◇ Eric from New Jersey says Bleed doesn’t have to be bad, Ansem from California asks What games make your collection cut?, From the Archive: Sam from Lakewood asks about Scifi vs Fantasy | Hosts: Kimi, & Riley ◇00:34 - Welcome & Episode Su

HJRP S34E02 | Girl Gamers getting Unwanted Attention, A Lady Blackbird Story, & Losing Control in Character

2 days ago 1h 24m

◇ Players trying to void other PC’s abilities, Video games that influenced our play, & from the Archive: Traveller Story Problem | Hosts: Kimi, CADave & Clara ◇00:34 - Welcome & Episode Summary |1:30 - JACKERCON JULY 12-14th! An epic w

HJRP S34E01 | Oops, All Con Men, Video Game Influence, & A Traveller Story Problem

14 days ago 1h 18m

◇ Players trying to void other PC’s abilities, Video games that influenced our play, & from the Archive: Traveller Story Problem | Hosts: Kimi, & Riley ◇00:34 - Welcome & Episode Summary |2:18 - JACKERCON JULY 12-14th! An epic weekend

HJRP S33E25 | Dice Exploder & Game Design, PC Decision Shyness, X-Card Success Story

30 days ago 1h 4m

◇ Topic: Game Design Musings, Emails: Steve from Cambridge asks about PC decision shyness, Mike F. from Ithaca, NY shares an X-Card story | Hosts: Kimi, & Sam Dunnewold ◇00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |1:30 - Announcements: The next

HJRP S33E24 | Live from GamEx 2024!

Jun 5th, 2024 1h 15m

◇ Live from GamEx 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 i

HJRP S33E23 | Creating Cities, Being a PC Leader, Kids on Brooms Combat

Jun 3rd, 2024 1h 11m

◇ Topic: Creating cities and location flavor by basing them on something real, Emails: Vyrrk from DC asks about Being a PC leader in a campaign, HeavyMetalJess asks about combat in Kids on Brooms | Hosts: Kimi, Jay, Pooja ◇00:33 - Welcome

HJRP S33E23 | Creating Cities, Being a PC Leader, Kids on Brooms Combat

Jun 3rd, 2024 1h 11m

HJRP S33E22 | First Steps for Making PCs, MOTW with Less Prep, Why Heroes Win

May 22nd, 2024 1h 29m

◇ Topic: What’s the first thing you come up with when you are creating a PC?, Emails: Rose wants to run MOTW with less prep, Byron in Bureaucracy observes why heroes usually win! | Hosts: Jason, Vixie, Enge, Riley ◇00:33 - Welcome & Episod

HJRP S33E21 | Conventions for Risky Games, Unexpected Story Changes, & Fudging Dice

May 16th, 2024 2h 1m

◇ Topic: Trying risky games at conventions, Emails: Doogler 93 asks about sudden, unexpected changes in game stories, Steffi from Scotland claps back at an email about fudging dice | Hosts: Kimi, Artem, Bill, Alex◇00:33 - Welcome & Episode

HJRP S33E20 | Impact of Feedback, Onboarding for Lore-rich Settings, & Conflict Generation

May 6th, 2024 1h 29m

◇ Topic: What memorable or valuable feedback changed your view of gaming?, Emails: Brian in Milwaukee asks about onboarding new folks to a lore-rich setting, Eric from NJ shares his conflict generation tool | Hosts: Kimi, Cai, Pooja, Jason◇

HJRP S33E19 | Initiative Debate, Players feeling like Supporting Characters, & a GM Success Story

Apr 25th, 2024 1h 41m

◇ Topic: Initiative/sequenced actions - worth it or not?, Emails: Old Uncle Fox asks how to avoid always being a supporting character, Wes from Indianapolis shares a GM success story! | Hosts: Kimi, Jay & Craig from Nerdburger Games◇00:33

HJRP S33E18 | Creative Weapons, Table Secrets, & Con Report

Apr 14th, 2024 56m 42s

◇ 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

Apr 5th, 2024 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

Apr 1st, 2024 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

Mar 27th, 2024 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