Hi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
Firstly, we have an exciting update from our The Magnus Protocol Kickstarter campaign. During the campaign we had several stretch goals that were unlocked, one of which was the fanfiction showcase we shared a few weeks ago. Now we’re ready to announce the next one: An Audio Fiction Jam livestream with Alexander J Newall 2023-03-20 16:03:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Our Compulsory Film Appreciation course may be over, but fresh from the cutting room floor we bring you a delectable sample of mishaps and tomfoolery. All hail The Board.
Content warnings:
SFX: beeping
Performers
Crew
Hi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
Firstly, we hope you enjoyed the promotional posters we shared at the end of last week for Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later. We’ll be sharing these publicly on Wednesday (5 points if you can guess why we thought Wednesday may be an ...
2023-03-13 16:08:07 +0000 UTC View Post
We are very excited to be in the editing stages of Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later (Set to release this Spring)
Our team has set to work on promotional images and wanted our patreons to be the first to get a look at our launch posters!
Make sure to stay tuned for video and audio trailers and teasers as we get closer to launch!
2023-03-10 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks,
We’re pleased that we have another update on The Magnus Protocol Kickstarter. This has also been shared directly to backers.
BackerKit is good to go now, and our “Smoke Test” has gone well so far. If you’ve received your survey and notice any issue please do let us know.
BackerKit lets us take a belt and braces approach. Experts from BackerKit have reviewed our campaign and now we have engaged in the smoke test. This means the survey stage of the c...
2023-03-09 13:26:46 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
Firstly, in case you missed it, we shared a big Kickstarter update on Friday, going over upcoming BackerKit surveys and some information on rewards fulfilment. We are finalising a few changes, thanks to the helpful feedback from BackerKit and then we’ll be launching the “smoke test”, where 5% of backers will receive their surveys early to ensure everything is working as it...
2023-03-06 16:02:35 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks,
We just wanted to share a short update on The Magnus Protocol Kickstarter!
BackerKit is fully ready now on our end and is awaiting a manual review. This is a normal process that BackerKit provides to ensure the surveys we send out ask all the relevant questions and work as intended. We will also be utilising a “smoke test” on BackerKit, where 5% of backers, randomly selected, will receive their surveys early. This again will allow us to check the surveys are...
2023-03-03 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostCase #0110201
Carlita Sloane Statement regarding their work on a container ship travelling from Brazil to the UK.
2023-03-03 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks,
We hope that you’ve had a wonderful week!
Firstly, in case you missed the news, at the end of last week we had a very exciting announcement: a collaboration with Monte Cook Games to create The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game. We’re so excited about this, and working with a company like Monte Cook is a dream come ...
2023-02-27 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks,
We wanted to give you early access to some very exciting news, hot off the press. This is, arguably, one of the most highly requested things from fans of The Magnus Archives, and something we've been waiting for the perfect time and the perfect collaborator to ensure that the final product is created to the high standard our fans deserve.
Monte Cook Games are an incredible company known for creating unique, imaginative r...
2023-02-24 23:55:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Today's episode of Enthusigasm explores art and drawing with April, Beth, Helen, and Tessa. Tune in this week for discussions about creativity, the dangers of perfectionism, and developing your own style.
Content warnings:
Discussions of:
-Bad teachers
-Work / life balance
Mentions of:
-Depression
-Body Image
Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support.
Directed and hosted by Helen Gould
Featuring Helen Gould, April Sumner, Tessa...
2023-02-24 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
Firstly, a huge thank you to the Rusty Nobles who joined us at the Trice Forgotten wrap party. We had a wonderful time hanging out and chatting with you all and celebrating our piratical show.
(Image description: A screenshot from Gather....
2023-02-20 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostRusty Nobles, it's time for the Trice Forgotten wrap party!
We'll be gathering at this link: https://app.gather.town/app/UH1rsnfemVTtgrFB/RQ%20Patreon from 5pm GMT (just under an hour from now!).
To get into the room, please use the password SEASWrap2023.
Please note, by clicking the above link, you agree that you are over 18 years of age.
If you haven't used Gather...
2023-02-17 16:11:53 +0000 UTC View Post
In this week’s Enthusigasm, Helen Gould, Jenny Haufek, Mez Galaria, & Rafaella Marcus chat the mystic and medicinal.
Content warnings:
Discussions of:
-Satanic Panic
-Witchcraft
-Therapy
-Pregnancy & Birth
Mentions of:
-Parental Death
-Covid-19 Pandemic
-Natural Disaster (Earthquake)
-Religion & Faith
Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support.
Directed and hosted by Helen Gould
Featuring Helen Gould, Jenny ...
2023-02-17 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks,
Happy Monday! Have a great week!
Many of you are eager to find out the winning entries in our most recent Rusty Fears writing competition Rusty Fear 6: Remnants of Fear. The team has nearly finished the shortlisting process for each category from which a winner will be picked for each category. The quality of entries this time around...
2023-02-13 15:59:02 +0000 UTC View Post
In this week’s Enthusigasm, Helen, Karim, Tai, and Michelle talk about all things Umbrella Academy: the relationships, the powers, and the slightly divisive third season.
Content warnings:
SPOILERS FOR SEASON 1 - 3
Discussions of:
- Abusive Parents
- Childhood abuse & trauma
- Substance abuse & Addiction
- Transitioning
- Racism
- Murder
- Loss
- Powerlessness
Mentions of:
- Covid 19 Pandemic
- Torture
- Drugging
- Homophobia<...
Hi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
In case you haven’t seen our latest Kickstarter update, we’ve been working hard behind-the-scenes to get all of the admin together for the next stage of the campaign. We are now almost ready to launch our BackerKit surveys and open our Pledge Manager. This ...
2023-02-06 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
We have been having a delightfully mischievous time working on Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later and are just finishing our final recordings for the series ahead of release later this year. While this series is a fictional comedy, it features real people from history. These puzzles give a little teaser about some of our main characters and locations that have inspired the series.
If you need a clue for the crossword, try taking a look at some of the names and places featured in th...
2023-02-03 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks,
We hope that you’ve all had a wonderful week!
Here at Rusty Towers, we’re in full-on planning mode for the coming year. As well as the upcoming release of Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later and The Magnus Protocol, we’ve started to plan out some of our events and livestreams for 2023. While there’s not much we can reveal at the moment, Rusty Nobles a date for your diaries is our official Trice Forgotten ...
2023-01-30 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostAnother Episode of What the Ghost?! By Georgie Barker
Mentions of: Satan, Ghosts, Banshees
SFX: High & low pitch tones, distorted voice, cartoon surprise, gunshot, fire
Transcript PDF: https://bit.ly/3WHfk4U
Transcript Word: https://bit.ly/40iMefo
Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support
Written by Sasha Sien...
2023-01-27 11:05:27 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
Firstly, as we mentioned last week, we have now updated the Patreon Content Explorer. We’ve had our Patreon for almost six years now and have close to 1000 individual posts available for our subscribers. Therefore, to make it easier to find specific items,...
2023-01-23 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
After the popularity of our last collection of desktop wallpapers, we're pleased to share three more with you, with Patreon-exclusive designs for Enthusigasm, Inexplicables, th upcoming Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later and Stellar Firma. We hope you enjoy them.
Inexplicables, Enthusigasm, and Stellar Firma logos by Anika Khan
Inexplicables, Enthusigasm and Stellar Firma backgrounds by April Sumner
Hi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
This week, we’d like to talk about what’s going to be on Patreon over the next few months. We have some really cool Patreon exclusive bonus content in the works, including the return of our favourite ghost hunter, Georgie Barker and her show What the Ghost!, exclusively for Rusty Nobles. The third episode of this is coming later this month, written by and starring S...
2023-01-16 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostCase #0142302
Statement of Jane Prentiss, regarding a wasps nest in her attic.
Content Warnings:
- insect images including wasp nests
2023-01-13 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks,
We’re now properly back after a very restful holiday break. We hope that you’ve also had a good few weeks.
At Rusty Towers, we have begun to sort through the metaphorical “pile” of admin now that the Kickstarter campaign has wrapped up. We’re currently waiting for Kickstarter to process the funds (this will be taking a little longer than usual due to the holidays), and then we can start to send out the BackerKit surveys so that backers ...
2023-01-09 16:06:30 +0000 UTC View Post
In 2021, a bold endeavor was made by editor Katie Seaton, to go where no editor had gone before.
To make Tim Meredith, even more chaotic.
Thus was the RQ Star Cloth™ acquired, and Tim and Katie released to their whims.
The video that follows originally aired, in part, as interstitial content for RQGG21. We have compiled them together for your regular viewing consumption.
Songs:
“Time Bots Theme”
“Trexel’s Drinking Song”
“The Mouse God Tithe Song...
Hi folks,
A very happy new year to you all from the team at Rusty Towers! We’re hitting the ground running this year as we finalise Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later and start to prepare to write and record The Magnus Protocol over the next few months with a goal to begin releasing The Magnus Protocol in October.
The end of last year was huge for us, as we raised an astonishing £718,641 through the Kickstarter for The Magnus Protocol. ...
2023-01-02 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Our Compulsory Film Appreciation course is at an end,
Content warnings:
SFX: beeping & whirring, electricity
Transcripts are attached below.
Performers
Crew
Hi folks,
Happy holidays to everyone who has been celebrating over the last week. We hope that you have been able to have a relaxing break with those you love.
Firstly… this is the first newsletter after our Kickstarter finished and, wow. Thank you so much.
We will be in touch with all our backers in January with a Backer Survey and to connect people up with BackerKit! This tool will allow backers to modify information such as names and ad...
2022-12-26 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This week Hartro appreciates the music and movement of David Bowie in the Labyrinth.
Next week Hartro Jingles All the Way to the finale of her appreciation courses!
Content warnings:
SFX: beeping & whirring, electricity
Transcripts are attached below.
Performers
Crew