Ned Wilcock

Improv Tabletop

Comedy EN ↓ 299 episodes

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 s...

Author

Ned Wilcock

Category

Comedy

Podcast website

improvtabletop.com

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

[BONUS] Avatar Legends—The Library Heist 14.08.2021

The Avatar has been gone for a decade since the death of Avatar Roku, and three benders decide to break into Wan Shi Tong's library looking for clues on where to find the new Avatar. Enjoy this special bonus episode featuring the QuickStart rules for Avatar Legends, on Kickstarter now! • • •  Twitter: @ImprovTabletop Instagram: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/i...

Animal Station—Episode 2 11.08.2021

With the emptiness of Blathers’ museum before them, our heroes spread out to find some clues as to what Professor Peaches might be scheming, and where he’s scurried off to. But there’s something suspiciously creepy about that bug exhibit… • • •  Twitter: @ImprovTabletop Instagram: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/improvtabletop • • • This actual play episode use...

Animal Station—Episode 1 04.08.2021

Animal Station is a quaint little boomtown in the old West. Sheriff Stone keeps the peace, Lila Belle the penguin makes the pastries, and Mayor Brimpus the monkey eats the bananas. But trouble is stirring now Professor Peaches is back in town… What’s he up to at Blathers’ museum? • • •  Twitter: @ImprovTabletop Instagram: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/improvt...

The Office Space—Episode 4 28.07.2021

The hour has come! With a new planet in their sights, and a promise to put it in the boss’s pocket, our heroes gather up their friends—both old and new—to pull off the invasion of a lifetime. • • •  Twitter: @ImprovTabletop Instagram: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/improvtabletop • • • This actual play episode uses the Fate Accelerated RPG rules by Evil Hat Pr...

The Office Space—Episode 3 21.07.2021

Fifteen minutes until the audit! The vents are clean, but Farf still stinks to high heliosphere. There must be some way to make Farf look impressive in front of his father. But it’s probably gonna take some help from some powerful friends, both in high places AND low places. • • •  Twitter: @ImprovTabletop Instagram: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/improvtablet...

The Office Space—Episode 2 14.07.2021

This episode will make a lot more sense if you watch this video first: https://youtu.be/OXQwx1EolD8 With the impending audit looming near, our heroes have some cleaning up to do! Exterminating stank rats requires some heavy firepower, but with the entire weapons closet at their disposal, our heroes should be ready to brave the strange, time-warping properties of the Rat Realm. • • •  Twitter: @Imp...

The Office Space—Episode 1 07.07.2021

Invading planets seems like a cool job until you get to the paperwork, but that’s this office’s specialty. Problem is, the reports have been pretty sad lately, and the boss is ready to bring down the hammer. Our heroes’ choice is simple: get the numbers back up, or get erased. • • •  Twitter: @ImprovTabletop Instagram: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com • • • McKenna's Painting Class:...

[BONUS] Let’s Talk About Improv 30.06.2021

What's so tough about improv? You just make everything up as you go, right? That might be true, but there are a lot of principles that go into making GOOD improv. Join Ned, Caleb, Evan, and Thomas in this roundtable discussion as we talk about our favorite principles for telling good collaborative stories! • • •  Twitter: @ImprovTabletop Instagram: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com

Dessert Island—Episode 4 23.06.2021

Time to set sail for the land of the living! With a new ship at their disposal, Captain GMO, Sue, and Talon steel themselves against the coconut snowstorm. But in truth, the storm will be the least of their worries, for their greatest regret still waits for them in the distance… • • •  Twitter: @ImprovTabletop Instagram: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com • • • This actual play episod...

Dessert Island—Episode 3 16.06.2021

The rhyme has led our heroes to an imposing door, but what’s waiting for them on the other side? Time to find out what’s really going on with this crazy island! Captain GMO has some mommy issues. Sue eats away her problems. Talon proves he’s top-deck material. • • •  Twitter: @ImprovTabletop Instagram: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com • • • This actual play episode uses the Fate Acc...

Dessert Island—Episode 2 09.06.2021

What’s up with this island? People have obviously been here, but what happened to them? A cryptic message recorded in an old journal may help lead Sue, Talon, and Captain GMO to the answers they’re looking for, but first, it’s eat or be eaten to get past these gummy sharks! • • •  Twitter: @ImprovTabletop Instagram: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com • • • This actual play episode use...

Dessert Island—Episode 1 02.06.2021

The seven seas are full of strange sights, but our heroes have never seen the likes of this! Seltzer streams? Chocolate trees? Caramel-filled turtles? Brought here by a terrible storm, Captain GMO, Talon the Deckhand, and Sue the Polar Bear must now try to find their way home. • • •  Twitter: @ImprovTabletop Instagram: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com • • • This actual play episode...

The Tension Builders—Episode 4 26.05.2021

Master Brickithon’s memory is returning—and with it, the terrible realization of why the Bricklicant exists in the first place. Oleg and Pilfer follow him to an old hiding place, hoping to find the answers they need to defeat the monster. But how will they fare now that their foe has an inside man?… • • •  Twitter: @ImprovTabletop Instagram: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com • • • Th...

The Tension Builders—Episode 3 19.05.2021

Information gathering time! Master Brickithon heads to his old thinking place to search through the gaps in his memory. Pilfer visits the lake to build up a bigger crew, and changes some lives along the way. Oleg breaks into an abandoned Soviet base in the mountains, makes a new friend (literally), and finds a LOT more than he bargained for.  • • •  Twitter: @ImprovTabletop Instagram: @ImprovTable...

The Tension Builders—Episode 2 12.05.2021

The beast attacks! But our heroes soon discover that this enemy won't go down so easily. Now we know why somebody goes missing from the Haunted Campsite every night... But who's it going to be tonight? And how can they stop this creature before it takes another? Join Master Brickithon, Pilfer the Pirate, and Oleg the Exchange Student in this battle for life and detachable limb! (Don't worry, there...

The Tension Builders—Episode 1 05.05.2021

Our LEGO® heroes—Master Brickithon, Oleg the Exchange Student, and Pilfer the Pirate—are off to builder camp, but when they discover their regular campsite has already been taken, they're forced to stay in the Haunted Campsite instead. (Which totally isn't actually haunted. Nope. Definitely not.) But what will they find when they arrive? And what's really happening to all those people who go missi...

Falloutback—Episode 4 28.04.2021

Freed from the Brotherhood of Brass and living the high life on the blasted wastes, John, Pennysworth, and "Bingo Dingo" have almost reached the coast, but one final enemy stands in their way. They've defeated the infighting which almost tore them apart—but can they avoid being torn apart by the most dangerous beast in the irradiated Outback? • • • This actual play episode uses the Fate Accelerate...

Falloutback—Episode 3 28.04.2021

Captured and caged by the ruthless Brotherhood of Brass, John, Pennysworth, and Bingo Dingo have hit rock bottom. With their very lives in peril, can our heroes put their differences aside long enough to escape from this ska-soaked war camp? • • • This actual play episode uses the Fate Accelerated RPG rules by Evil Hat Productions.

Falloutback—Episode 2 28.04.2021

John, Pennysworth, and Bingo Dingo head into the irradiated Outback hoping to reach the coast, but not before the wave of weirdness spreading across the wilderness reaches them. Between mutated critters, roving war bands, and shifting loyalties, will they have a chance of making it out alive? • • • This actual play episode uses the Fate Accelerated RPG rules by Evil Hat Productions.

Falloutback—Episode 1 28.04.2021

Two Americans—Pennysworth McScrooge the hedge fund manager, and John Paisley the engineer—have hired a rough and tumble Aussie guide named Bingo Dingo to lead them on a trip through the Outback. Tensions are already high when nukes fall on the coast, releasing waves of radiation into the already dangerous wilderness. Will they make it out before the critters start mutating? • • • This actual play...

Jurassic Bake Off—Episode 4 21.04.2021

Panic on the set! With a horde of dinosaurs let loose in the baking compound, Dave, Trex, and Dr. Bond will have to prove more than just their baking prowess. Who will be eliminated? Who will be crowned Star Baker? Join us for our campaign finale to find out! • • • This actual play episode uses the Fate Accelerated RPG rules by Evil Hat Productions.

Jurassic Bake Off—Episode 3 21.04.2021

With a harrowing first day behind them, Dave, Trex, and Dr. Bond get introspective, reflecting on what brought them all here in the first place. Are they here to win, to prove themselves, or just to find the meaning of life? If their sketchy new host has anything to say about it, maybe none of them will find out! • • • This actual play episode uses the Fate Accelerated RPG rules by Evil Hat Produc...

Jurassic Bake Off—Episode 2 21.04.2021

Now the first day of baking is over and darkness has fallen over Dinosaur Theme Land, what could possibly go wrong? Surely nothing could happen with that nearby pen of carnivorous dinosaurs. Tensions rise between Dave, Trex, and Dr. Bond as more sabotage is unearthed. • • • This actual play episode uses the Fate Accelerated RPG rules by Evil Hat Productions.

Jurassic Bake Off—Episode 1 21.04.2021

What would happen if the Great British Baking Show was hosted in Jurassic Park? Join our bakers—Dave Skullcrusher the MMA fighter, Dr. Steven Bond the paleontologist, and Trex the sapient velociraptor—to find out! • • • This actual play episode uses the Fate Accelerated RPG rules by Evil Hat Productions.

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