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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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28:32

Common ground (Vigil Backstage)

Merely Roleplayers ·

2021/09/28

We establish some connections between the characters, including Vigil’s first canon ship.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 6:30pm. Book Lights Out and the Scare Slam

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59:22

Vigil: Bad Dog, Act 1

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2021/09/21

Bad Dog, Act One of Five: In which local youths are hounded from their usual haunts; their elders rush to investigate; and a romantic trip is interrupted.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

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23:21

Space wisdom (First Nova Backstage)

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2021/09/14

The cast reflect on their favourite moments, what it was like to share the gamemaster responsibility, and some theories and questions about what happened after the story finished.Programme notesTickets 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 with The Scare Slam at 6:30pm. Enter EARLYBIRD at checkout before 24

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55:50

The First Nova, Act 3

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2021/09/07

The crew of the Mustang Sally make an important discovery on the Trinary Noon. Can they use what they learn to save the galaxy, or will the Mandate prove too relentlessly interminable to overthrow?Programme notesSave the date: Lights Out, the first Merely Roleplayers stage show, is 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 with The Scare Slam at 6:30pm. Tickets aren’t on sale yet but

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53:27

Idle dreaming (First Nova Backstage)

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2021/08/31

Our cast describe the people their characters have relationships with, choose the desires for each of the game’s four pillars, and finally do a little idle dreaming to set the scenario for this season’s story.Programme notesThe Researcher is a playbook for galactic 2nd edition, inspired by characters like Lyntel'luroon, Eno Cordova, and Doctor Aphra. Matt wrote it and you can buy it to create and play your own galactic Researcher!Our promo this episode is for Realms of Peril & Glory. Journey

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55:35

The First Nova, Act 2

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2021/08/24

As Mandate troopers descend on the crew of the Mustang Sally, Revan and Val attempt to neutralise the threat while the others begin to unlock the mysteries of the ominous Trinary Noon.Programme notesThe Researcher is a playbook for galactic 2nd edition, inspired by characters like Lyntel'luroon, Eno Cordova, and Doctor Aphra. Matt wrote it and you can buy it to create and play your own galactic Researcher!Our promo this episode is for Realms of Peril & Glory. Journey through hilarious galaxies,

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01:28:54

Our space family (First Nova Backstage)

Merely Roleplayers ·

2021/08/17

Our cast introduces the space characters they’ve created, which playbooks they’ll be using, and how the characters are connected.Programme notesThe Researcher is a playbook for galactic 2nd edition, inspired by characters like Lyntel'luroon, Eno Cordova, and Doctor Aphra. Matt wrote it and you can buy it to create and play your own galactic Researcher!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

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52:08

The First Nova, Act 1

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2021/08/10

The crew of the Mustang Sally attempt to put their damaged ship back together after an encounter with the Mandate, when they stumble upon an ominous space-shipwreck that just has to be explored.Programme notesA few of the Merely Roleplayers cast are joining Sabotage the DM on Twitch for a Total Party Knockout! See them take on impossible odds live today (Tuesday 10 August) at 7pm UTC+1, or check back later for the replay.Natalie Winter’s production company Ragged Foils presents Jam Tart/Lemon Kurd,

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30:56

Customer experience (Vigil Backstage)

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2021/08/03

Matt and the players look back at Vigil: Tourist Trap.Programme notesThis production contains mild body horror, fantasy violence - including gun violence - and abusive relationship dynamics.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

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54:38

Vigil: Tourist Trap, Act 5

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2021/07/27

A tacky souvenir shop is wrecking the high street - literally. Not everyone will still be standing after this fight.Programme notesThis production contains mild body horror, fantasy violence - including gun violence - and abusive relationship dynamics.Stay tuned to Merely Roleplayers for The First Nova, a star fantasy in three acts, opening in the Studio on 10 August.The First Nova features a guest appearance by Fiona Howat from the What Am I Rolling? podcast. We were guests on What Am I Rolling

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30:50

Jess, the Spooky (Vigil Backstage)

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2021/07/20

Meet Jess: shift worker, tarot reader, Spooky. Jess has always known she’s bigger than Sherrydown - and her new spirit guide is ready to help her prove it.Join Ellen as she fills in Jess’ character sheet with help from compère Matt and fellow hunters Dave and Josh.Programme notesThis production contains mild body horror, fantasy violence - including gun violence - and abusive relationship dynamics.Our promo this episode is for The D20 Future Show, where Richard and his team play the RPG D20 Future

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44:23

Vigil: Tourist Trap, Act 4

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2021/07/13

Following the food truck ordeal, the team reconvenes to formulate their next move (and leave Amazement Park some damning reviews). A trap is set, but an unseen somebody has a different plan.Programme notesThis production contains mild body horror, fantasy violence - including gun violence - and abusive relationship dynamics.Natalie Winter (Gwynned in Vigil: Cold Snap) was on Talk Together, an interview show on the Roll Together network. Check out the interview on Twitch or Youtube.Sherrydown is

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39:12

Kincaid, the Professional (Vigil Backstage)

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2021/07/06

Meet Kincaid: sceptic, agent, Professional. A disgraced special agent kicked down to a bullshit basement detail, he just wants an easy life, but how long can his scepticism hold out?Join Chris as he fills in Kincaid’s character sheet with help from compere Matt and fellow hunters Nat and Alex.Programme notesThis production contains mild body horror, fantasy violence - including gun violence - and abusive relationship dynamics.Our promo this episode is for The Space Jam Continuum. Now that Space

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47:23

Vigil: Tourist Trap, Act 3

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2021/06/29

Gunshots echo through Amazement Park as the hunters force Jess’s thief to show its true face. But this is just a rehearsal for the true battle to come...Programme notesThis production contains mild body horror, fantasy violence - including gun violence - and abusive relationship dynamics.Tickets are now on sale for Trouble at Sea: A Miss McSkimming Mystery, on Saturday 3 July in the Big Top in King George’s Park, Wandsworth.Sherrydown is twinned with Waterdeep, city of splendours, home of the Great

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Melody, the Constructed (Vigil Backstage)

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2021/06/22

Meet Melody: hipster, ambivert, 200 year-old construct. Having escaped her creator, this well-meaning café owner has a tendency to come apart at the seams.Join Helen as she fills in Melody's character sheet with help from compère Matt and fellow hunters Vikki and Chris.Programme notesThis production contains mild body horror, fantasy violence - including gun violence - and abusive relationship dynamics.Our promo this episode is for A Rendezvous with Destiny, an actual play podcast of Onyx Path's

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45:49

Vigil: Tourist Trap, Act 2

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2021/06/15

Pulling the thread on the identity theft mystery leads our hunters to the fabulous Sherrydown Amazement Park. What horrors await them there and, possibly more importantly, why isn't it open at the weekend?Programme notesThis production contains mild body horror, fantasy violence - including gun violence - and abusive relationship dynamics.Tickets are now on sale for Trouble at Sea: A Miss McSkimming Mystery, on Saturday 3 July in the Big Top in King George’s Park, Wandsworth.Wandsworth residents

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22:40

The social network (Vigil Backstage)

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2021/06/08

Matt meets our new band of hunters as they explore their connections to one another, and to the pride of Brackshire - the picturesque Sherrydown.Programme notesThis production contains mild body horror, fantasy violence - including gun violence - and abusive relationship dynamics.Our promo this episode is for What Am I Rolling?, a twice-monthly roleplaying game one-shot podcast, hosted by gamemaster, Fiona. Every month, Fiona takes a brand new group of players and runs them through a one-shot

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47:14

Vigil: Tourist Trap, Act 1

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2021/06/01

When the residents of idyllic Sherrydown fall foul to a series of strange anomalies with their personal data, an unlikely team of concerned citizens assembles to investigate.Programme notesThis production contains mild body horror, fantasy violence - including gun violence - and abusive relationship dynamics.If you enjoyed Vigil: Cold Snap, our previous Main House production, you should pick up The Sherrydown Enquirer 2: Cold Snap, a Monster of the Week mystery scenario and Sherrydown lore zine. It

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24:13

The fallout (Ghost Recall Backstage)

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2021/05/25

After an intense in-character debrief, it’s time for a much more relaxed and friendly out-of-character debrief.Programme notesThis production contains reported violence.Our promo this episode is for The Space Jam Continuum. Now that Space Jam: A New Legacy has a release date and a trailer, Chris and Cal are up against the clock to fashion a cohesive cinematic universe out of Looney Tunes, which was never meant to be one.CreditsCOMPERE: Matt BoothmanSTARRING:Ellie Pitkin as Agent PigeonVikki as Agent

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52:48

Codename Mosaic: Ghost Recall, Act 2

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2021/05/18

The debriefing call is running long and nerves are starting to fray. Who will take credit for sinking the Consultancy, and who will be scapegoated for the Service’s leaks?Programme notesThis production contains reported violence.You can catch some of the Merely Roleplayers cast on Twitch this week, as part of seven straight days of streams to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Sabotage the DM:Friday 21 May, 6-8pm UTC+1: Ellie Pitkin (Agent Pigeon, Persephone Byron) and Alexander Pankhurst (Soft

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