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
Drunk in luvvie (Dr Magnethands Backstage)
The cast reminisce about times they’ve participated in what the theatre world refers to as a “wet run” while they come up with their eight suggestions for the game they’re actually supposed to be pla…
00:17:57 |
Tue 19 Jan 2021
Dr Magnethands, Act 1
A team of extraordinary heroes is the only thing that stands between evil mastermind, Dr Magnethands, and total world domination... oh, and everyone is drunk.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contain…
00:57:00 |
Tue 12 Jan 2021
Playtime's over (Vigil Backstage)
The hunters look back on their adventures in the classroom and their battles against the playtime monsters.
PROGRAMME NOTES
Our promo this episode is for O.M.E.N. Investigations. They’re fellow memb…
00:30:58 |
Tue 29 Dec 2020
Vigil: Playtime, Act 5
Despite Graham’s magical mishap, the hunters make haste to capture the villain responsible for the playtime monster before another school day begins.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This episode contains loss of ag…
00:40:36 |
Tue 22 Dec 2020
Graham, the Summoned (Vigil Backstage)
Meet Graham: accountant, 100% certified “human male”, Summoned. Excel specialist and hat connoisseur Graham is here to help you with all of your accountancy and administrative needs. If you’re lucky,…
00:36:09 |
Tue 15 Dec 2020
Vigil: Playtime, Act 4
As Mick, Percy and Graham engage in a bloody battle with the playtime monster, Renko makes a surprising discovery in the school staffroom.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This episode contains bloody violence, incl…
00:44:44 |
Tue 08 Dec 2020
Renko, the Flake (Vigil Backstage)
Meet Renko: DoOm operative, investigative genius, Flake. Renko is no stranger to mystery - it comes with the territory after all. But has she bitten off more than she can chew in the sleepy and seem…
00:31:06 |
Tue 01 Dec 2020
Vigil: Playtime, Act 3
Chaos ensues when Percy and Graham, left to their own devices at the school, attempt an experiment to manifest the playtime monster.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This episode contains violence, including blood a…
00:53:26 |
Tue 24 Nov 2020
Percy, the Exile (Vigil Backstage)
Meet Percy: time traveller, illegitimate daughter of Lord Byron, Exile. What strange forces have brought Percy to the small, sleepy town of Sherrydown and why does the year 1666 send a shiver down he…
00:35:49 |
Tue 17 Nov 2020
Vigil: Playtime, Act 2
After a surprising revelation from Mick’s niece, Pippa, the hunters head to the primary school to conduct their investigation.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This episode contains dried blood and scarred arms.
Th…
00:54:13 |
Tue 10 Nov 2020
History (Vigil Backstage)
Compère Matt and the cast of Vigil: Playtime introduce their characters and come up with their connections to one another - and to the town of Sherrydown itself.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This episode's promo…
00:26:23 |
Tue 03 Nov 2020
Vigil: Playtime, Act 1
The arrival of an unexpected traveller and a bloody disappearance at the local primary school spell trouble for the residents of the sleepy town of Sherrydown.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This episode contains …
00:47:02 |
Tue 27 Oct 2020
Your worst nightmares: Vigil, now playing in the Main House
Now playing in the Merely Roleplayers Main House: Vigil.
Sherrydown, Brackshire: a picturesque English market town with a failing high street, a struggling council, and a no doubt rich history that …
00:00:57 |
Tue 20 Oct 2020
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[IPM feed drop] RPG: Beam Saber
Originally published by International Podcast Month and shared with permission. Every September, International Podcast Month releases an all-new podcast episode every day. Find all the September 2020…
01:29:38 |
Tue 06 Oct 2020
This town's done for: Vigil opens the Main House this Hallowe'en
Coming soon to the Merely Roleplayers Main House: Vigil.
Sherrydown, Brackshire: a picturesque English market town with a failing high street, a struggling council, and a no doubt rich history that …
00:01:02 |
Tue 25 Aug 2020
Out-takes (Deja Vu Backstage)
In an infinite universe, across multiple timelines, we were never going to be able to witness everything. Here’s a selection of stuff we had to leave out.
SEASON CREDITS
STARRING Ellie Pitkin, Alex …
00:09:27 |
Tue 18 Aug 2020
The Ultimate Retrospective (Deja Vu Backstage)
All three ensembles look back at the path we charted through the infinite possibilities of Deja Vu.
PROGRAMME NOTES
Our promo this episode is for Dames and Dragons, a tale about banding together wit…
00:48:02 |
Tue 11 Aug 2020
Deja Vu, Act Twelve
As the curtain falls on this, the company’s final act, they’ll have to decide what a new reality holds before heading off to their post-show drinks at the pub.
PROGRAMME NOTES
Thank you for tuning …
00:18:17 |
Tue 04 Aug 2020
Strat, A Retrospective (Deja Vu Backstage)
A look back at Strat’s past appearances on Merely Roleplayers, in Ariadne, A Town Called Amnesty, Codename: Mosaic, Parallax Inverted, Upstaged! and Prospero & Viola.
PROGRAMME NOTES
Our promo this …
00:19:33 |
Tue 28 Jul 2020
Deja Vu, Act Eleven
The beleaguered ensemble are taking fire from all fronts. They’ll need to fight, but their theatrical skills could be their biggest asset in the final showdown.
PROGRAMME NOTES
Remember how Blacksh…
00:40:07 |
Tue 21 Jul 2020
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