The Narrative This Week - June 29th, 2026 (Patreon)

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Hello everyone! Hope you all had a good week and weekend. It is June 29th and we have a lot of shuffling going on but a ton got done last week. Here's the full rundown.

What Got Done Last Week

We got a Black Crusade recording done, so you should already have that episode. The Wednesday Secrets of Grayce recording unfortunately didn't happen because I was sick, but with the release cadence we have going there shouldn't be any gap for you — we're getting that recording done this Wednesday July 1st.

You should also have already gotten the third Whisperwood test session on Patreon, and the second Secrets of Grayce episode which has been hilarious so far. Really hope you're enjoying it. On Friday the 26th we recorded our second Dungeon Crawl Classics session.

Then on Saturday we did Whisperwood! We got the first and second episode recordings done. The players had an absolute blast — their feedback afterward was basically just "can we keep playing?" and I had to tell them no, we're not young enough to do a whole weekend of this anymore. The format is working really well and I am so excited for you all to see it.

Whisperwood Release Plan

Just a reminder on how it works: the live streams are free for everyone to watch during the broadcast, then the VOD comes down and the footage goes to EzeDoesIt to edit into proper episodes. Those come to Patreon first, then YouTube.

The first four episodes will be free publicly. After that it goes to the Gold Benefactor tier exclusively. Whisperwood episodes will be releasing on Thursdays going forward — I had accidentally scheduled them for Tuesdays so I've fixed that. Once Rotgrind comes back later in the year it may overlap slightly for one week but we'll smooth that out when we get there.

This Week's Schedule

Today (June 29th) — We have a sponsored recording happening tonight. Can't share details yet but something exciting is in the works. No Black Crusade recording today because of it.

Wednesday July 1st — Secrets of Grayce recording.

Thursday July 2rd — Black Crusade recording. Earndil is currently away so that's why we shifted it from Monday, but he should be back for this.

Sat July 4th — Whisperwood episodes 3 and 4 recording.

Content Coming in July

July is covered. Between Whisperwood episodes, Dungeon Crawl Classics second session dropping later in the month, and Secrets of Grayce content, there's a solid pipeline of content heading your way. When Hulkykrow gets back in August we get back to Rotgrind and hit it with everything we've got.

No PDF This Month

I'm just not going to have time for the bestiary PDF this month. I've been running on empty between all the campaigns, production work, and the health stuff. What I'm going to do instead for the Benefactor tier is release a batch of battle maps we haven't put out yet. You in the tier get everything for free as always.

I also need to do a big cleanup pass on the Patreon page itself — the master post hasn't been updated in a while and I want everything looking clean and professional. That's on my list for today along with catching up on a mountain of Discord messages and emails.

Thank You

Skelly is still hard at work on art orders, EzeDoesIt is doing great on editing, and everyone is pushing hard to keep things moving. We really, really appreciate your support because without you none of this exists. Love you all and I will see you next week!

— Zoran & the Narrative Declaration Team