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HJRP S36E21 | Explaining TTRPGs, GM Strengths, & Note Taking

February 16, 2026
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◇ Eric from New Jersey asks how to explain TTRPGs to family, Mike from New York State shares about GM strengths, From the archive 2022: Weaselcreature talks note taking | Hosts: Pooja, Adam, & Artem ◇

00:33◇ Welcome & Episode Summary 02:01◇ Announcements – 1) Our next Game Daze will be in March! 2) OrcCon 2026 is coming up Feb 13-16th at the LAX Hilton. We will be doing our live show at 8pm on Saturday night! 05:08◇ Indie Designer of the Month: Tristan Zimmerman (he/him) of Molten Sulfur Press https://moltensulfur.com/ 10:23◇ Mailbag 1 – Eric from New Jersey asks how to explain TTRPGs to family 31:30◇ Mailbag 2 – Mike from New York State shares about GM strengths 52:38◇ Mailbag 3 – From the archive 2022: Weaselcreature talks note taking 78:53◇ Episode Closing 86:42◇ Music

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