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Vigil: Ill Wind, Act 3

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Act Three of Five: An old friend invites Peggy to get drunk. Gwynned holds her nose and flies to the rescue. Coming next on 8 April – Vigil: Ill Wind, Act 4 PROGRAMME NOTES This production contains fantasy violence, retching sounds, toxic friendship, and betrayal. Camera Obscura is Matt’s new actual play of Outliers, a single-player roleplaying game of weird science by Samantha Leigh. Read a new chapter every month at foggyoutline.com/serials DRAMATIS PERSONAE AND OTHER DEFINITIONS RENKO: A DoOm agent assigned to Sherrydown, furloughed since the office closed. GWYNNED, THE SHIELDMAIDEN: A former shieldmaiden of the triple goddess Morrigan, exiled to live as a duck for the crime of saving a mortal man from her mistress’ cruel whim, now freed from her curse and elevated to a third of the godhead herself. 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. PEGGY TAILOR: The prodigal daughter of a local family that dabbles in fey frolicking and organised crime, back in town to lay low after a grift gone horribly wrong. 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. 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. Recently lifted. CREDITS COMPERE: Matt Boothman STARRING: - Vikki as Renko, the Flake - Natalie Winter as Gwynned, the Divine - Alexander Pankhurst as Graham, the Summoned - Ellie Pitkin as Peggy Tailor, the Crooked - with Ellen Gould as Jess Butterworth ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands https://genericgames.co.nz/motw/ MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst SOUND DESIGN BY: Matt Boothman SFX AND INCIDENTAL MUSIC INCLUDES: atmos small pub 10 people by v_hazard on freesound.org https://freesound.org/people/v_hazard/sounds/319547/ EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman FIND US On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers/ On Tumblr https://merelyroleplayers.tumblr.com/ www.MerelyRoleplayers.com