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
Hi Alex,
So Anusia mentioned you gave her a detailed description to inspire the scream at the end of the epilogue.
Is there any chance that we might to hear some of that delicious detail? Maybe in Season 2? Please?
You get a dash in Season 2 but that’s all. I can’t go full ham as the episode is already recorded.
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.
did you write the intros and outros for the epilogue and the fluff episodes? they're so iconic i feel like being called a greedy little content goblin should deter me from handing over my money but it doesn't
Yes I think I wrote intro and outro for all special content in Archives and Protocol. Certainly if it’s in my voice for those, I wrote it.
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.
How does Agnes wear clothes??? Wouldn’t they burn???
Not if they were vintage firefighter uniforms.
(DO NOT PURCHASE FIREFIGHTER UNIFORMS AS FASHION ITEMS, there’s lots of cancer causing fire retardant stuff in them.)
Alex.
Imagine that you suddenly got the power to telepathically say anything to every human in the world for a minute.
What are you saying?
You face imminent total ecological collapse.
Mend your ways within 10 years or we will intervene and destroy you before you destroy your world.
This will be your only warning.
[you gotta wonder what would happen]
Hello Alex! :)
I've asked Jonny, and I think it's fair I also ask you.
What's your favorite crime?
I mean I don’t know about “favourite” but Space Fraud is as interesting as it is rampant.
Ik you have some interest in aliens, have you heard about the Europa Clipper?
Yeah, really glad to see people finally giving Europa a proper go.
Happy Launch day!
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!
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.
What is the least annoying character you've ever played in an RPG?
A kobold open-hand monk called Pok who belonged to a sect that believed life is only really lived in mortal peril so happily put themselves in constant danger whilst having the BEST time. He had a massively high wisdom and somehow they always seemed to make a lot of sense for someone so hell-bent on self destruction.
What's your opinion on spines?
I love to see proper cable management.
Hey there! I have a very very important question and I dunno if it's been answered before or not but: what's your favourite animal?👀
I have been asked this but happy to repeat: currently it is the Pangolin. I hope to one day splice one with a volcano snail and a tardigrade and make the most invulnerable cutie pie ever.
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.