The Happy Jacks RPG Advice Show combines friendships, table-top RPGs, and unbridled enthusiasm to bring you a weekly round table discussion that is informative, honest and funny. If you’re looking for an RPG advice show with diverse opinions and a slightly infantile sense of humor, look no further — you’re home.
You can watch our Advice Show live on Twitch, or later as podcasts or on Youtube.
Advice Show Podcast Episodes
- S37E21 | Live from Gateway 2026!https://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/2600823/c1e-d1502soqvo8b7rk3p-ndj66vq8s41z-pcyvfe.mp3◇ 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… Read more: S37E21 | Live from Gateway 2026!
- S37E20 | Gardening Gamers, Post-Game Talks, & How Much Worldbuilding with Players?https://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/2600818/c1e-vwzm4f5mr5xag604w-gpd669p5to73-hsr3ix.mp3◇ 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, Jason A, Pooja, & Riley ◇ ◇… Read more: S37E20 | Gardening Gamers, Post-Game Talks, & How Much Worldbuilding with Players?
- S37E19 | Prepping NPCs, PCs that Change You, PCs Committing Crimeshttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/2600817/c1e-8091qfv3qvzi05kx1-z3o00p1mtpdw-dgsjjx.mp3◇ Ed from MN, now inf FL asks about prepping NPCs, Eric from New Jersey asks how characters have changed us, From the archive 2022: Zed From Norfolk asks how to handle it when your players commit crimes in your gameworld! | Hosts: Kimi, Jason A, Pooja, & Riley ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com or post… Read more: S37E19 | Prepping NPCs, PCs that Change You, PCs Committing Crimes
- S37E18 | Game Frustrations, A Success Story, Wanting to Game Againhttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/2584222/c1e-3xgr7twozqzfo4vm7-v603mx01u2g3-fqapjg.mp3◇ Wes in Indianapolis is frustrated with his game, Gurg Murg shares a success story, From the archive 20218: Weaselcreature wants to get gaming again! | Hosts: Jason, Sam, & Vixie ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com or post in our Discord server to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us… Read more: S37E18 | Game Frustrations, A Success Story, Wanting to Game Again
- S37E17 | Limitations as Opportunities, Our Theme Song, Disliking a Group’s System Choicehttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/2574821/c1e-kjdv9bd6g4jtq8w9m-ndjdm17xf867-sfr0gf.mp3◇ Kurt H asks how limitations can become opportunities, Nathan asks about our theme song, From the archive 2022: Eric from New Jersey doesn’t like his groups game system | Hosts: Jason, Kodi, Jay & Riley ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com or post in our Discord server to send in your own topic or question for… Read more: S37E17 | Limitations as Opportunities, Our Theme Song, Disliking a Group’s System Choice
- S37E16 | NPCs, Bad Game Sessions, Crafting in RPGshttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/2574818/c1e-7rkg9fv193qhj0gqo-mkqkng7ofmr8-4jyhrf.mp3◇ Gregory from Wisconsin wants to talk about NPCs, Davi wants to know what makes a bad game session, From the archive 2022: Actual Jesse asks about crafting in TTRPGs | Hosts: Kimi, Sam, Pooja, Dion ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com or post in our Discord server to send in your own topic or question for… Read more: S37E16 | NPCs, Bad Game Sessions, Crafting in RPGs
- S37E15 | “Cinematic” Things, Alcohol at the Table, and Compels in FATEhttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/2556727/c1e-4o10xf8mqw8fdrvjr-1pxr03x8b9o6-pz9ifw.mp3◇ Wes in Indianapolis asks about things being “cinematic”, Eric from New Jersey talks alcohol at the game table, and from the archive 2021: Scott asks about compels in FATE | Hosts: Jason, Kodi, Jay & Riley ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com or post in our Discord server to send in your own topic or question… Read more: S37E15 | “Cinematic” Things, Alcohol at the Table, and Compels in FATE
- S37E14 | Back to TTRPGs after 30 Years, Explorers vs Gardeners, and Story Timehttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/2547375/c1e-69wm3f78op6sr4g50-1px55xqds3mk-bzx2to.mp3◇ Jay is returning to gaming after 30 years and has some questions, Nathan has some input about Exploring vs Gardening players, and from the archive 2021: Matt has some stories for us | Hosts: Kimi, Jason, & Matthew Nevers ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com or post in our Discord server to send in your own… Read more: S37E14 | Back to TTRPGs after 30 Years, Explorers vs Gardeners, and Story Time
- S37E13 | Coffee All Night Games, No-AI GM Prep Resources, and Gear in Gameshttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/2536869/c1e-q143os78jd0f59m74-jpk2v9p1hm5q-vthk5r.mp3◇ We talk to our indie designer of the Month for July, Matthey Nevers of Coffee All Night Games, Gurg Murg asks for prep resources that don’t use AI, From the archive 2023: Shawn near DC wants to talk about gear in games | Hosts: Kimi, Vixie, Jason A, & Matthew Nevers ◇ ◇ Email… Read more: S37E13 | Coffee All Night Games, No-AI GM Prep Resources, and Gear in Games
- S37E12 | Players vs Game Premise, Forever DM not DMing, and “Toolbox GMs”https://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/2536867/c1e-kjdv9bd0pg5cq8w2o-5zr10po8tv1p-kkshnu.mp3◇ Carl C in New Jersey has a problem with players and game premise, Mike is a Forever DM who isn’t currently the DM, and From the archive 2023: Moe P is proud to be a “toolbox GM” but wonders if there is a better way? | Hosts: Kimi & Riley ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com… Read more: S37E12 | Players vs Game Premise, Forever DM not DMing, and “Toolbox GMs”
- S37E11 | Player Contributions, System Styles, GM Trickshttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/2508275/c1e-mg15ju461mjcr16xn-8d856rv7s9j4-f6vrns.mp3◇ Wes in Indianapolis asks how to get players to help build a sand box, Gregory from Wisconsin talks about system styles, From the archive 2021: Ben from TX asks about what tricks we fall back on as GMs | Hosts: Kimi, Pooja, & Artem ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com or post in our Discord server… Read more: S37E11 | Player Contributions, System Styles, GM Tricks
- S37E10 | Fun Dungeon Crawls, A Horror Story, & Slow GMinghttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/2489108/c1e-kjdv9bdpz8ntq8w91-345rv9mrspdp-iza1e5.mp3◇ Gurg Murg asks about making rewarding dungeon crawls, Steffi from Scotland shares a horror story, and From the archive 2024: Steve from Cambridge wants to talk about slow GMing | Hosts: Kimi, Clara, CADave, & Artem ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com or post in our Discord server to send in your own topic or question… Read more: S37E10 | Fun Dungeon Crawls, A Horror Story, & Slow GMing
- S37E09 | Live from GamEx 2026!https://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/2481955/c1e-x7814h1460wcqd2r6-v6vq6r3guk6o-vbkqpg.mp3◇ Live from GamEx 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.◇ ◇ Find us on Youtube… Read more: S37E09 | Live from GamEx 2026!
- S37E08 | TTRPGS without Dice, Gaming Success Story, and Powers that cause Problemshttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/2465280/c1e-53knof7dorruw49ro-6z8n9zgxt782-qxdz97.mp3◇ Designing TTRPGS without traditional dice mechanics, Wes from Indianapolis shares a success story, From the archive 2022: Mike from New York wants to talk about game power that cause problems | Hosts: Kimi, Kodi, & Sam Dunnewold ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com or post in our Discord server to send in your own topic or… Read more: S37E08 | TTRPGS without Dice, Gaming Success Story, and Powers that cause Problems
- S37E07 | Stolen Moments, Success Story, and Surprise PC Roleplayinghttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/2462793/c1e-20k94fq70nwhdg3m4-pknk8o40hw48-zyiyar.mp3◇ Jake from Illinois asks about stolen moments, Wesley Street on the Discord sends in a success story, From the archive 2022: Taurelin wants to know how to handle it when PCs don’t do what’s their players expect | Hosts: Kimi, Pooja, & Cousteau ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com or post in our Discord server to… Read more: S37E07 | Stolen Moments, Success Story, and Surprise PC Roleplaying
- S37E06 | Pets in Campaigns, Pax East, Electronics at the Tablehttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/2458013/c1e-jqj83b47x7qc84gp9-5zqqpj30hz5z-wyzngw.mp3◇ Gregory from Wisconsin writes in about pets in campaigns, Matty All Night shares some con game stories from Pax East, From the archive 2022: Weaselcreature asks about electronics at the gaming table | Hosts: Kimi, Jason, & Kodi ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com or post in our Discord server to send in your own topic… Read more: S37E06 | Pets in Campaigns, Pax East, Electronics at the Table
- S37E05 | PBTA Prep, FATE, & A Gaming Storyhttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/2442651/c1e-1rd35fn04k3hz2p4j-345m1o0gc5rg-capud9.mp3◇ Robin asks about sharing PBTA prep as an Improv GM, Christopher in Carolina replies to us about FATE, From the archive 2023: Doogler shares a gaming story | Hosts: Jason, June, & Kodi ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com or post in our Discord server to send in your own topic or question for the show!… Read more: S37E05 | PBTA Prep, FATE, & A Gaming Story
- S37E04 | FATE vs Player Agency, GM Horror Stories, & Initiative Thoughtshttps://media.blubrry.com/happyjacksrpgpodcast/episodes.castos.com/6227bbd487db94-64821592/2422372/c1e-mg15ju44n8zar16xn-gpjk6jr0fdkd-orl860.mp3◇ Scott has some questions about FATE, Jason in Kyiv shares a collection of GM horror stories, From the archive 2024: Jemma Storygirl in the discord asks about Initiative and sequenced actions | Hosts: Kimi, Jason, June, & Jay ◇ ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com or post in our Discord server to send in your own topic… Read more: S37E04 | FATE vs Player Agency, GM Horror Stories, & Initiative Thoughts