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NPC Inc.

Welcome Internet Travelers!

Come on in and sit for a while, and hear the tale of four brave adventurers of the Mundane Realm in a new campaign from NPC Incorporated, a Dungeons & Dragons 5e podcast set in the real, boring world of jobs. Based on the characters and classes from the classic tabletop role playing game and translated for the modern era, this story takes place in a shipping facility in “Fantasy Chicago,” 1989. Join in for the rad exploits of June Esmond (Firbolg Cleric), Matt Meat (Tabaxi Monk), Quinn Larkin (Gnome Paladin), and Dimetra Kubrick (Tiefling Warlock) as they navigate a vast warehouse and try to avoid succumbing to the existential dread of their demanding, exhausting jobs.

Will our heroes be able to balance work and life, or will they burn out? Will they be able to meet their quotas in the cavernous warehouse and earn the ultimate prize (a pizza party for Lunch on Friday)? Will they be able to defeat the final, literal boss?

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Shipping & Receiving, Episode 60: Lizard Lunch
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, June looks for a shower. When Dimetra discovers the identity of the culprit, will the party be too lost in the sauce to help??

Thirst for Adventure Live: Best of the Beach
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 beat them? Download this live ep into your shellphone or seagull (depending on your service provider) and soak in some summer fun!

Shipping & Receiving, Episode 59: Celestial Conflict
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?

Thirst for Adventure Live: High Noon June
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!”

Shipping & Receiving, Episode 58: John Rainbow: First Blood
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 the warehouse! You’re listening to WCPR, home of hot hits and hostage crises!

Thirst for Adventure Live: Fey May!
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 applesauce get you drunk? Find out in this magical live show that will have you coming back for more! (repeat customers are very important to our business model)

Shipping & Receiving, Episode 57: Meat, Pray, Love
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 off Sal Manderberg’s grill and fill a glass with three kinds of scotch, let’s roll!

Shipping & Receiving, Episode 56: Speaking Dramatically
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.

Thirst for Adventure Live: The Opposite of Dracula
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 reverse-vampire they were paid to protect? Find out in this tale of blood drinking, bird vomiting, and a final battle that will have you saying “well, technically none of this happens in Dracula.”

Shipping & Receiving, Episode 55: Coin Toss
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 as worker turns on worker turns on Lunch Eater turns on team mate! Also tune in for a discussion of Steve Urkel’s many war crimes.

NPC Inc. Characters

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June Esmond

Firbolg Cleric

Played by Meadow Kei Lillium

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Matt “Uncle” Meat

Tabaxi Monk

Played by Brandon Kirkman

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Dimetra Kubrick

Tiefling Warlock

Played by Sadie Lancrete

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Quinn Larkin

Rock Gnome Paladin

Played by Liz Getty


Campaign 1 Characters

Agnes Hellman

Tiefling Bard/Warlock

Played by Liz Getty

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Gerrbi Richardson

Goblin Monk

Played by Hobert Thompson

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Mathias Maxwell

Tabaxi Sorcerer

Played by Brandon Kirkman

NPCs

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Thaddeus Warman

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Scratchy the Security Guard

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Gray Guard

Former Party Members

Desk & Dayjobs - Brube T. Camry Character Art

Brube T. Camry

Played by Miden Wood

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Cover and Character Art by Sadie Lancrete

Character Sheet Art by Rose Nadia Whittaker

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Hobe Shadetree

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Brube T. Camry

Orlando Jordan

Orlando Jordan

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