Space wisdom (First Nova Backstage)

The cast reflect on their favourite moments, what it was like to share the gamemaster responsibility, and some theories and questions about what happened after the story finished.

Programme notes

Tickets are now on sale for Lights Out, the first Merely Roleplayers stage show, at 8:30pm on Saturday 24 October at the Pleasance Theatre in Islington, London, as part of the London Horror Festival. It’s the second half of a double bill with The Scare Slam at 6:30pm. Enter EARLYBIRD at checkout before 24 September for a discount, or book Lights Out and the Scare Slam at the same time for a combo discount.

Book tickets

If you’ve got a scary spoken word piece you’d like to perform at the Scare Slam, you can sign up on the Blackshaw website.

September is International Podcast Month. Follow International Podcast Month in your podcast app for new episodes nearly every day, including Dust Wardens, a roleplaying game actual play featuring Matt as a player.

The Researcher is a playbook for galactic 2nd edition, inspired by characters like Lyntel'luroon, Eno Cordova, and Doctor Aphra. Matt wrote it and you can buy it to create and play your own galactic Researcher!

Our promo this episode is for What Am I Rolling?, a twice-monthly roleplaying game one-shot podcast, hosted by gamemaster, Fiona. Every month, Fiona takes a brand new group of players and runs them through a one-shot adventure, testing out a different RPG style or system.

Credits

STARRING:

  • Matt Boothman as Esko Triff, the Researcher

  • Josh Yard as Olwyn Callahan XVI, the Diplomat

  • Strat as Val Waldrin, the Scoundrel

GUEST STARRING:

AND INTRODUCING:

  • Marta da Silva as Revan, the Defector

ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: galactic (2nd edition), designed by riley rethal

MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst

EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman

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