Improv Tabletop

In this quick bonus episode, Ned shares some insights about running improv-heavy games from his experiences hosting ImpTab. (This episode also includes some content from an episode of our retrospective show, The Obligatory Talkback. If you want access to all episodes of The Obligatory Talkback—AND MORE—please consider backing us on Patreon! It's the love and support of our patrons that helps us ex...

We return with Christian, McKenna, and Ned to raid some haunted houses! Will we actually see a ghost? Will we get our hands on those diamonds? And most importantly, will we manage to get a smooch from Jenny? The book read in this episode is Ghost Hunter by Edward Packard. Massive thanks to all our lovely patrons who made this episode possible! • • • Patreon: patreon.com/improvtabletop Twitter / In...

After such a successful-yet-traumatizing score, the Masked Spirits will need some time to lick their wounds and talk things out. Weiyong visits the doctor. Ciwei steps up to a rival. Tonan takes off the mask. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/improvtabletop Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / TikTok: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/improvtabletop • • • Audio Credits Blad...

This time, Neliao's putting up a spirited fight! Will fortune be on the side of our would-be ghost hunters? Weiyong spots a way out. Tonan remembers his training. Ciwei gives in to the wolf. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/improvtabletop Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / TikTok: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/improvtabletop • • • Audio Credits Blades in the Daofei’s...

Weird spirit shenanigans in the Crystal Catacombs? Sounds like a job for the Masked Spirits! They're obviously well equipped to face an angry spirit head-on, right? Weiyong catches up with an old friend from finishing school. Tonan smiles beneath his mask. Ciwei scourges a ghost. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/improvtabletop Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / TikTok: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTableto...

After marking some XP and taking stock of the options before them, the Masked Spirits discover that the spirit shenanigans they've found themselves wrapped up in seem to be only beginning. Ciwei introduces a new animal. Tonan squeezes said animal. Weiyong decides to visit an old friend. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/improvtabletop Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / TikTok: @ImprovTabletop Email: Improv...

New month, new book! And this time, it's a spooooooky book. Christian, McKenna, and Ned are setting out to hunt some ghosts, but will they manage to find any? The book read in this episode is Ghost Hunter by Edward Packard. Massive thanks to all our lovely patrons who made this episode possible! • • • Patreon: patreon.com/improvtabletop Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / TikTok: @ImprovTabletop Emai...

After a successful but very harrowing score at the Cabbage Garden, the Masked Spirits lick their wounds and take stock of the new information they've gained. Ciwei gets a makeover. Weiyong makes a deathbed visit. Tonan gazes into the eye. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/improvtabletop Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / TikTok: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/improvtab...

The plan has been set, and now it's time to pull of the score against Neliao the Gardener. Will the Masked Spirits' streak of good luck continue, or is it time for things to get complicated? Ciwei gets angry. Tonan seizes an unexpected opportunity. Weiyong sticks to the plan. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/improvtabletop Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / TikTok: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gm...

Our scoundrels have their sights on a new target—The Cabbage Garden, a soup kitchen being run by a cult headed by Tonan's rival, Neliao the Gardener. Attacking a soup kitchen is a bad look, but The Gardener's intentions aren't exactly altruistic. How can the Masked Spirits convince people they're in the right?... Weiyong starts planning a smear campaign of his own. Tonan pulls back the mask ever s...

With one score down and many more to go, the Masked Spirits take a moment to recollect themselves, and find leads for their next score. Ciwei keeps a finger on the pulse of the people. Tonan does a little networking with a new ally. Weiyong "befriends" some orphans. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/improvtabletop Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / TikTok: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com Do...

You can't escape the Cave of Time. You can only jump from era to era, trying your best to get burned at the stake. Will Ned, Evan, and Thomas R. manage to get burned at the stake? Find out as we journey back into the Cave of Time! The book read in this episode is The Cave of Time by Edward Packard. Massive thanks to all our lovely patrons who made this episode possible! • • • Patreon: patreon.com/...

With their intel gathered, the Masked Spirits head to Ember Alley to pull off their first job as a full-fledged Daofei crew. This is their chance to make a reputation for themselves—what kind of reputation will it be? Weiyong spots a weakness. Tonan makes an ultimatum. Ciwei takes out the trash. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/improvtabletop Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / TikTok: @ImprovTabletop Emai...

In the middle ring of Ba Sing Se, behind the facade of a friendly little pet shop, a trio of Daofei scoundrels plot their rise to usurp the Earth King. They may be small now, but maybe a little extra turf can help them earn some clout... Tonan hits the streets. Weiyong hits the books. Ciwei hits it off with a special guest. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/improvtabletop Twitter / Instagram / Facebook /...

A new campaign is upon us, bringing with it a new cast of characters! Meet the Masked Spirits—a burgeoning, Kyoshi-era Daofei crew preparing to take Ba Sing Se's underworld by storm. Join us as we introduce our new scoundrels, and build their crew. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/improvtabletop Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / TikTok: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com...

At the request of our fans, we're back with another Choose Your Own Adventure book, and this time, it's the one that started it all! Join Ned, Evan, and Thomas R. as they speak with cavemen, advanced future humans, and Abraham Lincoln himself. The book read in this episode is The Cave of Time by Edward Packard. Massive thanks to all our lovely patrons who made this episode possible! • • • Patreon:...

[This episode is brought to the public courtesy of our friends on Patreon! If you want more of The Obligatory Talkback, check out patreon.com/improvtabletop] In this episode, we discuss the entirety of Ten Thousand Things, especially Episode 26: Finale. Christian talks playing against the clock. McKenna talks Mar Mar. Caleb talks choosing to stay. Ned talks relinquishing expectations. All this and...

Come meet the cast for our upcoming campaign, ImpTab Avatar: Blades in the Daofei! Follow the adventures of a Daofei gang in the Kyoshi era, as they work to gain notoriety and rise the ranks of Ba Sing Se's criminal underground. This campaign will take place in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender, but will use the Blades in the Dark RPG rules by John Harper. Players will include Christian Rand...

After a run-in with Dr. Ivo Robotnik himself in the heart of Robotropolis, it's time for Sonic to figure out how to stop the mad doctor's plans once and for all! The book read in this episode is Sonic the Hedgehog Adventure Gamebook 1: Metal City Mayhem by James Wallis. Massive thanks to all our lovely patrons who made this episode possible! • • • Patreon: patreon.com/improvtabletop Twitter / Inst...

Almost all the pieces have been put together. Now it's just a matter of finding Tiya, and trying to stop her before she can do any more damage than she already has. First stop: Taekhak. Amar goes home. Je-Tsun squats. Ziah finds a moment of balance. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/improvtabletop Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / TikTok: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.co...

The Knowledge Seekers' journey finally leads them to Yu Dao—Tiya's hometown, and location of the mysterious wok man from Amar's vision. But as they'll soon learn, delicious food isn't the only thing simmering in Yu Dao. Je-Tsun throws money at his problems. Ziah gets into some hot water. Amar goes walkin' on the sun. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/improvtabletop Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / TikTok...

With their spooky foe defeated, our heroes can finally turn their attention to leaving the swamp, and heading to find the mysterious Wok Man who can give them some answers. But first, a stop back at the library. Ziah makes a charcoal pal. Je-Tsun puts his foot in his mouth. Amar vroom-vrooms. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/improvtabletop Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / TikTok: @ImprovTabletop Email:...

And now for something completely different! Remember those Choose Your Own Adventure books from way back in the day? We cracked into an old Sonic game book from the '90s to see if we could beat it, and you get to come along for the journey! The book is Sonic the Hedgehog Adventure Gamebook 1: Metal City Mayhem by James Wallis. Massive thanks to all our lovely patrons who made this episode possible...

After all this time, the Knowledge Seekers have finally reached the Banyan Grove Tree at the center of the Foggy Swamp. Time to clear their minds and seek answers about a future foggier than the air around them. Surely nothing spooky will happen to them... Amar sees a chance to regain his honor. Ziah sees herself as she really is. Je-Tsun sees all the pai sho pieces beginning to fall into place. •...

Rokkin has been dealt with, and now the Knowledge Seekers just need to find Washa and Vin Ni to help Keumi finish her task. But a little rest will be necessary before heading off toward the Banyan Grove Tree... Right? Amar affirms his friends. Ziah finally gets something off her chest. Je-Tsun finds a Moment of Balance amidst chaos. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/improvtabletop Twitter / Instagram / F...