New merch, finale, and more

Hi folks,

A very happy Pride month from all of us at Rusty Towers!

Firstly, this week we will be wrapping up our incredible Neon Inkwell series, The Pit Below Paradise. This has been such a gem of a show – if you haven’t yet listened, we highly suggest you take advantage of the full show being available for binging at the end of this week! A huge shout out to creator, J Evelyn Gaskell, our directors Micah Rodriguez and Stephanie Resendes, and of course our amazing cast. In the finale of The Pit Below Paradise, Will and Ruth must face some hard truths before it is too late. If you’ve enjoyed The Pit Below Paradise, please do consider leaving a rating, a review, or recommending it to a friend!

After this series is completed, there will once again be a short break on the feed as we complete work on the next Neon Inkwell series. We are incredibly proud of this show and look forward to bringing you more incredible stories – keep an eye on these newsletters and our social media channels for updates.

Next up, we are very excited to be sharing some new merchandise with you all! We have been working with extraordinary artist, Kit Buss, who you may know from her work for Critical Role, Geek & Sundry and more. Kit has produced two beautiful designs for us, and we are so pleased to launch the first one of these with you today.

(Image description: A Redbubble mock-up of two people wearing black tshirts. The design on the tshirts features red computer monitors, mouse and keyboard, connected by alchemic symbols.)

This design is of course inspired by The Magnus Protocol – and we think Kit did an amazing job. You can see this design available on a number of items including T-Shirts, Hoodies, stickers and more on our official Redbubble, Teepublic and Crowdmade pages.

Not only did Kit create a The Magnus Protocol design, we also requested something of a throwback. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s coming: watch this space of the launch shortly!

(Image description: A partial screengrab of a merch design. Letters in green, handwriting style read “ceasele” before being cut off. A curved green image with a black design is also cut off by the crop.)

Be sure to check out Kit’s work on her website, or follow her on Instagram and Twitter/X @AnemoneTea.

Speaking of The Magnus Protocol, in this week’s episode Celia is researching…

Meanwhile, a quick reminder that tickets are still available for our event this month in Manchester with James Ross! Head to this link to find out about the show and pick up a ticket!

Finally, in news from the RQ Network, we’ll be sharing a feed-drop from The Program audio series today on The Magnus Archives podcast feed. The Program is a dark science fiction show set in a future where Money, State, and God have become fused into a single entity called the Program. In this episode, featuring Zach Valenti, a man who discovers a parallel simulation to his own and ends up involved with the ultimate A/B test. If you enjoy this episode, do make sure to check out the rest of The Program, wherever you find podcasts, on the Rusty Quill website or on The Program website.

Here is our full schedule for this week:

Tuesday 4th June

The Magnus Protocol 19 – Hard Reset (Patreon & Kickstarter) (4pm BST)

Wednesday 5th June

Neon Inkwell – The Pit Below Paradise 7 – After Life (Patreon) (4pm BST)

Thursday 6th June

The Magnus Protocol 19 – Hard Reset (Public) (4pm BST)

Friday 7th June

Neon Inkwell – The Pit Below Paradise 7 – After Life (Public) (4pm BST)

Have a good week all!

The Rusty Quill team