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A lovely end and new beginnings

Hi folks,

Happy Monday from all of us at Rusty Towers, we hope you’re keeping well.

Thank you to everyone who has listened, reacted and wished us well over the finale of The Magnus Archives – the events of last week are going to remain with us for a long while to come. From our side it was a very edifying conclusion to more than five years of writing and work to bring you this very special show. And to see the outpouring of community on social media and on the post-sh...

RQG/These Flimsy Rituals Crossover - Part 2

Join Helen, Lydia, Ben and special guests Adam and Thryn of These Flimsy Rituals as they investigate an anomaly in the fields!

This week Bardel offers a glass, Iskael goes herding, Avail recalls a tale of woe, and Lonni may have broken some promises.

Content Notes:

• Alcohol & alcohol consumption
• Ghosts
• Explicit language
• Smoking (inc. SFX)
• Discussion of: body modification & body horror, religious disagreements
• Mentions...
  2021-03-26 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post

MAG 200 - Last Words

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Statements End.

Content warnings:

• Character death
• Fire & explosions (inc. SFX)
• Vocalised suffering
• Building collapse
• Physical violence (inc. SFX)
• Pleading
• Arguments & crying
• Explicit language
• Discussions of: death (inc. mass death), mass suffering, existential dread
• Mentions of: war, suicide, blood, alternative realities, blades
• SFX: disto...
  2021-03-25 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

STL 67 - Sagacity and Social Mobility

Episode 67 - Sagacity and Social Mobility

Makvala Agryris is a representative of CRISPR, a company that re-animates pets for their owners but have been too successful in developing the cognitive abilities of their customers' creatures. They require advice as to how to keep their customers happy now that the pets are showing a desire to build up military might.

Management Consultants’ advice: activate Lounge Mode, hold hands, bathroom intelligences, big pointless novels, fully vi...

RQG 189 - Reality Check

Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as they face the shadows of the past.

This week Azu holds firm, Hamid talks a big game, Cel becomes the monster, and Zolf detects a shift.

Content Notes:

• Guilt & shaming
• Emotional abuse & trauma
• Grief & loss (inc. loss of a sibling)
• Discussion of: death, futility, destruction, cave-ins, physical violence
• Mentions of: claustrophobia, blood & gore, body horror, the void & space...
  2021-03-23 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Celebrating the End

Hi folks,

Wishing you a very Magnus Monday from us at Rusty Towers; hope you’re all keeping well and are getting ready for this week’s conclusion. What started on 24th March 2016 as a simple anthology of creepy stories has built to this thrilling end! 199 episodes and five years, and it’s all come to this point. What fate lies in store for The Magnus Archives?

Find out on Thursday at 4pm.

As there will be no early access release for Episode 200, we’v...

RQG/These Flimsy Rituals Crossover - Part 1

Join Helen, Lydia, Ben and special guests Adam and Thryn of These Flimsy Rituals as they create their own corner of the whimsical world of Remnant!

This week, get to know fretful Avail, down-to-earth Bardel, wandering Lonni, and boisterous Iskael (plus their adventurous child Winnow)!

Content Notes:

• Mild peril
• Discussion of: body modification, ghosts
• Mentions of: death
• SFX: continuous buzzing, water sounds

Editing this week by Mar...

Update - TMA Pins Collection

Hey folks,

Just a quick update on the status of the enamel pins collection.

Today is the last day of pre-orders for The Magnus Archive enamel pins Fears collection & risograph poster from designer Greer Stothers. The website has been updated so that individual designs (like The Eye) and full sets are still available for you to pre-order over at http://rustyquill.storenvy.com.

Please place y...

STL 66 - Nets and New Contributors

Episode 66 - Nets and New Contributors

Stefan Beetlevox, Head Bartender of The Cosmic Lounge, is concerned about a downturn in sales and would like advice on regaining market share.

Management Consultants’ advice: musical mind parasites, targeted smear rapping, knives, branded graph friends (coasters), wider vents, remove facial recognition, more customer hierarchy and teen novel angst.

Content Warning for:

• Emotional abuse
• Bullying/taunting
• Ar...
  2021-03-18 16:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post

MAG 199 - Seeing it Through

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Discussion on next steps and consequences, recorded in the tunnels.

Content warnings:

• Arguments
• Guilt & self-recrimination
• Smoking
• Strong language
• Discussions of: altered reality, death & self-sacrifice, mass suffering & mass death
• Mentions of: violence & murder, mental deterioration, manipulation, trauma, explosions
• SFX: crying

Thanks to this week's Patr...

RQG 188 - Wibble Wobble

Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as they find themselves... elsewhere.

This week Zolf left, Hamid catches an encore, Cel cracks the code, and Azu has been here before.

Content Notes:

• Arguments
• Grief & loss (inc. loss of sibling)
• Guilt & shaming
• Emotional abuse
• Discussions of: falling, the void & space, existentialism, tunnels & claustrophobia, unreality, death, faith & afterlife
• Mentions: cave-ins, ...
  2021-03-16 16:19:04 +0000 UTC View Post

An artful conclusion

Hi folks,

Happy Monday from all of us at Rusty Towers; hope you’re all keeping well. With just over a week to go until the airing of Episode 200, we’re working hard to make sure we can give this show the send-off it deserves. And to illustrate that, we’ve got a fair bit in the way of art stuff to talk about!

First, though, a quick reminder that there will be no early access release for Episode 200 on Wednesday next week. Everyone will get hear the finale at ...

[Nobles] MAG018 - The Man Upstairs - Deluxe

Statement of Christof Rudenko, regarding his interactions with a first floor resident of Welbeck House, Wandsworth.

Discord Live - RQGaming Quiplash!

Hello Nobles!

We have a treat for our Rusty Quill Gaming fans tonight. This evening — Thursday, 11th March — we are kicking off the revival of our Discord Live series. Discord Live aims to bring fun monthly events like AMAs, discussions, and sometimes games with the Rusty Quill cast and crew through our official Discord server.

Between 8 - 10pm GMT today, you can join special guests ...