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

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

Author: Happy Jacks RPG Network February 17, 2026 Duration: 1:29:53

◇ 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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