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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 14h

The Exodus Foundation: a beacon of light in the dark, cold vacuum of space.

As humankind conquers space, someone has to protect the forgotten. But will they be able to survive what awaits them?

Listen to Exodus, a Traveller #ttrpg #ActualPlay.

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 16h

Explore new genres, tones, and #ttrpg systems without cracking a single book through the Happy Jacks RPG network!

Check out our full lineup to discover your next favorite #ActualPlay.

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An ad card for the Return to Raelis AP from the Happy Jacks RPG Network. It features a scene where a fantasy world is being torn asunder below a black portal behind the words Return to Raelis. Die: The Roleplaying Game.

An ad card for the What About Bobs? AP from the Happy Jacks RPG Network. It features a little mouse with a quiver over its back sitting in the woods while a wolf watches it ominously from behind a tree.

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 17h

Join four unlikely mouse-heroes named Bob as they journey across the magical, critter-filled world of the Fairwilds in What About Bobs?, a Mausritter #ttrpg #ActualPlay!

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 1d

Your taste in games may be modern, but you can still show your old-school aesthetic with our Roll Retro tee! #ttrpg

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 1d

Join us live at 5 PM PST/8 PM EST for The Astral Circus, a Spelljammer #dnd #ActualPlay!

The Astral Sea’s ablaze! Lae’zel is rebelling against the lich queen Vlaakith. Can the Astral Circus navigate the rebellion without becoming cannon fodder?

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An ad card for The Astral Circus AP from the Happy Jacks RPG Network. It features a pink and purple sky with a skyship floating through it.

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 1d

Idolon Academy is a top-secret school for training young superheroes.

But beyond mastering powers and saving the world, Idolon requires they survive their hardest challenge yet…regular high school!

Listen to Idolon Academy, a Masks #ttrpg #ActualPlay.

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An ad card for the Idolon Academy AP from the Happy Jacks RPG Network. It features a view of a city skyline with the words Idolon Academy, a Masks Game across its center.

Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 2d

Drop into the Happy Jacks RPG Network server and chat with the cast, crew, and other fans of your favorite shows!

Join us on our Discord! #ttrpg #ActualPlay

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 2d

In an untamed section of space, a mismatched crew of misfits aboard a salvaged colony ship try to survive

Follow their story in Outrunners, a Starscape #ttrpg #ActualPlay.

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An ad card for the Starscape AP from the Happy Jacks RPG Network. It features four spacefarers gazing from their ship at a sun rising over the horizon of a distant planet.

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 2d

Join us live at 6 PM PST/9 PM EST for Happy Jacks RPG advice show!

Don't miss out on joining the fun of our weekly round table #ttrpg discussion that's informative, honest, and funny. #podcast

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 3d

Join the Second Circus, a rogue band of performers and secret agents trying to navigate Lae'zel's uprising against Vlaakith.

New episodes of The Astral Circus drop live Sundays at 5 PM PST/8 PM EST. Catch up on past episodes below! #ttrpg #ActualPlay

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 3d

Looking for an AP that hits a little different?

Happy Jacks has shows that run the gamut of genres and #ttrpg systems!

Check out our full lineup to discover your next favorite #ActualPlay.

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An ad card for Going Platinum, a Demigods PBTA actual play from the Happy Jacks RPG Network.

An ad card for Pembrooke, a Savage Worlds actual play from the Happy Jacks RPG Network.

An ad card for St. Elco’s Fire, a Lighthearted actual play from the Happy Jacks RPG Network.

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 3d

Treat yourself after a job well done with our Backlog Complete coffee mug! #TTRPG #ActualPlay

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A white and black coffee mug with an old radio microphone on it and the words "Happy Jacks RPG backlog completed" on it.

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 4d

A team of investigators from Ravenhearse University have uncovered a dark secret.

What are they willing to sacrifice to uncover a truth best left hidden?

Find out in Murmurs at the Abyss, a Call of Cthulhu #ttrpg #ActualPlay.

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An ad card for Murmurs at the Abyss AP from the Happy Jacks RPG Network. It features an underwater cove and the menacing red eyes of Cthulhu and the words "Murmurs at the Abyss. Call of Cthulhu" across its center.

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 4d

A group of uneasy acquaintances embark on a road trip from LA to escape the corporate overlords chasing them through a society in decline.

Catch new episodes of Road to Nowhere, an Electric State #ttrpg #ActualPlay, live Tuesdays at 7 PM PST/10 PM EST.

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 4d

Did you know that Happy Jacks does not accept ad money or sponsorships of any kind? Happy Jacks is completely sustained by our Patreon supporters!

Find out more below! #ttrpg #ActualPlay

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 7d

Whether you're in the mood for drama, comedy, horror, pulp action, gritty sci-fi, or something completely different, Happy Jacks has what you're looking for!

Check out our full lineup to discover your next favorite #ttrpg #ActualPlay.

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An ad card for Clockwise Court, a Changeling: The Dreaming actual play from the Happy Jacks RPG Network.

An ad card for City of Towers, a D&D 5e actual play from the Happy Jacks RPG Network.

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An ad card for Autumn People, a Chronicles of Darkeness actual play from the Happy Jacks RPG Network.

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 7d

Dying Embers is set in a world of fantastical technology and magic, at war with one another. We follow a band of unlikely heroes as they work together to uncover the Empire Engine’s secret plans.

Follow their journey in Dying Embers, a 5e #ttrpg #ActualPlay

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 7d

What do you consider when choosing a #ttrpg system?

Find out the answers to your burning #ttrpg questions on the Happy Jacks RPG advice show.

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 8d

People with powers have been pushed to the edges of society. On the frontier, these meta-humans tangle with outlaws, boomtowns, and the other challenges of the WILD WEST!

Catch the full story of Wild Wild Talents, a One-Roll Engine #ttrpg #ActualPlay.

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 8d

But *was* it a bird?

Catch new episodes of Road to Nowhere, an Electric State #ttrpg #ActualPlay, live Tuesdays at 7 PM PST/10 PM EST.

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 8d

Join us live at 5 PM PST/8 PM EST for The Astral Circus, a Spelljammer #dnd #ActualPlay!

The Astral Sea’s ablaze! Lae’zel is rebelling against the lich queen Vlaakith. Can the Astral Circus navigate the rebellion without becoming cannon fodder?

www.twitch.tv/happyj...

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 9d

Want to stay up to date on new APs, returning favorites, and cast and crew updates for the Happy Jacks RPG Network of shows?

Join us on our Discord! #ttrpg #ActualPlay

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Check out the Happy Jacks RPG Network community on Discord - hang out with 838 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 9d

Explore new genres, tones, and #ttrpg systems without cracking a single book through the Happy Jacks RPG network!

Check out our full lineup to discover your next favorite #ActualPlay.

www.happyjacks.org/a...

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 9d

Join us live at 6 PM PST/9 PM EST for Happy Jacks RPG advice show!

Don't miss out on joining the fun of our weekly round table #ttrpg discussion that's informative, honest, and funny. #podcast

www.twitch.tv/happyj...

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 10d

Once upon a time, there was Marchen City. Dark, dirty, dangerous. But if you squint your eyes just right and believe, maybe you’ll see the truth hidden there.

Follow the story of The Seventh Vale, a City of Mist #ttrpg #ActualPlay.

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