{
  "id": 1472381,
  "title": "Witcher 3 cut quest restoration mod The WAR Project is finding a new voice for its fresh Vernon Roche lines, following alleged \"severe incident of gross misconduct\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/witcher-3-cut-quest-restoration-mod-the-war-project-is-finding-a-new",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T11:33:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/witcher-3-cut-quest-restoration-mod-the-war-project-is-finding-a-new-voice-for-its-fresh-vernon-roche-lines-following-alleged-severe-incident-of-gross-misconduct"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The WAR Project team, in their development of a new version of The Witcher 3 mod featuring Temerian commander Vernon Roche, has removed a voice actor named Grlt from the project. This decision was made due to an alleged severe incident of gross misconduct. The modders explained that Grlt, who impersonated Mark Healy's portrayal of Roche, is no longer involved with the project and that their schedule will not be significantly impacted by this change. The mod's objective is to restore a plague-themed questline that CD Projekt abandoned before release. The WAR Project modders are currently re-recording Roche's lines and have reopened the audition channel for a fresh actor. They apologize for any discomfort caused by the incident and stress their zero-tolerance policy for inappropriate behavior.",
  "summary": "The creators of massive in-development The Witcher 3 mod The WAR Project are recasting their version of Temerian commander Vernon Roche, citing \"a severe incident of gross misconduct\" allegedly committed by the person they'd initially given the role. Said person is no longer involved with the mod and those working on it say they don't think this incident \"will impact [their] current schedule…",
  "key_points": [
    "WAR Project removes Grlt from Vernon Roche mod due to gross misconduct",
    "Mod aims to restore abandoned plague-themed questline",
    "WAR Project re-recording Roche's lines, seeking new actor"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}