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From the chaotic to the cosmic
🕑 Added 2020-08-31 15:01:03 +0000 UTCHi folks,
Happy Monday from Rusty Towers! Not a big update from us this week as we get ourselves ready for the start of Act II of Season 5 of The Magnus Archives. But more on that in a bit…
Those of you who are on the official Discord server will see that we have reorganised things a lot in there, having stripped back a lot of the channels, while refocussing the server on the key aspect of it being a podcast server – notably for chat about the shows that we produce. Based on valuable feedback from the community and a re-evaluation of our own resources, we realised that we had not kept pace with the rapid growth (more than 5000 new members since January) in a sustainable way.
Thanks to the sterling efforts of my new team (only made possible by your continued support & generosity), Autumn & Quinn have worked hard to start the improvement works, and part of this will be greater transparency about how the server runs and is moderated. This will be ongoing work too, as we look to make it a more welcoming space to discuss our podcasts. If you are a new or returning visitor, do make sure to check out the revised community code and channel guide.
Thanks as well to everyone who tuned into the various shenanigans this weekend on RQ Streams – as you might imagine, things proved to be somewhat chaotic, and a lot of fun was had, particularly on our side. And for those who didn’t see, some of the Wave 2 merch designs were shown off live on air in physical form, and all the new designs are now live in our Redbubble store!
This week also brings us the resumption of adventures through a tormented world, as we open the curtain on Act II of The Magnus Archives with MAG177. We’ve had six weeks of relative quiet and some funny outtakes last week in particular, but we would like to remind folks that, as we said at the start of the season, this is a show about apocalyptic horror, and many episodes are going to hit harder given the current global situation. Please do heed the content warnings at the top of the shownotes, especially as we are starting off on a particularly heavy note.
Act II will run from MAG177 to MAG189, which will air publicly on Thursday 26th November 2020, and will be followed by another 6 week interval to give some breathing room over the end-of-year period, before we return for the final run in January! And we’ve got a number of things planned for the second hiatus, including a series retrospective as we look forward by looking back on nearly 5 years of cosmic horror.
And, here's what you can expect from us this week (all shows release at 4pm UK time, unless otherwise stated):
Tue 1st September
RQG168 – It's OK, But It's Complicated...* (Patreon)
RQ Streams – Lydia plays… Rimworld (4pm)
Wed 2nd September
MAG177 – Wonderland (Patreon)
RQG168 – It's OK, But It's Complicated...* (Public)
RQ Streams – Anil plays… West of Loathing (5pm)
Thu 3rd September
MAG177 – Wonderland (Public)
Fri 4th September
Noble Bonus – Rusty Quill Gaming Podcast Improv Warmups
Sat 5th September
RQ Streams – Mike plays… Fall Guys (4pm)
* Provisional title
Have a good week all!
Anil
Community Manager
Comments
Kirsti S
I wonder if one of Bertie's Young Man speeches with a natural 20 would work on Alex. Probably not, he's like a final boss that's immune to everything.
Robbie Lyons
I am so ready for that book Jonny talked about after season 2. Let's goooooo!
HazelnuttGem
I totally heard Young Man in Bertie Macguffingham’s voice, as I have been listening to early RQG podcast during the MAG hiatus...
ttroutlaw
oh fuck! we're in danger :)
Gilligan Mungus
As someone on Twitter just posted, Daisy’s real name is Alice...
Idris
I'm at least 50% sure it's referring to the Spiral's domain, but if it's not, I can't even imagine.
Gilligan Mungus
Young man (I can say that as I’m a good twenty years-ish older than Alex), our RQG family better be safe and not suffer any cruel shenanigans. Yes I was wagging my finger and looking at you over the rim of my glasses at you while in my front yard while I typed that.
Arcturus
Fair enough. This is just a gentle reminder that wise enough folks know that moderating and maintaining such a space is a lot of thankless, emotionally exhausting work, and no one is owed that from y'all. Please take care.
Rusty Quill
"Alex could not be reached for comment."
Rusty Quill
We want to try and avoid that if at all possible, as a paywalled community space kinda goes against the grain of our ethos. But it is something we will keep under review.
ttroutlaw
what does WONDERLAND mean????
Gilligan Mungus
I’m excited yet my stomach is filled with dread. Thank goodness we have happy times on RQG before MAG this week. You aren’t going to let anything happen to our beloved characters on RQG, right Alex?!
I'm so excited to see Lydia play Rimworld again!! <3
The Magnus Archives Was A Comedy
So many exciting things!! Love that we're getting the improv warm ups to help recover from mag177 lmao
Maddie
"Heed the content warnings. Act II starts on a particularly heavy note" GAY FEAR
Mary Zorn
In my heart it'll always been a workplace romcom. Appreciate yall looking out for us delusional folks 🥰
Sinclair Cross
I'm excited for Act II! Feed me the angst and horror! 🤤😅
Arcturus
Not for nothing but if y'all made the server patron only, that'd be neat and might help with scope problems.
sAZAndorable
Welp, getting ready for my favourite episode ever huh
LainyJP
Starting Act II on a particularly heavy note.....😬
ThirdFromTheLeft
TMA is almost back! I am so hyped for the pain!
