#alex is a monster but we respect his craft

[wordswithkittywitch]

The thing about Rusty Quill Gaming is you're warned by anyone who's listened to it that Alex is a monster (but we respect his craft) and that this podcast has some of the most heart-wrenching real time mourning and horrific gruesome encounters with people being lovingly evisercated on mike and then you listen to it and it's like "the dog failed it's will save against quiche".

...this is a trap, of course, you get a few dozen episodes in and then absolute horror menaces these innocent mercenaries who just wanted to avoid being seen in public with the man dressing his dog as Shirley Temple. (they fail to avoid either of those things)

[humanthatexistsrn]

okay well what if alex and steve woke up from a shipwreck with nothing but a single book left (a crafting book) and now must survive together in this new world they’ve never explored. and also they’re teenagers, at first amazed at this mostly barren but beautiful land they’ve ended up in, and they play and mess around and don’t take it seriously. and then night comes and the monsters come out and it’s terrifying and they have to make a dirt shack somewhere and they’re terrified but at least they have each other. slowly but surely they begin exploring the world, and they find villagers who speak a language they don’t understand so it takes time to understand them, and they can’t trade immediately. and over the course of the movie they grow up, and their appearances reflect that, gradually becoming the default skins we know. and they begin to uncover the secret history of this land, how there were people before them, maybe their ancestors, but something terrible happened to them and now all that remains are their builds. alex takes to redstone and steve to building. eventually they find manuscripts of how to create a wither, and how to get to the end. they kill a wither to make a beacon for their end fight. they kill the ender dragon, not knowing that she’s innocent and harmless, and enter the portal. as they’re falling two beings circle them and begin talking about their journey and they recite the end poem. we see clips of the pair’s builds, how they’ve grown. we see clips of other lands and other people in them. and then they wake up. they feel like something is wrong and after exploring the end islands they find out the dragon was innocent and was merely protecting her egg. they return to the end to give birth to another dragon. they keep creating together, pushing one another further and further. until, finally, a wandering merchant finds them with news from their families. they get a map that gives them directions on how to return home. steve wants to finish some build he had an idea of, but alex decides to sail away first, promising to come back and visit. steve continues building with alex visiting him every so often. alex eventually sends him a letter saying she likely won’t visit anymore because she’s gotten too busy back home. eventually steve decides to leave as well. he leaves his dogs and pets behind to be taken care of by the villagers. he sails away. credits roll. post credits scene: alex and steve visit with their respective kids. their appearances are even older than before. the world has changed, but all of their work is still there. alex and steve show the kids around, who are understandably amazed at their builds and machines. alex comments how this changed world feels different, and being back feels less special than she expected. steve replies that they’ve changed too, but the kids will probably like it as much as they did.

[martinhyperfixates]

Ahhh so RQG 44 is where ‘but we respect his craft’ came from

Alex: The surgery, again to your professional eye, is like world calibre surgery.

Bryn: Oh this person is a monster and a sociopath but I’ve got to respect his craftmanship.

Lydia: Like Alex!

[stars-are-shining-bright]

anyways i just listened to rusty quill gaming episode 174 and i am Not Okay

[thegirlofmanythings]

“You don’t wanna ever read something written by me solely, it’s gonna be vicious”

- Alexander J Newall

*The RQG Fandom screaming out in agony and agreement in the background*

[bare1yart]

[ID: Three doodles of Grizzop and Hamid from RQG. The first is a fully coloured pen drawing of Grizzop, a grey-skinned goblin with a thin tail standing with one hand on his hip and the other clenched in a fist. He has a nervous and surprised expression on his face.

The second is a pencil doodle of Hamid, a round-faced egyptian halfling. He's clutching at his arm with a dragony hand with a distressed expression on his face, shouting: "A Dragon?!"

The last drawing is of Hamid, but as a small dragon. He's crouched low to the ground, short wings outstretched, breathing fire and growling angrily. End ID]

Guess who just listened to RQG 80! Take some doodles I've made (and please no spoilers in the tags!)

[rosered2018]

Guys, Rusty Quill is deliberately being ambiguous again. Make them stop!

[brairotextream]

I think now that wilde died and was resorected AGAIN his hair colour should change again and this time it should be iredecsent rainbow to match his silly Shakespeare outfit :') he deserves it after all the pain Alex caused him (and us) :')

[lobotomy-maybe-bestie]

asdfgahskgalwukgszoahakgslsjksgaoh ALEX!!!!

many thoughts so here's the first one:

sumutnyerl said something interesting when hamid asked them if they knew that the seed could do something like this. she said that the ursans always knew the garden and by definition their seeds were powerful, and that maybe this was achieved by the corruption of the squizzards and their energy. but we don't have any evidence the squizzards actually tampered with the seeds tesla had, only that they knew about them as a part of the simulacrum. however, we DO know that one of the seeds- the one from tesla's notebook- has been taken into the realm where the squizzards come from. how fucking TERRIBLE would it be if that was the party's fault as well?!

i respect alex's craft SO much, the idea of throwing a bunch of people into the world KNOWING they will be kind and try to help and engineering it so that in that helping, they doom the world even more without realising it. it's such a terrible thing and i LOVE it

[boyfriendyke]

alright what the fuck happened in rusty quill gaming this time

[hgb94]

Yiikes. Fire elemental grabs Hamid’s leg. Alex: Roll me 4d6. Bryn: No. No. No. Alex: I could roll for you if you’d rather. Bryn: I…refuse. If I don’t roll them, you can’t hurt me. Again!

[disastergenius]

A while ago, someone said they had the thought of Alex Newall (DM for RQG) guesting on Critical Role because 2 degrees of separation via Grant Howitt. 

However, I think we overlooked the idea that Brennan Lee “I’m all the bad guys” Mulligan and Alexander J “a monster but we respect his craft” Newall would also get along

[archaickobold]

I'd apologize for all of the rusty quill gaming stuff I've been reblogging but honestly I'm still reeling from yesterday's episode and this is me showing self control so-

[chaotic-aro-incarnate]

Rusty Quill Gaming as John Mulaney Screenshots pt 2

part 1 here

Everyone when Bertie says something

Sasha

Hamid after Cairo

Everyone to Hamid

Howard Carter

Every time Alex talks about Wilde post-Damascus

Einstein

The characters talking about Alex but we respect his craft

Cel after Alex says that what they're building wouldn't be crackling with electricity for aesthetic purposes

Alex's giant scary monsters that the PCs defeat in two rounds

[sdv-mostly-shane]

Hello! January is birthday month for my children, and now that we got the last one down, time to get right back in ~ In the spirit of parenthood, here’s some Stardew Parent Headcannons of all the marriage candidates -

Stardew Valley Imagines : Parent Headcannons

Bachelors

Alex

The kind of dad to be at every appointment/interview/inspection and cry at every point of progress “we’re one step closer to our beautiful baby”

Will absolutely cry once he holds that baby, and will have a hard time letting them go to his partner

Baby wearing extraordinaire- has multiple options for different occasions

Matching track suits to hide the fact that they were both a hot mess that morning trying to get out the door, but they did it, so time to celebrate

Would ironically have a brainiac child that he is absolutely enamoured with and admires - he sits at their little table, spilling out of the tiny chair, but refuses to budge because his baby is telling him about the water cycle of the Earth, and he doesn’t want to miss a thing

Elliot

A very ‘hands off’ parent - will observe them at play and not pressure them in any particular way

Probably a Waldorf dad

Sits his babies in his lap every night to read- they are the first ones he tests out a new limerick on, and respects their criticisms as much as their praise

Lots of evening walks down the sea shore and the forest edge.

Out of the bachelors, I think would be the most sensitive/attune to them, and would be great at breaking down their complex emotions and thoughts, and would especially be so with any neurodivergent children.

Harvey

The type to plop down a stack of parenting and pediatric books on the dining room table as soon as you two have decided to welcome children into your lives

Is the one to show the farmer how to change a diaper

In fact, just count Harvey as the one to be the party planning, baby book filling, milestone documenting professional. He’s got it covered.

Loves the newborn stage, is terrified of toddlerhood, but then back in control once they’re like 6. And then terrified again once they are teenagers (his kids actually consider him a friend as well as a father and actually enjoy hanging out with him (sometimes))

100% a helicopter parent, but more so the ‘I love you so much I don’t want you to ever experience any pain’ type of way

Sam

Probably has an accidental love child at one point

You can find him in bed with the baby, singing songs together, while he spikes the baby’s hair nice and tall

Do you honestly think this young man would not use every dad joke ever known? Because he would- and he would find them all absolutely hilarious

The fun dad that will also actively try to embarrass his kids in front of their friends

Keeps his kids home for “sick days” to sit on the couch together, no pants, no homework, and all laughter.

Sebastian

Would be stressed when they are newborns, but relax as they get older. By the time they’re teens, he would have cultivated a very trust and respect-based relationship with them where his kids are comfortable telling him anything

You’ll find him quietly at every event, game, recital, competition, imaginable. Supporting his children with his presence and then taking them out that evening to do something fun, crazy, or maybe even a little dangerous

His most fond parenting moments are when the baby is in their bouncer right besides him, happily babbling away and smiling at him, while he does his work at the computer. Quality time is his baby love language.

The type of dad to patiently and honestly answer his children’s millions of questions about anything and everything.

Will absolutely take them out to splash in the puddles when it rains (but then will also send them straight to the bath)

Shane

Is already pretty experienced in the parenting realm, but is thrown into a whole new adventure with the newborn phase. Finds himself to truly LOVE babies and toddlers

“Hm, can’t sleep? Let’s go get a snack.” “But dad, it’s 1AM” “I do this all the time, don’t worry. Just don’t tell [parent]”

Would let his kids roam free, but only if he is supervising, and is actually kinda strict/short. Absolutely fears losing his children and will do anything and everything to make sure they grow up safe and cared for.

A very stressed daddy but only because he loves his children so much that he would die if anything happened to them

The best cuddler out of all the bachelor parents. Wanna soft spot to curl up on the couch? He’s already passed out with his head back, snoring. His nice pudgy ‘dad’ belly makes the perfect pillow to rest baby heads on while he reads a book.

Bachelorettes

Abigail

The fun parent.

The kind that wakes up early on a Saturday with their kids, just as excited as they are, to eat sugar cereal and watch a show together.

Is always down to play (especially play fight). Will (endearingly) spook their partner a bit when they rough house because Abby has that wild feral look in her eye too often

The competitive parent that gets just a liiiitle too involved in whatever sport/organization/fair/et.al that the child is partaking in-all in good fun, of course.

I can picture her taking her child out to the forest, late at night, to lay on the soft moss. She’d tell them about monsters, lore, crystals, and everything supernatural and mystic. Whispering in the dark as they point up to the stars and laugh and laugh and laugh

Emily

Hippy granola mom to a T - have you seen her “organic quinoa and fresh goat milk” quote? She’d do anything to provide the best that nature has to offer her children

While her disposition toward her children is incredibly loving and free-spirited, she would probably be very resposible and stressed about doing right for her children

Would absolutely take her children by the hand, in various states of dress (jammies? Okay. Just a diaper? Alright. Ballgown? Let’s go), out to the forest with handmade woven baskets to collect all the gifts from the Earth that they can find

Absolutely the Craft Mom - she’d be all about enrichment, sensory play, and fostering a creative spirit

Tells the best stories. After bedtime routine, will sit with her children in thrir bed, and will tell stories of magic, of love, and of adventure. Her kids, eyes bright, won’t want the night to end, because mom is showing us how much wonder and mystery is in the world

Haley

So gentle and so sweet with her kids, but can send them running with just a ‘look’

Would be a nervous wreck the first go round, but an absolute master by the time the second comes around

Helicopter parent that obsesses over every milestone, growth, and accomplishment of their child. SO proud of them and can’t wait to praise them and brag about them.

The wonder parent that can do it all while looking absolutely breathtaking. She makes it look easy once she gets the hang of it

Can’t you just picture her and her baby girl in matching flowy Daisy sundresses dresses with pink ribbons in their beautiful blonde curls, chasing after each other barefoot in the fields, while the golden grass dances in the wind- gah I love this pretty pretty princess so much.

Leah

Cool Wine mom that drives a Subaru

Would absolutely read her child to bed every night, until they fell asleep.

Her transition into motherhood was flawless. She’s a natural parent who just loves in abundance

Soooo many nature walks, hikes, and camping trips. Always accompanied with a picnic basket, quiet peacefulness, and heart to hearts about whatever is going on in their life.

The definition of free-range parenting, encouraging self discovery and independence. Yeah, she’ll always step in when needed with some kind encouragement or advice, but would much rather watch her children learn about the world on their own terms

Maru

The do-it-all parent. Signs up for activities, projects, school boards, committees, and teams. Is actually on time, prepared, and succeeds in all of these.

The most prepared and responsible out of any of the parents. Always has snacks in her diaper bag and a first aid kit

Did someone say routine/chore chart

Would show love for her children through learning and new experiences-the best part about being a parent for her is watching her child’s brain turning and working as they think about the environment in front of them. At her best, her kids think she is incredibly fun and they have a blast doing anything and everything with her

Not exactly tender/overly affectionate with her kids, but absolutely concerned about being the best mom she can be by having balance of learning, play, discipline, and love.

Penny

Literally just Miss Honey from Matilda

Pinterest mom. All the crafts, DIYs, bento boxes with cute little caterpillar grapes-you name it, she’s already done it AND packed your backpack and laid your clothes out for you.

Can be heard saying “well the pediatrician said...” “hm well that’s not what dr alberts book said to do” among other “first time mom”things

Can be incredibly anxious worrying about their child’s development and well being. She’s been around kids her entire life, but this is HER child? This one doesn’t go home at the end of the day? Everything has to be absolutely perfect

The most sentimental-would absolutely weep going through the baby box to pull out the teeny tiny booties and smelling the baby blanket - “they were just SO TINY- we need another one NOW.”

[scrambled-eggsed]

It's really kinda impressive how Alex played into the "evil GM" thing so much that only a few people realised the willsaves weren't against nightmares. Like I genuinely thought Alex was so mean that he'd get people to roll for sleep. So basically what I'm tryna say is he's a monster, but we respect his craft