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Free Download from Ashyfeet Games (March Indie Designer)

Ashyfeet Games was our Indie Designer of the Month for March! Moe, the designer behind Ashyfeet, has given our Patreon's a free digital download of his game, Alien Omen. Be sure to check it out and...

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HJRP S31E23 | Punishing Players, Elocution, & Safety Tools as Hospitality

◇ Forlornhope22 brings up GMs that punishing Players, Michael asks about elocution, and Sean from NJ has a new frame of mind about safety tools | 2023-04-17 21:02:27 +0000 UTC View Post

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 | 2023-04-17 20:59:48 +0000 UTC View Post

Price of Coal - Free Copies

Congratulations to the Patreons who will be getting FREE copies of Jen Adcock's game, The Price of Coal! Jen was our Indie Designer of the Month for Februrary!

Physical copy: Jason Youngberg...

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Interview with Gem Room Games

Our amazing designers from January have been suuuuper busy with their business, day jobs, and growing family. They were finally able to sit down together and answer our interview questions. Enjoy!<...

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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 d...

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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 | 2023-03-29 08:11:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Get The Price of Coal for FREE!!

Our February Indie Designer of the Month is letting us give away one physical copy of her card-based rpg, The Price of Coal, and three digital Roll20 versions of the game!   To show your ...

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Free Game from Gem Room Games

Hello amazing Patreons! The beginning of this year was very stressful for some of our amazing Indie Designers of the Month. I'm still working to get the promised copies of their games for you.
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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 ...

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IMPORTANT! Need Names for Show Credits!

Hello amazing patreons! Patreon does not have a way for us to collect names on it's platform and we don't want to publish any names without permission, so if you would like your name to appear at t...

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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, E...

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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...

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Interview with Jen Adcock: Feb Designer of the Month!

This month's Indie Designer of the Month is Jen Adcock! She recently published The Price of Coal, a fantastic game about coal labor disputes and the Battle of Blair mountain. She also publishes mor...

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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 besid...

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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 bri...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Exciting News!

Hello amazing Patreons,

Thanks to your amazing support, we have been able to slowly upgrade and improve the quality of our streaming studio since I took over Happy Jacks in April. A lot of up...

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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 oppo...

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HJRP S31E10 | Memorializing Gaming Friends, Balancing Life & Gaming, & Monster Biology

◇ Summary: Owen 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 ...

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Sign up for Happy Jacks News!

Hello amazing Patreon supporters! With the future of a lot of social media being uncertain, it's really hit home how important it is for me to get some in-house communication tools set up that are ...

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Tools, Creating Awe for PCs, & a Happy Jacks History Lesson

◇ Summary: Curt has issues with Lines and Veils as a safety tool, Steve can’t seem to create moments of awe and wonder for the player characters in his games, and DM Pete has finished our backl...

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HJRP S31E08 | Gender Roles in RPGs, Learning to GM, White Whale Systems

◇ Summary: We discuss gender roles in fictional species and societies, including ways to turn them on their head, give universal tips for learning to GM, and share our “white whale” systems t...

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HJRP S31E07 | Canon vs. Yes and-ing, Investigation Story Tips, How to Give TTRPG Advice

◇ Summary: Steve in So Cal wants to discuss how to balance world-building canon while still “yes and-ing” players contributions to the world, Thomas from Denmark asks about mystery and invest...

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December 2022 Designer of the Month: Noora Rose of Monkey's Paw Games!

Hello amazing patreons! Thank you for your incredible support. This month, we are featuring Noora Rose as our Indie Designer of the Month! You can hear all about Rose on S31E06 and more about her i...

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HJRP S31E06 | Mechanics Helping New Players, The One Ring 2e & Being Their Only GM Ever

Summary: We announce our December Indie Designer of the Month, Richard asks about mechanics helping new players, Adam has great advice for running The One Ring 2nd Edition, and Vyrrk is worried tha...

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Add Your Name!

Hello Patreons! Please remember to fill out our survey so that your name can be added to our "thank you" screen at the end of our videos. We have an opt in system so that everyone can specify what ...

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HJRP S31E05 | Fantasy Creature Science, D&D for 44 Kids, & Safety Tools

◇ Summary: Batman writes in about the science behind evil fantasy creatures, Curt from Alaska asks about running TTRPGs for a group of 44 kids, and Jolene shares some advice about safety tools an...

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HJRP S31E04 | Streaming TTRPG Tips, Academic take on One-Shots, & The One Ring RPG

◇ Summary: Kettle from Germany asks for tips and tricks for streaming games, Steffi from Scotland offers an academically inspired way to pace one-shots, Actual Jessie talks about the The One Ring...

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