Merely Roleplayers Foggy Outline

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

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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
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On Tumblr https://merelyroleplayers.tumblr.com/
www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

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

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

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

Brier’s new crew gatecrashes the usual chat about how the main characters know each other.

Coming next on 21 May – Vigil: Dream Big, Act 2

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 The Thorne Files, a fellow Monster of the Week actual play podcast detailing the exploits and mysteries explored by agents of Thorne Investigations, a paranormal investigations agency, in 1952. https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/the-thorne-files-podcast

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