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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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58:50

The wake (Queen's Dead Backstage)

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/07/18

The cast talks generational games and the joy of petty grudges. Matt talks to Ursidice, designer of Court of the Lich Queen, about what’s next for the game.Coming up in the Main House on 25 July – Vigil: Chief/Exec, Act 1Programme notesThis production contains political infighting, blood & guts, death & doom.Our promo this episode is for What Am I Rolling?, a twice-monthly RPG one-shot podcast, hosted by gamemaster, Fiona. Every month, Fiona takes a brand new group of players and runs them

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44:26

The Queen's Dead, Act 3

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/07/11

The day of the prophesied Dawn is at hand. As light and life threaten the Lich Queen’s dominion, her dread courtiers must stand together – or fall apart.Coming next on 18 July – The wake (Queen’s Dead Backstage)Programme notesThis production contains political infighting, blood & guts, death & doom.Our promo this episode is for What Am I Rolling?, a twice-monthly RPG one-shot podcast, hosted by gamemaster, Fiona. Every month, Fiona takes a brand new group of players and runs them through a

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48:43

The Queen's Dead, Act 2

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/06/27

Tension builds between the Lich Queen’s dread courtiers as their realms crumble around them. The Wraithlight Dominion proposes a quest.Coming next on 11 July – The Queen’s Dead, Act 3Programme notesThis production contains political infighting, blood & guts, death & doom.Vote for Merely Roleplayers to win Best Storyline in an Actual Play and Ernie Bering to win Best Non-Player Character (NPC) in the CRIT (Creator Recognition in TTRPG) Awards 2023!See Matt make his streaming debut as a snake

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31:15

Bad blood (Queen's Dead Backstage)

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/06/20

A tourist’s guide to the realms of death, and a brief history of the debts and grudges that make sessions at court so lively.Coming next on 27 June – The Queen’s Dead, Act 2Programme notesThis production contains political infighting, blood & guts, death & doom.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

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45:24

The Queen's Dead, Act 1

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/06/13

One year before the Dawn prophesied to end the reign of death, the Lich Queen’s dread courtiers make plans to prevent it – even though it might mean working together.Coming next on 20 June – Bad blood (Queen’s Dead Backstage)Programme notesThis production contains political infighting, blood & guts, death & doom.Vote for Merely Roleplayers to win Best Storyline in an Actual Play and Ernie Bering to win Best Non-Player Character (NPC) in the CRIT (Creator Recognition in TTRPG) Awards 2023!Our

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19:02

Burning questions (Vigil Backstage)

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/06/06

We look back over the bridges we’ve burned and the unexplored waters that await us.Coming next on 13 June – The Queen’s Dead, Act 1Programme notesThis production contains violence (including gun violence), possession, and death by fire.Dramatis personae and other definitionsPersephone ‘Percy’ Byron: A Victorian monster hunter and half-sister of Ada Lovelace. Percy tried to time travel from 1852 to 1666 to stop the summoning of an apocalyptic demon, but something went wrong, and she landed in

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48:23

Vigil: The Great Fire, Act 5

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/05/30

Act Five of Five: In which the full might of the Great Fire, the Searing Tongue, the Smothering Haze, is unleashed on Sherrydown.Coming next on 6 June – Burning questions (Vigil Backstage)Programme notesThis production contains violence (including gun violence), possession, and death by fire.As the curtain falls on this production, throw us a rose emoji on any of our social media accounts – Instagram, Tumblr or Twitter! 🌹While you’re on our Instagram, check out The Feed: our now-complete actual

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47:15

Vigil: The Great Fire, Act 4

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/05/16

Act Four of Five: In which Percy discovers that even the best laid plan never survives contact with the enemy.Coming next on 30 May – Vigil: The Great Fire, Act 5Programme notesThis production contains violence (including gun violence), possession, and death by fire.Nominate your favourite roleplaying game people and products for the Creator Recognition in Tabletop Roleplaying Games (CRIT) Awards by 1 June! If you like, you can even nominate us. Vigil: Quarry and Monumental Exit are both eligible in

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47:15

Replay: Let's Get Gideon (Backstage)

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/05/09

Join us for an incredulous look back at the arts of crime, business and seduction, as we remind ourselves why we first said: hey. Let’s Get Gideon.Programme 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 audio file) and it could be featured

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39:45

Vigil: The Great Fire, Act 3

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/05/02

Act Three of Five: In which the hunters take a pawn or two, and move into position for checkmate.Coming next on 9 May – Replay: Let's Get Gideon (Backstage)Programme notesThis production contains violence (including gun violence), possession, and death by fire.By some counts, this is our 250th episode! If you’ve enjoyed any of those 250 episodes, would you be willing to leave us a review or rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podchaser, or wherever you listen?Pitch submissions are open until 15 May

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44:14

Vigil: The Great Fire, Act 2

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/04/18

Act Two of Five: In which Percy names the battlefield, and Mick marshals his strength for a skirmish.Coming next on 2 May – Vigil: The Great Fire, Act 3Programme notesThis production contains violence (including gun violence), possession, and death by fire.April is Adopt A Listener month! Find someone who says “podcasts aren’t my thing,” and give them a thoughtful recommendation. Something that will get them hooked.Natalie Winter, Strat and Helen from Merely Roleplayers joined Fiona from What Am I

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30:14

Kindling (Vigil Backstage)

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/04/11

We rub our characters together to create some sparks.Coming next on 18 April – Vigil: The Great Fire, Act 2Programme notesThis production contains violence (including gun violence), possession, and death by fire.Our promo this episode is for Monster Hour, a narrative-driven actual play podcast that combines equal parts comedy and horror with crisp production value and original scoring. Season 2 of Monster Hour steps through the looking glass and into surreal suburban town of Somewhere (USA?). Join

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42:33

Vigil: The Great Fire, Act 1

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/04/04

Act One of Five: In which Persephone Byron’s centuries-spanning cold war begins heating up for the final clash.Coming next on 11 April – Kindling (Vigil Backstage)Programme notesThis production contains violence (including gun violence), possession, and death by fire.The Feed continues on our Instagram: @merelyroleplayersOur promo this episode is for Monster Hour, a narrative-driven actual play podcast that combines equal parts comedy and horror with crisp production value and original scoring

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15:29

Sentencing (Falling Cadence Backstage)

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/03/28

The cast rounds up the loose ends of this convoluted case.Programme notesThis production contains violence, intimidation by police, and offscreen murder.Our promo this episode is for What Am I Rolling?, a twice-monthly RPG one-shot podcast, hosted by gamemaster, Fiona. Every month, Fiona takes a brand new group of players and runs them through a one-shot adventure, testing out a different RPG game style or system.CreditsSTARRING:Vikki Weston as Cadence Fairchild, PIEllie Pitkin as Camilla

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50:02

Falling Cadence, Act 3

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/03/21

Cadence Fairchild, PI, finds herself at the centre of a devious house of cards. Can she bring it all down without falling along with it?Programme notesThis production contains violence, intimidation by police, and offscreen murder.Got a question about any past production from Parallax onwards? Email it to merelyroleplayers@gmail.com (either as text or as an attached audio file) and it could be featured in a future Replay episode. Don’t forget to tell us what name and pronouns to use for you!Our

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53:46

Replay: A Town Called Amnesty (Backstage)

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/03/14

Let’s relive the mystery, the tension, and the carnage we found back when we rolled into A Town Called Amnesty.Programme 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 audio file) and it could be featured in a future Replay

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55:47

Falling Cadence, Act 2

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/03/07

A body in the back room. A mysterious figure fleeing the scene. What’s a newbie PI to do but give chase?Programme notesThis production contains violence, intimidation by police, and offscreen murder.Matt, Strat, Alexander Pankhurst, and Natalie Winter from Merely Roleplayers are recent guests on What Am I Rolling?, joining host Fiona for a game of Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast: a slice-of-life tabletop RPG about a heartless witch, a peaceful house, and all the folks who have made their home inside

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34:14

The line-up (Falling Cadence Backstage)

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/02/28

The players create their characters’ high concepts and decide what they’re great at.Programme notesThis production contains violence, intimidation by police, and offscreen murder.Our promo this episode is for Monster Hour, a narrative-driven actual play podcast that combines equal parts comedy and horror with crisp production value and original scoring. Season 2 of Monster Hour steps through the looking glass and into surreal suburban town of Somewhere (USA?). Join Claire, Duncan, and Max as they

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46:19

Falling Cadence, Act 1

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/02/21

Cadence Fairchild’s first big case washes up on her doorstep one rainy night in Fosshythe.Programme notesThis production contains violence, intimidation by police, and offscreen murder.Tickets are now on sale for the first Interactive Soup of 2023, on Tuesday 14 March at Theatre Deli Leadenhall, London. Interactive Soup is a quarterly dinner, networking and community funding event supporting interactive performance. Find out more and get your tickets!Our promo this episode is for Monster Hour, a

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46:26

Departures (Vigil Backstage)

Merely Roleplayers ·

2023/02/14

We look back at Vigil: All Aboard, and imagine what lies down the track for our fellow travellers.Programme notesThis production contains persistent peril; exploitative relationships, including manipulation and coercion; sibling tragedy; mind control, loss of memory and self; and violence, including blood and gun violence.Dramatis personae and other definitionsJess Butterworth: a twenty-something shift worker, Sherrydown born and bred. While working the tarot tent at Amazement Park, she was

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