Narrative Declaration Update - November 2023
Added 2023-12-01 00:29:00 +0000 UTCHappy lates-giving, everyone!
It's your ursine wizard here to give you an update for November! Also, with some potentially exciting news to you at the end of this update. Especially if you like books and WarHams!
We hit 50K on YouTube!
We recently and steadily passed a soft milestone for our YouTube channel by hitting 50,000 subscribers!
We've reached this exciting goal thanks to your support in watching our YouTube shorts and videos. Thank you so much, and here is to 100K! (I want that silver plaque!)
Also, we have been multi-streaming to YouTube and Twitch now! If you prefer watching our TTRPG shows on YouTube rather than Twitch, you now have the option to do so!
The VODs for each episode still go behind a sub-wall once finished. And Patreon members will still get their VOD as soon as possible.
Our Holiday Break Begins!
Every year since WarHams started, we've established December as our dedicated break month. This allows us to chill out, relax for a bit, and catch up on a lot of maintenance work that has more than likely been ignored. Such as updating the Patreon, website, PDF searches, categorizing our shows on different platforms, and more.
This also allows the crew to spend time with their loved ones with no hassle, as some need to travel far to see their families, so we'd have some awkward scheduling throughout the month regardless.
This break also means a break in PDFs. But don't fret! I will compile all of Rotgoon's assets to release in November. Although they may not be formatted in beautiful PDFs, you will get the stat blocks, art assets, tokens, maps, and more from the Rotgoons campaign in December.
Your continued support helps keep us going, and we'll be excited to continue our journeys in January!
Remember, there will be one episode of Rotgrind on December 9th!
PDF plans & updates
Now that Pathfinder Second Edition's remaster has been released. It brings up the question about our older PDFs. They're still under the OGL, not the new ORC license. Specific things, such as alignment and some tags, may need to be revised.
I'm happy to announce that we will update these PDFs over time when we get the time. I won't have a dedicated finished date for this, but I wanted to let everyone know that it is on the list of things we want to do. Speaking of which…
Community Inquiries
Every so often, I hold an internal Narrative Declaration meeting. This meeting is generally a place for the crew to voice their opinions, brainstorm ideas, and I present how overall we're doing.
Two significant things came from this discussion, and we wanted to see how you all would feel about it. Please leave a comment on this Patreon Post about what you think!
1. We want to make a book.
Occasionally, we will be asked if we'll ever make a physical release of a book. The desire to do so is there, but the money and time needed to make a physical release happen would be considerable. But we still want to get the ball rolling, at least on a digital release.
The current idea/plan is to create a Bestiary first. This allows game masters and players to enjoy the book while allowing us to world-build various parts of Tyne without writing us too far into a corner like a world-setting book would.
This is a soft announcement of our interest in creating a book, and we will take steps to do so. But we make no promises!
Would you be interested in a Rotgrind Bestiary book?
2. We're considering doing WarHams again
We had to end the WarHams TTRPG show because Game's Workshop's fan content policies forced our friend Alfabusa to close down his "If The Emperor Had A TTS Device" Warhammer 40K series. Continuing the show would have been extremely awkward, so it ended out of respect for our friend.
Recently, we've been relaxing our boycott on Warhammer-related content. We are allowing ourselves to play Warhammer games again. We do not see ourselves supporting the wargame and its model line, but we are fine supporting 3rd party TTRPGs and video games again.
With that, and after talking to Alfabusa and the old WarHams players, we found ourselves interested in rebooting WarHams.
To do this, we would require A LOT of financial support. Nearly double what we currently have on Patreon, Twitch, and YouTube. It's needed to compensate the game master, players, artists, producers, video editors, and more. If we were to do it now, it would be too much of a strain on our finances.
But we are interested. So, before we consider more, would you be interested in a WarHams reboot?
Comments
Oh do it using the Imperium Maledictum system
Sam May
2024-05-24 07:13:02 +0000 UTCPlease revive WarHams! I miss the original characters so much. You could use the Rogue Trader videogame as a sort of test run for if there is still interest in the original WarHams. I do not know, I just want to see them again.
Renic
2023-12-11 02:40:45 +0000 UTCA Rotgrind Bestiary Book would be awesome!
Fenr1su1fr
2023-12-07 22:12:33 +0000 UTCI just started listening to WarHams after fully catching up on all of the Tyne series, and it's... It's a little rough around the edges. A reboot or revival without current production levels would be neat. At the end of the day, though, I probably wouldn't take WarHams content over Tyne content. But if you moved to a seasonal schedule or something, or if you had an expanded production crew to ensure everything got it's due attention (which you hint at WRT funding), that would be fun!
Kichae
2023-12-07 13:51:19 +0000 UTCI would be VERY interested in a Rotgrind book! As for a reboot of WarHams, I'd certainly watch it, but given how much it would take to get it off the ground, I'm also content for you folks to just focus on your core strengths with Rotgrind and Rotgoons!
Jacob Behnke
2023-12-05 23:31:30 +0000 UTCI may have started watching you guys because of WarHams, but I honestly love the world you have created for Rotgrind and Rotgoons...and of course love both groups and the stories that come out of their games as well. Along with that, it feels like WarHams already got wrapped up. Maybe not in the way the group originally wanted, but we did get an ending. Personally, I would not mind a reboot. But only if it does not overshadow Rotgrind and Rotgoons, like people here have already explained better than myself. Regarding a Rotgrind book, I would love that! Snatching some monsters from the setting for my own games could be a lot of fun.
Risax the Imp
2023-12-04 10:43:39 +0000 UTCI started with Warhams and I loved the Warhams Rotgrind special, but I agree with the others here: if you start doing Warhammer content again, it shouldn't overshadow Rotgrind-related stuff. A Rotgrind book could be a great idea.
Mustard
2023-12-03 21:36:42 +0000 UTCI've been a fan/supporter since the very first episode of Warhams, and really loved it all. I stuck around after Warhams wrapped up and the switch to Rotgrind happened, with all the turmoil of that shift. I've become very invested in Rotgrind, Rotgoons, and the world of Tyne as a setting. On a basic level I enjoy all the groups regardless of game, but I really feel like Rotgrind is something special. I guess I'd just worry a Warhams reboot would put pressure on the group, financially and audience, to just do more Warhammer stuff instead of continuing to build your own thing.
Chrome
2023-12-03 17:21:52 +0000 UTCDon't burn yourselves out trying to bring back warhams. It was cool but I'd be more interested in a starfinder 2e campaign when that comes out.
Stringtheory
2023-12-01 21:27:25 +0000 UTCInteresting thought, but this has a feeling like you’re reaching too far. I’d let interest build and above all keep the workload manageable, passions high, and take care of yourselves. The results are worth it and you’re already doing a kick ass job making unique content from an IP I had never heard of but now adore. I’d suggest a Pagani approach as opposed to (modern) GMC: quality > raw output to try to satisfy everyone. For what it’s worth, please note that we’re patrons, not share-holding venture capitalists: we’re here because we already love you guys not because we want to push you to max output! Ooof, my asspie-ism came out, sorry for the TED rant! :-)
CheeseWizard
2023-12-01 15:14:13 +0000 UTCI was, and still am, a big fan of both the WarHams and TTS shows, so I am in favor of WarHams coming back. As for the book, I haven't been able to convince any of my groups to try Pathfinder instead of DnD 5e, so my interest in that is purely academical at the moment.
Demos Mirak
2023-12-01 10:06:37 +0000 UTCWARHAMS LIVES (maybe)! -STOMP STOMP
RazorSynth
2023-12-01 06:58:50 +0000 UTCThe weird thing is as of this point in time I've started my relistening of Warhams and I really enjoy listening through it again and again, so a Warhams Redux would be awesome. And as for a book it would be nice to have a compiled source of RG monsters.
Kaiju_Kyle
2023-12-01 05:23:27 +0000 UTCWould love to see warhams again. Even if it's not the same characters that energy was always a highlight of my day. Hell I bought the new advice model just so I can do a warhams theme on it.
Glory legs
2023-12-01 04:59:42 +0000 UTCHi, I would LOVE both a book and the reboot of Warhams. Warhammer content is... stodgy and stuffy and really just... abominably stuck up its own butt, and needs, no, NEEDS someone making light of it.
G.S.
2023-12-01 03:48:05 +0000 UTCHams reboot would be interesting, but I think you might have to worry about the previous campaign influencing a lot of your decisions in the rebooted campaign. You guys should do it if you're both comfortable and interested in it, we'll love your guy's stuff no matter what system or setting it's in. The beastiary would be a larger investment, if you ask me, but it might have a bigger payoff in that people might see the book and become interested in Rotgrind as a result, rather than just attracting old Warhams viewers (most of whom I think stayed on anyway, like myself). A physical release would be super cool as well, really would elevate it to that professional TTRPG level.
Neospector
2023-12-01 01:45:58 +0000 UTCWarhams would be fun, but please don't burn yourselves out. Also if I'm going to be honest, I've grown invested in the world of Tyne and the Rotgrind/goons campaign and I'm leery of seeing Warhams return because - bluntly - it would eclipse that narrative in short order because Warhammer is a juggernaut.
Josh McClary
2023-12-01 01:11:08 +0000 UTCWARHAMS YES YES WARHAMS In all seriousness though, while I do love the well written narrative of Rotgrind/goons, I yearn for the unbridled chaos that founded it all. Zoran, please loosen your producer grip a little bit and let things fly off the rails again. Assuming Thurston GMs for the WH reboot, I'd love to see the completely nonsensical story he has this time.
Zenet
2023-12-01 00:48:02 +0000 UTCWhile I am still of the opinion, "F**** GW and almost anything to do with 40k," seeing Warhams again would be really neat! I enjoy y'all's party dynamic, and would love to see more in the grimdarkness of the far future.
Tom Anonymous
2023-12-01 00:39:59 +0000 UTCBring on the hams!! <3
Hokuto Shirou
2023-12-01 00:39:37 +0000 UTCI would be VERY INTERESTED in a physical, or more likely, digital, Rotgrind Bestiary Book. Love the setting and have multiple friends who are not familiar with the series but are very interested in the monsters for use in their campaigns.
MyNameJers
2023-12-01 00:39:05 +0000 UTCYes warhams yes.. please yes warhams. Yes. That being said, Warhams will likely draw back both old fans and bring more 40k fans onboard. If you're like me, you got into warhams at the beginning because of the TTS verse, and because of the 40k community. Even just cracking that door open will send a great message to your fans who like Narrative Declaration, but still kinda like 40k as a hobby. Best wishes, team!
NordCreme
2023-12-01 00:38:23 +0000 UTC
