[ID: A promo graphic for the Rusty Quill Gaming fanfic “Il Re dei Ladri” (Italian: “The King of Thieves”). In the top half, the graphic features close-ups of fully coloured digital paintings of four main characters of the fic. From left to right, these are Zolf Smith, Hamid Saleh Haroun al-Tahan, Sasha Racket, and Oscar Wilde. Zolf is a white dwarf with blond hair and beard, he is wearing a magical illusionary disguise over his clothes. Hamid is an adolescent brown-skinned halfling wearing fancy clothes and a dragon’s mask. Sasha is a white girl with short black hair, Oscar is a white man with shoulder-length brown hair. Both Sasha and Oscar are visibly angry. The bottom half of the promo graphic features a photo of an elaborate Venetian Carnival’s Mask in gold tones. It has decorative feathers attached to the forehead and is lying on a highly polished stage floor. The background is a midnight blue velvet stage curtain. In golden, looping font, the title “Il Re degli Ladri - the King of Thieves” is written across the curtain, followed by “A Rusty Quill Gaming fanfic, written by Franzis-Frantic-Thoughts, beta read by Who-Needs-Words, with art by Evieebun125 & Nossorgs” /end ID]
Venice. The Floating City. An unlikely stage for an unlikely story.
The actors? A group of people who could not be more different.
A runaway girl, wanting to protect her adopted brother. A jaded P.I., trying to make ends meet. A masked thief, supporting the less fortunate. A mysterious client, hiring his services. A group of orphans, building a life for themselves. And a playwright, looking for inspiration.
Join them, as they meet, and plan, and chase their goals. And let the Floating City take you away into a fantastical world full of magic, friendship, and second chances.
Hi, I’m Franzi. You might know me from 1,200 words turned 40 chapters and an epilogue, or 60k estimate turned 96k words. Well, I’m back at it again and this time I’ll break the 100k. #FranziLearnToShutUpChallenge
Hi there! I’m Noss, part-time server grandparent and stream daddy, full-time tired translator. Only partially responsible for milk crimes.
@uselessthimbs this is the official promo post :D I’m not saying any more just now, except that it’s based on another German Children’s Novel, just like the TMA AU “White Flour and Black Magic” was.
Different author and very different flavour of story though, but it lends itself exceptionallywell to an RQG adaption.
Earlier this week I finished the first draft of this AU! It’s 125k words and I will publish the first of its 13 installments in the last week of April.
I have been writing for literal monthsand I cannot wait to share the story with you.
I can’t believe it’s ready to post the temptation of that “post”-button is so real.
Next week, the mods of @podcastbigbang will assign the posting dates and I’ll finally be able to tell you a date. I can’t wait!!!
