Merely Matt 🔜 🐉🥩
@merelymatt.bsky.social
I make I Need A Miracle, a divine audio drama, and Merely Roleplayers, a podcast where theatrical people play roleplaying games. Find me at www.foggyoutline.com
It's Merely Tuesday, and time for the middle act of It Feeds on Fire, Merely Roleplayers' actual play of The Silt Verses RPG.
Here's B. Narr (The Silt Verses' Faulkner) as Jasper Finch, being both a lil guy and a good egg.
Here's B. Narr (The Silt Verses' Faulkner) as Jasper Finch, being both a lil guy and a good egg.
November 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
It's Merely Tuesday, and time for the middle act of It Feeds on Fire, Merely Roleplayers' actual play of The Silt Verses RPG.
Here's B. Narr (The Silt Verses' Faulkner) as Jasper Finch, being both a lil guy and a good egg.
Here's B. Narr (The Silt Verses' Faulkner) as Jasper Finch, being both a lil guy and a good egg.
This week in the Merely Roleplayers Studio: can Jasper Finch ( @sassylich.bsky.social ) gain the trust of Ornglen Unbroken? And what burdens must he accept to get it?
Act 2 of It Feeds on Fire, our actual play of The Silt Verses RPG, is out on Tuesday.
Act 2 of It Feeds on Fire, our actual play of The Silt Verses RPG, is out on Tuesday.
November 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
This week in the Merely Roleplayers Studio: can Jasper Finch ( @sassylich.bsky.social ) gain the trust of Ornglen Unbroken? And what burdens must he accept to get it?
Act 2 of It Feeds on Fire, our actual play of The Silt Verses RPG, is out on Tuesday.
Act 2 of It Feeds on Fire, our actual play of The Silt Verses RPG, is out on Tuesday.
Thank you for having us @audiodramahub.bsky.social Hubfest!
It was a pleasure bringing you a brand new episode of I NEED A MIRACLE, and sharing the stage with all the other fantastic live shows.
It was a pleasure bringing you a brand new episode of I NEED A MIRACLE, and sharing the stage with all the other fantastic live shows.
November 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Thank you for having us @audiodramahub.bsky.social Hubfest!
It was a pleasure bringing you a brand new episode of I NEED A MIRACLE, and sharing the stage with all the other fantastic live shows.
It was a pleasure bringing you a brand new episode of I NEED A MIRACLE, and sharing the stage with all the other fantastic live shows.
All gods must feed. Who decides who to feed to them?
Explore a new corner of The Silt Verses, with some familiar voices in unfamiliar guises.
Act 1 of 3 out today. Happy Halloweek!
www.foggyoutline.com/merelyrolepl...
Explore a new corner of The Silt Verses, with some familiar voices in unfamiliar guises.
Act 1 of 3 out today. Happy Halloweek!
www.foggyoutline.com/merelyrolepl...
October 28, 2025 at 6:30 AM
All gods must feed. Who decides who to feed to them?
Explore a new corner of The Silt Verses, with some familiar voices in unfamiliar guises.
Act 1 of 3 out today. Happy Halloweek!
www.foggyoutline.com/merelyrolepl...
Explore a new corner of The Silt Verses, with some familiar voices in unfamiliar guises.
Act 1 of 3 out today. Happy Halloweek!
www.foggyoutline.com/merelyrolepl...
The black sheep of the Gotch family. Not one of them ever talks about him any more.
October 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The black sheep of the Gotch family. Not one of them ever talks about him any more.
SAT 1 NOV: @audiodramahub.bsky.social Hubfest 2025!
Including the first I NEED A MIRACLE live episode, where two miracles collide. Get your tickets (in person or livestreaming) at www.audiodramahub.com
Including the first I NEED A MIRACLE live episode, where two miracles collide. Get your tickets (in person or livestreaming) at www.audiodramahub.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
SAT 1 NOV: @audiodramahub.bsky.social Hubfest 2025!
Including the first I NEED A MIRACLE live episode, where two miracles collide. Get your tickets (in person or livestreaming) at www.audiodramahub.com
Including the first I NEED A MIRACLE live episode, where two miracles collide. Get your tickets (in person or livestreaming) at www.audiodramahub.com
TUE 28 OCT: Act 1 of It Feeds on Fire, an actual play of The Silt Verses RPG, starring @fkth.bsky.social alongside Silt Verses audio drama alumni @sassylich.bsky.social and @martadasilva.bsky.social, on the Merely Roleplayers podcast
October 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
TUE 28 OCT: Act 1 of It Feeds on Fire, an actual play of The Silt Verses RPG, starring @fkth.bsky.social alongside Silt Verses audio drama alumni @sassylich.bsky.social and @martadasilva.bsky.social, on the Merely Roleplayers podcast
MON 27 OCT: a new chapter of Camera Obscura, my actual play of Outliers, Samantha Leigh's solo roleplaying game of weird science
www.foggyoutline.com/cameraobscura
www.foggyoutline.com/cameraobscura
October 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
MON 27 OCT: a new chapter of Camera Obscura, my actual play of Outliers, Samantha Leigh's solo roleplaying game of weird science
www.foggyoutline.com/cameraobscura
www.foggyoutline.com/cameraobscura
I NEED A MIRACLE's cover art is by my old colleague Dionysis Livanis, who really knows a stand-out colour when he picks one! livanis.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I NEED A MIRACLE's cover art is by my old colleague Dionysis Livanis, who really knows a stand-out colour when he picks one! livanis.co.uk
Gathering the party
October 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Gathering the party
Come see the first ever I NEED A MIRACLE live show!
Bonus – it's the first ep that's not a monologue!
Individual miracles wrecked up the world plenty enough in season 1. What happens when two miracles collide?
Tix: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/audio-dram...
Bonus – it's the first ep that's not a monologue!
Individual miracles wrecked up the world plenty enough in season 1. What happens when two miracles collide?
Tix: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/audio-dram...
October 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Come see the first ever I NEED A MIRACLE live show!
Bonus – it's the first ep that's not a monologue!
Individual miracles wrecked up the world plenty enough in season 1. What happens when two miracles collide?
Tix: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/audio-dram...
Bonus – it's the first ep that's not a monologue!
Individual miracles wrecked up the world plenty enough in season 1. What happens when two miracles collide?
Tix: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/audio-dram...
This evening, I have been mostly reading my own work out loud
October 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This evening, I have been mostly reading my own work out loud
The first I NEED A MIRACLE live show is at @audiodramahub.bsky.social Hubfest on 1 November! You can get tickets for the whole day or just for the live shows in the evening
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/audio-dram...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/audio-dram...
October 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The first I NEED A MIRACLE live show is at @audiodramahub.bsky.social Hubfest on 1 November! You can get tickets for the whole day or just for the live shows in the evening
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/audio-dram...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/audio-dram...
Coming soon.
Starring @thesiltverses.bsky.social' own @martadasilva.bsky.social and @sassylich.bsky.social, and RPG horror pro @fkth.bsky.social.
A god must feed. What do you do when it's your decision who to feed to it?
Starring @thesiltverses.bsky.social' own @martadasilva.bsky.social and @sassylich.bsky.social, and RPG horror pro @fkth.bsky.social.
A god must feed. What do you do when it's your decision who to feed to it?
October 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Coming soon.
Starring @thesiltverses.bsky.social' own @martadasilva.bsky.social and @sassylich.bsky.social, and RPG horror pro @fkth.bsky.social.
A god must feed. What do you do when it's your decision who to feed to it?
Starring @thesiltverses.bsky.social' own @martadasilva.bsky.social and @sassylich.bsky.social, and RPG horror pro @fkth.bsky.social.
A god must feed. What do you do when it's your decision who to feed to it?
Constant scrutiny makes everything harder, but you find workarounds...
No respite - chapter 7 of Camera Obscura, my actual play of Outliers by Samantha Leigh, is out today.
Read it: foggyoutline.com/serials/co7
No respite - chapter 7 of Camera Obscura, my actual play of Outliers by Samantha Leigh, is out today.
Read it: foggyoutline.com/serials/co7
September 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Constant scrutiny makes everything harder, but you find workarounds...
No respite - chapter 7 of Camera Obscura, my actual play of Outliers by Samantha Leigh, is out today.
Read it: foggyoutline.com/serials/co7
No respite - chapter 7 of Camera Obscura, my actual play of Outliers by Samantha Leigh, is out today.
Read it: foggyoutline.com/serials/co7
A world where prayers are heard, and some are granted – for everyone. You want to fly? Ok – now everyone can fly.
What stories would you tell in that world?
I'm looking for guest writers for I Need A Miracle. Think you've got an episode idea? Express interest: www.foggyoutline.com/ineedamiracle
What stories would you tell in that world?
I'm looking for guest writers for I Need A Miracle. Think you've got an episode idea? Express interest: www.foggyoutline.com/ineedamiracle
September 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A world where prayers are heard, and some are granted – for everyone. You want to fly? Ok – now everyone can fly.
What stories would you tell in that world?
I'm looking for guest writers for I Need A Miracle. Think you've got an episode idea? Express interest: www.foggyoutline.com/ineedamiracle
What stories would you tell in that world?
I'm looking for guest writers for I Need A Miracle. Think you've got an episode idea? Express interest: www.foggyoutline.com/ineedamiracle
#RPGaDay2025 31: Reward
Mimi never sees Prin again, but always scents her as the latest trap is closing around her. Is she losing, or playing a different game to Mimi? The notion sometimes sours Mimi's fun.
Absent the Salt Court's predations, Elausha flourishes. No more raids. An island haven.
Mimi never sees Prin again, but always scents her as the latest trap is closing around her. Is she losing, or playing a different game to Mimi? The notion sometimes sours Mimi's fun.
Absent the Salt Court's predations, Elausha flourishes. No more raids. An island haven.
August 31, 2025 at 7:34 PM
#RPGaDay2025 31: Reward
Mimi never sees Prin again, but always scents her as the latest trap is closing around her. Is she losing, or playing a different game to Mimi? The notion sometimes sours Mimi's fun.
Absent the Salt Court's predations, Elausha flourishes. No more raids. An island haven.
Mimi never sees Prin again, but always scents her as the latest trap is closing around her. Is she losing, or playing a different game to Mimi? The notion sometimes sours Mimi's fun.
Absent the Salt Court's predations, Elausha flourishes. No more raids. An island haven.
#RPGaDay2025 30: Experience
In the years to follow, scuttlebutt spreads of the tricksy sea sprite who tangles the Salt Court ever and again in their own nets. They say she stole cunning from the Court's own spymaster and left them with none. The Court is still mighty – but these days, not feared.
In the years to follow, scuttlebutt spreads of the tricksy sea sprite who tangles the Salt Court ever and again in their own nets. They say she stole cunning from the Court's own spymaster and left them with none. The Court is still mighty – but these days, not feared.
August 30, 2025 at 8:44 AM
#RPGaDay2025 30: Experience
In the years to follow, scuttlebutt spreads of the tricksy sea sprite who tangles the Salt Court ever and again in their own nets. They say she stole cunning from the Court's own spymaster and left them with none. The Court is still mighty – but these days, not feared.
In the years to follow, scuttlebutt spreads of the tricksy sea sprite who tangles the Salt Court ever and again in their own nets. They say she stole cunning from the Court's own spymaster and left them with none. The Court is still mighty – but these days, not feared.
#RPGaDay2025 29: Connect
Once quit of the flooded fort, the Gargant pod follow the current to their lonely sister, Mimi's first freed.
Mimi speaks to Elausha in an echo shell: I bought you time; use it. The Gargants consent to carry the message. This pod will mate on Elausha's shores from now on.
Once quit of the flooded fort, the Gargant pod follow the current to their lonely sister, Mimi's first freed.
Mimi speaks to Elausha in an echo shell: I bought you time; use it. The Gargants consent to carry the message. This pod will mate on Elausha's shores from now on.
August 29, 2025 at 8:34 AM
#RPGaDay2025 29: Connect
Once quit of the flooded fort, the Gargant pod follow the current to their lonely sister, Mimi's first freed.
Mimi speaks to Elausha in an echo shell: I bought you time; use it. The Gargants consent to carry the message. This pod will mate on Elausha's shores from now on.
Once quit of the flooded fort, the Gargant pod follow the current to their lonely sister, Mimi's first freed.
Mimi speaks to Elausha in an echo shell: I bought you time; use it. The Gargants consent to carry the message. This pod will mate on Elausha's shores from now on.
#RPGaDay2025 28: Suspense
The stampede of the Gargants through the lower decks of Fort Abyss feels righteous. The Salt Court's comeuppance at the claws of the creatures they presumed to weaponise: it's poetry.
Too poetic? Too neat? Did she evade Prin's blade too easily?
No. Mimi's in control.
The stampede of the Gargants through the lower decks of Fort Abyss feels righteous. The Salt Court's comeuppance at the claws of the creatures they presumed to weaponise: it's poetry.
Too poetic? Too neat? Did she evade Prin's blade too easily?
No. Mimi's in control.
August 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
#RPGaDay2025 28: Suspense
The stampede of the Gargants through the lower decks of Fort Abyss feels righteous. The Salt Court's comeuppance at the claws of the creatures they presumed to weaponise: it's poetry.
Too poetic? Too neat? Did she evade Prin's blade too easily?
No. Mimi's in control.
The stampede of the Gargants through the lower decks of Fort Abyss feels righteous. The Salt Court's comeuppance at the claws of the creatures they presumed to weaponise: it's poetry.
Too poetic? Too neat? Did she evade Prin's blade too easily?
No. Mimi's in control.
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August 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I do a monthly newsletter where my parents and I interview each other about things. Next one's out Friday: I edit Mum's interview with Dad about trying to get businesses to stop wrecking the biosphere.
Sign up: www.buttondown.com/foggyoutline
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#RPGaDay2025 27: Tactic
Nine enslaved Gargants mill in a stagnant iron tank. Troop carrier limpets wait for embarcation. Ready to march on Elausha – and whoever next stings the Salt Court.
Mimi bombs into the tank, frees all nine, becomes a tenth, and leads a frenzied march of her own.
Nine enslaved Gargants mill in a stagnant iron tank. Troop carrier limpets wait for embarcation. Ready to march on Elausha – and whoever next stings the Salt Court.
Mimi bombs into the tank, frees all nine, becomes a tenth, and leads a frenzied march of her own.
August 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
#RPGaDay2025 27: Tactic
Nine enslaved Gargants mill in a stagnant iron tank. Troop carrier limpets wait for embarcation. Ready to march on Elausha – and whoever next stings the Salt Court.
Mimi bombs into the tank, frees all nine, becomes a tenth, and leads a frenzied march of her own.
Nine enslaved Gargants mill in a stagnant iron tank. Troop carrier limpets wait for embarcation. Ready to march on Elausha – and whoever next stings the Salt Court.
Mimi bombs into the tank, frees all nine, becomes a tenth, and leads a frenzied march of her own.
#RPGaDay2025 26: Nemesis
In this shape, Mimi doesn't have words, only teeth. She shows them to Prin and they speak for her well enough:
hunt sounds like chase and chase sounds like play. don't threaten me with a good time.
She razors through the deck and drops into the depths of Fort Abyss.
In this shape, Mimi doesn't have words, only teeth. She shows them to Prin and they speak for her well enough:
hunt sounds like chase and chase sounds like play. don't threaten me with a good time.
She razors through the deck and drops into the depths of Fort Abyss.
August 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
#RPGaDay2025 26: Nemesis
In this shape, Mimi doesn't have words, only teeth. She shows them to Prin and they speak for her well enough:
hunt sounds like chase and chase sounds like play. don't threaten me with a good time.
She razors through the deck and drops into the depths of Fort Abyss.
In this shape, Mimi doesn't have words, only teeth. She shows them to Prin and they speak for her well enough:
hunt sounds like chase and chase sounds like play. don't threaten me with a good time.
She razors through the deck and drops into the depths of Fort Abyss.
#RPGaDay2025 25: Challenge
"Two choices remain to you," Prin says. "My blade in your heart—or my Court in your debt. Die here; or return to Elausha and slaughter every brigand she harbours.
"I outmanoeuvred you today and will again. Better a life where I owe you, than one where I hunt you, no?"
"Two choices remain to you," Prin says. "My blade in your heart—or my Court in your debt. Die here; or return to Elausha and slaughter every brigand she harbours.
"I outmanoeuvred you today and will again. Better a life where I owe you, than one where I hunt you, no?"
August 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
#RPGaDay2025 25: Challenge
"Two choices remain to you," Prin says. "My blade in your heart—or my Court in your debt. Die here; or return to Elausha and slaughter every brigand she harbours.
"I outmanoeuvred you today and will again. Better a life where I owe you, than one where I hunt you, no?"
"Two choices remain to you," Prin says. "My blade in your heart—or my Court in your debt. Die here; or return to Elausha and slaughter every brigand she harbours.
"I outmanoeuvred you today and will again. Better a life where I owe you, than one where I hunt you, no?"
#RPGaDay2025 24: Reveal
She takes a quick and jagged shape. Now the deception game is done, she needs new forms of fun.
She razors open the cell door.
In the gangway: no smoke. No battle. Only ranks of Salt Court marines in rusted plate.
And at her back: Prin's sword. The deception game is won.
She takes a quick and jagged shape. Now the deception game is done, she needs new forms of fun.
She razors open the cell door.
In the gangway: no smoke. No battle. Only ranks of Salt Court marines in rusted plate.
And at her back: Prin's sword. The deception game is won.
August 24, 2025 at 10:27 AM
#RPGaDay2025 24: Reveal
She takes a quick and jagged shape. Now the deception game is done, she needs new forms of fun.
She razors open the cell door.
In the gangway: no smoke. No battle. Only ranks of Salt Court marines in rusted plate.
And at her back: Prin's sword. The deception game is won.
She takes a quick and jagged shape. Now the deception game is done, she needs new forms of fun.
She razors open the cell door.
In the gangway: no smoke. No battle. Only ranks of Salt Court marines in rusted plate.
And at her back: Prin's sword. The deception game is won.