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.
Episodes
Content warnings for this season: bloody violence
The company debriefs a volatile Agent Gossamer - and launches a risky two-pronged infiltration, deep behind enemy lines.
Starring:
Ellie as Pigeon
Vikki as Anvil
Strat as Tanktop
with Chris as Foxglove
Created and hosted by Matt Boothman (@MerelyMJ)
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (www.blackshawonline....
Content warnings for this season: bloody violence
Chris, aka Agent Foxglove, fills in his character sheet and - wait, where'd he go?
Created and hosted by Matt (@MerelyMJ)
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (www.blackshawonline.com)
facebook.com/MerelyRoleplayers
Promo: The Prestige (www.kaiju.fm/the-prestige)
Content warnings for this season: bloody violence
Mosaic revealed! The company uncovers the full horrifying extent of their target's operation. Can they blow it wide open? Or will it drive them apart?
Starring:
Ellie as Pigeon
Vikki as Anvil
Strat as Tanktop
with Chris as Foxglove
Created and hosted by Matt Boothman (@MerelyMJ)
Content warnings for this season: bloody violence
Strat, aka Agent Tanktop, fills in his character sheet and just about resists the lure of a laser watch.
Created and hosted by Matt (@MerelyMJ)
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (www.blackshawonline.com)
facebook.com/MerelyRoleplayers
Promo: Chaotic Goodness (www.chao...
Content warnings for this season: bloody violence
With Mosaic seemingly within their grasp, a change of orders complicates things for the company.
Starring:
Ellie as Pigeon
Vikki as Anvil
Strat as Tanktop
with Chris as Foxglove
Created and hosted by Matt Boothman (@MerelyMJ)
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (www.blackshawonline.com)
Content warnings for this season: bloody violence
The Service wants to know how the mission went down. The agents want to know what was kept from them. Let's get into this.
Created and hosted by Matt (@MerelyMJ)
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (www.blackshawonline.com)
This is the story of two ordinary people who decided to be extraordinary.
Starring:
Ellie as Nia
Vikki as Marlowe
Created and hosted by Matt (@MerelyMJ)
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (www.blackshawonline.com)
facebook.com/MerelyRoleplayers
Playing All Outta Bubblegum by Jeffrey Grant and Michael Sullivan
Welcome to the galaxy. Travel the stars! Meet strange and wonderful new people! And trust the Core Conclave. Their mighty Simulation sees what's best for us all.
This season we're playing Impulse Drive by Adrian Thoen. Impulse Drive is on Kickstarter right now! Get a PDF or a bound copy of the rulebook, and help push the game towards stretch goals like new ships, decks of cards, and more art for the book.
The crew of the Wren just need a simple job to make ends meet. But no job's ever simple when you're on the Core Conclave's hit list...
This season we're playing Impulse Drive by Adrian Thoen. Impulse Drive is on Kickstarter right now! Get a PDF or a bound copy of the rulebook, and help push the game towards stretch goals like new ships, decks of cards, and more art for the book.
Starring Ellie and ...
The Wren's seen better days, but she's home. She's not much to look at - but maybe we don't want people looking...
Starring Ellie and David
Created and hosted by Matt (@MerelyMJ)
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (www.blackshawonline.com)
facebook.com/MerelyRoleplayers
Promo: Seasons of Skyrend (skyrendpodcast.com)
Ellie and David are all that stands between the whistleblower Swik Tak Lang and the retribution of the Core Conclave. But what did Swik discover?
No animals were harmed in the making of this episode
Starring Ellie and David
Created and hosted by Matt Boothman (@MerelyMJ)
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (www.blackshawonline.com)
David chooses his character options and we learn why Meredith Penwhistle wants his hide.
Starring Ellie and David
Created and hosted by Matt (@MerelyMJ)
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (www.blackshawonline.com)
facebook.com/MerelyRoleplayers
Promo: Tabletop Potluck (tabletoppotluck.libsyn.com)
Conflict comes to Quarran's World, as betrayals from David's past complicate things for the crew.
Starring Ellie and David
Created and hosted by Matt Boothman (@MerelyMJ)
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (www.blackshawonline.com)
facebook.com/MerelyRoleplayers
Playing Impulse Drive by Adrian Thoen
Ellie establishes her space expertise and her ... let's call it mentor relationship to David.
Starring Ellie and David
Created and hosted by Matt (@MerelyMJ)
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (www.blackshawonline.com)
facebook.com/MerelyRoleplayers
Promo: DnD RAW (dndraw.com)
A run-in with the Core Conclave leaves the crew battered. But could there be a way to strike back...?
Starring Ellie and David
Created and hosted by Matt Boothman (@MerelyMJ)
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (www.blackshawonline.com)
facebook.com/MerelyRoleplayers
Playing Impulse Drive by Adrian Thoen
Before we plunge ahead into the unknown, we should consider how we made it to where we are.
Starring Ellie and David
Created and hosted by Matt (@MerelyMJ)
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (www.blackshawonline.com)
facebook.com/MerelyRoleplayers
Promo: Plane Shift (planeshiftpodcast.podbean.com)
A strange spatial anomaly could hold the key to the crew's mission. But what else could its appearance mean?
Starring Ellie, David, Vikki and Alex
Created and hosted by Matt Boothman (@MerelyMJ)
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (www.blackshawonline.com)
facebook.com/MerelyRoleplayers
Playing Impulse Drive by Adrian ...
The crew catalogues all the hang-ups that could impair their judgement on a mission. Foreshadowing? We'll find out...
Starring Ellie, David, Vikki and Alex
Created and hosted by Matt (@MerelyMJ)
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (www.blackshawonline.com)
facebook.com/MerelyRoleplayers
Promo: The Prestige (www.kaiju.f...
In the wake of the anomaly's festive transformation, tensions ignite aboard Zoylee Station.
Starring Ellie, David, Vikki and Alex
Created and hosted by Matt Boothman (@MerelyMJ)
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (www.blackshawonline.com)
facebook.com/MerelyRoleplayers
Playing Impulse Drive by Adrian Thoen
Vikki chooses her character options: a pinch of Wolverine, a scoop of Naomi Alderman's 'The Power', and a smidge of River Tam.
Starring Ellie, David, Vikki and Alex
Created and hosted by Matt (@MerelyMJ)
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (www.blackshawonline.com)
facebook.com/MerelyRoleplayers
Promo: Epic Endings (ep...
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