Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player Tabletop RPG Advice
By Happy Jacks RPG Network
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Episodes: 351
jfalamy
Dec 12, 2018
Varied community of gamers sharing their rpg experience. One of the best podcasts on rpgs.
Scott
Jul 22, 2018
Description
A weekly tabletop advice show for GMs and players that combines friendship, friendly banter, and unbridled enthusiasm to bring you a show that is inclusive, informative, honest and funny. If you’re looking for an RPG podcast with diverse opinions and a friends-hanging-out vibe, look no further — you’re home.
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HJRP S35E16 | Game Daze Story, What Systems need Upgrades, & 10yo Murder Hobo
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May 17, 2025 |
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HJRP S35E15 | BGE & TTRPG Retailers, Mike’s Origin Story, & PCs that are Too Good
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May 17, 2025 |
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HJRP S35E14 | Games Folk vs Outsider Art, D&D in Postwar Serbia, & GMs Prompting Players
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May 05, 2025 |
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HJRP S35E13 | Tariffs and TTRPGs, X-cards with Multiple Problems, & Disappearing Elves
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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HJRP S35E12 | Prep Without a System, A Success Story, & Interesting NPCs
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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HJRP S35E11 | People Against RPing, Reply about Stars & Wishes, & Hard-Won GM Lessons
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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HJRP S35E10 | Rediscovering the GMing Spark, Toxic LARP Mistakes, & Con Horror Story
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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HJRP S35E09 | Groups with no GM, Learning an IP FAST, & Calling Out our Pro-PBTA Bias
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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HJRP S35E08 | Horror Game Reply, Preferring Online Games, & Religions in Games
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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HJRP S35E07 | GAMA Expo, Vampire Tea, & Worldbuilding with Depth
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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HJRP S35E06 | Live from OrcCon 2025!
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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HJRP S35E05 | Intrigue in RPGs, Favorite Systems, & Running Accessible Games for Kids
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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HJRP S35E04 | Returning after 20 Years, Writer’s Block, & Systems for Non-Gamers
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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HJRP S35E03 | Player Rewards, Mixing Communities, & Choosing to Fail Rolls
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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HJRP S35E02 | Playstyle Problems, TTRPGs as Art, D&D as a 2-player game
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Feb 01, 2025 |
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HJRP S35E01 | Disappointed in D&D Beyond, New Teen GMs, & a Confession
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Feb 01, 2025 |
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HJRP S34E25 | Selling 40k Settings, Recycling Prep, & A GM Success Story
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Jan 04, 2025 |
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HJRP S34E24 | Return to Gaming, Success Story, & Resolution Mechanics
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Jan 04, 2025 |
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HJRP S34E23 | Felix Issacs on Game Design, Getting Info from Players, & Visual Aids
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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HJRP S34E22 | Players Learning Rules, Mike gives Advice, & A Horror Story of Red Flags
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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HJRP S34E21 | OSR to Narrative Systems, PBTA Starting Point, & Pandemics in Games
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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HJRP S34E20 | Two-Player RPGs, Dice Love, & Space Combat isn’t Boring
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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HJRP S34E19 | Freeform Epic Endings, Trapping Players, & RIFTS for Kids?
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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HJRP S34E18 | Gaming with Strangers, GM Horror Story, & Red Herrings
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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HJRP S34E17 | Publishing Ideas, Actual Play Performance, & a GMing Story
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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HJRP S34E16 | Character Goals, Importance of Session 0, & a D&D Story
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Oct 27, 2024 |
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HJRP S34E15 | Language in Games, Short-Circuiting Adventures, & Rolls in D&D
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Oct 27, 2024 |
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HJRP S34E14 | Prep is/is not Death?, Complimenting a GM, & a Funny GMing Story
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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HJRP S34E13 | Imbalance in Supers Games, A Success Story, & Flashbacks and Flashforwards in Games
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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HJRP S34E12 | GMing Pace, a Heavy Thanks, & Rolling Flaws in D&D
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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HJRP S34E11 | Live from Gateway 2024!
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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HJRP S34E10 | Rules Question for Pooja, LitRPGs, & D&D for a Single Player
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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HJRP S34E09 | Player Details, Armor Mechanics, & Face Characters in D&D
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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HJRP S34E08 | GenCon, Toxic Gaming Groups, & TTRPGs in the Classroom
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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HJRP S34E07 | Dealing with PC Death, Con Update, Finding a Group
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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HJRP S34E06 | Vibes vs. Mechanics, Cursed Magical Objects, D&D Classes
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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HJRP S34E05 | Accessibility War at FLGS, Details with No Mechanics, & guest Graham Gentz!
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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HJRP S34E04 | Separating Authors and their Work, Anti-horror Story, & Co-GMing
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Jul 27, 2024 |
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HJRP S34E03 | Bleed isn’t Bad, TTRPG Collections, & Sci-fi vs. Fantasy
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Jul 13, 2024 |
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HJRP S34E02 | Girl Gamers getting Unwanted Attention, A Lady Blackbird Story, & Losing Control in Character
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Jul 13, 2024 |
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HJRP S34E01 | Oops, All Con Men, Video Game Influence, & A Traveller Story Problem
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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HJRP S33E25 | Dice Exploder & Game Design, PC Decision Shyness, X-Card Success Story
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Jun 15, 2024 |
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HJRP S33E24 | Live from GamEx 2024!
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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HJRP S33E23 | Creating Cities, Being a PC Leader, Kids on Brooms Combat
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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HJRP S33E22 | First Steps for Making PCs, MOTW with Less Prep, Why Heroes Win
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May 22, 2024 |
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HJRP S33E21 | Conventions for Risky Games, Unexpected Story Changes, & Fudging Dice
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May 16, 2024 |
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HJRP S33E20 | Impact of Feedback, Onboarding for Lore-rich Settings, & Conflict Generation
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May 06, 2024 |
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HJRP S33E19 | Initiative Debate, Players feeling like Supporting Characters, & a GM Success Story
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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HJRP S33E18 | Creative Weapons, Table Secrets, & Con Report
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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HJRP S33E17 | Micro RPGs, Ideas for a Star Wars GM, & PBP Helping Burnout
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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HJRP S33E16 | Sharing PC Spotlights, PCs that have to be Talked into Everything
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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HJRP S33E15 | Exploring Yourself through RPGs, Player Responsibility, & Good Player Feedback
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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HJRP S33E14 | What RPGs Don’t do Well, Truths vs Rumors, & OrcCon Recap
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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HJRP S33E13 | Movie Inspired Games, Players Rejecting the Premise, Big Game Groups, & Yay, Pinnacles!
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Mar 09, 2024 |
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HJRP S33E12 | Player Type Changes, AITA?, & Game Stories
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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HJRP S33E11 | Live from OrcCon 2024!
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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HJRP S33E10 | Pros and Cons of Published Adventures, Publishing Adventures for Profit, & Avoid Complicated Magic Items
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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HJRP S33E09 | Messages in Game Design, Handling X-Card Moments, & the Rule of Cool is Bad (?)
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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HJRP S33E08 | Keeping Game Politics Fun, Gaps between Sessions, & GM Miscalculations
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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HJRP S33E07 | Falling in love with TTRPGs, New Player Experiences, & Staying Engaged with ADHD
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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HJRP S33E06 | Why we GM, Balancing Backstories and Plot, & Keeping track of NPCs
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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HJRP S33E05 | Mechanics for 2024, Campaign Pacing and Plot, & Shy Players
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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HJRP S33E04 | More Memorable 2023 Games, RPG Programs, & Allowing Wild Ideas
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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HJRP S33E03 | Memorable 2023 Games, Historical Misogyny and Women Players, & Turning off “GM Brain”
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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HJRP S33E02 | Holidays in Games, Troupe-Style GMing Update, & Rolling Stats
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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HJRP S33E01 | Physical Challenges, Metatopia Report, & a New Hobby
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E25 | Ignoring PCs, Getting Negative Feedback, & Trust Mechanics
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E24 | GMing Skills, Canceling a Session, Toolbox GMing
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E23 | Unorthodox Spell Use, City Campaigns Continued, & a Horror Story
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E22 | Non-linear Games, Surprise Setting Changes, Success Story
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E21 | Con Spaces for Teens, Successful Con Games, & Sympathy for the Big Bad
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E20 | City Campaign Settings, Decuma, Jackercon Reflection
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E19 | Gaming Success & Horror Stories from Norway, Failing a Player, & Where to get TTRPG News
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E18 | Getting What You Need, Anon GM Unmasked, & a Lightening Round!
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Sep 23, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E17 | Therapeutic TTRPGs, & Teenage Gamers
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E16 | Live from Gateway 2023!
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E15 | Yumming your Yuck, Cleric Student Loans, & Petty Fun
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E14 | Running Campaigns Again, “Start with Nothing” games, & A JackerCon Poem
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E13 | Horror without Gore, Breaking Uo with a Player, the Dice have Power
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E12 | Living with Mediocre Games, Campaign Consistency, JackerCon Success Story
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E11 | Best Backstories, Players Talking over Players, & Weirdest Games
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E10 | Quiet Player Advantages, Success Story, Monsterhearts at Cons
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E09 | Voice Care, GMs Forcing Players, & Troupe-style games
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E08 | Losing Control of Villains, Limits of Lines & Veils, Getting a new TTRPG from Shelf to Table
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E07 | GM Burnout, Cursed Artifacts, & a Week of Gaming
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E06 | Homogeneous Gaming Groups, Demanding Player, & Gaming in set IPs
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E05 w/ guest Jessica Marcum! | One-shots in a Box, Crafting in TTRPGs, Fun Game Classifications
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E04 | Fonts for Dyslexia, More on Punishing Players, Gaming Horror Story
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E03 | Live from GAMEX 2023!
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May 30, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E02 with Ryan Khan! | Intimidating Kids, Vivid Descriptions, & A Delightful Success Story
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May 23, 2023 |
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HJRP S32E01 | Trans NPCs, GMless Games are Misnamed, Horror Story
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May 16, 2023 |
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HJRP S31E25 | Encounters vs XP, Women in Gaming, & “What my PC would do!”
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May 01, 2023 |
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HJRP S31E24 | Mixed Species PCs, GM Plot Tropes, & Gaming Origins
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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HJRP S31E23 | Punishing Players, Elocution, & Safety Tools as Hospitality
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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HJRP S31E22 | Hate for Cinematic Descriptions, TTRPG Play Styles, & a not so Horror Story
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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HJRP S31E21 | Teenage Gamers, Two Player Problems, & Choosing Crowdfunding Projects
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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HJRP S31E20 | Accessibility for Blind GMs, Oppression Tourism in Game Design, & Skipping Rules
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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HJRP S31E19 | Players using ChatGTP, Disappointing Conventions, & a LARP Story
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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HJRP S31E18 | Why GMs are in Charge, Discord Gaming Functionality, & Favorite PC Relationships
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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HJRP S31E17 | Storylines in Multiple Realities, When a Player Quitting Leaves Lose Ends, & A Challenge for the Hosts
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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HJRP S31E16 | Live from OrcCon 2023!
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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HJRP S31E15 | OrcCon Guests, More Mystery Games, D&D Alternatives, & A Horror Story
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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HJRP S31E14 | GMs Fudging Rolls, Judging Player Reactions, & More on “Traditional Games”
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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HJRP S31E13 | Taking Plot Hooks, Getting Board Gamers into RPGs, & Favorite Non-Fantasy Published Adventures
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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HJRP S31E12 | Running Famous Settings, Taking Players Stuff (again) & Triumph Story
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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HJRP S31E11 | Convention Game Tips, Problematic Powers Part 2, & Avatar PBTA Story
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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HJRP S31E10 | Memorializing Gaming Friends, Balancing Life & Gaming, & Monster Biology
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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HJRP S31E09 | Problems with Safety Tools, Creating Awe for PCs, & a Happy Jacks History Lesson
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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HJRP S31E08 | Gender Roles in RPGs, Learning to GM, White Whale Systems
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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HJRP S31E07 | Canon vs. Yes and-ing, Investigation Story Tips, How to Give TTRPG Advice
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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HJRP S31E06 | Mechanics Helping New Players, The One Ring 2e & Being Their Only GM Ever
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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HJRP S31E05 | Fantasy Creature Science, D&D for 44 Kids, & Safety Tools
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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HJRP S31E04 | Streaming TTRPG Tips, Academic take on One-Shots, & The One Ring RPG
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Nov 19, 2022 |
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HJRP S31E03 | Changing D&D Campaign to High Fantasy, 10 Candles Con Game Success Story, & Post Con Recap Blues
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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HJRP S31E02 | GM Planning Styles, Con Game Tone, & Complaint about a Past Show
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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HJRP S31E01 | A First TPK, Disorganized LARP, & Problematic Powers
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E25 | Inclusive and Exclusive Games, Campaign Currency, & Writing Advice
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Oct 09, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E24 | Recovering from TPKs, Raising Gaming Kids, & a Lightning Round
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Oct 01, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E23 | Playing Straight White Guys, Pacing Convention One-Shots, & Managing Player Schedules
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E22 | Player Advice, Safety Tool Question, & a Father’s Reply
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E21 | Strange Gaming Locations, Healthy LARP Wisdom, & a Contest!
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E20 | Categorizing RPGs, Crime & Punishment, & GMing Masks One-shots
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E19 | Balancing Factions, Obsidian Portal Info, & a GOT Horror Story
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E18 | Campaign Location Journaling, Running Ten Candles, Vampire LARP Horror Story
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Aug 20, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E17 | GMs taking Stuff, Con Horror Story, & a Son’s Shout Out
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E16 | What’s a Traditional TTRPG?, Accessibility in Games
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Aug 06, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E15 | Player Harmony, more on Improv Exercises, and using Obsidian Portal
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Jul 31, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E14 | GMs using Visual Aids, Finding Fellow Gamers, & GMing One-Shots
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E13 | Campaigns About Locations, Convention Game Horror Story, and Old D&D Product Re-releases
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Jul 16, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E12 | Historical TTRPG campaigns, Perfect Systems for Setting, & Organizing Campaign Notes in Google
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Jul 10, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E11 | Improv for Gamers, a Favorite RPG Moment, & Another Decuma Idea
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E010 | Homebrewing Worlds, Space Trucker Money, & Coriolis
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E09 | Game Jams, New Player Tropes, Con Memories, & More
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E08 | Intriguing Villains, Pranks gone Wrong, & a GM Mistake
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E07 | Benefits of Imbalance, GMing for 10 Players, & a TPK Story
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May 28, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E06 | GMing with “Stars & Wishes”, Playing with Kids, & GM Success Story
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May 18, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E05 | Too Many Plot Threads, Items as Aspects & D&D’s Marketing
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Apr 30, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E04 | Taking Notes during RP, Playing in IPs Correction, & Cheating Player Drama
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Apr 23, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E03 | WOTC buys D&D Beyond, Digital Tools for In-Person Games, & PC Gear Problems
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E02 | Getting back to GMing, Play-by-post Games, & PCs you Can’t Control
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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HJRP S30E01 | RPGs & Kids, Getting Excited about D&D, Other Shows
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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HJRP2915 More Immersion, A Blast from the Past & Memories
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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HJRP2914 Prep for New Settings, L5R Char Ideas, Schooled in Math
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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HJRP2913 GM or System Issue, Immersion, Left Turns
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Mar 05, 2022 |
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HJRP2912 Special Announcement, GMing for New People, More
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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HJRP2911 Orccon 2022, Finding a Group, DnD
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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HJRP2910 Character Spice, Cortex
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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HJRP2909 Props, Note Taking, Paid GMs
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Dec 05, 2021 |
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HJRP2908 Time Keeping and World Building, Game Con Report
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Nov 20, 2021 |
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HJRP2907 Who’s the A Hole and Your Voice
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Nov 13, 2021 |
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HJRP2906 Experience Points, Pre-Existing Settings, Game Tone
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Nov 07, 2021 |
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HJRP2905 Notetaking, Play by Post
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Oct 09, 2021 |
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HJRP2904 Gaming Resources, Settings With Preexisting Characters
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Oct 02, 2021 |
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HJRP2903 Modern Settings and GMs and Players
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Sep 18, 2021 |
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HJRP2902 Printing Presses and Fantasy, GURPS, Magic and Bad GMing
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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HJRP2901 Professional GMs, Mundane Careers
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Sep 04, 2021 |
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HJRP2820 Licensed Games, Newspapers
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Aug 28, 2021 |
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HJRP2819 Theater of the Mind and Success!
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Aug 22, 2021 |
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HJRP2818 Accents
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Aug 14, 2021 |
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HJRP2817 Charisma, Appearance and Homebrewing
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Jul 31, 2021 |
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HJRP2816 Running Away and Experience
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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HJRP2815 Railroading and Intraparty Violence
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Jul 18, 2021 |
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HJRP2814 Spies, Props, Printing Presses
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Jul 10, 2021 |
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HJRP2813 More On Convention Games
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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HJRP2812 Con Games that Fill, World Building and Advice
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Jun 06, 2021 |
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HJRP2811
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May 23, 2021 |
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HJRP2810 Physics in Fantastic Session, Leading Questions
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May 08, 2021 |
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HJRP2809 Wallflowers, Tropes, Horror
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Apr 24, 2021 |
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HJRP2808 Mid-Games, Metahumans and Lovecraftian Horror, Starting a Campaign
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Apr 10, 2021 |
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HJRP2807 Minis, Tropes, Horror
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Mar 20, 2021 |
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HJRP2806 GM Inspiration, Artificial Gravity, Bears, etc.
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Mar 13, 2021 |
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HJRP2805 GM Tropes, Wish Pact Conundrum
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Feb 27, 2021 |
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HJRP2804 Strategicon, Social Skills and Horror
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Feb 06, 2021 |
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HJRP2803 Science Fiction, Play Yourself, Game Pitch
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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HJRP2802 Online Groove, Flashbacks, Non-RP-RPG
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Jan 24, 2021 |
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HJRP2801 First Impressions, Heroes and Magic, Play Styles
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Jan 16, 2021 |
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HJRP2720 Flashbacks, Pacing, Confessions
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Jan 09, 2021 |
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HJRP2719 Remote Player, Character Personality and Compatibility
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Dec 19, 2020 |
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HJRP2718 Cursed Newspapers, L5R and Multi-System Games
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Dec 06, 2020 |
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HJRP2717 GMing, Clans, Horror
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Nov 22, 2020 |
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HJRP2716 Dragon Eggs, Different Groups, Murder Hobos
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Nov 07, 2020 |
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HJRP2715 Dice Rant and an Epically Long Email – Revised
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Nov 01, 2020 |
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HJRP2714 Intelligence, Command, Safety
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Oct 24, 2020 |
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HJRP2713 Remote Players,
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Oct 10, 2020 |
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HJRP2712 Red Herrings, Commitment, Memories
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Oct 03, 2020 |
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HJRP2711 Episodic Games, Animal Companions, Pick-up Game Phobia, Crunch
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Sep 27, 2020 |
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HJRP2710 Free RPGs, Real World Settings, Horror
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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HJRP2709 TPKs and PC Death, GM Appreciation, Safety Tools, Horror
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Aug 30, 2020 |
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HJRP2708 Intelligence is not a Stat, Published Adventures, Who Cares About Initiative?
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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HJRP2707 Smart Players and Dumb Characters, Well Actually, Upsides of Virtual Gaming
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Aug 15, 2020 |
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HJRP2706 Influential Players, Questions, Fatigue
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Aug 08, 2020 |
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HJRP2705 Character Advancement, Sandbox Troubles, Helplessness
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Aug 02, 2020 |
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HJRP2704 Peaceful Cities, Good and Evil, Horror
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Jul 25, 2020 |
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HJRP2703 Online Gaming, Challenging Topics, GMing Exercises
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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HJRP2702 Safety Tools, Familiars
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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HJRP2701 Game Prep, Maintaining Creativity, GM Confidence
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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HJRP2620 Factions, Fantasy Races, Gaming ADD
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Jun 06, 2020 |
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HJRP2619 Time, Ideas to Campaigns, GMing Blind
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May 23, 2020 |
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HJRP2618 Prices, Preferences, Conventions, Adventures
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May 18, 2020 |
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HJRP2617 Disease, Virtual Gaming, Secrets and Agendas
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May 09, 2020 |
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HJRP2616 Secrets, House Ruling, Prep
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May 03, 2020 |
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HJRP2615 Con Game Pregens, GMing Exercise, Storing Digital Content and GM Lessons Learned
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Apr 25, 2020 |
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HJRP2614 NPCs, Question, Hobby
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Apr 18, 2020 |
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HJRP2613 Throw-Away NPCs, DnD Bias, Convention Story
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Apr 11, 2020 |
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HJRP2612 Court Games, Questions, Murder
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Apr 04, 2020 |
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HJRP2611 Useless Skills, Horror, Interesting Combat
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Mar 28, 2020 |
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HJRP2610 Divine Intervention, Monster of the Week, Playing Characters Outside the Game
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Mar 21, 2020 |
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HJRP2609 Updates on Shows, GMing Horror
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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HJRP2608 Systems You Can’t Make Work, Music and Inspiration, Horror
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Mar 07, 2020 |
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HJRP2607 Getting Players to Role Play, GMing Exercise, Horror
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Feb 22, 2020 |
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HJRP2606 Live from Orccon 2020
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Feb 22, 2020 |
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HJRP2605 Don’t Kill Your Characters, AI GMs, Playing Deities
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Feb 08, 2020 |
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HJRP2604 Backstories, Organization, Pacing
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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HJRP2603 Rainbow Railroading Kickoff, Court Games and a Comic Book Store Story
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Jan 25, 2020 |
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HJRP2602 Orcs and Trope Assumptions, Epic Journey, Existing IP
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Jan 18, 2020 |
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HJRP2601 FFG/FFI Closures? Leveling and Abilities, Horror
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Jan 11, 2020 |
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HJRP2520 Spell Based vs Free Form Magic, GMing Exercise, Too In To Character
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Jan 04, 2020 |
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HJRP2519 PC Death, Backstory, Show
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Dec 28, 2019 |
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HJRP2518 Random Stats vs Standard Arrays, Campaign Structure, Deadliness and Perception
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Dec 21, 2019 |
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HJRP2517 Pick up and play games, difficult systems, GM and player disagreement
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Dec 07, 2019 |
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HJRP2516 Mongoose Traveller 2nd Ed, Exodus Campaign Debrief
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Nov 30, 2019 |
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HJRP2515 RPG Opinions, RPGs with IPs and an RPG Gold Standard
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Nov 16, 2019 |
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HJRP2514 Clockwise Court Deconstruction, GMing Exercises, Horror
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Nov 09, 2019 |
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HJRP2513 Merits of Failure, Fudging, GM Screens, Horror
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Nov 02, 2019 |
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HJRP2512 Good Session Zero, Why We Game, Cruch and Fluff?!
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Oct 26, 2019 |
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HJRP2511 Deadly DnD Combat, Interesting Combat, Confession and Triumph
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Oct 19, 2019 |
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HJRP2510 Genres of Gameplay, Advice, Abusive GMs, Choose Your Own Topic
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Oct 12, 2019 |
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HJRP2509 Picking Apart 32-Year-Old Stu’s Article, SciFi vs Fantasy, Existing IPs
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Oct 05, 2019 |
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HJRP2508 Time Keeping, Changing Systems, Horror
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Sep 28, 2019 |
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HJRP2507 Getting Into Character’s Headspace, PC Harassment, RPG Small Talk
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Sep 21, 2019 |
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HJRP2506 Canceling a Campaign, the Gaming Landscape, Collaboration
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Sep 14, 2019 |
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HJRP2505 Fantasy vs Sci Fi, GM Horror Story, Young Players and Murder Hoboism
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Sep 07, 2019 |
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HJRP2504 Live from Gateway 2019
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Sep 03, 2019 |
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HJRP2503 PCs as Big Bad, HIPPA and GMing, Email Based RPGs
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Aug 24, 2019 |
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HJRP2502 Depth and Immersion, Classes, Sundry Topics
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Aug 17, 2019 |
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HJRP2501 Character Sexual Harassment, Unsolicited Dice Rolls, Organized Play
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Aug 10, 2019 |
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HJRP2420 Co-GMing, Wild Talents, Jackercon
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Aug 04, 2019 |
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HJRP2419 Encouraging Young GMs, Dealing With Teens, Choosing to Fail
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Jul 27, 2019 |
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HJRP2418 Player Engagement During Combat, Non Gaming Table Issues, GM SO Syndrome
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Jul 13, 2019 |
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HJRP2417 Sympathetic Villains, Villainous Heroes, Success and Horror
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Jul 06, 2019 |
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HJRP2416 Failing Intentionally, PC Player Knowledge, the Otherworldly
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Jun 29, 2019 |
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SHADOWCON22 Happy Jacks One-Shots, Shadowcon, A Town Called Malice
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Jun 23, 2019 |
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HJRP2415 Returning to GMing, Polling the Hosts, Being a Good Player
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Jun 22, 2019 |
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HJRP2414 PVP, Math, Progression
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Jun 16, 2019 |
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HJRP2413 Player and Character Knowledge, Decompressing
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Jun 09, 2019 |
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HJRP2412 Tactics and Theater of the Mind, DnD and New Players, GMing and Charity
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Jun 01, 2019 |
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HJRP2411 Live from Gamex 2019 Sponsored by Easyrollerdice
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May 29, 2019 |
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HJRP2410 Character Advancement, Murder Hobos, REVISED
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May 18, 2019 |
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HJRP2409 Pyrrhic Successes, Face in DnD, APs and TTRPG
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May 11, 2019 |
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HJRP2408 DnD Classes, Parting With Game Stuff, Noir, Anniversary
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May 04, 2019 |
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HJRP2407 NPC Crowd Control, Players Driving, Coast-ism
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Apr 27, 2019 |
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HJRP2406 People of Color in RPGs
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Apr 17, 2019 |
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HJRP2405 Fan of the PCs, 1d4 Con, Hippie Games
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Apr 06, 2019 |
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HJRP2404 Exotic Atmospheres, Con Report, Horror
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Apr 04, 2019 |
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HJRP2403 Clues, Finding Gamers, Professions as Skills
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Mar 23, 2019 |
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HJRP2402 Player Memories, Classes, Learning the Rules
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Mar 16, 2019 |
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HJRP2401 Passing Time, Getting Rules Wrong, Horror
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Mar 09, 2019 |
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DRAGON08 Happy Jacks RPG Actual Play, Dragon Heist, DnD5E
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Mar 03, 2019 |
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HJRP2320 Social Skills, Gaming and Life, Horror and Triumph
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Mar 03, 2019 |
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HJRP2319 Con Reflections, Setting Rules, New Systems
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Feb 23, 2019 |
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HJRP2318 Live from Orccon 2019
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Feb 17, 2019 |
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HJRP2317 Partial Pre-Gen PCs, Sand Box, Playing the Persecuted
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Feb 11, 2019 |
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HJPR2316 Seven Deadly Sins of GMing, Abstract Role Playing, Senses and Immersion
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Feb 02, 2019 |
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HJRP2315 Player Expectations, Horror
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Jan 28, 2019 |
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HJRP2314 Short Sessions, Gaming With Kids, Horror
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Jan 21, 2019 |
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HJRP2313 The Gauntlet, Trackless Railroads, Horror
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Jan 12, 2019 |
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HJRP2312 Feedback, Horror
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Jan 05, 2019 |
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HJRP2311 PC Concepts, GMPCs and Horror
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Dec 29, 2018 |
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HJRP2310 Holiday Game, Fish Tanks, NWoD
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Dec 23, 2018 |
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HJRP2309 PC Questionaires, Horror
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Dec 16, 2018 |
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HJRP2308 Player Choice, Castle Storming, Horror
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Dec 09, 2018 |
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HJRP2307 Sequels, Loot, Horror
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Dec 02, 2018 |
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HJRP2306 Mapped vs Mapless.
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Nov 24, 2018 |
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HJRP2305b Rainbow Railroad Farewell
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Nov 19, 2018 |
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HJRP2305a Rainbow Railroading Kickoff, GMing Guidelines
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Nov 19, 2018 |
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HJRP2304 Fundraiser Announcement, One Note, NPC Personalities, Cthulhu, Horror
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Nov 10, 2018 |
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HJRP2303 Party Splitting, Exploding Dice, Burps in Canada
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Nov 04, 2018 |
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HJRP2302 Recordkeeping, Bibles
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Oct 28, 2018 |
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HJRP2301 Player Solutions, Women in Gaming
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Oct 21, 2018 |
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HJRP2220 GMPCs, Pacificsts, Modules
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Oct 14, 2018 |
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HJRP2219 Sandboxes, Small DnD Games, Convention Game Sequels
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Oct 08, 2018 |
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HJRP2218 Consistency Tactical Combat Deja Vu Mundane Fear
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Sep 30, 2018 |
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HJRP2217 One-Shots, NOT Space Combat, Conversion
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Sep 23, 2018 |
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HJRP2216 NPC Plot Immunity, Dice Curses, Annoying
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Sep 16, 2018 |
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HJRP2215 Rule Zero, Space Combat, Success
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Sep 09, 2018 |
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HJRP2214 Happy Jacks Live from Gateway 2018
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Sep 03, 2018 |
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HJRP2213 Exploration, Small Groups, Success, Food
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Aug 26, 2018 |
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HJRP2212 Pacifist PCs, Game Design and Fun, Space Combat
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Aug 19, 2018 |
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HJRP2211 Encouraging New GMs, Horror, Settings, Canon
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Aug 12, 2018 |
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HJRP2210 Repercussions and Backtracking
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Aug 07, 2018 |
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HJRP2209 PbtA, OSR, Spinal Tap, Praise
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Jul 29, 2018 |
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HJRP2208 Newbies, Space Combat, Pseudo Horror
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Jul 21, 2018 |
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HJRP2207 Props, Horror, Disappointment, Triumph
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Jul 15, 2018 |
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HJRP2206 Black and White, Episodic Games, LARP
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Jul 07, 2018 |
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HJRP2205 Sources of Drama, Horror and Horror
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Jul 01, 2018 |
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HJRP2204 Co-GMing, 10 Candles, Con Game Etiquette
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Jun 23, 2018 |
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HJRP2203 Disparate Power Levels, Horror
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Jun 02, 2018 |
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HJRP2202 – Live from GameX 2018
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May 30, 2018 |
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HJRP2201 With Fear the Boot, Canon in RPGs, Murderhoboism and Exploitation, Riddle
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May 27, 2018 |
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HJRP2120 Strategicon’s Gamex, Language, Religion (Again)
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May 19, 2018 |
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HJRP2119 Religion and Magic, Musings, Props
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May 12, 2018 |
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HJRP2118 Legacy Campaign, Tainting Experience, Triumph and Learning
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May 05, 2018 |
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HJRP2117 Schrodinger’s Plot Hook, Religion, Language
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Apr 28, 2018 |
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HJRP2116 Rivals, Finding Fun, Horror
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Apr 21, 2018 |
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HJRP2115 Languages in RPGs, Crossroad, Confession
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Apr 14, 2018 |
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HJRP2114 Taking Things Seriously
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Apr 07, 2018 |
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HJRP2113 Player-Driven Campaigns
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Mar 31, 2018 |
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HJRP2112 Hero’s Journey, Kids at Cons, Horror
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Mar 26, 2018 |
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HJRP2111 Splitting the Party in Real Life
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Mar 19, 2018 |
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HJRP2110 Player Engagement – Sponsored by Easyrollerdice.com
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Mar 12, 2018 |
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HJRP21-09 Memory, Jackercon, Horror Story
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Mar 05, 2018 |
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HJRP2108 Sauruon Dilemma, Scheduling, Vetting, Bending Rules for New Players
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Feb 25, 2018 |
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HJRP2107 Live from Orccon 2018
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Feb 19, 2018 |
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HJRP2106 Social Contracts, Gaming in Brazil, Success, Failure
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Feb 11, 2018 |
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HJRP2105 Chases, Illegal Dice, Horror
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Feb 05, 2018 |
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HJRP2104 Email Catchup, Dead Horses, Success, Stepping Up
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Jan 28, 2018 |
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HJRP2103 Grokking PCs and NPCs, Skype Games, Love, Confession, Horror
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Jan 20, 2018 |
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HJRP2102 Agency and Emotion
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Jan 13, 2018 |
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HJPR2101 Down-time RP, Triumphant Return
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Jan 08, 2018 |
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HJRP2020 Game Systems, Traveller Timeline, Finding Fun
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Dec 30, 2017 |
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HJRP2019 Describing, Falling, Winning, Questioning, Horroring
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Dec 23, 2017 |
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HJRP2018 Rules, What Rules
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Dec 19, 2017 |
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HJRP2017 Improving Improv, Indecision, Investment
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Dec 10, 2017 |
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HJRP2016 Building Villains, Improving Youth Play, Superheroic Shenanigans
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Dec 02, 2017 |
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HJRP2015 GMing Tips: Making Scenes Come Alive, Is Magic a Crutch? Narration and Horror
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Nov 25, 2017 |
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HJRP2014
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Nov 19, 2017 |
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HJRP2013 Misdirection, Flashbacks, Time Travel, Military Gaming Stories
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Nov 12, 2017 |
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HJRP2012
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Nov 04, 2017 |
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HJRP2011
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Oct 29, 2017 |
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HJRP2010 Scott Woodard, Unsticking GM Brains
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Oct 22, 2017 |
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HJRP2009 Starting Sessions, Flashbacks, Funk and Will
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Oct 15, 2017 |
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Keith Baker Interview
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Oct 11, 2017 |
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HJRP2008 Flashbacks, Mouseguard, Rules Splicing, Promotion
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Oct 07, 2017 |
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HJRP2007 Drama vs Foolishness, Advice, Horror
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Sep 24, 2017 |
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HJRP2006 NPC Drawbacks, Player Conflict, Confession
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Sep 18, 2017 |
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HJRP2005 LARPs, Bookkeeping and Horror
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Sep 11, 2017 |
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HJRP2004 Live from Gateway 2017
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Sep 03, 2017 |
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HRJP2003 Gateway 2017, Superheroic Conflict, Confessions
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Aug 27, 2017 |
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HJRP2002 Group Chargen, Choking, Gencon50 Report
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Aug 21, 2017 |
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HJRP2001 Villains for Kids, More on Hit Point Fudging, Success
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Aug 13, 2017 |
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Protected: Content Preview for Patreon Subscribers: Empires Twilight 08
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Jun 02, 2016 |
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Protected: Content Preview for Patreon Subscribers: Mote of Sin 13
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May 27, 2016 |
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ELDEMY04 Happy Jacks RPG Actual Play DnD5E Eldemy 04
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Jan 16, 2015 |
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SWT04 Happy Jacks RPG Actual Play – Star Wars Traveller 04
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Jan 11, 2015 |
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HJRP1101 Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 11 Episode 01
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Nov 03, 2013 |
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HJRP1012 Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 10 Episode 12
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Aug 24, 2013 |
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Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 04 Episode 11
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Jan 03, 2011 |
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Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 04 Episode 06
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Nov 28, 2010 |
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Happy Jacks News Bulletin 04-02a
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Nov 03, 2010 |
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Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 02 Episode 20a
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Jun 01, 2010 |
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Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 02 Episode 17a
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May 05, 2010 |