Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player TTRPG Advice

◇ Eric from New Jersey wants our help, Toby gives a take on music and gaming, From the archive 2013: CaptainKiwi asks how to keep players from being intimidated by roleplaying | Hosts: Kimi, Jason, & Sam ◇ 00:33◇ Welcome & Episode Summary 01:50◇ Announcements – Our next Game Daze is Oct 24th! It’s safe, fun, and free on our discord! ◇ 03:02 Indie Designer of the Month: Carlos Makes Games (they/them) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/carlosmakesgames/puppet-run 05:22◇ Mailbag 1 – Eric from New Jersey wants our help Fundraising Links: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/cscglv/beards-for-breasts-2026/eric-pierson-3 and https://movember.com/m/ericpierson 30:08◇ Mailbag 2 – Toby gives a take on music and gaming 43:13◇ Mailbag 3 – From the archive 2013: CaptainKiwi asks how to keep players from being intimidated by roleplaying 60:02◇ Episode Closing 67:40◇ Music ◇ Email [email protected] or post in our Discord server to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇Twitch ◇Bluesky ◇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. ◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2026 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

◇ Anon in Gameland wants advice on character drama bleeding into real life, Ken from Canada shares a story, From the archive 2021: Nikolas from Stockholm talks about types of players and theatre of the mind | Hosts: Kimi, Jason, & Sam ◇ 00:33◇ Welcome & Episode Summary 02:04◇ Announcements – Our next Game Daze is Oct 24th! It’s safe, fun, and free on our discord! ◇ 3:36◇ Mailbag 1 – Anon in Gameland wants advice on character drama bleeding into real life 20:14◇ Mailbag 2 – Ken from Canada shares a story 33:51◇ Mailbag 3 – From the archive 2021: Nikolas from Stockholm talks about types of players and theatre of the mind 48:38◇ Episode Closing 53:15◇ Music ◇ Email [email protected] or post in our Discord server to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇Twitch ◇Bluesky ◇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. ◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2026 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

◇ Captain Curt in Alaska asks for D&D Lesson Plans, Jay the Historian wants to discuss TTRPG instructions, From the archive 2022: Nikolas from Sweden talks note taking | Hosts: Kimi, Vixie, & Riley ◇ 00:33◇ Welcome & Episode Summary 01:22◇ Announcements – Our next Game Daze is Oct 24th! It’s safe, fun, and free on our discord! ◇ 2:34◇ Mailbag 1 – Captain Curt in Alaska asks for D&D Lesson Plans 31:50◇ Mailbag 2 – Jay the Historian wants to discuss TTRPG instructions 74:52◇ Mailbag 3 – From the archive 2022: Nikolas from Sweden talks note taking 91:28◇ Episode Closing 98:17◇ Music ◇ Email [email protected] or post in our Discord server to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇Twitch ◇Bluesky ◇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. ◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2026 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

◇ Live from Gateway 2026 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. **I say in the audio that it is season 37, episode 20, but that was a mistake!**◇ ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇Twitch ◇Bluesky ◇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. ◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2026 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

◇ Steffi from Scotland talks more about the gardening style of gaming, Nathan wants to know about post-game talks with APs, From the archive 2022: Whizzard asks about how much worldbuilding GMs do on their own and how much of it they do with players | Hosts: Kimi, Kodi, & Jason ◇ 00:33◇ Welcome & Episode Summary 01:17◇ Announcements – We will be at Gateway 2026! Sept 4-7, 2026 at the Hilton LAX hotel in los angeles. We will be doing the live show on Saturday at 8pm! https://www.strategicon.net/ ◇ 02:58◇ Indie Designer of the Month: Hannah Shaffer and Evan Rowland of Turtlebun Games https://turtlebun.com/ or https://turtlebun.itch.io/ 04:24◇ Mailbag 1 – Steffi from Scotland talks more about the gardening style of gaming 53:34◇ Mailbag 2 – Nathan wants to know about post-game talks with APs 66:57◇ Mailbag 3 – From the archive 2022: Whizzard asks about how much worldbuilding GMs do on their own and how much of it they do with players 81:03◇ Episode Closing 86:32◇ Music ◇ Email [email protected] or post in our Discord server to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇Twitch ◇Bluesky ◇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. ◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2026 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org