EPISODE · Jan 15, 2024 · 1H 20M
HJRP S33E06 | Why we GM, Balancing Backstories and Plot, & Keeping track of NPCs
from Happy Jacks RPG Advice Show
◇ 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 Summary | 2:32 – Announcements: Next Discord Game Daze will be Saturday, Jan 13th! happyjacks.org/discord | 5:10 – Indie Designer of the Month: Kurt Potts (kurtpotts.itch.io)| 07:35 – Topic: What made you first want to GM? | 35:20 – A Juggling GM asks how to balance PC backstories with plot | 56:37 – Thomas from Denmark wants to know how to keep track of all the NPCs in a story | 01:12:17 – Episode Closing | 01:17:10 – Song: “Heavy Mahogany” by The Dread Crew of Oddwood (thedreadcrewofoddwood.com) | ◇ Email [email protected] to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ 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 Ⓒ2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org
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HJRP S33E06 | Why we GM, Balancing Backstories and Plot, & Keeping track of NPCs
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