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Hopes and streams

Merry Monday!

I trust folks had a good weekend.

We certainly had an excellent time on the GameBlast20 charity stream. Thanks to your amazing generosity, we smashed through the £400 donation target we set, to raise a total of £1146 for SpecialEffect! Viewers on the day will have ...

Episode 36 - Spies and Subterfuge

Episode 36

Spies and Subterfuge 

CLIENT - Agent 42069 of the [REDACTED] Agency

The client(s) is/are interested in a facility to train and test spies. Suggested sales tactics: Spy on the spy, Trenchcoat!, Xylophagia, Portable AI.

Content Warning for:

• Panic attacks
...
2020-02-20 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

MAG Duskhollow PD - Part 3

It's the finale of our Duskhollow PD special and our team has 24 hours to crack the case!

Archie's investigations begin at the library, Emma is a proud mentor, Gabrielle Schreiber goes for coffee and Detective Sergeant Carl Husselback is questioning his life choices.

Thanks to this week's Patrons:  Link Sandb...

RQG 147 - The Dungeon Master

Join Helen, Bryn, Lydia and Ben as they face off against the ultimate villain: Alex!

This week Zolf punts, Azu is ready for redemption, Hamid fires off his last slot, and Cel tries to stack the odds.

Content warnings towards the end of the shownotes.

Thanks to this week's Patrons:
Donovan Planet, Terra M...

Blasting forward!

Merry Monday folks!

Hope everyone had a good weekend. And welcome to all the new folks around here! On the back of last week's bonus release from the TMA Fluff Competition, we've seen an amazing surge of patronage. The response to & comments on the piece have been phenomenal, far exceeding our expectations when we d...

[KNIGHTS] TMA Fluff Competition Winner #1 - Epiphany

Welcome to the first entry to be released from our recent Patreon-exclusive writing competition where we sought your ideas on a more light-hearted scene from life at The Magnus Institute and the Archives. And you all certainly delivered in spades.

Congratulations to Jack Beckwith! Their winning entry - ...

Episode 35 - Planets and Protagonists

Episode 35

Planets and Protagonists

CLIENT - Sales Review

ALERT - TTRPG detected, Security alerted

• Comedic Violence
• Emotional Abuse
• Alcoholism

This week's Patrons:  Michael Spiral DESERVES Rights, Andy Loth, Daniel Williams, Heather H, Evil Ange...

RQG 146 - Organic Matter

Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as the party finally reunites!

This week Hamid suddenly becomes hard of hearing, Azu grows a comfort beard, Cel gets a hug, Zolf conducts himself quite well, and Shoin makes a piece offering...

Thanks to this week's Patrons:
Brooke Griffith, Angela DeFrancis, Rebecca, Emry...

Notes from a voyager

Happy Monday folks!

After a hectic weekend previously, it's been a little calmer around here this last week. Or, at least, it was calm up until last Friday. Those of you on Twitter may have seen Tim Meredith's intimation that a Stellar Firma album could be in the offing if his follower count crossed a threshold...

Episode 34 - Percy and Perfidiousness

Episode 34

Percy and Perfidiousness    

CLIENT - Stefan the Mantis Shrimp

The client(s) is/are interested in a planet to celebrate their ten thousandth birthday. Suggested sales tactics: globe thievery, emotional outbursts, unwanted backstory, reckless endangerment, moral quag...

MAG Duskhollow PD - Part 2

Join Jonny, Frank, Sasha, Alex and Lowri as they play MacGuffin & Co's original TTRPG 'Duskhollow PD'

This second episode sees the team split their resources to follow up the leads they've found. Emma and Archie head to 'The Last Drop' while Gabrielle Schreiber and Detective Sergeant Carl Husselback pay Angela Grock...

RQG 145 - Triggers, Traps and Tubes

Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as they get a few steps closer to finding the Final Boss.

This week Skraak helps Hamid by being genre-savvy, old 'no-fear' Zolf is at it again, Azu just needs a hug, and Cel shows off another neat trick

Thanks to this week's Patrons:
Darria Leigh Dennison, Grace Anne, Alex...

The pecking order

Merry Monday folks!

Another eventful weekend here at Rusty Towers as Alex, Hannah and a few of our editors headed to Birmingham for the second UK podcast fan convention - PodUK2020! Do check out our Twitter for some choice snippets and pictures from the event - including the most wonderful and terrifyingly organised 2020-02-03 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Episode 33 - Self-Confidence and Social Influence

Episode 33

Self-Confidence and Social Influence 

CLIENT - Attia Novellia 

The client is interested in a planet as a talking point for their social media posts. Suggested sales tactics: rewrite history, engage in destructive nostalgia, brazen hollow mockery, buttery animals.

C...

RQG 144 - Ride the Wave

Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as the party get in over their heads.

This week Hamid and Skraak get closer, Cel is a good parent, Zolf just had to look, and Azu is freaking out

Content warnings:
- High-pitched SFX (sustained note)

Thanks to this week's Patrons:
Malraza, Jasper 'is The End looki...

Frightfully good fun

Happy Monday folks!

Well, I think I can say that was a good weekend :-)

Thank you so much to everyone who dropped by on Saturday for the launch of RQ Streams! We are overjoyed that so many folks enjoyed Mike and me reminiscing, explaining and (eventually) setting off for the maiden voyage of the <...

Episode 32 - Standards and Swarms

Episode 32

Standards and Swarms 

CLIENT - Bee Frost

The client) are interested in a factory planet to create their own stars. Suggested sales tactics: ignore the client... entirely.

ALERT - INTERNAL I.M.O.G.E.N. OVERRIDE DETECTED, ANY SECRET HATCHES OBSERVED CAN BE NE...

MAG Duskhollow PD - Part 1

Join Jonny, Frank, Sasha, Alex and Lowri as they play MacGuffin & Co's original TTRPG 'Duskhollow PD'

In this first episode of 3  we meet a team of likely cops whose task it is to solve completely normal crimes... 

Thanks to this week's Patrons:  Charlie Haglin, Jason Dawson, How Should I Know, ...

RQG 143 - Separation Anxiety

Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as they deal with the stress of a split party.   

This week Zolf takes risks, Cel just wants to join in, Azu finds shiny new items, while Hamid and Skraak try to be flexible

Content warnings:
- High-pitched SFX (sustained note)
- Animal mutilation

Thanks...

Going with the flow

Merry Monday folks!

Hope everyone had a decent weekend. It was certainly a busy one around Rusty Towers, not least with the farewell gigs from The Mechanisms, (the steampunk folk band Jonny & Frank - and other TMA VAs - were in), for which I know (and met) quite a few fans from around the world came to London for. F...

Episode 31 - Shells and Shame

Episode 31

Shells and Shame

CLIENT - Kaldor the Chitinous 

The client(s) is/are interested in a planet to reflect their hard outer shell and rich inner life. Suggested sales tactics: emotional blackmail, lean in to immorality, ignore personal promises, clean Perkins, burn down the schoo...

RQG 142 - Splashing Around

Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as they find more puzzles than they can handle. 

This week Zolf is more confused, Cel has a beefy brain, Azu bravely goes first, and Hamid's at least got Skraak.

Thanks to this week's Patrons:
Jam-Jamz, Anna Ivanyos, Kellan B, Sarah S, Gabriella Cigarroa, Ashley Deser...

Winning words

Happy Monday folks!

Well, suffice to say that this is not quite the communique that I was expecting to write.

So, last night, it turned out was the winners announcement for the 2019 Audio Verse Awards, voting for which closed at the end of last October. Suffice to say, not having heard anything since then...

State of launch

Hey everyone!

Okay, so I know you're expecting the State of the Towers address... but because of some things we want to tell you that should be in there, I've been asked to hold it back for a bit. Rest assured, we should be getting it out to you by the end of the month at the very latest.

But, I promised ...

[NOBLES] MAG010 - Vampire Killer - Deluxe

Statement of Trevor Herbert, regarding his life as a self-proclaimed vampire hunter. Original statement given July 10th 2010.

Episode 30 - Logic and Line Managers

Episode 30

Logic and Line Managers

CLIENT - Sales Review

ALERT - NO SALES LINE MANAGER LOCATED FOR CITIZEN EMPLOYEE T. GEISTMAN (ID 362884)  AND BIO FACSIMILE DAVID 7 (ID 95847335). ASSESSING HUMAN RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION…PROMOTION APPROVED, REROUTING LINE MANAGER.

Content Warning...

Magnus Bloopers Special

Things don't always run smoothly at Rusty Towers...

Thanks to this week's Patrons:  Mal Ossowicki, Nikki H, Hayden J, Marcela 'hi mom' Garcia, Oren Benshabat, Ida, Adrian Mercer-Garber, Sammy, Han Mallek, Caroline Rivard, Mammon, Lauren Rowlands, charlie laurel, Brie, Rachel Penabade, Carrie Coada, 2impostors, Elia...

RQG 141 - All the Way Down

Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as they make an exhaustive descent below the institute. 

This week Zolf boops Cel, Hamid isn't quite small enough, & Azu sees some octopuses!

Thanks to this week's Patrons:
caroline yepsen, Salsa, Prince Hess, Anne Schindler, gwain, Rebecca McElfish, Piper Cooke, ...

Down to business

Merry Monday folks!

Well, it's time to get back into the swing of things here at Rusty Towers! Looking at the planner, we've got a busy month of pre-production ahead of us as we get things rolling again on The Magnus Archives Season 5 and set to work on the second half of Stellar Firma Season 2.
2020-01-06 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Episode 29 - Commerce and Candy

Episode 29

Commerce and Candy

CLIENT - Fugatissiman and/or Archexianniam

The client(s) is/are interested in a birthday party planet for their niece, Rosie Nix (they are turning 6). Suggested sales tactics: by decree of Trexel the Mighty, exploit work/life unbalance, withhold things wanted, u...