Merry Monday!
I trust folks had a good weekend.
We certainly had an excellent time on the GameBlast20 charity stream. Thanks to your amazing generosity, we smashed through the £400 donation target we set, to raise a total of £1146 for SpecialEffect! Viewers on the day will have seen us scrambling t...
2020-02-24 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 36
Spies and Subterfuge
CLIENT - Agent 42069 of the [REDACTED] Agency
The client(s) is/are interested in a facility to train and test spies. Suggested sales tactics: Spy on the spy, Trenchcoat!, Xylophagia, Portable AI.
Content Warning for:
It's the finale of our Duskhollow PD special and our team has 24 hours to crack the case!
Archie's investigations begin at the library, Emma is a proud mentor, Gabrielle Schreiber goes for coffee and Detective Sergeant Carl Husselback is questioning his life choices.
Thanks to this week's Patrons: Link Sandblom, Sindre Sareide,...
2020-02-19 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Join Helen, Bryn, Lydia and Ben as they face off against the ultimate villain: Alex!
This week Zolf punts, Azu is ready for redemption, Hamid fires off his last slot, and Cel tries to stack the odds.
Content warnings towards the end of the shownotes.
Thanks to this week's Patrons:
Donovan Planet, Terra Minuit, Jeminac, Draa...
Merry Monday folks!
Hope everyone had a good weekend. And welcome to all the new folks around here! On the back of last week's bonus release from the TMA Fluff Competition, we've seen an amazing surge of patronage. The response to & comments on the piece have been phenomenal, far exceeding our expectations when we decided to run the co...
2020-02-17 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to the first entry to be released from our recent Patreon-exclusive writing competition where we sought your ideas on a more light-hearted scene from life at The Magnus Institute and the Archives. And you all certainly delivered in spades.
Congratulations to Jack Beckwith! Their winning entry - Epiphany...
2020-02-14 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 35
Planets and Protagonists
CLIENT - Sales Review
ALERT - TTRPG detected, Security alerted
This week's Patrons: Michael Spiral DESERVES Rights, Andy Loth, Daniel Williams, Heather H, Evil Angel, Vivianne Starligh...
2020-02-13 16:00:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as the party finally reunites!
This week Hamid suddenly becomes hard of hearing, Azu grows a comfort beard, Cel gets a hug, Zolf conducts himself quite well, and Shoin makes a piece offering...
Thanks to this week's Patrons:
Brooke Griffith, Angela DeFrancis, Rebecca, Emrys, stef, Emory L, le...
Happy Monday folks!
After a hectic weekend previously, it's been a little calmer around here this last week. Or, at least, it was calm up until last Friday. Those of you on Twitter may have seen Tim Meredith's intimation that a Stellar Firma album could be in the offing if his follower count crossed a threshold. Suffice to say, th...
2020-02-10 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 34
Percy and Perfidiousness
CLIENT - Stefan the Mantis Shrimp
The client(s) is/are interested in a planet to celebrate their ten thousandth birthday. Suggested sales tactics: globe thievery, emotional outbursts, unwanted backstory, reckless endangerment, moral quagmires.
Content...
2020-02-06 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Join Jonny, Frank, Sasha, Alex and Lowri as they play MacGuffin & Co's original TTRPG 'Duskhollow PD'
This second episode sees the team split their resources to follow up the leads they've found. Emma and Archie head to 'The Last Drop' while Gabrielle Schreiber and Detective Sergeant Carl Husselback pay Angela Grockle a visit.
Th...
2020-02-05 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as they get a few steps closer to finding the Final Boss.
This week Skraak helps Hamid by being genre-savvy, old 'no-fear' Zolf is at it again, Azu just needs a hug, and Cel shows off another neat trick
Thanks to this week's Patrons:
Darria Leigh Dennison, Grace Anne, Alex Surname, Teaghan Mc...
Merry Monday folks!
Another eventful weekend here at Rusty Towers as Alex, Hannah and a few of our editors headed to Birmingham for the second UK podcast fan convention - PodUK2020! Do check out our Twitter for some choice snippets and pictures from the event - including the most wonderful and terrifyingly organised 2020-02-03 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 33
Self-Confidence and Social Influence
CLIENT - Attia Novellia
The client is interested in a planet as a talking point for their social media posts. Suggested sales tactics: rewrite history, engage in destructive nostalgia, brazen hollow mockery, buttery animals.
Content Warning for:<...
2020-01-30 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as the party get in over their heads.
This week Hamid and Skraak get closer, Cel is a good parent, Zolf just had to look, and Azu is freaking out
Content warnings:
- High-pitched SFX (sustained note)
Thanks to this week's Patrons:
Malraza, Jasper 'is The End looking for any sexy new ...
Happy Monday folks!
Well, I think I can say that was a good weekend :-)
Thank you so much to everyone who dropped by on Saturday for the launch of RQ Streams! We are overjoyed that so many folks enjoyed Mike and me reminiscing, explaining and (eventually) setting off for the maiden voyage of the Aurora in FT...
2020-01-27 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 32
Standards and Swarms
CLIENT - Bee Frost
The client) are interested in a factory planet to create their own stars. Suggested sales tactics: ignore the client... entirely.
ALERT - INTERNAL I.M.O.G.E.N. OVERRIDE DETECTED, ANY SECRET HATCHES OBSERVED CAN BE NEITHER CONFIRMED NOR ...
2020-01-23 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Join Jonny, Frank, Sasha, Alex and Lowri as they play MacGuffin & Co's original TTRPG 'Duskhollow PD'
In this first episode of 3 we meet a team of likely cops whose task it is to solve completely normal crimes...
Thanks to this week's Patrons: Charlie Haglin, Jason Dawson, How Should I Know, Tonya Downing, Negev...
2020-01-22 15:59:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as they deal with the stress of a split party.
This week Zolf takes risks, Cel just wants to join in, Azu finds shiny new items, while Hamid and Skraak try to be flexible
Content warnings:
- High-pitched SFX (sustained note)
- Animal mutilation
Thanks to this week's Patr...
2020-01-21 16:01:05 +0000 UTC View PostMerry Monday folks!
Hope everyone had a decent weekend. It was certainly a busy one around Rusty Towers, not least with the farewell gigs from The Mechanisms, (the steampunk folk band Jonny & Frank - and other TMA VAs - were in), for which I know (and met) quite a few fans from around the world came to London for. For anyone who could ...
2020-01-20 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 31
Shells and Shame
CLIENT - Kaldor the Chitinous
The client(s) is/are interested in a planet to reflect their hard outer shell and rich inner life. Suggested sales tactics: emotional blackmail, lean in to immorality, ignore personal promises, clean Perkins, burn down the school, shuck the client,...
2020-01-16 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as they find more puzzles than they can handle.
This week Zolf is more confused, Cel has a beefy brain, Azu bravely goes first, and Hamid's at least got Skraak.
Thanks to this week's Patrons:
Jam-Jamz, Anna Ivanyos, Kellan B, Sarah S, Gabriella Cigarroa, Ashley DesertWillow' Wilson, Ash...
Happy Monday folks!
Well, suffice to say that this is not quite the communique that I was expecting to write.
So, last night, it turned out was the winners announcement for the 2019 Audio Verse Awards, voting for which closed at the end of last October. Suffice to say, not having heard anything since then, we weren't exactly...
2020-01-13 16:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
Okay, so I know you're expecting the State of the Towers address... but because of some things we want to tell you that should be in there, I've been asked to hold it back for a bit. Rest assured, we should be getting it out to you by the end of the month at the very latest.
But, I promised you a second mail th...
2020-01-11 12:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Statement of Trevor Herbert, regarding his life as a self-proclaimed vampire hunter. Original statement given July 10th 2010.
2020-01-10 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 30
Logic and Line Managers
CLIENT - Sales Review
ALERT - NO SALES LINE MANAGER LOCATED FOR CITIZEN EMPLOYEE T. GEISTMAN (ID 362884) AND BIO FACSIMILE DAVID 7 (ID 95847335). ASSESSING HUMAN RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION…PROMOTION APPROVED, REROUTING LINE MANAGER.
Content Warning for:
Things don't always run smoothly at Rusty Towers...
Thanks to this week's Patrons: Mal Ossowicki, Nikki H, Hayden J, Marcela 'hi mom' Garcia, Oren Benshabat, Ida, Adrian Mercer-Garber, Sammy, Han Mallek, Caroline Rivard, Mammon, Lauren Rowlands, charlie laurel, Brie, Rachel Penabade, Carrie Coada, 2impostors, Elias Soper, Casey Rae, ...
2020-01-08 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as they make an exhaustive descent below the institute.
This week Zolf boops Cel, Hamid isn't quite small enough, & Azu sees some octopuses!
Thanks to this week's Patrons:
caroline yepsen, Salsa, Prince Hess, Anne Schindler, gwain, Rebecca McElfish, Piper Cooke, Estrid Nielsen, lair...
Merry Monday folks!
Well, it's time to get back into the swing of things here at Rusty Towers! Looking at the planner, we've got a busy month of pre-production ahead of us as we get things rolling again on The Magnus Archives Season 5 and set to work on the second half of Stellar Firma Season 2.
First off: I was ho...
Episode 29
Commerce and Candy
CLIENT - Fugatissiman and/or Archexianniam
The client(s) is/are interested in a birthday party planet for their niece, Rosie Nix (they are turning 6). Suggested sales tactics: by decree of Trexel the Mighty, exploit work/life unbalance, withhold things wanted, upselling.
Cont...
2020-01-02 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post