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The cast talks generational games and the joy of petty grudges. Matt talks to Ursidice, designer of Court of the Lich Queen, about what’s next for the game.

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COMPERE: Matt Boothman

CAST

Representing the Draugr Earldom: Naomi Clarke

Representing the Skeletal Duchy: Fiona Howat

Representing the Wraithlight Dominion: Matt Boothman

ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Court of the Lich Queen (beta), designed by Ursidice

MUSIC BY: Matt Boothman

SOUND DESIGN BY: Matt Boothman

EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman

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It has been whispered throughout history that winter is a punishment, the death of the earth as punishment for the sin of avarice, wanting for your own what is not yours to have. Winter has fallen upon the Crescent City, La Nouvelle Orleans, and it has no intentions of being kind.

Three magical vortices are putting pressure on an already unstable fabric. The magical threads that weave together New Orleans are in danger of unravelling, a fate that would leave not only the magic of the city in shambles, but the city itself. Such a fate can be stopped, but not without blood. 

                                                      ⚜  ~ T H E   F A L L E N ~ ⚜

Beneath the cut, you’ll find an extensive summary of the character-specific plot drops that will occur during our event.

Please note that while we have laid out this guide,  we are open to changes and suggestions if anything doesn’t sit well with a player. It is up to the individual roleplayers to decide when and how to start these threads. In order to do so effectively, please makes sure to read or at least skim each other’s threads on the dash, so as to make sure your character jumps it at the right time (in the case of a three-way para, for example) and doesn’t interrupt the flow/chronological order that is roughly set out in the summary below. Also, please read ALL of the plot under the cut; not just the section that pertains to your character. This will become increasingly significant as the event goes on.

The event will take place in two stages. Before moving onto the next stage, a post will be published on the Main. Open/casual starters are permitted aside from the plot-threads listed below, though please manage your time accordingly so that the plot-threads are completed by the end of the event. Note that not every character got a role in this event. We tried to fit as many people in as we could, but it wasn’t possible to fit everyone (for those roleplayers having multiple characters). If you see an opening for one of your characters, you are welcome to propose it to us so they can be fit in, but remember, activity is doubly important in a coordinated event, and no one will be penalized for prioritizing event-related characters. 

Please tag your starters with VNFallen and VNStarter! If you have any questions, ideas, or concerns, please do not hesitate to message the Main! We know there is a lot going on and a lot left vague, but we are here to help!

Most of all, remember to be inclusive to as many people as possible (without biting off more than you can chew), get creative, and enjoy!

~ The Admin Team @ VN

The Ancestors have watched from beyond the veil as their warnings went unheeded, and the magic of the Harvest Children wreaked havoc on the city. They won't have to wait much longer; one way or another that magic will return to the earth. Davina Claire has long suspected her time was running out, and she's not wrong. Sophie Deveraux has come to collect, using a spell to track the currents of magic in the quarter. Her magic has located three hot spots, and she knows one of them is the little traitor she seeks. She just needs to choose the right one. Helping her with that errand will be one Damon Salvatore. An old fling and a reliable weak spot, Sophie hopes to use Damon’s love for his brother Stefan, who she’s... incapacitated for the time being, to get him to help her find her lost Harvest child. She’s got eyes out for Isaac, and has Mercy right where she needs her. The only one left is Davina. 

Two other witches are stirring up the arcane on this unseasonably cold night. Estranged sisters, Freya Mikaelson and Jennifer Blake each seek power, one the power of blood ties, the other the power of blood sacrifice. Freya Mikaelson has learned of the missing Mikaelson caskets, containing the two siblings who had an affinity for the craft. Kol, she's never met, but she's heard stories. Finn, though, Finn was the playmate of her earliest memories, the only true sibling she has ever had. Using the benefit of her current anonymity, she's collected an artifact from her three other blood-siblings. A single strand of long white-blond hair from the collar of Rebekah's jacket, saliva from the glass of wine she had shared with Elijah, and a smear of bloodied canvas, acquired from the studio Klaus painted in. Using the power of her siblings' DNA, along with her own, she seeks to send a message to her remaining brothers. You have not been forgotten, I am coming for you, help me find you.

Jennifer Blake, however, has less noble intentions. With the influx of supposed kin running amok in the quarter, she'd like to pay them tribute and make clear what her thoughts are regarding her "sisters." Though not originally part of the plan, Jennifer has decided to add a category of sacrifices to her cause: the traitor. Lucky for her, she has the perfect candidates in mind: Allison Argent, for turning her back on her family legacy, for being a sympathizer with animals, Lydia Martin, for turning her back on her family's elders, for letting her grandmother wither away while she lived in splendor, and Cora Hale, for turning her back on her family in flames, for leaving them to die in the smoke while she breathed clean air. The three teens were easily incapacitated with an hex on the assignment she handed out for homework, and brought to the attic of the LaLaurie Mansion. Home to intense lingering emotions and rumors of malevolent spirits, Jennifer plans to sacrifice all three traitors together, increasing her magic a hundredfold, plenty enough to avoid detection in the manhunt that will no doubt follow.

Unfortunately for Jennifer, her traitorous teens are not without friends of their own. Both Malia Tate and Stiles Stilinski have noticed their friends missing. In an effort to locate the teens, they recruit the help of Tyler Lockwood, hoping that he might have information about his step-sister’s whereabouts. It just so happens that he had received a location ping from Lydia (who had texted a record seven times since their parents had gotten married), and had figured it had been a mistake. Hayley Marshall Labonair and Derek Hale both follow their instincts, feeling something wrong shiver through their respective pack bonds. Hayley gets a call from Tyler, and she and Derek separate to figure out who is attacking their packs. 

Mary Sibley has felt the tears in the fabric of the magic which blankets New Orleans. Between what she has learned of this “Harvest” ritual, and the careless destruction wrought by Rain’s ward, she can tell that disaster is imminent. The magic of the city is so fragile that it threatens to burst. The catastrophic implications of such an event are beyond even her wildest imagination. She has locked onto the same three vortices of spell-work that Sophie has located, and she tracks down the nearest, only to find her long-lost eldest sister, Freya Mikaelson. She has no choice but to fight her for control of her spell. She will prevent this catastrophe from occurring, even if it puts her in the regrettable position of magical custodian. 

Meanwhile, Marcel Gerard and Elijah, Klaus, and Rebekah Mikaelson have gathered in a last-ditch effort to save Davina. Davina Claire attempts to channel Klaus' vitality in order to purge herself of the excess magic, using the Paragon diamond hidden in the Claire family tomb. Davina struggles to complete the spell, and is interrupted when all three siblings are hit by a massive wave of magical energy, and fall unconscious.

Unknown to the king of the Quarter, his home base is under attack — kind of. Chris Argent has had enough of playing the waiting game and decided to take things into his own hands. Innocent or not, Kate is his sister, and he doesn’t trust the vampiric equivalent of justice. If anyone is going to decide what to do with her, it’ll be the hunters she turned her back on. 

Frederick Egrid has had his ear to the magical floor, trying to find the pulse of the Coven of New Orleans. He's learned from Sophie about the night of the Harvest, and done his research. It had been mere chance to spot the boy Sophie had been searching for lurking in the alley behind Egrid's shop, perhaps intending to dumpster dive for dinner. Isaac Lahey was a staunch advocate for constant vigilance, but he hadn't been prepared for the ice cream man's icy spell. Egrid intends to bring Isaac to Sophie at Lafayette Cemetery. Luckily for Isaac, his not-quite-nemesis Jaxon Whittemore had been attempting to follow him. Out of sheer curiosity, or a more genuine intention he doesn't care to examine, Jaxon had spotted Isaac and decided to tail him. When Isaac is taken down with what seems like some seriously fucked up Elsa shit, Jaxon finds himself embroiled deep in witchy politics.

Jaxon isn't the only one intending to play savior. Elena Gilbert seeks the help of John Alden in order to save her aunt Jenna from Klaus’ clutches. Unfortuntely for her, John happens to be in the midst of training her younger brother when they come to seek out his help. Refusing to sit on the sidelines this time, Jeremy Gilbert joins the team, and they set off for the Mikaelson Estate, only to find the place deserted when they show up. No sign of the infamous siblings, nor Jenna. Not willing to waste an opportunity, they raid the place for clues to her whereabouts.

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You know the producers of homecoming confirmed she isn't supposed to be actually MJ right? or even a version? It was all just for laughs

Hello, kind anon! Yes, actually, to answer your question: I’m aware that she’s not MJ. I’ve actually stated that in my rules, that while I, personally, see her as an MCU’s version of MJ, she might clearly isn’t and never would be. Michelle is this whole other character — which I really love — and there’s still so much we don’t know about her. So, that’s really fun to explore, right?

However, I have, have to disagree with your last statement stating that “it was all just for laughs”. I have wanted to play Zendaya’s character ever since I knew she’d be apart of Spiderman: Homecoming. But then there were these clashing rumours where she’s MJ and then she’s not, and I did some research.

There’s this article, I couldn’t find it unfortunately and for that I apologise, which states that while Zendaya’s character wouldn’t be playing much of a role on the upcoming Spiderman movie, she would have a significant one as MCU progresses. So, from that statement alone, it’s already obvious that while Zendaya isn’t up to play Mary Jane, she’s going to be important. However, whether that be towards Parker as Spiderman or otherwise, that’s for us to find out as years unfold.

This is a statement released by Kevin Feige as he teases about Zendaya’s future roles in MCU very recently:

“Zendaya just made her MCU debut in Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige teases what the future holds for character. In the lead up to Homecoming, the interest in Zendaya’s role remained high thanks to a variety of reports regarding just who exactly she was going to be playing. Throughout the process, everyone involved continued to state that she would be playing Michelle, not MJ, as previously revealed. Still, rumors of her actually being Mary Jane Watson or even Vulture’s daughter persisted. 

With Homecoming now in theaters, everyone can finally see for themselves who she is playing. But it’s complicated. While these statements turned out to be true as Zendaya’s character’s name is Michelle, the closing minutes of the film point to something else. It is in the final few scenes when she utters the phrase, “My friends call me MJ.” This appeared to confirm previous reports that she is actually Mary Jane, but it may merely be the inspiration for her future.”

[…] What is so interesting about his answer, is him stating Michelle is not Mary Jane Watson at all, but that the initials have been used to generate a similar goal. In setting up this will be a very different thing, she’s not Mary Jane Watson, that’s not who the character is. But giving her the initials that remind you of that dynamic certainly is intriguing about what could go forward.

Michelle’s role is actually rather small but she is present throughout the movie. She keeps an eye on Peter Parker, which many have noted, is similar to MJ who has done the same in the comics so they’re certainly drawing inspiration from MJ’s character but to what extent, Feige says:

Clearly, she says she’s not obsessed with him, she’s just observant. But she’s there. And to have fun with that while at the same time having it be different characters that can provide a different dynamic [is the point].

Feige continues on to say that the logic behind this was to take Peter Parker in a fresh direction and to avoid treading tired ground of previous Peter Parker and Spider-Man relationships:

“Peter’s had a lot of friends over the years in the comics, and a lot of schoolmates and characters he’s interacted with. It wasn’t just Mary Jane Watson; it wasn’t just Gwen Stacy; it wasn’t just Harry Osborn. So we were very interested in the other characters, and that’s where Liz came from and that’s where the version of the character Michelle came from.”

Taken from here and here.

A few things you could get from that, anon, is that no, Michelle is not Mary Jane — but you couldn’t deny that they drew small inspiration from MJ in the comics in the way that MJ was always watching Parker, which meant the fact that they have the same initials is supposed to give an impact. I personally don’t know why they’re doing this, like are they setting up for the big reveal that she’s actual Mary Jane or if these coincidences are gonna give room for the actual Mary Jane or Gwen Stacy to stroll over — but hey! Whatever it is, I’m excited. I love Michelle no matter what roles she’d be playing.

And do you see how significant and different it is, to not have a Mary Jane or a Gwen Stacy as this very HUGE romantic interest in a spiderman’s plotline. Like, yes, of course, Liz Allan played a role as Peter’s source of infatuation and crush, but Peter’s whole development in the story doesn’t — for once — revolves around a love interest. Peter doesn’t have to save anybody in particular, doesn’t have to antagonise over anybody leaving or whatever the drama was before. He was having this whole revelation of being the balance of Peter and Spiderman all on his own, with help from Stark and May, who are both adults. Which, I think, is far more realistic? Peter’s a teenager, and the most important support somebody like Peter needs are of somebody who is much, much more stable in life. In this case it’s Stark and May with Stark being an experienced / veteran Avenger and mentoring Parker in that aspect, reminding him what’s most important, and May being this somebody who catch Peter whenever he falls from grace — like she’s always done.

I think it’s awesome that — whether Michelle became a romantic interest or not — that the Production have began Parker’s story in such a way. It paves for new paths that they’re definitely going to take Peter’s story to a whole new level. It’s not gonna be a repetition of all the other adaptation of Peter Parker in films before.

Second fact you should get from those is anon, it’s definitely not for laughs. Zendaya’s role is going to grow. MCU has never, ever, put anybody in it without a reason. They’ve got plans, I’m sure of it. And with how much Zendaya’s getting the attention from people? (Or else the MCU production wouldn’t put Zendaya to promo Spiderman: Homecoming with Tom Holland as much.) I do think we can expect more.

Thank you for coming into my inbox, anon. I’m sure you didn’t expect me to ramble a whole lot about it, but here you go! For future references? I do hope you refrain yourself from impolitely “calling me out” about where I stand with my portrayal as Michelle. As a roleplayer who’s really here to have fun, I feel offended to have my muse pointed out as “just for laughs” like she’s not even worth exploring into. I’m sure that’s not what you meant however, and that you must only meant well :)

But thank you, regardless, and have a nice day!

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Lifestyle before and now

I’m a frustrated blogger since I was like 8 years old. I had plenty of tumblrs and blogs, yet it is not that famous. I don’t know why pero I don’t care, just blogging to express my thoughts inside not to express. I just reblog and write blog since 8years upto now. May tumblr ako ang dami followers, nawala lang because of the password so created one and this one will be probably the last and forever blog. Naoopen ko naman yung isa, pero reblog reblog na lang. I was 8 when I started technology. Games, blogs, youtube. That’s what I do back then. Addict to online. I had just almost do a vlog, nahiya lang lola niyo. I was 12 back. I used to make and edit videos, I even edit videos for our class. Gladly and I was so proud that they, somehow, trust my editing. It was an highschool life. That was the best of my highschool of my entire life, well the mere fact is I don’t do anything just to sleep and do some homeworks shit. 

I also do stories. Back when I was 4th grade, it was started. Till to that wattpad started, I was addcted and had a guts to do one. Ngayon, nakakarami na ko ng stories. My life was so boring then, for others but for me, it was fun. I even disguised myself as a roleplayer. My life was surrounded online. Well mayrong din naman offline friends, pero mas madalas lang sa online. Paano ba kasi, home and school lang gawain ko. 

I love how my life then, and right now I still love to do again. Ang pinakagusto ko lang talaga mangyari is, to ride a motorcycles and have a vlog to show my singing and dancing talent... unfortunately, I don’t have one. So that, after this pandemic I know now what will be my business is. A dance and recording studio, plus a photography studio business. It’s my passion and since YOLO, I have to express my passion. After all, success is not just money, but to express passion and hapiness. My happiness is arts. 

Recording, dance studio... please wait for me. We will meet soon. 

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Opening this week in the Studio

Josh Yard is our guide to Bureautopia and lands beyond, in The Office Party Act 1 — the first of a 5-act actual play of Quest!

Like all our Studio productions, The Office Party is a standalone story — you don't need to be caught up on Merely Roleplayers to jump in here.

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Meanwhile, Backstage in the Studio...

Character creation continues: what about each of our denizens could help or hinder us on our journey?

Coming next on 13 August – Labyrinth Untold, Act 3

Programme notes

This production contains memory loss and dead animals.

Credits

GOBLIN QUEEN: Natalie Winter

STARRING:

Helen Stratton as Linda

Ellie Pitkin as Sir Barold von Branwick

Strat as Winkle

Matt Boothman as Gundle

ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Jim Henson’s Labyrinth The Adventure Game by Ben Milton (adventure) and Jack Caesar (rules), published by River Horse

MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst

SEASON PLANNED BY: Natalie Winter

EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman

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On New Year's Eve, we begin our journey across a decaying kingdom

Her Many Masks

A Merely Roleplayers Studio production

A perilous and emotional journey in 3 acts, told using For The Queen (2nd edition), by Alex Roberts, published by Darrington Press

Starring @merelymatt, @nanaluvren, Ellie Pitkin, Alexander Pankhurst, and Josh Yard

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Please return to your seats in the Studio

Act 2 of 3: The road behind is as perilous as the one ahead, each strewn with seeds that could prove the Queen’s undoing.

Coming next on 21 January – Her crimes (Many Masks Backstage)

Programme notes

This production contains fantasy violence, murder, and eye damage.

Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to The Thorne Files. They just aired Dead On Arrival, a two-part miniseries using a one-page game designed by the show’s own Danny, that centres around c-list supervillains being given their 15 minutes of fame (inspired by The Secret Six and The Suicide Squad). And season two of their main Monster of the Week game starts soon!

Credits

STARRING:

Alexander Pankhurst

Marta Da Silva

Josh Yard

Ellie Pitkin

Matt Boothman

ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: For The Queen, second edition, by Alex Roberts, published by Darrington Press

MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst

COVER ART INCLUDES:

Royal crown silhouette by Timplaru Emil on Vecteezy

Carnival mask silhouette by Muhammad Fathurrahman on Vecteezy

Skull silhouette by Carlos Avila on Vecteezy

EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman

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Nominate Merely Roleplayers in the CRIT Awards 2024

The Creator Recognition in Tabletop RPG Awards are open for nominations until the end of May, and lots of our stuff from the past year is eligible!

You all got us to the final ballot in 2 categories last year – thank you again, it was incredible to hear the words "Merely Roleplayers" read out alongside so many luminaries of roleplaying and storytelling!

Could we make it 3 this year?

Could we even make it to a win??

At this nomination stage, you're free to nominate whoever and whatever you like in each category. It's free choice, not multiple choice. Then people/things with enough nominations get put on the final ballot for everyone to check out and vote on.

Most of the categories ask for a link or social media handle to help the CRIT team vet nominations. Plus, I know from filling out my own nominations how hard it can sometimes be to work out what actually falls within the eligibility period (which this year is 1 Jan 2023–29 Feb 2024 – RPG vendors please put the publication date on the game's page!!).

So here's a handy list of what we've done that came out in that period, the categories you could nominate them in, and the relevant links and handles:

Best of Actual Plays

Best Series

Vigil: The Great Fire https://foggyoutline.com/roleplayers-episodes/category/The+Great+Fire

Vigil: Chief/Exec https://foggyoutline.com/roleplayers-episodes/category/Chief%2FExec

Vigil: Fear Itself https://foggyoutline.com/roleplayers-episodes/category/Fear+Itself

(and in the Studio...)

Falling Cadence https://foggyoutline.com/roleplayers-episodes/category/Falling+Cadence

The Queen's Dead https://foggyoutline.com/roleplayers-episodes/category/The+Queen%27s+Dead

The Office Party https://foggyoutline.com/roleplayers-episodes/category/Office+Party

Best NPC

Any and all NPCs from the above 6 productions, including 2023 nominee Ernest Bering, Agent of DoOm...

It's up to you to decide, based on his actions in Vigil: Fear Itself, whether oor Ernie belongs in this category or in:

Best Villain

Any and all villains from the above 6 productions, including Ada Lovelace (Great Fire), Max Dashwood (Chief/Exec), Morrigan the War Chieftain (Chief/Exec), the Harlequin (Fear Itself) and (possibly, as above) Ernest Bering, Agent of DoOm.

Best of their Games

Best Game Master | Indie

Matt Boothman https://www.instagram.com/merelymatt/

Josh Yard https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers/

Best Player | Indie

Ellie Pitkin https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers/

(plays Persephone 'Percy' Byron in Great Fire and Camilla Parnell in Falling Cadence)

Dave https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers/

(plays Mick Mason in Great Fire and Josh in Office Party)

Strat https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers/

(plays Brier in Great Fire and Jerome Picklepants in Office Party)

Chris MacLennan https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers/

(plays Kincaid in Great Fire)

Natalie Winter https://www.instagram.com/winternatters/

(plays Gwynned in Chief/Exec and Bess in Office Party)

Marta Da Silva https://www.instagram.com/nanaluvren/

(plays Harper in Chief/Exec)

Josh Yard https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers/

(plays Jinny Greenteeth in Chief/Exec)

Vikki https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers/

(plays Renko in Chief/Exec and Cadence Fairchild in Falling Cadence)

Alexander Pankhurst https://www.instagram.com/apankhurst/

(plays Graham in Fear Itself and Reginald 'Skinsy' Skinner in Falling Cadence)

Chris Starkey https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers/

(plays Cameron Jarvis in Fear Itself and Neville Flounder, aka the Living Shadow, aka Night Gannet in Office Party)

Ellen Gould https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers/

(plays Jess Butterworth in Fear Itself)

Helen Stratton https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers/

(plays Stella Sylvester in Falling Cadence)

Fiona KT Howat https://www.instagram.com/unspeakablyfiona/

(plays the Skeletal Duchy in The Queen's Dead)

Naomi Clarke https://www.instagram.com/naomithinksit/

(plays the Draugr Earldom in The Queen's Dead)

Best of Podcasts

Best Podcast

Merely Roleplayers https://www.merelyroleplayers.com

Best Podcast Host

Matt Boothman https://www.instagram.com/merelymatt/

Thank you! Can't wait to see who gets nominated this year!

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Now playing in the Studio

Act 1 of 3: The Queen sets out through wrack and ruin with her retinue, each of whom loves her in their own way.

Coming next on 7 January 2025 – Her Majesty (Many Masks Backstage)

Programme notes

This production contains fantasy violence, murder, and eye damage.

Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to Legend of the Bones, a hybrid of solo old school Dungeons & Dragons actual play, and dark fantasy audio drama. A story where the roll of the bones determines all. None shall escape the destiny of bone.

Credits

STARRING:

Alexander Pankhurst

Marta Da Silva

Josh Yard

Ellie Pitkin

Matt Boothman

ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: For The Queen, second edition, by Alex Roberts, published by Darrington Press

MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst

COVER ART INCLUDES:

Royal crown silhouette by Timplaru Emil on Vecteezy

Carnival mask silhouette by Muhammad Fathurrahman on Vecteezy

Skull silhouette by Carlos Avila on Vecteezy

EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman

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Now playing (fetch) in the Studio

Go inside the writers’ room of your favourite canine adventure show, then join four lost dogs as they trick, trial and treat their way home.

This season, we're playing a selection of individual micro-roleplaying games from The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book, edited by James D'Amato! Look out for:

Summer Break! by Joey Barranco

Wonders by Alex Flanigan

Follow us on your usual podcast app - search Merely Roleplayers or head to www.merelyroleplayers.com

FACILITATOR: Strat

STARRING:

- Ellie Pitkin as Kevin

- Josh Yard as Enzo

- Natalie Winter as Peppercorn

- Matt Boothman as Wallaby

ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Hero Dog Saves Town by Alex Roberts and Wild Rovers by Shanna Germain, published in The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book, edited by James D’Amato

MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst, inspired by Horse Elevator

SEASON PLANNED BY: Strat

EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman

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Join us Backstage in the Studio

Kicking off character creation with the important question: what flavour of Labyrinth Muppet do we all want to be?

Coming next on 30 July – Labyrinth Untold, Act 2

Programme notes

This production contains memory loss and dead animals.

Credits

GOBLIN QUEEN: Natalie Winter

STARRING:

Helen Stratton as Linda

Ellie Pitkin as Sir Barold von Branwick

Strat as Winkle

Matt Boothman as Gundle

ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Jim Henson’s Labyrinth The Adventure Game by Ben Milton (adventure) and Jack Caesar (rules), published by River Horse

MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst

SEASON PLANNED BY: Natalie Winter

EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman

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Curtain up! Now playing in the Studio

Act 1 of 5: The Stone Walls. The Goblin Queen is displeased to find four of her denizens outside the Labyrinth.

Coming next on 23 July – Kin (Labyrinth Backstage)

Programme notes

This production contains memory loss and dead animals.

Goblin Queen Natalie Winter also plays Dungeons & Dragons and other games on Twitch with Roll Together! Find her as the Dungeon Master of Nexus and Nexus Revolutions, using fantasy to send up sci-fi, or playing Elodie Fogg in Roll Together’s ongoing steampunk campaign, Chronicles of Aeodrun.

Credits

GOBLIN QUEEN: Natalie Winter

STARRING:

Helen Stratton as Linda

Ellie Pitkin as Sir Barold von Branwick

Strat as Winkle

Matt Boothman as Gundle

ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Jim Henson’s Labyrinth The Adventure Game by Ben Milton (adventure) and Jack Caesar (rules), published by River Horse

MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst

SEASON PLANNED BY: Natalie Winter

EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman

Find us

On Instagram

On Tumblr

www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

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Now playing in the (recording) Studio

It’s only going to take one song to get everyone to stand up and take notice, and then your career will open wide in front of you. You all work so perfectly together. How hard can it be?

This season, we're playing a selection of individual micro-roleplaying games from The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book, edited by James D'Amato!

Follow us on your usual podcast app - search Merely Roleplayers or head to www.merelyroleplayers.com

CREDITS

FACILITATOR: Matt Boothman

STARRING:

- On vocals, Matt Boothman as Skinny Steve

- On lead guitar, Strat as Jimmy Danger

- On the keys, Ellie Pitkin as Pixie Dust

- On rhythm guitar, Josh Yard as Sludge

- On the bass, Natalie Winter as Spacy Stacy

ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Wonders by Alex Flanigan, published in The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book, edited by James D’Amato

MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst, inspired by Horse Elevator

SEASON PLANNED BY: Strat

EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman

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Now playing in the Studio

("playing" in so many senses of the word)

Before getting thrown face-first into school, cling to your final summer break with family and defend your childhood fort from dangers that are definitely not allegories for adulthood!

This season, we're playing a selection of individual micro-roleplaying games from The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book, edited by James D'Amato! Look out for next week's finale: Wonders by Alex Flanigan!

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FACILITATOR: Natalie Winter

STARRING:

- Natalie Winter as Max, aged 10 ¾

- Strat as Billy, aged 10 ½

- Ellie Pitkin as Cara, aged 12

- Josh Yard as Sam, aged 14

- Matt Boothman as Ani, aged 8

ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Summer Break by Joey Barranco, published in The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book, edited by James D’Amato

MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst, inspired by Horse Elevator

SEASON PLANNED BY: Strat

EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman

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Some of the galaxy’s (best?) event planners have gathered to plan the celebration for the Gantrofax’s final moulting. Of course, we have limited time and budget. Everything is fine, though. Happy moulting!

This season, we're playing a selection of individual micro-roleplaying games from The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book, edited by James D'Amato! Look out for:

Hero Dog Saves Town by Alex Roberts

Wild Rovers by Shanna Germain

Summer Break! by Joey Barranco

Wonders by Alex Flanigan

Follow us on your usual podcast app - search Merely Roleplayers or head to www.merelyroleplayers.com

FACILITATOR: Ellie Pitkin

STARRING:

- Ellie Pitkin as Madame Flux

- Josh Yard as Chef Octo-Ramsey

- Natalie Winter as Dee-mar the Vee-spar

- Strat as DJ Clorox

- Matt Boothman as Gravalax the Living Company

ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Event Planning in Zero G by Jenn Martin, published in The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book, edited by James D’Amato

MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst, inspired by Horse Elevator

SEASON PLANNED BY: Strat

EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman