EPISODE · Apr 6, 2021 · 52 MIN
Vigil: Cold Snap, Act 5
from Merely Roleplayers · host Foggy Outline
The Winter King is after a rematch. Our hunters prepare to take a stand and drive back an oncoming ice age.Programme notesThis production contains fantasy violence.Congratulations to Ben Newbon for spotting Ellie’s cameo in Act 4! Follow Ben on Twitter @BenNewbon.Review Merely Roleplayers on Podchaser before 30 April and Podchaser will donate 25 cents to Meals on Wheels America.Subscribe to Matt’s free monthly newsletter before Friday 9 April for previews of the next Studio production and the work in progress Upstaged! roleplaying game.Our promo this episode is for The DM’s Book Club, a weekly podcast where Fiona and Ryan read about some Dungeons and Dragons and discuss how they might include it in their roleplaying campaigns.Dramatis personae and other definitionsBrier: a mischievous shapeshifting púca, the fae guardian of Sherrydown’s Rosebrier Forest.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 trying to do good without attracting her mistress’s attention.Cameron Jarvis: an intense young man, obsessed with monster hunting since his parents and sister were killed by ghouls while camping outside Sherrydown.Jinny Greenteeth: proprietor of the Grove of Oddities, a tacky Sherrydown tourist attraction. In a past life, Jinny was branded a witch after a series of drownings in her Lancashire village.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.CreditsCOMPERE: Matt BoothmanSTARRING:Strat as Brier, the MonstrousNatalie Winter as Gwynned, the DivineChris Starkey as Cameron Jarvis, the WrongedJosh Yard as Jinny Greenteeth, the SpellslingerROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael SandsMUSIC BY: Alexander PankhurstSOUND DESIGN BY: Natalie WinterSFX INCLUDES: soaring clouds by bruce965; Virtutes Instrumenti, Dragon and Toast, and Ritual by Kevin MacLeod; Traveler’s Notebook by Rafael Krux; and may include others made available to use without attribution.EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt BoothmanFind usOn Twitter @MerelyRoleplayOn Instagram @MerelyRoleplayersOn Facebook at Merely Roleplayerswww.MerelyRoleplayers.com
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The Winter King is after a rematch. Our hunters prepare to take a stand and drive back an oncoming ice age. PROGRAMME NOTES This production contains fantasy violence. Congratulations to Ben Newbon for spotting Ellie’s cameo in Act 4! Follow Ben on Twitter @BenNewbon. Review Merely Roleplayers on Podchaser before 30 April and Podchaser will donate 25 cents to Meals on Wheels America. https://www.podchaser.com/merelyroleplayers Subscribe to Matt’s free monthly newsletter before Friday 9 April for previews of the next Studio production and the work in progress Upstaged! roleplaying game. https://buttondown.email/foggyoutline Our promo this episode is for The DM’s Book Club, a weekly podcast where Fiona and Ryan read about some Dungeons and Dragons and discuss how they might include it in their roleplaying campaigns. https://www.wairpodcast.com/the-dms-book-club DRAMATIS PERSONAE AND OTHER DEFINITIONS BRIER: a mischievous shapeshifting púca, the fae guardian of Sherrydown’s Rosebrier Forest. 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 trying to do good without attracting her mistress’s attention. CAMERON JARVIS: an intense young man, obsessed with monster hunting since his parents and sister were killed by ghouls while camping outside Sherrydown. JINNY GREENTEETH: proprietor of the Grove of Oddities, a tacky Sherrydown tourist attraction. In a past life, Jinny was branded a witch after a series of drownings in her Lancashire village. 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: - Strat as Brier, the Monstrous - Natalie Winter as Gwynned, the Divine - Chris Starkey as Cameron Jarvis, the Wronged - Josh Yard as Jinny Greenteeth, the Spellslinger ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst SOUND DESIGN BY: Natalie Winter EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman FIND US On Twitter https://www.twitter.com/merelyroleplay On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers/ On Facebook https://facebook.com/merelyroleplayers www.MerelyRoleplayers.com
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