Episode 62 - Temporal Woes and TimeBot Shows
The Time Management division would like help with the many dangerous time pockets that are created in the day-to-day product of planets. This will improve safety, productivity, and much more importantly cut down on staff overtime.
Management Consultants’ advice: Laser Hawkapult TM, public/private money vortex, honk snakes, hammer forms, Board cans, SPLT treaties, girthy brain, strategic black-holes, time = gravity (no arguments), time...
2021-02-18 16:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Case ########-35
An approach to hidden depths.
Recorded by The Archivist in Situ.
Content warnings:
- Second person POV
- Thalassophobia & drowning
- Suicidal ideation
- Mental disorientation (inc vertigo)
- Futility / Inconsequence
- Mentions of: loss of time, scopophobia, cults, death, isolation, police, spiders, injury, nausea, mass suffering
- SFX: extensive water sounds, coughing, crying
Thanks to this ...
2021-02-17 16:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as they face more denizens of the Blight.
This week Zolf looks up, Azu sticks with what works, Hamid causes respectable explosions, and Cel notices some absences.
Content Notes:
- Physical violence
- Tentacles (inc. SFX)
- Zombies (inc. SFX)
- SFX: continued bells and humming, roaring
- Mentions of: body horror, gore, snakes, rot, putrefaction.
Editing this week ...
2021-02-16 16:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
Happy Monday from us at Rusty Towers! Hope this week finds everyone keeping well and safe. We’re doing our best to keep warm as wintry winds whirl their way around, working on what wonders we can bring you in the coming weeks.
Quick reminder that our horror short story writing competition, Rusty Fears 4, is in full swing! Check out full details and themes over on our website,...
2021-02-15 16:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks,
Quick heads up to say that we'll be doing another mass upload of episodes to Patreon, tomorrow (Sunday 14th February) between 4pm and 8pm GMT, this time to cover ad-free copies of RQG040-053.
We're letting you know now, so that you don't get surprised by a mass of alert notifications. Indeed, you may wish to turn notifications off for the day, to avoid 4 hours of buzzing.
Best wishes,
Anil
Community Manager
2021-02-13 16:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Statement of Alexander J Newall, concerning the vocal recognition of dedicated supporters and the difficulties of symbolic delivery.
2021-02-12 16:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Episode 61 - Viciousness and Vice-Admirals
A client who would prefer to maintain their anonymity (known only as Scarlette) is looking for advice on at what point below board transactions spill over into full blown space piracy. Records also indicate that consultants were joined by Vice Admiral Fun for motivational support reasons.
Management Consultants’ advice: imaginary gifts of pity, make sad horse glue, moral quandary anaphylaxis, party games, mind balloons,...
2021-02-11 16:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Case ########-34
Considerations of observation.
Recorded by The Archivist in Situ.
Content warnings:
- Arguments
- Body horror (inc flesh & gore SFX)
- Self-inflicted wounds & body modification (inc SFX)
- Explicit language
- Panic & emotional distress
- Mentions of: alcohol, knives, death, funerals, mass suffering, suicidal ideation, emotional abuse, second person POV, scopophobia, breathing difficulties SFX, physical...
2021-02-10 16:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as they do battle in the Blight!
This week Hamid hovers, Azu gets psyched for smiting, Zolf reckons it's killable, and Cel drinks defensively.
Content Notes:
- Physical violence
- Body horror & gore
- Tentacles (inc. SFX)
- Mentions of: existential dread, mind control & compulsion, intrusive emotions, death, mild innuendo
- SFX: roaring
Editing this week by Lowri Ann Davies, Tessa Vroo...
2021-02-09 16:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
Happy Monday from us at Rusty Towers! Things rumble on behind the scenes as we continue to work on our plans for the year ahead, and prepare for the upcoming show finales. We know that many of you have been asking about what’s coming next, and I am pleased to say that we’re putting the pieces together for an extensive set of programming, so watch this space! We are also turning our heads to the post-TMA finale celebrations, with more retrospectives and crew talking about t...
2021-02-08 16:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Case #9991006
Statement of Sebastian Adekoya, regarding a new acquisition at Chiswick Library.
2021-02-05 16:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Episode 60 - Ferns and Further Intel
After an unscheduled visit from Fern Creature, Line Manager Hartro Piltz assesses ongoing consultancy efforts. Line manager also conducts basic interrogation resistance training with variable success.
Content warning for:
- Emotional abuse
- Bullying/taunting
- Shouting
- Existential crisis
- Physical violence
- Emotional manipulation & gaslighting
- Mentions of: childhood...
2021-02-04 16:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Case ########-33
An examination of Elias Bouchard.
Recorded by The Archivist in Situ.
Content warnings:
- Paranoia & anxiety
- Emotional manipulation & gaslighting
- Compulsions (supernatural)
- Spiders & arachnophobia
- Body horror & eye trauma
- Drug use (marijuana)
- Stalking
- Mentions of: death, apocalypse & mass suffering, instances of memory loss & identity crisis, blood, physical viole...
2021-02-03 21:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks!
Just to let you all know, due to a bit of ill health (nothing serious though), the final checks on this week's episode of The Magnus Archives will take a bit longer than usual, so the early access release will be a bit delayed. However, it should be ready by this evening and we'll aim to release it at 9pm GMT (or thereabouts).
Apologies for the delay, and, as ever, thanks for your patience!
Anil
Community Manager
2021-02-03 14:17:08 +0000 UTC
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Join Helen, Lydia, Ben and special guests Anil and Mike of RQ Streams as they confront the strange presence lurking within the moon!
This week Anil deserves to be here, Ben worries it'll be like three years ago, Helen proposes a little song, and Lydia doesn't want to hear about Mike's silly nightmares.
Content Notes:
- Cults
- Workplace hostility
- Physical violence
- Panic (inc. SFX)
- Claustrophobia
- Smoking/vaping (inc. SFX)
2021-02-02 16:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
Happy Monday from us at Rusty Towers! Hope the new week and new month finds you all still safe and well.
Some Stellar Firma news this week – with a date for your calendars, as we remind folks that our sci-fi comedy will also be coming to a close this year, at the end of the current season. And this being Stellar Firma, it’s probably unsurprising that Trexel Geistman’s brand of chaos has even spread to the schedule…
So, Season 3 will consist of 26 ep...
2021-02-01 16:00:06 +0000 UTC
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New Greenwich was never a big town, but in the brief period that there was thriving trade between Meritocrat-ruled lands and the Americas it was rich and it was happy. In a region rich in magic and dangerous megafauna, the town was an unusual permanent settlement next to a natural harbour, functioning as a key trading centre.
Because it couldn’t move away from the enormous creatures and waves of wild magic that passed through the area, New Greenwich required expensive defences; walls ...
2021-01-29 16:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Episode 59 - Censuses and Couplets
The Client Corthinos the Perplexed of the Placaters of Planetary Puzzles is requesting assistance due to the increasingly puzzling planets created by Stellar Firma Ltd. making it impossible to placate their deeply confused owners.
Management Consultants’ advice: deploy the Puzzlemaster, bake the active yeast, eat the chard, designatory japes, bring the knowledge bus pass, PUZZLEDOG!, pack your jorts, embarrass your way to succe...
2021-01-28 16:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Case ########-32
Case study on the administration of fear.
Recorded by The Archivist in Situ.
Content warnings:
- Compulsions (supernatural)
- Emotional manipulation & gaslighting
- Mental disorientation
- Paranoia & self-doubt
- Mentions of: scopophobia, worms (inc. SFX), blackmail, gun violence, isolation, mild language, mass suffering, self-recrimination
- SFX: screams, discordant static
Thanks to this week'...
2021-01-27 16:02:45 +0000 UTC
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Join Helen, Lydia, Ben and special guests Anil and Mike of RQ Streams as they create a community of lunar miners and the strange force lurking beneath them...
This week Lydia is running out of silicate, Mike recounts shared nightmares, Helen pilfers teenage poetry, Anil categorizes shiny-ness, and Ben just carries the pods.
Content Notes:
- Contamination / Hazardous accident
- Workplace bullying
- Smoking/vaping (inc. SFX)
- Nightmares
- SFX: ...
2021-01-26 16:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
Happy Monday from us at Rusty Towers! The wheels of production continue to turn here at Rusty Quill, and it’s very much a ‘business as usual’ week on the news front.
Thanks to everyone who has given feedback on things that they’d like to see come up for bonus content following the end of The Magnus Archives. We’ve passed on suggestions to the Production team, and we’ll see what we can work into our plans for the End.
I should also say t...
2021-01-25 16:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks!
If you cast your mind back to the heady days of early December 2020, you might remember a charity livestream we did. And on that stream we had some donation milestones, for things that donors wanted various characters to read out.
Well, we'll be recording those soon (the submitted ones have been collated), but we thought that we could do with bolstering the suggestions - so we're coming to you, dear Noble-tier Patrons to ask for some more in-character reading ...
2021-01-22 18:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Alex has notes, and it's a good thing Mark is around to help.
Featuring: Alexander J. Newall, Mike LeBeau, Frank Voss, Jonathan Sims, Martin Corcoran, Lydia Nicholas, Fay Roberts, Alasdair Stuart, Jon Gracey, Imogen Harris
2021-01-22 16:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Episode 58 - Ecology and External Assistance
The client, Goral Throgmar of the Construct-A-Creature corporation, is requesting legal assistance due to mounting complaints against them for creating “monstrosities” that are “killing people”. The bailiffs are on the way to take their eyes.
Management Consultants’ advice: lie about your address, reframe the debate, corporate bonding monstrosity, be a turgid plant, utilise the googly eyes, hot slap pyramid.
Content Warn...
2021-01-21 16:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Case ########-31
Continued interactions with various survivors, recorded on location.
Content warnings:
- Cults
- Arguments
- Paranoia & anxiety
- Discussions of: death & sacrifice
- Mentions of: instances of memory loss / mental deterioration, scopophobia, self-hatred, mild language, murder, food
Transcripts:
Thanks to this week's Patrons: Lily Magee, Bruna Thomas, muzbutch, Bridget Smith, Kayla Young, Roblin, Deanna...
2021-01-20 16:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as they step into the shadows of the Garden.
This week Cel plans a jog, Zolf has a strong spirit, Hamid keeps an eye on Wilde, and Azu feels compelled to look down and to the side...
Content Notes:
- Ghosts
- Collective auditory hallucinations (inc. SFX)
- Past trauma & grief
- Intrusive telepathy (malevolent)
- Discussions of: death & afterlife
- Mentions of: mild language, pandemic & ...
2021-01-19 16:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
Happy Monday from us at Rusty Towers! We hope you’re all managing to keep safe and well in this new year.
One small piece of admin from us, as we’ve noticed that there is a display issue with Patreon that erroneously shows us having met all of our new milestones if you’re not logged in to the site. We’ve raised this with them and hopefully it will be fixed soon.
With the return of The Magnus Archives last week, we’re now locked on course for the ...
2021-01-18 16:01:02 +0000 UTC
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The following letter was written in Japan, and contains spoilers through Season 4.
Dear Chinua,
I am sorry I have not written in so long. A lot has happened since my last letter – as I am sure you know, since it must have been eighteen months for you. I keep forgetting that.
Friend, I do not know where to begin.
You always say to look on the positive side, and I do try to take that to heart. So, I will start there for you. I have made even more new ...
2021-01-15 16:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Episode 57 - Histrionics and High-Handedness
The client, Zeith Fel, is looking for ideas for new productions for The Diabolical Flotilla Actors’ Guild to tour in the upcoming season. She has found that audiences are dwindling for their tours across the galaxy (entirely unconnected to the entirely justifiable destructive actions of Stellar Firma) and are in need of a hit.
Management Consultants’ advice: a roster of updated “classics”, react to the pretend, pretend re...
2021-01-14 16:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Case ########-30
Interactions with various survivors, recorded on location.
Content warnings:
- Cults
- Self-recrimination
- Emotional manipulation
- Mentions of: therapy, innuendo, paranoia & anxiety, instances of memory loss, mild vicarious embarrassment, mild language, ableism, death, mass suffering, physical violence, murder, apocalypse
Thanks to this week's Patrons: Chris Pawlus, Hope Landers, Natasha Lamont, Brad Bradley, L...
2021-01-13 16:00:06 +0000 UTC
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