The Magnus Archives - The Magnus Protocol - Season 1 Epilogue [+Announcements]

Episode Date: September 26, 2024

Incident Elements:ScreamingHarsh Language Transcripts available at https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/the-magnus-protocol/ You can find a complete list of our Kickstarter backers https://rustyquill.com/the-magnus-protocol-supporter-wall/ Created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall  Directed by Alexander J NewallWritten by Jonathan SimsScript Edited with additional material by Alexander J NewallExecutive Producers April Sumner, Alexander J Newall, Jonathan Sims, Dani McDonough, Linn Ci, and Samantha F.G. Hamilton Associate Producers Jordan L. Hawk, Taylor Michaels, Nicole Perlman, Cetius d’Raven, and Megan Nice Produced by April Sumner  Featuring (in order of appearance) Anusia Battersby as Gwendolyn Bouchard Billie Hindle as Alice DyerShahan Hamza as Samama Khalid Dialogue Editor – Nico Vettese Sound Designer – Meg McKellarMastering Editor - Catherine Rinella Music by Sam Jones (orchestral mix by Jake Jackson) Art by April Sumner   Support us on Patreon at https://patreon.com/rustyquill Check out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill Support Rusty Quill by purchasing from our Affiliates;Phantom Peak – UK immersive experience – 15% discount with this linkDriveThruRPG – DriveThruRPG.com Join our community:WEBSITE: rustyquill.comFACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquillX: @therustyquillEMAIL: [e-mail] The Magnus Protocol is a derivative product of the Magnus Archives, created by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Hi everyone, it's Kareem, the voice of Simon Fairchild and the Eternal Tavern Keeper. Today I'm here to tell you about Selene, a podcast recently launched on the RQ network. Step into Selene, a city cloaked in darkness and teeming with horrors. From evil headmistresses to murderous marionettes, black worm parasites, haunted hotels and eerie sleepwalkers. Meet the paranormal investigators of Needlestreet, newly arrived to battle the encroaching malevolence. Inspired by Poe, Edward Gorean, and Agatha Christie,

their adventures promise twisted mysteries and unforgettable characters. Immersive audio brings the city to life, blending dark humor with bone-chilling suspense. Join the investigators as they navigate Selene's shadows, where mystery and intrigue await at every turn. Experience the thrill of Selene in Dolby Atmos – that's S-E-L-E-N-E – or visit www.rustyquill.com for more information. Hello everybody and congratulations on making it to the end of the first season of the Magnus

Protocol. Ahead of today's episode, we thought it might be a good idea to give everyone a rundown of what to expect during the hiatus and what else we have going on in the meantime, because as always, there's a lot. Like a lot. Okay, first things first, we have a bunch of bonus content unlocked thanks to Kickstarter and Patreon backers, so thank you to everyone who contributed to our horrible silliness. Today's episode is the first of our bonus hiatus content and we're starting with the epilogue for

Season 1. This little addenda to what you've already heard is canon and, I'll be honest, pretty important to listen to for the story, even if it isn't a full length episode. After this we have our first fluff episode that we have affectionately titled Plenty of Fish. Though technically canon, it is absolutely not essential to the plot and is guaranteed absolutely zero horror. Just a slice of O-I-A-R life. Then we have our first what-if episode, rather less affectionately titled What If Everyone Just Listened to Colin. This is non-canon and takes a look at how things would have panned out in the story with one small but important change. We'll leave you to guess what we changed in this one. After this we have a whole host of additional content including the season 2 trailer and the release of our latest Rusty Fears

which you'll be able to vote on with the winner getting to help write an episode of Protocol. We might even try to sneak in a Q&A and some third-party recordings if you're good. After all this you can expect a return of the Magnus Protocol for Season 2 in February 2025. We know that feels a long way off but making this show is an absolutely monumental effort and as fun as making it is, our staff have yet to volunteer to have their weak fleshy bodies replaced by glorious chrome so they do occasionally need a break. For now. Outside the main feed though, it's busy busy busy with the season 2 premiere preview on the way. In terms of other bonus materials don't worry we are

still working on all of them we're just waiting on some third-party bits and bobs beyond our control. We'll update everyone on each element as soon as we're sure things are locked in so be sure to keep an eye on Kickstarter and Patreon updates. Beyond that I'm happy to say final approvals on the Magnus Archives TTRPG developed by Monte Cook Games are complete and stuff is looking very shiny and should be being printed in enormous numbers as we speak. In a similar vein, many of you will already know that we have a Magnus Protocol board game on the way, developed by the team behind the massively popular Coo, The Resistance

and Sherlock Files games. The fundraising for this project will be starting soon, so make sure you head over to rustyquill.com forward slash board game where you can register your interest for when it goes live and get first dibs on some early bird goodies. And if all that is not enough for you, you greedy little content goblin, don't forget we have an entire network of shows you can fill your boots on, not to mention Neon Inkwell, our in-house sister podcast where we showcase the brightest and darkest new talent in audio fiction, including some familiar names too. Well, that's about everything for now, apart from saying thank you to every one of you who helps make this possible, and hoping you enjoy today's episode. Or don't. I mean,

it's gonna happen to you either way, so... Rusty Quill presents The Magnus Protocol Season 1 Epilogue I'm sorry. Hello? Lena? Lena, we need to talk- AAH! Oh for Christ's sake Alice! Gwen! What are you doing in here? I thought you were... someone else.

Right. Where's Lena? I need to talk to her. Lena's gone. Gone where? Who's to say? Stop pissing around, Gwen. She's not picking up her phone and this is important. Well, then I can't wait to hear it. Gwen!

Since I'm in charge now. I... you what? You heard. Lena's been let go on multiple counts of negligence, incompetence, possibly even corruption. This isn't a fucking joke, Gwen. Sam's... What? Sam's what, Alice? I don't... What Alice? I don't...

He and Celia... They found a... Thing and one of your externals was there and they... She says he... Dad? No! Maybe... No, I don't know.

You're not making sense, Alice. Where's Celia? I'll ask her myself. She went home. She needed to be with her baby. You're serious, aren't you? I don't know what to say. No, you don't. So, what do we do?

Well, I was going to talk to Lena, but apparently it's just your useless arse here. Excuse me, I am not useless. Save it! Look, I'll admit, this is still very new to me. Do you know if Lena had any sort of documentation for this sort of thing? What? You know, like a guide, a manual, that sort of thing. No! I told you she had a manual for this. I just need something that explains her role, the procedures. Gwen, please just stop.

Look, I know this is hard, but Lena must have had a contingency for something like this. I mean, look how quickly she dealt with Colin. All we need to do is find the manual and just- Shit, Colin! Jesus, it got Colin too! What? No, he called me just before. He sounded in a bad way and then with everything I just I never called him back

Fine just make it quick. We've got enough on our plate without Is that calling Maybe he came in to do some work. He wasn't out there when I came in Maybe he just left his phone here? He was getting weird about them. But then how did he call me last night? Voicemail. Come on. You I'm sorry. You're sure it was in here?

Pretty sure. Colin? Maybe he's hiding. Why would he be hiding? He's not supposed to be here, remember? Not after the whole hammer thing. Well, his phone is, at least. Anything? No.

Try calling again. Over there. You think he left his phone on a server rack? I hardly think he's hiding inside it, do you? Open it. Do you open it? Alice, I'm your manager and I'm telling you to open it. I am telling you, not a cat in hell's chance. Oh, for goodness sake, must I do everything myself?

Oh, Colin... What are you... The Magnus Protocol is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike 4 4.0 international license. The series is created by Jonathan Sims and Alexander J. Newell and directed by Alexander J. Newell. This episode was written by Jonathan Sims and edited with additional materials by Alexander J. Newell, with vocal edits by Nico Vitesse, soundscaping by Meg McKellar and mastering by Catherine Rinella with music by Sam Jones. It featured Billy Hindle as Alistair, Shahan Hamza as Samana Khalid, Anusha Battersby as Gwen Bouchard.

The Magnus Protocol is produced by April Sumner, with executive producers Alexander Janule, Danny McDonagh, Lynne See and Samantha F.G. Hamilton, and Megan Nice. www.rustyquilt.com Thanks for listening. Hi everyone, it's Kareem, the voice of Simon Fairchild from the Magnus Archives. Today, I'm here to advertise The Gentleman from Hell, a podcast just launched on the RQ network. The Gentleman from Hell is a brand new, chilling horror audio drama from the same brilliant creators of Maltopia and the Sleepwake Cycle. In The Gentleman from Hell an entire town is gone, without trace, no signs, no warnings, just silence. This is the story of Cold Sparrow.

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Or for more information, go to mailtopia.com or www.rustyquill.com. Have fun, see you later. Hi everyone, it's Kareem, the voice of Simon Fairchild and the Eternal Tavern Keeper. Today I'm here to tell you about Selene, a podcast recently launched on the RQ network. Step into Selene, a city cloaked in darkness and teeming with horrors. From evil head mistresses to murderous marionettes, black worm parasites, haunted hotels, and eerie sleepwalkers. Meet the paranormal investigators of Needlestreet, newly arrived to battle the encroaching malevolence. Inspired by Poe, Edward Gorry, and Agatha Christie, their adventures promise twisted mysteries and unforgettable characters.

Immersive audio brings the city to life, blending dark humour with bone-chilling suspense. Join the investigators as they navigate Selene's shadows, where mystery and intrigue await at every turn. Experience the thrill of Selene in Dolby Atmos, that's S-E-L-E-N-E. Or visit www.rustyquill.com for more information.