One Year of Natural Six: Crits, Chaos & Cake

One year ago today, our adventures in Reliquiae officially kicked off with Episode One. Yes, there was a Kickstarter, Episode 0, Episode 0.5, and a few other fun things in between, but we’re planting our flag in the ground and calling April 2nd our official anniversary. And what a first year it’s been!  In the summer of 2023, when we all met for the very first time (well, Doug couldn’t make it, but for the sake of the story, we’ll pretend he was there), none of this was part of the plan. We weren’t planning to make a YouTube channel, record our adventures, or build the business we have today. This was meant to be a home game with no cameras, no filming, just the six of us playing together. Then Harry produced a piece of paper with a story on it. The story of Reliquiae. He told us about the Wild, the Vile, and the Virtuous, the mountain-surrounded crater where our story would unfold, and the shadowy organisation known as The Web. Yes, he even brought a hand-drawn map (which you can see below). That was the moment everything changed. With a few bottles  of wine in us, we all knew at the exact same moment that this was something special. By the end of that meeting, we had decided to launch a Kickstarter and try to turn our adventures into something more. In hindsight, it’s hard to look back now and fully grasp what that decision would mean or where it would take us (or the work it would involve), but here we are, and we wouldn’t change a thing.  —---------- The original map of Reliquiae, before it was fully brought to life through Eve's world-building, was hand-drawn by Harry. It was part of the lore and world-building ideas he brought to the pub the very first time we met. —---------- One of the greatest things about Natural Six has been the friendships we’ve built. We have a WhatsApp group that makes us thankful we don’t have an HR department, and we genuinely look forward to spending time together, whether we’re filming, hanging out, or soon, travelling. More than that, we’re business partners too, and one year on, Natural Six continues to go from strength to strength. Like anyone starting a business, we’re pouring everything we have into making this the best it can be, to give it the best chance of success. From the show and the story to everything we do behind the scenes, we committed to building something special, and Natural Six continues to move ever closer to our goal of being fully self-funded. When we take a step back and look at how far we’ve come, we couldn’t be prouder of what we’re building or the people we’re building it with. That includes you, our community. At the time of writing this, Episode 26 has just launched, and we’ve already recorded Episode 27. We completed our first merchandise drop, which sold out in just 28 minutes, something we never could have imagined. Since then, we've collaborated with Funko POP!, Wizards of the Coast (yes, they really did approve that Smash or Pass script), and Magic: The Gathering. We also had our second capacity-crowd show at MCM Expo in October, and we’re now preparing to head to PAX East in May. Plus, we will be returning to MCM in May on an even bigger stage. —---------- We’re Natural Six now, but that almost wasn’t the case. We explored a lot of different names and ideas along the way. Everything from Role Verses, Roll With Us, and Role Breakers to Dice & Chronicles and even Rolling Realms were considered before we finally landed on Natural Six. Below are just some incredible work-in-progress logo designs created by the talented We Are Reach team before we settled on the compass design we use today. —--------- We’ve received incredible fan art, thoughtful gifts, heartfelt thank-you notes, and plenty of caramels. But most importantly, thanks to everyone’s passion, hard work, and support, our story continues to have a future. As we look forward to our next year, the adventures we want to have, and the stories we want to share, we want to take a moment on our first anniversary to say thank you. Thank you for supporting us, whether you're a Patreon member or you jump into our world whenever you can find a moment to join us. All of this exists because of you. As our community, you’ve given us so much. Your impressive work on the glossary, counting the roly-polys, the memes, the fan-art, the watch parties, the gifts, the theory crafting, the comments, the subscriptions, the shares, and most importantly, your time , all mean the world to us. Thank you for helping us get this far. So, with all that in mind, shall we continue to play some D&D? -- The Natural Six Team.  P.S Finally, a big  thank you to the Discord Six-Pack members who put together a little video for us to help celebrate our anniversary. We watched it together just before we filmed last weekend, and it brought us so much joy <3

Monthly Update - April

While we normally post these blogs at the start of the month, April is shaping up to be a busy one, so we’re sneaking it in today. This month we will be releasing Episodes 26, 27, and 28 (because apparently April decided to throw in some extra Tuesdays) and we are also gearing up for May, which is looking like our busiest month ever. April 2nd marks the one-year anniversary of when our adventures in Reliquiae officially began with Episode One. To celebrate, we will be releasing a brand-new trailer, and a huge thank you to everyone in the community Discord who suggested their favourite moments for us to include. You lot really made our job easier, and you have excellent taste (no surprise there). We will also be sharing a video with all the details for our upcoming events, including our plans for PAX East and MCM London, plus the first details for our next merch drop, including when the store will reopen. And because we just cannot resist a sneak peek, we are incredibly excited to share a first look at the design for our next merch drop T-shirt, once again created by the ever-talented . If our last T-shirt was our tour of Reliquiae, then this one is our debut album! This design will be exclusive to Merch Drop 2, so keep your eyes peeled for the full reveal as we have so many new, and exciting items to share, and keeping them a secret is hard. Finally, as if that was not exciting enough (and if you missed the Discord announcement), we are thrilled to say that the Natural Six Fandom is now live! Thanks to the amazing work of community legends Mr Stryker (the mastermind behind the Wiki) and DrKagon (who most of you know as the keeper of the Glossary), we have been working together over the last few weeks to build the Wiki and chronicle the incredible world of Natural Six. It is the most comprehensive collection of Natural Six lore to date, and honestly, it is amazing to see everything documented in one place. But now we need your help! For the Fandom Wiki to grow, it needs traffic, so we would be incredibly grateful if you could give the link a click and have a wander through a few pages. There is so much to explore, including some of Harry’s incredible hand-drawn maps, minis from Crafted Campaigns, and more: We will also be starting a new Fandom chat in Discord, so if you have comments, questions, or if you want to get involved, you will be able to find all the help and support you need. That is enough from us! Here is what’s coming to Natural Six in April: As always, your support means the world to us, and we are so grateful to have you with us as we continue to tell our story. If you are enjoying the show and would like to see even more behind-the-scenes content, early access to episodes, and exclusive extras, you can join us over on Patreon. Every contribution helps us fund the show and bring more of Reliquiae to life. Whether you are a longtime viewer or just discovering us, thank you for being part of our adventure. We cannot wait to share what is coming next!

Monthly Update - March

Wow—can you believe it’s already March? We’re excited to share this month’s blog post with you (last month was quite the whirlwind). Thanks to your incredible support, our first-ever merchandise drop was a massive success. We expected the store to be open for two weeks, perhaps even with a few bits left over at the end—but we sold out in just 28 minutes! Your support isn’t just appreciated; those sales helped to directly fund an entire month of production for Natural Six. This month, we’re dedicating everything to you. We continue to do what we do because of you. It’s amazing to think that our adventure in Reliquiae began less than a year ago. Your kindness has made it possible to keep working with the incredible DoubleJump team and manage the ins and outs of writing and editing Natural Six, and more! Thanks to that same support, we’re also already planning our second merchandise drop—and we can’t wait to show you what we’ve been working on! In addition to our merchandise success, last month we posted the unforgettable (if somewhat unconventional) Smash or Pass (Without Trace) and partnered with Funko Pop! We’re excited to say that we’ll soon be running a competition to win the Funko Pop! D&D figures on our . So keep your eyes open for your chance to win (we cannot promise that Ben hasn’t licked them). We’re also hoping to share a few more exciting updates this month—just pending some very important final permissions! ;) Here’s what’s coming up on Natural Six in March: We’re still here and going strong thanks to your amazing support, and we’re excited for you to continue joining us on our adventures in the world of Reliquiae!