{"podcast":{"title":"Improv Tabletop","slug":"improv-tabletop-3711172","podcast_index_feed_id":3711172,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/www.improvtabletop.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://improvtabletop.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11610435/Improv-Tabletop-Cover-1400.jpg","author":"Ned Wilcock","episode_count":310,"summary":"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) • S…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T10:22:25.017358+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/improv-tabletop-3711172"},"episode":{"title":"The Tension Builders—Episode 2","slug":"the-tension-builders-episode-2","published_at":"2021-05-12T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/improv-tabletop-3711172/the-tension-builders-episode-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/improv-tabletop-3711172","url":"https://www.improvtabletop.com/e/thetensionbuilders2/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/295mj7/Improv-Tabletop-The-Tension-Builders-Episode-2.mp3","summary":"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'll be Choco Tacos afterwards.) • • • Twitter: @ImprovTabletop Instagram: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com • • • This actual play episode uses the Fate Accelerated RPG rules by Evil Hat Productions.","meta_description":"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 e…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3173,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/improv-tabletop-3711172/episodes/the-tension-builders-episode-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/improv-tabletop-3711172/the-tension-builders-episode-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}