Patrick Ryan

USA TODAY

Community fans are well aware of Dan Harmon's affinity for Dungeons & Dragons.

So it should come as no surprise that the offbeat TV mastermind is bringing his obsession to the next level with Harmonquest, premiering on NBC's subscription streaming channel Seeso July 14.

Adapted from an improv segment on his Harmontown podcast, the part animated, part live-action series brings Harmon and his comedian friends together to play fantasy roleplaying game Pathfinder. All 10 episodes were shot in front of a live audience last year, and feature comedians Erin McGathy, Jeff B. Davis and "Game Master" Spencer Crittenden. Special guests include Aubrey Plaza, Ron Funches and Paul F. Tompkins, who join Harmon and Co. as they dream up increasingly absurd characters within the Dungeons realm.

Get a first look at a rough cut of footage from the freewheeling comedy, in which Tompkins plays a debonair half-orc whose head is on fire: