Where theatrical people play roleplaying games. Each season our players part-improvise a story in a new genre, with roleplaying game rules providing surprising twists and turns. Jump in at the start of any season! The story continues every other Tuesday; on the Tuesdays in between, Backstage episodes shed light on the game and storytelling mechanics behind the scenes.
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Where theatrical people play roleplaying games. Each season our players part-improvise a story in a new genre, with roleplaying game rules providing surprising twists and turns. Jump in at the start of any season! The story continues every other Tuesday; on the Tuesdays in between, Backstage episodes shed light on the game and storytelling mechanics behind the scenes.
Act 1 of 3: Stone fists on riot shields. Banish hesitation. Awe and terrify. Faiths are founded on less; who’s playing god in Ornglen? Custodians Billie, Nim and Jasper gather clues.
Coming next on 4 November – Custodians (It Feeds Backstage)
PROGRAMME NOTES
This production contains violence, body horror, grotesque religious imagery, cults, religious trauma, family trauma, government corruption and oppression, police violence, and references to ritual sacrifice.
Matt’s other podcast, I Need A Miracle, is doing a live show at Audio Drama Hubfest on 1 November. You can get an evening ticket for just the live shows or a day ticket that includes all sorts of voice acting-related panels and activities. https://www.audiodramahub.com/
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CREDITS
STARRING:
- Marta Da Silva (The Silt Verses) as Nim Harrow, of The Watcher in the Wings
- B Narr (The Silt Verses) as Jasper Finch, of The Pox-Martyr
- Fiona KT Howat (What Am I Rolling?) as Billie Fletcher, of The Waxen Scrivener
ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: The Silt Verses RPG, by Gabriel Robinson and Jason Cordova, published by The Gauntlet. https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/the-silt-verses-roleplaying-game.html
MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst
EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman
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Where theatrical people play roleplaying games. Each season our players part-improvise a story in a new genre, with roleplaying game rules providing surprising twists and turns. Jump in at the start of any season! The story continues every other Tuesday; on the Tuesdays in between, Backstage episodes shed light on the game and storytelling mechanics behind the scenes.
