NPC Incorporated

Greetings, listeners! Our heroes are caught in the caution tape webs of the mysterious Shelvers, who demand a tribute before they let them go. Can our heroes appease the eerie employees who’ve spent too much time in the dark? And what’s the deal with Queen Marta, the seemingly self-imposed leader of this area of the warehouse, and will they be able to earn her favor? Find out in this exciting, bit...

Greetings, listeners! Our heroes are back from lunch and ready to start their first assignment, which takes them deep into the warehouse for the first time. Can our heroes fulfill their five orders and prove their worth to NPC Inc? Or will they discover that trouble lurks within the dark, confusing labyrinth of shelves and boxes? Also, who are the mysterious “Shelvers,” and why did none of the man...

Greetings listeners! The heroes of NPC Inc. are finished with training and ready for their ultimate reward: a lunch break! Setting out across Fantasy Chicago’s scenic industrial area, the new co-worker’s find Blue Star Hot Dogs, a local joint where the decor is out-dated and the employees seem eerily optimistic. Can our heroes get some lunch and take some time to rest (and level up!) or will the p...

The new NPC Inc. employees are ready to continue with their training, Listeners! After acing their shipping test, it’s time for them to grab a drink and a chair for their all-important warehouse safety training with Bill Bonetusk. Can our heroes make it through the deadly serious warehouse manager’s training without dozing off or insulting his passion for safety? And once the training is over, can...

Greetings, Listeners, and welcome to Campaign 2 of NPC Incorporated. Let us tell you a story about more heroes of the mundane realm. A new day dawns in Fantasy Chicago as four new heroes set off for the first day of their new careers at NPC Inc. These heroes - a mighty baseball fan, an ambitious middle child, a small town friend, and a cool kid adjusting to fatherhood - arrive at the NPC Inc. ship...

*Sorry about the audio at the start, we had a little mic trouble during our livestream, but it gets better after a couple of minutes!* In this episode of DM in the PM, DM Hobert sits down with cast member (and IRL co-worker) Brandon Kirkman to talk about Matt Meat, his character for our new campaign. Brandon and Hobert chat about Matt’s backstory and work together to create the “mundane version” o...

In this episode of DM in the PM, DM Hobert sits down with new cast member Sadie Lancrete to talk about Dimetra Kubrick, her character for our upcoming new NPC inc. campaign. Sadie and Hobert chat about Dimetra’s backstory and work together to create the “mundane version” of Sadie’s tiefling warlock. Get ready to get into the nitty-gritty of warlockin,’ as Hobert and Sadie talk pacts and patrons, a...

Get ready to Yee, Haw, and break a couple bottles, cuz the staff of the Double Curse is about to brawl in Part 2 of our Rowdy Roadhouse one shot! On one side of the bar, we have Phallax the alchemist, Petunia the monk, Tex the barbarian, and Durzek the rogue, and on the other side the full might of the H.O.G. Gang and a host of opportunistic criminals (and Glorg). Will our heroes be able to bring...

In this episode of DM in the PM, DM Hobert sits down with cast member Liz Getty to talk about Quinn Larkin, their character for our upcoming new NPC inc. campaign. Liz and Hobert chat about Quinn’s backstory and work together to create the “mundane version” of Liz’s gnome paladin (who puts the “pal” in paladin). Afterward, Hobert and Liz talk about the work they’ll be doing at the NPC inc. facilit...

The Double Curse is the roughest, rowdiest roadhouse in King City. Known for its nightly brawls, loose rules, and heavy pours; the bar is hub for villains and crooks, and the staff isn’t much better. In this two-fisted, hard-drinking one shot, a rabbitfolk monk running from her heroic pedigree, a human alchemist with a passion for weird science, a human barbarian with a cool ‘tude, and a duergar r...

In this episode of DM in the PM, DM Hobert sits down with new cast member Meadow Kei Lillium to talk about June Esmond, her character for our upcoming new NPC inc. campaign. Meadow and Hobert chat about June’s backstory, and work together to create the “mundane version” of Meadow’s firbolg cleric. Afterward, Hobert gives Meadow some insight into the world and office setting for the campaign, and a...

The Weedian monks continue to proceed in Part 2 of NPC Incorporated’s Mandatory Work Outing one shot based on “Dopesmoker” by Sleep. Our heroes continue to guide the procession toward the holy mountain as more eerie signs of the end of the world add to the din of the desert’s endless drone. Get ready from some real “wizard-van shit,” this adventure culminates in an epic battle up the steps of the...

Pardon our dust! While NPC inc. prepares for our new campaign, enjoy the audio from one of our latest Mandatory Work Outing D&D one shot adventure! In this non-canon adventure based on the heavy metal classic “Dopesmoker” by Sleep, DM Hobert leads Liz Getty, special guests John Fowler and Sadie Lancrete, and new NPC inc. cast member Meadow Kei Lillium across a stoner-rock infused desert adventure....

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It’s lunch time and our heroes are scattered to the wind, trying to save Gerbbi and Rory from the clutches of HR. While Tory tries to remember who she is, Agnes and Maxwell set off to find out the extent of Gerbbi’s (alleged) crimes, and Stuart heads off for his side quest at Chimera Software. Will our heroes be able to save those closest to them before they face the scorn of an HR inquisition? Wi...

Hello dear listeners! Our heroes are hot on the trail of the mysterious corporate spy and they have a solid, well thought out plan to capture him while he eats his lunch. Surely our heroes won’t get distracted as they split to cut off the spy’s escape from the stairwell! That’s not the kind of people they are! Just kidding, they pretty much do that immediately in this thrilling episode filled with...

Welcome to 2021 and welcome back to Thursday, dear listener! Our heroes are still on the hunt, looking for the mysterious corporate spy they hope will derail Mr. Holder’s plan to terminate one of their co-workers. As Special Projects makes their way to the Sales floor to hunt for their strangely forgettable prey, Tory marches down to HR to demand the release of her brother from their punishing ang...

Ho ho ho! Seasons Greetings, dear listeners! It’s time for our Holiday episode! If you thought a RPG podcast that pretends to be in an office had become a fanatical concept in 2020, wait till you hear us pretend to be at an in-person company holiday party! In this year’s exciting secret Santa, our heroes once again gather in the third floor bedroom to enjoy some cookies, beverages, and camaraderie...

Greetings, dear listeners! Desks & Dayjobs is back! Our heroes awake from their busy Wednesdays tired, hung-over, and ready to spring into action to stop the sinister machinations of Mr. Holder. Get ready for a day filled with mystery, intrigue, and coffee, dear listeners! Prepare to see the effect of hat promises made, and see if they’re hat promises kept!! Steel yourself against the threat of mi...

The moon is rising and the machinations of Dr. Gregsteen, Sgt. Harrison, and the mysterious Mr. Kammen are coming to fruition! With our investigators taking on their tasks to help the sinister sergeant with his scheme, they take some time to secretly plot a way out of this kooky, spooky science experiment. Ramona minces her meat but not her words with the menacing marksman, Mr. Kammen! Dr. Gestalt...

Muahaha! Turn down the lights and crank up the volume, it’s time for another Desks & Dayjobs Halloween Special! Our fantasy-office heroes are putting away their D20s and taking out their D100s as we dive back into the grim mysteries and scary settings of Call of Cthulhu! In this year’s trip to “Spooky Chicago, 1936,” our “heroes” are all down and out characters who turned to a mysterious “nun” nam...

Drinks have been drunk, apps have been eaten, and our heroes are ready for their respective date/boys’ night main events! At Drugan’s Pub, Maxwell and Tory split up with their coworkers to throw some darts, figure out what Tony’s deal is, and hopefully not irk the Keeper of Darts, Big Bruce. At Mangofly’s, Agnes and Gerbbi dive deeper into the mystery that is Loro McMorgan and her hard to understa...

Date/Boys’ Night continues and our heroes are seeing new, somewhat ominous sides of their coworkers! Join us in this double-stuffed installment of our adventures for a continuing saga of stolen ride shares, cryptic movie tickets, cocktail sword fights, and so many alcohol-related constitution saving throws. Will our adventurers achieve the ultimate goal of this quest: to just have fun and enjoy th...

The Wednesday is winding down, dear listeners, and our heroes have finally reached their long awaited (made three days ago) after work plans. With just a little juice still in the workday, our heroes find themselves confronting each other for ditching duties, flirting with co-workers, and calling in favors with dangerous people - ya know, normal work stuff - before heading off for a night of food,...

Our heroes are barely holding on to their Wednesday work ethic, dear listeners. The excitement and terror of the lunch hour has thrown the afternoon into disarray! While Agnes and Tory take a quick (or so they think) trip to the Merrowwind Mall for some new outfits and some extra-greasy ‘Za, Stuart tries to rally the wounded (pride-wise) Maxwell and a particularly grumpy Gerbbi to run a secret tra...