimi, Dave, Pooja, & Adam ◇

00:33◇ Welcome & Episode Summary

01:40◇ Announcements

03:33◇ Indie Designer of the Month: Carrie Linden (she/they) http://www.snowbrightstudio.com/shop

05:17◇ Mailbag 1 – Charger347 asks about character sheet improvements

21:54◇ Mailbag 2 – Steffi from Scotland replies to our discussion on NPC crowd control

57:05◇ Mailbag 3 – From the archive 2022: The_Gekko_State in Canada wants to know how to get excited about game prep… aka actually do it.

81:56◇ Episode Closing

87:56◇ Music

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◇ Thomas from Denmark asks about politics at the gaming table, Out of Print GM from Yorkshire asks about safety in convention games, From the archive 2012: Veremond gets in the weeds about wrestling and physical abilities in games | Hosts: Kimi, Jay, & Riley ◇

00:33◇ Welcome & Episode Summary

01:16◇ Announcements

04:44◇ Indie Designer of the Month: Jess Pendley https://www.undergroundoracle.com

07:26◇ Mailbag 1 – Thomas from Denmark asks about politics at the gaming table

28:18◇ Mailbag 2 – Out of Print GM from Yorkshire asks about safety in convention games

44:31◇ Mailbag 3 – From the archive 2012: Veremond gets in the weeds about wrestling and physical abilities in games

55:32◇ Episode Closing

60:14◇ Music

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◇ Gurg Murg asks how Gm prep changes depending on campaign length, Carlos Salazar on the Discord asks “is prep death?”, From the archive 2021: Shawn from just outside Washington, DC has some combat and XP questions! | Hosts: Kimi, Pooja, Adam, & Courtney ◇

00:33◇ Welcome & Episode Summary

01:34◇ Announcements

05:05◇ Indie Designer of the Month: Jess Pendley https://www.undergroundoracle.com

08:09◇ Mailbag 1 – Gurg Murg asks how Gm prep changes depending on campaign length

25:02◇ Mailbag 2 – Carlos Salazar on the Discord asks “is prep death?”

69:15◇ Mailbag 3 – From the archive 2021: Shawn from just outside Washington, DC has some combat and XP questions!

84:36◇ Episode Closing

89:06◇ Music

◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com or post in our Discord server 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.

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Ⓒ2026 Happy Jacks RPG Networkwww.happyjacks.org

◇ Thomas from Denmark asks what our go-to GM tricks are, Charger347 wants to talk about math rocks, & From the archive 2022: K Ryan is struggling with a loud and dominant player messing up his gaming group | Hosts: Kimi, Adam, & CADave ◇

00:33◇ Welcome & Episode Summary

01:54◇ Announcements

02:55◇ Indie Designer of the Month: Jess Pendley https://www.undergroundoracle.com

05:53◇ Mailbag 1

30:35◇ Mailbag 2

41:51◇ Mailbag 3: From the Archive

64:10◇ Episode Closing

73:28◇ Music

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◇ 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.

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Ⓒ2025 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org