Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as the team prepares to enter a strange garden.
This week Cel and Azu share stories, Zolf wants trustworthy info, and Hamid has some questions.
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Hi folks,
Happy start of the week from Rusty Towers! Things are revving back up around here as we get going on what 2021 has to offer. Naturally, a lot of our focus is going to be on the end of The Magnus Archives and celebrating 5 years of this show. But there’s also plenty of looking forward to new things o...
2021-01-11 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Mike bids farewell to his fluffy face friend.
2021-01-08 16:01:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 56 - Proselytising and (some) Progress
The client, the Gademy Academy For Scholarly Hollers, is looking for budget and spending advice (ideally yelled) to help with their financial difficulties.
Management Consultants’ advice: Not being a weak-necked fool; aggressively loud fonts; traditional organic una...
2021-01-07 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The final act begins.
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Edited this week by Nico Vettese, Jeffrey Nils-Gardner & Alexander J Newall.
Sound effects this week by FreqMan, exterminat & previously credited artists via 2021-01-06 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as they share knowledge with the council of the Ursans.
This week Zolf is delegated to, Cel isn't an expert on everything (yet), Hamid does some casting, and Azu receives some startling news.
Content Notes:
Hi folks,
Happy New Year from Rusty Towers! May 2021 bring us all new joy & favour – and we hope that everyone’s continuing to stay safe & well. 2021 certainly heralds much in the way of change here for Rusty Quill, as we ride headlong towards the finales of both The Magnus Archives and Stellar ...
2021-01-04 16:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, whodathunk? We made it to the end of our first season of Enthusigasm! Many thanks to everyone who has listened so far.
For our twelfth episode, we dip our toes into the topic of dating. Helen, Lydia, Mike, and Tessa talk about first dates, the proliferation of dating apps and sites, and what we’ve learned as we...
2021-01-01 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
It's here! Welcome to Cabaret Night at the Cosmic Lounge, an album of music & sketches courtesy of Stellar Firma!
Join Sigmund Shankeray for this Patreon exclusive as he tries to keep an evening of entertainment on track, with songs from the crew of Stellar Firma Ltd, 'comedic' interruptions from other citi...
2021-01-01 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 55 - Defiance and Defection
Management Consultancy Review.
Line Manager Hartro Piltz to assess initial consultancy efforts, largely from bed for what can only be assumed to be efficiency reasons. Bill for destruction of celebratory sparkling slurry to be applied to Line Manager’s expense account.
C...
2020-12-31 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
In the second of our retrospectives, Jonny and Alex look back at 5 years of the show with commentary on choice clips selected by the cast and crew of The Magnus Archives.
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Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Ben, and special guest Becky Annison as they fight for the future of the pack!
This week Jan does two hugs at once, Stone taps into revenge instincts, Winter is a true friend, and Mr. Smith just straight-up eats a phone.
Content Notes:
Hi folks,
Seasons best from Rusty Towers! As a most turbulent year draws to a close, we hope that you and your loved ones are safe and well – and wish everyone a hopeful start to 2021. There’s a lot to come from Rusty Quill next year, and we look forward to being able to share all of that with you i...
2020-12-28 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
In today’s episode, you must allow Helen, Sasha, Lydia, and Maddy to tell you how ardently they admire and love the works of Jane Austen.
We chat about the trials and tribulations of how we got into the books in the first place, our favourite characters and relationships, and the various merits of the many film and TV...
2020-12-25 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The following letter was sent shortly after arrival in Cairo in Season 3
[Transcript]
V.
Sorry for not writing sooner things have been pretty busy. Prague was a lot and Eva
had me chasing down a professor who turned out to be some sort of big scary
necromancer. Met up...
2020-12-25 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 54 - Unions and Unsustainable Ideology
The Client, New O'Neal Commercial and Industrial Hyperdynamics and Lotion Innovations, requests assistance with unionisation issues and general employee loyalty issues.
Management Consultants' advice: recontextualise definition of terms; unions are stupid...
2020-12-24 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The view from the rooftops of Slyde World is bleak. Can our heroes Gavin Crumble, Freddie & Ms. Pledge save the park, Dorset, and perhaps indeed the world, from the encroaching Abyss and avoid any further health & safety citations?
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Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Ben, and special guest Becky Annison as the pack discovers a chilling new threat.
This week Stone provides deep insights, Jan sniffs into things, Winter has a silver tongue, and Mr. Smith suggests they ought to cover more ground.
Content Notes:
Hi folks,
Seasons greetings from Rusty Towers! Wherever you are in the world, we wish you all the best for whatever plans you may have, as we head towards the end of the year.
As we said last week, we’ll be a little quieter here for a couple of weeks, as the crew get some rest, but you’ll stil...
2020-12-21 16:06:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Top quote: "I think that out of all of the characters he's probably the one that I most personally identify with, and I just absolutely adore him. Also he's hot."
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Case #0150409
Statement of Carlos Vittery regarding his arachnophobia and its manifestations
WARNING: Contains spider images on Page 7 (Appendix)
Text on P7 replicated here for reference:
John's handwriting on side of page:
"I do not know which assistant a...
Episode 53 - Mentors and Management Consultancy
Consultants successfully recaptured, alert level lowered to alternating blue and green strobes. Paradrak Ngelion assigned for orientation.
The client, The Eternal Order of Patriarch Hans, requests fundraising and image improvement advice to help combat t...
2020-12-17 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostIt's Cabaret Night!
If music be the food of love... well, you might want to look elsewhere. But! If the musical stylings of the various citizen-employees of Stellar Firma Ltd do interest you, well then, do we have a treat for you!
Starting on 25th December 2020 at 5pm, we will be publicly releasing the ind...
2020-12-17 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The second instalment of Jonny's improvised horror roleplay game sees Gavin Crumble, Freddie & Ms. Pledge head down into the pump room of Slyde World to asses the equipment and inspect the inner workings of the Hell Fall.
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Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Ben, and special guest Becky Annison as they craft werewolf characters and enter the world of Bite Marks!
Prepare for intrigue and adventure alongside charming Mr. Smith, devious Winter, loyal Jan, and mysterious Stone.
Content Notes:
- Mentions of: manipulation, death, mental dete...
Hi folks,
Seasons greetings from Rusty Towers!
Well, that was quite a weekend. We still can’t quite believe how well that went! Thanks to the amazing generosity of the community, RQ: Gaming & Giving 2020 has raised £33,000 towards our nominated good causes: Mind, Action Aid and the Black, African an...
2020-12-14 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
It's that time again! Join Helen, Bryn, Elizabeth, and Frank as we chat about Buffy the Vampire Slayer and why it holds a special place in our hearts.
We discuss our favourite character arcs, the themes of the show, and the aches and pains of growing up - on a Hellmouth or not!
Top quote: "Just the bunny arc is wo...
2020-12-11 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Martyn being...well, Martyn.
2020-12-11 17:16:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 52 - Games of Spies and Guns of Paper
*Caution* Citizen Employee Geistman and Clone David 7 still at large.
Intelligence gathered by an undisclosed line manager known only as Plartro Hiltz, working with the kind assistance of Fernsworth, Head of Sabotage and Espionage. Non...
2020-12-10 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to the first instalment of Jonny's improvised horror roleplay game!
In this first episode of three, Jonny, Ben, Lydia & Lowri collaborate to create characters & set them on a journey of infinite dread, horror and health code violations...
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