October Update: Merch is Here!

Hello! And welcome to the NotAUpdate ... update! We've made it through the House of the Undying, gone back to King's Landing and are up in the North for a bit before making our way back south for the Blackwater. We've also finally finished our series on TWOW, The Forsaken.

This month: let me tell you. It was a lot.

And all of that was nothing when compared to the final designs we got from Mallory. Yes, folks. Designs are in, and they are OUTSTANDING. All of our Sworn Sword and higher patrons will receive a free shirt with one of the below designs on it!

But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's do the things!

WELCOME TO OUR NEW PATRONS!

Every month we welcome new patrons, because we're grateful to people who join up, and it's our little way of saying "We see you, and we appreciate you so much." So, this month, we wanted to thank:

• Ser Christian T, a Poor Fellow
• Ser Riley A, a Poor Fellow
• Ser Alex W, a Poor Fellow
• Ser Robert M, a Poor Fellow
• Ser Matthew A, a Sworn Sword
• Lady Nichola M,  a Poor Fellow
• Lady PITAchic84, a Poor Fellow
• Ser Benjamin H, a Poor Fellow
• Ser, m'lady Schilli, a Poor Fellow
• Hedrigal, Captain of the Airship Arrogance, a small council member
• Lady Madam MacEvil, a Poor Fellow
• Ser David S, a Poor Fellow
• Ser LemmieBee, a  Sworn Sword
• Lady Lucia L, a Poor Fellow
• Ser Matt R, a Poor Fellow
• Ser Patrick C, a Poor Fellow
• Ser Matthew M, a Poor Fellow
• Ser Patrick C, a Poor Fellow
• Ser, m'lady Mafalda
• Ser Scott W, a Poor Fellow
• Ser, m'lady MewoMeow
• Ser Eric H, a Sworn Sword
• Lady Heather1976
• Ser Nick G, a Poor Fellow
• Lady Valerie G, a Poor Fellow
• Ser Joseph C, a Sworn Sword
• Ser Elliott of the Barrowlands, a Poor Fellow
• Ser Chad P, a Poor Fellow
• Lady Random, a Kingsguard
• Ser Gary B, a Poor Fellow
• Ser Max T, a Sworn Sword
• Lady Fatma BC, a Poor Fellow
• Lady Lauren, a Poor Fellow
• Lady Jessica M, a Poor Fellow
• Ser Steven N, a Poor Fellow
• Ser Derek, a Sworn Sword
• Ser Christian N, a Poor Fellow
• Ser Harris F, a Sworn Sword
• Lady Jennifer C, a Poor Fellow
• Ser Niklas L, a Poor Fellow

Thank you to all of our patrons old and new! 

OUR SCHEDULE

Our October schedule!

• October 6: ACOK, Tyrion XI general release
• October 6: ACOK, Theon IV Livecast
• October 13: ACOK, Theon IV general release
• October 13: ACOK, Jon VI Livecast
• October 17: Fevre Dream, chapter 14, Part 1 release for all Poor Fellow and above patrons
• October 20: ACOK, Jon VI general release
• October 20: ACOK, Sansa IV Livecast
• October 27: ACOK, Sansa IV general release
• October 27: ACOK, Jon VII Livecast
• October 29: Patreon Episode #33: "[redacted]"

FINDING NOTACAST PATREON EXCLUSIVE CONTENT

We know that patreon's search function isn't helpful; so, here are all the links to all of our bonus episodes that are available for our $5/above patrons! 

31 ASOIAF bonus episodes!

• Episode 1:  Why A DANCE WITH DRAGONS is better than A STORM OF SWORDS (Patreon Special Episode!)
• Episode 2:  The Fate of the White Knight (Will Barristan Selmy turncloak on Dany?)
• Episode 3: Why Is THE WINDS OF WINTER Taking So Goddamn Long?
• Episode 4:  A Burning Crown: The Endgame of King Stannis
• Episode 5:  Old Volantis, Doomed Volantis: The Past, Present and Future of the First Daughter of Valyria
• Episode 6:  The Hammer of Westeros: An Analysis of Robert Baratheon
• Episode 7:  Stump the Chumps, Part 1 (Mass Q&A)
• Episode 8:  Stump the Chumps, Part 2 "Amen Brother"  (Mass Q&A, part 2)
• Episode 9:  FIRE AND BLOOD, VOLUME ONE, Part 1: Aegon I - Jaehaerys I
• Episode 10:  FIRE AND BLOOD, VOLUME ONE, Part 2: "The Dying (or Dance) of the Dragons"
• Episode 11:  FIRE AND BLOOD, VOLUME ONE, Part 3: "The Regency of Aegon III"
• Episode 12:   FIRE AND BLOOD, VOLUME ONE, Part 4: "Stump the Chumps"
• Episode 13:  A Shadow of a Crown: Jon Snow and Young Griff
• Episode 14:  Winter Fell (Game of Thrones Season 8 predictions)
• Episode 15:  The Night Lamp
• Episode 16:  Curtain Call  (Game of Thrones S08 retrospective)
• Episode 17:  Whitewashed: Dany, Jon and Tyrion in Game of Thrones
• Episode 18:  We Should Start Back: AGOT in Review
• Episode 19:  Steamboat Georgie (Intro to FEVRE DREAM)
• Episode 20:  Changes (ASOIAF Ideas and Theories we've changed our minds on)
• Episode 21:  Botchmen (Our analysis of Zack Snyder's 2009 film WATCHMEN)
• Episode 22:  "Rise Again": A Complete Analysis of the Greyjoy Rebellion 
• Episode 23: "The Stone is Strong": A Tour of Winterfell 
• Episode 24: "Flag Day" : Our complete analysis of ASOIAF sigils and heraldry
• Episode 25: "Every Rose Has Its Thorns" (Analysis of House Tyrell)
• Episode 26: "Snowmen": Our Analysis of the Grand Northern Conspiracy
• Episode 27: "Sunflower": Our Complete Analysis of Renly Baratheon
• Episode 28: "The Second Coming, Part 1": The First of a Five-Part Analysis of 'The Forsaken'
• Episode 29: "The Second Coming, Part 2": The Second of a Five-Part Analysis of 'The Forsaken'
• Episode 30: "The Second Coming, Part 3": The Third of a Five-Part Analysis of 'The Forsaken'
• Episode 31: "The Second Coming, Part 4": The Fourth of a Five-Part Analysis of 'The Forsaken'
• Episode 32: "The Second Coming, Part 5": The Fifth and final part of our analysis of 'The Forsaken'

11 Fevre Dream episodes!

• Chapter One: "Plans to Make"
• Chapter Two:  "The Red Thirst"  
• Chapter Three:  "Some Riverman's Dream" 
• Chapter Four: "First Catch" 
• Chapter Five: "Let Joshua Sleep" 
• Chapter Six: "Predators" 
• Chapter Seven: "Working Vacation" 
• Chapter Eight: "Night Vision" 
• Chapter Nine: "River of Blood" 
• Chapter Ten: "The Pleasure of Power" 
• Chapter Eleven: "Coming Clean" 
• Chapter Twelve: "Sick Suspicions" 
• Chapter Thirteen: "An Astounding Man" 

MALLORY! MALLORY! MALLORY!

Okay! So, as reported last month, the winners of our artwork competition were announced. And yes winners, plural. Mallory was kind enough to finalize two designs for us. But we were blown away with what Mallory ended up doing. Not only did Mallory do just an outstanding job, but she ended up coloring and finalizing SIX VERSIONS OF EACH DESIGN.

Without further ado, here are all the designs!

We will be posting these to Threadless here for purchase in the very near-future. You are welcome to purchase as many shirts and other merch as you desire. But for our Sworn Sword and higher level patrons, you all receive a FREE T-SHIRT with one of these designs on it. Anyone who becomes a Sworn Sword or higher level patron can receive a free T-shirt, but hussle up, we are going to put our orders in at the end of this week and ship everything next weekend!

We highly appreciate everyone's patience in waiting for these shirts, and we are so pleased by what Mallory did. Check out her website to find more of her artwork! 

We'll be sending out another message to our Sworn Swords, Kingsguard, High Ladies, High Lords and small counsellors asking if you would like a specific design/color. Otherwise, we'll be sending out the black Lighrbringer design with the appropriate size. (We'll send out another patreon message here soon on it!)

CONCLUSION

So, that's a lot. We're so happy with Mallory. Happy with you. We're just happy, man. Thank you so much for contributing to our happiness. 

As always, let us know how we're doing by messaging us here or e mailing us at notacastasoiaf@gmail.com.

Thank you for all your support.

Much love,

Emmett and Jeff