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NPC Incorporated

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A podcast about Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, set in an office building. Roll for a coffee break! https://www.machineculture.com/desks-and-dayjobs/
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Episodes

Thirst for Adventure Live: Best of the Beach

Greetings, dear listeners! Please enjoy this audio version of our latest live show, Thirst for Adventure. This sunshine-y quest takes our heroes to the far-flung island of Lancalo, where an annual challenge is held to decide who is Best of the Beach! Can the heroes win this competition and impress the Sunlord? Or will traps, sentient beachballs, and their own problematic views on elves keep them from winning the prize from a dastardly contestant who seems just as determined to kill them as to be...

Aug 14, 20242 hr 22 min

Shipping & Receiving, Episode 60: Lizard Lunch

Greetings, dear listener! Our heroes are reunited after their hunt for Brother Will’s treasure, and it’s time for lunch! After noticing a mysterious food truck in the parking lot of NPC Inc’s warehouse, The Green Team figures out their strange ordering system and sits down for some delicious tacos slathered in a potent sauce to discuss what to do about the rumors being supposedly spread by Dimetra. Then it’s back to business as usual, Quinn wanders off to look at birds, Matt makes a discovery, J...

Aug 02, 20241 hr 9 min

Shipping & Receiving, Episode 59: Celestial Conflict

Greetings, dear listeners! Matt and June are on a treasure hunt! Can they survive the heat and darkness to find the treasure of Brother Will, and also complete a side quest to cool down the warehouse for Bill Bonetusk? And while they’re away, will Quinn and Dimetra stay out of trouble (and the supply closet?) or will trouble find them in the form of strange rumors going around the office, spread by one of the Green Team? In this Episode Quinn finds a “flying broom” Dimetra has to have Quinn put ...

Jul 19, 20241 hr 21 min

Thirst for Adventure Live: High Noon June

Greetings, dear listeners! Please enjoy this audio version of our latest live show, Thirst for Adventure. Sorry about the audio quality on this one, we were in a different theater with a different set up, but it’s still a rootin-tootin’ good time! In this gunslingin’ adventure, four heroes with scores to settle showdown against a gang of evil sheriffs in a dusty desert town. Get ready for hot coffee, cool denim outfits, and a gunfight that will have you chanting “Piss, Piss, Piss!” Starring Case...

Jul 03, 20242 hr 27 min

Shipping & Receiving, Episode 58: John Rainbow: First Blood

Greetings, dear listeners! Another Wednesday begins for our heroes as they wake to a heat advisory from their favorite unhinged public radio DJ, John Rainbow. Can our heroes beat the heat and start another day at NPC Inc, or will they be pushed to the edge and discover that no amount of charitable donations to public radio can slake their thirst for vengeance? Find out as a new day dawns, complete with evil forms, ominous new coworkers, and a call to find a long lost treasure, somewhere deep in ...

Jun 21, 20241 hr 9 min

Thirst for Adventure Live: Fey May!

Greetings, dear listeners! Please enjoy this audio version of our latest live show, Thirst for Adventure. In this magical installment, four somewhat-helpful heroes are teleported to the fey realm to help a princess find her stolen smile so that Spring can begin. Can a rebellious druid, a goblin who might be a king, a devilish warlock, and a capitalist cleric solve the mystery in a world where everything is quirked up and hella silly? Is cocaine ok for unicorns? Does apple sauce get you drunk? Fi...

Jun 05, 20242 hr 12 min

Shipping & Receiving, Episode 57: Meat, Pray, Love

Greetings, dear listeners! The dudes of NPC Inc are hangin’ out! Join Matt, Bill, Sean, Ray and Durzek as they head to the Firepit Bowl-o-Rama to face off with a trio of challenges: Food, Drink, and Bowling. Can these fellas take a break from the stress of modern life to enjoy a game and a drink with some new friends, or will we quickly lose interest in what they’re doing and start to follow the story of a beleaguered bartender and his cigar-loving friend? Why not both? Grab some meat of Sal Man...

May 22, 20241 hr 35 min

Shipping & Receiving, Episode 56: Speaking Dramatically

Greetings, dear listeners! Dimetra is in trrrrrooouble! As Mr. Lowe and Quinn remind her of the company’s very obvious attendance policy, Matt and June head to the hot, smokey office of Sean Burns, hoping to find some clarity on the recent employee survey and to continue to explore Matt’s well-established hatred of surveys. Get ready for a miraculous save via high-two and to hear our cast pull off a dizzying combo of movie, music and gaming references that would make Tony Hawk’s head explode. In...

May 10, 20241 hr 8 min

Thirst for Adventure Live: The Opposite of Dracula

Greetings, dear listeners! Please enjoy this audio version of our latest live show, Thirst for Adventure. In this topsy-turvy adventure, a team of adventurers set out to help the Opposite of Dracula, a kind sunflower farmer who just wants to make his hometown of Helsing a better place, but a cruel land developer and his treacherous former servant want him dead! Are they ready to defend Sunshine Farm from mean ol’ Mina Harker, or will the allure of cruel capitalism cause them to turn on the rever...

Apr 24, 20242 hr 18 min

Shipping & Receiving, Episode 55: Coin Toss

Greetings, dear listeners! Whew, there’s a lot going on with the poor Green Team! June’s escaped Mama’s Records Department, Quinn’s gone survey-mad, Matt’s sore from answering questions, and Dimetra and Alan are trapped by the Lunch Bunch! Sure would complicate things if these disparate threads came together in a big warehouse brawl! And guess what? That’s exactly what happens! Tune in to as worker turns on worker turns on Lunch Eater turns on team mate! Also tune in for a discussion of Steve Ur...

Apr 12, 20241 hr 33 min

Shipping & Receiving, Episode 54: The Benefits of Soda

Greetings, dear listeners! Our heroes have finished lunch and resumed their tasks on a Tuesday afternoon. While most of The Green Team tries to make it work with Dimetra split between two teams, June submits to her punishment from Mama Storybrook. Can June survive her time in the dreaded records room? Will Dimetra be able to find a fashionable accessory for her dinner party with the Bloodskulls? And what happens when you leave an enthusiastic surveyor alone with an unwitting participant? Grab a ...

Mar 27, 20241 hr 17 min

Thirst for Adventure Live: Hail Caesar!

Greetings, dear listeners! We hope you enjoy an audio version of our latest live show! In this installment, four heroes set out to free the beautiful city of Bella Fine from the iron grip of a terrible Caesar. How bad of a Caesar is he? Well, he made wine illegal, fun forbidden, and all bar games banished! With the help of the citizens of city (the audience) they come up with a plan to kill the hated leader and save the day, or maybe just sleep with him. But will an encounter with a mysterious s...

Mar 20, 20242 hr 9 min

Shipping & Receiving, Episode 53: Engage-Mint

Greetings, dear listeners! Our heroes’ strange Tuesday continues, but at least they get a chance to relax and consider their pasts and futures over lunch. Will some food and drink clear their minds and help them figure out what happened during the blur of the previous week? Or will they sink deeper into their new tasks, getting lost in supply room clean-ups, bowling plans, and survey distribution? Perhaps the advice of an older worker might come in handy, but everyone knows she hates being disru...

Mar 06, 20241 hr 2 min

Thirst for Adventure Live: Gnomeo Mustn’t Die

Greetings, listeners! Here’s another edition of our live show series Thirst For Adventure! In this adventure, four heroes have to help a hopelessly-romantic gnome who’s looking for love in all the wrong places! Like, really dangerous places. With the help of a god of chaos (and temporarily love) the heroes head to meet Gnomeo’s date, and hopefully not a terrible fate! Oooo, I love to rhyme! Get ready for an exciting and adorable adventure filled with passion, bloodshed, a magic goose, big boyfri...

Feb 28, 20242 hr 20 min

Shipping & Receiving, Episode 52: Ones on a Tuesday

Greetings, dear listeners! Our heroes have awoken to a brand new day, but not in the week they expected! What will they learn about what they did last week? Was everything super chill and there’s not rebellion forming, pissed off middle managers, social obligations and a terrifyingly boring employee engagement survey waiting for them at NPC Inc.? Or are all those things definitely waiting for them, plus some other problems I didn’t list?? It’s the second option! If I insinuate there might be a p...

Feb 21, 20241 hr 6 min

Shipping & Receiving, Episode 51: Master & Commander: The Far Side of Monday

Greetings, dear listeners! The Green Team is back, right where we left them in the heart of the sinister Elder Brain Symposium. If I remember correctly, everything was going great, right? Hahaha, just kidding. Dimetra and Daniel were in the clutches of the Shell Corp., Quinn was off with the Mad Doctor of Corporate Cohesion, and Matt and June were wrapped up in team building exercises with Bernard, who remains very hard to read! Whew, that’s a lot. I’ll let you discover the rest of the story in ...

Feb 07, 20241 hr 10 min

Welcome Back, Green Team! (A recap & discussion minisode)

Greetings, dear listener! The Green Team is (almost) back! Before we resume our tale of work and friendship, DM Hobert and the cast sit down to talk about the story so far, the characters, the NPCs, and all our beloved big bads. Tune in to reconnect with our story, I wonder whats going to happen next??

Jan 31, 202449 min

Thirst for Adventure Live: The Dragon’s Eye

Greetings, listeners! First off an update, new episodes of NPC Incorporated are on their way! Until we check back in with the Green Team, here’s another tale of adventure from our new live show, Thirst For Adventure! In this one, four heroes join a pair of tiny treasure hunters to seek out a treasure in a lost tomb. Can they dodge traps and solve the most dreaded enemy in D&D: a simple puzzle? Find out in this surprisingly horny, lava-filled adventure! Apologies for some mic trouble we had w...

Jan 24, 20242 hr 9 min

Thirst for Adventure Live: Silent Night, Deadly Night

Greetings, listeners! Sorry for being so quiet recently, but due to some travel and holidays and life in general, we had to take a pause on our NPC Inc story. We’ll be back soon, and miss playing around in the warehouse. Until we check back in with the Green Team, here’s another tale of adventure from our new live show, Thirst For Adventure! In this thrilling tale that is NOT A CHRISTMAS SHOW, four heroes set out into a dark, snowy forest to hunt a fearsome beast. Prepare for allyship, snow crim...

Dec 27, 20231 hr 54 min

Thirst for Adventure Live: The Thankswishing Day Feast

Greetings, listeners! Sorry for being so quiet recently, but due to some travel and holidays and life in general, we had to take a pause on our NPC Inc story. We’ll be back soon, and miss playing around in the warehouse. Until we check back in with the Green Team, here’s another tale of adventure from our new live show, Thirst For Adventure! We’re still figuring out how to record in a huge room, so apologies for the rough audio, but we thought this tale of food and friendship (and then ditching ...

Dec 06, 20231 hr 56 min

Halloween Interlude: The Deer King

NPC Incorporated, Halloween Interlude: The Deer King Happy Halloween, Deer Listeners! See what I did there? Well, you’ll get it after you listen to this very spooky Halloween episode! In this thrilling installment of our annual Call of Cthulhu game, four ne’er-do-wells venture forth to check out a really fun renaissance faire! But is the Crystal Faire hiding a dark secret? What roams the woods around the park, and why does it seem like a part of the show, but also so terrifyingly real? Give into...

Nov 01, 20233 hr 5 min

Shipping & Receiving, Episode 50: GoldenEye (1989)

The Green Team is scattered across the vastness of the Elder Brain Symposium! Separated from each other, they face the difficult decision of “continue with the escape plan” vs “see what these people are up to over here.” Guess which one most of them pick? As Dimetra and the newly statuesque Daniel try to exit the way they entered, June and Matt join some of the inner circle of Bernard’s Shield Society for some puzzles and memory games. Meanwhile, Quinn takes a trip to the secret lab of Dr. Orwin...

Oct 18, 20231 hr 25 min

Shipping & Receiving, Episode 49: Nerfect Pobodies

It’s a Monday, somewhere in the depths of the Shell Corporation and our heroes are about to share their secrets with Mr. Holder in exchange for some mid-level blended scotch, dear listeners! Can they trust the menacing executive with their secrets? Eh, they’ll figure that out later! For now, it’s time to infiltrate the symposium and find Daniel amongst the tables of team building villains. Pour some whiskey in your mug and tune in for big reveals, annoying co-workers, and baby-girl energy. In th...

Oct 06, 20231 hr 24 min

Thirst for Adventure Live: King of the Hill Giant

Greetings dear listeners! We have some party members on vacation, so instead we thought we’d give you an audio taste of our new live show at Lincoln Lodge theater in Chicago! In this monthly show, four comedians put away their material and take up character sheets for an adventure set in and around the Wishing Well Tavern. Drinks will be had, quests will be accepted, and thirsts for adventure will be quenched! Enjoy our first ever show featuring Amy Do, David Carter, Caito Aase and Sage Huston, ...

Sep 20, 20231 hr 17 min

Shipping & Receiving, Episode 48: Inside the Shell

Greetings, dear listeners! Our heroes are taking the stairs, accompanied by new party member Bernard Holder. Can our heroes trust the sinister business guru to lead them into the symposium to find Dimetra’s brother? What secrets is Bernard keeping from them as they descend into the depths? The true mission of H & H Business Solutions? The location of a super-bland break room? His favorite band and album? Find out in this exciting, pigeon-filled descent into Shell Corp! In this episode Dimetr...

Sep 06, 20231 hr 20 min

Shipping & Receiving, Episode 47: Shell Games

Happy Weekend, dear listener! I hope you had a good Saturday and Sunday, I know our heroes did! Fresh off their success at The Genie Bottle, the Green Team grows in power, reconnecting with loved ones and facing off against sports rivals. Will the boost of confidence give them the tools (and weapons and armor) they need for the Elder Brain Symposium? Find out as our heroes head to the Host Building to see what’s going on at Shell Corp. And what happens when a malevolent force of management sudde...

Aug 23, 20231 hr 28 min

Shipping & Receiving, Episode 46: Skeptical Spectators

Greetings, dear listeners! Our heroes are ready to help The Crushed Skulls impress the Fey Wilde crowd at the Genie Bottle. Can they help a rowdy punk band impress a synth pop audience, or will Fang and the boys be unable to win over these skeptical spectators? Get ready to dance, dodge pyrotechnics, and remember how basses work in this thrilling installment. Don’t forget to stretch for a punk show, folks! In this episode Matt introduces the extended Meat Family Universe Quinn turns into a spide...

Aug 09, 20231 hr 34 min

Shipping & Receiving, Episode 45: Impossible Uncle

Greetings, listeners! The Green Team is spread across the Genie’s Bottle bar like spilled chips on a green room craft services table! Quinn and Dimetra make their way to the dance floor to generate some buzz for their co-workers’ band while June wanders the mirrored hall/bathroom. Meanwhile, Uncle and Wife locate Barry the Flirt to retrieve their lost names. Can the team whip up the crowd’s enthusiasm for punk music at a pop show? Will Uncle be able to solve Barry’s latest fiendish boyfriend rid...

Jul 28, 20231 hr 16 min

Shipping & Receiving, Episode 44: “Monday Problems for Friday People”

Greetings, listener! Our heroes have been reluctantly crowned Team of the Week, but that’s a problem for another day! For now they just need to make some cat-themed headwear and make their way to The Genie Bottle, a venue that promises a night of music, drinks, and hopefully some answers. Can our heroes locate Barry the Flirt inside the surprisingly spacious, black-light-lit bar? Wait, who is that at the bar? She looks familiar! In this episode Dimetra checks out the latest Economancer Quinn lea...

Jul 12, 20231 hr 26 min

Shipping & Receiving, Episode 43: Games for Goblins

Greetings, dear listeners! Our heroes are back from lunch and ready to work. Jumping on their jobs, the Green Team makes quick work of their afternoon tasks, leaving some time to design hats for punks, seek out creepy business books, and take turns being the baby. But as the day draws to a close, the heroes are drawn to the lair of Mr. Lowe, where the sinister boss has a game he’d like to play... In this episode Uncle has some picklebacks and wifey meat Dimetra LOVES SOOODA! June spells out her ...

Jun 29, 20231 hr 17 min
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