At the start of the year we made it clear that the Templin Institute had big plans for
2018, and now we can finally announce exactly what they are.
We think The Templin Institute has limitless potential and we’re willing to put in the
work to prove it. New shows, additional episodes per month, greater flexibility when it comes
to the type of subjects we cover; with your help we can achieve all this and more.
That’s why we’re asking you to join us on February 17th, 1:00PM MST for our very
first live stream where we’ll be officially launching the Templin Institute’s Patreon
Page. We’ll be talking further about our plans, teasing some cool rewards and conducting
an extended Q & A session all while counting down to the launch of our Patreon.
If you’re unfamiliar with Patreon, it’s a membership platform that makes it easy for
content creators like us to get paid. Select a monthly amount you’d like to donate, starting
at just one dollar, and you’ll help directly support us as we continue to expand the scope
of the Templin Institute.
So why pledge? Well we wouldn’t be much of a mysterious interdimensional research
facility without some cool rewards. These range from participating in polls to determine
future topics, weekly custom wallpaper, audio-only copies of each episode for when you’re on
the go, Templin ID cards and patches, as well as a having a direct line to us to pitch ideas,
give us feedback, or just ask us questions.
But perhaps the best reason to pledge is so we can start producing even more content.
Right now the Templin Institute releases a video from our main series every Monday, along
with an occasional unscheduled episode of “Incoming”. As we reach our funding goals
on Patreon, we’ll first commit to an episode of Incoming on the first Thursday of the month,
then begin rotating between Incoming and some brand new shows. As we hit our funding milestones,
we’ll start releasing even more shows and episodes each month until eventually, in addition
to our regular Monday episodes, you can expect another video every Thursday that cycles between
Incoming and any of the other shows we’ve introduced.
So what exactly are these new shows? Well that’s up to you to decide.
Every time a funding milestone is reached, The Institute will pitch a number of new shows
on Youtube, complete with their own pilots. All our Patreon supporters, regardless of
pledge level, will be able participate in a poll to determine which one will be added
first to the rotation. We’ll come up with new show ideas each time and bring back old
favorites that didn’t quite make the cut, ensuring you always have fresh options to
choose from.
We’ve already completed the first four pilots and starting on February 20th we’ll be releasing
them day by day for the rest of the week. If you’d like to help decide which show
gets introduced once we reach our first funding milestone, be sure to check us out on Patreon.com/TemplinInstitute.
But that is just scratching the surface: Our Livestream on the 17th is going to be the
first of many. In addition to our Youtube Channel, the Templin Institute now has a presence
on Twitch.tv
If you’d like to see how we do at running our own Empires instead of just talking about
them, we’ll be starting a regular series of playthroughs in games like Stellaris, Civilization,
Hearts of Iron and more. We also have some big ideas for major streaming events, but
you’ll need to wait just a bit longer to hear about those.
And lastly, it’s become very clear since starting this channel that our community has
very strong opinions and the comments section isn’t always the best medium to discuss
flags, names and the more intricate elements of worldbuilding. That’s why we are pleased
to announce that we have set up an official Discord Channel where you can interact with
both Marc and me, as well as the rest of our community. We’ve already had some great
discussions with our beta testers and our pals Spacedock and EckhartsLadder have dropped
by more than once.
The links to our Twitch Channel and Discord have already been added to every video we’ve
released so far as well as our Twitter and Facebook pages, so they should be easy to
find. Links to our Patreon will likewise be posted at the end of our live stream on February
17th. As mentioned previously, the live-stream includes a Q & A so if there’s anything
you’ve always wanted to ask us or get our opinion on, please tweet us at @TemplinEdu,
leave us a comment on Facebook, or down below.
Thank you everyone for the incredible support you’ve given the Templin Institute so far.
In September 2017, we began investigating the nations, organizations, and factions from
alternate worlds; now with your help we’d like to take it a step further.