RQG 218 - Erasing the Line
🕑 Added 2021-12-01 16:01:02 +0000 UTCJoin Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as they bring it all to an end.
This week Zolf awakens, Azu mediates, Cel explains, Hamid searches, and the world may never be the same...
Content Notes:
- Threats of death & violence
- Physical violence
- Existential threat
- Arguments
- Detailed discussions of death & non-existence
- Loss of consciousness
- Discussions of: character death, mind control, unreality, hunger, mass suffering
- Mentions of: fire, building collapse, natural disaster, murder, drowning, animal death, extinction & apocalypse, emetophobia, loss of sentience, food, assistive device malfunction & loss of mobility.
- SFX: fire, waves & water, distorted voices, building collapse, birdsong, wind, occasional beeping
This episode includes vocal effects. A partial transcription is available here: https://bit.ly/3Ee39UN
Editing this week by Lowri Ann Davies, Tessa Vroom & Cathy Rinella.
The voices of Myriad are Alexander J Newall, Cathy Rinella, Hannah Preisinger, Lowri Ann Davies and Tessa Vroom. Special Thanks to everyone who has worked so hard on RQG over the years!
SFX this week by Sonicfreak, Isaac200000, thatjeffcarter, "Ambience, Wind Chimes, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk), opticaillusions, kevp888, amholma, LittleRobotSoundFactor, Motion_S, Qat, BockelSound, adamgryu, martian, apolloaiello, ALLANZ10D, XfiXy8, SteveMeli, E0las, Yuval, spoonbender, juskiddink, klangfabrik and previously credited artists via Freesound.org.
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Comments
Sophia Smithers
No! No, no no no 😭😭😭 I can’t believe it’s over and there’s no more magic! That’s not why I listen! Omg what a sensitive and amazing ending, I am genuinely crying! What an amazing story and performance, this kept me going through the last two years of Coronavirus shenanigans. Thank you all. Xxxx
Lauren
CATCHTHESEHANDS ZOLF ♥️ Thank you so much, RQG is such a wonderful experience. Can't wait for what's next!
Space Modulator
Oh Lord I just realized RQ could do years and years of one-shot RPGs, each set in a distinct context derived from all the wild post-Myriad consequences...
Evie
It's been over a day and I'm still processing it... Outstanding work, brilliant story! I can't wait for the epilogues (there's SO much to be covered!) <3<3<3
Pip Walker
Thank you so much for a beautifully crafted campaign. Can’t wait for the hopefully, many epilogues. Tuesdays won’t be quite the same
Myra Prince
But we respect his craft
Rusty Quill
Thank you very much for this - we have now amended the content warnings, and we really appreciate the feedback.
Samantha Jay
Alex, I both want to give you a hug and shake you very hard with frustration. Fantastic.
Cyan
Astounding. Thank you all
Lizzy_belle
Just WOW! Glad everyone made it but kinda disappointed Hamid won't get to be a real dragon some day. Gotta say, hearing Zolf go all the way off was spectacular
rowanoak
Wow!!! What a ride! I’m so happy to be here with everyone at the end. Thanks for crafting such a great story, this feels like such a satisfying conclusion! I’m so proud of how far the LOLOMG group has come, and am so happy the whole party is alive and well. Gonna miss the crew and the campaign, but am really looking forward to epilogue content 💕 also, now that wilde can’t prestidigitate, sounds like he’s really gonna have to Be Fine for real ;)
Cat Thompson
Wilde is finally fine and we can stop asking.
Cat Thompson
Zolf was so angry he went a bit David 7 there.
marry me cel sidebottom
Alexander you *very rude word.* but I respect your craft. Well done, y’all. Now I can relisten all the way through in one go. Looking forward to the metacasts after this! 👌🏻👌🏻 Thank you to all of you for giving me motivation and inspiration to get into GMing my own rpg!!
Allison Shull
Ohhhh. Thank you all! This has been a delight to catch-up and finish this year! Ya’ll f’in knocked it out of the park! 💚❤️💚
Lark
Well done, sirs. So much _acting_. Yes, very well done. [claps and nods approvingly]
Allison Shull
“Zoft, Catch these hands, Smith!”
Lark
and don't let go!
CarpeFish
Everyone came out alive 😭 Makes sense that magic would be gone seeing as it's supposed to be a draw on other planes. Still my favorite tabletop podcast 💖 Thank you so much RQG crew!
Julia Robins
I don't know what I was expecting. But I think my mind is as broken as everyone else's will be. I can't stop thinking about how many things will be affected. There's so much that needs to be covered epilogue. I have so many questions, so many consequences. Alex you evil genius, how much you have done! Thank you
Kristin Urbanski
I’m so thankful for epilogue content. 🥲 I already miss this podcast.
Marie
This is nothing like I was expecting but I loved it anyway. I wasn't here for the beginning of this story, but I feel so lucky that I got to experience the end with everyone in real time. Thank you all so much. This story and these characters have brought me so much joy.
Marimo
Can't believe its all over. ;v; it was fantastic, what a great ride.
SpaceFeather
Okay now that I’ve had time to process. I just wanted to say TMA may have been what introduced me to Rusty Quill but I stayed and got invested because of RQG. This podcast has gotten me through much of the pandemic and I can not thank you enough for the 200 plus episodes you all have given us. This has been an amazing adventure and this ending had me lost for words in a very good way! Thank you so much again ❤️
Klauz Jamfield
I need to know what happened to Brutor's friends and the community of awaken animals!
Jordy
Thank you for such an amazing podcast 💛 Just wanted to note (spoiler alret here): would it be possible to get a warning for Zolf's prosthetics stopping to work? Perhaps something like assistive devices malfunctioning? It's been a trigger for a few people, including me, and we'd appreciate that being added.
Scaredycrow
I... I didn't cry during the episode but this is getting through to me now. This is the end. Thank you ❤️
TheCyanStar
This episode did not at all go how I expected but I still enjoyed it a lot! Thanks for all the fun these six and half years! Can't wait for the epilogues :D
Bonnie Calderwood Aspinwall
Can't believe the gang killed the internet twice in two different ways
Caelan Jon
Okay wow Never ever would/could I have imagined *that* But... It is beautiful! What a wonderful ending! I hate and love the magic thing but I think, from a narrative/story standpoint it feels like the right thing ... I am very excited for the epilogue and other post-main-campaign content And while I have like 20 other Podcasts, I really wanna listen to This one has earned the place of "comfort"/"reason to stand up in the morning" Podcast That will be listened to again and again Thank you for creating such an awesome thing. Thank you!
Space Modulator
I thought I was scared before the end, but now I'm terrified of the Aftermath Of His Craft. Amazing, amazing, amazing.
NoyneKehmaya
But he can bloody try!!! XD
Bonnie Calderwood Aspinwall
Classic Zolf reaching for the bucket in times of hardship, YOU CAN'T SOLVE ALL YOUR PROBLEMS WITH A DROWNING BUDDY
LainyJP
I can't say anything more than what has already been said by others. I started to listen to this on my commute in February of 2020, because Magnus was still on a break, I had DEVOURED Outliers, caught up with Stellar Firma and had enjoyed some of the one shots, I thought what the hell? After a few weeks, lockdowns came, and RQ content started to become a big part of my comfort. I was able to catch up and listen to the last several episodes live. I can't say how much I had needed something to immerse into, during such a rough time. Thank you for sharing this with us. ❤
SpaceFeather
I’m a little lost for words but thank you for the adventure! ❤️
sAZAndorable
I will be back later once I articulate all the emotions, but for now, all I have to say, I think, from the bottom of my heart: Alexander. ♥
Iggs
Pure joy. Thank you.
Sue
So much to think about, but I really, really enjoyed this. I'm so happy we got a roleplay heavy episode in the end - the players are just always so good with these. Especially Ben's performance as Zolf was incredible, it made me laugh so much more than I was expecting. Thank you for this, and I can't wait for the epilogue!
Cherie Hendrie
This podcast has meant so, so much to me through lockdown, and actually inspired me to start TTRPG! , To see the campaign come all the way through to have such a fulfilling ending is wonderful. Massive kudos to Alex for crafting so goddamn hard, as well as all the players (past and present) and crew for all their dedication. Thank you all for creating such a compelling, beautiful story (and for letting Wilde actually live to the end. That bard really does have nine lives). I can’t wait to appreciate it all over again on a relisten!
Owleics
I cant believe they all lived /except topaz/ the most important character 😭 I'm so overwhelmed I can't put into words how I feel rn. That final awkward outro really got to me... thank you all so much for this wonderful wonderful show
tashin42
alexander jalexader nalexander
NoyneKehmaya
But honestly: Zolf made my entire WEEK!!! 🤣🤣🤣 At one point I was like: "Ouh yeah, THAT'S the reason this guy is your favorite character!!" The largest "Thank you!!" of them all goes out to Mr. Ben Meredith over there!! 🥰
Arianna
It was so beautiful, I'm crying from happiness, thank you so much
Sevik
What an ending... So happy! And yet I cannot wait for the epilogue!
Lillian Collea
The meta-ness of having all the crew help voice Myriad, as aren’t the crew the table to all the plates of the shows?
Lillian Collea
That was really beautiful. I am crying, both happy and sad, but utterly satisfied.
PratchettWitch
I'm broken, this was beautiful, thank you thank you thank you.
NoyneKehmaya
Definitely relisten!! Can't live without these guys XD
Hazel
Thank you everyone.
Gothblin
"Sometimes thing end". An apt way to put it, Bryn. A few years ago, when three of my friends told me they were starting a podcast and wanted me to review it on iTunes, I said "sure", and listened because James is funny and great at improv, I enjoy playing games with Lydia because she always makes great characters and Ben is just an all round good guy. I didn't know I'd get to meet Alex and Bryn and enjoy playing Magic and other games with them. I didn't know that when I introduced Helen to Magnus and RQG, she'd end up as a regular. And I didn't know that I would mess up every single one of those friendships through my actions. I am so sorry. You haven't heard from me, but every week, this podcast has been a lifeline to former friends for me, as well as a compelling story set in an interesting world to enjoy. Alex, everyone - it was very well told. So thank you for that lifeline and that story. I miss you all more than I can express in a comment.
NoyneKehmaya
Oh, my Gooooods ... This is so amazingly beautiful!! 😍 Thank you so very much for this!! *claps slowly with her hands and with tears in her eyes* I love you all so very much!! 🥰🥰🥰 Can't wait for the epilogue ;)
lare
theres so many things i could say, but i think ill keep it simple. thank you ♥
Emily Palomo
I'm so proud of everyone!! Thank you so much, this campaign has been a real joy to listen to ❤❤❤
QuizzicalQuibbler
i have no words except thank you, and a huge hug to everybody here
could-be-calliope
Oh my God they did it
Anthony
I… could not have predicted this ending but now I can’t imagine it any other way. Lord. I don’t have words. Thank all of you SO MUCH and especially thanks to Alex for crafting such a beautifully complex world and story, but also to everyone else who brought it to life. I’m in such tears. Guh. Glad I took off work for this, I’d be a mess. Much love, and I hope to hear some of you again in the next project xx
maddie watts
Thank you for this amazing story. But I still don't like what you did.
moth
just a few tears were shed listening to this. i can't even express how much this campaign has meant to me, especially as it's been my reason to get up and keep moving through the pandemic. thank you from the bottom of my heart. here's to everything that comes after
ollie love
that … was amazing :( thank you guys for all the work you’ve put into this show. i appreciate it so much.
Ahgbri Kanatist
This was an amazing ending, still can't believe that everyone survived. Thank you for this beautiful campain!
Ollie of the Beholder
I am in tears. All kinds of tears. Holy [expletive deleted]. Thank you so much for this.
Dorian
going to go lie down now. thank you.
Rogue Vigilante
Wow, that was beautiful ending It was perfect. In fact, this whole campaign is a masterpiece, so thank you for running it. I don't know what I'm going to do with my Wednesday mornings now, perhaps a relisten?
DrewBihn
Just finished! So good ☺️
Rebecca F
thank you for everything. what a great ending to six long years. can't wait for the epilogue!
james evelyn
holy moly
Laure Gagnon-Tremblay
God i've got literal chills and tears in my eyes
Naomi Doddington
That was incredible, what an amazing campaign ❤️
Arista Pawlowski
I'm crying I can't believe this is it 😭
maddie watts
Oh my god this is great
Miria
Here we go……..
GK
Internal monologue: no matter what happens, we respect his craft.
Caelan Jon
While very scared (and excited). Just wanna say thank you! for the partial transcript - I've got trouble understanding when there's vocal effects (had in the past) and so that will make listening to the episodes so much better Thanks!
-eldritch-h0rr0r-
*hugs*
-eldritch-h0rr0r-
I’ve never been this tense in my life
LainyJP
Someone hug me please. ...
Grif Stian
Everybody hold hands 🥲
PeachyIndeed
Those content notes. Alex, what have you done now??
Lauren
😭😭😭😭 I'm scared
moth
here we go. good luck everyone, it's been a pleasure listening with you all this time 🖤
Heather Hartwell
See you on the other side, Ray.
Casper Muir
I have felt sick for DAYS. Good luck everyone 😭😭😭
ollie love
oh man oh man oh man