Onyx Path Publishing: Many Worlds. One Path.

Eddy Webb - July 2, 2021

In which Eddy, Dixie, and Matthew talk about the recently passed Onyx Path Virtual Gaming Convention 2021 and the games announced there.

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Ian A. A. Watson - June 30, 2021

Lots of great releases this month:

Coming soon to Kickstarter:

Did you miss one of our previous Kickstarters? The following Kickstarted products are still open for preorders via BackerKit:

Ian A. A. Watson -

Now available in PDF from DriveThruRPG: Storypath Tasty Bit: Les Fantômes for the Trinity Continuum!

Eight years ago, the organization known as Les Fantômes (the Ghosts) exploded onto the crime scene with one of the largest heists and ransoming events the world had seen in decades.

Claiming responsibility for first stealing, then ransoming, the Du Martin family diamonds, the organization was set to gain millions from the family. When the news broke that the Du Martin family had been engaged in insider trading, embezzlement, and stock fraud within family-owned businesses, Les Fantômes claimed ownership over leaking the information.

Since that time, Les Fantômes has become synonymous with high-profile theft and people at the top of government watch lists. They are not quiet about their ongoings, and one would believe at times they wish to get caught. Despite that, no one seems to know where Les Fantômes will strike next, or who is involved in the organization. 

Now you can portray one of these enigmatic thieves-with-a-heart-of-gold in Trinity Continuum. This PDF expands on the material presented in the Trinity Continuum Core Rulebook, including new Edges and Gifts, as well ...2 COMMENTS

Dixie Cochran - June 28, 2021

Hi, everyone! It’s Dixie here filling in for Rich so he can spend time with his family (Us?? Take time off?? What even is this??). That said, we did still have our usual meeting today, and therefore have notes and updates! Regarding the title, I think we should have that phrasing for every month, not just March, so July is about to be “In With a Squeak!”

First off, though, I want to spend some time recapping the Exalted: Essence Kickstarter that wrapped up last Thursday! After a whirlwind 28 days, we ended up having 4,086 backers who pledged a total of $349,260 out of our initial target of $35,000, leaving us just shy of 1,000% funded. I am still blown away by the amount of support and commentary this one got, so my heartfelt thanks to everyone who backed.

Additionally, we unlocked 38 stretch goals, funding a whole companion book, tentatively titled Pillars of Creation, as well as a slew of other things, including

Eddy Webb - June 25, 2021

In which Eddy and Dixie talk to the Kickstarter Concierge himself, James Bell!

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Ian A. A. Watson - June 23, 2021

Now available in PDF and print-on-demand from DriveThruRPG: Trails of Ash and Bone for Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition!

It’s a mistake to think of vampire as simple parasites that latch on to an unlucky victim and drain them until they drop. No, they’re not ticks. 

They’re spiders.

Kindred lure victims into their webs and form a ring of protection and sustenance around themselves. And spiders, like vampires, are cunning. They ensnare the small and the weak, but some bind the strong and the mighty.

Think of the spider when you consider the vampire’s herd, the vampire’s retainers, the vampire’s allies. They’re all theirs, caught in a web surrounding a predator. Some even fool themselves into thinking they want to be there. They think that proximity to the predator is a boon, or maybe, just maybe, the predator will see them as a creature with a use greater than sustenance.

Do not fool for the lies of the vampire, recruit. Throughout their webs are trails of ash and bone, from all their friends, loved ones, companions, and cultists.

The vampire cannot help but be the hungry ...1 COMMENT

richt - June 21, 2021

Yes, as hard as it is to believe, we are 3 days away from the end of the Exalted: Essence Kickstarter!

What a fantastic ride it has been! Starting with it breaking our record for fasted funded KS project, right through to achieving something like twenty-seven Stretch Goals so far, and with it steadily rising every darn day, it has been great!

What’s important to me about this is two-fold. The first is that we are actually making a version of Exalted that allows for a much simpler and quicker entry into the extremely deep pool that is Exalted lore, and the second being that we’ll be able to overprint this book’s print-run and get copies into stores!

Not because of all the much money we’ll make by putting it into your Friendly Local Game Store – although that is obviously very much appreciated – but because we’ll be exposing a potential new audience to Exalted 3rd Edition for the first time. That’s a Very Good Thing.

Again, as we’ve stated since the book was announced, it’s there to enrich and enable Exalted 3rd, ...16 COMMENTS

Eddy Webb - June 18, 2021

In which the trio is joined by Ian A. A. Watson and, of course, Rich Thomas, to make announcements, get excited for the convention weekend, and answer some questions from the live chat.

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Onyx Path YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOnyxPathOnyx Path Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theonyxpathOnyx Path Discord: https://discord.gg/5uckcBk

Ian A. A. Watson - June 16, 2021

Now available in traditional print from Studio 2: Cults of the Blood Gods for Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition! This is the same traditional print run that Kickstarter backers received. Ask your FLGS to order a copy!

Cults of the Blood Gods is a new style of sourcebook for Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition that introduces the pernicious horror of twisted beliefs. Designed for players and Storytellers. An in-character breakdown of the rise of esoteric beliefs among the ranks of the undead and how faith drives many of the major aspects of vampire culture. When you have already experienced death, why have faith? If you accept that you and everyone like you is cursed by God, why cling to His word? When you return from the other side as a blood-drinking monster, what purpose serves belief?

Also available in print-on-demand from DriveThruRPG: The Collected Vigil Watch for Scarred Lands!

Ghelspad Expanded!

Ghelspad is a massive and diverse land. Once a paradise, this continent is now scarred by the ravages of the Titanswar. In the wake of divine bloodshed, and beset on all sides by ...READ MORE

richt - June 14, 2021

The full quote is “The play’s the thing wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king,” which is from Hamlet. But the reason for my using that quote in our title this week is to highlight both the amazing Exalted: Essence Kickstarter, and the fabulous 2021 Onyx Path Virtual Convention which ran the last three days over the weekend!

And the (game)play was certainly the thing during the Con! Wow!

Because most of our crew were involved a fair bit with being on panels, demos, playtests, and just playing games – and Dixie ran the after-con Discord party where Jackbox was played to much hilarity – we did not have our weekly Monday Lunch Meeting today.

Instead, here are some highlights from the Convention as told to me by our folks (and told to me by me).

Big picture, the funding for the Bodhanna Group was very much appreciated, and our various sales during the Con were good. Nothing that changed the course of things, but good. Behind the scenes, things ran very smoothly. Having each of the Twitch channels (ours and other folks’) ...20 COMMENTS