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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 307
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Tipping Point, Act 2
Act 2 of 3: What the fuck happened to Weird Sammy and them up at that house? Someone should see what Nasus knows.
Coming next on 9 September – The Hx network (Tipping Point Backstage)
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00:48:10 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
Who survives (Tipping Point Backstage)
What fuckin weirdos survive and thrive in a world like this? Got plenty wrong with them, ‘s for sure.
Coming next on 2 September – Tipping Point, Act 2
PROGRAMME NOTES
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00:55:26 |
Tue 26 Aug 2025
Tipping Point, Act 1
Act 1 of 3: Who the fuck’s this Dremmer think he is, rolling in tooled up with bandits in tow? Someone should tell him what’s what.
Coming next on 26 August – Who survives (Tipping Point Backstage)
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00:51:58 |
Tue 19 Aug 2025
How it happens (Tipping Point Backstage)
This fuckin world’s gonna burn and drown, scrap and starve. Take it from the experts. Here’s what we’re in for.
Coming next on 19 August – Tipping Point, Act 1
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00:57:55 |
Tue 12 Aug 2025
Post-credits scene (Vigil Backstage)
What epic future storylines could these events have set up? The Shadowfall cast speculates.
Coming next on x August – How it happens (Tipping Point Backstage)
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00:44:35 |
Tue 22 Jul 2025
Vigil: Shadowfall, Act 5
Act Five of Five: Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Can Mayor’s unspecified scandal derail historic property deal?
Coming next on 22 July – Post-credits scene (Vigil Backstage)
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00:42:45 |
Tue 15 Jul 2025
Vigil: Shadowfall, Act 4
Act Four of Five: What happens when you mix ancient Albion’s divine magic with the gray psyche of the urban USA? Not a riddle: we’re about to find out.
Coming next on 15 July – Vigil: Shadowfall, Ac…
00:50:53 |
Tue 01 Jul 2025
Vigil: Shadowfall, Act 3
Act Three of Five: The library is a gateway to knowledge and, since they installed the revolving door, to dark places too.
Coming next on 1 July – Vigil: Shadowfall, Act 4
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00:48:13 |
Tue 17 Jun 2025
Vigil: Shadowfall, Act 2
Act Two of Five: In the deepest darkest basement, the former Mayor has a lead that could go all the way to the top.
Coming next on 17 June – Vigil: Shadowfall, Act 3
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00:40:43 |
Tue 03 Jun 2025
Other selves (Vigil Backstage)
The Shadowfall cast check the status of their characters’ relationships, and check Matt’s fit for clues.
Coming next on 3 June – Vigil: Shadowfall, Act 2
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00:31:01 |
Tue 27 May 2025
Vigil: Shadowfall, Act 1
Act One of Five: If you don’t cast a shadow, are you really there? Not a riddle: we’re about to find out.
Coming next on 27 May – Other selves (Vigil Backstage)
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00:42:28 |
Tue 20 May 2025
Lingering effects (Vigil Backstage)
The cast of Vigil: Ill Wind talk about the parts of the story that came out in the wash, and the parts that might stink up the Main House for a while to come.
Coming next on 20 May – Vigil: Shadowfa…
01:08:07 |
Tue 29 Apr 2025
Vigil: Ill Wind, Act 5
Act Five of Five: To save Sherrydown from its own waste, someone’s going to have to get their hands dirty.
Coming next on 29 April – Lingering effects (Vigil Backstage)
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00:54:17 |
Tue 22 Apr 2025
Vigil: Ill Wind, Act 4
Act Four of Five: Did the Tailors cause all this? Yes. Can they fix it? Also yes. But maybe they’re not the only ones.
Coming next on 22 April – Vigil: Ill Wind, Act 5
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00:48:48 |
Tue 08 Apr 2025
Vigil: Ill Wind, Act 3
Act Three of Five: An old friend invites Peggy to get drunk. Gwynned holds her nose and flies to the rescue.
Coming next on 8 April – Vigil: Ill Wind, Act 4
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00:49:58 |
Tue 25 Mar 2025
Vigil: Ill Wind, Act 2
Act Two of Five: Gwynned seeks out eyewitnesses (and nose-, foot- and tail-witnesses). Graham and Renko follow their noses.
Coming next on 25 March – Vigil: Ill Wind, Act 3
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00:46:49 |
Tue 11 Mar 2025
Vigil: Ill Wind, Act 1
Act One of Five: Something’s rotten in the county of Brackshire. Peggy has some rotten luck and Graham smells a rat.
Coming next on 11 March – Vigil: Ill Wind, Act 2
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01:00:31 |
Tue 25 Feb 2025
Guest artist: The Sprouting
While you wait for the next Vigil production in the Main House, here’s a sample of The Sprouting by our friends at Blighthouse Studio.
The Sprouting is an eldritch horror of a Call of Cthulhu actual…
01:13:35 |
Tue 11 Feb 2025
Her end (Many Masks Backstage)
Which questions did we decline to answer and why? The cast discusses the end of their beloved Queen’s journey.
Coming next on 11 February – Guest artist: The Sprouting
PROGRAMME NOTES
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00:22:57 |
Tue 04 Feb 2025
Her Many Masks, Act 3
Act 3 of 3: The Queen is under attack. After all she’s done, who of her retinue will defend her?
Coming next on 4 February – Her end (Many Masks Backstage)
PROGRAMME NOTES
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00:36:56 |
Tue 28 Jan 2025
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