Aka I listened to Roman Rogues again and had to think of thispicture.
[ID: an uncoloured line-art of characters from the AP Podcast “Rusty Quill Gaming”, specifically from the special “Roman Rogues”. Sasha Racket, a middle-aged white woman with short hair and a burn-scar on her cheek and neck, is in the foreground. She is wearing a toga, exhausted expression, and is holding a knife in her left hand. Behind her, four children are play-fighting. Little Wilde, a dark-skinned girl, is ruby-tackling Amidus, a lanky boy, while Azus, the shortest of the children, depicted as white with light hair, is dodging an attack by Amidus, the tallest of the lot. Sasha looks absolutely done with this shit. The artist’s signature, reading “Ängry Duck Time Machine” is visible at the top of the image. /end ID]
[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!!!
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.
Here’s another fic preview: this one comes from the early UK arc, written by one of our contributors: @roisu10! You can also find her on AO3.
You can get the full fic (and other wonderful pieces of writing, art, and misc. creations) if you purchase the zine, coming soon!
Tentative Beginnings
It was one of the first things Sasha had noticed about him. Smiles were as much a part of Hamid as eel delicacies were to Other London. Nervous smiles. Excited smiles. Cocky ones that followed him casting that cleaning-up spell on himself.
She wasn’t quite used to it yet. With Zolf, it was easier. In the few hours she’d known him, he’d maybe smiled once or twice, and seemingly more out of satisfaction than anything else. That, she could relate to.
As if privy to her thoughts, Zolf emerged from the short hallway leading the bathroom, beads of water still dropping from his hair and beard onto the polished wood.
Rubbing at a spot below his nape, he threw a glance towards the window seat. “Bertie, you wanted to go next?”
At once, Bertie, who had spent the last half hour observing passersby below and making the occasional snide comment, slapped his hands loudly on his legs and shot up from his pillow seat. “Ah, thank you, Mr Smith, much appreciated.” As he strode past Zolf, he leaned down towards him and added with his booming voice, “hope you didn’t hog all the hot water to yourself, being a priest of Poseidon and all that,” before disappearing down the corridor.
“Cleric,” Zolf muttered to himself. He turned to Hamid, who sat watching him, hands clasped together and a sheepish look on his face. “Should I be concerned that your friend thinks Poseidon is the god of hot water?”
Sasha watched with some amusement as Hamid offered his best pained and polite smile to Zolf.
“I’m sorry, please don’t mind Bertie. He can be a bit of…”
“An ass?” Zolf and Sasha kindly supplied.
Hamid shook his head gently. “More like an acquired taste,” he corrected.
Hey all!! You’ve probably already seen the amazing previews of various works we have set up for the Rusty Quill Gaming Charity Zine@rqgzine where all proceeds are going to The Yemen Foundation, and now it’s my turn to share a little something!
I’ve had such an amazing time working with such creative people to make something that’s truly a force of creativity. Keep your eyes peeled for more previews this week as well as info on how to purchase these wonderful works in full :D
So without further ado…
Sasha comes to with a splitting headache and blurred vision; she blinks a few times to try and fix that, but it’s no use. Her world is literally upside down as her nose is filled with the scents of smoke and blood. There are hushed whispers that do nothing to drown out the low rumbles of beasts from somewhere below. That shakes her memory.
Rome — they’re back in Ancient Rome, just before the fall. She and Grizzop landed here after… everything. She turns to the side and sees Cicero wrapped up in the same fate she is. She looks around, desperate to find Grizzop. She bites her lip to hold in a sob when she finally does.
hey gang! so there’s this lovely thing called @rqgzine that’s coming out soon, and it’s preview time!
keep an eye out for purchase details soon; proceeds go to the yemen foundation & when i tell you this thing is just full of the most beautiful work ive ever seen,,,, working with all these people has just been fantastic and im so excited!
(It figures, doesn’t it, that Azu’s people are healers too, and Sasha pauses to think about a great big house full of Azus with soft smiles and big arms made for hugging and it’s terrifying and comforting at the same time, and then Sasha focuses back on the thing at hand, and maybe she’s thinking all this to avoid thinking about Bi Ming, but she’s not… worried, or anything, because they’ve gotten out of worse scrapes (well. maybe not worse.)
In any case, they’ve gotten out of scrapes before, and he’s got the little emergency knife in his boot, and the second emergency knife in his other boot, and the third emergency knife sewn into his collar (they never expect a third emergency knife, the fools, is what he’d told her, as he showed her how to sew the secret pocket so the seams were undetectable unless you know where to feel for them) and he’s probably fine.
My preview for the @rqgzine !!! i had the honour of drawing the Sasha profile, which was a ton of fun to work on! This zine is filled with SO MANY talented people and it’s looking amazing so I encourage you to check it out!
[ID: A digital bust of Sasha Rackett from the Rusty Quill Gaming podcast. Sasha is a slim white human with short, messy black hair that ends just below her ears. There’s a shock of white hair on the left side of her head. She has two piercings in the upperside of her left ear, and wears a studded leather jacket with a high popped collar, with small spikes covering the shoulders. Underneath her jacket she wears a white button up shirt over a brown turtleneck. There are small marks and scratches across her left cheek and a large burn scar across her right cheek. Sasha is facing left, her eyebrows are furrowed together and she looks worried. /End ID]
These are my previews for @rqgzine – I’m working on a collab with @hgb94 and am super excited for these to meet the world!
[Image ID 1/3: A detail of the lower half of Azu, a brown-skinned orc’s face and her pink breastplate, against which Hamid, a lighter-skinned halfling with dark hair, is sleeping /end ID]
[Image ID 2/3: A detail of of Azu, a brown-skinned orc’s hands as they reach out to something Sasha, a white-skinned human, is holding out towards Azu. Azu’s left hand rests in her lap. Azu is wearing a pink shawl and clothing, Sasha is in black leathers. /end ID]
[Image ID 3/3: A detail of Azu, a brown-skinned orc’s fingers, holding a tool. Sasha’s white-skinned hand directs Azu’s palm. Sasha’s knee and boot, clad in black, are below the hands. /end ID]
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.
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!
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:
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