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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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23:14

Common fears (Vigil Backstage)

Merely Roleplayers ·

2024/01/09

What past experiences do our three main characters share? What can they cling to in comfort when terror closes in all around?Coming next on 16 January – Vigil: Fear Itself, Act 2Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence, gun violence, strong language, family tragedy and malicious fearmongering.Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to The Thorne Files, a fellow Monster of the Week actual play podcast detailing the exploits and mysteries explored by agents of Thorne Investigations,

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45:56

Vigil: Fear Itself, Act 1

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2024/01/02

Act One of Five: Jess’s haunting friend Kit gives her a fright, and it turns out the good guys aren’t the only ones who can join forces and pool resources.Coming next on 9 January – Common fears (Vigil Backstage)Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence, gun violence, strong language, family tragedy and malicious fearmongering.Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to The Thorne Files, a fellow Monster of the Week actual play podcast detailing the exploits and mysteries explored

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21:48

After party (Office Party Backstage)

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2023/12/05

The players and their Guide talk Quest, Bureautopia and the unseen lands they could have trod.Coming up in the Main House on 2 January – Vigil: Fear Itself, Act 1Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence and themes of colonialist exploitation.CreditsGUIDE: Josh YardSTARRING:Natalie Winter as Bess, the InvokerChris Starkey as Neville Flounder aka The Living Shadow aka Night Gannet, the SpyStrat as Jerome Picklepants, the WizardDave as Josh, the MagicianROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Quest by

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37:23

The Office Party, Act 5

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2023/11/28

The Bureautopians’ ultimate quest: take responsibility and commit to your goals by saving Murawai from total destruction.Coming next on 5 December – After party (Office Party Backstage)Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence and themes of colonialist exploitation.We’re doing a live show at Dragonmeet 2023!FAN FIC MISH MASH: Heroes you know in a story you don’t. Matt Boothman, Alexander Pankhurst, Natalie Winter and Strat improvise public-domain fan fic in real time, live on stage,

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13:09

The shredder (Office Party Backstage)

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/11/21

Enjoy some gags, flubs and out of character moments that we had to cut from the main acts to make efficiency savings.Coming next on 28 November – The Office Party, Act 5Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence and themes of colonialist exploitation.CreditsGUIDE: Josh YardSTARRING:Natalie Winter as Bess, the InvokerChris Starkey as Neville Flounder aka The Living Shadow aka Night Gannet, the SpyStrat as Jerome Picklepants, the WizardDave as Josh, the MagicianROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM:

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39:30

The Office Party, Act 4

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/11/14

The Bureautopians’ fourth quest: practise creative problem-solving by rescuing Michaela from a vampire pirate stronghold.Coming next on 21 November – The shredder (Office Party Backstage)Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence and themes of colonialist exploitation.We’re doing a live show at Dragonmeet 2023!FAN FIC MISH MASH: Heroes you know in a story you don’t. 10:30-12:00, Pouilly room (on the Mezzanine), Saturday 2 December, Hammersmith Novotel, London. Your Dragonmeet ticket

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36:28

The Office Party, Act 3

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/10/31

The Bureautopians’ third quest: support others’ development by breaking Sir Ansellus the Daring’s chicken curse.Coming next on 14 November – The Office Party, Act 4Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence and themes of colonialist exploitation.On Friday 10 November at 8pm UK, Matt is running a game of Heart: The City Beneath by Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor, streaming live on the Actual Play UK Twitch channel, with Maddy and Zack from Realms of Peril & Glory, Fiona from What Am I

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37:08

The Office Party, Act 2

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2023/10/17

The Bureautopians’ second quest: demonstrate attention to detail by uncovering the secrets of Quilla village.Coming next on 31 October – The Office Party, Act 3Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence and themes of colonialist exploitation.Hear Driving The Point Home, a short story Matt wrote about a sword, in Of The Sword, an anthology podcast that released a story about a sword every day in September 2023.Hear Marta Da Silva (Harper in our Main House production, Vigil) as Val in

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35:45

Team building (Office Party Backstage)

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/10/10

The players create their dull Bureautopian characters – and the questing heroes they will discover within themselves.Coming next on 17 October – The Office Party, Act 2Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence and themes of colonialist exploitation.CreditsGUIDE: Josh YardSTARRING:Natalie Winter as Bess, the InvokerChris Starkey as Neville Flounder, the SpyStrat as Jerome Picklepants, the WizardDave as Josh, the MagicianROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Quest by The Adventure GuildMUSIC BY:

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36:02

The Office Party, Act 1

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/10/03

Four Bureautopians embark on their first quest: to enhance their personal development with team building exercises in a faraway land.Coming next on 10 October – Team building (Office Party Backstage)Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence and themes of colonialist exploitation.CreditsGUIDE: Josh YardSTARRING:Natalie Winter as Bess, the InvokerChris Starkey as Neville Flounder, the SpyStrat as Jerome Picklepants, the WizardDave as Josh, the MagicianROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Quest by

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32:35

Exit interview (Vigil Backstage)

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/09/26

Time for a retro on what we achieved this quarter, so we can set SMART goals for our return to market.Coming up in the Studio on 3 October – The Office Party, Act 1Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence, drug use, sex references and authoritarian coercion.Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to Trolls of the Two Tonne Bridges, a Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast, currently playing through the Tomb of Annihilation campaign. Expect adventure, laughs and the occasional

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42:55

Vigil: Chief/Exec, Act 5

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/09/19

Act Five of Five: The appointed hour is nigh, for the humble and lowly to Attack and Dethrone Gods.Coming next on 26 September – Exit interview (Vigil Backstage)Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence, drug use, sex references and authoritarian coercion.If you enjoyed this production, throw us a rose emoji! We’re @merelyroleplayers on Instagram and Tumblr, and the cast are on Instagram @winternatters, @nanaluvren and @joshyard.Follow Marta to The Silt Verses season 3, where she’s

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18:14

Left behind (Vigil Backstage)

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/09/12

Not every bit of audio makes it to the higher plane of existence that is a full story act. But not everything left behind deserves to be forgotten. Which is a roundabout and thematic way of saying these are some out-takes and bloopers from Vigil: Chief/Exec.Coming next on 19 September – Vigil: Chief/Exec, Act 5Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence, drug use, sex references and authoritarian coercion.Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to Snyder’s Return, a UK based tabletop

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44:35

Vigil: Chief/Exec, Act 4

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/09/05

Act Four of Five: Canst it be truly a sin to destroy a God? For when God is no more, who remaineth to name the deed a sin?Coming next on 12 September – Left behind (Vigil Backstage)Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence, drug use, sex references and authoritarian coercion.Driving the Point Home, written by Matt Boothman, is out on 19 September as part of the daily sword-based micro-fiction podcast Of The Sword.The Foggy Outline newsletter is bringing you a new instalment of a

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53:57

Replay: Codename Mosaic (Backstage)

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2023/08/29

Let’s head undercover to investigate the secret plots and machinations behind our globetrotting spy production, Codename: Mosaic.Coming next on 5 September – Vigil: Chief/Exec, Act 4Programme notesReplay is a Backstage strand where Josh takes an in-depth look back at all our past productions, revisiting the memorable moments and asking the unanswered questions.Got a question about any past production from Parallax onwards? Email it to merelyroleplayers@gmail.com (either as text or as an attached

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46:40

Vigil: Chief/Exec, Act 3

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2023/08/22

Act Three of Five: The Messenger, the King, the Queens, the armies, stand now all arrayed, their true faces revealed as the flames rise high.Coming next on 29 August – Replay: Codename Mosaic (Backstage)Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence, drug use, sex references and authoritarian coercion.Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to Cybertopia, an actual play podcast using the indie RPG of the same name, run by its creator with a rolling cast of a variety of members from the

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07:25

Dear Renko & co (Vigil Backstage)

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/08/15

Persephone Byron is gone from this time, but her words to her friends remain.Coming next on 22 August – Vigil: Chief/Exec, Act 3Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence, drug use, sex references and authoritarian coercion.Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to Deck of Many Aces, an actual play Dungeons & Dragons podcast made by actual asexuals and aromantics! Follow four heroes as they adventure through a fantasy world on the cusp of a technological revolution, augmented

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48:57

Vigil: Chief/Exec, Act 2

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/08/08

Act Two of Five: And the King said unto the scurrying interlopers, Kneel before mine throne and let me know mine enemy.Coming next on 15 August – Dear Renko & co (Vigil Backstage)Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence, drug use, sex references and authoritarian coercion.Congratulations to all the winners of the first annual CRIT (Creator Recognition in TTRPG) Awards! Including:Friend of the show Tib Winterfield’s award-winning newsletter, LoremastersAward-winning Twitch channel

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33:55

Org chart (Vigil Backstage)

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/08/01

Who’s in charge here? We figure out who’s related and who reports to whom among our main characters.Coming next on 8 August – Vigil: Chief/Exec, Act 2Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence, drug use, sex references and authoritarian coercion.Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to The Monster’s Playbook, another actual play Monster of the Week podcast, where the real world crashes into the paranormal over and over and over again.Dramatis personae and other definitionsGwynned:

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46:37

Vigil: Chief/Exec, Act 1

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/07/25

Act One of Five: And lo, on the eve of the mayoral election, a messenger did appear to the good folk of Sherrydown.Coming next on 1 August – Org chart (Vigil Backstage)Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence, drug use, sex references and authoritarian coercion.Don’t miss the epilogue at the very end of the episode!Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to The Monster’s Playbook, another actual play Monster of the Week podcast, where the real world crashes into the paranormal

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