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Dreams of SarettaEpisode 1On a mission to find a missing boy, the team has just taken down a Bugbear encampment and found a letter of safe passage to the mercenary town of Boranor -if they can manage to find it; and thus begins our tale of heroes as they try their best to make some friends.*Dreams of Saretta is an improvisational show in nature and strong language may be used throughout. Our goal is to keep this show light but also meaningful, so if we fall into scenes that are difficult to listen to, we ask that you look after yourselves. Any scenes or descriptions of darker material will come with specific content warnings in episode descriptions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Having met at a crime scene which seems to link them all together on the South Side of the Central Ward, a trio arrives at a strange hotel and make a new connection as the time ticks away on New Year's Eve (2172)*United City: 2173 will feature darker themes, imagery, and descriptions. Listener discretion is advised. Specific instances will be called out in episode descriptions, but due to the improvisational structure of the show, if you find that we wander into material that's not safe for you, we want you to look after yourselves.**Austin gets the year the show is set in wrong several times over the course of the first few episodes, simply because they titled it '2173' and then decided to set it on New Year's Eve, technically the year before.Credits:Max Aspen as Sylvester EcksJacob Cesar as Marcus 'The Guerrilla' FletcherEmily Sawtell as IMO-GenOli Towse as Jack WattsAustin Hayes as Game MasterExecutive Producer: Austin HayesProduced by: Max AspenSound Design by: Max AspenPlease rate & share the episode and follow us on Instagram @merelyplayersttrpg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caught in an alley outside The Black Hand, our team celebrates New Year's Eve by facing off with two would-be assassins and venturing into the headquarters of one of United City's most powerful criminal organizations.(This is the episode where Austin gets the year wrong several times. (Honestly, my bad...). The year IS 2172, about to be 2173, which is the title.)*CONTENT WARNING:Discussions and allusions to off-screen torture from 1:18:50 - 1:20:10.United City: 2173 will feature darker themes, imagery, and descriptions. Listener discretion is advised. Specific instances will be called out in episode descriptions, but due to the improvisational structure of the show, if you find that we wander into material that's not safe for you, we want you to look after yourselves.Credits:Max Aspen as Sylvester EcksJacob Cesar as Marcus 'The Guerrilla' FletcherEmily Sawtell as IMO-GenOli Towse as Jack WattsAustin Hayes as Game MasterExecutive Producer: Austin HayesProduced by: Max AspenSound Design by: Max AspenPlease rate & share the episode and follow us on Instagram @merelyplayersttrpg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tavern brawls! Bartering with merchants! And…seemingly strange magic afoot? It’s D&D at its finest, my friends, and we are back in Saretta as our gang of misfits bumble their way through the shady outlaw town of Boranor: trust no one and keep your secrets close. *Dreams of Saretta is an improvisational show in nature and strong language may be used throughout. Our goal is to keep this show light but also meaningful, so if we fall into scenes that are difficult to listen to, we ask that you look after yourselves. Any scenes or descriptions of darker material will come with specific content warnings in episode descriptions.Credits:Jacob Cesar as DyrtAustin Hayes as ReverielEmily Sawtell as EtherleafOli Towse as AlluinMax Aspen as Dungeon MasterExecutive Producer: Austin HayesProduced by: Max AspenSound Design by: Max AspenPlease rate & share the episode and follow us on Instagram @merelyplayersttrpg! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inside The Black Hand bar-turned-nightclub, our team meets and negotiates with V for their freedom and the possibility of learning more about who they all are; but in this world, everything comes with a price.*United City: 2173 will feature darker themes, imagery, and descriptions. Listener discretion is advised. Specific instances will be called out in episode descriptions, but due to the improvisational structure of the show, if you find that we wander into material that's not safe for you, we want you to look after yourselves.Also it was a bulk record day and yeah, Austin gets the year wrong again...Credits:Max Aspen as Sylvester EcksJacob Cesar as Marcus 'The Guerrilla' FletcherEmily Sawtell as IMO-GenOli Towse as Jack WattsAustin Hayes as Game MasterExecutive Producer: Austin HayesProduced by: Max AspenSound Design by: Max AspenPlease rate & share the episode and follow us on Instagram @merelyplayersttrpg! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a day of Arcane Investigations, folks! From visions of a cloudy past to asking a very specific number of questions to certain creatures, the gang learns more about the kidnapping of the boy they're set to find - and wander deeper into the bowels of Boranor to meet a dangerous man. Welcome back to Saretta!Credits:Jacob Cesar as DyrtAustin Hayes as ReverielEmily Sawtell as EtherleafOli Towse as AlluinMax Aspen as Dungeon MasterExecutive Producer: Austin HayesProduced by: Max AspenSound Design by: Max AspenPlease rate & share the episode and follow us on Instagram @merelyplayersttrpg! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marcus Fletcher goes home for the first time - but how much of it is real? And how much of another man is conscious in his mind? The team dive deep into the memories of their companion and venture into the home of the virtual world of ALBION in The Gameshouse.*United City: 2173 will feature darker themes, imagery, and descriptions. Listener discretion is advised. Specific instances will be called out in episode descriptions, but due to the improvisational structure of the show, if you find that we wander into material that's not safe for you, we want you to look after yourselves.Credits:Max Aspen as Sylvester EcksJacob Cesar as Marcus 'The Guerrilla' FletcherEmily Sawtell as IMO-GenOli Towse as Jack WattsAustin Hayes as Game MasterExecutive Producer: Austin HayesProduced by: Max AspenSound Design by: Max AspenPlease rate & share the episode and follow us on Instagram @merelyplayersttrpg! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If your friends jump down into a pit in an underground hideout, would you? If you answered yes, you’re correct! Join the Arcane Investigators as they literally dive deeper into the mysteries surrounding the leader of the Thieves’ Guild, Tuk Quickly (as well as maybe poisoning themselves, possibly for fun, but hey - they met a cool tree, so it all worked out)*Dreams of Saretta is an improvisational show in nature and strong language may be used throughout. Our goal is to keep this show light but also meaningful, so if we fall into scenes that are difficult to listen to, we ask that you look after yourselves. Any scenes or descriptions of darker material will come with specific content warnings in episode descriptions.Credits:Jacob Cesar as DyrtAustin Hayes as ReverielEmily Sawtell as EtherleafOli Towse as AlluinMax Aspen as Dungeon MasterExecutive Producer: Austin HayesProduced by: Max AspenSound Design by: Max AspenPlease rate & share the episode and follow us on Instagram @merelyplayersttrpg! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The team, now separated (which is *always* a good idea), explores deep into The GamesHouse, on the hunt for what could have caused ALBION to crash - and what they find may be a bit more than they bargained for. Will they all make it out in one piece? Here there be dragons, friends.*United City: 2173 will feature darker themes, imagery, and descriptions. Listener discretion is advised. Specific instances will be called out in episode descriptions, but due to the improvisational structure of the show, if you find that we wander into material that's not safe for you, we want you to look after yourselves.Credits:Max Aspen as Sylvester EcksJacob Cesar as Marcus 'The Guerrilla' FletcherEmily Sawtell as IMO-GenOli Towse as Jack WattsAustin Hayes as Game MasterExecutive Producer: Austin HayesProduced by: Max AspenSound Design by: Max AspenPlease rate & share the episode and follow us on Instagram @merelyplayersttrpg! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The gang is learning about the gods this week! But all knowledge comes with a price and our team takes on a task to help save Tuk from the poison that is slowly turning him to stone. As they prepare to leave for a desert trek, they do what anyone would naturally do on a night of rest - fighting pits, gambling, and drinking.*Dreams of Saretta is an improvisational show in nature and strong language may be used throughout. Our goal is to keep this show light but also meaningful, so if we fall into scenes that are difficult to listen to, we ask that you look after yourselves. Any scenes or descriptions of darker material will come with specific content warnings in episode descriptions.Credits:Jacob Cesar as DyrtAustin Hayes as ReverielEmily Sawtell as EtherleafOli Towse as AlluinMax Aspen as Dungeon MasterExecutive Producer: Austin HayesProduced by: Max AspenSound Design by: Max AspenPlease rate & share the episode and follow us on Instagram @merelyplayersttrpg! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The team takes on their biggest challenge yet - Jack Watts. It's a fight for their friend between our trio of misfits and the strange AI that has been developed in The Gameshouse. Will anyone make it out unscathed?*United City: 2173 will feature darker themes, imagery, and descriptions. Listener discretion is advised. Specific instances will be called out in episode descriptions, but due to the improvisational structure of the show, if you find that we wander into material that's not safe for you, we want you to look after yourselves.Credits:Max Aspen as Sylvester EcksJacob Cesar as Marcus 'The Guerrilla' FletcherEmily Sawtell as IMO-GenOli Towse as Jack WattsAustin Hayes as Game MasterExecutive Producer: Austin HayesProduced by: Max AspenSound Design by: Max AspenPlease rate & share the episode and follow us on Instagram @merelyplayersttrpg! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

...are we there yet?On a mission to save a new ally, the Saretta team crosses the wide expanse of the desert, fending off heat stroke and sand storms; truly the first time they've had to experience the open wilds of this land and not always coming out the better for it! It's time to get hot with your friends, everyone.*Dreams of Saretta is an improvisational show in nature and strong language may be used throughout. Our goal is to keep this show light but also meaningful, so if we fall into scenes that are difficult to listen to, we ask that you look after yourselves. Any scenes or descriptions of darker material will come with specific content warnings in episode descriptions.Credits:Jacob Cesar as DyrtAustin Hayes as ReverielEmily Sawtell as EtherleafOli Towse as AlluinMax Aspen as Dungeon MasterExecutive Producer: Austin HayesProduced by: Max AspenSound Design by: Max AspenPlease rate & share the episode and follow us on Instagram @merelyplayersttrpg! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trapped in The GamesHouse with a now-unconscious, but possibly still possessed, Jack Watts, the gang needs to make a break for it as the clock comes winding down and the New Year is upon us: could these new tidings bring about something much larger and much stranger afoot? And where do they turn for help in their investigation into the murdered Cloy Breck and their new companion's larger problems?*United City: 2173 will feature darker themes, imagery, and descriptions. Listener discretion is advised. Specific instances will be called out in episode descriptions, but due to the improvisational structure of the show, if you find that we wander into material that's not safe for you, we want you to look after yourselves.Credits:Max Aspen as Sylvester EcksJacob Cesar as Marcus 'The Guerrilla' FletcherEmily Sawtell as IMO-GenOli Towse as Jack WattsAustin Hayes as Game MasterExecutive Producer: Austin HayesProduced by: Max AspenSound Design by: Max AspenPlease rate & share the episode and follow us on Instagram @merelyplayersttrpg! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Saretta! The team has reached the temple of Rogon and seem to be...expected? What could possibly go wrong when a temple hidden in a desert needs housekeepers to come clean up? Well, our gang is more than happy to find out - for a price!*Dreams of Saretta is an improvisational show in nature and strong language may be used throughout. Our goal is to keep this show light but also meaningful, so if we fall into scenes that are difficult to listen to, we ask that you look after yourselves. Any scenes or descriptions of darker material will come with specific content warnings in episode descriptions.Credits:Jacob Cesar as DyrtAustin Hayes as ReverielEmily Sawtell as EtherleafOli Towse as AlluinMax Aspen as Dungeon MasterExecutive Producer: Austin HayesProduced by: Max AspenSound Design by: Max AspenPlease rate & share the episode and follow us on Instagram @merelyplayersttrpg! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to United City! Having dropped (quite literally) Jack Watts off with The Black Hand, the remaining trio rest for the evening in V's flat above the bar and make a few revelations about themselves and who this figure may be, before being whisked down below the surface of the city, into the abandoned rail system that once made up the Underground, where they meet the strange and horrifying Dr. Alter Coti and his top officer, Aurin.Content Advisory:1:30:30-1:30:40: Direct threat of torture.*This is the start of a new arc in our story, which will be heavily influenced by body horror fiction. Descriptions of characters and creatures may be uncomfortable for some listeners.*United City: 2173 will feature darker themes, imagery, and descriptions. Listener discretion is advised. Specific instances will be called out in episode descriptions, but due to the improvisational structure of the show, if you find that we wander into material that's not safe for you, we want you to look after yourselves.Credits:Max Aspen as Sylvester EcksJacob Cesar as Marcus 'The Guerrilla' FletcherEllen Constable as AurinEmily Sawtell as IMO-GenAustin Hayes as Game MasterExecutive Producer: Austin HayesProduced by: Max AspenSound Design by: Max AspenPlease rate & share the episode and follow us on Instagram @merelyplayersttrpg! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The gang is crawling deeper into the tomb of Rogon, where some strange happenings are afoot - and there are plenty of puzzles and traps to be set on them! It's time for a dungeon-crawl, gang!*Dreams of Saretta is an improvisational show in nature and strong language may be used throughout. Our goal is to keep this show light but also meaningful, so if we fall into scenes that are difficult to listen to, we ask that you look after yourselves. Any scenes or descriptions of darker material will come with specific content warnings in episode descriptions.Credits:Jacob Cesar as DyrtAustin Hayes as ReverielEmily Sawtell as EtherleafOli Towse as AlluinMax Aspen as Dungeon MasterExecutive Producer: Austin HayesProduced by: Max AspenSound Design by: Max AspenPlease rate & share the episode and follow us on Instagram @merelyplayersttrpg! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to United City - or should I say, welcome to the Underground! Our heroes, along with their new companion, Aurin, have made their way to the Ealings, where things are locked down and tense. But in this absolutely chaotic ride, leave it to Sylvester Ecks to break all the ice. Please remember to wash your hands!*United City: 2173 will feature darker themes, imagery, and descriptions. Listener discretion is advised. Specific instances will be called out in episode descriptions, but due to the improvisational structure of the show, if you find that we wander into material that's not safe for you, we want you to look after yourselves.Credits:Max Aspen as Sylvester EcksJacob Cesar as Marcus 'The Guerrilla' FletcherEllen Constable as AurinEmily Sawtell as IMO-GenAustin Hayes as Game MasterExecutive Producer: Austin HayesProduced by: Max AspenSound Design by: Max AspenPlease rate & share the episode and follow us on Instagram @merelyplayersttrpg! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's tunin' time! Deep beneath the Temple of Rogon, our Sarettan heroes come face to face with a demi-god. Heads and arrows roll in this combat! Will they all make it out in one piece?*Dreams of Saretta is an improvisational show in nature and strong language may be used throughout. Our goal is to keep this show light but also meaningful, so if we fall into scenes that are difficult to listen to, we ask that you look after yourselves. Any scenes or descriptions of darker material will come with specific content warnings in episode descriptions.Credits:Jacob Cesar as DyrtAustin Hayes as ReverielEmily Sawtell as EtherleafOli Towse as AlluinMax Aspen as Dungeon MasterExecutive Producer: Austin HayesProduced by: Max AspenSound Design by: Max AspenPlease rate & share the episode and follow us on Instagram @merelyplayersttrpg! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's an experimental episode this week folks! Jumping back in time, we explore what went on from the moment that Jack Watts laid his hands on the orb inside The GamesHouse and his meeting with the mysterious AI that they found there. How will he get out of his own head? Who will save him this time, with his friends having gone off on their own adventure? And will he ever get to see them again?It's Jack Watts and Company versus the world this week in United City: 2173*United City: 2173 will feature darker themes, imagery, and descriptions. Listener discretion is advised. Specific instances will be called out in episode descriptions, but due to the improvisational structure of the show, if you find that we wander into material that's not safe for you, we want you to look after yourselves.Credits:Max Aspen as ???Jacob Cesar as ???Ellen Constable as ???Emily Sawtell as ???Oli Towse as Jack WattsAustin Hayes as Game MasterExecutive Producer: Austin HayesProduced by: Max AspenSound Design by: Max AspenPlease rate & share the episode and follow us on Instagram @merelyplayersttrpg! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's one fight after another as the gang comes out of the wreckage of the Tomb of Rogon with fists swinging. They've got a race against the clock to get back across the desert and make the antidote that can save not only Tük, but also Alluin, Reveriel, and Dyrt from slowly turning to stone. Will these heroes live to fight another day?*Dreams of Saretta is an improvisational show in nature and strong language may be used throughout. Our goal is to keep this show light but also meaningful, so if we fall into scenes that are difficult to listen to, we ask that you look after yourselves. Any scenes or descriptions of darker material will come with specific content warnings in episode descriptions.Credits:Jacob Cesar as DyrtAustin Hayes as ReverielEmily Sawtell as EtherleafOli Towse as AlluinMax Aspen as Dungeon MasterExecutive Producer: Austin HayesProduced by: Max AspenSound Design by: Max AspenPlease rate & share the episode and follow us on Instagram @merelyplayersttrpg! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.