Episode #112: The Between Pt. 3 with Jason Cordova and Merely Roleplayers

Content Warnings/Trigger Warnings: Dark themes, Murder, Spiders, Mild gore. Show Notes This week, Fiona is joined by the cast of the Merely Roleplayers podcast (Nat, Strat and Helen) and extra special guest GM Jason Cordova for The Between, a tabletop roleplaying game about a group of mysterious monster hunters in Victorian-era London. Note: The audio for this episode comes from the 2 part livestream which was broadcasted on the WAIR Twitch Channel in January 2023 and it has been edited slightly to be more podcast friendly. You can check out VODs of The Between oneshot stream Jason ran for us here. In The Between, the players take on the roles of residents of a place called Hargrave House, and their job is to investigate and neutralize monstrous threats terrorizing the city—threats that Scotland Yard won’t or can’t handle themselves. The Between is directly inspired by the gothic horror TV show Penny Dreadful, but also takes a lot of inspiration from British horror classics, graphic novels like From Hell and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and pulp-era stories.  You can find out more information about The Between and Jason’s other work on the Gauntlet website. Merely Roleplayers is the podcast where theatrical people play roleplaying games, in pursuit of maximum drama. This April, Merely Roleplayers is launching Vigil: The Great Fire, the newest installment of their ongoing supernatural mystery series, powered by the Monster of the Week roleplaying game by Michael Sands. A demon of annihilating flame has been stalking the English market town of Sherrydown since the 1850s, and in The Great Fire, it finally reveals its endgame. In time, everything burns. Timestamps Merely Roleplayers Ad: 00:00:00 Content Warnings for The Between: 00:00:56 Episode starts: 00:01:27 Intro: 00:01:36 Recap: 00:01:58 Gameplay overview: 00:02:36 Restart of the session: 00:04:57 Recap of the story so far: 00:10:17 The Day phase: 00:15:51 Outro and credits: 01:24:17 Credits The 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast was created, recorded, and edited by Fiona Howat. The WAIR logo was created by Fiona Howat. This episode’s players were Nat, Strat, and Helen (the cast of the Merely Roleplayers podcast), and Fiona. This episode's guest GM was Jason Cordova, the creator behind Brindlewood Bay, The Between, and most recently, Public Access. This episode’s RPG was The Between, a tabletop roleplaying game about a group of mysterious monster hunters in Victorian-era London. The theme music was '8-bit march' by Twin Musicom (twinmusicom.org), licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 License. Additional music in this episode: Dial M by Twin Musicom If you want to find out more about the podcast, check out the 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast website: www.WAIRpodcast.com. Fancy getting in touch? Email the podcast at [email protected]. Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram (@WAIR_Podcast) for the latest news on episodes. Join us on the official WAIR & DMBC Discord! Linktr.ee: WAIR Podcast #AdventurersNeedNotApply