Hey, sorry about the short notice. Now that the list video's out, we're excited to get working on the short story! But before we can do that, we need to get some feedback and suggestions from you. Come join us on our Discord server!
The team will be online Saturday, 10/07/2017, discussing the topic from 11:00pm-12:30pm CST. Make sure your patreon account is linked to your discord account 2017-10-07 13:29:15 +0000 UTC View Post
In our first sci-fi video we came to a single unifying definition that we felt expressed the breadth of sci-fi. This time we're taking a look at the genre's history to show *why* we chose that definition.
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2017-10-06 23:57:10 +0000 UTC View PostWe're currently putting the finishing touches on our Sci-Fi List video and have a good idea about what we'll write for the story. We're looking to get a head start on the research for our H.P. Lovecraft Month, but need a direction to guide our research and planning.
Here are a few ways we could take this:
2017-10-05 20:48:06 +0000 UTC View PostWe're fast approaching the second installment of September's Sci-fi series, but it's definitely going to bleed into October. As a result, we want to get a steady handle on October's theme ahead of time so we're well prepared when the time rolls around.
A lot of you may have anticipated this, a lot of you may have simply been hoping against hope for it. This October, we're finally going to cover...
H.P. Lovecraft!
This is ...
While we prepare for the next sci-fi month video and discuss our upcoming think tank session, it's important we keep things moving at a brisk rate, and the best way to do that is to keep the morale of the team high.
Since our last welcome post, two new humans have joined in to make sure that happens, and on top of everything, make sure our humans can feed themselves.
Everyone welcome:
—Karri Neves
—Karl Schmidt
Feel free to introduce yo...
2017-09-26 19:37:48 +0000 UTC View PostThe last several months have been rather slow for us, and Sci-fi month is also off to a rather slow start. We might find this discouraging, if not for you, our community, and all of your support.
Since the release of our newest video, two new heroes have joined in to keep our moral, our momentum, and our livelihood in balance.
Welcome:
—Kit Vane Tempest
—MrTwelvePips
Feel free to introduce yourselves! Tell us a bit about who you are, an...
2017-09-24 17:33:54 +0000 UTC View Post
For such an important and well-loved genre, sci-fi is rather difficult to define. Is it space opera? High-brow philosophical parables? Serious speculation about the future of technology? Is it all of those things? And then, what *isn't* it?
In this episode, we attempt to "solve" this puzzling genre by answering one simple question: "what is science fiction?"
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We'll start posting visual sneak peeks for the forthcoming Sci-fi episode tonight. Before that, we need to decide on a topic for the list video that will follow so we can start researching and outlining for it.
There are a couple of clear directions we could go:
2017-09-15 20:14:02 +0000 UTC View PostWish there was more we could share with you guys so far, but we're officially done with the script and editing TB's audio for the upcoming Sci-fi vid!
I'm gonna be working on making assets today and tomorrow, then I'll be animating. So $3+ patrons, expect some visual sneak peeks real soon!
—Benji, foundry artist/writer
Nik Maier just bumped his pledge to $25, which is a huge contribution to the show and means we'll have another top-tier patron beside the amazing Arch Di Angelo to thank on screen at the end of each series!
You all mean so much to us. Every dollar from every pledge brings us that much closer to achieving our goals for the show. $25 per month is a lot of money. We'll work hard to make sure the show continues to be worth that much to you!
From everyone at the Foundry, thank you.
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Mankind stands at the brink of a new frontier: digital reality. An R&D team has developed a way for people to explore it, but who says they're ready?
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Okay, we've still got a few finishing touches to put on our new short story before it comes out but it's for sure on the way. One of the last things we need to do is decide on a name.
So far, we've narrowed it down to three:
So we're going up to the foundry soon to visit TB and talk about what we're going to do for sci-fi month. We got a bunch of great suggestions for films to watch while we're writing the script, now we just have to choose which ones we're going to pay special attention to. The top suggestions right now:
2017-08-29 01:59:27 +0000 UTC View PostA rather small update this time: I just received word from Benji that he's finished writing the new short story! This is a great relief to me in particular, as I've been feeling somewhat out of commission while the team's been away at the convention. I've been reading and studying in the meantime, but the editorial work I'm about to do will be very welcome!
In addition, this means we should have a new short story for you to enjoy before too long! Apologies for the extended lack of videos....
With our humans returning from Gen Con and some delays to the production of our current story, things are chugging along rather slowly at the foundry right now.
Thankfully, we have a community of incredible fans to help us keep things running, including four new patrons.
Welcome:
—Nik Maier
—Andrew Jacobson
—Charles Coffin
—Ricky
Feel free to introduce yourselves! Tell us a bit about who you are, and be sure to join us on our 2017-08-24 05:49:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Very small update, but we didn't want to take you by surprise! We're looking forward to some merchandise rewards in the near future, but for now we've had to make some small cuts and one important addition:
—Seasonal greetings have been removed from the $3 tier
—Think-tank sessions have been added to the $10 tier
—Personal voice messages from Talebot have been removed from the $20 tier
These changes were made largely due to time constraints, but the feed and...
2017-08-14 01:54:46 +0000 UTC View PostNow that we're working on closing out our Don Quixote theme with a short story, it's time to start looking ahead to our next series! But things will be a little different this time, as we've already planned some material for the coming months.
September's theme is going to be the very-broad topic of Science Fiction. We realized we haven't talked nearly enough about this genre on the show, so let's fill that void! Over the course of the next seri...
Prepare your rookers for back-clapping and multiplicitous rounds of applause, for we have three new humans in our midst! With their help, we're crawling ever closer to our second goal, which should be a lovely improvement for everyone!
Everyone welcome:
—Andrew Jacobson
—RedTeamReview
—Lucas Shaefer
Feel free to introduce yourselves! Tell us a bit about who you are, and be sure to join us on our 2017-08-09 19:23:26 +0000 UTC View Post
It's been some time since we've done a welcome post, which is a shame, because 7 new humans have joined us since our last! So allow us to rectify this here and now.
Everyone Welcome:
—Quinn
—Noeladoe
—Karri Neves
—Evan Moore
—Ariesticnig
—Zendrelax
—E.L.
Feel free to introduce yourselves! Tell us a bit about who you are, and be sure to join us on our Discord...
2017-08-04 19:26:47 +0000 UTC View Post
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Congratulations, fleshy ones! You've made it to the second video of the current theme. Here's a bonus prize for being such a tremendous help to us: early access to the new video.
If you like this, let us know and we'll make it a regular rew...
Long ago, before The Onion or Terry Pratchett, a Spanish author was playing with satire in ways the world had never seen before, and has hardly seen since. Miguel De Cervantes took the world by storm with his two-part novel: Don Quixote. In this video, we want to discuss how he did it.
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Within the last week, 6 new humans have stepped forward to help make sure the (figurative) gears keep turning here at the Foundry!
Everyone welcome:
—Gabriel Walton
—Kidjchai Yingsery
—Tarma Hartley
—David Dominguez
—Christina Subbiondo-Mcginnis
—Antonia Schmalstieg
Feel free to introduce yourselves! Tell us a bit about who you are, and be sure to join us on our 2017-07-15 17:38:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone!
After much deliberation, we're considering some minor changes to our reward tiers. Specifically, the seasonal greeting reward for our $3+ patrons. We'd like to replace it with something more worthwhile.
The chief problem we face in this endeavor is that we don't yet know what we'll be replacing it with. So, we come to you!
What sort of rewards would you like to see on this patreon in the future?
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Like I do every month, I went ahead and updated the scrolling BG text for the videos and the special thanks for the description to include all our shiny new patrons
You guys are the best! Thanks for all the help!
—Benji, Foundry Artist/Writer
Since our latest welcome post, three new humans have joined our patreon community!
Everyone welcome:
—Rachel Reeves
—David Amador
—Shane Johnson
Feel free to introduce yourselves! Tell us a bit about who you are, and be sure to join us on our Discord server if you'd like to talk with the Tale Foundry team as well as our other lovely humans.
Thanks for all the support! It ...
We recently posted our first ever patreon promotional video, and in response dozens of incredibly supportive humans flooded in to help support our humans!
Because of all of you, we've surpassed our first goal, which means we'll be starting monthly Q&As + Think Tank sessions on our Discord server! Times and dates TBA.
A mighty thanks to all of our new patrons:
—R
—Alexander
—L. Ann Ahlstrom
—PatchDotExe
—Zemqu
—Ian<...
So a few weeks back we announced that we would be holding a giveaway for our fans and our patrons.
And the winner is... drumroll...
Arch di Angelo! Yay!!!
2017-06-28 09:37:58 +0000 UTC View PostEveryone give a big welcome to the newest additions to our Patreon community: Tom Davies, Thomas Krull, and Psych! You guys are making it possible for us to keep working on and improving the show. Thanks for all the support!
While you're here, why not tell us a bit about yourselves?
Also, feel free to come chat with all of us on our Discord server: https://discord.gg/Z...
Hello all! It's finally time for the big announcement! July's theme is going to be...
Don Quixote!
April/June together have been both very exciting and very strenuous. We finally finished what may be our most labor-intensive series yet (Junji Ito), created a Discord server, produced our first merchandise, eclipsed 50,000 subscribers, and saw our Happy Human Helper Chloe off to Spain, where she will be enjoying a lovely tri...
"There's something wrong with grandma Kathy."
Miriam's grandmother has been insisting that all the lights in the apartment stay on at all times. It seems like simple, if very annoying, paranoia. That is, until Miriam turns the lights out herself and discovers the truth behind her grandma's strange obsession.
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