HJRP S33E06 | Why we GM, Balancing Backstories and Plot, & Keeping track of NPCs

Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player Tabletop RPG Advice

English - January 15, 2024 08:28 - 1 hour - 75.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 342 ratings
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Previous Episode: HJRP S33E05 | Mechanics for 2024, Campaign Pacing and Plot, & Shy Players

Next Episode: HJRP S33E07 | Falling in love with TTRPGs, New Player Experiences, & Staying Engaged with ADHD

◇ 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) |

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