When Your D&D Group Has Oscar-Worthy Improv Skills 😂

Holy dice rolls, fam! As a hardcore Baldur's Gate 3 stan, I nearly screamed when I heard Neil Newbon (our fave vampire king Astarion) and Devora Wilde (iconic frog mommy Lae'zel) were teaming up again for Dungeons & Dragons & Drama (D3). And let me tell you—this ain't your average real-play show. Imagine Critical Role collided with Whose Line Is It Anyway? while chugging energy drinks. That's the chaotic-good energy we're dealing with here!

Why This Cast Is Low-Key Genius 🤯

Neil's bringing his big-brain GM energy from his 2020 Warhammer series The Vagabond Chronicles, while Devora—who admits she couldn't ID a Beholder if it bit her—steals scenes with comedy timing sharper than Lae'zel's greatsword. Their new squad? Absolute fire:

• Tom de Ville as Thomas T Tompton (Neil keeps butchering the name 💀)

• Inel Tomlinson as narcissist actor Nathan Kaiber

• Clym Dodds as the "card-carrying geek" stagehand

Devora spilled the tea: "I was low-key panicking about chemistry... but it just worked." And OMG, does it ever! The first episode feels like friends who've known each other for years.

The Premise: Theater Kids Meet Apocalypse ⚔️

Picture this: A cringey fantasy play in some damp UK theater (so relatable). Then BOOM—murder cultists crash opening night like:

🔪 Slaughtering audience members

🔮 Banishing actors to a fantasy realm

💥 Giving them literal new identities

Suddenly these drama nerds are swinging swords instead of reciting monologues. The tonal whiplash? Chef's kiss! 👌

Rule #1: Always Follow the Funny 😈

Their golden improv rule explains why episode 1-10 are pure chaos:

• Neil as DM: "We let story beats emerge from player choices"

• Devora: "Makes Neil's job hell... but that's Rule #2!"

The cast "yes-ands" each other into glorious nonsense. Like when Devora's character Mags Thatcher (zero relation to that Thatcher) tried to negotiate with goblins using Shakespeare quotes? I died. 💀

People Also Ask:

• "Do I need D&D knowledge?"

Nah fam—it's like jumping into BG3 blind. The chaos is the tutorial!

• "How improvised is it?"

Think 90% unscripted madness. Neil plans encounters, but the squad derails everything with vibes.

• "Why theater kids?"

Real talk: their improv background turns combat into comedy gold. "Roll for seduction" has never been this literal.

Why This Hits Different 🎭

Most real-play shows feel performative, but D3 captures that authentic "pizza-and-beer-with-friends" energy. Neil nailed it: "When someone has an idea, we all immediately gas them up." And with Devora dropping accidental wisdom like "Sometimes the real treasure is the trauma we inflicted along the way"? Mood.

So yeah, if you miss Astarion roasting everyone or Lae'zel's murderous sincerity, this is your fix. Ten episodes in, and I'm still not over how a displacer beast became their emotional support pet. Only in D&D, baby! 🎲🔥

Drop your wildest D&D disaster stories below! 👇 What would YOUR theater kid character do in a murder-cultist situation?