Explanations for Tier 2 (Submitting Complications) & Tier 3 (Become a Servitor) (Patreon)

Hey folks, it’s your resident Warhams GM, Thursty (AKA @OnCallGM), here to talk about some of the cool options available to patrons of the show!

Some of our Patron Tiers have options that let you fine folks influence our little corner of the TTS universe. I’d like to take a bit of time today to explain how these work and how we’ll be implementing them into the show.

Complicate the Show Even More (Tier 2+): As part of this Tier 2 and onwards, you can add a custom complication to the show’s table of complications. Be aware that complications can arise because of a skill check or an action made in combat. As mentioned in the Tier description, we don’t want anything inappropriate/offensive/wrong™. We also want to avoid things that would just be absolute nonsense and change the entire direction of the campaign—so no, you can’t have a complication that says Kitten rejoins the Emperor to try to bypass the works of glorious Alfabusa!

What makes a good complication is that it should be short, sweet, and with a bit of unique description. Something like “a piece of nearby technology malfunctions” is good, but it’s a bit too generic. Instead, something like “a piece of nearby technology malfunctions and begins playing nonstop dubstep” would fit way better. On a similar note, don’t ever assume the specific skill being used. So a complication of “the psychic power causes a warp rift that summons a big daemon” is waaaay too specific, but something like “the warp ripples causing a disturbing effect involving the color brown” is just enough that it could be applied to almost any situation.

For submitted complications, we’ll be adding them to a big spreadsheet and using them regularly throughout the game. Note, in some situations where the group thinks a specific complication crafted by our terrible minds outcome would be best for the story, or if a player wants to force something with a narrative declaration, we’ll end up using that. However, for all other complications (and trust me, there’s been a lot of complications) we’ll be pulling from the twisted minds of our loyal patrons!

So, You Want to be a Servitor? (Tier 3+): For our Tier 3 and higher Patrons, you’ll be able to provide us a name for a servitor that appears in the show. Whether it be constantly spewing forth maintenance requests for the Debt Collector or nobly sacrificing itself to save a player’s character (#NeverForgetThe DM), these servitors will appear throughout the campaign as we progress. Anytime a servitor appears in Warhams, we’ll be pulling a name from this list in the order in which they’ve been submitted.

We’ll be a bit more lenient on some of the names for these ones; but please nothing inappropriate/offensive/wrong™. We’ve already had two submissions as of the end of session 1 that were used right away, so if you want your lobotomized servitor to show up in session, be sure to send in your name!

And More...: Along with our complications and servitor options, the WarHams crew is looking at a bunch of other options to involve our Patrons and viewers in our lovely vestigial malformed limb of TTS. Keep an eye on this space, not to mention the show itself, for more information on changes coming down the pipe that may allow for even more interaction with the show!