A Dungeon World actual-play campaign following three comedians battling villain Callum Blackhammer.
Spout Lore follows Tacoma Dome, Ving, and Fat Billy through a strange fantasy world guided by game master Sean O'Hara. The adventure can turn grave or mythic, but the table rarely lets a scene pass without a sideways joke, a rules question, or a ridiculous plan.
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Spout Lore is a panel-format actual-play podcast: a Game Master narrates and voices NPCs while a fixed group of players run their characters through a continuing Dungeon World campaign. Sean O'Hara serves as the Game Master and recap narrator, opening sessions in a sing-song bardic style before running the table. Jessica Tai plays Fat Billie/Billy the Halfling Thief, Paul Oppers plays Ving the half-elf Druid, and Abdul Aziz plays Tuck (also called Tacoma Dome), the Barbarian. Most main-line episodes run 80-90 minutes and advance one continuous plot rather than standalone stories, currently centered on the villain Callum Blackhammer's masquerade-ball wedding, a demon-binding conspiracy, and the party's conflict with the Gibbous Man. The tone is comedic and improv-heavy, with the table frequently breaking into joke tangents, in-universe worldbuilding asides, and character-driven banter before returning to plot. Shorter Patreon bonus episodes (around 15 minutes) run separate spinoff campaigns using different premises, such as an occult vampire-hunting group in Bushwick. The show suits listeners already familiar with, or curious about, Dungeon World or Powered-by-the-Apocalypse-style rules-light tabletop systems rather than D&D-specific mechanics. Recurring in-fiction locations (Hither and Yon, Blackglass, Highspear) and a stable ensemble cast give the campaign serialized, novel-like continuity across episodes. Production is dialogue-driven and unscripted, built entirely from live table recordings rather than edited narration or sound-designed segments beyond a recap intro.
Made for: Fans of long-form, serialized Dungeon World or PbtA actual-play podcasts who enjoy comedic improv layered over a continuing fantasy campaign.
What sets it apart: Runs the rules-light Dungeon World system with a setting improvised session-to-session, rather than the D&D-based campaigns common to most actual-play shows, and pairs the main campaign with a separate horror-themed Patreon spinoff.
Spout Lore is a hilarious Actual Play podcast using the Dungeon World game system, brought to life by four award-winning comedians in Canada. If you're looking for a collaborative storytelling experience that balances high fantasy with side-splitting improv comedy, you’ve found it. Join three "mighty" "heroes" (Tuk the Barbarian, Vyng the half-elf Druid, and Fat Billie the nine-year-old Halfling Thief) as they bumble through a post-magic world. This is a rules-light, character-driven journey where the setting is made up on the fly; evolving from ancient hotdog-based festivals to mythic beasts of terrible power. Whether you’re a TTRPG veteran or a...
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Spout Lore makes collaborative fantasy funniest at the exact point where character logic, table talk, and terrible plans collide.
Spout Lore turns a fantasy campaign into a running negotiation between heroic stakes and whatever makes the table laugh first. Game master Sean O'Hara guides Abdul Aziz, Paul Oppers, and Jessica Tai through an actual-play world of masquerades, forgotten assassins, divine…
A cashbox produces money, a nine-year-old thief starts plotting, and you are already in on the joke.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A funny, tactile fantasy-table episode turns a subterranean machine room into a bad idea the party still has to solve.
Spout Lore drops its party out of a godly standoff and into a grimy bit of tower infrastructure, where the joke is also the problem: the machine they need is hanging over rushing water, with the controls stranded somewhere no practical builder would put them.
A loose, funny actual-play mystery where masked-party intrigue, Parmesan panic, and a collapsing tower all share the same table.
She's Just Not That Into You drops Spout Lore into a messy fantasy scheme where nobody seems fully sure who has been played, or how badly. Sean O'Hara keeps the masked-invitation plot moving through Callum's angled setup, while the table keeps knocking it sideways with Parmesan…
A funny Spout Lore riff on magical money, thief-brain curiosity, and friends talking each other out of robbing the innkeeper.
A Thousand Spout Lore Dollars finds Spout Lore in a nicely ridiculous pocket: the party learns about a lockbox where money randomly appears, and Billy cannot stop mentally workshopping the theft he insists he would never commit.
A loose, funny actual-play episode where messy romance, palace prep, and demonic tension all press in at once.
Masquerade starts with Spout Lore in full bardic flourish, then drops the party into a hotel-borne tangle of marriage, jealousy, and Callum Blackhammer's looming influence.
A loose, funny Spout Lore scene turns a useless name-drop into shaky leverage before a masquerade ball.
Fear and Loathing in Black Glass finds Spout Lore mid-reunion with Lionel McKenzie King, the assassin and former pomegranate vendor the party had apparently forgotten.
Broke adventurers, fancy clothes, and one very tempting masquerade district make for a loose, funny Spout Lore detour.
Spout Lore's A Fire Sale on Apples drops Tuck, Fingers, and Billy into the kind of trouble actual-play shows handle best: no cash, wrong clothes, and a rich district already fussing over tomorrow night's masquerade. The setup is small, but that is the charm.
Four McElroys narrate a wizard battle-royale tournament across elimination trials on Octave Ziggurat.
A continuous Fabula Ultima actual-play campaign following one party through the world of Perpetua.
An ensemble cast plays teen superheroes through Masks: A New Generation campaigns and guest one-shots.
A recurring cast plays full Pathfinder 2E, Shadowdark, and Pendragon campaigns session by session.
A song kicks the door open.
This Patreon bonus episode of Spout Lore's Up All Night playtest follows a group of occult investigators in Bushwick who have just confirmed their friend Sage has been turned into a vampire.
This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive bonus episode of the roleplaying game Spellmore Mallbrats, featuring a chaotic mall battle scene.
Sean opens in bardic recap mode, and the table wrecks the heroic mood almost at once.
Gather round, friends.
This Patreon-exclusive bonus episode of Spellmore Mallbrats discusses the consequences of being at war with the Babysitter's Club in the faction game, including mechanics and character interactions.
This episode continues a fantasy role-playing adventure story featuring three heroes—a brute, a druid, and a young thief—as they navigate humorous interactions and face challenges from characters like a love-sick mother.
This episode introduces a fantasy role-playing adventure featuring three heroes—Tuck the brute, Fingers the druid, and Billy the young thief—as narrated by game master Sean O'Hara.
This episode continues a fantasy role-playing adventure where three heroes—a barbarian, a druid, and a thief—navigate the magical dangers of Blackglass while being pursued by a mechanical orchestra.
A teaser for a Monster Hunters playtest using the Bump in the Dark system, part of the Spout Lore podcast's Patreon content.
A group of comedians play a fantasy RPG, using a communication tube to call a lawyer for a law emergency.
This episode of Spout Lore continues a Dungeons & Dragons fantasy adventure where the heroes prepare to free Hither and Yon from tyranny with their new hireling, Mears.
The hosts introduce a Patreon playtest episode for a new campaign using the Bump in the Dark system, discussing character creation and setting.
This episode introduces three fantasy characters—Tuck the brute, Fingers the druid, and Peely the thief—as they embark on a humorous adventure, with the hosts joking about greasy glasses and their readiness for the quest.
A Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast episode where the players resume their fantasy adventure involving spying on a wedding, with humorous banter and character interactions.
The cold open brings the brute, the druid, and the tiny thief back to the table before Sean steers things into hotel-and-palace plotting.
A comedic actual play RPG podcast where four comedians play Dungeon World, featuring a Patreon teaser and a scene of heroes sneaking into a house.
Gather round, friends.
Gather round; this one starts moving right away.
A comedic actual play podcast where bumbling heroes embark on a fantasy adventure with improv humor.
Three bumbling heroes decide whether to accompany wizard friends or pursue their own quest in a post-magic world.
The episode opens with a humorous poem introducing the characters, then the game master and players greet each other and recap their previous infiltration mission.
Host Abdul introduces a crossover episode with The Crit Show, promoting their new sci-fi fantasy campaign Clockwinders.
Three comedic heroes recount their bumbling adventures in a post-magic fantasy world.
A comedic actual play podcast where four comedians roleplay bumbling heroes in a post-magic fantasy world.
Three comedic heroes bumble through a post-magic fantasy world in a Dungeon World actual play podcast.
A comedic actual play podcast where four comedians play Dungeon World, starting with a pirate-themed intro and humorous banter.
Three comedic heroes bumble through a fantasy adventure in a Dungeon World actual play podcast.
Three comedic heroes bumble through a post-magic world in a Dungeon World actual play podcast.
Three bumbling heroes attend a funeral and set out to find a halfling Nana in the Everwood Forest.
A comedic actual play podcast using Dungeon World, featuring three bumbling heroes in a post-magic world.
A pre-show announcement promoting the launch of a bonus show and giveaways.
The episode features a crossover with the Crit Show podcast, where the heroes prepare for a finale inside an inn, with karaoke and banter.
A crossover episode of Spout Lore and The Crit Show where the heroes investigate a mysterious figure named Mother Never Was.
A comedic actual play podcast where four comedians play Dungeon World, starting with a silly throat-warmup bit before the adventure.