[ID: Uncoloured, lightly shaded lineart of characters Azu, Sasha Racket, and Grizzop drik acht Amsterdam from the AP Podcast Rusty Quill Gaming. They are drawn in dark brown and set against a beige background. Azu is a female, black ork, with one broken tusk, a cut in her eyebrow, and a shaved head. She is wearing heart-stylised armour, a belt around her waist, and a confident smile. Sasha Racket is sitting on her shoulders and Azu is holding onto her skinny thigh to keep her balanced. Sasha is a white, scrawny human woman. She is wearing jeans, a leather jacket, and a very wary expression. In each hand, she holds a knife, ready to attack. On top of Sasha is Grizzop, one foot lodged in Sasha’s armpit for stability. Grizzop is a grey-skinned, tiny goblin with a bald head and long, pointed ears. He is wearing a breastplate with Artemis’s sigil and leather arm bracers. He is pulling an arrow back on the string of his bow - which he is holding with the right hand - and has bright blue holy fire burning on the tip if the arrow. The Artist’s signature, reading Ängry Duck Time Machine”, is visible near Azu’s right shin. /end ID]
[Image description: Digital fanart of characters from the Root Special, aka BenQuest, from the Rusty Quill Gaming podcast. It depicts Tjelvar, Grizzop, Zoya, and Zolf in anthropomorphized animal forms. The fanart has watercolor and pencil textures.
Tjelvar is a raccoon with a small white scar on his muzzle. He is wearing a white shirt, a blue cape with a gold clasp, and a black waistband. He has one hand held to his chest and a slightly devious expression.
Grizzop is a short brown-and-white weasel. His is wearing a silver breastplate with straps on it, which hold his bow and quiver. He has both hands on his hips and is grinning widely.
Zoya is an extremely tall wolf with unnaturally read fur. She is wearing a white-and-grey fur cloak and a brown vest. She has her eyes half-lowered in a calm, slightly smug expression. She is standing behind the others.
Zolf is a badger with a small braid hanging off the end of his chin. He is wearing a large brown leather coat and a yellow shirt. He is standing with his arms crossed and has an grumpy expression on his face.
shows up with art one last time for the finale with an RQG rainbow. i have no idea how they’re gonna wrap everything up in an hour but im sure they’ll find a way
[image description] 8 Digital illustrations of the player characters from rusty quill gaming plus Wilde. Each one is drawn in a colour of the rainbow. Hamid is drawn in red and is flying with a blast of fire and electricity. Cel is Orange, and is running to the side with a bomb in their hand - and smoke trailing off their coat and jacket. Bertie is yellow - and is looking down at Brutor who is sitting on his cape with a disgruntled expression. Grizzop is green and is loading his bow. The symbol of Artemus is behind him. . Sasha is blue, and is stepping forwards with her face obscured by her jacket collar and her fire and ice daggers in each hand. they have a bright blue and red circle surround them. Zolf is purple. he has his glave in one hand and in the other he has a glowing ball. Behind him there are ten glowing spears. Azu is pink, and is holding her axe over her shoulder in one hand with the other on her hip. Wilde is drawing in full colour with a white background, and is wearing the robes of the thespian. He is holding both his arms out, with an illusion of a glittery rainbow and the words “Wilde’s fine - stop asking” between them. [end ID]
loose rqg because I was relying on daylight saving time for my fanart thing and sent it off half finished ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
[ID: A digital drawing of Sasha Rackett and Grizzop drik acht Amsterdam standing next to each other.
Sasha is shown from the thighs up, and she is turned slightly to the side. She is a thin human white woman with short black hair and a burn scar running up her neck and cheek. She wears a studded leather jacket, a black shirt with a white collar, two black belts with silver detailing, and a pair of teal trousers with knife holsters on the thighs. She holds a knife in one hand and stares out into the distance with a concentrated expression.
Grizzop is a thin grey-skinned goblin man. He faces forward and is shown from the waist up. He wears brown armor with the crest of Artemis on it, brass pauldrons, and a green undershirt. He has multiple ear piercings and looks forwards with a slight grimace, holding a nocked bow and arrow in his hands.
Five more days until sales open for the RQG Charity Fanzine on 13 February! We can’t wait!
[ID: A graphic announcing “5 Days To Sales”. The text is a stylised, golden font surrounded by gears and fancy lines. It has a deep purple background, and along the bottom reads “We’re Still Working on the Name Fanzine”. There is a golden border along the inner section; at the top right and bottom left corners of the inner section are two stylised hearts. The area outside of this section is filled with different party motifs, also done in gold. There are arrows on the top right of the page, pointing toward the top corner, and flames on the bottom right, doing the same. The top and bottom are mostly symmetrical, containing daggers, wrenches, gears, and other stylised objects. The left side of the page has stylised waves.]
We’re so INCREDIBLY excited to share the cover of the RQG zine with you all! It looks absolutely wonderful, and we can promise that the inside of the zine is full of amazing and intricate pieces that showcase the level of skill that our contributors have. We can’t wait for you all to see the zine in its full glory; for now, however, the cover itself will have to do!
The zine will be going on sale 13 February, along with some special extra goodies for all purchasers (more on this later…)
And now, without further ado… the cover!!
[ID: The cover of the RQG Fanzine, styled to look like an old book cover. It has a deep purple background, and reads “We’re Still Working on the Name” in the center of the page. The text is a stylised, golden font surrounded by gears, spirals, and fancy lines. Underneath is a golden falcon, with its wings spread, sitting directly above the text “A Rusty Quill Gaming Fanzine”. At the two bottom corners of this inner section are two stylised hearts. This section is shaped like an arched window, bordered with double golden lines. The area outside of this section is filled with different party motifs, also done in gold. There are arrows on the top left of the page, pointing toward the top corner, and flames on the top right, doing the same. The two sides are mostly symmetrical, containing daggers, wrenches, and gears. The bottom of the page has stylised waves. The outermost part of the border is a series of spirals.]
You heard that right: sales for the Rusty Quill Gaming Charity Fanzine will OFFICIALLY be starting on Saturday, 13 February. Quick reminder: the zine is completely digital, and we will not have physical copies of the PDF for purchase.
Over the next few days, we’ll be sharing information about what to expect with sales (including, but not limited to, how much the zine is going to cost, where you can purchase it, and some special bonus goodies that we’re including with the zine!) and getting everything in final order before sales go live on 13 February.
The zine is looking absolutely incredible, and we CANNOT wait for you all to see how well its come together and how skilled all of our contributors are! As always, if you have any questions, shoot us a message and we’ll get back to you ASAP.
Preview of my piece for the @rqgzine! I drew Grizzop’s character profile! I can’t wait for y'all to see it, along with the amazing work everyone did. There’s so many fanworks of so many different kinds! There’s fanfic! Comics! Recipes! Cross-stitching! And more! Lots of really cool things, so be sure to check out the zine :>
[ID: A cropped image of a digital colored drawing of Grizzop from Rusty Quill Gaming. He is a grey goblin with big solid red eyes, long bunny-like ears, sharp teeth in a wide mouth, and a bunny-like nose. He wears a silver chestplate with the symbol of Artemis in it: An upside-down crescent moon crossed by three arrows. He is holding a bow in a combat pose, aiming an arrow to the low right of the screen with a grin. The arrow tip is engulfed in greenish-yellow fire that illuminates him.]
In honor of the Rusty Quill Gaming main campaign coming to a complete close, we’ve decided to release the RQG Zine for free!
Whether you weren’t able to purchase it during our sales period, didn’t get into RQG until after sales ended, or just didn’t know about the zine until now, now’s your chance to view the entire zine (that’s over 200 pages!) for free! The digital merch will remain a purchase exclusive.
The zine boasts 43 artists (including multi-page profiles of each character, multiple locations pieces for each arc, key events, and fic illustrations), 16 authors, 11 craft contributors (including recipes, cross stitch, crochet, a musical arrangement, and more!), and character doodles from some of the artists in the zine.
We had such incredible contributors, and we know that you’ll love to see all of the content that they created.
Lastly, we would like to once again thank everyone who purchased the zine during our initial sales period. Because of your support, we were able to donate over $4,000 to The Yemen Foundation!
We hope you enjoy the zine!
(If you have any questions, please message us here!)
[ID: The cover of the RQG Fanzine, styled to look like an old book cover. It has a deep purple background, and reads “We’re Still Working on the Name” in the center of the page. The text is a stylised, golden font surrounded by gears, spirals, and fancy lines. Underneath is a golden falcon, with its wings spread, sitting directly above the text “A Rusty Quill Gaming Fanzine”. At the two bottom corners of this inner section are two stylised hearts. This section is shaped like an arched window, bordered with double golden lines. The area outside of this section is filled with different party motifs, also done in gold. There are arrows on the top left of the page, pointing toward the top corner, and flames on the top right, doing the same. The two sides are mostly symmetrical, containing daggers, wrenches, and gears. The bottom of the page has stylised waves. The outermost part of the border is a series of spirals.]
Our ko-fi shop is officially closed, and zine sales have come to an end after a very active month! Thank you so much to everyone who bought a copy; your donations are incredibly appreciated, and we hope that you love the final product as much as we loved creating it.
In the next few days, we’ll have an update on the total amount raised from the zine sales!
Want to win a copy of the full RQG Fanzine, including ALL of the digital merch? Thanks to a generous contributor, @ladyjudica,TWO lucky winners will be selected to receive the digital PDF of the zine + digital merch package!
The giveaway will run for ONE WEEK: 1 March to 8 March.
RULES:
Youmust provide us with a way to contact you on the form (an email or social media account work!)
Winners will be contacted on 9 March.You will have two days from when we contact you to respond; otherwise, we will select another winner.
BONUS:
Want a better chance to win? All entrants who reblog this post will have their name entered twice! Note: you have to fill out the form to enter. Sharing the post does not count as your entry.
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In the meantime… sales for the RQG Zine will be open until NEXT FRIDAY, 12 MARCH!Buy your copy today.
Early reviews are in from some of the family members of our contributors: all rate the RQG Fanzine super highly and definitely think that you should buy your own copy!
On a more serious note: the RQG Zine has only been on sale for a little over a week, and we’ve already raised over $3,000 dollars for The Yemen Foundation! Thank you all again, so much, for your generous contributions; we hope that the zine has lived up to your expectations!
Zine sales will continue until Friday, 12 March! Make sure to purchase your copy today so that you can enjoy it for yourself.
[ID: a graphic listing different reviews of the RQG Zine. The top reads “the reviews are in!”. the bottom reads “The RQG Zine is a smash hit you cannot miss!” with five gold stars below it.
The reviews, from top to bottom, read: “Oh did you finish your recipe book?” - Hila’s mum, 5 stars; “the illustrations are pretty cool” - Jenn’s brother, 5 stars; “what in fresh hell is a twink Bertie” - everyone, 1 star; “Also im in it! I’m not - I’m not in it.” - Ben Meredith; “good, as you should have, and will get even more” - Varya’s grandmother, about breaking 1000$, 5 stars; “Is that your show about the swordfighting?” - Charlie’s mum, five stars.
The center of the page has a smaller version of the cover page styled to look like an old book cover. It has a deep purple background, and reads “We’re Still Working on the Name” in the center of the page. The text is a stylised, golden font surrounded by gears, spirals, and fancy lines. Underneath is a golden falcon, with its wings spread, sitting directly above the text “A Rusty Quill Gaming Fanzine”. At the two bottom corners of this inner section are two stylised hearts. This section is shaped like an arched window, bordered with double golden lines. The area outside of this section is filled with different party motifs, also done in gold. There are arrows on the top left of the page, pointing toward the top corner, and flames on the top right, doing the same. The two sides are mostly symmetrical, containing daggers, wrenches, and gears. The bottom of the page has stylised waves. The outermost part of the border is a series of spirals.]
Zine sales will be opening TOMORROW, Saturday, 13 February!!
We’re so, SO excited to show everyone the final zine and let you all see just how incredible our contributors are.
[ID: A graphic announcing “One day to go". The text is a stylised, golden font surrounded by gears and fancy lines. It has a deep purple background, and along the bottom reads “We’re Still Working on the Name Fanzine”. There is a golden border along the inner section; at the top right and bottom left corners of the inner section are two stylised hearts. The area outside of this section is filled with different party motifs, also done in gold. There are arrows on the top right of the page, pointing toward the top corner, and flames on the bottom right, doing the same. The top and bottom are mostly symmetrical, containing daggers, wrenches, gears, and other stylised objects. The left side of the page has stylised waves.]
There’s only TWO MORE DAYS until zine sales start - which means it’s finally time for us to announce that we’ll be providing digital merch as one of the zine bundles! Our contributors really went above and beyond with providing creative ideas for the merch that we just know everyone is going to love.
The digital merch will include, but isn’t limited to:
Full-size and full-resolution zine pieces
A poster of the RQG Zine cover
Digital colouring pages (of both zine pieces and non-zine pieces!)
Phone/tablet and desktop wallpaper from the zine pieces
Stickers
You’ll be able to purchase the zine + the merch as a bundle, or just purchase the merch on its own. When sales go live, we’ll be sharing all of the information about the different bundles that are available for purchase!
As always, if you have any questions, let us know, and we’ll get back to you ASAP. And, again, sales go live 13 February!
Three more days until sales open for the RQG Fanzine!
[ID: A graphic announcing “3 Days To Sales”. The text is a stylised, golden font surrounded by gears and fancy lines. It has a deep purple background, and along the bottom reads “We’re Still Working on the Name Fanzine”. There is a golden border along the inner section; at the top right and bottom left corners of the inner section are two stylised hearts. The area outside of this section is filled with different party motifs, also done in gold. There are arrows on the top right of the page, pointing toward the top corner, and flames on the bottom right, doing the same. The top and bottom are mostly symmetrical, containing daggers, wrenches, gears, and other stylised objects. The left side of the page has stylised waves.]
We’re putting the final touches together before sales start this Saturday! We’ll soon have information about the different bundles you can purchase, zine price, and more, but for now, we’re excited to share that the zine will be around 200 pages (!!) and will feature 43 artists, 16 authors, and 11 miscellaneous contributors (including 3 recipes, multiple cross stitch/crochet projects, a musical arrangement, and more!).
We’re super excited for everyone to see the finished zine!
[ID: All PCs from RQG (Azu, Bertie, Sasha, Cel, Zolf, Hamid, and Grizzop) along with Skraak and Wilde posing in one big group. Everyone has a smile on their face except Bertie, who is looking to the side distractedly. Azu, Wilde, and Bertie are in the back row. Azu and Bertie are holding a big sign strung between them that says “Thank you RQG”. Next to the sign on opposite sides are Sasha and Cel. On the bottom row is Zolf, Hamid, Grizzop, and Skraak. End ID.]
Please click on the image I promise its not that blurry!
I don’t even know where to begin with this. RQG ended about a week ago and I’m still thinking about the Finale. I only started listening in May but this podcast brought me so much comfort and joy throughout the summer and into my first year at university. I genuinely cried when it ended and I’m gonna miss it so much! I’m so glad I got a chance to listen while it aired and to meet so many fun characters on the way c:
part 4 of my rqg-end-party-doodle-dump! some very slightly fancier doodles and wips from- mostly from this year, i think, actually? hope you like them!
for this momentous day just before rqg ends, i dug through all my unshared wips and doodles from between when i started listening last year and now, and put together a 5 part doodle dump! this first part is the sketchiest, and they may not look like much but faces just come out so funny when they’re done in a line or two. most of these are from last year, and among the veery first things i ever drew of this cast, so they’re very awkward and outdated. the first four, however, are part of all the sketches it took me to get to the on the trail piece i shared some months ago. stay tuned for 4 more parts, and a merry end party to you all!
campaign about to end? guess it’s shitpost time! my mind cursed/blessed me with a european spanish dub some months ago and finally i can share the… experience, plus a bonus chilean sasha, as a treat. spanish cel haunts me. i haven’t drawn in a month
[ID: a series of four digital doodles of hamid, grizzop, zolf and cel, from RQG. they’re all drawn in slightly sketchy pencil-like lineart and colored flatly, with light shading and lighting. they’re all shown from the chest up, and the backgrounds are all white. the first image is of hamid. he’s bringing his right hand to his cheek while the left hovers to the side, and he’s making a half-flustered half-nervous expression. his body is facing to the left while his face is turned to the right. he’s wearing his purple cape, a red suit, an orange vest and a yellow cravat, plus a white button-up. his skkin is dark brown and his hair is a darker brown, curly and slicked back. his eyes are yellow with slit pupils, and he’s got golden lipstick and black and gold eyeliner, plus dark red eyeshadow. he’s saying “¡madre mía!”, as a bad translation of “oh, dear!”. the second image is of grizzop. he’s turning aggressively to the left, pointing a threatening finger towards the front. he’s wearing a green coat with a light brown collar, with a faded yellow shirt and breastplate underneath. he’s got his quiver on his back, visible above his right shoulder. he is yelling angrily, frowning deeply with his red eyes, dark gray-green skin and many fangs visible. he’s saying “¡que voy a volaros las rodillar, joder!” as a translation of “i’ll shoot yer knees off!”. the third drawing is of zolf, in his s4 look. his hair is short and white, his beard in a single plait, and he’s turning towards the camera holding his glaive over his back shoulder, and making a placating gesture with his left hand at the front. he has an indifferent expression and has multiple wounds on his face. he’s wearing his old, dark blue raincoat. he’s saying “calmaos, tengo mogollón de puntos de vida”, which would mean “calm down, i’ve got loads of hit points”. the last drawing is of cel, who’s pulling their goggles up and smiling down at the camera. they’re very pale, have very vertical light blond hair, and a half burnt ear. they have a faded brown coat, a bandolier across their chest, an orange shirt and elbow-length gloves. they’re smiling widely and say, “¡hala! ¿qué tal, coleguita?” which is a bit of a horrid translation of “hey, little buddy!”. the bonus doodle is sketchy, black-and-white only drawing of sasha, who is angrily yelling while brandishing two daggers. she’s got short, uneven black hair with a sort of undercut, her studded leather jacket and burns on her gaunt face. she’s screaming, “¡yapo, pónganse vío’, chetumare!”, which could be translated into “c'mon, get on with it, dammit!”. end ID]
Compiled a bunch of headshot dooles for my current podcast binge. My go-to listening at work has shifted to the Rusty Quill Gaming Podcast during The Magnus Archives hiatus and I am absolutely HOOKED.
The pacing is great, the setting is really neat and I absolutely love the cast/characters. If you’re looking for another live play podcast I HIGHLY recommend it!
hoo boy this was an undertaking :D i drew a Wedding Zolf/Hamid comic for my dear friend @lovefourtydown for @fandomtrumpshate!!
The prompt was a bright wholesome magically wedding and im happy to deliver it <3
[ID: A two paged digital comic featuring the wedding of Zolf Smith and Hamid Saleh Haroun Al-Tahan from Rusty Quill Gaming. Oscar Wilde is officiating the wedding with Azu, Kiko, James Barnes, Howard Carter, Sasha Rackett, Grizzop Drik Acht Amsterdam and Cel Sidebottom as witnesses.
Hamid is a brown-skinned Egyptian Halfling with short curly brown hair and scaly skin, he is wearing a purple patterned suit with a brass button up shirt and a plaid cravat. Zolf is a white dwarven man with short white hair and a intricately braided beard, he is wearing a blue suit with plaid accents and kilt with a purple and brass sash.
On the first page Hamid and Zolf stand facing each other, each of them have one hand outstretched holding each other. Oscar a white man in a blue suit stands in front of them with his eyes closed and his hands wide open casting an illusion of their history, both the good and the bad. From top to bottom the scenes are: Zolf embracing Hamid in Japan, Hamid sitting outside Zolfs door in Paris, Zolf and Hamid writing their book together, and Zolf and Hamid arguing in the last Londan arc.
On the second page there are 3 panels. The larger scene is Hamid and Zolf exchanging rings; the first panel is of their hands, hamid holding Zolf’s hand, his ring already slid into place. The middle is of them closing in on a kiss, hamids eyes are open slightly as he smiles. The last panel shows them kissing just off screen, there hands clasped and both of their rings visible. In the background from left to right is Kiko, a japanese women with dark hair and a purple and pink dress. Azu a black Kenyan women wearing a similar dress as kiko but with brass flowers adorning the dress. Sasha a white women with a burn scar and a brown jacket. Cel a white hald-elf wearing a blue suit with brass accents, Barnes a white man with brown hair with a blue suit. Cater a white man with white hair and a blue suit, his arm is thrown over barnes shoulder. Grizzop a gray goblin wearing blue artemis armor. / End ID]
hoo boy this was an undertaking :D i drew a Wedding Zolf/Hamid comic for my dear friend @lovefourtydown for @fandomtrumpshate!!
The prompt was a bright wholesome magically wedding and im happy to deliver it <3
[ID: A two paged digital comic featuring the wedding of Zolf Smith and Hamid Saleh Haroun Al-Tahan from Rusty Quill Gaming. Oscar Wilde is officiating the wedding with Azu, Kiko, James Barnes, Howard Carter, Sasha Rackett, Grizzop Drik Acht Amsterdam and Cel Sidebottom as witnesses.
Hamid is a brown-skinned Egyptian Halfling with short curly brown hair and scaly skin, he is wearing a purple patterned suit with a brass button up shirt and a plaid cravat. Zolf is a white dwarven man with short white hair and a intricately braided beard, he is wearing a blue suit with plaid accents and kilt with a purple and brass sash.
On the first page Hamid and Zolf stand facing each other, each of them have one hand outstretched holding each other. Oscar a white man in a blue suit stands in front of them with his eyes closed and his hands wide open casting an illusion of their history, both the good and the bad. From top to bottom the scenes are: Zolf embracing Hamid in Japan, Hamid sitting outside Zolfs door in Paris, Zolf and Hamid writing their book together, and Zolf and Hamid arguing in the last Londan arc.
On the second page there are 3 panels. The larger scene is Hamid and Zolf exchanging rings; the first panel is of their hands, hamid holding Zolf’s hand, his ring already slid into place. The middle is of them closing in on a kiss, hamids eyes are open slightly as he smiles. The last panel shows them kissing just off screen, there hands clasped and both of their rings visible. In the background from left to right is Kiko, a japanese women with dark hair and a purple and pink dress. Azu a black Kenyan women wearing a similar dress as kiko but with brass flowers adorning the dress. Sasha a white women with a burn scar and a brown jacket. Cel a white hald-elf wearing a blue suit with brass accents, Barnes a white man with brown hair with a blue suit. Cater a white man with white hair and a blue suit, his arm is thrown over barnes shoulder. Grizzop a gray goblin wearing blue artemis armor. / End ID]
