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
Monumental Exit, Act 1
After 67 years, Bilbo Biltong’s quitting the band. Somewhere out there is a star worthy of stepping into his well worn shoes - but where?
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains lewd and possibly b…
00:54:52 |
Tue 11 Oct 2022
Disbanding (Vigil Backstage)
We look back at Vigil: Quarry. Did we truly stop the danger or just put it off until later?
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains blood, gore, and references to childhood trauma.
Our promo this …
00:29:45 |
Tue 04 Oct 2022
Vigil: Quarry, Act 4
Act Four of Four: In which the Hunt is at bay; a hound bites its master; and a mentor has nothing more to teach.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains blood, gore, and references to childhood tra…
00:49:00 |
Tue 27 Sep 2022
Replay: Ariadne (Backstage)
Let’s go back to where this all started - with the slow-burn spookiness of Ariadne.
PROGRAMME NOTES
Replay is an all-new Backstage strand where Josh takes an in-depth look back at all our past produ…
00:52:16 |
Tue 20 Sep 2022
Vigil: Quarry, Act 3
Act Three of Four: In which Brier plays both sides; the pull of blood works both ways; and things come to a head at Sherrydown Library.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains blood, gore, and refe…
00:52:04 |
Tue 13 Sep 2022
Ghouls (Vigil Backstage)
We create some more lore about ghouls, especially the specific one Cameron is bent on destroying.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains blood, gore, and references to childhood trauma.
Our promo…
00:31:08 |
Tue 06 Sep 2022
Vigil: Quarry, Act 2
Act Two of Four: In which the hounds of the Hunt are revealed; the Hunt keeps recruiting; and Brier makes a mess of Melodies.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains blood, gore, and references to …
00:54:12 |
Tue 30 Aug 2022
Mustering (Vigil Backstage)
We establish some connections between the characters, and learn more about Melody’s tattoos.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains blood, gore, and references to childhood trauma.
Our promo this…
00:31:40 |
Tue 23 Aug 2022
Vigil: Quarry, Act 1
Act One of Four: In which a determined hunter sharpens his blade; a reluctant hunter comes to town; and the hunt marks its quarry.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains blood, gore, and reference…
00:47:29 |
Tue 16 Aug 2022
The Feed
Announcing The Feed, a new Studio production - and Merely Roleplayers’ first video series!
In The Feed, seven contestants enter the house for a new series of the hit reality TV programme Big Brother…
00:03:34 |
Tue 22 Mar 2022
After Andromeda (Andromeda Xmas Backstage)
Un-broadcast interview footage from the doomed documentary ‘The Making of The Andromeda Ward’ sheds light on the programme’s cancellation.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains comic body horror,…
00:11:09 |
Tue 11 Jan 2022
The Lost Andromeda Ward Christmas Special, Act 2
The Lost Andromeda Ward Christmas Special, Act 2 of 2: What will it cost our heroes to outwit the hyperintelligent slime? And will Jésus have a merry birthday?
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contai…
00:52:22 |
Tue 04 Jan 2022
Production hell (Andromeda Xmas Backstage)
The documentary ‘The Making of The Andromeda Ward’ was never broadcast, but some of the interview footage can still be found in dusty corners of the internet.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contain…
00:16:30 |
Tue 28 Dec 2021
The Lost Andromeda Ward Christmas Special, Act 1
The Lost Andromeda Ward Christmas Special, Act 1 of 2: A slippery adversary interrupts preparations for a significant birthday at Bristol General Hospital.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains c…
00:46:18 |
Tue 21 Dec 2021
Green room (Andromeda Ward Xmas Special Backstage)
Only six episodes of The Andromeda Ward were ever broadcast. These newly resurfaced backstage recordings may reveal what went wrong with the infamous lost Christmas special.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This pro…
00:36:04 |
Tue 14 Dec 2021
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[IPM feed drop] RPG: Dust Wardens - Entanglement
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 2021…
01:34:38 |
Tue 07 Dec 2021
Lights Out (live at the London Horror Festival 2021)
No one knows what happened to the Blackout Four - only that none of them survived that final dark night. Merely Roleplayers hope to reconstruct the events of that night, live on stage.
Part seance, …
01:02:42 |
Tue 30 Nov 2021
Public enquiry (Vigil Backstage)
We look back at Vigil: Bad Dog. What did we achieve? What could have been different? And what does it all mean for the future of Sherrydown?
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains drug use, gross …
00:49:51 |
Tue 23 Nov 2021
Vigil: Bad Dog, Act 5
Act Five of Five: In which a community joins hands against unfathomable powers; and two cunning women receive unwelcome offers.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains drug use, gross tentacles, an…
00:40:07 |
Tue 16 Nov 2021
Neighbours (Vigil Backstage)
Not everyone in Sherrydown is an ageless, magical monster slayer. Let’s meet some of the town’s ordinary folks.
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains drug use, gross tentacles, and fantasy violen…
00:20:43 |
Tue 09 Nov 2021
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