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Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player Tabletop RPG Advice

HJRP S35E17 | Belonging Outside Belonging Advice, An Origin Story, Running Modern Games in Troubled Times

92 min • 10 juni 2025

◇ Gurg Murg needs Belonging Outside Belonging advice, Wes from Indianapolis shares his origin story, From the Archive 2021: Alverant asks how to run a modern game that isn’t too triggering | Hosts: Kimi, Artem, Adam, Sam ◇

00:33 – Welcome & Episode Summary |
01:26 – Announcements: Game Daze is going to be May 24th! It’s fun, safe and free! The last one had 9 different games in one day! Sign up to run or play at happyjacks.org/discord | GamEx is coming up memorial day weekend (May 23-26) at the LAX Hilton. We will be doing our live show from there Saturday night! |
02:26 – Indie Designer of the Month: JMatthew Orr, Creative Director at Wet Ink Games. You can find his work on wetinkgames.com or DriveThruRPG |
05:42 – Gurg Murg needs Belonging Outside Belonging advice |
33:13 – Wes from Indianapolis shares his origin story |
48:04 – From the Archive 2021: Alverant asks how to run a modern game that isn’t too triggering
01:23:39 – Episode Closing |
01:27:57 – Music |

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HJRP S35E17 | Belonging Outside Belonging Advice, An Origin Story, Running Modern Games in Troubled Times

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