Vigil: The Great Fire, Act 2

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Act Two of Five: In which Percy names the battlefield, and Mick marshals his strength for a skirmish.Coming next on 2 May – Vigil: The Great Fire, Act 3Programme notesThis production contains violence (including gun violence), possession, and death by fire.April is Adopt A Listener month! Find someone who says “podcasts aren’t my thing,” and give them a thoughtful recommendation. Something that will get them hooked.Natalie Winter, Strat and Helen from Merely Roleplayers joined Fiona from What Am I Rolling? for a two-part livestreamed game of the The Between, a horror mystery against the backdrop of Victorian London, run by the game’s designer, Jason Cordova. Both parts are now available on both the What Am I Rolling? Youtube channel and the podcast.The Feed continues on our Instagram: @merelyroleplayersOur promo this episode is for Snyder’s Return, a UK based tabletop roleplaying game podcast featuring actual play, content creator interviews and game master/player guides.Dramatis personae and other definitionsPersephone ‘Percy’ Byron: A Victorian monster hunter and half-sister of Ada Lovelace. Percy tried to time travel from 1852 to 1666 to stop the summoning of an apocalyptic demon, but something went wrong, and she landed in present-day Sherrydown instead.Mick Mason: Sherrydown’s favourite builder and bricklayer. His life has been getting weirder since he dug too deep and hit a leyline.Brier: A mischievous shapeshifting púca, the fae guardian of Sherrydown’s Rosebrier Forest.Ed Kincaid: a once promising, now disgraced MI5 agent assigned to investigate the more … esoteric threats reported to the national security hotline.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:Ellie Pitkin as Percy Byron, the ExileDave as Mick, the MundaneStrat as Brier, the MonstrousChris MacLennan as Kincaid, the ProfessionalROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael SandsMUSIC BY: Alexander PankhurstSOUND DESIGN BY: Matt BoothmanSFX AND INCIDENTAL MUSIC INCLUDES: Gathering Darkness by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0); and may include others made available to use without attribution.EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt BoothmanFind usOn Instagram @MerelyRoleplayersOn Tumblr @merelyroleplayersOn Twitter @MerelyRoleplaywww.MerelyRoleplayers.com

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Act Two of Five: In which Percy names the battlefield, and Mick marshals his strength for a skirmish. Coming next on 2 May – Vigil: The Great Fire, Act 3 PROGRAMME NOTES This production contains violence (including gun violence), possession, and death by fire. April is Adopt A Listener month! Find someone who says “podcasts aren’t my thing,” and give them a thoughtful recommendation. Something that will get them hooked. Tips: https://tinkmedia.com/adopt Natalie Winter, Strat and Helen from Merely Roleplayers joined Fiona from What Am I Rolling? for a two-part livestreamed game of the The Between, a horror mystery against the backdrop of Victorian London, run by the game’s designer, Jason Cordova. Both parts are now available on both the What Am I Rolling? Youtube channel and the podcast. https://www.wairpodcast.com/ The Feed continues on our Instagram: @merelyroleplayers https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers Our promo this episode is for Snyder’s Return, a UK based tabletop roleplaying game podcast featuring actual play, content creator interviews and game master/player guides. https://snydersreturn.squarespace.com DRAMATIS PERSONAE AND OTHER DEFINITIONS PERSEPHONE ‘PERCY’ BYRON: A Victorian monster hunter and half-sister of Ada Lovelace. Percy tried to time travel from 1852 to 1666 to stop the summoning of an apocalyptic demon, but something went wrong, and she landed in present-day Sherrydown instead. MICK MASON: Sherrydown’s favourite builder and bricklayer. His life has been getting weirder since he dug too deep and hit a leyline. BRIER: A mischievous shapeshifting púca, the fae guardian of Sherrydown’s Rosebrier Forest. ED KINCAID: a once promising, now disgraced MI5 agent assigned to investigate the more … esoteric threats reported to the national security hotline. 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: - Ellie Pitkin as Percy Byron, the Exile - Dave as Mick, the Mundane - Strat as Brier, the Monstrous - Chris MacLennan as Kincaid, the Professional 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: Gathering Darkness by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0); and may include others made available to use without attribution. EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman FIND US On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers/ On Tumblr https://merelyroleplayers.tumblr.com/ On Twitter https://www.twitter.com/merelyroleplay www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

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