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We are featuring a feed drop from a brilliant show on the RQ Network: VARÚÐ RPG. Created by Blighthouse studios the team behind the actual play The Lucky Die and The Sprouting.

Meet the players in the first episode of Varud’s first season titled VARÚÐ: Dead Ísland - a family of survivors attempt to find safety in a zombie apocalypse set on the south coast of Iceland. Dead Ísland is played using a modified version of Chaosium's Basic Roleplaying system that with features its own unique infection mechanic that heightens the tension as the players constantly fret over engaging their undead foes.

VARÚÐ RPG is an anthology live play, actual play podcast - always horror, always set in an alternative version of Iceland featuring self-contained, horror-themed homebrew TTRPG stories using various roleplaying games.

Right now is great time to get involved as the show is releasing a new episode every day this spooky season until November 18th.

Introduction and outro by Karim Kronfli.

Listen to VARÚÐ RPG on The Rusty Quill website, on Acast, or wherever you get your podcasts, or learn more about VARÚÐ RPG on its official website.

Cast
Bryce Smith - Neil Martin (who is also our audio wizard!)
Jón "Nonni" Huginsson - Dagur Jóhannesson (Volly's Icelandic helper)
Ólafur Vignisson - Eyþór Viðarsson (who is also our video wizard)
Keeper/Herder of Chaos - Hem "Volonda" Brewster (also our lovely producer).

Find the video version on ⁠Youtube!⁠ - https://www.youtube.com/@VARUDRPG

This is a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blighthouse Studio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ production.

Content warnings:
Descriptions of, Violence, Gore, Malnourishment and Dehydration, Zombies and Apocalyptic Themes.
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This month we are featuring a feed drop of one of many amazing podcasts on the RQ Network: Malevolent.

Malevolent is a thrilling, Eldrich Horror, Mystery, audio drama brilliantly combined with elements of choose your own adventure and actual play via their Patreon.

This first episode of Malevolent follows Arkham P.I Arthur Lester who wakes up blind, terrified and confused with no memory of who he is and what has happened, only a nameless, eerie, voice guiding him through the darkness.

Malevolent is from Harlan Guthrie the same talented creator behind Deviser and Dice Shame.

Introduction and outro by Anusia Battersby. Listen to Malevolent on The Rusty Quill website, on Acast, or listen wherever you get your podcasts, or to learn more about Malevolent check out its official website.

Credits:
Written and performed by Harlan Guthrie

Content warnings:
Blindness,
Memory Loss,
Human Remains,
Threats of violence,
Manipulation,
Eldritch horror
Mentions of, Accidental killing, dismemberment, Child Death
SFX, Guns and Gunfire
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Incident Elements:
· isolation
· decay
· temporal/spatial distortion
· altered reality

Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/
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Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall
Directed by Alexander J Newall
Written by Mark Anzalone, Steven Anzalone, and Walker Kornfeld (of Maeltopia, for more of their work visit https://www.maeltopia.com/) and Alexander J Newall
Script Edited with additional material by Jonathan Sims

Executive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. Hamilton
Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius d’Raven, and Megan Nice
Produced by April Sumner

Featuring (in order of appearance)
Anusia Battersby as Gwen Bouchard
Billie Hindle as Alice Dyer
Lowri Ann Davies as Celia Ripley
Michael Looney as Night Porter
Jonathan Sims as Chester

Dialogue Editor – Lowri Ann Davies
Sound Designer – Tessa Vroom
Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella

Music by Sam Jones (orchestral mix by Jake Jackson)
Art by April Sumner

SFX from Soundly and Freesound: Lynx_5969, chris_dagorne, daboy291, CAT-FOX_ALEX, Nox_Sound, kyles, Breezy2000uk, danielad, 1bob, cupido-1, WavJunctioncom, Robbyjames14, MTJohnson as well as previously credited artists

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The Magnus Protocol is a derivative product of the Magnus Archives, created by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.
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Incident Elements:
· human experimentation
· depersonalisation
· loss of identity
· imprisonment

Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/
You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/

Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall
Directed by Alexander J Newall
Written by Jonathan Sims
Script Edited with additional material by Alexander J Newall

Executive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. Hamilton
Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius d’Raven, and Megan Nice
Produced by April Sumner

Featuring (in order of appearance)
Lydia Nicholas as Melanie King
Sasha Sienna as Georgie Barker
Shahan Hamza as Samama Khalid
Frank Voss as Basira Hussain
Beth Eyre as the Archivist
Alexander J Newall as Martin Blackwood
Jonathan Sims as Jonathan Sims
Ben Meredith as Elias Bouchard

Dialogue Editor – Nico Vettese
Sound Designer – Meg McKellar
Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella

Music by Sam Jones (orchestral mix by Jake Jackson)
Art by April Sumner

SFX from Soundly and Freesound: qubodup, sturmankin, joedozer, giddster, mlsulli, wjtaylor, IENBA, LukaCafuka, stecman, steenish, Yuval, craigsmith, monsterthing, JoeDinesSound as well as previously credited artists
Support Rusty Quill directly by joining our new membership platform at members.rustyquill.com or on Patreon at patreon.com/rustyquill

Pre-order links for From the Library of Jurgen Leitner: https://rustyquill.com/novel
Check out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill

Support Rusty Quill by purchasing from our Affiliates;
DriveThruRPG – DriveThruRPG.com

Join our community:
WEBSITE: rustyquill.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill
X: @therustyquill
EMAIL: mail@rustyquill.com

The Magnus Protocol is a derivative product of the Magnus Archives, created by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.
For ad-free episodes, bonus content and more, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon.
Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel releasing October 27th: rustyquill.com/novel
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This month we are featuring a feed drop of one of many incredible podcasts on the RQ Network: Remnants, which is currently releasing its second season.

Remnants is a weekly, thrilling, dark fantasy, audio drama filled with mystery and has just launched on the RQ Network.

When we die, the remnants of us return to the First and Last Place. Our fate is decided by Sir and his new Apprentice, who read our remnants to determine whether they should be re-shelved or discarded. But what are the criteria? What happens to discarded souls? How are new lives for the re-shelved determined? And why, after untold stretches of existence, has Sir decided that he needs help to do it?

Remnants explores the boundaries between right and wrong, examining humanity from its brightest and best to its darkest and most frightening, and all the grey in between. The Apprentice soon discovers that when we judge others, we often expose truths about ourselves.

Remnants is from Eira Major the same brilliant creator behind the Spirit Box Radio and Not Quite Dead.

Introduction and outro by Anusia Battersby. Listen to Remnants on The Rusty Quill website, on Acast, or listen wherever you get your podcasts, or to learn more about Remnants check out its official website.

Credits:
Written and Created by Eira Major

Content warnings:
- Coarse language
- Implications of child neglect and endangerment
- Descriptions of a fascist regime
- Descriptions of violence
- References to sex
- Implications of murder
For ad-free episodes, bonus content and more, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon.
Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel releasing October 27th: rustyquill.com/novel
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