RQG Fanzine

This is the official blog for the first-ever Rusty Quill Gaming Fanzine — a digital charity fanzine that will be donating 100% of its proceeds. Feel free to shoot us a message/ask if you have any questions! (Icon by @sketch-cat) (MOBILE LINKS: faq + schedule | general guidelines | mods | contributor guidelines )

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RQG Fanzine available now, for free!

Happy final epilogue day, everyone!

In honor of the Rusty Quill Gaming main campaign coming to a complete close, we’ve decided to release the RQG Zine for free!

Whether you weren’t able to purchase it during our sales period, didn’t get into RQG until after sales ended, or just didn’t know about the zine until now, now’s your chance to view the entire zine (that’s over 200 pages!) for free! The digital merch will remain a purchase exclusive.

The zine boasts 43 artists (including multi-page profiles of each character, multiple locations pieces for each arc, key events, and fic illustrations), 16 authors, 11 craft contributors (including recipes, cross stitch, crochet, a musical arrangement, and more!), and character doodles from some of the artists in the zine. 

Access the zine in full here!

Access the zine, broken down by sections, here!

We had such incredible contributors, and we know that you’ll love to see all of the content that they created.

Lastly, we would like to once again thank everyone who purchased the zine during our initial sales period. Because of your support, we were able to donate over $4,000 to The Yemen Foundation! 

We hope you enjoy the zine!

(If you have any questions, please message us here!)

[ID: The cover of the RQG Fanzine, styled to look like an old book cover. It has a deep purple background, and reads “We’re Still Working on the Name” in the center of the page. The text is a stylised, golden font surrounded by gears, spirals, and fancy lines. Underneath is a golden falcon, with its wings spread, sitting directly above the text “A Rusty Quill Gaming Fanzine”. At the two bottom corners of this inner section are two stylised hearts. This section is shaped like an arched window, bordered with double golden lines. The area outside of this section is filled with different party motifs, also done in gold. There are arrows on the top left of the page, pointing toward the top corner, and flames on the top right, doing the same. The two sides are mostly symmetrical, containing daggers, wrenches, and gears. The bottom of the page has stylised waves. The outermost part of the border is a series of spirals.]

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And now, a drumroll for the final donation amount...

Thanks to your contributions (+ taxes), we managed to raise $4317 for The Yemen Foundation! It's so exciting - this money is going to an incredible cause, and we are so thankful to all of you and everyone involved in this zine. 

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hello, i love the zine so much! i was just wondering if it would be possible for you to upload the individual sections as pdfs because my computer really struggles to open it as it is so massive, and it won't let me print off the recipes etc. thank u!!

Can do! Can you message us on here or shoot us an email at [email protected] with a screenshot of your purchase confirmation and we’ll send back the link to the zine in sections?

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Quick status update

Hi everyone! Don’t want to leave everyone wondering where we’ve gone, so we have a quick status update on the final donation. We’re currently waiting on PayPal to release the money to us so that we can send it over to The Yemen Foundation (it’s on hold currently, but should be released by Sunday at the absolute latest), and once that’s done, we’ll send it over and announce the final total that we raised for them!

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Sales are officially closed!

Our ko-fi shop is officially closed, and zine sales have come to an end after a very active month! Thank you so much to everyone who bought a copy; your donations are incredibly appreciated, and we hope that you love the final product as much as we loved creating it. 

In the next few days, we’ll have an update on the total amount raised from the zine sales! 

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Last chance to buy the RQG Fanzine!

Don’t miss your chance to purchase the RQG Fanzine! Sales will be closing tomorrow, Friday, 12 March at 11:59 p.m. GMT. 

Get your copy now!

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FOUR HOURS LEFT UNTIL SALES CLOSE!

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Last chance to buy the RQG Fanzine!

Don’t miss your chance to purchase the RQG Fanzine! Sales will be closing tomorrow, Friday, 12 March at 11:59 p.m. GMT. 

Get your copy now!

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RQG Zine Giveaway Contest!

Want to win a copy of the full RQG Fanzine, including ALL of the digital merch? Thanks to a generous contributor, @ladyjudica, TWO lucky winners will be selected to receive the digital PDF of the zine + digital merch package!

Fill out this form to enter!

The giveaway will run for ONE WEEK: 1 March to 8 March. 

RULES:

You must provide us with a way to contact you on the form (an email or social media account work!)

Winners will be contacted on 9 March. You will have two days from when we contact you to respond; otherwise, we will select another winner. 

BONUS:

Want a better chance to win? All entrants who reblog this post will have their name entered twice! Note: you have to fill out the form to enter. Sharing the post does not count as your entry.

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In the meantime… sales for the RQG Zine will be open until NEXT FRIDAY, 12 MARCH! Buy your copy today.

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Last chance to enter! The form will be closing at MIDNIGHT GMT!

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RQG Zine Giveaway Contest!

Want to win a copy of the full RQG Fanzine, including ALL of the digital merch? Thanks to a generous contributor, @ladyjudica, TWO lucky winners will be selected to receive the digital PDF of the zine + digital merch package!

Fill out this form to enter!

The giveaway will run for ONE WEEK: 1 March to 8 March. 

RULES:

You must provide us with a way to contact you on the form (an email or social media account work!)

Winners will be contacted on 9 March. You will have two days from when we contact you to respond; otherwise, we will select another winner. 

BONUS:

Want a better chance to win? All entrants who reblog this post will have their name entered twice! Note: you have to fill out the form to enter. Sharing the post does not count as your entry.

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In the meantime... sales for the RQG Zine will be open until NEXT FRIDAY, 12 MARCH! Buy your copy today.

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Early reviews are in from some of the family members of our contributors: all rate the RQG Fanzine super highly and definitely think that you should buy your own copy!

On a more serious note: the RQG Zine has only been on sale for a little over a week, and we’ve already raised over $3,000 dollars for The Yemen Foundation! Thank you all again, so much, for your generous contributions; we hope that the zine has lived up to your expectations!

Zine sales will continue until Friday, 12 March! Make sure to purchase your copy today so that you can enjoy it for yourself.

[ID:  a graphic listing different reviews of the RQG Zine. The top reads “the reviews are in!”. the bottom reads “The RQG Zine is a smash hit you cannot miss!” with five gold stars below it.

The reviews, from top to bottom, read: "Oh did you finish your recipe book?" - Hila's mum, 5 stars; "the illustrations are pretty cool" - Jenn's brother, 5 stars; "what in fresh hell is a twink Bertie" - everyone, 1 star; "Also im in it! I'm not - I'm not in it." - Ben Meredith; "good, as you should have, and will get even more" - Varya's grandmother, about breaking 1000$, 5 stars; "Is that your show about the swordfighting?" - Charlie's mum, five stars.

The center of the page has a smaller version of the cover page styled to look like an old book cover. It has a deep purple background, and reads “We’re Still Working on the Name” in the center of the page. The text is a stylised, golden font surrounded by gears, spirals, and fancy lines. Underneath is a golden falcon, with its wings spread, sitting directly above the text “A Rusty Quill Gaming Fanzine”. At the two bottom corners of this inner section are two stylised hearts. This section is shaped like an arched window, bordered with double golden lines. The area outside of this section is filled with different party motifs, also done in gold. There are arrows on the top left of the page, pointing toward the top corner, and flames on the top right, doing the same. The two sides are mostly symmetrical, containing daggers, wrenches, and gears. The bottom of the page has stylised waves. The outermost part of the border is a series of spirals.]

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HOLY CRAP GANG we’ve already raised over $1,000 dollars in the first two hours !!!!! Thank you so so SO much for your support of the zine we’re incredibly grateful and emotional right now <3

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We rocketed past $2000 last night - thank you all SO much, we don’t even have the words to express how grateful we are at the support!

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hey there! i got my copy of the zine today, really excited - is there a way i can get it in several, smaller pdfs though? my laptop wont open the file as it is, its too large ): happy to donate a little extra as this would be quite a task i imagine.

Yeah that’s totally fine (its also not too much work at all)! Could you send us a confirmation of your purchase to [email protected] and we’ll send back a folder with the separated sections?

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HI THE @rqgzine IS FINALLY OUT AND ITS AMAZING PLEASE GO CHECK IT OUT!!!!!!

[ID: A digital drawing of Cel from RQG shown from the chest up. Cel is a pale-skinned half-elf with green eyes and blonde hair styled upwards. They wear a large brown coat with green lining, a pale green shirt, finger-less gloves and green goggles that are resting on their forehead. They smile widely and proudly hold out the cover for the RQG Zine with both hands. The zine cover is deep purple with gold lettering and decorations. In the same purple, written beside them, are the words ‘Zine Out Now!’. The background is a solid light pink. End ID]

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HOLY CRAP GANG we’ve already raised over $1,000 dollars in the first two hours !!!!! Thank you so so SO much for your support of the zine we’re incredibly grateful and emotional right now <3

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Hi! For the zine, is it fine to add emojis to a public discord server or they meant only for yourself? I want to add them to the Writing Rangers once I've purchased the zine 😊

Hi, it’s totally fine to add the emojis to a discord server!!

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RQG CHARITY FANZINE SALES ARE OFFICIALLY OPEN!!

The day is finally here, and the zine is READY for purchase! Again, this is fully a charity fanzine, and all money raised will be going directly to The Yemen Foundation!

Get your copy here!

If there are any issues with your purchase, shoot us a message here and we'll get back to you ASAP, or send us an email at [email protected].

THE DETAILS: Sales will run from 13 February to 13 March. The zine & merch are completely digital; nothing will be physically shipped to you. We are offering three bundles: all three will be pay-what-you-want, with a minimum price as listed below.

THE BUNDLES:

IN THE EYE OF YOUR MERCH ($5 MINIMUM) This bundle only includes the digital merch. Purchasers will receive:

22 lineart colouring pages (both of zine pieces and other fanart!)

27 wallpaper-sized zine pieces (desktop backgrounds, phone backgrounds, etc.)

Full-res cover image + logo

LOLOMG lighthouse poster

Discord emojis

A special Bertie sticker

WHEN ZINES COLLIDE ($15 MINIMUM) This bundle only includes the screenreader-friendly zine PDF. The zine is over 250 pages, and features:

43 artists (including multi-page profiles of each character, multiple locations pieces for each arc, key events, and fic illustrations)

16 authors

11 misc. contributors (including recipes, cross stitch, crochet, a musical arrangement, and more!)

Character doodles

WITH THE PASSION OF THE ZINE ($18 MINIMUM) This bundle includes the digital merch AND the zine as one package! Purchasers will receive:

All of the above content, at a little bit of a discount!

[ID: A gif announcing “Sales open", with a shiny feature over the top that runs from left to right. The text is a stylised, golden font surrounded by gears and fancy lines. It has a deep purple background, and along the bottom reads “We’re Still Working on the Name Fanzine”. There is a golden border along the inner section; at the top right and bottom left corners of the inner section are two stylised hearts. The area outside of this section is filled with different party motifs, also done in gold. There are arrows on the top right of the page, pointing toward the top corner, and flames on the bottom right, doing the same. The top and bottom are mostly symmetrical, containing daggers, wrenches, gears, and other stylised objects. The left side of the page has stylised waves.]

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Zine sales will be opening TOMORROW, Saturday, 13 February!!

We're so, SO excited to show everyone the final zine and let you all see just how incredible our contributors are.

[ID: A graphic announcing “One day to go". The text is a stylised, golden font surrounded by gears and fancy lines. It has a deep purple background, and along the bottom reads “We’re Still Working on the Name Fanzine”. There is a golden border along the inner section; at the top right and bottom left corners of the inner section are two stylised hearts. The area outside of this section is filled with different party motifs, also done in gold. There are arrows on the top right of the page, pointing toward the top corner, and flames on the bottom right, doing the same. The top and bottom are mostly symmetrical, containing daggers, wrenches, gears, and other stylised objects. The left side of the page has stylised waves.]