Okay, that's a little self-congratulatory. I'm not a deity, I'm just an anomaly. Look upon my works ye stable and tremble:
Those are about 2/3 of the Slavic Folklore list video notes. As you can see, I do everything in my power to keep everything as orderly and consolidated as possible. Many of these paragraphs have a line ratio of 3/1. We should be proud of me together.
The most important part...
Hi everybody! Your friendly neighborhood Benji here, wishing you all a pleasant evening (or morning, or afternoon, or timeless eternity, depending on which part of the cosmos you occupy)!
Just a few updates tonight before I turn in. First, I want to share something with you you may or may not have been waiting patiently for. It's just a taste for now—we still have plenty of work to do before it this creation can be released, shambling and screaming onto the internet:
2018-04-28 05:21:18 +0000 UTC
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Ho there, you lovely humans!
I'm going to be pounding this one out without a care in the world for grammar or stained-glass beauty, because it's 12:35am and I have a sick Chloe to take care of. So cutting swiftly to the chase, I have three things to share with you:
1. The Sickies (part 2)
Chloe contracted my illness last night. She vomited and convulsed and moaned on the bed for nearly ten hours, but eventually came around. We're both doing a lot better no...
It looks like we might have another addition to our team soon.
Today we a had meeting with Felipé, the artist who contributed visuals to both our Slavic Folklore Episode and our H.P. Lovecraft Short Story, about the possibility of working with us on the show more regularly. He seemed very interested in the proposal, and right now we're doing some work to see whether he'd be a good fit for the kind of content we put into our regular episodes. He's a brilliant painter, but we haven't seen him p...
2018-04-22 17:59:36 +0000 UTC View PostHey y'all! Benji here.
Look at us. Look how far we've come. A mere half-decade later and here we are, on our way to the second video in our Slavic Folklore series. Our speed and efficiency are truly unmatched.
I won't mince words: production has been slow. We've been working as hard as possible to release new, high-quality content, but between the steadily-increasing production value of the show and the demands of Chloe's day job, it's just been... a lot. It's gotten to the poin...
2018-04-18 20:31:52 +0000 UTC View Post
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2018-04-18 01:03:32 +0000 UTC View PostHello you lovely people,
It is a little past the first week of April and I have just finished the audio. You all know what that means...
LIFETIME REWARDS!!!!
There are a few new bits of information I get to pass your way along with the usual reminders. So lets get started!
Firstly, I would like to remind our pre-January patrons to update their pledge to include their addresses if they haven't already done so. We can't send you merch if we don't know ...
2018-04-12 21:47:07 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys...
So... when I finished the audio edit and we sat down to listen through it... we realized that we needed to re-record. The hum of the Radon pump that is attached to the outside wall of the building turned out to be way too noticeable.
WE ARE SO SORRY. We both think you deserve better than that crappy audio. Anyway, the good news is we found a better recording space! So no more Radon pump hum ever again.
Woohoo!
Bad news is we have to push the video b...
2018-04-03 23:57:16 +0000 UTC View PostGood Morning!
After much experimenting, we found a recording set up that seems to work, at least for now. Honestly, I don't think it is by any means permanent. But, it works for now which is all we can really ask.
The audio has been recorded and now I get to pour almost all of my attention into shaping it up. It's very exciting. Benjy is getting started on some asset creation and contemplating the meaning of life. We are working to push this out ASAP.
☮❤️😀
—<...
2018-03-25 15:57:29 +0000 UTC View PostThis post is going to be mostly positive, which should be a refresher after what must seem like a constant parade of "we're delayed because [insert frequently repeating circumstance here], thank you so much for your patience."
To begin, the best news: we've finished writing the script for our Slavic folklore episode! And it's... very long. But I also think it's quite good, so I'm excited to move forward with it and share what we've come up with.
Also, good news re...
2018-03-21 18:14:28 +0000 UTC View PostHello, my fellow fleshbags~
I feel like when I write these up I'm always apologizing for my slowness. Allow me to continue the tradition as I bring you up to speed!
Writing the script for our upcoming Slavic Folklore episode has been very much like trying to roll a boulder up a hill. We're trying to cram a lot of very technical stuff into a very short timeframe, but even so, the script has amounted to almost twice the length of the Lovecraft episode's script. And just ...
2018-03-20 01:11:13 +0000 UTC View PostALL ABOARD!
This is your co-conductor speaking. Today we will be passing through the Outline Station. We are sorry for the delays. We know you are eager to get to your final destination.
We are looking at getting into the Scripting Station by evening, so sit back relax, and enjoy the ride.
☮️❤️😃
—Chloe, Happy Human Helper
Hello all you wonderful people!
I have got some wonderful news!
Benjy and I have decided that we will begin shipping sticker rewards out of country. This means that the many international patrons who have reached this reward in the past shall be getting an email from me very soon, asking which type of sticker they would prefer!
We still aren't ready to start shipping wholly internationally but this is a step in the right direction!
Some other important news 2018-03-10 02:35:20 +0000 UTC View Post
I tried really hard with that title. I opened Power Thesaurus and everything. I hope you appreciate it~
At any rate, we're finally getting to a point where we can legitimately begin to discuss the Slavic Folklore series. And, of course, that means it's time to talk to the board of beautiful patrons who support this fine establishment. If you're a $10+ patron and want to help us test and whittle down this u...
2018-03-06 00:34:39 +0000 UTC View PostHello Folks!
It's that time of month again when we begin rolling out our Lifetime rewards!
As a reminder to our pre-December patrons who have not yet updated their pledges: we can't send out your rewards if you don't update your pledge to include your address.
Also we are still unable to send physical rewards out of country. The team hopes to come up with a solution soon.
Expect emails from me in the very near future!
☮️❤️😃
—Chloe, Happy Hum...
2018-03-05 21:31:20 +0000 UTC View PostWe recently broke our $800 goal, and as a result, I'm putting in time between videos right now to get the Reddit all spruced up and ready for work.
Problem though: this is not simple work. For any of you who are not familiar with Reddit's "back end" (if that term is applicable), it's basically just a section for custom CSS rules that override the default ones to customize your page. In effect, if you want even the *simplest* custom filtration system, you have to have a pretty solid unders...
How does a species attain its perfection? What must mankind do to hurdle all barriers and begin its ascension? Under the guidance of their long-dead exemplar, a master and pupil embark on a journey to find out.
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2018-02-27 20:20:30 +0000 UTC View PostHello you wonderful people!
It is I, Chloe!!! That is correct, as of today the audio is done. That means we are in the final stages of video creation. Sorry for such a slow month. It's been filled with interruptions and bumps.
But on the even brighter side we seem to be getting back into the groove. I am back to researching for the short while we have left before the video goes up. And Benjy is working on the rest. Expect it up really soon!
—Chloe, H...
2018-02-27 02:00:45 +0000 UTC View PostPhew. Long time no video, yeah?
Sorry for the sluggish progress and the slow updates. It's a real challenge to create the kind of content we do with only four hands at the helm. We're still working on the show like crazy—always will be—we're just coming out of a really tough holiday season and trying desperately to reclaim our momentum.
Part of this definitely comes from Chloe's work schedule. I'm able to spend all of my time on Tale Foundry, but she came onto the show a little late...
2018-02-24 00:50:55 +0000 UTC View Post
I know this is a little late to post but we are excited to announce that reached 100,000 Subscribers Tuesday evening! We will be celebrating with the fans shortly but for now we are hard at work to get this next video out to all of you!
—Chloe, Happy Human Helper
2018-02-17 19:43:24 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys!
Long time no talk. So after quite a long delay we have resolved our technical difficulties and are going to begin rolling out the Lifetime rewards! Thank you guys so much for all of your patience with this.
I am going to take this time to remind all of our patrons that we are currently unable to send merchandise outside of the USA. We apologize for the inconvenience and are looking at solutions for the future.
Also I would like to remind our pre-January patrons to u...
2018-02-15 22:28:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay.
*cold sweat*
This thing's happening. We're right on the doorstep... and we have no idea what to do. Anyone have suggestions for how we should celebrate the most anticipated event in the channel's history so far? That is, WITHOUT devoting a week+ of production to it?
—Benji
2018-02-11 01:09:14 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys!
This is just a brief post to let you all know that the delivery of our lifetime rewards is going to be a bit delayed this month as we attempt to work out some bugs in our progress tracking system. Everyone will get all rewards they've unlocked, although they might come a bit slower than expected.
Thanks for understanding! Sorry for the inconvenience.
—Benji
2018-02-07 06:33:11 +0000 UTC View PostWE DID IT!
With the addition of our newest patron, Hunter Haddad, we've officially broken our first goal at $800! As promised, this means we're going to seriously ramp up the quality of the subreddit with the addition of graphics, flair, organization, etc., etc..
And then after that? We're going to promote it to our youtube community and walk away. This will be the platform for the fans, run by the fans. We're just going to spruce it up and make it a littl...
2018-02-05 18:32:51 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a little later than we expected, but it's here! That thing we said we're were going to do is finally done!
Starting this month, we're going to begin charging new patrons at the door rather than at the beginning of the next immediate pay period. This will allow us to make sure we're sending out rewards to the fans who have actually helped the show financially rather than those who are just sampling the goods before vanishing (i.e., deleting their pledge before the pay period).
...
Man, this story has been one hell of a doozy to begin work on.
First, some context. It's been a while since you guys have heard pretty much anything from us outside of the GoFundMe campaign, which is mostly because that's where we've been tied up. It's been an a life-changing experience for us, but it's also been a big grind. Thankfully, it's starting to wind down. We only have a little effort left to put in before we get to wait 'till the end of February, close the campaign, and star...
2018-01-31 22:09:26 +0000 UTC View PostAt the end of December we had you guys vote for a topic. You chose Slavic mythology, which we're really excited about, but also realizing now might be an issue...
Many of the most anticipated figures from "Slavic mythology" (specifically stories circulated through mimesis/mimicry) — Baba Yaga, Koschei the Deathless, Domovoii, etc. — are not exclusively "myth". Many of them come from singular fairy-tale-like stories which were immediately codified in written language and circula...
This one should be really quick, and really unfortunate...
We've run some numbers and talked to some people, and decided in the end that we've way, way underestimated what's going to go into creating this book. In our current circumstances, if we break the $800 goal within the next month (which isn't looking unlikely, really), we'll be hard-pressed to deliver.
So... we've re-shuffled our goals a bit. The book is is still there, it's just a little ways back now. The nex...
Hello, you incredible, fleshy balls of generosity.
We just sent out a message to all our other fans on our social media sites, explaining the barrier between a creator and their audience, and how for us that melted away when we saw how much they care.
We've made some incredible progress in just 48 hours. We had no idea things would go over this well. In fact, we were dreading what could have come of us making this kind of very personal plea to our audience. We thought we'd be lu...
2018-01-21 23:05:24 +0000 UTC View Post
In the end, this is just too important of a development for us not to post on our main community site. You guys deserve to know what's going on, even though the last thing we want is for any of you, the ones who are making this show possible, to feel pressured into helping us with a second financial concern.
If you're supporting us here, you're already giving us a way to help resolve the issue by giving us the means to be self-sufficient. And that's a really gr...
2018-01-19 17:24:13 +0000 UTC View Post