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Improv Tabletop

by Ned Wilcock

Latest episode
Jasmine Island 8—Too Hot to Fail

About this podcast

All tabletop RPGs require some improv, but what if you lean into the improv as much as possible? Join our cast of trained improvisers and tabletop enthusiasts as we switch off between short-form and long-form RPG campaigns using a whole slew of different game systems, all with an emphasis on collaborative discovery and high-quality performance.

”Short-form campaigns”, you ask? In these campaigns, we create and explore a brand-new world from scratch every month using the Fate Accelerated RPG system! When we sit down to record, nobody—not even the GM—knows who their characters are, or what the story is going to look like.

”Long-form campaigns”, you continue? These are more like the campaigns you’re probably used to, with a consistent set of characters adventuring over an extended number of sessions. Which RPG system will we play next? Who knows! We’ll just find out as we go.

Episodes release every other Wednesday. Content is non-explicit.

If your podcatcher uses seasons, here’s what appears in each season:

• S1: Fate Accelerated Campaigns
• S2: Ten Thousand Things (Avatar Legends)
• S3: Blades in the Daofei (Blades in the Dark/Avatar Legends)
• S4: Varrick World (Avatar Legends)
• S5: The Tension Builders (Bump in the Dark)
• S6: Jasmine Island (Avatar Legends)
• S99: ImpTab Unpolished Episode Previews
• S100: Bonus episodes, including CYOA books, cast interviews, improv discussions, and anything else not directly related to any of the other seasons.

Episodes

The newest 50 of 317 episodes

  • Jasmine Island 8—Too Hot to Fail · 48 min · Season 6Our rapscallions have found all the evidence they need to put the fire under Magistrate Emerald, but can they deal with their own greatest blessing/curse—their own…
  • Curry's Eleven—Episode 3 · 43 min · Season 1Kevin McCallister's casino is ripe for the robbing, but those dastardly Finucci brothers are too potent a threat to be ignored. Gotta take them out of the equation first! Auntie…
  • [BONUS] Indiana Jones & the Cup of the Vampire (Part 2/2) · 53 min · Season 100Wait, how many Cups of Djemsheed are there? How many dead Draculas are there? Do we have some kind of weird, temporal, parallel-worlds shenanigans going on? Or is it just…
  • [BONUS] Indiana Jones & the Cup of the Vampire (Part 1/2) · 52 min · Season 100Indiana Jones is back, but his cousin isn't. This time we're a museum intern, caught up in a wild journey to old Transylvania, accompanied by a literal Dracula! (But not THAT…
  • Jasmine Island 7—False Emerald · 57 min · Season 6One corrupt Earth Kingdom official. Two imprisoned Guiding Wind agents. Three disastrous, rebellious, bumbling young heroes. Can our Protectors root out Magistrate Emerald's…
  • Curry's Eleven—Episode 2 · 48 min · Season 1Kevin McCallister must pay for what he did to that poor hotel concierge. Time to call in the Curry Crew to crash Kevin's casino! Doctor Poole runs into some old rivals. Tim…
  • Jasmine Island 6—The Wind Guides · 54 min · Season 6Centuries after the pirate raid on Jasmine Island, a scheming Earth Kingdom magistrate is putting Jasmine Island's freedom on the line. Kasuni gets the Camp Green Lake…
  • Curry's Eleven—Episode 1 · 49 min · Season 1Tim Curry deserves his own campaign, not just an arc in Tension Builders. Join us in paying tribute to one of the world's finest stars of stage and screen! Doctor Poole pulls the…
  • Jasmine Island 5—Legacy of Kyoshi · 46 min · Season 6The journey of Yarru, Natsuki, and Io comes to a close. How have their actions shaped the face of Jasmine Island in the long term? Natsuki studies the art of the teapot. Yarru…
  • Olympian Treasure—Episode 4 · 43 min · Season 1The Antikythera Mechanism has given our heroes the final directions to their destination! Just a few more traps to deal with, nothing big, right? Minni Tarr suppresses the…
  • Jasmine Island 4—Sha-BOW! · 47 min · Season 6Fred Astaire. That’s the tap dancer I was thinking of. Anyway, it's time to conclude our piratical escapades! Natsuki sets up her friends for success. Io continues to convince…
  • Olympian Treasure—Episode 3 · 46 min · Season 1The siren song of a pair of hot hunks has summoned our heroes to their doom! What other hijinks await on the wine-dark sea? Minni Tarr tries to get some workout tips. Pessimism…
  • Jasmine Island 3—Let's Split Up · 49 min · Season 6Three players, all split up in three separate locations. Something something, “eat the camelephant one bite at a time”, something something. Natsuki takes over the diplomacy. Io…
  • Olympian Treasure—Episode 2 · 48 min · Season 1Disgraced war general Nicolius Cage needs help finding an ancient Sumerian treasure, and he knows just the crew for the job. Dec Indy's jingoism module overreacts. Pest does a…
  • Jasmine Island 2—Let's Team Up · 59 min · Season 6A pirate invasion on day one of the new job? Ain't that just the way. Io fast-talks his way into multiple sticky situations. Natsuki proves she knows a thing or two about…
  • Olympian Treasure—Episode 1 · 56 min · Season 1Welcome to the episode where we openly acknowledge that this isn't, by definition, a Nicolas Cage campaign, but then speak at length about Nicolas Cage anyway. Minni Tarr tries…
  • Jasmine Island 1—Protectors & Pirates · 49 min · Season 6Jasmine Island stands independent from the other nations, producing the best tea the world has ever seen. So why would anybody ever want to try to attack this place, right? Io…
  • [PREVIEW] Serpent Sea Sagas Ep.3.3 · 20 min · Season 99Enjoy this preview of the most recent ImpTab Unpolished episode that we just released on our Patreon today! The full episode is available in both audio and video format to all of…
  • The Chocolatchelor—Episode 4 · 50 min · Season 1The two halves of our team are meeting back in the middle, where the Demogorgon lurks far beneath the surface. Rizzy regrets teaching his son to moonwalk. Little Debbie presents…
  • [PREVIEW] Serpent Sea Sagas Ep.3.2 · 14 min · Season 99Enjoy this preview of the most recent ImpTab Unpolished episode that we just released on our Patreon today! The full episode is available in both audio and video format to all of…
  • The Chocolatchelor—Episode 3 · 54 min · Season 1Splitting into two separate paths, our heroes pursue two separate goals: Find a missing child, and free the Oompa Loompas from Wonka's tyranny! Little Debbie sees the battle of…
  • [PREVIEW] Serpent Sea Sagas Ep.3.1 · 19 min · Season 99Enjoy this preview of the most recent ImpTab Unpolished episode that we just released on our Patreon today! The full episode is available in both audio and video format to all of…
  • The Chocolatchelor—Episode 2 · 58 min · Season 1As our competitors wrap up another episode of The Chocolatchelor, they begin to realize that Wonka's factory isn't the bright, happy world of pure imagination they thought it…
  • [PREVIEW] Ep5. Help! We Beat Strahd in Our D&D Campaign and Now He's Back For Revenge in Real Life · 16 min · Season 9Enjoy this preview of the most recent ImpTab Unpolished episode that we just released on our Patreon today! The full episode is available in both audio and video format to all of…
  • The Chocolatchelor—Episode 1 · 57 min · Season 1The ultimate dream of every up-and-coming candy is to be produced in the factory of the venerable Willy Wonka. But who will he choose next? Lady Cheddarscotch makes use of her…
  • [PREVIEW] Ep4. Help! We Beat Strahd in Our D&D Campaign and Now He's Back For Revenge in Real Life · 15 min · Season 99Enjoy this preview of the most recent ImpTab Unpolished episode that we just released on our Patreon today! The full episode is available in both audio and video format to all of…
  • [BONUS] The Stowaway by Griffin McElroy (Part 2/2) · 50 min · Season 100Yeah, this is a good one. Join us as we finish our read-through of The Stowaway, and find out why this now not only one of our favorite books, but one of our favorite love…
  • [PREVIEW] Ep3. Help! We Beat Strahd in Our D&D Campaign and Now He's Back For Revenge in Real Life · 15 min · Season 99Enjoy this preview of the most recent ImpTab Unpolished episode that we just released on our Patreon today! The full episode is available in both audio and video format to all of…
  • [BONUS] The Stowaway by Griffin McElroy (Part 1/2) · 57 min · Season 100Guys, is this actually a good one? Like, genuinely just a good Choose Your Own Adventure book with solid prose and a logical flow that makes sense? Join ImpTab's local McElroy…
  • [PREVIEW] Ep2. Help! We Beat Strahd in Our D&D Campaign and Now He's Back For Revenge in Real Life · 12 min · Season 99Enjoy this preview of the most recent ImpTab Unpolished episode that we just released on our Patreon today! The full episode is available in both audio and video format to all of…
  • The Tension Builders 19—Finale · 46 min · Season 5One final stand vs their oldest enemy. Can Troop 4x2 weave their way through all the strings they've given to the GM during this campaign? Pilfer WRECKS. Oleg discovers a new…
  • [PREVIEW] Ep1. Help! We Beat Strahd in Our D&D Campaign and Now He's Back For Revenge in Real Life · 15 min · Season 99Enjoy this preview of the most recent ImpTab Unpolished episode that we just released on our Patreon today! The full episode is available in both audio and video format to all of…
  • The Tension Builders 18—The Brickithon Interrogations · 44 min · Season 5Only one last chance to rest and recuperate before facing up against the Sgwozniak! This CCTV tape we reclaimed from Mr. Bean should be helpful... Master Brickithon discovers why…
  • [PREVIEW] Ep0. Help! We Beat Strahd in Our D&D Campaign and Now He's Back For Revenge in Real Life · 27 min · Season 99Enjoy this preview of the most recent ImpTab Unpolished episode that we just released on our Patreon today! The full episode is available in both audio and video format to all of…
  • The Tension Builders 17—Apes Together Strong · 58 min · Season 5How many apes does it take to defeat Mr. Bean? And how many brand new sentences does it take to make sense of the mess this campaign has turned into? Mayor Brickus recruits an…
  • [PREVIEW] Serpent Sea Sagas Ep.2.13 · 12 min · Season 99Enjoy this preview of the most recent ImpTab Unpolished episode that we just released on our Patreon today! The full episode is available in both audio and video format to all of…
  • The Tension Builders 16—For We Are Many · 47 min · Season 5The influence of the Sgwozniak is spreading, and the Bean has spoiled. Mayor Brickus declares himself king of the camp. Oleg prepares a royal entrance. Master Brickithon spouts…
  • [PREVIEW] Serpent Sea Sagas Ep.2.12 · 16 min · Season 99Enjoy this preview of the most recent ImpTab Unpolished episode that we just released on our Patreon today! The full episode is available in both audio and video format to all of…
  • The Tension Builders 15—The One Where Downtime Also Manages to Go Off the Rails · 55 min · Season 5Are you supposed to be able to mark doom during the part of the game that's all about relaxing and resetting? Dunno if it's rules-as-written, but it happened. Pilfer cooks up a…
  • [PREVIEW] Serpent Sea Sagas Ep.2.11 · 16 min · Season 99Enjoy this preview of the most recent ImpTab Unpolished episode that we just released on our Patreon today! The full episode is available in both audio and video format to all of…
  • The Tension Builders 14—Prompt Piratical Perturbance · 47 min · Season 5So this time we're all absolutely sure that we know what the black spot means, right? The Flying Dutchman goes solar. Nessie tries to get Pilfer offed. Pilfer tries to get Master…
  • [PREVIEW] The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog · 29 min · Season 99Enjoy this preview of the most recent ImpTab Unpolished episode that we just released on our Patreon today! The full episode is available in both audio and video format to all of…
  • The Tension Builders 13—Underwater Antics · 51 min · Season 5The black spot? Never heard of it. Come on, let's go for a jaunty little boat-based adventure. The Flying Dutchman meets a relative. Master Brickithon gets very close with his…
  • [PREVIEW] Serpent Sea Sagas Ep.2.10 · 14 min · Season 99Enjoy this preview of the most recent ImpTab Unpolished episode that we just released on our Patreon today! The full episode is available in both audio and video format to all of…
  • The Tension Builders 12—Normal Oleg, Yep, Just Normal Oleg · 55 min · Season 5What lurks beneath Loch Ness? A new ally? A new enemy? Both? Master Brickithon has some bonding time with Normal Oleg. Pilfer has some bonding time with Aaaaaalvin. The Flying…
  • [PREVIEW] Serpent Sea Sagas Ep.2.9 · 15 min · Season 99Enjoy this preview of the most recent ImpTab Unpolished episode that we just released on our Patreon today! The full episode is available in both audio and video format to all of…
  • [BONUS] Sonic the Hedgehog: Stormin' Sonic (Part 3/3) · 53 min · Season 100How's it feel to be done with this series? To quote Demian of Demian's Gamebook Web Page, “This series stopped being worthwhile the moment James Wallis stopped writing for it…
  • [PREVIEW] Serpent Sea Sagas Ep.2.8 · 13 min · Season 99Enjoy this preview of the most recent ImpTab Unpolished episode that we just released on our Patreon today! The full episode is available in both audio and video format to all of…
  • [BONUS] Sonic the Hedgehog: Stormin' Sonic (Part 2/3) · 44 min · Season 100Remember last episode when you bore witness to deep-seated rivalries, bore witness to British aphorisms, bore witness to existential dread? All that stuff gets EVEN WORSE in this…
  • [PREVIEW] Serpent Sea Sagas Ep.2.7 · 14 min · Season 99Enjoy this preview of the most recent ImpTab Unpolished episode that we just released on our Patreon today! The full episode is available in both audio and video format to all of…

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