September 2024

Not sure if you’re the person to ask about this, but what ever happened to the Magnus rpg with Monte Cook Games? I remember getting a bunch of stuff around a year (I think) ago and haven’t heard much of anything since

You didn’t hear it from me but we actually just gave final approvals to it! As far as I am aware it is printing now :)

Hello Mr. Bossman. I know this is a long shot of a question, but is there ever a chance you guys might try and do fundraising for some of the kickstarter goals we didn't hit? Specifically the UK and US Live Tours?

Hey so we did actually hit uk tour, I think the kickstarter page is just out of date. For US it’ll depend on the UK tour but I wouldn’t hold your breath. More likely you’ll get the occasional visit from individuals.

Hey Boss!

Is there any chance of the strange music (the one from the unknowing) being released on its own?

That’s a question for composer Sam Jones. He holds the rights with a third party, not us. Sorry!

Hiya! Big fan of the horrors you peddle!

I'm starting my masters in biomedical communication in less than a week, and we have a very jam-packed anatomy course this term. I'm really nervous for it, so I thought i'd ask you the one question that's been on my mind:

how sharp are the knees meant to be?

thanks!

Sharp as possible without carrying risk of self damaging complications. Humans need spurs on all their outward facing joints for utility and combat purposes.

Hi Mr. Bossman!

I potentially have the opportunity to talk about TMA for a class, but I need to know: does the Magnus Institute count as a nonprofit organization?

Thanks!!

Depends how you define profit.

Monetarily, not for profit.

Eldritch power and immortality? Seems pretty profitable to me…

Heya, fancy bossman!

My friend is a trans lady, and she'd like to know how to be as annoying and cool as Alice, any tips? ( optional: maybe without having to experience eldritch horror? )

Masking. Lots and lots of unhealthy masking.

Hey man I've made some scones do you want some?

Hold your hands out I'll shove it through the screen

Yes I would like some scones please.

if a witch suddenly appeared out of nowhere in a puff of smoke and turned you into an animal, what animal would you turn into?

(not your favorite animal, but an animal you would be forced to turn into)

Human. So disgusting…

Hello Alex,

Well done on the final episode - it was amazing! I hope you enjoyed the live drop (and the tears!).

I was wondering, are we getting a mid season Q&A? I know lots of people have questions 😅

We should be yes!

Technically this is April’s call but between S1 and S2 I believe we will have:
Epilogue
What If
Fluff
Q+A
Rusty Fears
S2 Trailer

That list is not in order or official (there may be more or less due to stuff beyond control) but should give a general idea.

Epilogues and Trailers are full Canon BTW and will absolutely include story elements.

Will there be a blooper episode for TmagP? And if so, how soon? (I love the bloopers sm, I quote them 24/7)

Bloopers are recorded but I am uncertain how they will be used. That is an April question now. :)

How good would jared hopworth be at wisdom teeth removal?

That’s one of those questions that is more complicated than you might think.

Better than the average person but not as good as a dentist.

Remember teeth aren’t bones so he’d probably just remove your entire jaw for ease.

Lower AND upper…

hi Alex - please me, I am confused! 😅

Is your voice in the Nine II Midnight (2022) podcast? Because a voice started speaking, and it sounded exactly like you! Your name doesn’t appear in the written credits, but I swear someone just read your name out!

If that is the one in the theme park then yes that was me. I did a bunch of versions from completely unhinged right the way through to boring and let them pick from the options. Weird recording session but end product worked nicely :)

Hi mr bossman!

I have a question regarding tmagp 29, since it says you've written that episode. I'm czech and I've been living in Prague for 7 years now and I really like that the places are actually really connected. Have you been to Prague or was this just researched thx to good ol' google? Another question that has been buggjng me... Zamčené muzeum, that would be translated as The Locked Museum, not Lock Museum... is that a hint to the rest of the story or just a lucky error? Anyways, thank you for the great episode it was really a treat to listen to!

1. Have been to Prague and loved it
2. I also did a whole mess of research because I went years ago and haven’t seen big chunks of the city because I wasn’t there long.
3. The tricksy name was intentional but I can’t remember if I did it or if Jonny did in his edits.

I have the opportunity to share one of my favorite short stories in my creative writing class, and I have permission from the teacher to share a statement from The Magnus Archives, so long as it can be understood by someone who has never heard of the podcast. Which episode would you suggest?

Hmmm, I don’t know why but right now my brain is saying The Piper but that might be a bit too old-timey. Honestly, almost all season 1 statements work in isolation so you can’t really go wrong.

Bonjour!

Do u have a day u were born?

If so:

1: Do u celebrate it like the other members of our species?

2: Anything you'd like for it? (Preferably something easy to astroproject to you?)

If you weren't born, that's ok too, I'd still like to know what you'd like astro-projected into your brain tho!

I was born yes.

1) I have not celebrated it properly in about 5 years and every year I am like “this year I will have a party!” and then dont

2) Anonymous charitable donations to good causes are a favourite of mine.

If Michael the Distortion had a drag number what song do you think he'd use?

Send in the Clowns, because they would be in a Nikola Orsinov drag.

Is Michael/Helen considerable as a monster inc monster given the door thing?

Hmmmm. Honestly I suspect Michael must be a massive inconvenience.

They have this huge factory dedicated to sourcing, linking and organising doors and then this one guy keeps popping up all over the place messing with people.

He keeps interfering with scares/laughs, staff keep getting lost not to mention that we don’t know if his laughter can interfere with their power systems.

Honestly I suspect they’d have to invest in some exterminators, put down some bait and try and trap him or something.

Hello! I just wanted to ask how did you edit the audio on the magnus archives to make them sound like they were being recorded on a tape? I've been making recordings of some statements my friend's written but I'm not too sure how to edit them!

1. Get a recording of a tape player. Lower the volume and run it underneath.
2. Use an aggressive Equaliser (EQ) to strip out high and low frequencies in a bell curve prioritising standard speech frequencies.
   
   Pro Tip: It can be hard to find a good preset EQ for this so if you don’t know how to do it yourself hunt around for a “telephone” EQ preset. It’ll have the same effect.

In an early Q&A you mentioned that Martin consists of a lot of the facets that you disliked about your younger self and left behind.

How do you feel about S4/S5 Martin?

I mean he’s better but I still think he needed a whole mess of Therapy he wasn’t getting.

Also, fun fact: My wife despises Martin as a character. She says she doesn’t like hearing me sound so rubbish compared to the real me. Which is… nice? I guess?

Yeah I have a weird relationship with that character.

if u had to write a podcast what would it be abt

I dunno, I guess I’d get me and a few budskis over who all look,sound and think like me, then crack a few suds and talk about sports, cars and how poor people just need to try harder whilst eating snacks loudly in front of the mic.

(For when this is inevitably taken out of context by someone for malicious purposes: THIS IS SARCASM. I DO NOT ACTUALLY THINK THESE THINGS. IF YOU’RE QUOTING THIS YOU SHOULD PROBABLY PUT THE KEYBOPARD DOWN)

I think that just about covers it?