It’s been a busy month, with a number of shows and events where The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game has been hugely popular!
Don’t get eaten by your podcast!
UK Games Expo saw many demos and much Magnus Archives keenness! The lovely Rusty Quill team joined us as part of their ten-year anniversary celebrations, along with the delightful Sydney from Indie Boards & Cards promoting The Magnus Protocol Mysteries. We ran and recorded two seminars at the show, the first about bringing podcasts to tabletop games and the second a live play with some of the cast of The Magnus Archives and The Magnus Protocol!
Rusty Quill are currently editing footage for their channels, which we’ll be able to share with you once that’s done. If you’ve not yet managed to play or run The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game, then this would be a fun intro!
Look at this swarm of dice!
We hope you enjoy this sneak preview of so very many dice coming off of the production line. It feels a little like The Contagion has got involved in making these teeny math rocks! We’ll have more info about dice production next time.
How time flies! Has it already been 10 years since we released The Magnus Archives RPG?!? Well, no. But, it is the 10th anniversary of The Magnus Archives podcast from Rusty Quill, and we have some great TTRPG content lined up this year to celebrate such an achievement.
Upcoming Anniversary Events at UK Games Expo!
Join us at UKGE in Birmingham, UK, on Friday, May 29th for a live seminar hosted by none other than Rusty Quill with Monte Cook Games and Indie Boards and Cards—we’ll be talking about converting podcasts into games.
Take a deep dive into the process involved in turning a podcast into exciting tabletop games, hosted by Rusty Quill, the multi-award-winning podcast production company behind the world’s most popular audio fiction horror story, The Magnus Archives.
Joined by Monte Cook Games (Cypher System, Numenera) and Indie Boards and Cards (Coup, The Resistance, Kodama), topics they will cover include how to use audio to create new experiences in tabletop games, the process of turning audio experiences into TTRPGs, and tips on running successful crowdfunding campaigns for your games.
Each of these companies are giants of their industry, able to bring their own unique, tried and tested perspectives that have led to award-winning games and podcasts. You won’t want to miss it!
Then, make sure to tune in on Sunday, May 31st, for a LIVEPLAY of The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game!
Take on the mysteries of the Archives in this live play session of The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game, the record breaking TTRPG based on the world’s most popular horror podcast!
Join players from gaming and podcast titans Monte Cook Games, Indie Boards and Cards, and Rusty Quill as they examine what lurks in the Archives of the Magnus Institute, an organisation dedicated to researching the esoteric and the weird.
Powered by the Cypher System, The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game will challenge and terrify players and audience alike, with an expert Monte Cook Games GM guiding our investigators through the Archives, as they dig into the supernatural and attempt to hold back the machinations of entities that threaten humanity.
Because when you stare into the Archives, something starts to stare back…
Happy April! We’re posting this safely far away from April 1st so you won’t mistake it for a joke—we really DO have an update on The Magnus Archives Deluxe Dice!
In our last update, we mentioned that due to tariffs and disrupted global trade we needed to explore more manufacturing options for the dice and box. They’re very deluxe products, which makes producing them even trickier when global issues throw wrenches into every step of the process. Not to worry, however—we at MCG are old hats at navigating tough issues to deliver products that delight both you and us.
Now, for the fun part…
Even deluxier dice are coming!
The deluxe dice are now in production!
And to express our gratitude for the patience and grace you’ve shown us during this challenging process, we’ve found a way to further upgrade the dice. As you know, we promised high-quality sharp-edged resin dice with special markings for the game’s mechanics. We’ve worked with our vendor to further refine the design. Have a look at this:
Look how these dice shine!
The green dice show the color, pattern, and paint color we’re using for the final design. (The faces are “generic,” though, and don’t reflect the final design. So ignore them.) This is a slight upgrade from what we’ve shown in the past, but very similar.
The blue dice show the physical facet-cut design, which is really unique! This is hard to photograph—we’re doing our best to convey the brilliance, but what you see is a pale facsimile of what it’s like to hold these dice in your hand. They really shimmer!
If you look at the corners, these dice really show off the gorgeous facet-cut design!
The beautiful Leitner booksafe box, which doubles as a dice tray, is also moving forward. We’ll have more news on it in our next update.
An eight-mile-long island floating 1000 feet above distant mountains, filled with dark passages, huge vaulted rooms, mysterious devices, and dark magic. Things that crawl, slither, and moan. Monsters, creatures, and dark forces. And strange and unimaginable treasures, waiting for those brave, or foolish, enough to claim them.
The base on the floating island known as Vocurro was established to investigate the strange qualities of minerals unique to its planet—but because the inhabitants have only a medieval level of social development, the base has always operated in secret.
Now it’s gone offline. Communications are down. The fate of base personnel is unknown, and a rescue party is on the way. But what will they discover on a planet that doesn’t play by the known rules of physics?
Play Jewel in the Sky as a classic fantasy dungeon filled with strange and unusual discoveries. Or drop it into a space opera sci-fi game, and play as the visitors reclaiming their base on a world unlike any ever encountered. It’s specifically designed to play either way—and to deliver twists and surprises that will make this dungeon crawl a weird, exciting, and memorable adventure! Once you explore the island of Vocurro, there won’t be any going back…
Deluxe Dice and their Leitner-style Deluxe Dice Box
Hello Archivists,
The Deluxe Dice for The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game and their Leitner-style Deluxe Dice Box are the only things outstanding for this campaign. We want you to know these have not been forgotten. Due to the current tariff situation, we’re currently trying to find an alternative manufacturer to our originally planned partner. This product is deluxe in many ways, which complicates manufacturing and limits the available facilities and partners who can meet our needs in all ways including production quality. We’re anxious to get this out as soon as we can, but due to the global trade environment, it’s still a ways off.
Thank you all for your patience and support.
Team MCG
Visual of the deluxe dice box in a Leitner-esque book style
XP Deck, Playmat, and Magnus Institute File Folders Are Ready for You to Redeem!
Hello wonderful backers,
This is a quick fulfillment update to let you know there are rewards to redeem! The latest rewards that are ready for you are:
Magnus Institute File Folders (set of 12)
XP Deck in print
XP Deck in PDF
Playmat
In addition to these new rewards, if any of the following items are among your rewards or add-ons from this campaign (and you haven't redeemed them yet), please redeem them now:
The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game in print
The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game in PDF
The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game Limited Deluxe Edition in print
The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game Audio Assets [Part of the corebook: download at mymcg.info/tma-files]
Archivist Reads the Statements [Part of the corebook: download at mymcg.info/tma-files]
The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game Limited Deluxe Edition, Autographed
The Magnus Archives Roleplaying GamePlayer's Guide in print
The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game Player's Guide in PDF
Character Portfolios (set of 5) in print
Character Portfolios in PDF
Campaign Journal in print
Campaign Journal in PDF
The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game Early Access
The Magnus Institute Training Cassette
Prop Set in print
Prop Set in PDF
A Guest for Mr. Spider
A Guest for Mr. Spider, Autographed
Leitner Bookplates (set of 12)
GM Intrusion Deck in print and PDF
NPC Deck in print and PDF
The Weird in print and PDF
Your Best Game Ever in print and PDF
Convenient One-Click Redemption!
To redeem one or more of the above rewards or add-ons, head on over to the MCG Shop by copying and pasting this link into your browser: https://mymcg.info/tma-rewards//This special link puts all of your available rewards from this campaign into your cart, ready to check out and enjoy!
There are only two rewards which are still outstanding: the Premium Dice Set and The Weight, a PDF-only investigation/adventure. Stay tuned for more info on these products next month.
We kindly ask that if you have questions about our fulfillment process, you give this helpful guide a quick read before reaching out to Jennifer, our wonderful customer service guru. Though she is magical, she is also only one human, so any self-help you can do before reaching out is greatly appreciated.
UKG Games Expo 2025 Best Roleplaying Games Judges' Award: The Magnus Archives RPG!
Hello Archivists,
UK Games Expo Judges Award Winners: Best RPG
The Magnus Archives RPG won the UK Games Expo Judges’ Award for Best Roleplaying Game at the 2025 show this year! Rusty Quill’s marketing folks joined us at UK Games Expo in Birmingham last weekend, to receive the award! We’re so proud of this game, and it’s wonderful to share such industry recognition with Jonny, Alex and the rest of the Rusty Quill team.
Monte Cook Games receiving the Judges Award for Best RPG at UK Games Expo 2025
Thanks to all the TMA and Cypher System fans who came to see us at the show, and to all those who played demos with us. We look forward to hearing more of your stories of what your institution and team are doing in your Magnus Archives RPG games!
The Magnus Archives products with with Judges Award 2025
What’s in the Archive so far…
We’re waiting on a few items from this campaign which have been delayed due to manufacturing in China and the tariff situation. So that everyone knows where we are with fulfilling this campaign, the list below shows what you should have coupons for, and what we are waiting on to be printed and delivered to us before fulfilling to you.
Things which have fulfilled:
The Magnus Archives Core Book
The Magnus Archives Deluxe Book
A Guest for Mr. Spider
The Magnus Archives Character portfolios
The Magnus Archives Campaign Journal
Things which we are in production: A couple of these items have been affected by tariffs and tariff-related freight issues, but we’re moving them through the pipeline.
The Magnus Archives Prop Set one
The Magnus Institute File Folders
The Magnus Archives XP Deck
Premium Dice and Lietner Dice box
The Magnus Archives Core book
Fancy a brew?
If you’re keeping up with all things TMA:RPG, then Monte had a great chat with Stacey Janssen discussing her work on Tangled as one of our adventure writers, grab a tea (or a coffee) and you can watch it here.
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We're posting this mini-update in the comments to let you now that there are more wonderful rewards from this campaign that are available to redeem now. The rewards of which we speak are: A Guest for Mr. Spider; A Guest for Mr. Spider, Autographed; Character Portfolios in PDF; and Character Portfolios in print.
For clarity, let's look at a full list of this campaign's rewards and add-ons and their statuses.
Here’s a full list of all the rewards we’ve fulfilled so far, including those we’ve just announced today:
A Guest for Mr. Spider A Guest for Mr. Spider, Autographed Character Portfolios (set of 5) in print Character Portfolios in PDF GM Intrusion Deck in print GM Intrusion Deck in PDF Leitner Bookplates (set of 12) NPC Deck in print NPC Deck in PDF The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game in print The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game in PDF The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game Player's Guide in print The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game Player's Guide in PDF The Weird in print The Weird in PDF Your Best Game Ever in print Your Best Game Ever in PDF
Clicking on this link will take you to the MCG Shop, where your rewards will have been added automagically to your cart.
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These rewards/add-ons are in production:
Audio Assets Campaign Journal in PDF Campaign Journal in print Playmat Premium Dice Set Prop Set in PDF Prop Set in print The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game Limited Deluxe Edition in print The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game Limited Deluxe Edition, Autographed The Magnus Institute File Folders (set of 12) The Magnus Institute Training Cassette XP Deck in PDF XP Deck in print
Reminders about reward fulfillment:
We fulfill rewards as they become available. If you don’t see a reward you’re entitled to among your coupons, please check your email and the campaign’s recent updates to make sure we’ve fulfilled it. If we haven’t fulfilled it yet, don’t worry—it’s coming!
We guarantee that your crowdfunding reward will be available for you to redeem for up to a year beyond its release date. (This means you can wait a bit to redeem your reward, if you’d like to combine rewards for cheaper shipping, are changing address soon, or similar reasons.)
Coupons expire one year after the reward’s release date. If you need to redeem an expired coupon, please tell us about it through our Contact Us page so we can help you.
We kindly ask that if you have questions about our fulfillment process, you give this helpful guide a quick read before reaching out to Jennifer, our wonderful customer service guru. Though she is magical, she is also only one human, so any self-help you can do before reaching out is greatly appreciated.
It’s been a busy month, with a number of shows and events where The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game has been hugely popular!
Don’t get eaten by your podcast!
UK Games Expo saw many demos and much Magnus Archives keenness! The lovely Rusty Quill team joined us as part of their ten-year anniversary celebrations, along with the delightful Sydney from Indie Boards & Cards promoting The Magnus Protocol Mysteries. We ran and recorded two seminars at the show, the first about bringing podcasts to tabletop games and the second a live play with some of the cast of The Magnus Archives and The Magnus Protocol!
Rusty Quill are currently editing footage for their channels, which we’ll be able to share with you once that’s done. If you’ve not yet managed to play or run The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game, then this would be a fun intro!
Look at this swarm of dice!
We hope you enjoy this sneak preview of so very many dice coming off of the production line. It feels a little like The Contagion has got involved in making these teeny math rocks! We’ll have more info about dice production next time.
