◇ Topic: Mike asks how to make weapons feel unique and varied, Emails: Steffi wants our takes on open table secrets that cause problems, Eric from New Jersey has a Con Report | Hosts: Jason & Enge◇00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |1:3

HJRP S33E17 | Micro RPGs, Ideas for a Star Wars GM, & PBP Helping Burnout

20 days ago 56m 53s

◇ Topic: Micro RPGs, Emails: Eric from New Jersey made some rash GM choices and needs ideas, | Hosts: Kimi, Clara & Samantha ◇00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |1:34 - Announcements: Next Discord Game Daze will be in May (happyjacks.o

HJRP S33E16 | Sharing PC Spotlights, PCs that have to be Talked into Everything

24 days ago 1h 24m

◇ Topic: How do you balance the PC spotlight as a GM?, Emails: JDGriz asks when it’s ok for your PC to be the center of attention, Conner from Ireland asks how to deal with the character who needs to be talked into everything | Hosts: Kimi & E

HJRP S33E15 | Exploring Yourself through RPGs, Player Responsibility, & Good Player Feedback

28 days ago 55m 23s

◇ Topic: Using TTRPGs to explore parts of yourself, Elly talks about player responsibility for table dynamics, Gurg Murg shares some experience with player feedback | Hosts: Kimi & Emily ◇00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |1:17 - Anno

HJRP S33E14 | What RPGs Don’t do Well, Truths vs Rumors, & OrcCon Recap

Mar 18th, 2024 1h 37m

◇ Topic: What is something that TTRPGs don’t do well… yet? Bill from Canada compares rumors to truths, & Josh from Denver gives us an OrcCon recap | Hosts: Kimi, Riley & Clara ◇00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |1:26 - Announcements:

HJRP S33E13 | Movie Inspired Games, Players Rejecting the Premise, Big Game Groups, & Yay, Pinnacles!

Mar 9th, 2024 1h 33m

◇ Topic: Has a movie ever inspired a character or a campaign you made? Jörn from Sweden asks about players who reject the premise, Ken from Canada asks about running games for big groups and shares an update, Mike likes Pinnacles! | Hosts: Jas

HJRP S33E12 | Player Type Changes, AITA?, & Game Stories

Mar 7th, 2024 1h 10m

◇ Topic: What type of player are you? Does it change based on system or setting? Davi asks “Am I the A-hole?”, and Doogler shares some game stories | Hosts: Kimi, Enge, & Samantha ◇00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |1:41 - Announcemen

HJRP S33E11 | Live from OrcCon 2024!

Feb 27th, 2024 2h 22m

◇ Live from OrcCon 2024 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

HJRP S33E10 | Pros and Cons of Published Adventures, Publishing Adventures for Profit, & Avoid Complicated Magic Items

Feb 15th, 2024 1h 39m

● Topic: What are the pros and cons of running prewritten adventures? ● Emails: Mike is planning to publish adventures and wonders if there is hope for small publishers? Charger 347 talks about making magic items that aren’t too complicated ●

HJRP S33E09 | Messages in Game Design, Handling X-Card Moments, & the Rule of Cool is Bad (?)

Feb 2nd, 2024 1h 32m

◇ Topic: Playing games with societal or political messages embedded in their design, a new GM wants advice on how to handle x-card moments, Steffie from Scotland says the Rule of Cool is bad | Hosts: Kimi, Pooja, & Alex ◇00:33 - Welcome &

HJRP S33E08 | Keeping Game Politics Fun, Gaps between Sessions, & GM Miscalculations

Jan 27th, 2024 1h 46m

◇ Topic: Keeping in-game politics fun, Steffen from Essen asks for advice on pulling a play group together with big gaps between sessions, Anonymous asks about how to deal with major GM miscalculations during a game | Hosts: Kimi, Clara, Riley

HJRP S33E07 | Falling in love with TTRPGs, New Player Experiences, & Staying Engaged with ADHD

Jan 18th, 2024 1h 25m

◇ What about TTRPGs made you want to keep playing? , Captain Curt from Alaska asks what a new player should experience in their first session, Rose needs advice about having ADHD and staying engaged at the table | Hosts: Kimi, Clara, Enge, & Co

HJRP S33E06 | Why we GM, Balancing Backstories and Plot, & Keeping track of NPCs

Jan 15th, 2024 1h 20m

◇ Hosts share why they started GMing, A Juggling GM asks how to balance PC backstories with plot, Thomas from Denmark wants to know how to keep track of all the NPCs in a story | Hosts: CADave, Enge, & Rob ◇00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summar

HJRP S33E05 | Mechanics for 2024, Campaign Pacing and Plot, & Shy Players

Jan 8th, 2024 1h 18m

◇ Hosts discuss game mechanics that they'd like to see more of in 2024, Steffen from Essen asks about plot and pacing for a campaign, Steffi from Scotland shares stories of shy and introverted players | Hosts: Kimi, Minerva, & Rose ◇00:33

HJRP S33E04 | More Memorable 2023 Games, RPG Programs, & Allowing Wild Ideas

Dec 31st, 2023 1h 35m

◇ Hosts discuss memorable games from 2023, Spilmeister Thomas from Denmark shares how they successfully made an RPG program, Vyrrk from DC asks how ridiculous of an idea we will allow in a game | Hosts: Nick, Rose & Jason ◇00:33 - Welcome

HJRP S33E03 | Memorable 2023 Games, Historical Misogyny and Women Players, & Turning off “GM Brain”

Dec 22nd, 2023 1h 42m

◇ Hosts discuss memorable games from 2023, Ken from Canada asks how to handle in-game misogyny with women at the table, Kurt (Not Potts) wants advice on turning off “GM Brain” as a player | Hosts: Kimi, CADave, Moe, & Kurt Potts ◇00:33 - W

HJRP S33E02 | Holidays in Games, Troupe-Style GMing Update, & Rolling Stats

Dec 15th, 2023 1h 25m

◇ Thomas from Denmark wants to hear about festivals and holidays in game worlds, Jeff replies to our comments on his troupe-style game, New emailer Tony asks about random character stats in games | Hosts: Kimi, Samantha & Riley ◇00:34 - W

HJRP S33E01 | Physical Challenges, Metatopia Report, & a New Hobby

Dec 10th, 2023 1h 16m

◇ Steffen from Essen (Germany) asks how to devise physical challenges for players, Muddyboots from NYC sent us a con report, Steffi has a new hobby | Hosts: Kimi & Bill ◇00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |01:17 - Announcements: Welcome

HJRP S32E25 | Ignoring PCs, Getting Negative Feedback, & Trust Mechanics

Nov 16th, 2023 1h 26m

◇ Doogler asks what to do when your PC is treated like a side character, Gurg Murg wants tips on getting player feedback, Tiffany wants to more about the trust mechanic in Starscape | Hosts: Kimi & Rose ◇00:32 - Welcome & Episode Summary

HJRP S32E24 | GMing Skills, Canceling a Session, Toolbox GMing

Nov 10th, 2023 49m 6s

◇ Eric from New Jersey asks what skills a GM needs to run narrative games, Mike inquires when to cancel a gaming session, Moe P suggests a toolbox approach to GMing | Hosts: Kimi, Ray, Sarah, & Enge ◇00:32 - Welcome & Episode Summary |

HJRP S32E23 | Unorthodox Spell Use, City Campaigns Continued, & a Horror Story

Nov 3rd, 2023 1h 6m

◇ Mad King Christopher wants our judgment on his unorthodox spell use, Gurg Murg adds on to our City Campaign discussion from a few episodes ago, Steffi from Scotland writes in with a horror story | Hosts: Kimi and Riley ◇00:33 - Welcome

HJRP S32E22 | Non-linear Games, Surprise Setting Changes, Success Story

Oct 29th, 2023 1h 39m

◇ Toby asks about running non-linear games, Fuzzybof wants advice on surprise changes in setting, Myst shares a success story | Hosts: Kimi, Enge, Jake ◇00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |01:22 - Announcements: Discord Game Day (Daze!)

HJRP S32E21 | Con Spaces for Teens, Successful Con Games, & Sympathy for the Big Bad

Oct 22nd, 2023 1h 1m

◇ Kairaku from New Zealand wants advice on designing a gaming space for teens, Tom wants to attend more cons and run con games more successfully, Taurelin asks what to do when the party starts caring about the BBEG | Hosts: Kimi, Alex, Sarah, J

HJRP S32E20 | City Campaign Settings, Decuma, Jackercon Reflection

Oct 14th, 2023 1h 18m

◇ Arrya from New Jersey asks about running a campaign set in a city, Eugene from Boston wants advice on running Decuma as a one-shot, Capt. Curt from Alaska reflects on JackerCon | Hosts: Kimi, Minerva, Kurt & Moe ◇00:33 - Welcome & Episod

HJRP S32E19 | Gaming Success & Horror Stories from Norway, Failing a Player, & Where to get TTRPG News

Oct 7th, 2023 58m 23s

◇ Jan-Egil from Norway shares success and horror stories, Eric from New Jersey feels like he is failing one of his players, Forlornhope22 asks where to get TTRPG news? | Hosts: CADave, Pooja & Kurt ◇00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |0