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Merely Roleplayers

Where theatrical people play roleplaying games. Each season our players part-improvise a story in a new genre, with roleplaying game rules providing surprising twists and turns. Jump in at the start of any season! The story continues every other Tuesday; on the Tuesdays in between, Backstage episodes shed light on the game and storytelling mechanics behind the scenes.

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31:08

Ghouls (Vigil Backstage)

Merely Roleplayers ·

2022/09/06

We create some more lore about ghouls, especially the specific one Cameron is bent on destroying.Programme notesThis production contains blood, gore, and references to childhood trauma.Our promo this episode is for The Secret of St Kilda, an audio drama by Haggis and Dragons Productions. Follow Lockie, a charismatic con man who escapes to St Kilda with the promise that this time he’ll change his ways. Unfortunately the island and its unusual inhabitants have other ideas. He seeks redemption and they

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54:12

Vigil: Quarry, Act 2

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2022/08/30

Quarry, Act Two of Four: In which the hounds of the Hunt are revealed; the Hunt keeps recruiting; and Brier makes a mess of Melodies.Programme notesThis production contains blood, gore, and references to childhood trauma.Are you involved in interactive performance in any way? Could you put a bit of cash to good use? Come to the first Interactive Soup at Theatre Deli Leadenhall, London on Tuesday 4 October. Tickets are £5 and include homemade soup and a vote. Five people pitch ideas, and the pitch

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31:40

Mustering (Vigil Backstage)

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2022/08/23

We establish some connections between the characters, and learn more about Melody’s tattoos.Programme notesThis production contains blood, gore, and references to childhood trauma.Our promo this episode is for Modified Roll, a Dungeons & Dragons actual play. Season 2 started recently with a new Dungeon Master and new players - it’s a great place to jump aboard!Dramatis personae and other definitionsCameron Jarvis: An intense young man, obsessed with monster hunting since his parents and sister

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47:29

Vigil: Quarry, Act 1

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2022/08/16

Quarry, Act One of Four: In which a determined hunter sharpens his blade; a reluctant hunter comes to town; and the hunt marks its quarry.Programme notesThis production contains blood, gore, and references to childhood trauma.While we were off the air here on the podcast feed, we put on a whole production on Youtube! The Feed is a slow-burn comic horror mystery set in a Big Brother house where something is very wrong, told entirely through diary room videos. Add the playlistIf you enjoy Vigil, you

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03:34

The Feed

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2022/03/22

Announcing The Feed, a new Studio production - and Merely Roleplayers’ first video series!In The Feed, seven contestants enter the house for a new series of the hit reality TV programme Big Brother. But they’ll soon discover that the reality is much, much stranger than they signed up for…Programme notesWatch The Feed on the Merely Roleplayers Youtube channelCreditsTHE FEED is a Studio production by Merely Roleplayers, starring:Matt Boothman as MalcolmEllen Gould as JakeJosh Yard as HenryTo create

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11:09

After Andromeda (Andromeda Xmas Backstage)

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2022/01/11

Un-broadcast interview footage from the doomed documentary ‘The Making of The Andromeda Ward’ sheds light on the programme’s cancellation.Programme notesThis production contains comic body horror, including mistreatment of human remains.CreditsSTARRING:- Helen Stratton as Hetty Braithwaite, playing Jemima Jones- Chris MacLennan as Judd Talisker, playing Rhys Haplock, radiologist- Ellen Gould as Avril Sterling-Bow, playing Nancy Kent- Strat as Riff Redgrave, playing Bret Buckingham- Marta da Silva as

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52:22

The Lost Andromeda Ward Christmas Special, Act 2

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2022/01/04

The Lost Andromeda Ward Christmas Special, Act 2 of 2: What will it cost our heroes to outwit the hyperintelligent slime? And will Jésus have a merry birthday?Programme notesThis production contains comic body horror, including mistreatment of human remains.Our promo this episode is for The Secret of St Kilda, an audio drama by Haggis and Dragons Productions. Follow Lockie, a charismatic con man who escapes to St Kilda with the promise that this time he’ll change his ways. Unfortunately the island

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16:30

Production hell (Andromeda Xmas Backstage)

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2021/12/28

The documentary ‘The Making of The Andromeda Ward’ was never broadcast, but some of the interview footage can still be found in dusty corners of the internet.Programme notesThis production contains comic body horror, including mistreatment of human remains.CreditsSTARRING:- Helen Stratton as Hetty Braithwaite, playing Jemima Jones- Chris MacLennan as Judd Talisker, playing Rhys Haplock, radiologist- Ellen Gould as Avril Sterling-Bow, playing Nancy Kent- Strat as Riff Redgrave, playing Bret

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46:18

The Lost Andromeda Ward Christmas Special, Act 1

Merely Roleplayers ·

2021/12/21

The Lost Andromeda Ward Christmas Special, Act 1 of 2: A slippery adversary interrupts preparations for a significant birthday at Bristol General Hospital.Programme notesThis production contains comic body horror, including mistreatment of human remains.CreditsSTARRING:- Helen Stratton as Hetty Braithwaite, playing Jemima Jones- Chris MacLennan as Judd Talisker, playing Rhys Haplock, radiologist- Ellen Gould as Avril Sterling-Bow, playing Nancy Kent- Strat as Riff Redgrave, playing Bret Buckingham-

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36:04

Green room (Andromeda Ward Xmas Special Backstage)

Merely Roleplayers ·

2021/12/14

Only six episodes of The Andromeda Ward were ever broadcast. These newly resurfaced backstage recordings may reveal what went wrong with the infamous lost Christmas special.Programme notesThis production contains comic body horror, including mistreatment of human remains.CreditsSTARRING:- Helen Stratton as Hetty Braithwaite, playing Jemima Jones- Chris MacLennan as Judd Talisker, playing Rhys Haplock, radiologist- Ellen Gould as Avril Sterling-Bow, playing Nancy Kent- Strat as Riff Redgrave, playing

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01:34:38

[IPM feed drop] RPG: Dust Wardens - Entanglement

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2021/12/07

Originally published by International Podcast Month and shared with permission. Every September, International Podcast Month releases an all-new podcast episode every day. Find all the September 2021 episodes at internationalpodcastmonth.com.Dust Wardens is a Powered by the Apocalypse system which uses tarot cards instead of dice to determine outcomes. It is set in a post-apocalyptic world where covens roam the land, bound to one another by a magic called limerence. In this story, three intrepid

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01:02:42

Lights Out (live at the London Horror Festival 2021)

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2021/11/30

No one knows what happened to the Blackout Four - only that none of them survived that final dark night. Merely Roleplayers hope to reconstruct the events of that night, live on stage.Part seance, part crime scene reconstruction, part roleplaying game, Lights Out is a fight against fate to seize a glimmer of hope - before the dark draws in.Programme notesThis production contains darkness and tragic death.This premiere performance of Lights Out took place at the Pleasance Theatre, London, for the

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49:51

Public enquiry (Vigil Backstage)

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2021/11/23

We look back at Vigil: Bad Dog. What did we achieve? What could have been different? And what does it all mean for the future of Sherrydown?Programme notesThis production contains drug use, gross tentacles, and fantasy violence with some injury detail.Our promo this episode is for Monster Hour, a grimcamp Monster of the Week actual play set in the town of Firmament, Colorado.Dramatis personae and other definitionsPersephone ‘Percy’ Byron: A Victorian monster hunter and half-sister of Ada Lovelace

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40:07

Vigil: Bad Dog, Act 5

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2021/11/16

Bad Dog, Act Five of Five: In which a community joins hands against unfathomable powers; and two cunning women receive unwelcome offers.Programme notesThis production contains drug use, gross tentacles, and fantasy violence with some injury detail.Our next Studio production will be Andromeda Ward Xmas, a festive paranormal hospital melodrama in two acts. We’ll be playing The Andromeda Ward by Chloe Mashiter, illustrated by Gerald MacDermott.Our promo this episode is for Monster Hour, a grimcamp

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20:43

Neighbours (Vigil Backstage)

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2021/11/09

Not everyone in Sherrydown is an ageless, magical monster slayer. Let’s meet some of the town’s ordinary folks.Programme notesThis production contains drug use, gross tentacles, and fantasy violence with some injury detail.Our promo this episode is for Upriver, Downriver, a tarot-inspired pastoral fantasy roleplaying game about sailing a ship on a magical river. Created by Ella Watts and Max Briar in association with MacGuffin & Company, Upriver, Downriver is currently on Kickstarter.Dramatis

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Vigil: Bad Dog, Act 4

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2021/11/02

Bad Dog, Act Four of Five: In which a problem is not so much solved as displaced; the village green is vandalised; and Percy leverages her reputation.Programme notesThis production contains drug use, gross tentacles, and fantasy violence with some injury detail.A Spy in the Stalls calls Lights Out, our first stage show, “thrillingly unconventional” and “absolutely worth your time”.Our promo this episode is for Upriver, Downriver, a tarot-inspired pastoral fantasy roleplaying game about sailing a

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24:09

Morrigan (Vigil Backstage)

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2021/10/26

Maiden, mother, crone. Past, present, future. We establish some lore about Gwynned’s mistress, the triple goddess Morrigan.Programme notesThis production contains drug use, gross tentacles, and fantasy violence with some injury detail.Our promo this episode is for The Prestige, a film podcast hosted by a filmmaker and a film academic, diving deep into a single film each episode.Dramatis personae and other definitionsPersephone ‘Percy’ Byron: A Victorian monster hunter and half-sister of Ada

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Vigil: Bad Dog, Act 3

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2021/10/19

Bad Dog, Act Three of Five: In which the occupation of Sherrydown expands; archaeological fraud is mooted; and hounds and ravens make their voices heard.Programme notesThis production contains drug use, gross tentacles, and fantasy violence with some injury detail.Tickets are now on sale for Lights Out, the first Merely Roleplayers stage show, at 8:30pm on Saturday 24 October at the Pleasance Theatre in Islington, London, as part of the London Horror Festival. It’s the second half of a double bill

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Wizard theory (Vigil Backstage)

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2021/10/12

We come up with some background about magical organisations in Vigil’s England, some of which will be highly relevant to Bad Dog.Programme notesThis production contains drug use, gross tentacles, and fantasy violence with some injury detail.Tickets are now on sale for Lights Out, the first Merely Roleplayers stage show, at 8:30pm on Sunday 24 October at the Pleasance Theatre in Islington, London, as part of the London Horror Festival. It’s the second half of a double bill with The Scare Slam at

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53:37

Vigil: Bad Dog, Act 2

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2021/10/05

Bad Dog, Act Two of Five: In which a threat is named; a girl ignores a warning from her elders; and Gwynned (among others) is made to feel unwelcome.Programme notesThis production contains drug use, gross tentacles, and fantasy violence with some injury detail.Tickets are now on sale for Lights Out, the first Merely Roleplayers stage show, at 8:30pm on Sunday 24 October at the Pleasance Theatre in Islington, London, as part of the London Horror Festival. It’s the second half of a double bill with

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