Happy Jacks RPG Network creates tabletop roleplaying game actual plays and advice shows, available as streams or podcasts. Our shows are top rated and our podcast feeds make it to the top 200 "games" charts on the Apple podcasts every week due to their popularity.

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Happy Jacks RPG began in the summer of 2009. When we started Happy Jacks, we had no idea it would become as popular or run as long as it has, but it's been a sheer joy to do. Each year brings new adventures and new friends to our table, thanks to incredible people like you who value what we're doing and have stepped up to support us throughout the years.

Since 2009, the show has expanded from the original three hosts to an incredibly diverse group of creators, educators, entertainers, gamers and thinkers to create shows like no other. Through the generosity of our Patreon subscribers, we have been able to upgrade our studio from a garage set up to a high quality, sound treated, video streaming and recording studio. All of our shows are streamed live on Twitch and then released on YouTube and as podcasts on your favorite listening platform.

What do we do?

Happy Jacks does not accept ad money or sponsorships of any kind. Happy Jacks is completely sustained by our Patreon supporters! Why?

Integrity is important to us, and we want our audience to trust what we say about the games we play and the wider TTRPG hobby. We are always completely honest about or opinions because we don't have to worry about catering to companies for ad or sponsorship money.
We like weird games and don't want to get pulled into the rat race of only playing popular systems because that will draw in the biggest audience. We like playing our weird indie games, older legacy systems, or just whatever captures our attention. That may not be profitable, but it makes us happy.
We also think it's important that there are examples of real friends playing for-fun games in the professional-level actual play world. Everyone on Happy Jacks is here for the fun of playing games with their friends and everyone has agreed to put all the money we get into keeping the studio lights on and the mini-fridge full. We are all real friends, playing real games for the enjoyment of it ... even if many of us are paid to play games in other places.

Happy Jacks is a not-for-profit operation, which means that all the money we get from Patreon goes into sustaining and improving our network. Nobody profits off the for-fun games and donated time of our friends. This is a passion project and is designed to remain a tribute to our love of the hobby, not a job.

Support Goals:

$500 a month: This covers the basic cost of running the network each month, including:
- Domain, website & file hosting (including podcast audio files)
- Art and Music assets (we don’t steal from artists)
- Program subscriptions (Photoshop, social media scheduler, mailchimp,etc)
- Utilities (Studio internet, AC, drinks & snacks for crew, etc)
- Weekly Advice Show editing (really saves Kimi a lot of time so she can do other HJ stuff)
Meeting this threshold means that Kimi isn’t paying out-of-pocket to keep HJ going. Her teacher's salary can go to buying basic school supplies for her students like the US education system intended.
$600 a month: At this level, we can set a little money aside each month for studio upgrades, repairs or replacements, and whatever else we might need on a rainy day!
$800 a month: We will be able to hire someone to take some of the Happy Jacks social media or graphic design work off of Kimi’s shoulders, allowing her the option of a few more hours of sleep a week.

Why do you charge supporters for one creation each month instead of the normal Patreon monthly subscription?

Happy Jacks has been around for a long time. When we started our Patreon community, the only available option was "per-creation" support where people would pay a small amount for each specific product you shared. Unfortunately, Patreon is not able to update our legacy account to the newer monthly subscription model. We would have to create a whole new account and ask everyone to move over to it, AND we would lose our grandfathered in rate of only paying 5% to Patreon. This is our creative way of getting around that and continuing to pay them the smallest amount possible.

Our Patreon supporters will only be charged for a single "creation" at the beginning of each month. You pay your full monthly tier price for that one post and are set until the following month. All other posts and content shared on Patreon is free for the month.