Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player Tabletop RPG Advice

HJRP S35E12 | Prep Without a System, A Success Story, & Interesting NPCs

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◇ Alverant asks how to prep for a game BEFORE you have the rules, Mike from New York State shares a gaming success story, From the Archive 2018: Chris from NJ asks how non-actor GMs can create interesting NPCs | Hosts: Kimi, Artem, & Moe ◇

  • 00:33 – Welcome & Episode Summary |
  • 02:00 – Announcements: Patreon has switched to an official monthly model AND we still have our grandfathered original rate |
  • 03:33 – Indie Designer of the Month: Jess Geyer (she/they) from Wannabe Games. You can find his work on wannabegames.itch.io or DriveThruRPG |
  • 07:47 – Alverant asks how to prep for a game BEFORE you have the rules |
  • 40:46 – Mike from New York State shares a gaming success story |
  • 01:22:48 – From the Archive 2018: Chris from NJ asks how non-actor GMs can create interesting NPCs |
  • 58:47 – Episode Closing |
  • 01:04:24 – Music |

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