Merely Roleplayers

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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.

1天前

Her Many Masks, Act 2

Act 2 of 3: The road behind is as perilous as the one ahead, each strewn with seeds that could prove the Queen’s undoing. Coming next on 21 January – Her crimes (Many Masks Backstage) PROGRAMME NOTES This production contains fantasy violence, murder, and eye damage. Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to The Thorne Files. They just aired Dead On Arrival, a two-part miniseries using a one-page game designed by the show’s own Danny, that centres around c-list supervillains being given their 15 minutes of fame (inspired by The Secret Six and The Suicide Squad). And season two of their main Monster of the Week game starts soon! https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/the-thorne-files-podcast CREDITS STARRING: - Alexander Pankhurst - Marta Da Silva - Josh Yard - Ellie Pitkin - Matt Boothman ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: For The Queen, second edition, by Alex Roberts, published by Darrington Press https://darringtonpress.com/forthequeen/ MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst COVER ART INCLUDES: - Royal crown silhouette by Timplaru Emil on Vecteezy https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/1268095-royal-crown-silhouette-set - Carnival mask silhouette by Muhammad Fathurrahman on Vecteezy https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/40521670-vector-set-of-carnival-masks-silhouettes-simple-black-icons-of-masquerade-masks - Skull silhouette by Carlos Avila on Vecteezy https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/93060-skull-silhouette-free-vector EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman FIND US On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers/ On Tumblr https://merelyroleplayers.tumblr.com www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

38 分钟
1月7日

Her Majesty (Many Masks Backstage)

Our Queen will emerge through play, but what’s her starting vibe? We moodboard an aesthetic with the help of For The Queen’s beautiful art cards. Coming next on 14 January – Her Many Masks, Act 2 PROGRAMME NOTES This production contains fantasy violence, murder, and eye damage. Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to Legend of the Bones, a hybrid of solo old school Dungeons & Dragons actual play, and dark fantasy audio drama. A story where the roll of the bones determines all. None shall escape the destiny of bone. https://legendofthebones.podbean.com/ CREDITS STARRING: - Alexander Pankhurst - Marta Da Silva - Josh Yard - Ellie Pitkin - Matt Boothman ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: For The Queen, second edition, by Alex Roberts, published by Darrington Press https://darringtonpress.com/forthequeen/ MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst COVER ART INCLUDES: - Royal crown silhouette by Timplaru Emil on Vecteezy https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/1268095-royal-crown-silhouette-set - Carnival mask silhouette by Muhammad Fathurrahman on Vecteezy https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/40521670-vector-set-of-carnival-masks-silhouettes-simple-black-icons-of-masquerade-masks - Skull silhouette by Carlos Avila on Vecteezy https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/93060-skull-silhouette-free-vector EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman FIND US On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers/ On Tumblr https://merelyroleplayers.tumblr.com www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

18 分钟
2024/12/31

Her Many Masks, Act 1

Act 1 of 3: The Queen sets out through wrack and ruin with her retinue, each of whom loves her in their own way. Coming next on 7 January 2025 – Her Majesty (Many Masks Backstage) PROGRAMME NOTES This production contains fantasy violence, murder, and eye damage. Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to Legend of the Bones, a hybrid of solo old school Dungeons & Dragons actual play, and dark fantasy audio drama. A story where the roll of the bones determines all. None shall escape the destiny of bone. https://legendofthebones.podbean.com/ CREDITS STARRING: - Alexander Pankhurst - Marta Da Silva - Josh Yard - Ellie Pitkin - Matt Boothman ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: For The Queen, second edition, by Alex Roberts, published by Darrington Press https://darringtonpress.com/forthequeen/ MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst COVER ART INCLUDES: - Royal crown silhouette by Timplaru Emil on Vecteezy https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/1268095-royal-crown-silhouette-set - Carnival mask silhouette by Muhammad Fathurrahman on Vecteezy https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/40521670-vector-set-of-carnival-masks-silhouettes-simple-black-icons-of-masquerade-masks - Skull silhouette by Carlos Avila on Vecteezy https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/93060-skull-silhouette-free-vector EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman FIND US On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers/ On Tumblr https://merelyroleplayers.tumblr.com www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

37 分钟
2024/12/17

Guest artist: I Need A Miracle

While you wait for Her Many Masks to open in the Studio, here’s a sample of I Need A Miracle, another podcast Foggy Outline released this year, written by Matt. I Need A Miracle is an original scripted audio drama where each episode is a prayer, some prayers are answered, and a prayer granted can upend the whole world. CREDITS Episode 1, A dream come true, stars David Holt as Michel Kildress, the Artist (they/them), with additional voices from the season 1 cast Written and created by Matt Boothman Directed by Robert Valentine Music by Katharine Seaton Sound design by Sarah Buchynski Casting by Fiona Thraille Recorded at Jukebox Studios Broadcast assistance from Teresa Milewski Cover art by Dionysis Livanis Produced by Sarah Golding of Wireless Theatre for Foggy Outline TRANSCRIPT https://foggyoutline.com/miracle-episodes/0101-artist SUPPORT I NEED A MIRACLE If you enjoyed this episode, in your benevolence, I entreat you to: Buy me a cuppa to fuel development of season 2 https://ko-fi.com/foggyoutline Follow I Need A Miracle @inyourbenevolence on Tumblr https://inyourbenevolence.tumblr.com/ Follow I Need A Miracle @in.your.benevolence on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/in.your.benevolence Review I Need A Miracle on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-need-a-miracle/id1760614948 Or on Podchaser https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/i-need-a-miracle-5803101 Comment on this episode on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1zE0ogPPAoKXCxi6lD3sSs?si=d325bb8ecf0b4b9d Share the I Need A Miracle homepage https://www.foggyoutline.com/ineedamiracle

14 分钟
2024/12/03

Unpicking (Vigil Backstage)

The cast look back at Peggy’s debut. Was this the grossest Vigil yet? Coming up in the Studio on 31 December – Her Many Masks, Act 1 PROGRAMME NOTES This production contains strong language, drug use, gunfire, and gory fantasy violence. DRAMATIS PERSONAE AND OTHER DEFINITIONS PEGGY TAILOR: The prodigal daughter of a local family that dabbles in fey frolicking and organised crime, back in town to lay low after a grift gone horribly wrong. CALISTARIUS SOFTBINDING: A local horror writer with a cult following, who sponsored the construction of a whole new wing of Sherrydown’s library. Calistarius Softbinding is a nom de plume. ED KINCAID: A once promising, now disgraced MI5 agent assigned to investigate the more … esoteric threats reported to the national security hotline. JINNY GREENTEETH: Proprietor of the Grove of Oddities, a tacky Sherrydown tourist attraction. In a past life, Jinny was branded a witch after a series of drownings in her Lancashire village. 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. Recently lifted. CREDITS COMPERE: Matt Boothman STARRING: - Ellie Pitkin as Peggy Tailor, the Crooked - Chris Buxey as Calistarius Softbinding, the Expert - Chris MacLennan as Ed Kincaid, the Professional - Josh Yard as Jinny Greenteeth, the Spellslinger - with Chris Starkey as Cameron Jarvis ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands https://genericgames.co.nz/motw/ MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman FIND US On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers/ On Tumblr https://merelyroleplayers.tumblr.com/ www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

26 分钟
2024/11/26

Vigil: Tailor Made, Act 5

Act Five of Five: One’s home is one’s castle. Who’s the king of this one? Coming next on 3 December – Unpicking (Vigil Backstage) PROGRAMME NOTES This production contains strong language, drug use, gunfire, and gory fantasy violence. Meet actual play podcasters and see some live recordings at the Dragonmeet PodcastZone in London on 30 November: https://dragonmeet.co.uk/podcasts Back the Slayers Survival Kit and Hunter’s Journal, two new Monster of the Week books: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/evil-hat/slayers-survival-kit-and-hunter-s-journal Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to OMEN Investigations, a comedy horror podcast starring three secret agents as they travel the world fighting monsters, ghosts, aliens and other paranormal perils. https://www.omeninvestigations.com DRAMATIS PERSONAE AND OTHER DEFINITIONS PEGGY TAILOR: The prodigal daughter of a local family that dabbles in fey frolicking and organised crime, back in town to lay low after a grift gone horribly wrong. CALISTARIUS SOFTBINDING: A local horror writer with a cult following, who sponsored the construction of a whole new wing of Sherrydown’s library. Calistarius Softbinding is a nom de plume. ED KINCAID: A once promising, now disgraced MI5 agent assigned to investigate the more … esoteric threats reported to the national security hotline. JINNY GREENTEETH: Proprietor of the Grove of Oddities, a tacky Sherrydown tourist attraction. In a past life, Jinny was branded a witch after a series of drownings in her Lancashire village. 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. Recently lifted. CREDITS COMPERE: Matt Boothman STARRING: - Ellie Pitkin as Peggy Tailor, the Crooked - Chris Buxey as Calistarius Softbinding, the Expert - Chris MacLennan as Ed Kincaid, the Professional - Josh Yard as Jinny Greenteeth, the Spellslinger - with Chris Starkey as Cameron Jarvis 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: Dragon and Toast 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 分钟
2024/11/12

Vigil: Tailor Made, Act 4

Act Four of Five: Test your smoke alarms and check your boiler regularly. Otherwise your home can really hurt you. Coming next on 26 November – Vigil: Tailor Made, Act 5 PROGRAMME NOTES This production contains strong language, drug use, gunfire, and gory fantasy violence. Meet actual play podcasters and see some live recordings at the Dragonmeet PodcastZone in London on 30 November: https://dragonmeet.co.uk/podcasts Back the Slayers Survival Kit and Hunter’s Journal, two new Monster of the Week books: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/evil-hat/slayers-survival-kit-and-hunter-s-journal Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to OMEN Investigations, a comedy horror podcast starring three secret agents as they travel the world fighting monsters, ghosts, aliens and other paranormal perils. https://www.omeninvestigations.com DRAMATIS PERSONAE AND OTHER DEFINITIONS PEGGY TAILOR: The prodigal daughter of a local family that dabbles in fey frolicking and organised crime, back in town to lay low after a grift gone horribly wrong. CALISTARIUS SOFTBINDING: A local horror writer with a cult following, who sponsored the construction of a whole new wing of Sherrydown’s library. Calistarius Softbinding is a nom de plume. ED KINCAID: A once promising, now disgraced MI5 agent assigned to investigate the more … esoteric threats reported to the national security hotline. JINNY GREENTEETH: Proprietor of the Grove of Oddities, a tacky Sherrydown tourist attraction. In a past life, Jinny was branded a witch after a series of drownings in her Lancashire village. 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. Recently lifted. CREDITS COMPERE: Matt Boothman STARRING: - Ellie Pitkin as Peggy Tailor, the Crooked - Chris Buxey as Calistarius Softbinding, the Expert - Chris MacLennan as Ed Kincaid, the Professional - Josh Yard as Jinny Greenteeth, the Spellslinger - with Chris Starkey as Cameron Jarvis 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: Mirage 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

53 分钟
2024/10/29

Vigil: Tailor Made, Act 3

Act Three of Five: As the innocents evacuate, hostilities escalate. The walls are closing in. Coming next on 12 November – Vigil: Tailor Made, Act 4 PROGRAMME NOTES This production contains strong language, drug use, gunfire, and gory fantasy violence. Nominate your favourite podcasts for the 2024 Discover Pods Awards. Merely Roleplayers is eligible under Fiction and I Need A Miracle, the scripted audio drama Matt wrote, is eligible for Best New Podcast of 2024. https://discoverpods.com/2024-podcast-awards/ 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 PEGGY TAILOR: The prodigal daughter of a local family that dabbles in fey frolicking and organised crime, back in town to lay low after a grift gone horribly wrong. CALISTARIUS SOFTBINDING: A local horror writer with a cult following, who sponsored the construction of a whole new wing of Sherrydown’s library. Calistarius Softbinding is a nom de plume. ED KINCAID: A once promising, now disgraced MI5 agent assigned to investigate the more … esoteric threats reported to the national security hotline. JINNY GREENTEETH: Proprietor of the Grove of Oddities, a tacky Sherrydown tourist attraction. In a past life, Jinny was branded a witch after a series of drownings in her Lancashire village. 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. Recently lifted. CREDITS COMPERE: Matt Boothman STARRING: - Ellie Pitkin as Peggy Tailor, the Crooked - Chris Buxey as Calistarius Softbinding, the Expert - Chris MacLennan as Ed Kincaid, the Professional - Josh Yard as Jinny Greenteeth, the Spellslinger - with Chris Starkey as Cameron Jarvis 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: Dragon and Toast 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

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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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Foggy Outline
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2017年 - 2025年
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