Merely Roleplayers

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 actsProgramme notesThis 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, Ral...

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 notesThis 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 laug...

Persephone Byron is gone from this time, but her words to her friends remain.Coming next on 18 June – Vigil: Dream Big, Act 4Programme notesThis 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...

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 notesThis 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 hilari...

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 3Programme notesThis 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...

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 notesThis production includes a natural disaster, fantasy violence, blood, and dismemberment (the dismemberment is not bloody).Nominations are open for the CRIT Awards 2024!In case you’d like to nominate us but you’re not...

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 2Programme notesThis 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...

Act One of Four: Mick struggles to wake from a nightmare, and the earth under Sherrydown shakes.Coming next on 14 May – Dream team (Vigil Backstage)Programme notesThis production includes a natural disaster, fantasy violence, blood, and dismemberment (the dismemberment is not bloody).Nominations are open for the CRIT Awards 2024! Merely Roleplayers is eligible for Best Podcast, Matt Boothman for B...

It’s only going to take one song to get everyone to stand up and take notice, and then your career will open wide in front of you. You all work so perfectly together. How hard can it be?Coming next on 7 May – Vigil: Dream Big, Act 1Programme notesThis episode contains strong language, underage drinking, references to drugs, and friend group infighting.Throw us a rose emoji on Instagram or Tumblr i...

Before getting thrown face-first into school, cling to your final summer break with family and defend your childhood fort from dangers that are definitely not allegories for adulthood!Coming next on 23 April – Wonders, a microgameProgramme notesThis episode contains child endangerment and harm to children (not described in detail), themes of growing up, and divorce.CreditsFACILITATOR: Natalie Wint...

Go inside the writers’ room of your favourite canine adventure show, then join four lost dogs as they trick, trial and treat their way home.Coming next on 16 April – Summer Break!, a microgameProgramme notesThis episode contains strong language, animal endangerment, and animal attacks.CreditsFACILITATOR: StratSTARRING:Ellie Pitkin as KevinJosh Yard as EnzoNatalie Winter as PeppercornMatt Boothman...

Some of the galaxy’s (best?) event planners have gathered to plan the celebration for the Gantrofax’s final moulting. Of course, we have limited time and budget. Everything is fine, though. Happy moulting!Coming next on 9 April – Good Dogs, a microgame duoProgramme notesThis episode contains strong language, workplace burnout, and speculation about a fictional genocide (that does not happen).Credi...

It’s time to push the boundaries of modern medicine, and maybe to make out with a bitter rival in the on-call room!Coming next on 2 April – Event Planning in Zero G, a microgameProgramme notesThis episode contains medical situations, medical malpractice, gross medical mouth noises, drug misuse, gun violence, and bawdy British humour of the knickers-down variety.CreditsFACILITATOR: Josh YardSTARRIN...

The staff and customers pool their talents to rid the Coffee Shop Hey, You! of the rowdy Suits.Coming next on 26 March – Heartbeats, a microgameProgramme notesInterstitial, 2nd edition is on KickstarterCreditsCOMPERE: Matt BoothmanSTARRING:Alexander Pankhurst as Morgana Le FayNatalie Winter as Jemima Puddle-DuckStrat as Tom ThumbROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Interstitial: Our Hearts Intertwined by Rile...

Some badly behaved new customers are ruining the vibe at the Coffee Shop Hey, You!Coming next on 19 March – Fan Fic Mish Mash, Act 2 (live at Dragonmeet 2023)Programme notesInterstitial, 2nd edition is on KickstarterBook to play Spindlewheel or The Hunted with Matt at Airecon on 15 and 16 MarchCatch up on the two-part game of Heart: The City Beneath that Matt ran for Actual Play UKCreditsCOMPERE:...

And relax. The cast calm down and look back on Vigil: Fear Itself. Whose fears came to pass, and what’s left to be afraid of for next time?Coming next on 27 February – Vigil: Fear Itself, Act 5Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence, gun violence, strong language, family tragedy and malicious fearmongering.If you enjoyed this production, throw us a rose emoji! We’re @merelyrolepla...

Act Five of Five: Fire. Smoke. Shadow. No one walks through that and returns unchanged. Same goes for getting what you’ve always wanted.Coming next on 5 March – Deep breaths (Vigil Backstage)Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence, gun violence, strong language, family tragedy and malicious fearmongering.If you enjoyed this production, throw us a rose emoji! We’re @merelyroleplaye...

Fear cuts deep. Let’s take a break from that and drink of the deep well of clips we cut from this production.Coming next on 27 February – Vigil: Fear Itself, Act 5Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence, gun violence, strong language, family tragedy and malicious fearmongering.Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to Of Dice and Them, where Jack, Ralph, Lou, Tove and Bambi th...

Act Four of Five: Cameron and Jess get their first taste of Fairyland. The mortals and Graham all get their targets in sight.Coming next on 20 February – Vicious cuts (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 Of Dice and Them, where Jack, Ralph, L...

Act Three of Five: The Conductor warns Cam and Jess about the perils awaiting in Fairyland. As if the journey aboard the ghost train wasn’t perilous enough.Coming next on 13 February – Vigil: Fear Itself, Act 4Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence, gun violence, strong language, family tragedy and malicious fearmongering.Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to Billowing Hi...

Persephone Byron is gone from this time, but her words to her friends remain.Coming next on 30 January – Vigil: Fear Itself, Act 3Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence, gun violence, strong language, family tragedy and malicious fearmongering.Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to Deck of Many Aces, an actual play Dungeons & Dragons podcast made by actual asexuals and...

Act Two of Five: Cameron takes charge of the itinerary, as the trio leaves town to neutralise the threat to Kit and Jess.Coming next on 23 January – Dear Graham & co (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 Deck of Many Aces, an actual play D...

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 We...

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...

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, t...