The Tension Builders 17—Apes Together Strong

About this episode

The episode explores a chaotic campaign involving apes and various characters as they navigate absurd challenges.

How 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 old friend. Pilfer highlights the dangers of cigarettes. Oleg makes a deal with the simian darkness. Master Brickithon finds some evidence with his name on it. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/improvtabletop Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / TikTok: @ImprovTabletop Email: ImprovTabletop@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/improvtabletop • • • Audio Credits The theme song for The Tension Builders is "Melodic Marauders Scared Stupid" by Ned Wilcock. The following songs also by Ned Wilcock.“Fuguenchillen” The following songs are from tabletopaudio.com. All of the 10 minute ambiences on this site are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).“Distilled: Tropical”“Thieves' Guild” The following songs are used courtesy of the YouTube Audio Library License.“Downtown Metropolis Chase” by Aaron Kenny Professor Umlaut by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4243-professor-umlautLicense…

People in this episode

Host: Ned Wilcock

Topics covered

• improv
• tabletop games
• RPG
• comedy
• fiction
• campaign
• parody

Keywords

• apes
• Mr. Bean
• campaign
• RPG rules
• improv
• comedy
• parody
• characters
• tabletop

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, YouTube Audio Library, Last Pine Press

Books & works: Melodic Marauders Scared Stupid, Fuguenchillen, Distilled: Tropical, Thieves' Guild, Downtown Metropolis Chase, Professor Umlaut

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