[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]
[ID a digital drawing of Sasha, Hamid and Zolf from the Rusty Quill Gaming podcast. They are standing outside L'arc d'ordinateur (an alternate version of L'arc de Triomphe), which is out of focus in the background while the trio stand around a lamppost in the foreground. Hamid is a short fat Egyptian halfling with dark skin and dark hair. He is wearing a purple suit with a yellow scarf, and is wearing eyeliner. He is gesturing with his hands, and has his mouth open as though he is arguing. Sasha is a taller thin white woman wearing a leather jacket with spikes on the shoulders, and short dark hair. She is also gesturing with on hand, and looking angrily down at Hamid. Zolf stands slightly to the side, a short (but taller than Hamid) fat dward with thick wavy blond hair, a blond plaited beard, and freckles on his cheeks. He does not appear to be talking, but is scowling slightly. End ID]
[ID: A digital drawing of Sasha Rackett from Rusty Quill Gaming shown from the waist up, holding an armful of small smiling plushies that look like the other main characters of the show. Sasha is a white human woman with short dark hair and a burn scar on her neck and face. She is wearing a studded gray jacket, a light gray shirt, and dark gloves. In her upper arm she holds plushies of Grizzop, Azu, and Zolf. The Grizzop plush is falling out of her arms and is attached to the Azu plush as if they were holding hands. The Zolf plush holds a toy trident and looks grumpy. In her lower arm she holds plushies of Hamid, Bertie, Brutor, and Wilde. The Hamid plush faces Sasha as if giving her a hug. The Bertie plush is wearing a papoose, carrying the Brutor plush on its chest. The Wilde plush holds a little quill and is winking. Sasha looks down at the plushes in surprise with a slight blush. The background is a purple gradient with several light purple patterns scattered around. 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!!!
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]
[ID: 6 digital sketches of Sasha Rackett from Rusty Quill Gaming, lined black, filled white. She is a human with short hair. In most sketches, she has a burn on her cheek, and is wearing fingerless gloves, a button down, a vest, and a jacket. She wears a cloak in 3; In 4 and 6, she does not have a burn. From left to right:
1. She is moving to eat an eel-on-stick. She has a paper bag between her arm. She looks mildly surprised. The text reads, “good ol’ eel-on-stick!”
2. She is looking, delighted, at a slice of cheesecake, while holding a fork. She has a speech bubble with a red heart. The text reads, “cheesecake from Paris”
3. She is looking at an ice cream, angry, and moving to bite it. The texts read, “she D:<” and “imminent brain freeze in 3… 2…”
4. She is holding a plastic bag of liquid, and drinking it via a straw. The texts read, “heehee funnee hair” and “slurp slurp”
5. She is biting into satay, brows furrowed, eyes closed. She is holding a bag of satay in her other hand. The texts read, “chomp! she chomp!” and “sticks too sharp for plastic :(”
6. She is moving to eat a slice of quiche. The text reads, “she D:>” and “KEEEEESH!!”
In a white box at the top left corner, the text reads “FEED! HER! FOOD! Sasha I love you so much.” The background is a solid light purple. End ID.]
[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:
some months ago i felt inexplicably compelled to draw these nerds as greasers so here they are? zolf was there too but i messed him up big time, rip. [ID: two traditional doodles of hamid and sasha dressed as greasers. it’s drawn sketchily with black fineliner and colored in with light brown, dark gray and black markers on white paper. they’re both in profile and facing towards the left, drawn from the chest up. hamid’s dressed in a black leather jacket; his dark hair is slicked back and he’s lowering a pair of sunglasses with his right hand, smirking and looking towards what would be the camera from the corner of his eye. he’s got a bit of stubble in his chin, short sideburns, and freckles on his skin, which is colored in with brown. to his right, sasha mimics his looking to the side with narrowed eyes and a sour expression. there’s a burn scar along the side of her neck and cheek, shaded lightly against her skin, which is left white. her short black hair is also slicked back, and a single strand pokes out and down her forehead. there’s a toothpick in her lips and the collar of her studded leather jacket is popped up. end ID]
[ID: a pink-toned, digital sketch of sasha and azu. it is drawn with dark purple lines and colored in quickly with a rough pencil brush. they are drawn from around the chest up, facing each other in profile, sasha looking dejected and hunched over in the left, while to the right azu has gone to eye level with her and is gently holding sasha’s head up, their faces very close. sasha has very pale skin, with features sharp and painfully thin. her visible eye is sad and dark with eyebags. she’s wearing her studded leather jacket and has short, messy dark hair with an undercut, the back of which is white. azu’s skin is dark, her head is shaved, and her face is rounded and smooth. she has a very compassionate look in her eyes, and is speaking softly to sasha. she has two pointy tusks and a scar across her left eyebrow. her pink armor and light robes around the neck are visible. her left hand is on the side of sasha’s face, and her right thumb is softly touching her lips. sasha’s left hand is absently holding onto azu’s forearm. end ID]
and for the last part (5/5) of my rqg end party doodle dump… these slightly more canon-oriented things! the first one is the first ever thing i ever drew for the campaign… and the silhouettes from the end i sketched a week or so ago. they won’t be gone, but, my world. what a ride. what incredible amounts of love. it’s been an honor, you all ♥
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!
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.]
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.]
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]
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.
