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
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...
Alex braves the anomaly in search of answers - and what he finds tests the limits of his robot brain.
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
Alex chooses his character options and we get a disturbing glimpse behind the scenes of Conc Street, the galaxy's most popular soap.
Starring Ellie, David, Vikki and Alex
Created and hosted by Matt (@MerelyMJ)
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (www.blackshawonline.com)
The crew race against time - and Rukuktu - to complete the Protomatter Drive.
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
Meanwhile, throughout the galaxy, life goes on. But what does that look like?
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: Tabletop Potluck (tabletoppotluck.libsyn.com)
The centre of the galaxy. The heart of enemy territory. For some, perhaps, the end of a journey.
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
Let's take time to contemplate what we've learned, celebrate what we've achieved, and reflect on what went wrong.
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: DnD RAW (dndraw.com)
Something is awake at the centre of the galaxy. Also, something here could be worth money. Cue the crew of the Bad Moon Rising.
STARRING Matt, Vikki, Strat and Starkey
WITH Ellie
HOSTED BY Chris MacLennan
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (www.blackshawonline.com)
facebook.com/MerelyRoleplayers
Playing Imp...
1. Buy retired military vessel at auction
2. Install jacuzzi and ping pong table
3. Hire loyal mercenary misfits
4. ???
5. Profit!
STARRING Matt, Vikki, Strat and Chris S.
HOSTED BY Chris M.
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (blackshawtheatre.wordpress.com)
Vikki adjusts to her new surroundings, and finds them stranger than she could have imagined.
STARRING Matt, Vikki, Strat and Starkey
HOSTED BY Chris MacLennan
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (www.blackshawonline.com)
facebook.com/MerelyRoleplayers
Playing Impulse Drive by Adrian Thoen
Starkey chooses his character options, then looks upon his creation with a certain horror.
STARRING Matt, Vikki, Strat and Chris S.
HOSTED BY Chris M.
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (blackshawtheatre.wordpress.com)
Vikki's theory puts the crew in a spin. Best hope no one nefarious takes advantage of the situation.
STARRING Matt, Vikki, Strat and Starkey
HOSTED BY Chris MacLennan
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (www.blackshawonline.com)
Hear Matt's guest appearance as Bag'ra the half-orc baker on the Formal Gamer podcast: https://formalgamer.com/2019/02/25/bonus-episode-2018...
Matt chooses his character options and puts his good name in Star-Key's hands.
STARRING Matt, Vikki, Strat and Chris S.
HOSTED BY Chris M.
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (blackshawtheatre.wordpress.com)
Matt and his mystic advisors play good negotiator, bad negotiator with the crew of the Slow Loris.
STARRING Matt, Vikki, Strat and Starkey
HOSTED BY Chris MacLennan
In association with Blackshaw Theatre Company (www.blackshawonline.com)
Hear Matt's guest appearance on Triple Feature: http://www.kaiju.fm/triple-feature/
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