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Merely Roleplayers
By Foggy OutlinePerforming Arts
Merely Roleplayers episodes
- 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 Pankhurst, Josh Yard and Dave; Chris Starkey, Chris Buxey and Chris; Helen Stratton, Ellen Gould, Natalie Winter and Strat as themselves (sort of) (various)
SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES BY Ellie Pitkin as Nia and The Space Jam Continuum podcast’s Chris MacLennan as CANDICE
GAME DESIGNED AND RUN BY Matt Boothman, using the Powered by the Apocalypse engine
MUSIC BY Matt Boothman
EDITED AND PRODUCED BY Matt Boothman
IN ASSOCIATION WITH Blackshaw Theatre Company
Find us
On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay
On Facebook at Merely Roleplayers
www.MerelyRoleplayers.com
10 min - 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 with your friends to battle gods who are terrible people and even worse parents, told using Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition.
Season credits
STARRING Ellie Pitkin, Alex Pankhurst, Josh Yard and Dave; Chris Starkey, Chris Buxey and Chris; Helen Stratton, Ellen Gould, Natalie Winter and Strat as themselves (sort of) (various)
SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES BY Ellie Pitkin as Nia and The Space Jam Continuum podcast’s Chris MacLennan as CANDICE
GAME DESIGNED AND RUN BY Matt Boothman, using the Powered by the Apocalypse engine
MUSIC BY Matt Boothman
EDITED AND PRODUCED BY Matt Boothman
IN ASSOCIATION WITH Blackshaw Theatre Company
Find us
On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay
On Facebook at Merely Roleplayers
www.MerelyRoleplayers.com
49 min - 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 in to this final Act of the Blackshaw Saga.
After next week’s Backstage episode, Merely Roleplayers is taking a few weeks off to prepare for our next chapter - but stay tuned for some surprise bonus episodes!
We’ll be back the week of Hallowe’en with the beginning of our first Main House production: Vigil. Small towns are being left behind after cuts to the Department of Omissions, the agency meant to protect the public from things that go bump in the night. In Sherrydown, one neglected market town, a band of misfits have stepped in to protect their neighbours now that the government can’t or won’t. They’re absolutely not sanctioned, not all of them are strictly speaking competent, but they’re the only ones who can help - and that makes it their responsibility.
Also coming up in our Studio: Dr Magnethands (a very, very silly superhero story) and Codename Mosaic: Ghost Recall (revisiting the agents from Codename: Mosaic as they deal with their deadliest foes yet: accountability and oversight).
Season credits
STARRING Ellie Pitkin, Alex Pankhurst, Josh Yard and Dave; Chris Starkey, Chris Buxey and Chris; Helen Stratton, Ellen Gould, Natalie Winter and Strat as themselves (sort of) (various)
SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES BY Ellie Pitkin as Nia and The Space Jam Continuum podcast’s Chris MacLennan as CANDICE
GAME DESIGNED AND RUN BY Matt Boothman, using the Powered by the Apocalypse engine
MUSIC BY Matt Boothman
EDITED AND PRODUCED BY Matt Boothman
IN ASSOCIATION WITH Blackshaw Theatre Company
Find us
On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay
On Facebook at Merely Roleplayers
www.MerelyRoleplayers.com
19 min - 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 episode is for Modified Roll, an actual play Dungeons & Dragons podcast and our friends from the UK & Ireland TTRPG Podcasters community.
Season credits
STARRING Ellie Pitkin, Alex Pankhurst, Josh Yard and Dave; Chris Starkey, Chris Buxey and Chris; Helen Stratton, Ellen Gould, Natalie Winter and Strat as themselves (sort of) (various)
SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES BY Ellie Pitkin as Nia and The Space Jam Continuum podcast’s Chris MacLennan as CANDICE
GAME DESIGNED AND RUN BY Matt Boothman, using the Powered by the Apocalypse engine
MUSIC BY Matt Boothman
EDITED AND PRODUCED BY Matt Boothman
IN ASSOCIATION WITH Blackshaw Theatre Company
Find us
On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay
On Facebook at Merely Roleplayers
www.MerelyRoleplayers.com
20 min - 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 Blackshaw Theatre Company is a real theatre company? We’re still working in London, even in lockdown!
Our promo this episode is for Modified Roll, fellow members of the UK & Ireland TTRPG Podcasters Discord community, and face-to-face acquaintances from Dragonmeet 2019!
Season credits
STARRING Ellie Pitkin, Alex Pankhurst, Josh Yard and Dave; Chris Starkey, Chris Buxey and Chris; Helen Stratton, Ellen Gould, Natalie Winter and Strat as themselves (sort of) (various)
SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES BY Ellie Pitkin as Nia and The Space Jam Continuum podcast’s Chris MacLennan as CANDICE
GAME DESIGNED AND RUN BY Matt Boothman, using the Powered by the Apocalypse engine
MUSIC BY Matt Boothman
EDITED AND PRODUCED BY Matt Boothman
IN ASSOCIATION WITH Blackshaw Theatre Company
Find us
On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay
On Facebook at Merely Roleplayers
www.MerelyRoleplayers.com
41 min - Helen, A Retrospective (Deja Vu Backstage)
A look back at Helen’s past appearances on Merely Roleplayers, in A Town Called Amnesty and Codename: Mosaic.
Programme notes
Impulse Drive by Adrian Thoen, the space opera roleplaying game we used in Parallax, is available from DriveThruRPG.
Our promo this episode is for Brits On Bikes, our friends from the UK & Ireland TTRPG Podcasters community.
Season credits
STARRING Ellie Pitkin, Alex Pankhurst, Josh Yard and Dave; Chris Starkey, Chris Buxey and Chris; Helen Stratton, Ellen Gould, Natalie Winter and Strat as themselves (sort of) (various)
SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES BY Ellie Pitkin as Nia and The Space Jam Continuum podcast’s Chris MacLennan as CANDICE
GAME DESIGNED AND RUN BY Matt Boothman, using the Powered by the Apocalypse engine
MUSIC BY Matt Boothman
EDITED AND PRODUCED BY Matt Boothman
IN ASSOCIATION WITH Blackshaw Theatre Company
Find us
On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay
On Facebook at Merely Roleplayers
www.MerelyRoleplayers.com
19 min - Deja Vu, Act Ten
The ensemble attempt to form allegiances with old enemies, but are everyone’s motives exactly what they seem?
Programme notes
The Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre have come up with a plan to defend our theatres from more closures and redundancies. They’ve submitted the plan to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, but we need to help them make it a priority for the government. If you’re in the UK, and you like theatre like we like theatre, please consider writing to your MP and asking them to pay attention to the plan and make sure we still have a place to see and stage creative performance after lockdown. WriteToThem.com makes it easy.
Our promo this episode is for Brits On Bikes, our friends from the UK & Ireland TTRPG Podcasters community.
Season credits
STARRING Ellie Pitkin, Alex Pankhurst, Josh Yard and Dave; Chris Starkey, Chris Buxey and Chris; Helen Stratton, Ellen Gould, Natalie Winter and Strat as themselves (sort of) (various)
SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES BY Ellie Pitkin as Nia and The Space Jam Continuum podcast’s Chris MacLennan as CANDICE
GAME DESIGNED AND RUN BY Matt Boothman, using the Powered by the Apocalypse engine
MUSIC BY Matt Boothman
EDITED AND PRODUCED BY Matt Boothman
IN ASSOCIATION WITH Blackshaw Theatre Company
Find us
On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay
On Facebook at Merely Roleplayers
www.MerelyRoleplayers.com
39 min - Ellen, A Retrospective (Deja Vu Backstage)
A look back at Ellen’s past appearances on Merely Roleplayers, in Upstaged! and Prospero & Viola.
Programme notes
Our promo this episode is for Penance RPG, a fellow member of the UK & Ireland TTRPG Podcasters community.
Season credits
STARRING Ellie Pitkin, Alex Pankhurst, Josh Yard and Dave; Chris Starkey, Chris Buxey and Chris; Helen Stratton, Ellen Gould, Natalie Winter and Strat as themselves (sort of) (various)
SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES BY Ellie Pitkin as Nia and The Space Jam Continuum podcast’s Chris MacLennan as CANDICE
GAME DESIGNED AND RUN BY Matt Boothman, using the Powered by the Apocalypse engine
MUSIC BY Matt Boothman
EDITED AND PRODUCED BY Matt Boothman
IN ASSOCIATION WITH Blackshaw Theatre Company
Find us
On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay
On Facebook at Merely Roleplayers
www.MerelyRoleplayers.com
12 min - Deja Vu, Act Nine
The ensemble are reunited and ready to save reality, but they’ll need to try out a few different boats to find one that’s suitable for their final voyage.
Programme notes
Black Lives Matter protests, petitions and other resources
Matt was on an episode of the Rolistes podcast!
Our promo this episode is for Penance RPG, a fellow member of the UK & Ireland TTRPG Podcasters community.
Season credits
STARRING Ellie Pitkin, Alex Pankhurst, Josh Yard and Dave; Chris Starkey, Chris Buxey and Chris; Helen Stratton, Ellen Gould, Natalie Winter and Strat as themselves (sort of) (various)
SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES BY Ellie Pitkin as Nia and The Space Jam Continuum podcast’s Chris MacLennan as CANDICE
GAME DESIGNED AND RUN BY Matt Boothman, using the Powered by the Apocalypse engine
MUSIC BY Matt Boothman
EDITED AND PRODUCED BY Matt Boothman
IN ASSOCIATION WITH Blackshaw Theatre Company
Find us
On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay
On Facebook at Merely Roleplayers
www.MerelyRoleplayers.com
38 min - Nat, A Retrospective (Deja Vu Backstage)
A look back at Nat’s past appearances on Merely Roleplayers, in Upstaged!, The Cloudskipper’s Captain and Prospero & Viola.
Programme notes
Our promo this episode is for The GM & Me, a duet play podcast and fellow member of the UK & Ireland TTRPG Podcasters community on Discord.
Season credits
STARRING Ellie Pitkin, Alex Pankhurst, Josh Yard and Dave; Chris Starkey, Chris Buxey and Chris; Helen Stratton, Ellen Gould, Natalie Winter and Strat as themselves (sort of) (various)
SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES BY Ellie Pitkin as Nia and The Space Jam Continuum podcast’s Chris MacLennan as CANDICE
GAME DESIGNED AND RUN BY Matt Boothman, using the Powered by the Apocalypse engine
MUSIC BY Matt Boothman
EDITED AND PRODUCED BY Matt Boothman
IN ASSOCIATION WITH Blackshaw Theatre Company
Find us
On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay
On Facebook at Merely Roleplayers
www.MerelyRoleplayers.com
16 min
About Merely Roleplayers
From the publisher's feed
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.