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
Replay: A Town Called Amnesty (Backstage)
Let’s relive the mystery, the tension, and the carnage we found back when we rolled into A Town Called Amnesty.
PROGRAMME NOTES
Replay is a Backstage strand where Josh takes an in-depth look back at…
00:53:46 |
Tue 14 Mar 2023
Falling Cadence, Act 2
A body in the back room. A mysterious figure fleeing the scene. What’s a newbie PI to do but give chase?
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains violence, intimidation by police, and offscreen murd…
00:55:47 |
Tue 07 Mar 2023
The line-up (Falling Cadence Backstage)
The players create their characters’ high concepts and decide what they’re great at.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains violence, intimidation by police, and offscreen murder.
Our promo this …
00:34:14 |
Tue 28 Feb 2023
Falling Cadence, Act 1
Cadence Fairchild’s first big case washes up on her doorstep one rainy night in Fosshythe.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains violence, intimidation by police, and offscreen murder.
Tickets a…
00:46:19 |
Tue 21 Feb 2023
Departures (Vigil Backstage)
We look back at Vigil: All Aboard, and imagine what lies down the track for our fellow travellers.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains persistent peril; exploitative relationships, including ma…
00:46:26 |
Tue 14 Feb 2023
Vigil: All Aboard, Act 5
Act Five of Five: In which we reach the end of the line, penalty fares apply, and not everyone makes the return trip.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains persistent peril; exploitative relation…
00:52:32 |
Tue 07 Feb 2023
Kit, the Spirit (Vigil Backstage)
Friend, guide, idol. Trickster, whisperer, manipulator. Ellen and Matt discuss Kit and how to navigate roleplaying an unhealthy relationship.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains persistent peri…
00:19:56 |
Tue 31 Jan 2023
Vigil: All Aboard, Act 4
Act Four of Five: In which the Conductor takes the lead, and it becomes clear who laid the rails - and where they end.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains persistent peril; exploitative relatio…
00:54:25 |
Tue 24 Jan 2023
Harper, the Searcher (Vigil Backstage)
Meet Harper: student, realmwalker, Searcher. Harper’s not about that supernatural life, but weirdness just seems to stalk her like a shadow.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains persistent peril…
Tue 17 Jan 2023
Vigil: All Aboard, Act 3
Act Three of Five: In which the journey proves more pleasant than the destination, and a passenger tries their luck behind the wheel.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains persistent peril; explo…
00:53:20 |
Tue 10 Jan 2023
Calistarius, the Expert (Vigil Backstage)
Meet Cal: horror writer, library sponsor, Expert. Sherrydown’s supernatural goings-on are fodder for Cal’s novels - if he can avoid becoming a cautionary tale himself.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This productio…
00:22:05 |
Tue 03 Jan 2023
Vigil: All Aboard, Act 2
Act Two of Five: In which Sherrydown’s train station sees more arrivals, departures, and missed connections than it has in years.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains persistent peril; exploitat…
00:59:27 |
Tue 13 Dec 2022
Arrivals (Vigil Backstage)
We meet our fellow travellers and discover their shared origins.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains persistent peril; exploitative relationships, including manipulation and coercion; sibling t…
00:30:15 |
Tue 06 Dec 2022
Vigil: All Aboard, Act 1
Act One of Five: In which Sherrydown wakes at the witching hour; an old way opens for a sisterly reunion; and Harper opens a new case.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains persistent peril; expl…
00:49:02 |
Tue 29 Nov 2022
Replay: Five Stage a Rescue (Backstage)
New theatre, new mystery, new players. Let’s head back to the seaside where Five Stage a Rescue.
PROGRAMME NOTES
Replay is a Backstage strand where Josh takes an in-depth look back at all our past p…
00:42:03 |
Tue 22 Nov 2022
Encore (Monumental Exit Backstage)
The cast of Monumental Exit look back and talk GMless games, improvisation, and whether the characters of this production deserved their fates.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains lewd and poss…
00:24:55 |
Tue 15 Nov 2022
Monumental Exit, Act 3
A geriatric crowd fills the Beanstalk Show Club for a gig that’s sure to go down in rock’n’roll history.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains lewd and possibly blasphemous imagery, fire, and dea…
01:00:31 |
Tue 08 Nov 2022
Key change (Monumental Exit Backstage)
With all the pieces in place for the final act, the cast finds out some new complications that are sure to upset the board.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains lewd and possibly blasphemous ima…
00:12:25 |
Tue 01 Nov 2022
Monumental Exit, Act 2
Everything’s ready for Bilbo’s swansong at the Beanstalk, but one roadie’s vendetta against the venue owner threatens to stain his perfect farewell.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains lewd and…
00:47:39 |
Tue 25 Oct 2022
Jam session (Monumental Exit Backstage)
The cast of Monumental Exit jam on the Fiasco playset ‘When the Music Stopped’ until they find their characters.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains lewd and possibly blasphemous imagery, fire,…
00:48:43 |
Tue 18 Oct 2022
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