#Chapter and Multiverse

[rqgender]

Today's gender is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill and licensed under a creative commons attribution, non-commercial share alike 4.0 international license.

[pilesofnonsense]

RUSTY QUILL BIG BANG 2025

The Rusty Quill Big Bang is back to challenge you (yes, you!) to put your creative talents to the test. If you’ve been waiting for the chance to take on an ambitious project or collaborate with other folks in the fandom, now’s the time!

Writer sign-ups open on Monday, May 12th, with artist sign-ups to come in August!

Schedule for 2025:

Writer Sign-ups: May 12th - 18th

Full First Draft & Summary Due: August 10th

Artist Sign-ups: August 18th - August 24th

Art Draft Deadline: September 28th

Final Fic & Art Due: October 19th

Posting: October 26th

Info for Writers:

Minimum Final Word Count: 15,000

Maximum Number of Fics per Writer/s: 1

Maximum Number of Writers per Fic (collaboration): 2

All fics centered around at least one Rusty Quill original podcast (The Magnus Archives, The Magnus Protocol, Rusty Quill Gaming, Stellar Firma, Inexplicables, Chapter & Multiverse, Trice Forgotten, Cry Havoc!, Neon Inkwell) are welcome!

We will post a link to the sign-up form along with the rules and requirements on the appropriate day, but if you’re interested in participating, you can have a look at the full Challenge Guidelines and other information on our blog right now.

[iwannarunawayandbeapirate]

shoutout to lydia nicholas for always playing the best characters ever

[dog-botherer]

It makes me just a little sad listening to the rqg s3 q&a, and hearing Alex say (and I’m paraphrasing) that there is no version of events where they don’t have something similar to rqg lined up. Because yes chapter sort of happened, but it never really went anywhere because we just got transitional specials and one season, and the entire premise of using different settings and systems never really happened. Don’t get me wrong, I love protocol, trice forgotten, cry havoc and the network shows, but nothing with the same vibe of rqg has happened since chapter was stopped and I do sometimes wish there was something in the same vein.

[azaleastobloom]

I LOVE a good Lydia Nicholas character. An ex youtuber who’s trying really hard to kill her boss? A many times divorced mad scientist? A young woman who’s trying to escape her crime lord uncle and consistently rolls above 30s by level 5? An alien who’s trying really really hard to convince everybody that she’s a human, and works for alien buzzfeed? Literally never misses.

[aspiring-hobbit]

I’m drowning in a sea of audio dramas and I put 95% of the blame on Mr. Alexander J. Newall

[realmspod]

Welcome to 2025 with Realms of Peril & Glory!

The return of the main Vael Campaign, the end of Liminal London and the return of an old favourite! All that and more below!

🔮🏰Vael: Adventures in Athril!

Students stuck at Athril, Academy of the Arcane over summer break begin a heist of the school’s Vault but quickly realise they’ve got competition… This four-episode series arrives February 3rd 2025! GM’d by Zack FG with Nathan Blades, Naomi’s Clarke, Maddy Searle & Liz Campbell

🩸🗡️Vael: Rapscallion Rule!

Someone is trying to kill the head of the Rapscallion Crime Family, a Gnomish crime syndicate with an iron grip on Vael’s criminal underbelly. The culprit must be found before their coup can be completed! This four-episode series arrives in Spring! GM’d by Zack FG with Liz Campbell, Max Briar, James Barbarossa & Pip Gladwin!

🥶🤖Nibiru: Coldbreach!

In this planet-sized space station, strange bio-mechanical life flourishes, and four amnesiacs are found at the edge of the world with impossible memories. Episodes will arrive monthly starting in February only on the Light & Tragic Patreon. GM’d by Ella Watts with Zack FG, Amber Devereux, James Barbarossa and Liz Campbell.

🔮⚙️Vael: Campaign 2

Two years after Campaign One, Maerydyth embarks on her first tour, bringing Isadora, Zongroff and Torbrennan along. A nefarious plot is set in motion that will upend the world of Vael! 20+ episodes will be released in two halves starting this spring! GM’d by Zack FG with NPC voices by James Barbarossa and players Liz Campbell, Laura Girling, Maddy Searle & Pip Gladwin!

💂🧚The Final Liminal London mystery!

Truths will be revealed, and conflicts will come to a head as the party makes its final moves to unseat the Queen of Hyde Park. The as-yet-unnamed final mystery arrives between the two halves of Vael: Campaign 2 This Summer! GM’d by Zack FG with Naomi Clarke, Liz Campbell & Pip Gladwin!

That is our 2025 on Realms! We cannot wait to transport you through even more unforgettable campaigns and heart-pounding one-shots!

Find out more at RealmsPod.com!

[tea-cuz-why-not]

I have come to a realization that I have no voice memory. whatsoever

I'd been listening to Malevolent for a whole season and Dice Shame for at least 30 episodes before I realized Harlan voices both Arthur and Red, like, they're the same voice

or my first ever rpg experience is from Masks in Chapter And Multiverse,

I'd listened to the whole of TMA twice and hadn't realized that Lowri and Lydia are there, just, did not realize that literal Georgie and Melanie were just chillin in there

[sexiestpodcastcharacter]

Sexiest Podcast Character — Unscripted Bracket — Round 1

Propaganda

Tryst Valentine (Campaign: Star Wars):

Hot shot pilot/smuggler that will hit on anything that moves, but the best possible version of that character in almost a satirical way while also being super genuine. Too sexy to be able to read, to stubborn to admit they can't.

Han Solo but worse! A very funny little scoundrel stuck with a clone trooper and a mercenary (by choice). Mostly spends his time flirting, but gets serious when he needs to.

Mini Smithson (Chapter and Multiverse):

Mini is an alien journalist who has come to Earth in order to write about humans' behaviours and habits. She is very sweet despite not understanding a lot of human culture and being very bad at hiding the fact that she's not from Earth, and she has iridescent hair. She loves selling shoes and she's also a superhero :D

[ollieofthebeholder]

Okay, y'all, baseball season is starting up and I'm trying to decide who the next blorbo I work on between innings is, SO. Soliciting opinions on where on my list to start, but let's narrow it down first...

For reference, these are the characters on the list for each of those podcasts; the ones that have links are already done. (Sam is finished and has been for a while, I just need to fix his mouth and take pictures and he'll be posted.)

If you want to say which of the characters on the list from that podcast you think I should do, go for it, although that'll be a separate poll if the winner has more than one character on it. And keep in mind that eventually I'm going to do all of them. I just need to know where to start.

[rqgender]

Today's gender is weird. They don't like it.

[pilesofnonsense]

RQBB 2025 Writer Sign-Ups Open!

Writer Sign-Ups are now open for the Rusty Quill Big Bang 2025!

Please read through the information carefully to understand what will be expected of you as a participant.

The sign-up link is at the end of the post under the spoiler cut!

You do not need to have decided what you will be writing at this stage, but please consider whether the fic requirements are compatible with what you have in mind, and be sure that you can commit to contacting us on the below deadlines to share your progress (or withdraw your participation if necessary).

Schedule for 2025 (all deadlines at 23:00 BST / 5pm CDT):

Writer Sign-ups: May 12th - 18th

Full First Draft & Summary Due: August 10th

Artist Sign-ups: August 18th - August 24th

Art Draft Deadline: September 28th

Final Fic & Art Due: October 19th

Posting: October 26th

Info for Writers:

Minimum Final Word Count: 15,000

Maximum Number of Fics per Writer/s: 1

Maximum Number of Writers per Fic (collaboration): 2

Confirmation e-mails for sign-ups will be sent out after sign-ups close; if you have not received a confirmation by May 30, please contact us at pilesofnonsense@gmail.com. We ask that you check your email (including the spam folder!) and reply so we can confirm that your registered email address is correct and you still intend to participate.

Participation Requirements:

You must choose whether to join the Big Bang as an artist or writer. You may not do both.

Writers will require an AO3 account; if you do not have an AO3 account, please request one via AO3’s login page.

If you wish to write M or E rated fics you must be aged over 18.

All participants must read and adhere to the Expected Conduct guidelines (see below).

Fic Draft Requirements: At the draft deadline (August 18th), we will require a complete draft of at least 13,000 words. “Complete” means that the fic is written from start to finish with no indispensable scenes missing or left as outlines—think, “If I posted this right now, would I be happy with the story it tells?”

Ideally, you will refine and polish your draft in the remaining time, but it can also be your final draft if you prefer.

Drafts will be handed in via a form that will be sent out to you before the deadline. Drafts should be available in Google docs, or if need be in PDF format.

Summary Requirements: A form for the summary will be sent out to you before the deadline. Summaries should briefly outline the general premise, and include rating, ships, triggers and other warnings, and any other relevant details.

Eligible Fics:

Fics of any rating and with any warnings are permitted, as long as they meet the minimum word count (15,000), are centered around at least one Rusty Quill original podcast (The Magnus Archives, The Magnus Protocol, Rusty Quill Gaming, Stellar Firma, Inexplicables, Chapter & Multiverse, Trice Forgotten, Cry Havoc!, Neon Inkwell), and are tagged appropriately.

We encourage authors to take this opportunity to challenge themselves to take on a project that they might not otherwise—though please consider what is realistic in terms of the deadlines as well!

Fics must be stand-alone (requires no knowledge of previous fics to enjoy), complete (resolves all main plotlines within the story, as opposed to being part I of a trilogy, etc.), and previously unposted.

Crossovers are allowed, but the focus should be on the RQ podcast involved. For example: a fusion crossover with the Leverage Team replacing the LOLOMG in the RQG!verse would not be permitted, though the RQG characters in the Leverage!verse would be.

Please be aware that fics with obscure crossovers, common squicks, higher ratings, etc., may be more difficult to match, and thus take a little longer to get snapped up. We will do our best to find you a suitable match, though!

If you have any questions about the suitability of your fic, please contact the mods.

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The artist sign-up will include a list of the anonymised fic summaries. Each artist will select 3 fics which they would be interested in creating for, with additional preferences (favourite show/shows they do not follow, OTPs and NoTPs, Do Not Wants, etc.) indicated in the comment field. Mods will then match writers to artists, taking preferences into account as much as possible.

If fics are oversubscribed or if it is otherwise necessary for matching, they may be removed from the list of eligible fics before the end of artist sign-ups.

If you have an issue with your match, please let the mods know as soon as possible.

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In this event, you will have an opportunity to Do Not Want (DNW) the types of content that you do not wish to work on. Similarly, if you’ve had conflicts with certain people in the past and do not want to risk matching to them, you can include this in your sign-up or draft submission, and we will avoid matching you with them (details of these will not be shared beyond the mod team).

The mods will always account for DNWs within reason; however, attempts to manipulate matches via DNWs or otherwise acting in bad faith will result in the rejection of your sign-up or draft. We are also not private detectives, and will thus not be fielding any requests such as “do not match me with anyone who has ever drawn/written XYZ.” Please keep that in mind when considering whether this event is right for you.

Expected Conduct:

By signing up for this event, you agree to do your best to meet the deadlines. If you might need a little more time, please email the mods to explain your situation before the deadline passes. Those who miss deadlines without contacting the mods beforehand may be dropped from the event without further contact.

In order to participate in this event, you must be willing to contact the mods directly in the event that you have a question, concern, or issue with your participation (as in the deadline example above). We are happy to help participants with anything that arises, but cannot accept “telephone”-style communiques on behalf of others.

Be in regular contact with your match—if you’re going to be offline for a significant length of time, let them know. Radio silence from your match in events of this kind can be very concerning. (If you are having trouble getting in touch with your match, please contact us!)

Please take care to credit your artist/writer in your own final post.

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Be kind and courteous towards your match and fellow participants. This naturally means that all forms of bigotry and discrimination are prohibited, but even where those are not at play, you are expected to treat others with respect.

We, like Rusty Quill, have an “all headcanons are valid” policy. Harassment or mockery of those with different interpretations will not be tolerated. This does not mean you cannot discuss how you see the characters with others or that your artist/writer should not take it into account at their discretion, but insistence that any one interpretation must be adhered to is not allowed.

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Thanks for reading, and we look forward to working with you!  

[haveyouheardthispodcast]

[littleacebee]

Every time Karim Kronfli plays Tavern Keeper in Cry Havoc! I imagine it’s The Eternal Tavern Keeper from Chapter and Multiverse in just different universe. At least in this way C&M can continue

[dog-botherer]

I really have to thank rusty quill for making very easily listenable podcasts because for the last three years, every time I have had to do something I need to do that is dull or difficult or just a mild inconvenience, I just pop on rusty quill gaming or Magnus or chapter etc. and do the thing and it is suddenly much easier

[hawkfurze]

One City, Many Universes, This is my recommendation video for Chapter and Multiverse, Created by @maddyisabstract and produced by @rustyquill