Rusty Quill but make it accessible!

We're a blog devoted to IDing and transcribing fan content for all Rusty Quill media! [Icon ID: a digital drawing of Azu from rqg, a black orc woman in a pink and purple dress with frills and bows. She wears long white gloves and is holding a purple wand in one hand. She is doing a peace sign with the other hand. End ID] [Header ID: A solid hot pink color swatch. End ID.] profile image is by @majorkirastan

[rq-described]

Introducing RQ-Described!

We're a blog that is dedicated to adding image descriptions to fanart, edits, videos, animatics, and any other media within the shows that Rusty Quill produces. We're aiming to improve accessibility in the fan community overall, so we're taking submissions and requests for writing IDs; all you have to do is tag us in the comments or submit the link through our submissions box. Do keep in mind that more detailed pieces may take us a little longer to ID.

As part of this blog, we are going to be compiling already accessible works that have image descriptions/transcripts added, in order to keep the most well rounded blog we can. If you are a blog that writes IDs or transcripts, feel free to reach out and we’d be happy to spread your work!

Accessibility within this fandom is an important mission for us; fandom should not be an inaccessible area for anyone and it's our goal to ensure that people who rely on image descriptions and/or transcripts for any number of reasons can enjoy fandom to the same extents as anyone else. If you're interested in learning more about accessibility, you can read this post for the basics of why image descriptions are so important, or our accessibility resources tag for some tips and information about writing IDs.

Finally, we have a spreadsheet that catalogs artists’ race/ethnicity headcanons for Magnus Archives and Stellar Firma characters to allow for more accuracy while writing IDs. We highly encourage fanartists to add their own information via comments mode on the spreadsheet! For more info about this, see this post.

Thank you, and we can’t wait to see you around!

[madootles]

the melanie and jon show! (mag 28 -> mag 131)

[rq-described]

[ID: Two semi-realistic line art drawings of Melanie at Jon's desk.

In the first, she sits leaning back in a chair, looking around herself and says, "I knew you guys were a bit--slapdash--but this is absurd." She is wearing a Ghost Hunters UK shirt. Jon has a tape recorder out and looks stern. He has short hair, glasses, and officewear.

In the second, Melanie stands in front of Jon, her arms crossed. She asks, glaring, "What. Are. You. Doing?" Jon looks up, surprised. He is holding his bleeding hand over a bloody cloth underneath. His desk drawer is open. Melanie has a scar on her cheek and wears a sweater. Jon has shoulder-length, wavy hair and wears glasses and a hoodie.

/end ID]

[gods-shiniest-mistake-deactivat]

Had to make this a reality

[rq-described]

[ID: A version of the "not what I'm called" meme. Michael Distortion comes out of a door, grinning with his arms spread, saying, "hey guys" A child points at him and says, "the abortion" Michael shouts, "not what I'm called"

Detail: The door is yellow with rectangular spirals on it. Michael is thin and pale with long, pointed fingers and long, flowing blond hair. He wears a green top with tails under a tan jacket; purple, spiral-patterned bell-bottoms; and black shoes. /end ID]

[nausikaaa]

[rq-described]

[ID: An edited version of the "Holy shit! Two cakes!" meme. A happy stick figure stands at a table, holding up a fork and knife. On the table are two TMAGP episode 31 transcript screenshots.

The first reads Celia: Thanks so much for coming out at such short notice, Georgie. I know it’s late. Georgie: Ah, you know I’m a night owl. I mean, not compared to you, but, still.

The second reads Dave: Captain. Georgie: Dave. Report?

/end ID]

[k11lka-oldside]

man i love Georgie

guys can you pleease recommend some college/uni AU fanfiction????? i was traumatized by this podcast😭

[rq-described]

[ID: Semi-realistic, colored digital art of college-age Jonathan Sims and Georgie Barker sitting on the ground together. Jon is excited, his face turned towards Georgie. He holds a book, gestures, and says "bla bla bla." Georgie leans towards him, smiling fondly, and thinks, "he's so weird... I like him." The words "me and the bad bitch I pulled by being autistic" are written above with arrows pointing to both characters. The background is light brown graph paper.

Character design details: Jon is thin. He has light brown skin and short, straight, greying black hair. He wears glasses, a tan shirt with a green jacket, tan trousers, and white sneakers. Georgie is thin with brown skin and dark brown locs that are half tied up. She wears a red sweater, blue jeans, and white sneakers.

/end ID]

[muraenid]

the worst part, though, was his expression. he looked… bored.

MAG 075: a long way down / @a-mag-a-day​

[rq-described]

[ID: Stylized, colored, digital TMA fanart of Mike Crew. He is drawn from the waist up and angled so it appears he is looking at the viewer dispassionately. There is a fuzzy filter and blue tint over the drawing. Mike is thin, with pale skin, light grey eyes, and a light blond mullet. He has a white, branching scar down the side of his face that continues under his shirt. He wears earrings, a striped white dress shirt, and a gray blazer. /end ID]

[iamtheeggsnake]

“I never understood the phrase; ‘Like a deer in the headlights’, until she looked me in the eyes for the first time.”

Agnes Montague.

[rq-described]

[Plain text:

“I never understood the phrase; ‘Like a deer in the headlights’, until she looked me in the eyes for the first time.

Agnes Montague.

End PT]

[ID: Stylized, colored TMA fanart of Agnes Montague. Agnes is standing and staring foreword. Above her head is an antlered deer, also staring forward. Both Agnes and the deer look scared and have bright headlights reflected in their eyes. Agnes is wreathed in smoke and there is fire behind her. Text on top and bottom reads, "To look at her... Was too Much for Most."

Details: Agnes is thin and pale-skinned, with red hair and freckles. She wears a green striped scarf, a plain gold necklace, a white sweater, and a brown cardigan. The artist signature, @/iamtheeggsnake, is in the bottom left corner. /end ID]

[late-to-the-magnus-archives]

Sometimes we must remember

Season Two!Jon = Funniest Jon

he thought he was subtle

HE THOUGHT HE WAS BEING SECRETIVE (and was SHOCKED, SHOCKED I tell you, when people called him out)

T H I S D O R K

[rq-described]

[ID: An excerpt from the TMA episode 54 transcript annotated with underlines and all-caps text. It reads:

"I broke into Gertrude’s flat." This sentence is underlined and has "what" written next to it. The next line reads,

"I was doing some digging when I discovered that her home had not yet been relet. A quick discussion with the agent confirmed that there were some legal delays due to the manner of her disappearance and death, and she was paid up for the next six months, so they hadn’t yet cleared it out." The phrase "discussion with the agent" is underlined with the words, "you told them who you were and where you worked, didn't you." The last paragraph reads,

"So I broke in. It wasn’t easy and the window meant that I didn’t get a lot of time before I heard sirens but I think I got away with it." The words "I heard sirens" are underlined. "Jon" is written underneath in giant font with spaces between each letter.

/end ID]

[joshuamj]

The Magnus Protocol 1 - First Shift

[rq-described]

[ID: Stylized TMAGP fanart. It shows a birdcage with a sharp, hooked top hanging from a chain on the ceiling. The cage has a pool of blood on the bottom and eyes carved on the bars. There are curved red eyes above the cage and yellow feathers with eyes on them floating around it. A black box over the middle of the cage reads, "[image removed by moderator]." Text at the bottom of the image reads, "canaries should stay above ground." All text is red and in caps. /end ID]

[pmpknsoup]

[rq-described]

[ID: Portraits of Martin, Jon, and Basira from The Magnus Archives with screenshotted posts above them like dialogue.

Martin says, pointing a finger up cheerfully, "ohhhh i get it now. the little seed of loneliness i've carried with me since i was five will never go away" (source: tumblr, virtualplushy). Jon, hugging himself and looking scared, says, "hi sorry for ghosting you im being tormented by psychic horrors beyond your wildest comprehensions" (source: tumblr, wizardpostsdotorg). Basira, looking askance, says, "being a hypocrite is awesome. i get to disparage other people and do whatever i want. it's win-win" (source: twitter, h3xenbrenner2)

Character design details: Martin is fat with pale skin, short curly light brown hair, and stubble. He wears round glasses and a white dress shirt under an orange sweater. Jon is thin and brown-skinned with worm hole marks and short, graying, wavy black hair. He wears rectangular glasses, a white dress shirt, a green tie, and a loose black jacket. Basira is thin and brown-skinned. She wears a purple hijab, a white shirt, and a gray jacket.

/end ID]

[bare1ythere]

Visit Original Link

DAVID: Well, look, you could, we could- we could- we could- we could compromise, right? ‘Cause I’d-I’d rather you didn’t just go off and get yourself killed? …All told?

[DING!]

IMOGEN: I am genuinely interested as to why you would not want that!

TREXEL: Really?

DAVID: But-

TREXEL: But, David, I-I felt- I felt the way we left it last time that you were very much along the lines of “You- you go off and do what you want, Trexel, you stupid fool, and I, David, who’s finally found what they love and are engaging in it can stay here in my lovely fulfilled pod! Of David’s Place! Little hermit crab shell!

DAVID: Yeah, but I didn’t wanna- didn’t expect you to go and throw yourself into the teeth of Galactonium gun barrels.

TREXEL: Well what else was I supposed to do, David? When somebody rejects you, put yourself in mortal danger to win back their L- [flustered] UH I MEAN TO- TO- UH It doesn’t matter what they think because you’re Trexel Geistman best person in the world!

[DING!]

IMOGEN: Yikes!

DAVID: Okay we’re gonna, we’re- [long sigh, tired] We’re gonna blast past that one.

[samwise1548]

You ever get in the mood to try something completely different?

[ID: A digital painting of Jonathan Sims and Martin Blackwood from The Magnus Archives. Jon is a brown man with straight grey hair and a mustache. Martin is a white man with curly ginger hair bleached at the ends and bangs. He's also wearing round glasses. The drawing is of Martin leaning into Jon affectionately. Jons face is turned away from the other man, but both of them are blushing. Pint hearts float next to Jon. \End ID]

[magnusforgaza]

Commissions are open now!

here's the post about the commission guidelines and the post explaining how to commission. The commission form can be found in our carrd.

Thank you all for the support.

[rq-described]

[ID: Art of Gerry Keay from the Magnus Archives, smiling as he waves a paintbrush in the air. From it emerges the colors of the Palestinian flag, which billow out to form a text bubble that reads, "Magnus for Gaza Commission Form open!" Gerry is wearing a shirt reading "All eyes on Rafah." End ID]

[magnusforgaza]

Commissions are open now!

here's the post about the commission guidelines and the post explaining how to commission. The commission form can be found in our carrd.

Thank you all for the support.

[rq-described]

[ID: Art of Gerry Keay from the Magnus Archives, smiling as he waves a paintbrush in the air. From it emerges the colors of the Palestinian flag, which billow out to form a text bubble that reads, "Magnus for Gaza Commission Form open!" Gerry is wearing a shirt reading "All eyes on Rafah." End ID]

[magnusforgaza]

TMA COMMISSIONS FOR GAZA

What is TMA Commissions For Gaza?

You can get small TMA commissions (a little drawing or short fanfic) in exchange for donating to 1 of 10 Gofundme's of Palestinians in Gaza (starting May 17th)

There are about 60 artists signed up already who have volunteered to work for free for this to happen. Until May 16th, you can join too!

The project is fanmade and has no connection to Rusty Quill

Our carrd: https://magnusforgaza.carrd.co/ Everything else under the cut ↓

How can I participate as an artist?

If you want to support our cause and join as a visual artist or writer - thank you! You can fill out this form to sign up: Artists Form Here's a seperate post with information for artists.

How can I commission?

1: Donate to one of the 10 gofundme's. (any amount) 2: Fill out the commission form and describe what art you want! 3: And now we wait. We don't know how many commissions each artist will take on so please be patient💚

Where does the money go?

We, the organizers and artists of TMA commissions for Gaza, gain no money from this. We ask participants to donate to 1 of these 10 Gofundme's by Gazans who are trying to survive and evacuate Gaza. 5 of these Gofundmes are on the Operation Olive Branch list and the other 5 are friends and family of one of our organizers. The funds are needed for expenses such as medical care, food and first and foremost to pay for crossing the border to Egypt.

Why only 10 Gofundme's?

We hope to be more effective when focusing on just a small number of Gofundme's and not for example the whole Operation Olive Branch list. Providing a smaller number of places to donate to may also help donators to not get overwhelmed by the amount of people who need their help. If you have any questions, send us a message here on Tumblr!

Art by: @the-munster-mash

OUR CARRD: https://magnusforgaza.carrd.co/

[rq-described]

[ID: A graphic design titled, "Unofficial and Fan-Led — TMA Fandom Commissions for Gaza." It is styled as text written on a pale green desk, with tape recorders and cassette tapes labeled "Free Palestine" scattered nearby. One document reads, "Commissions Open May 17! With proof of a donation to a Gazan family's survival fund." A different card reads, "Call For Artists: Artist sign up is open until May 16! See our Carrd in bio." There are a few sticky notes, one reading "All Eyes on Rafah" and the other with a watermelon emoji drawn on it. Finally, smaller text in the corner reads, "We are NOT Rusty Quill! This grassroots campaign is inspired by the Magnus Archives, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0." End ID]

[lnakoi]

Melanie and Jon:

[rq-described]

[ID: Tweet by *yaya* @ birtenyspears that reads, "i fear only one person has truly ever understood me and i fucking hate the guy". End ID]

[josephinecarttanneur]

Just finished The Magnus Archives and I loved it so much

[grapefruiters]

[ID: magnus archives fanart. jon sits on the floor in a dark room, looking at a book and holding a tape recorder. books and papers are on shelves all around and flood the floor. jon's eye is slightly glowing. End ID.]