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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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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.

    Dream diary (Vigil Backstage)

    Dream diary (Vigil Backstage)

    The cast look back at the fever dream that was Dream Big and consider the consequences they’ve inflicted on the next set of players.

    Coming next – Labyrinth Untold, an odyssey in 5 acts

    PROGRAMME NOTES
    This production includes a natural disaster, fantasy violence, blood, and dismemberment (the dismemberment is not bloody).

    Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to Of Dice and Them, where Jack, Ralph, Lou, Tove and Bambi laugh in each other's faces and try to get through a session where no one beefs it. Contains frustrated swearing, light-hearted DM bullying, and far too much owl-based combat. https://ofdiceandthem.com/

    DRAMATIS PERSONAE AND OTHER DEFINITIONS
    MICK MASON: Sherrydown’s favourite builder and bricklayer. His life has been getting weirder since he dug too deep and hit a leyline.
    MELODY BANTHAM: The owner of Melodies, the cosy cafe and vinyl shop on Market Street. Melody is an ageless patchwork person animated by music, who fled her creator ages ago and has owned a music shop on this spot ever since.
    BRIER: A mischievous shapeshifting púca, the fae guardian of Sherrydown’s Rosebrier Forest.
    DEPARTMENT OF OMISSIONS (DO, DoOm): The UK government department tasked with preventing harm to citizens from supernatural phenomena. Severely defunded under Tory austerity policies and currently prioritising major urban population centres.
    SHERRYDOWN, BRACKSHIRE: A historic English market town. One of the first towns to lose its DoOm office.
    OMISSION EFFECT: The rejection of certain beings and phenomena by long-term memory. Can be suppressed by concentration, mnemonic techniques, hypnosis, trauma, or the light of the full moon.

    CREDITS
    COMPERE: Matt Boothman
    STARRING:
    - Dave as Mick Mason, the Mundane
    - Helen Stratton as Melody Bantham, the Constructed
    - Strat as Brier, the Monstrous
    ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands https://genericgames.co.nz/motw/
    MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst
    SOUND DESIGN BY: Matt Boothman
    EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman

    FIND US
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    www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

    • 33 min
    Vigil: Dream Big, Act 4

    Vigil: Dream Big, Act 4

    Act Four of Four: Who should inherit the power of giants? The giant of ambition or the giant of heart?

    Coming next on 25 June – Dream diary (Vigil Backstage)

    PROGRAMME NOTES
    This production includes a natural disaster, fantasy violence, blood, and dismemberment (the dismemberment is not bloody).

    Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to Of Dice and Them, where Jack, Ralph, Lou, Tove and Bambi laugh in each other's faces and try to get through a session where no one beefs it. Contains frustrated swearing, light-hearted DM bullying, and far too much owl-based combat. https://ofdiceandthem.com/

    DRAMATIS PERSONAE AND OTHER DEFINITIONS
    MICK MASON: Sherrydown’s favourite builder and bricklayer. His life has been getting weirder since he dug too deep and hit a leyline.
    MELODY BANTHAM: The owner of Melodies, the cosy cafe and vinyl shop on Market Street. Melody is an ageless patchwork person animated by music, who fled her creator ages ago and has owned a music shop on this spot ever since.
    BRIER: A mischievous shapeshifting púca, the fae guardian of Sherrydown’s Rosebrier Forest.
    DEPARTMENT OF OMISSIONS (DO, DoOm): The UK government department tasked with preventing harm to citizens from supernatural phenomena. Severely defunded under Tory austerity policies and currently prioritising major urban population centres.
    SHERRYDOWN, BRACKSHIRE: A historic English market town. One of the first towns to lose its DoOm office.
    OMISSION EFFECT: The rejection of certain beings and phenomena by long-term memory. Can be suppressed by concentration, mnemonic techniques, hypnosis, trauma, or the light of the full moon.

    CREDITS
    COMPERE: Matt Boothman
    STARRING:
    - Dave as Mick Mason, the Mundane
    - Helen Stratton as Melody Bantham, the Constructed
    - Strat as Brier, the Monstrous
    ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands https://genericgames.co.nz/motw/
    MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst
    SOUND DESIGN BY: Matt Boothman
    SFX AND INCIDENTAL MUSIC INCLUDES: Ritual by Kevin MacLeod; and may include others made available to use without attribution.
    EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman

    FIND US
    On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers/
    On Tumblr https://merelyroleplayers.tumblr.com/
    www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

    • 48 min
    Dear Mick & co (Vigil Backstage)

    Dear Mick & co (Vigil Backstage)

    Persephone Byron is gone from this time, but her words to her friends remain.

    Coming next on 18 June – Vigil: Dream Big, Act 4

    PROGRAMME NOTES
    This production includes a natural disaster, fantasy violence, blood, and dismemberment (the dismemberment is not bloody).

    Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to Realms of Peril & Glory. Journey through hilarious galaxies, adventure-filled worlds and mysterious continents! Experience thrilling tales weaved at the table using a variety of roleplaying game systems, by a rotating panel of Game Masters and Players! https://www.realmspod.com/

    DRAMATIS PERSONAE AND OTHER DEFINITIONS
    MICK MASON: Sherrydown’s favourite builder and bricklayer. His life has been getting weirder since he dug too deep and hit a leyline.
    MELODY BANTHAM: The owner of Melodies, the cosy cafe and vinyl shop on Market Street. Melody is an ageless patchwork person animated by music, who fled her creator ages ago and has owned a music shop on this spot ever since.
    BRIER: A mischievous shapeshifting púca, the fae guardian of Sherrydown’s Rosebrier Forest.
    DEPARTMENT OF OMISSIONS (DO, DoOm): The UK government department tasked with preventing harm to citizens from supernatural phenomena. Severely defunded under Tory austerity policies and currently prioritising major urban population centres.
    SHERRYDOWN, BRACKSHIRE: A historic English market town. One of the first towns to lose its DoOm office.
    OMISSION EFFECT: The rejection of certain beings and phenomena by long-term memory. Can be suppressed by concentration, mnemonic techniques, hypnosis, trauma, or the light of the full moon.

    CREDITS
    COMPERE: Matt Boothman
    STARRING:
    - Dave as Mick Mason, the Mundane
    - Helen Stratton as Melody Bantham, the Constructed
    - Strat as Brier, the Monstrous
    ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands https://genericgames.co.nz/motw/
    MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst
    SOUND DESIGN BY: Matt Boothman
    EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman

    FIND US
    On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers/
    On Tumblr https://merelyroleplayers.tumblr.com/
    www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

    • 7 min
    Vigil: Dream Big, Act 3

    Vigil: Dream Big, Act 3

    Act Three of Four: Mick has a new rival for the giant’s favour, and she’s got something shocking planned.

    Coming next on 11 June – Dear Mick & co (Vigil Backstage)

    PROGRAMME NOTES
    This production includes a natural disaster, fantasy violence, blood, and dismemberment (the dismemberment is not bloody).

    Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to Realms of Peril & Glory. Journey through hilarious galaxies, adventure-filled worlds and mysterious continents! Experience thrilling tales weaved at the table using a variety of roleplaying game systems, by a rotating panel of Game Masters and Players! https://www.realmspod.com/

    DRAMATIS PERSONAE AND OTHER DEFINITIONS
    MICK MASON: Sherrydown’s favourite builder and bricklayer. His life has been getting weirder since he dug too deep and hit a leyline.
    MELODY BANTHAM: The owner of Melodies, the cosy cafe and vinyl shop on Market Street. Melody is an ageless patchwork person animated by music, who fled her creator ages ago and has owned a music shop on this spot ever since.
    BRIER: A mischievous shapeshifting púca, the fae guardian of Sherrydown’s Rosebrier Forest.
    DEPARTMENT OF OMISSIONS (DO, DoOm): The UK government department tasked with preventing harm to citizens from supernatural phenomena. Severely defunded under Tory austerity policies and currently prioritising major urban population centres.
    SHERRYDOWN, BRACKSHIRE: A historic English market town. One of the first towns to lose its DoOm office.
    OMISSION EFFECT: The rejection of certain beings and phenomena by long-term memory. Can be suppressed by concentration, mnemonic techniques, hypnosis, trauma, or the light of the full moon.

    CREDITS
    COMPERE: Matt Boothman
    STARRING:
    - Dave as Mick Mason, the Mundane
    - Helen Stratton as Melody Bantham, the Constructed
    - Strat as Brier, the Monstrous
    ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands https://genericgames.co.nz/motw/
    MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst
    SOUND DESIGN BY: Matt Boothman
    SFX AND INCIDENTAL MUSIC INCLUDES: Ritual by Kevin MacLeod; and may include others made available to use without attribution.
    EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman

    FIND US
    On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers/
    On Tumblr https://merelyroleplayers.tumblr.com/
    www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

    • 46 min
    Mick, the Mundane Chosen (Vigil Backstage)

    Mick, the Mundane Chosen (Vigil Backstage)

    Meet Mick: bricklayer, neighbour, Mundane … and now Chosen. Mick started life as an everybloke; can he stay down-to-earth as the champion of giant-kind?

    Coming next on 4 June – Vigil: Dream Big, Act 3

    PROGRAMME NOTES
    This production includes a natural disaster, fantasy violence, blood, and dismemberment (the dismemberment is not bloody).

    Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to Snyder’s Return, a UK based tabletop roleplaying game podcast featuring actual play, content creator interviews and game master/player guides. https://snydersreturn.squarespace.com/

    DRAMATIS PERSONAE AND OTHER DEFINITIONS
    MICK MASON: Sherrydown’s favourite builder and bricklayer. His life has been getting weirder since he dug too deep and hit a leyline.
    MELODY BANTHAM: The owner of Melodies, the cosy cafe and vinyl shop on Market Street. Melody is an ageless patchwork person animated by music, who fled her creator ages ago and has owned a music shop on this spot ever since.
    BRIER: A mischievous shapeshifting púca, the fae guardian of Sherrydown’s Rosebrier Forest.
    DEPARTMENT OF OMISSIONS (DO, DoOm): The UK government department tasked with preventing harm to citizens from supernatural phenomena. Severely defunded under Tory austerity policies and currently prioritising major urban population centres.
    SHERRYDOWN, BRACKSHIRE: A historic English market town. One of the first towns to lose its DoOm office.
    OMISSION EFFECT: The rejection of certain beings and phenomena by long-term memory. Can be suppressed by concentration, mnemonic techniques, hypnosis, trauma, or the light of the full moon.

    CREDITS
    COMPERE: Matt Boothman
    STARRING:
    - Dave as Mick Mason, the Mundane
    - Helen Stratton as Melody Bantham, the Constructed
    - Strat as Brier, the Monstrous
    ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands https://genericgames.co.nz/motw/
    MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst
    SOUND DESIGN BY: Matt Boothman
    EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman

    FIND US
    On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers/
    On Tumblr https://merelyroleplayers.tumblr.com/
    www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

    • 40 min
    Vigil: Dream Big, Act 2

    Vigil: Dream Big, Act 2

    Act Two of Four: The owner of the severed arm is in town hoping to witness something earth-shattering.

    Coming next on 28 May – Mick, the Mundane Chosen (Vigil Backstage)

    PROGRAMME NOTES
    This production includes a natural disaster, fantasy violence, blood, and dismemberment (the dismemberment is not bloody).

    Nominations are open for the CRIT Awards 2024! https://www.critawards.org/

    In case you’d like to nominate us but you’re not sure what we’ve done that’s eligible, here’s a post that lists it all, along with any links you’ll need for your nominations. https://merelyroleplayers.tumblr.com/post/749748210528124928/nominate-merely-roleplayers-in-the-crit-awards

    Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to Snyder’s Return, a UK based tabletop roleplaying game podcast featuring actual play, content creator interviews and game master/player guides. https://snydersreturn.squarespace.com/

    DRAMATIS PERSONAE AND OTHER DEFINITIONS
    MICK MASON: Sherrydown’s favourite builder and bricklayer. His life has been getting weirder since he dug too deep and hit a leyline.
    MELODY BANTHAM: The owner of Melodies, the cosy cafe and vinyl shop on Market Street. Melody is an ageless patchwork person animated by music, who fled her creator ages ago and has owned a music shop on this spot ever since.
    BRIER: A mischievous shapeshifting púca, the fae guardian of Sherrydown’s Rosebrier Forest.
    DEPARTMENT OF OMISSIONS (DO, DoOm): The UK government department tasked with preventing harm to citizens from supernatural phenomena. Severely defunded under Tory austerity policies and currently prioritising major urban population centres.
    SHERRYDOWN, BRACKSHIRE: A historic English market town. One of the first towns to lose its DoOm office.
    OMISSION EFFECT: The rejection of certain beings and phenomena by long-term memory. Can be suppressed by concentration, mnemonic techniques, hypnosis, trauma, or the light of the full moon.

    CREDITS
    COMPERE: Matt Boothman
    STARRING:
    - Dave as Mick Mason, the Mundane
    - Helen Stratton as Melody Bantham, the Constructed
    - Strat as Brier, the Monstrous
    ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands https://genericgames.co.nz/motw/
    MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst
    SOUND DESIGN BY: Matt Boothman
    SFX AND INCIDENTAL MUSIC INCLUDES: Ritual by Kevin MacLeod; and may include others made available to use without attribution.
    EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman

    FIND US
    On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers/
    On Tumblr https://merelyroleplayers.tumblr.com/
    www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

    • 46 min

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