S37E12 | Players vs Game Premise, Forever DM not DMing, and “Toolbox GMs”

◇ Carl C in New Jersey has a problem with players and game premise, Mike is a Forever DM who isn’t currently the DM, and From the archive 2023: Moe P is proud to be a “toolbox GM” but wonders if there is a better way? | Hosts: Kimi & Riley ◇ 00:33◇ Welcome & Episode Summary 01:16◇ Announcements – Game Daze will be happening August 08! Sign up to run or play games for this free, fun, safe online game event at happyjacks.org/discord ◇ We will be at LFG Con! August 13–16, 2026 in Burbank California! lfg-con.com ◇ 04:00◇ Indie Designer of the Month: Jesse Burneko (he/him) from Bloodthorn Press jburneko.itch.io/ 06:22◇ Mailbag 1 – Carl C in New Jersey has a problem with players and game premise 34:06◇ Mailbag 2 – Mike is a Forever DM who isn’t currently the DM 41:09◇ Mailbag 3 – From the archive 2023: Moe P is proud to be a “toolbox GM” but wonders if there is a better way? 52:26◇ Episode Closing 56:20◇ 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