Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player TTRPG Advice

In this episode, hosts Kimmy, Jason, and Pooja discuss fundraising strategies for Extra Life, emphasizing direct donation methods and diversifying donor requests to prevent burnout.

In this episode, the hosts discuss a listener's struggle with character conflict bleeding into real-life friendships, suggesting strategies like "gray rocking" or character ejection.

In this episode, the hosts tackle a listener’s request for essential GM skills for new Dungeon Masters, emphasizing player spotlighting, safety tools, and flexible storytelling.

Hosts Kimmy, Jason, Vixie, Kadaev, Brian, and Cody share live stories from Gateway 2026, including a chaotic session of Dawn of the Orcs where the group worshipped the GM, Kevin.

In this episode, hosts Kimmy and Cody discuss the "gardening" style of gaming, analyzing listener Steffi’s critique of table-sourcing techniques that feel unprepared or irrelevant.

In this episode, hosts Kimmy, Pooja, Jason, and Riley discuss NPC preparation strategies, sharing methods like using card systems, name generators, and recurring characters to build immersive worlds.

The hosts discuss a GM’s frustrations with a long campaign, offering advice on eliciting deeper player motivations and maintaining genre consistency.

The hosts discuss how game limitations, like safety tools and system mechanics, can foster creativity, sharing examples from Vampire and Mothership.

The hosts discuss the definition of "cinematic" TTRPG play, contrasting descriptive storytelling with mechanical gameplay.

The hosts discuss how improv influenced TTRPG culture, addressing a listener's question about the shift from wargaming roots to narrative play.