S37E11 | Player Contributions, System Styles, GM Tricks

S37E11 | Player Contributions, System Styles, GM Tricks

Author: Happy Jacks RPG Network June 28, 2026 Duration: 1:56:11
◇ Wes in Indianapolis asks how to get players to help build a sand box, Gregory from Wisconsin talks about system styles, From the archive 2021: Ben from TX asks about what tricks we fall back on as GMs | Hosts: Kimi, Pooja, & Artem ◇ 00:33◇ Welcome & Episode Summary 01:21◇ Announcements - Game Daze will be happening in August! Sign up to run or play games for this free, fun, safe online game event at happyjacks.org/discord 02:27◇ Indie Designer of the Month: Jesse Burneko (he/him) from Bloodthorn Press jburneko.itch.io/ 06:00◇ Mailbag 1 - Wes in Indianapolis asks how to get players to help build a sand box 46:42◇ Mailbag 2 - Gregory from Wisconsin talks about system styles 87:06◇ Mailbag 3 - From the archive 2021: Ben from TX asks about what tricks we fall back on as GMs 107:36◇ Episode Closing 114:00◇ Music ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com or post in our Discord server to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇Twitch ◇Bluesky ◇Instagram ◇Facebook ◇Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co ◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time. ◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2026 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

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