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Act Four of Five: In which the Conductor takes the lead, and it becomes clear who laid the rails - and where they end. Programme notes This production contains persistent peril; exploitative relationships, including manipulation and coercion; sibling tragedy; mind control, loss of memory and self; and violence, including blood and gun violence. The Feed 2 has begun on Instagram! It’s a game of Unreal by Josh Fox, a game about housemates in a Big Brother house where something is wrong, played by posting diary room videos. This series stars Matt and Alex from Merely Roleplayers; Fiona from What Am I Rolling?; Quinn from Monster Hour; Adam from Snyder’s Return; game designer Chloe Mashiter; and streamer The RPG Plot Doctor. To catch every update and piece together the mystery of what’s going on in the house, follow our Instagram (and turn on notifications!) And you can watch all of the original series of The Feed on our Youtube channel. Dramatis personae and other definitions Jess Butterworth: A twenty-something shift worker, Sherrydown born and bred. While working the tarot tent at Amazement Park, she was approached by Kit, a being claiming to be her spirit guide. Gwynned: A former shieldmaiden of the triple goddess Morrigan. For the crime of saving a mortal man from the Morrigan’s cruel whim, the goddess exiled Gwyn to live as a duck, overlooked by mortals. Recently freed from the curse, Gwyn is negotiating a new relationship with her mistress. Calistarius Softbinding: A local horror writer with a cult following, who sponsored the construction of a whole new wing of Sherrydown’s library. Calistarius Softbinding is a nom de plume. Harper: A US exchange student trying to sever her ties to the Shadow realm she sometimes enters through revolving doors. Department of Omissions (DO, DoOm): The UK government department tasked with preventing harm to citizens from supernatural phenomena. Severely defunded under Tory austerity policies and currently prioritising major urban population centres. Sherrydown, Brackshire: A historic English market town. One of the first towns to lose its DoOm office. Omission effect: The rejection of certain beings and phenomena by long-term memory. Can be suppressed by concentration, mnemonic techniques, hypnosis, trauma, or the light of the full moon. Credits COMPERE: Matt Boothman STARRING: Ellen Gould as Jess Butterworth, the Spooky Natalie Winter as Gwynned, the Divine Chris Buxey as Calistarius Softbinding, the Expert Marta da Silva as Harper, the Searcher ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst SOUND DESIGN BY: Matt Boothman SFX AND INCIDENTAL MUSIC INCLUDES: Wizardtorium and Virtutes Instrumenti by Kevin MacLeod; and may include others made available to use without attribution. EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman Find us On Instagram @MerelyRoleplayers On Tumblr @merelyroleplayers www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

Meet Harper: student, realmwalker, Searcher. Harper’s not about that supernatural life, but weirdness just seems to stalk her like a shadow. Programme notes This production contains persistent peril; exploitative relationships, including manipulation and coercion; sibling tragedy; mind control, loss of memory and self; and violence, including blood and gun violence. Our promo this episode is for Deck of Many Aces, a Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast made by actual asexuals and aromantics! Follow four heroes as they adventure through a fantasy world on the cusp of a technological revolution, augmented by magic. Each character's fate is tied to one of the 22 cards in the “Deck of Many Things”, a D&D magical object based on a tarot deck. Dramatis personae and other definitions Jess Butterworth: a twenty-something shift worker, Sherrydown born and bred. While working the tarot tent at Amazement Park, she was approached by Kit, a being claiming to be her spirit guide. Gwynned: a former shieldmaiden of the triple goddess Morrigan. For the crime of saving a mortal man from the Morrigan’s cruel whim, the goddess exiled Gwyn to live as a duck, overlooked by mortals. Recently freed from the curse, Gwyn is negotiating a new relationship with her mistress. Calistarius Softbinding: a local horror writer with a cult following, who sponsored the construction of a whole new wing of Sherrydown’s library. Calistarius Softbinding is a nom de plume. Harper: a US exchange student trying to sever her ties to the Shadow realm she sometimes enters through revolving doors. Department of Omissions (DO, DoOm): The UK government department tasked with preventing harm to citizens from supernatural phenomena. Severely defunded under Tory austerity policies and currently prioritising major urban population centres. Sherrydown, Brackshire: A historic English market town. One of the first towns to lose its DoOm office. Omission effect: The rejection of certain beings and phenomena by long-term memory. Can be suppressed by concentration, mnemonic techniques, hypnosis, trauma, or the light of the full moon. Credits COMPERE: Matt Boothman STARRING: Ellen Gould as Jess Butterworth, the Spooky Natalie Winter as Gwynned, the Divine Chris Buxey as Calistarius Softbinding, the Expert Marta da Silva as Harper, the Searcher ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst SOUND DESIGN BY: Matt Boothman EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman Find us On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay On Instagram @MerelyRoleplayers On Tumblr @merelyroleplayers www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

Act Three of Five: In which the journey proves more pleasant than the destination, and a passenger tries their luck behind the wheel. Programme notes This production contains persistent peril; exploitative relationships, including manipulation and coercion; sibling tragedy; mind control, loss of memory and self; and violence, including blood and gun violence. Our promo this episode is for Deck of Many Aces, a Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast made by actual asexuals and aromantics! Follow four heroes as they adventure through a fantasy world on the cusp of a technological revolution, augmented by magic. Each character's fate is tied to one of the 22 cards in the “Deck of Many Things”, a D&D magical object based on a tarot deck. Dramatis personae and other definitions Jess Butterworth: A twenty-something shift worker, Sherrydown born and bred. While working the tarot tent at Amazement Park, she was approached by Kit, a being claiming to be her spirit guide. Gwynned: A former shieldmaiden of the triple goddess Morrigan. For the crime of saving a mortal man from the Morrigan’s cruel whim, the goddess exiled Gwyn to live as a duck, overlooked by mortals. Recently freed from the curse, Gwyn is negotiating a new relationship with her mistress. Calistarius Softbinding: A local horror writer with a cult following, who sponsored the construction of a whole new wing of Sherrydown’s library. Calistarius Softbinding is a nom de plume. Harper: A US exchange student trying to sever her ties to the Shadow realm she sometimes enters through revolving doors. Department of Omissions (DO, DoOm): The UK government department tasked with preventing harm to citizens from supernatural phenomena. Severely defunded under Tory austerity policies and currently prioritising major urban population centres. Sherrydown, Brackshire: A historic English market town. One of the first towns to lose its DoOm office. Omission effect: The rejection of certain beings and phenomena by long-term memory. Can be suppressed by concentration, mnemonic techniques, hypnosis, trauma, or the light of the full moon. Credits COMPERE: Matt Boothman STARRING: Ellen Gould as Jess Butterworth, the Spooky Natalie Winter as Gwynned, the Divine Chris Buxey as Calistarius Softbinding, the Expert Marta da Silva as Harper, the Searcher ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst SOUND DESIGN BY: Matt Boothman SFX AND INCIDENTAL MUSIC INCLUDES: soaring clouds by bruce965; Virtutes Instrumenti by Kevin MacLeod; Train Wheels Ride Outside Thailand by YOH on freesound.org; and may include others made available to use without attribution. EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman Find us On Instagram @MerelyRoleplayers On Tumblr @merelyroleplayers www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

Meet Cal: horror writer, library sponsor, Expert. Sherrydown’s supernatural goings-on are fodder for Cal’s novels - if he can avoid becoming a cautionary tale himself. Programme notes This production contains persistent peril; exploitative relationships, including manipulation and coercion; sibling tragedy; mind control, loss of memory and self; and violence, including blood and gun violence. Dramatis personae and other definitions Jess Butterworth: a twenty-something shift worker, Sherrydown born and bred. While working the tarot tent at Amazement Park, she was approached by Kit, a being claiming to be her spirit guide. Gwynned: a former shieldmaiden of the triple goddess Morrigan. For the crime of saving a mortal man from the Morrigan’s cruel whim, the goddess exiled Gwyn to live as a duck, overlooked by mortals. Recently freed from the curse, Gwyn is negotiating a new relationship with her mistress. Calistarius Softbinding: a local horror writer with a cult following, who sponsored the construction of a whole new wing of Sherrydown’s library. Calistarius Softbinding is a nom de plume. Harper: a US exchange student trying to sever her ties to the Shadow realm she sometimes enters through revolving doors. Department of Omissions (DO, DoOm): The UK government department tasked with preventing harm to citizens from supernatural phenomena. Severely defunded under Tory austerity policies and currently prioritising major urban population centres. Sherrydown, Brackshire: A historic English market town. One of the first towns to lose its DoOm office. Omission effect: The rejection of certain beings and phenomena by long-term memory. Can be suppressed by concentration, mnemonic techniques, hypnosis, trauma, or the light of the full moon. Credits COMPERE: Matt Boothman STARRING: Ellen Gould as Jess Butterworth, the Spooky Natalie Winter as Gwynned, the Divine Chris Buxey as Calistarius Softbinding, the Expert Marta da Silva as Harper, the Searcher ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst SOUND DESIGN BY: Matt Boothman EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman Find us On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay On Instagram @MerelyRoleplayers On Tumblr @merelyroleplayers www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

Act Two of Five: In which Sherrydown’s train station sees more arrivals, departures, and missed connections than it has in years. Programme notes This production contains persistent peril; exploitative relationships, including manipulation and coercion; sibling tragedy; mind control, loss of memory and self; and violence, including blood and gun violence. Our promo this episode is for Firebreathing Kittens, an actual play Dungeons and Dragons oneshot podcast with a season-long plot. Each episode’s adventure has a standalone microplot like CSI or Doctor Who, so you can jump in at any point. Listen to these episodes in any order, and skip any you don’t enjoy. The cast rotates. Join them as they solve detective mysteries, attempt comedic banter, explore, and enjoy friendship. Dramatis personae and other definitions Jess Butterworth: A twenty-something shift worker, Sherrydown born and bred. While working the tarot tent at Amazement Park, she was approached by Kit, a being claiming to be her spirit guide. Gwynned: A former shieldmaiden of the triple goddess Morrigan. For the crime of saving a mortal man from the Morrigan’s cruel whim, the goddess exiled Gwyn to live as a duck, overlooked by mortals. Recently freed from the curse, Gwyn is negotiating a new relationship with her mistress. Calistarius Softbinding: A local horror writer with a cult following, who sponsored the construction of a whole new wing of Sherrydown’s library. Calistarius Softbinding is a nom de plume. Harper: A US exchange student trying to sever her ties to the Shadow realm she sometimes enters through revolving doors. Department of Omissions (DO, DoOm): The UK government department tasked with preventing harm to citizens from supernatural phenomena. Severely defunded under Tory austerity policies and currently prioritising major urban population centres. Sherrydown, Brackshire: A historic English market town. One of the first towns to lose its DoOm office. Omission effect: The rejection of certain beings and phenomena by long-term memory. Can be suppressed by concentration, mnemonic techniques, hypnosis, trauma, or the light of the full moon. Credits COMPERE: Matt Boothman STARRING: Ellen Gould as Jess Butterworth, the Spooky Natalie Winter as Gwynned, the Divine Chris Buxey as Calistarius Softbinding, the Expert Marta da Silva as Harper, the Searcher ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst SOUND DESIGN BY: Matt Boothman SFX AND INCIDENTAL MUSIC INCLUDES: soaring clouds by bruce965; Virtutes Instrumenti by Kevin MacLeod; Train Wheels Ride Outside Thailand by YOH on freesound.org; and may include others made available to use without attribution. EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman Find us On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay On Instagram @MerelyRoleplayers On Tumblr @merelyroleplayers www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

We meet our fellow travellers and discover their shared origins. Programme notes This production contains persistent peril; exploitative relationships, including manipulation and coercion; sibling tragedy; mind control, loss of memory and self; and violence, including blood and gun violence. Dramatis personae and other definitions Jess Butterworth: a twenty-something shift worker, Sherrydown born and bred. While working the tarot tent at Amazement Park, she was approached by Kit, a being claiming to be her spirit guide. Gwynned: a former shieldmaiden of the triple goddess Morrigan. For the crime of saving a mortal man from the Morrigan’s cruel whim, the goddess exiled Gwyn to live as a duck, overlooked by mortals. Recently freed from the curse, Gwyn is negotiating a new relationship with her mistress. Calistarius Softbinding: a local horror writer with a cult following, who sponsored the construction of a whole new wing of Sherrydown’s library. Calistarius Softbinding is a nom de plume. Harper: a US exchange student trying to sever her ties to the Shadow realm she sometimes enters through revolving doors. Department of Omissions (DO, DoOm): The UK government department tasked with preventing harm to citizens from supernatural phenomena. Severely defunded under Tory austerity policies and currently prioritising major urban population centres. Sherrydown, Brackshire: A historic English market town. One of the first towns to lose its DoOm office. Omission effect: The rejection of certain beings and phenomena by long-term memory. Can be suppressed by concentration, mnemonic techniques, hypnosis, trauma, or the light of the full moon. Credits COMPERE: Matt Boothman STARRING: Ellen Gould as Jess Butterworth, the Spooky Natalie Winter as Gwynned, the Divine Chris Buxey as Calistarius Softbinding, the Expert Marta da Silva as Harper, the Searcher ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst SOUND DESIGN BY: Matt Boothman EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman Find us On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay On Instagram @MerelyRoleplayers On Tumblr @merelyroleplayers www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

Act One of Five: In which Sherrydown wakes at the witching hour; an old way opens for a sisterly reunion; and Harper opens a new case. Programme notes This production contains persistent peril; exploitative relationships, including manipulation and coercion; sibling tragedy; mind control, loss of memory and self; and violence, including blood and gun violence. Matt’s playing Jason Statham’s Big Vacation in front of a live studio audience in London on Saturday 3 December. It’s been organised by The D20 Future Show as part of the Podcast Zone at Dragonmeet, which is at the Novotel in Hammersmith. Come watch Matt and the rest of Jason’s entourage run about making sure Jason has a nice holiday, in Beaujolais on the Mezzanine floor at 10am. The second Interactive Soup is on Tuesday 6 December at Theatre Deli Leadenhall. Tickets cost £5, which goes in the pot, and get you a bowl of soup and a vote on how to spend the pot. Come along and help fund something that’ll help out the interactive performance community. Dramatis personae and other definitions Jess Butterworth: A twenty-something shift worker, Sherrydown born and bred. While working the tarot tent at Amazement Park, she was approached by Kit, a being claiming to be her spirit guide. Gwynned: A former shieldmaiden of the triple goddess Morrigan. For the crime of saving a mortal man from the Morrigan’s cruel whim, the goddess exiled Gwyn to live as a duck, overlooked by mortals. Recently freed from the curse, Gwyn is negotiating a new relationship with her mistress. Calistarius Softbinding: A local horror writer with a cult following, who sponsored the construction of a whole new wing of Sherrydown’s library. Calistarius Softbinding is a nom de plume. Harper: A US exchange student trying to sever her ties to the Shadow realm she sometimes enters through revolving doors. Department of Omissions (DO, DoOm): The UK government department tasked with preventing harm to citizens from supernatural phenomena. Severely defunded under Tory austerity policies and currently prioritising major urban population centres. Sherrydown, Brackshire: A historic English market town. One of the first towns to lose its DoOm office. Omission effect: The rejection of certain beings and phenomena by long-term memory. Can be suppressed by concentration, mnemonic techniques, hypnosis, trauma, or the light of the full moon. Credits COMPERE: Matt Boothman STARRING: Ellen Gould as Jess Butterworth, the Spooky Natalie Winter as Gwynned, the Divine Chris Buxey as Calistarius Softbinding, the Expert Marta da Silva as Harper, the Searcher ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst SOUND DESIGN BY: Matt Boothman EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman Find us On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay On Instagram @MerelyRoleplayers On Tumblr @merelyroleplayers www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

New theatre, new mystery, new players. Let’s head back to the seaside where Five Stage a Rescue. Programme notes Replay is a Backstage strand where Josh takes an in-depth look back at all our past productions, revisiting the memorable moments and asking the unanswered questions. Got a question about any past production from Parallax onwards? Email it to merelyroleplayers@gmail.com (either as text or as an attached audio file) and it could be featured in a future Replay episode. Credits COMPERE: Josh Yard WITH: Matt Boothman MUSIC BY: Matt Boothman EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Josh Yard and Matt Boothman Find us On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay On Instagram @MerelyRoleplayers On Tumblr @merelyroleplayers www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

The cast of Monumental Exit look back and talk GMless games, improvisation, and whether the characters of this production deserved their fates. Programme notes This production contains lewd and possibly blasphemous imagery, fire, and death. Our promo this episode is for Snyder’s Return, a UK based tabletop roleplaying game podcast featuring Dungeons & Dragons actual play (where a misfit band of ‘heroes’ take on adventures across the multiverse), interviews and Dungeon Master/player guides. Credits STARRING: Josh Yard as Bilbo Biltong Natalie Winter as Sue Sherpa Alexander Pankhurst as Mike Sherpa Matt Boothman as Gregg Nevin ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Fiasco (classic edition) by Jason Morningstar, published by Bully Pulpit Games MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman Find us On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay On Instagram @MerelyRoleplayers On Tumblr @merelyroleplayers www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

A geriatric crowd fills the Beanstalk Show Club for a gig that’s sure to go down in rock’n’roll history. Programme notes This production contains lewd and possibly blasphemous imagery, drug use, fire, and death. Our promo this episode is for Snyder’s Return, a UK based tabletop roleplaying game podcast featuring Dungeons & Dragons actual play (where a misfit band of ‘heroes’ take on adventures across the multiverse), interviews and Dungeon Master/player guides. Credits STARRING: Josh Yard as Bilbo Biltong Natalie Winter as Sue Sherpa Alexander Pankhurst as Mike Sherpa Matt Boothman as Gregg Nevin ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Fiasco (classic edition) by Jason Morningstar, published by Bully Pulpit Games MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman Find us On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay On Instagram @MerelyRoleplayers On Tumblr @merelyroleplayers www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

With all the pieces in place for the final act, the cast finds out some new complications that are sure to upset the board. Programme notes This production contains lewd and possibly blasphemous imagery, fire, and death. Our promo this episode is for Adventurers Anonymous, a Dungeons & Dragons actual play where six players drink cocktails and seek a glorious death. Check it out if if you like your plot lines thin and crispy, and your language to be saltier than a sailor's beard. Credits STARRING: Josh Yard as Bilbo Biltong Natalie Winter as Sue Sherpa Alexander Pankhurst as Mike Sherpa Matt Boothman as Gregg Nevin ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Fiasco (classic edition) by Jason Morningstar, published by Bully Pulpit Games MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman Find us On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay On Instagram @MerelyRoleplayers On Tumblr @merelyroleplayers www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

Everything’s ready for Bilbo’s swansong at the Beanstalk, but one roadie’s vendetta against the venue owner threatens to stain his perfect farewell. Programme notes This production contains lewd and possibly blasphemous imagery, drug use, fire, and death. On 27 October, it’s five years since we released our first episode! Say congrats on Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr or Youtube! Monumental Exit’s Mike Sherpa, Alexander Pankhurst, comperes Top and Bottom Comedy on 2 and 23 November at the Book Club, London. See 10 up and coming comedians in one evening for £3. Our promo this episode is for Adventurers Anonymous, a Dungeons & Dragons actual play where six players drink cocktails and seek a glorious death. Check it out if if you like your plot lines thin and crispy, and your language to be saltier than a sailor's beard. Credits STARRING: Josh Yard as Bilbo Biltong Natalie Winter as Sue Sherpa Alexander Pankhurst as Mike Sherpa Matt Boothman as Gregg Nevin ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Fiasco (classic edition) by Jason Morningstar, published by Bully Pulpit Games MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman Find us On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay On Instagram @MerelyRoleplayers On Tumblr @merelyroleplayers www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

The cast of Monumental Exit jam on the Fiasco playset ‘When the Music Stopped’ until they find their characters. Programme notes This production contains lewd and possibly blasphemous imagery, fire, and death. Our promo this episode is for Re: Dracula, a bite-sized audio adaptation of the horror classic Dracula. Re: Dracula is currently crowdfunding, and they need your help to reach their goal! Credits STARRING: Josh Yard as Bilbo Biltong Natalie Winter as Sue Sherpa Alexander Pankhurst as Mike Sherpa Matt Boothman as Gregg Nevin ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Fiasco (classic edition) by Jason Morningstar, published by Bully Pulpit Games MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman Find us On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay On Instagram @MerelyRoleplayers On Tumblr @merelyroleplayers www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

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 blasphemous imagery, fire, and death. Marta da Silva (The First Nova, The Lost Andromeda Ward Christmas Special) is appearing in Port Saga, the first scripted Vampire: The Masquerade audio drama, currently in its second season. Shocked by his sire’s murder, young vampire Titus Reed returns to the city of his embrace only to discover an old friend has confessed to the crime. Our promo this episode is for Re: Dracula, a bite-sized audio adaptation of the horror classic Dracula. Re: Dracula is currently crowdfunding, and they need your help to reach their goal! Credits STARRING: Josh Yard as Bilbo Biltong Natalie Winter as Sue Sherpa Alexander Pankhurst as Mike Sherpa Matt Boothman as Gregg Nevin ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Fiasco (classic edition) by Jason Morningstar, published by Bully Pulpit Games MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman Find us On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay On Instagram @MerelyRoleplayers On Tumblr @merelyroleplayers www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

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 episode is for Realms of Peril & Glory. Journey through hilarious galaxies, adventure-filled worlds and mysterious continents! Experience thrilling tales weaved at the table using a variety of roleplaying game systems, by a rotating panel of Game Masters and Players! www.lightandtragic.com/Merely Dramatis personae and other definitions Cameron Jarvis: An intense young man, obsessed with monster hunting since his parents and sister were killed by ghouls while camping outside Sherrydown. Melody: The owner of Melodies, the cosy cafe and vinyl shop on Market Street. Melody is an ageless patchwork person animated by music, who fled her creator ages ago and has owned a music shop on this spot ever since. Brier: A mischievous shapeshifting púca, the fae guardian of Sherrydown’s Rosebrier Forest. Renko: A DoOm agent assigned to Sherrydown, furloughed since the office closed. Department of Omissions (DO, DoOm): The UK government department tasked with preventing harm to citizens from supernatural phenomena. Severely defunded under Tory austerity policies and currently prioritising major urban population centres. Sherrydown, Brackshire: A historic English market town. One of the first towns to lose its DoOm office. Omission effect: The rejection of certain beings and phenomena by long-term memory. Can be suppressed by concentration, mnemonic techniques, hypnosis, trauma, or the light of the full moon. Credits COMPERE: Matt Boothman STARRING: Christopher Starkey as Cameron Jarvis, the Wronged Helen Stratton as Melody, the Constructed Strat as Brier, the Monstrous Vikki as Renko, the Flake ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst SOUND DESIGN BY: Helen Stratton EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman Find us On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay On Instagram @MerelyRoleplayers On Tumblr @merelyroleplayers www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

Quarry, 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 trauma. If you enjoy Vigil, you should check out the Sherrydown Enquirer, a Monster of the Week mystery scenario and Sherrydown lore zine. Each issue contains a mystery for use with the roleplaying game Monster of the Week by Michael Sands, for the roleplayers among you; and some juicy history and information about the Sherrydown setting, for fans of Vigil. Buy every issue at https://merelymatt.itch.io Come to the first Interactive Soup at Theatre Deli Leadenhall, London on Tuesday 4 October. Tickets are £5 and include homemade soup and a vote. Five people pitch ideas, and the pitch with the most votes gets the night’s ticket money. Pitch submissions are open until 11:59pm on 20 September, and tickets are available until they sell out. Our promo this episode is for Play On Podcasts from Next Chapter Podcasts: epic audio adventures that reimagine Shakespeare’s timeless tales, featuring original music composition and the voices of award-winning actors. Each episode explores plays from Macbeth to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, created specifically for the podcast form by some of America’s most exciting playwrights, directors and composers, and performed by stage and screen’s best. Dramatis personae and other definitions Cameron Jarvis: An intense young man, obsessed with monster hunting since his parents and sister were killed by ghouls while camping outside Sherrydown. Melody: The owner of Melodies, the cosy cafe and vinyl shop on Market Street. Melody is an ageless patchwork person animated by music, who fled her creator ages ago and has owned a music shop on this spot ever since. Brier: A mischievous shapeshifting púca, the fae guardian of Sherrydown’s Rosebrier Forest. Renko: A DoOm agent assigned to Sherrydown, furloughed since the office closed. Department of Omissions (DO, DoOm): The UK government department tasked with preventing harm to citizens from supernatural phenomena. Severely defunded under Tory austerity policies and currently prioritising major urban population centres. Sherrydown, Brackshire: A historic English market town. One of the first towns to lose its DoOm office. Omission effect: The rejection of certain beings and phenomena by long-term memory. Can be suppressed by concentration, mnemonic techniques, hypnosis, trauma, or the light of the full moon. Credits COMPERE: Matt Boothman STARRING: Christopher Starkey as Cameron Jarvis, the Wronged Helen Stratton as Melody, the Constructed Strat as Brier, the Monstrous Vikki as Renko, the Flake ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst SOUND DESIGN BY: Helen Stratton EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman Find us On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay On Instagram @MerelyRoleplayers On Tumblr @merelyroleplayers www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

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 productions, revisiting the memorable moments and asking the unanswered questions. Got a question about any past production from Parallax onwards? Email it to merelyroleplayers@gmail.com (either as text or as an attached audio file) and it could be featured in a future Replay episode. Credits COMPERE: Josh Yard WITH: Matt Boothman MUSIC BY: Matt Boothman EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Josh Yard and Matt Boothman Find us On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay On Instagram @MerelyRoleplayers On Tumblr @merelyroleplayers www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

Quarry, 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 references to childhood trauma. Are you involved in interactive performance in any way? Could you put a bit of cash to good use? Come to the first Interactive Soup at Theatre Deli Leadenhall, London on Tuesday 4 October. Tickets are £5 and include homemade soup and a vote. Five people pitch ideas, and the pitch with the most votes gets the night’s ticket money. Pitch submissions are open until 11:59pm on 20 September, and tickets are available until they sell out. Our promo this episode is for Play On Podcasts from Next Chapter Podcasts: epic audio adventures that reimagine Shakespeare’s timeless tales, featuring original music composition and the voices of award-winning actors. Each episode explores plays from Macbeth to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, created specifically for the podcast form by some of America’s most exciting playwrights, directors and composers, and performed by stage and screen’s best. Dramatis personae and other definitions Cameron Jarvis: An intense young man, obsessed with monster hunting since his parents and sister were killed by ghouls while camping outside Sherrydown. Melody: The owner of Melodies, the cosy cafe and vinyl shop on Market Street. Melody is an ageless patchwork person animated by music, who fled her creator ages ago and has owned a music shop on this spot ever since. Brier: A mischievous shapeshifting púca, the fae guardian of Sherrydown’s Rosebrier Forest. Renko: A DoOm agent assigned to Sherrydown, furloughed since the office closed. Department of Omissions (DO, DoOm): The UK government department tasked with preventing harm to citizens from supernatural phenomena. Severely defunded under Tory austerity policies and currently prioritising major urban population centres. Sherrydown, Brackshire: A historic English market town. One of the first towns to lose its DoOm office. Omission effect: The rejection of certain beings and phenomena by long-term memory. Can be suppressed by concentration, mnemonic techniques, hypnosis, trauma, or the light of the full moon. Credits COMPERE: Matt Boothman STARRING: Christopher Starkey as Cameron Jarvis, the Wronged Helen Stratton as Melody, the Constructed Strat as Brier, the Monstrous Vikki as Renko, the Flake ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst SOUND DESIGN BY: Helen Stratton EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman Find us On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay On Instagram @MerelyRoleplayers On Tumblr @merelyroleplayers www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

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 this episode is for The Secret of St Kilda, an audio drama by Haggis and Dragons Productions. Follow Lockie, a charismatic con man who escapes to St Kilda with the promise that this time he’ll change his ways. Unfortunately the island and its unusual inhabitants have other ideas. He seeks redemption and they seek a saviour, but you know what they say - no change without sacrifice. Dramatis personae and other definitions Cameron Jarvis: An intense young man, obsessed with monster hunting since his parents and sister were killed by ghouls while camping outside Sherrydown. Melody: The owner of Melodies, the cosy cafe and vinyl shop on Market Street. Melody is an ageless patchwork person animated by music, who fled her creator ages ago and has owned a music shop on this spot ever since. Brier: A mischievous shapeshifting púca, the fae guardian of Sherrydown’s Rosebrier Forest. Renko: A DoOm agent assigned to Sherrydown, furloughed since the office closed. Department of Omissions (DO, DoOm): The UK government department tasked with preventing harm to citizens from supernatural phenomena. Severely defunded under Tory austerity policies and currently prioritising major urban population centres. Sherrydown, Brackshire: A historic English market town. One of the first towns to lose its DoOm office. Omission effect: The rejection of certain beings and phenomena by long-term memory. Can be suppressed by concentration, mnemonic techniques, hypnosis, trauma, or the light of the full moon. Credits COMPERE: Matt Boothman STARRING: Christopher Starkey as Cameron Jarvis, the Wronged Helen Stratton as Melody, the Constructed Strat as Brier, the Monstrous Vikki as Renko, the Flake ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst SOUND DESIGN BY: Helen Stratton EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman Find us On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay On Instagram @MerelyRoleplayers On Tumblr @merelyroleplayers www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

Quarry, 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 childhood trauma. Are you involved in interactive performance in any way? Could you put a bit of cash to good use? Come to the first Interactive Soup at Theatre Deli Leadenhall, London on Tuesday 4 October. Tickets are £5 and include homemade soup and a vote. Five people pitch ideas, and the pitch with the most votes gets the night’s ticket money. Get on the mailing list to find out when pitch submissions open and when tickets go on sale. Our promo this episode is for Play On Podcasts from Next Chapter Podcasts: epic audio adventures that reimagine Shakespeare’s timeless tales, featuring original music composition and the voices of award-winning actors. Each episode explores plays from Macbeth to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, created specifically for the podcast form by some of America’s most exciting playwrights, directors and composers, and performed by stage and screen’s best. Dramatis personae and other definitions Cameron Jarvis: An intense young man, obsessed with monster hunting since his parents and sister were killed by ghouls while camping outside Sherrydown. Melody: The owner of Melodies, the cosy cafe and vinyl shop on Market Street. Melody is an ageless patchwork person animated by music, who fled her creator ages ago and has owned a music shop on this spot ever since. Brier: A mischievous shapeshifting púca, the fae guardian of Sherrydown’s Rosebrier Forest. Renko: A DoOm agent assigned to Sherrydown, furloughed since the office closed. Department of Omissions (DO, DoOm): The UK government department tasked with preventing harm to citizens from supernatural phenomena. Severely defunded under Tory austerity policies and currently prioritising major urban population centres. Sherrydown, Brackshire: A historic English market town. One of the first towns to lose its DoOm office. Omission effect: The rejection of certain beings and phenomena by long-term memory. Can be suppressed by concentration, mnemonic techniques, hypnosis, trauma, or the light of the full moon. Credits COMPERE: Matt Boothman STARRING: Christopher Starkey as Cameron Jarvis, the Wronged Helen Stratton as Melody, the Constructed Strat as Brier, the Monstrous Vikki as Renko, the Flake ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst SOUND DESIGN BY: Helen Stratton EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman Find us On Twitter @MerelyRoleplay On Instagram @MerelyRoleplayers On Tumblr @merelyroleplayers www.MerelyRoleplayers.com