Vigil: Fear Itself, Act 5

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Act Five of Five: Fire. Smoke. Shadow. No one walks through that and returns unchanged. Same goes for getting what you’ve always wanted.

Coming next on 5 March – Deep breaths (Vigil Backstage)

Programme notes

This production contains fantasy violence, gun violence, strong language, family tragedy and malicious fearmongering.

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Going to Airecon ‘24? You could play Spindlewheel or The Hunted with Matt. Only a few spaces left for each game!

Part 1 of Heart: The City Beneath is available to watch on Twitch. Matt’s the GM and the players descending into the depths of their twisted desires are Maddy and Zack from Realms of Peril & Glory, Dan from Brit Twits, and Fiona from What Am I Rolling? Tune in to @actualplayuk on Twitch at 8pm GMT on Friday 8 March for part 2.

Interstitial, the roleplaying game we used for our Dragonmeet 2023 live show, is crowdfunding a new and improved second edition. Act out crossover fanfic with your friends around the table.

Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to What Am I Rolling?, a twice-monthly RPG 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 game style or system.

Dramatis personae and other definitions

Cameron Jarvis: An intense young man, obsessed with monster hunting since his parents and sister were killed by ghouls while camping outside Sherrydown.

Jess Butterworth: A twenty-something shift worker, Sherrydown born and bred. While working the tarot tent at Amazement Park, she was approached by Kit, a being claiming to be her spirit guide.

Graham: The demon equivalent of an accountant, summoned to Earth in error and now trying to make the best of it. He is destined to bring about the Apocalypse.

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:

Chris Starkey as Cameron Jarvis, the Wronged

Ellen Gould as Jess Butterworth, the Spooky

Alexander Pankhurst as Graham, the Summoned

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: Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0); and may include others made available to use without attribution.

EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman

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