#magnus archives livestream

[theburiedlad]

Alright so! I just watched the Kickstarter Launch Livestream VOD and here all literally all the notes I have on it (this is a collection of funny quotes, thoughts I had, and information I thought was worth noting):

The title of TMA 2 is officially The Magnus Protocol

Not a minute after they announced this, someone said "Scrotocol" and as a result "Magnus Scrotocol" became a running joke throughout the stream

Protagonists in TMP work for the British Civil Service as Civil Servants

There might be more world building? Maybe we'll learn how Avatarship works?

Alex described writing the spin off as being a DM in a D&D campaign without the major lore dump at the beginning of the game

Returning characters - possibly Peter Lukas?

"Agency-related occurrences"? What does this mean Jonathan???

Sam the spooky viola man

Jonathan doesn't imagine faces to the characters until they have a voice actor, and then he imagines them as the VA

Alex on the other hand celebrity-casts characters in the early stages of projects but the characters tend to devolve into just faceless mannequins of accessories and mannerisms

Alex says the Boneturner (Jared Hopsworth) is the hottest character in TMA.

"I want to climb him like a mountain. A bony, bony mountain." "Put that in a mankini." -Both lovely quotes from Alex kdjdjejs

Helen thinks Elias is the hottest character, which Alex vehemently disagreed with ("Can [Elias] crush a car with his thighs??")

There isn't going to be just one MC in TMP, but there will be 2 protagonists

The merchandise they've released is purposefully horrendous /pos

Helen says she thinks Hozier (like the singer) is an Avatar of the Buried

If the Kickstarter goes way past its goal, Jon and Alex will start a ghosthunting show

Alasdair went off on his theory/headcanon as to what actually happened to Peter Lukas after the Archivist "killed" him

He says that after the Archivist launched him into the sun, he realized halfway up that it's really hard to kill him and just teleported to one of his homes, in Loch Ness or someplace near there. After getting out of that, he decided to Ultimate Divorce Jonah and got a gigantic umbrella with a huge middle finger on the top so Jonah would see it if he tried to look at Peter.

"Martin, the sky is looking back and it looks really pissed and I don't know why!" -Alex's approximation as to Jon's reaction to Jonah's reaction to this

"This will blow over eventually, that asshole [Jonah] will overextend himself cuz he already fucking has." -Peter's thoughts during the Eyepocalypse

Peter has woken up to the words "U up?" written in the sky to him

"Booty call from Jonah Magnus." -Helen

"[Peter's] my terrible, terrible Lonely bastard man." -Alasdair

The DaVinci Code is canonically in Leitner's Library (not really though)

House of Leaves, Haunting of Hill House, Lanark: A Life in Four Books, and White is For Witching are all in the Library as well

Alex thinks Leitner had a soft spot for Terry Pratchett novels and had a lot of them in his personal library

Alex thinks that with powers, Writer!Jon would win in a fight against Archivist!Jon, but without powers "Early Archivist is very soft, he would keep saying 'It's not worth it' whilst losing.", but later season Archivist is "very scrappy" and would fair a lot better against Writer!Jon

Alasdair thinks that the real winner in a fight between those two would actually be Narrator!Jon from Slay the Princess

There were headcanons for the Admiral!

Alasdair and Helen think he is a very large ginger car

Alex thinks that the Admiral is the most vile-looking cat imaginable purely because he thinks it makes the scenes with people talking to him even funnier

Stretch goals for the Kickstarter:

Spin-off in-universe content

Alex says it would "break the series" if he dropped that content now (lots of lore possibly?)

Certain episodes will be double the length of normal episodes

Alex says he isn't opposed to "special" (holiday) episodes

Alasdair suggested a LonelyEyes spin-off series and Alex is actually considering it???

"Drip feed" of content before the actual series drops

Alex said he has no intentions of revealing what the K in "Martin K Blackwood" stands for

Alasdair said he thinks it's Knievel, someone in the stream said "Martin Kayak Blackwood", and someone in chat said it's Krotocol

Alex said Leitner used a magic book that consumes fecal matter as a toilet while he was in the tunnels, while Alasdair suggested he used one of the rivers he imagines runs through the tunnels as a bathroom

Jon and Alex are looking at both "broadening the number of format options" and guest writers for the show

Subtitle ideas for TMP

Helen suggested "The Magnus Protocol: Snogs Galore"

Alasdair had a list: Halbert's(?) Legacy; Requisition This, Health and Safety Can't Save You Now, and There Are No Sick Days In Hell

Alex couldn't give an opinion because the subtitles (taglines) could majorly spoil stuff and taglines tend to be one of the last things thought of in these sorts of projects

Alex says the "stakes" are "not equivalent" to those in TMA but that they wouldn't even try to top the stakes from TMA in TMP anyways

"It would be a mistake to equate stakes to material, physical threats"

And now here's the gaming portion for the last like hour of the Livestream so this is all mainly stuff I thought was funny:

"Pegging? In this economy?"

Alex asked who "Zen-die-a" was

Helen booed at the JKR question because she has taste and common sense 🥰

"Do you spell wildebeests with 2 E's? I thought it was 'wild beasts'!" -Alex (but mood honestly)

"What is tuatara?!" -Helen; "It's what Twitter used to be called." -Martyn

"The Magnus Protocol: Let's All Kill Alex!"

"No coordination, only skewer"

Someone called the uvula a mouth swing

Hannah's luck is unparalleled apparently

Helen is a Spamton fan!

(After learning that more dice to a person means there's a greater chance of them losing) "Oh, I was trying to help!" -Alex

(See also: Martin in just about every season kfjdjdjs)

Alex squirming in glee after screwing Hannah over made me laugh

"Cockney misogyny birds"

[restlesschilled]

I can’t stop thinking about the K in martin’s name standing for Potassium

[synelven]

here's gerry moshing for my he's a METALHEAD not a goth propaganda

(lyrics in the background are from dead end residents by cattle decapitation)

[cass-cc]

Jonny Live Slug Reaction to the "Magnus Returns!!!" Design

Video description/captions under the readmore

Alex: Bit of admin as well before we go any further is: We have limited edition merch which is currently on sale.

[ID: a clip from the Rusty_Quill "The Magnus Archives 2 Kickstarter Pre-Launch!" Livestream. On screen are Alexander J Newall, Helen Gould, as well as a PNG headshot of Jonny Sims standing in for his video.

Helen: Ooh!

Alex: Uh, it- I- It is unashamedly - Has one of my favorite designs in it.

Helen: It's so funny.

Alex: I love- I love the Bee Movie schlocky, schlocky, like-

Helen, overlapping and laughing: It's so- It's so-

Jonny, overlapping: Where actually - ah - where actually is it?

Alex, overlapping: Ahhh! It's coming to get you!

Jonny: 'Cause I haven't actually... had a look at it.

Alex: So the limited edition -

Helen, laughing: Oh, Jonny, you should look at it now!

Alex: Oh, Jonny... So, the limited edition merch- it is available if you go to rustyquill.com. You can click through to all of our normal merch stores that have it. Yes, those designs are going to be around, uh, well into the- the launch-

Jonny, overlapping, having just seen The Design: Oh, Jeeze!

Alex: - so as a result, you don't need to worry-

Jonny: That's-

(a pause)

Alex: Go on, Jonny?

Jonny: U-uh. That... That's a choice...

(Alex laughs)

Helen: Yeah, yeah, Jo- Yeah, you saw it. You saw our favorite design ever.

Jonny: Did uhhh, Alex, did you- did you design this one?

(Helen laughs)

Alex: I wish I had those kind of skills. I'm just so glad it went full ham!

Jonny: Hmm, hmm.

Alex: I love it!

Jonny: Hmmm.

(Alex chuckles)

Jonny: Hm.

Helen: It's so funny!

Jonny: Yup, it's-

(Helen begins laughing as well)

Jonny: Hmm!

(Alex chuckles, evilly)

Jonny: Mmhmm! Hm-hmm... Mmmmm... Good.

Alex: So- they will be around until the launch is done, but then will be gone forever! They will not be back! They are- they are limited edition, and thus the editions are limited!

Jonny: And somewhat- some- some might say that is a relief.

(Alex and Helen laugh)

Helen: Jonny, I have to make you aware that you can buy the very cheesy design on a bedspread, to entice the ladies.

Jonny: On a what?

Helen, laughing: Like a duvet cover.

Alex: Unless I'm mistaken, I think you might even be able to get it as a tapestry?

Helen: Oh!!

Alex: Like, like, big, full wall size, uh.

Helen, laughing: Yes!!! - Oh my god, can you get it as a shower curtain? I know they do shower curtains.

Alex: Yes! Yes, you can. Yes, you can.

/END ID]

[life-of-a-rat]

LIVESTREAMING FOR THE FIRST TIME!

join me at https://www.youtube.com/live/t8SxuS6auAc?si=3gkBvYBRQCJNIJKQ where i'll be drawing and discussing Magnus Protocol theories with friends!

[definitionofacritter]

The second Mr. Jonny Sims said "Control," it just. Clicked.

I fundamentally understood the shifted focus onto systems built around the fears and the people who encounter them, in a way that I would not have been able to with a different explanation.

He said "Control" and it was like all the pieces connected even though I don't know what the pieces are yet.

If you have not played Control, a fantastic game that ironically helped me cope with TMA ending, this is your sign to start.

[not-the-archivist]

The Magnus Archives 2: The Magnus Scrotocol

[antichrists-plus1]

Manifesting a doorkeay and/or wtgfs fic for the mag fanfic livestream

[silvandar]

To answer the question, Gerry is the hottest character in The Magnus Archives

[crunchycrystals]

thinking about all the media ill probably never consume because i'm prioritizing ones i want to consume more and that are more feasible for me to consume with my attention span and energy levels at that moment

[abby-howard]

We're doing a LIVE CAST LIVESTREAM of Slay the Princess!

We'll be turning the voice sliders down to zero and forcing our beloved voice actors, Jonathan Sims (of The Magnus Archives) and Nichole Goodnight (of the No Sleep Podcast) to voice their many characters in real time.

Join us on November 18th at 11am Eastern!

[theendorisit]

So I made Tape-E, a Magnus Archives/Magnus Protocol mascot for Jonny because crochet is clearly my (platonic) love language.

I discovered the livestream where Tape-E is first mentioned. It’s the end of TMA, Rusty Quill are playing Quiplash, and the prompt ‘In an attempt to revamp their image, The Magnus Archives needs a new mascot’ comes up.

Alistair Stuart (aka Peter Lukas): “well obviously, Tapey?”

Someone else: “Tapey? Is that like Clippy but a Tape” (this sounds like Jonny, but I swear Jonny has left the stream at that point)

someone else else “Yeah, Tapey!”

Alexander J Newall: “Oh God! I HATE IT! I hate it with the passion of a thousand burning suns!”

so I guess I technically made Tape-E to spite Alex??

but maybe he’s mellowed on the idea. I mean, Tape-E is a pretty good Protocol mascot, given the retro technology themes 😅

“Looks like you’re trying to recruit externals! Would you like some help?”

for more about Tape-E, see my pinned post 😊📼

[shiyorin]

What do you think it would be like if primarchs used social media?

Lion El'Jonson:

Private account, doesn't accept follower requests

Rarely posts, usually just sunset or forest photos

Uses emojis sarcastically in replies

Has 20 followers but thinks it's way too many

Fulgrim:

Aesthetic pictures pose artfully depict exotic hobbies and runway couture 

Filters all photos to perfection  

Constantly debates high art vs pop culture 

Thirst traps cause monthly massacres

"Like for a follow back 🔥" 

Perturabo:

Photos are exclusively poorly-lit fortress blueprints 

Bio is 25000 character treatise on siege tactics

Follows exactly 12 history scholars 

Hates everyone and everything on the site 

Actually ran some incisive political commentary bots before being banned

Jaghatai Khan: 

Only posts the sickest motocross and extreme sports clips

Videos have insane views but no captions 

Fans think he's a cryptid until rare livestreams 

Hijacks Fulgrim's comments to hype rad stunts

Leman Russ:

Changed his name to 'Wolf Daddy 🐺'

Shirtless hunting/drinking photos get 10K likes

Roasts everyone in comments but they love it  

Followers think he's a viking hipster meme page

Follows biker gangs, sled dog accts, scholars of old Terra 

Rogal Dorn:

Only posts are architectural blueprints and records of fortifications

Gets into epic debates about structural principles in comments  

No one knows if he actually loads new content or just archives old

Somehow gains tons of followers thirsting for DILF

Konrad Curze:

Pure darkness and screams in hazy JPEGs 

3 followers and they're all bots

Posts disturbing ‘prophecies’ and murder puzzles

Under investigation for doxxing

Sanguinius: 

Angelic selfies bring all the followers to his page    

Flowing locks and golden abs get 20K likes instantly   

Quotes poetry in every reply but no one understands 

Only follows animal shelter and children's hospital accounts

Ferrus Manus:

Only follows engineering/robotics pages

Posts heavily filtered machine shop mini-documentaries 

Photos of custom machines that make engineers weep

Comments are unintelligible techno-babble  

Somehow gains huge gym bro following thirsting for muscle

Angron:

Gets banned monthly for graphic content and abuse

Posts angry rants about society in broken caps

Got suspended after sending death threats to Guilliman

Only follower is Khârn who comments 'THIS' on everything  

Roboute Guilliman:

Shares updates on the latest Codexes 

Only follows serious history/philosophy lecture pages

Posts long analyses of governance strategies 

Constantly lectures others in comments

Has blocked half his followers for trolling

Mortarion:

Aesthetic is grimy gas mask selfies in back alleys

ONLY reposts plague doctor memes from 2003

Bio is endless copypasta about essential oils

Gains cult following of goths, metal heads and preppers

Magnus:

Endless livestreams talking about theoretical magic at 3AM with 2 viewers. 

Tries making TikToks explaining sorcery but the videos are an hour long each.

Overexplains memes and emojis in long-winded threads

Memes and facts threads blow up as the most esoteric

Horus Lupercal:

Selfies showing off abs get him 50K followers in a week

Posts stunning photos from across the Imperium with #blessed captions

Fan club is half the mankind 

DMs from people asking for selfies blow up his notifications  

Lorgar Aurelian:

Aesthetic is dark robes and candlelit monasteries

Constantly reposting zealot sermons out of context

Accidentally starts wars of faith whenever he livestreams

Got suspended for uploading hardcore Slaneeshi hymns

Still has 10 alt accounts all named Brother [REDACTED]

Vulkan:

Only follows puppy accounts and craft bloggers

Posts Happy Holiday baking tutorials and dad jokes

Likes and comments positivity on everyone's posts

Followers think he's the nicest DILF ever online

Secretly the biggest wholesome meme page

Corvus Corax:

Only darkness, shadow puppets and cryptic poems

No one knows if he's real or a myth on the deep web

Internet detectives can’t trace his true identity  

Only sends encrypted coordinates in mysterious DMs  

No one has any idea what he's trying to say  

1 follower is Alpharius who only replies 'No, I'm Alpharius'

Alpharius/Omegon:

Constantly pretending to be other online  

No one knows their true forms or agenda 

Takeovers of government sites spark conspiracies

Leaves clues implicating everyone else’s schemes

[teddyqd]

TMP/Magnus Kickstarter Update

Hi all! We just got a huuuuge Kickstarter update, and I thought I'd share the TL;DR that we (the mods of Statement Remains) put together to give people a hand navigating it!

TMP News - The digital premiere will be available on October 22nd for backers at the Archival Assistant level and above, and for Knight & Noble Patreons. - It will include a preview of The Magnus Protocol pilot episode and some exclusive bonus content. - The audio of the preview episode, without the extra content, will be released to KS backers at the Researchers level and above on 31st October.

- There will be a post-premiere livestream on Twitch with cast and crew, sometime after the 31st

- All the pre-launch previews will be exclusive to backers and patrons, but the official debut (in January 2024) will have new content not seen in the previews (including the full orchestral debut)

- The double length pilot episode releases Jan 2024, with a weekly release schedule following (and a 2 week break every 10 episodes)

- They are currently finalising script drafts for season 1, writing for seasons 2 and 3, doing primary recordings for episodes, and editing the Pilot episode

Casting Announcements - Meet Alice Dyer, played by Seer Pink (they/them). You may know Seer from streaming/tiktok -- this is their RQ debut! - Meet Samama Kahlid, played by Shahan Hamza (he/him). Shahan has previously played Siva in Trice Forgotten!

Other Castings - Anusia Battersby (she/her) as Gwendolyn Bouchard - Lowri Ann Davies (she/her) as Celia Ripley - Ryan Hopevere-Anderson (he/him) as Colin Becher - Kazeem Tosin Amore (he/him) as Teddy Vaughn - Sarah Lambie (she/her) as Lena Kelley - Ellie Dickens (she/her) as Lady Mowbray - Tim Fearon (he/him) as [ERROR] - Alexander J Newall (he/him) as [ERROR] - Jonathan Sims (he/him) as [ERROR]

There are "multiple returning friends and enemies from The Magnus Archives", but revealing them now would be a spoiler!

Making-Of Documentary - The documentary is well underway! - It will feature candids from meetings, interviews, and video diaries from Jonny and Alex! - The full version will air after the series is concluded, but a teaser segment will be released alongside the premiere!

ARG Updates - Official start date: **15 September**

- Far larger scale than the mini-ARG, featuring both digital and in-person elements - Will feature lots of worldbuilding and exclusive story that will provide an even deeper insight into the world of TMP

- Bookmark https://themagnusprotocolarg.com! This will be the main ARG hub! - Questions about the ARG can go to arg@rustyquill.com. They will not provide hints/help solve the puzzles.

- Important note from the ARG site: Participants of this ARG must be over 18 for legal reasons.

Mic Updates - The Podcast Pro mics are nearly ready to start shipping. They are finalising packaging and etching the finished microphones!

---

And a quick note from me on behalf of the SR server! We're currently looking for mods to bolster our team, so that we can feasibly host the ARG solving efforts! If you're interested, you can join the Discord here: https://discord.gg/h6bkdqc5yd

[cass-cc]

Thought about drawing something out for this, and I still might later, but for now just take this.

Video description/captions under the readmore

[ID: a clip from the Rusty_Quill "The Magnus Archives 2 Kickstarter Pre-Launch!" Livestream. On screen are Alexander J Newall, Helen Gould, Jonny Sims, and Sasha Sienna. In the ongoing discord call, Hannah Brankin is also present, but not shown on screen. They are all playing Quiplash.

The question for this round is "What does Tim do around the institute when he doesn't feel like working?" The two options appear on screen as "DRY-AKING" and "KAYAKING =)"

On screen, the chat is shown along the right side.

Audio begins:

Helen: [laughing]

Alex, chuckling: Dry-aking!

Helen: Ohhh...

Alex: That's great!

Helen: Oh, dear.

Alex: I'm really sorry to whoever wrote kayaking, but dry-aking is just- just absolutely tip-top. Mainly because I love the idea that he sets it up on two, like, office chairs?

Jonny: Mm-hmm.

Alex: And he's just bashing his way around-

Jonny, overlapping: Yeah, he's got [???]-

Helen, overlapping: Oh, that's quite fun!

Alex: Stuff flying of the desk, it's a whole nightmare...

Hannah: So, like... when the floor is lava, but with kayaking.

Alex: Absolutely, yes.

Hannah: Yeah.

The votes are tallied -

Helen: Ooooh-

And "Dry-aking," submitted by Sasha, is the winner. A small crown emoji is edited in to appear over his head. ("It's not Sasha's fault they continue to be the funniest person in the world" - twitch user vielekatzen jokingly said in the chat just ten seconds prior. They are correct.)

Helen: Yes.

Alex, wistfully: I kinda wanna try dry-aking now...

/END ID]

[thehollowwriter]

The Official Bio of Clyde Sentry

Basic Info:

Name: Clyde Sentry

Homeland: The Scalding Sands, but they were born in the Queendom of Roses

Species: Human (at least, we think so?)

Birthday: 1st October

Age: 18

Height/length: 162cm

Dominant hand: Left

Gender: non-binary

Sexuality: Asexual, panromantic

Class: 3-A

Dorm: Ignihyde

Best subject: Magic analysis

Club: News club. Not the newspaper club. They comprise relevant news and announce it to the school. Also weather announcements, which they also play music for, for some reason.

Unique Magic: Ceaseless Watcher. They know. What do they know? Whatever they want to. It has many drawbacks, however. It gives them migraines, and it can be difficult for them to see the bigger picture. They don't like knowing other people's thoughts.The information sometimes overloads their brain and makes them pass out. They cannot see into the future, however.

Family:

Unnamed grandmother

Unnamed mother and father (deceased)

Preferences:

Favourite subject: Music

Hobbies: Investigating things, reading, bowling

Likes: Cats, horror, knowledge, stories,

Dislikes: Spiders (they know things), worms, eye symbols, tight spaces

Favourite food: chicken pasta

Least favourite food: mashed potato

Appearance:

Clyde is neither tall nor short. They're neither thin nor fat. They have hair. Yes, they do. It is long, pink, and sage green. They also have eyes. They are dark pink in colour, like dark gemstones. They have dark skin and pearly white teeth. They also wear glasses.

Personality:

Clyde is an interesting fella. They manage to simultaneously be a shut-in and an extrovert. They're friendly and fairly kind, but they can be cryptic and apathetic at times. They're one of those people who are genuinely nice but have little to no morals. They show very little concern when violence or terrible incidents occur around them.

They're absent-minded and easily distracted. They are very inquisitive and will constantly asks question after question even if it is not wanted. They always look less pale (for their skintone) than before once they've needled stories out of various people.

They will occasionally get suspicious of someone for some random thing and investigate them by following them around. They like investigating in general. When they don't use they're UM they're either extremely horribly wrong or 100% right with no in-between.

They often spout what, to others, sounds like nonsense. They also like to narrate what they are doing sometimes and always walk around with a tape recorder.

They are kind of paranoid and have many conspiracy theories, but nobody can tell if it's satirical or not. ("We're nothing but the playthings of a higher being, going through the motions with nothing but idle movements and stories designed for us." "...Is that a no on the tea?")

When they have a bad day or in a bad mood, they can be found huddled somewhere or staring into the distance, muttering into their tape recorder. (If you really want an example: "The thing that is but is not, what is a face is not a face what is a face, what is a smile is hollow plastic, cotton hair and taxidermied skin.")

Some Fun Facts/Extra Info

•Clyde is twisted from both Jonothan Sims from The Magnus Archives and Cecil Palmer from Welcome to Night Vale. They are excellent podcasts, and I recommend them, especially TMA :)

•Has their own podcast, though nobody knows where their recording booth is or when they started the podcast

•They have a deep, velvety voice that can sound creepy at times

•They have a TERRIBLE fashion sense. Fuzzy pants with a waist coat and sandals, anyone? Occasionally, they manage to look like a librarian, but...

•They're basically living Azul's wet dream with all the blackmail they want at their fingertips but they do nothing with it, apart from the occasional podcast livestream where he starts narrating what a random student is doing and freaks the shit out of them

•They are not made for violence pls don't hurt them 🥺

•They can often be found lurking in the library, reorganising the books

•Some students think they should be at RSA, others think they would make those soft boys burst into tears

•They always stare at Grim when he's in their line of sight

•They never run out of stories to tell

•They almost never stop smiling

•They once made an announcement about the school's third overblot and recommended you stay cautious, as the organisation they cannot name will come collect those poor poor students. Nobody believed them.

Art by @/the-trinket-witch

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A/N: I hope you like the skrunkle! I hope they capture the essence of The Magnus Archives and Welcome to Night Vale well enough (especially WTNV)

Tagging: @distant-velleity @br3adtoasty @rainesol @theleechyskrunkly @jovieinramshackle

@galaxies-and-gore @cyanide-latte @cynthinesia @officialdaydreamer00 @krenenbaker

@offorestsongs @kitwasnothere @elenauaurs @boopshoops @inotonline

@1dont-really-know @kazumify @minteasketches @elysia-nsimp @skrimpyskimpy

@casp1an-sea @offorestsongs @tixdixl @poisoned-pearls @the-trinket-witch

@ramshacklerumble @ghostiidasponk @thegoldencontracts @the-banana-0verlord @cloudcountry

@skriblee-ksk @quartztwst @twstinginthewind

@natsukishinomiyaswife