I couldn't find this answer in your blog so I hope this is okay to ask. How do you feel about artists selling fanart and merch of TMA? I saw somewhere that this show was copyrighted, but I know they're a lot of artists in this fandom who make a lot of cool art and with many different character designs. And if it is copyrighted and no one should sell anything related to tma, is there a specific design that is copyrighted, or just anything that draws inspiration from the show?
Hey so I get this question a LOT and so will give an answer here but it will be the same as previous.
1) Questions like this should be addressed to mail@rustyquill.com as they will give better answers. My socials are NOT official company anything.
2) Our Podcasts are distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International license which means People can duplicate, modify copies, sample it and generate fanworks on condition that:
a) NO money changes hands. A lot of people interpret this to mean they can’t make profit but it actually means money isn’t allowed to be involved in anyway, even to cover costs. (it’s just too easy to exploit loopholes if that isn’t the case)
b) Anything based on our work must ALSO be shared with the same licensing.
c) Full credit needs to be given to the original work including links on where to find it etc.
d) People do not claim we endorse their work
3) We can choose to allow certain extra stuff on a case-by-case e.g. we have granted certain permissions for charity or educational use etc.
In my experience our fandom is pretty respectful (and creative!) but there are a few known bad actors who keep trying to flood online stores with copycat merch and spam duplicate Youtube and podcast content for a quick buck.
To be clear though this is a personal social media channel not a business correspondence so this post is NOT an official edict or anything.
TLDR:
As a gross over simplification, if the fanwork is distributed with the same licensing, with no money exchange and the original content is credited properly, it’s fine. Otherwise they are open to legal consequences.
As always just consume responsibly I guess and any questions on this stuff are better sent to mail@rustyquill.com
who is your favourite character in the magnus archives universe (multiverse?)
can be in terms of favourite to write and create or just general enjoyment
S1 Alice is the most fun to write in Protocol.
MAG Distortion was most fun to write in Archives.
Gertrude is probably the most interesting character.
But an actual favourite in Magnusverse? Not really.
Who would win in a fight, Sasha Rackett or Melanie King?
Sasha Racket by a massive margin.
Now, if you asked me who would be the fastest at cutting out Melanie’s eyes?
That would be a close one.
Hi Alex I want to apologise as that Fr3-D1 youtube is mine I was trying to set up a Protocol Halloween ARG for some friends and made the case vids for it. I messed up the crediting since I thought youtube tags were visible. I'll remove all the videos. Sorry for the trouble.
Hey don’t worry, no real trouble, just message mail@rustyquill.com and they’ll see if they can help you do it in a way that is okay.
So I try not to do too much Promo on here but like… this is pretty cool right??
The Magnus Protocol Mysteries
Apologies in advance if this is not the place to be asking this, but. I missed the Monte Cook Magnus RP thing completely (overseas payments are Very complicated rn), but will the book ever be sold anywhere for us late people after all the backers get their share? Thanks!
Hey, I got you.
You can still purchase pre-order over at Monte Cook Games :
The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game - Monte Cook Games Store
Also it should be going to various retailers too but that’s as much as I know. For more info you’d need to contact Monte Cook directly!
The Magnus Protocol Mysteries
Hey all, just in case you haven’t heard we are developing a Magnus Protocol Board game with the people who made Coup!
It’s chock full of red-string goodies and backer rewards/add-ons including Bonzo plushies!
For more info follow the link!
Do you also follow the “do not archive” rule or is that just a Jonny thing?
So I’ll be honest, if I ever saw it I would abide by it but it has yet to come up for me. Clearly I am moving in the wrong circles.
hello i hope you are well!
did you have a middle name in mind for martin's mystery 'k' initial, and if so what was it?
Potassium.
(stolen from a random fan as the best answer ever.)
Is there a snowballs chance in hell we will ever get anymore RQG related content?
I get asked this a lot and I will answer truthfully.
I have considered it. How it would work, what it would be about. The truth is though I have yet to have the eureka moment I did with Magnus for further content and it may not even be logistically possible. Certainly it would be very different.
Also time spent on that would be time taken away from working on new stuff like the dark fantasy novels I have been developing and other stuff I can’t talk about.
TLDR: Possible but no time soon and it would probably be unrecognisable.
How would you feel if you got a job at the OIAR?
Confused. The O.I.A.R. Is entirely based on the job Jonny and I met at. I still wake up with nightmares of working there.