So when a friend of mine who was coming over for fringe suggested that we all go to see Tartan Tabletop at Gilded Balloon Appleton Tower, I was game!
For those of you who don't know D&D, the premise, in a nutshell, is that a Dungeon Master writes out a quest and plays both the narrator and all the secondary characters. The rest of the team create their own characters and have certain skills, strengths, and weaknesses. They decide how to overcome the obstacles set out by the dungeon master in the quest and roll different die to determine if they succeed (roll a high number) or fail (roll a low number).
Easy concept to follow once you know it!
The team at Tartan Tabletop are hilarious and just seem like the sweetest bunch! Their audience interaction comes with a genuine thankfulness and affection towards their fans.. It felt like watching some very funny friends play some DND.
The guest star on the night I went was Sam Russell from improv group Shoot From The Hip. He just threw himself in to the story, and you could tell he was having as magnificent a time as we were!
The story for the night I came was an X-Men parody called the Cum-Men where they needed to stop the evil Crackneto from destroying Edinburgh with giant crack rocks.
The team was a jazz singer, a Beaver-like human, a French/Spanish/Something else mumbler with exploding Pokémon cards, and a man with laser vision that can only laser print blue words. They banded together into a very, very funny hour of hijinks, low rolls, and a puppet only a jazz singer could love!
I had an amazing night; however, I did find that the show could stand to be just that little bit longer. An extra 10 minutes could have really helped it not feel slightly rushed at the end. But, given that it's essentially improv, I understand that this might not be every single night, and I also understand fringe has certain time limits that must be respected. It would have been nice to have seen a little bit more dice rolling as it was exciting to see what would happen, but I also know they are doing a different show every night, so this could be just my own experience.
Perhaps I'm being too greedy though as I would ask for an extra 6 hours to hear more! Tartan Tabletop is a fun night out, especially with friends. It's a lot of laughs, and you just can't help but want to see the team have the time of their lives. I would go back again just to see what else they got up to.
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I'll leave you all with a fun suggestion: why not write out 20 shows you and your friends want to see and roll a D&D dice to determine what you're seeing! I hope it helps you see a great show, and I hope you have a fantastic fringe! 😁
Love,
Tony x
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