Case ########-12 The Tragedy of Francis , a comic puppet show in all acts. Recorded by The Archivist, in Situ. Content warnings: - Emotional manipulation & abuse (including familial) - Body horror & wounding - Supernatural manipulation - Explicit language - Addiction (including smoking & drinking) - Substance abuse (including syringes) - Spiders (including SFX) - Implied queerphobia / transphobia - Humiliation - Schadenfreude and forced laughter - Maladapti...
Jun 18, 2020•24 min•Season 5Ep. 172
Case ########-11 Considerations of the Flesh. Recorded by The Archivist, in Situ. Content warnings: - Major/graphic body horror - Character death - Vocalised suffering & screams/pain (SFX) - Dysmorphia - Anorexia - Toxic beauty standards - Unhealthy bodybuilding - Plastic surgery addiction - Body modification - Mortality / Existential dread - Physical disorders / Chronic illness - Paralysis - Self-harm / Suicidal ideation - Loud noises Thanks to thi...
Jun 11, 2020•25 min•Season 5Ep. 171
Case ########-10 The recollections of Martin Blackwood. Recorded in Situ. Content warnings: - Isolation - Depression - Anxiety - Depersonalisation & self-disorder - Self-hatred - Financial distress - Elderly neglect - Emotional / Caregiver abuse (mentioned) - Neurological impairment / Mental deterioration - Instances of memory loss - Funerals (mentioned) - Perceived abandonment - Persistent droning (SFX) Thanks to this week's Patrons: MacKenzie Cummings, Eliza...
Jun 04, 2020•28 min•Season 5Ep. 170
Case ########-9 Considerations on the sanctity of home. Recorded by the Archivist in Situ. Content warnings: - Swearing - Loud/sudden noise - Fire / Burning buildings (inc SFX) - Mass suffering - Housing insecurity/anxiety - Landlord neglect & tenant abuse - Death of a parent - Health & safety violations - Bedbugs/infestation - Domestic toxicity (mentions) - Coughing/smoke inhalation (inc SFX) - Character death Thanks to this week's Patrons: Gabi Marler, Sammy Winch...
May 28, 2020•25 min•Season 5Ep. 169
Case ########-8 A Post-Mortem report for reality. Recorded by the Archivist, in Situ. Content warnings: - Death & mortality - Hypochondria - Potential medical neglect - Cancer - Convulsions - Stabbing - Falling Thanks to this week's Patrons: Alex Alowersson, Sam Lydiatt, Jessica Conrad, Amanda Whitehouse, Smruthi Maganti, grayson, Selena Yu, K. C. Millheiser, Destiny Katherine, Meg Tumney, Sara L Maupin, Nicolas Glover, Kayleigh Prusak, alex "1000 beetles in a trench coat" bletz, Isabel...
May 21, 2020•26 min•Season 5Ep. 168
Case ########-7. An examination of Gertrude Robinson. Audio recording by the Archivist. Content warnings: - Manipulation - Reported violence - Immolation / Death by fire Thanks to this week's Patrons: Donovan Planet, Terra Minuit, Jeminac, Draac, Lizette Hernandez, catboy, lucmond, Alexandra Koslowska, James Napier, Josefin Berntsson, Kris Haas, Coffeehatter, Henry Murdy, Ian Sabo, PutTheKettleOn, Alex Merry, Michael Dash, Lux, Taylor Anderson, Maria Paleologo, Jamie Martinelli, Kate, ...
May 14, 2020•24 min•Season 5Ep. 167
Case ########-6. Lamentation of those left below. Audio recording by the Archivist, in situ. Thanks to this week's Patrons: Darria Leigh Dennison, Grace Anne, Alex Surname, Teaghan McCreary, Kairon Coates, Shuu, T. A., Fitzlet, Chrys Sterling, Evan Cody, Mandy Huynh, smallmediumproblems, Big Carl, Babet Halberstadt, Azaana, Nick Oliverio, Annemarie Windhorst, Say, Claire Martin, Brooke Griffith, Angela DeFrancis, Rebecca, Emrys, stef, Emory L, leah addison, Brianna Craveiro, Rym SAOUD...
May 07, 2020•25 min•Season 5Ep. 166
Case ########-5. Ruminations on identity and the lack thereof. Audio recording by the Archivist, in situ. Thanks to this week's Patrons: Anna Stachia, SimonFeliks, Monica Quirk, doopliss, Tori, SelfAware, Mollie, AirmidCelt, Dian Syafeeqah, Ivy Piper, lilikoi, Maja Flink, Mei Parsons, Eddie Currant, Eli Lassiaille, Diana Read, Kieran, Harry Thompson, Erin Biddle, Becky N., Malraza, Jasper 'is The End looking for any sexy new avatars' Graham, Ley, Gene, Sharon V., DisasterNick, Amanda Nengel...
Apr 30, 2020•21 min•Season 5Ep. 165
Case ########-4 Statement of an outbreak. Audio recording by the Archivist, in situ. Thanks to this week's Patrons: caroline yepsen, Salsa, Prince Hess, Anne Schindler, gwain, Rebecca McElfish, Piper Cooke, Estrid Nielsen, lairn, Mari, Lucy Bresgal-Waters, steph Leddington, Honeybee, Abigail Trevor, Jenniferr Fleming, Emily Deutsch, annie wold, Charlotte Shih, Dave Palmer, stephanie santos, Jam-Jamz, Anna Ivanyos, Kellan B, Sarah S, Gabriella Cigarroa, Ashley DesertWillow' Wilson, Ashura Sumerag...
Apr 23, 2020•27 min•Season 5Ep. 164
Case ########-3 Statements on war. Audio recording by the Archivist, in situ. Thanks to this week's Patrons: Ghost, Amanda Williams, Elisabeth Banks, Brendan Tihane, Infini, PhoenixFlame, Saga Blomberg, Kristen Secrest, Genevieve A., Alexia De Leon, Corey Frampton, niblick_iii, Anna Loftus, Erin, Samantha Curtis, Alex, Ricky Dash, Samantha Cross, Sophie Talbot, Shiv, Jamie Galioto, isobel, Sarah Kershaw, jenni from the block, Hannah Kincannon, Jortin Blims!!!, Lunagalemaster, Mae, zaraegis, Luce...
Apr 16, 2020•24 min•Season 5Ep. 163
Case ########-2 Further statements of a personal nature. Thanks to this week's Patrons: Jennifer Southerland, Travis Boillat, Ali Cillov, Berlin Kofoed, Agnieszka Bogdan, Curtis Y Takahashi, Emily James, Alix Bernier, Nanna, ealyblu, Evelyn Scidmore, Ori Griffin, Melissa Koetzle, Izzy Edmonds, Laiska, Alex, Grey G, benja ✌✨ , Erin Graham, Rebecca McVeigh, Rachel Attaway, Itzel Anayeli M., Emma Briannon, Annika Ekholm, Faine Greenwood, Jake The Fake Jake, Caitlin Martin, Avery Winther, Jamie Frew...
Apr 09, 2020•25 min•Season 5Ep. 162
Case ########-1 An assortment of personal statements. Thanks to this week's Patrons: Ashton, Andrea Paternoster, Isa, Laurie Rich, Lizzie Jacobs, Elisabeth Dixon, Robin Allez, Joe Bell, Veronica P, Sam and Phobos, Kira, Dr. Badvibes, Sara Freeman, Hannah Earnshaw, Anne Fabe, Kiro, Lauren Nabet, Hannah Jordan, Robin Stone, Nancy Crawford, Kristin Jeffords, The Laughing Kookaburra, Murmuruk, Mrs. Mighterbump, Jorj Car'das, Jess Donaldson, Constantin Valdor, Joia Vita, James Rule, ProbsNotJos...
Apr 02, 2020•22 min•Season 5Ep. 161
In preparation for the much anticipated arrival of season 5, we continue the tone that was set by last week's competition winner with the second of two winning stories from our Rusty Fears 3: Fearsome competition. "The Turning of the Gears" is written by Duncan Watson and read by Jonathan Sims. Note: this is a piece of stand-alone fiction and not a part of the Magnus canon. Content Warnings for this episode are at the end of the show notes. Thanks to this week's Patrons: Sigma Rho, Paul Carroll,...
Mar 26, 2020•18 min
And now a statement from Rusty Quill CEO, Alexander J Newall with some updates on the current state of operations at Rusty Towers, as of 25th March 2020. For a full transcript of this statement, visit http://rustyquill.com/ceo-statement-on-covid-19/ Join our community: WEBSITE: rustyquill.com FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill TWITTER: @therustyquill REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill EMAIL: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 25, 2020•4 min
The Archivist and Martin reflect on their current situation... The Magnus Archives returns for its final season April 2nd 2020. NOTE: This season was conceived long prior to the real world pandemic situation of March 2020, with many episodes written before governmental & societal responses. Some early episodes may feel remarkably, and uncomfortably, close to current events, but are the logical extension of and commentary on the events established at the end of Season 4. Edited by Alexander J...
Mar 24, 2020•3 min
As we build up to Season 5, this week's episode is the first of two winning stories from the Rusty Fears 3: Fearsome writing competition. Nox Mare is written by Elizabeth Wynn and read by Jonathan Sims. Note: this is a piece of standalone fiction and not a part of the Magnus canon. Content Warnings for this episode are at the end of the show notes. Thanks to this week's Patrons: Evelyn Walker, Anne, Katharine Pigliacelli, Aaron Perill, Debbie Frangedakis, OrdainedCrownie, Becky Voller, Mersipan,...
Mar 19, 2020•21 min
Important Announcement: As of 13 March 2020 we will be retiring the name shout-out reward from our Rusty Knight and Rusty Noble tiers of the Patreon. If you have never been a Rusty Knight or Noble ($5 or upwards/month) and still want to have your name read out, you will need to be a Patron (or upgrade your membership if you’re a Rusty Citizen) by midnight GMT on Friday 13th March by visiting www.patreon.com/rustyquill For more information, visit http://rustyquill.com/patreon-shout-outs...
Mar 06, 2020•2 min
SPOILERS NOTE: This ep includes discussion for the whole of Season 4, up to and including MAG160. Anil hosts in this peek behind the curtain as members of the TMA production team talk about what it took to get gargantuan episode Panopticon to your ears! Thanks to this week's Patrons: Michael Spiral DESERVES Rights, Andy Loth, Daniel Williams, Heather H ,Evil Angel, Vivianne Starlight, Coney's Mom, Kay-Jay Bee, Cato, planetsandmagic, Mariada, Stephanie Simon, Melissa Ponce, Olivia Pugh, Taty...
Mar 05, 2020•1 hr 16 min
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 Sandblom, Sindre Sareide, Retro Seamstress, Nick Mikoleit, Tasha, Msharki3, Alex K., Breanne A., Ashley Cecere, Emilia Williamson, Catherine White, aimsme, Hannah LaPlante, Sea, Britt & Astrid...
Feb 20, 2020•47 min
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 Grockle a visit. Thanks to this week's Patrons: Sofia Sandino, Cecil Goodwin, Nell, Masha Weber, James Candalino, Kit Buss, Rocket Corgi, Terrence Rollin' with a Grand, Connor Adderley...
Feb 06, 2020•45 min
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, Tonya Downing, Negev, MOLLY WHALEN, Bonster, Richard Drumm, Ben Stillwell White, Ren Martin, Nancy S, megan schreiber, Keller, Jon Cantwell, Mel Barsana, Lynny, Dan and Heather Norbury Montalto, Lucas Ro...
Jan 23, 2020•41 min
It's time for a new video project - RQ Streams - with Mike LeBeau (Head of Video; Tim Stoker) and Anil Godigamuwe (Community Manager) as your guides & fellow explorers through the worlds of gaming! And thank you so much to everyone for your support to make things like this possible! Join us weekly on Saturdays, at 3pm GMT - starting 25th January 2020 - at www.twitch.tv/rusty_quill ! Music : "The Messenger" by Silent Partner via the Youtube Audio Library Join our community: WEBSITE: rustyquil...
Jan 14, 2020•1 min
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, Elias Soper, Casey Rae, Armando DiCianno If you would like to join them, be sure to visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill Edited this week by Elizabeth Moffatt & Alexander J Newall. Con...
Jan 09, 2020•8 min
Statement of T. Geistman regarding the circumstances of his assignment to, and later dismissal from, the Sales Department of Stellar Firma Ltd. Thanks to this week's Patrons: Jay Grace, Lena, Noj Strebor, handlebarlan, Green-nosed Mule, Charles Lambing, anajinn, Justine Silving, Zach Hoffman, Potato, Nikki Bee, Kayleigh Banyard, Jessica Witt, Geo, Maria, Laura Toh, Bethany King, Birdy Nelson, Patricia Keith, & Hall of Mirrors Artworks If you would like to join them, be sure to visit www...
Dec 26, 2019•9 min
It's time for Alex and Jonny to answer more of your questions in the second part of our Magnus Q&A! Thanks to this week's Patrons: Spooooky, Kate Talbot, Lisa K., Jari Thorup Palo, Lou Harrison, Elliot, Claudia Howard, Amanda Lord, Sarah Cavanagh, Jessica Freeman, Freshcat, dog, Elizabeth Kalbacher, Aine Morgan, Corvin J Lyn, Kit, Cody Wolfe, Iris Lazuli, Sparr, Carrie LeClair If you would like to join them, be sure to visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill Edited this week by Elizabeth Moffa...
Dec 12, 2019•59 min•Season 4Ep. 160
Welcome to the first of our season break episodes. Alex and Jonny answer your questions about The Magnus Archives and Season 4. Enjoy! Thanks to this week's Patrons: Z Perkins, Evaschia, Robert Groom, Aysha U. Farah, Niamh Hemingway, Khyle, Joshua Grohman, Rachel Oney, Malcom Snipes, Alex Haidinyak, Michelle LaTorre, Oscar Marlowe, Glory Duda, Joe Smith, Alex Freeman, Cait May, Xanthe Bouma, Paul McHugh, Ciara mcCabe, & January Garcia If you would like to join them, be sure to visit www...
Nov 28, 2019•1 hr 9 min
Case #0181810 Vigilo, Audio, Supervenio Thanks to this week's Patrons: Fast or Write, Capricious Cacti, C. X. Lu, Stick in Hand, Margaery Clare, Cora, aritchie, Brian Greenwald, Elita Grunde, majesticrhyhorn, Jon Williams, Sigma Bunny, Jack, Rainny Q, Charlotte Ballantyne, Kerry Cobey, Roseann White, Bennett Burns If you would like to join them, be sure to visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill Edited this week by Elizabeth Moffatt, Brock Winstead & Alexander J Newall. Written by Jonathan Sims and...
Oct 31, 2019•28 min•Season 4Ep. 160
Case #0182509-B Statement of Peter Lukas regarding his life, family and interactions with The Lonely. Statement extracted 25th September 2018. Thanks to this week's Patrons: Sarah Schrader, Jeremy Wallace, Ellie M, Laurent, manywisps, Micah Epstein, Ezzoh, Anke Gladnick, Rhadja, ECD, Kelly O, Q, ivelostmyspectacles, Luna Zephyr, Pagan angel, Stormy Weather, 3 Eyed Mavens, Nadia Tudhope, E K, Vance Barnhill If you would like to join them, be sure to visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill Edited this we...
Oct 24, 2019•26 min•Season 4Ep. 159
Case #0182509-A Original recording of events leading up to the disappearances of Jonathan Sims, Martin Blackwood, Alice Tonner and Peter Lukas. Thanks to this week's Patrons: Samuel Borrello, Edison Potter, Jedediah G Schmidt, David Cothron, Julianna, Amalia, Jessica Salter, Ellie Smith, Adrian Clarke, Mara Wilson, Kaleigh Albright, Sarah Harrison, Manda McIlroy, Malin, Christian Dokken, K S, Bert!, Alex May, Mike Massiah, Jessica Grace If you would like to join them, be sure to visit www.patreo...
Oct 17, 2019•25 min•Season 4Ep. 158
Case #0131408 Statement of Adelard Dekker, regarding a potential pandemic originating in the town of Klanxbüll, Germany. Original statement given 14th August 2013. Audio recording by Jonathan Sims, the Archivist. Thanks to this week's Patrons: Kay Topaz, Briar, Haley Tomaszewski, Jess Katt, Eva Cone, Deanon, Brynn Lewis, Emily Scherping, David Tynan, Sierra Mayer, Brooke Prado, Ishiima, beznogova, Elly Grant, Michael Troyer, Kupla Ku, Matthew Briggs, Marquleta Sibanyama, Magnus Stenrød, Maxim Ma...
Oct 10, 2019•25 min•Season 4Ep. 157
