We are delighted that Rusty Quill has now released transcripts for, Stellar Firma, The Magnus Archives, and the main campaign of Rusty Quill Gaming. This is no small feat: RQG in particular is quite a long podcast, and this is a great step forward in making these stories accessible to a wider audience.
The transcripts are available here: https://rustyquill.com/transcripts/
We firmly believe that some accessibility is better than none, and commend RQ for releasing the transcripts despite some flaws and gaps. We are also pleased that a form is available here for submitting corrections to the transcripts, indicating that RQ will continue to improve the transcripts.
That said, there are some areas for improvement, which we hope RQ will address soon, namely:
Releasing transcripts of the extras and side campaigns for Rusty Quill Gaming. Some of the side quests, particularly the Ancient Rome one, are relevant to the main story, and the guest episodes feature a wide range of gaming systems and styles, meaning they provide valuable content that should be made accessible.
Releasing transcripts for the between-season content for Stellar Firma seasons 1 and 2.
Establishing a consistent numbering system for RQG transcripts which will put them in the correct order. Currently, some episodes are out of their chronological order, which may give the impression that these episodes are missing altogether.
Providing links to the Outliers transcripts. Since Outliers was a co-production with Historic Royal Palaces, the situation is probably a bit more complex regarding hosting, but links or directions seem a reasonable expectation
Adding PDF transcripts and sharing Word transcripts more clearly for Magnus Season 2. The transcripts are currently available, if you go to the main Magnus Archives transcript folder, then MAG Word, then season 2, then Legacy Magnus S2 transcripts, but this is a rather complicated way of getting there.
Making corrections and finalizing the RQG transcripts. While we don’t expect perfection, and we’re glad that the transcripts were released as is, there are still areas highlighted for review throughout them.
Again, we are very pleased by Rusty Quill’s progress, and we congratulate them on finishing the greater part of the work needed.