This week, all our art shown will be from Scion: Demigod, whose Backer PDF is slated to go out to backers for review this week. We’re all really looking forward to hearing what backers (and eventually, non-backers) think about it!
Our title, however, is quoted from the notice you get after submitting a Kickstarter campaign to KS. Which I did last week with the one for Exalted: Exigents. So, we’re playing the waiting game, even though we’d rather be playing Hungry, Hungry, Hippos!
But that’s how it works with KS, and we do have other approvals to jump through as well, and then we can start the Exigents KS. Hopefully. So progress is happening, but generally on a low-key level as opposed to any big news or announcements this week.
With that in mind as our theme, or motif, or mood, for this week’s Monday Meeting, I’ll just run down the topics we hit on in the meeting today. If you have any questions about them (or anything else, really) please feel free to bring them up in the comments!
This is the last week for this month’s Onyx Path 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Exalted 3rd game line and here’s a reminder that you’ve got that week to take advantage of the 90% off sale of listed EX3 PDFs. I’ve seen mention on our social media from folks who picked up a few of the PDFs they were missing, or who decided to give EX3 a try because of the sale, and it’s great to hear!
Glad this sale could give our community a chance to read through game books and whole lines they might not have checked out otherwise!
For physical books, you can also check out the IPR Exalted sale for deluxe books and screens, which also ends at the end of April, and the DTRPG Best of Print Sale that contains a whole bunch of our books at a discount for Print On Demand.
(Links to all these sales are below in the Sales area).
May begins another focus on a different game line. I wasn’t going to tell you what it is origin-ally, but I’d have to be a hero to hold out and not tell you. Yet, the celebration (and the sales) don’t really start until Monday, May 2, so maybe knowing that I’ll be spilling the beans on the blog that day will allow me make it until then.
The Onyx Pathcast has been stuffed to the brim all month with Exalted episodes, and this final week is no exception as host Dixie chairs a roundtable of Exalted 3e creators talking in-depth about the state of Exalted 3e right now. This Friday on the Onyx Pathcast – sounds like a can’t-miss episode for Exalted fans!
Another ongoing series for anyone interested in the thinking that goes into our games (or any game theory in general) is Eddy and Danielle’s Lunch and Crunch on our Twitch account, which will feature both charming hosts delving into the importance and challenges of playtesting – at noon Eastern US time this Tuesday (tomorrow as I write this).
Finally, the SFWA (Science Fiction Writers of America) is holding a charity auction that will have open seats for playing in Eddy and Matthew’s donated games! That will be running Monday May 9 to Monday May 16, and is a sweet chance to play with those creators for charity. We’ll post links for that event when we get ’em!
Short ‘n’ sweet this week! Can’t always be writing treatises on the state of the company, creative procedures, and visual design. After all, things ebb and flow after:
Ten Years, Many Worlds, One Path!
BLURBS!
Kickstarter!
Look here for news of our next crowdfunding project: Exalted: Exigents!
Onyx Path Media!
This week:
Dixie hosts a round-table to cover what’s going on these days in the world of Exalted!
As always, this Friday’s Onyx Pathcast will be on Podbean or your favorite podcast venue! https://onyxpathcast.podbean.com/
Onyx Path Media now has its own blog on Tuesdays! THURSDAY THIS WEEK! We’ll continue posting our highlight of the week here, but Tuesday will be the day to visit if you want to catch up on actual plays, interviews, deep dives, and other assorted Onyx Path media!
Please check out our attached media schedule for the impressive number of videos on our Twitch channel this week! In particular, keep those eyes open for our Storypath Showcase, where we give an excellent profile of our various Storypath games and how to play them!
MEDIA HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK:
The Domain Gaming has been running a fantastic chronicle of Hunter: The Vigil 2E on our Twitch channel, with all the latest episodes recently transferred to our YouTube! Do check them out live on https://twitch.tv/theonyxpath and give us a follow and a subscribe to tune in live.
The Onyx Path News goes live every single week to discuss recent and upcoming releases, dive into some of our most anticipated books, and answer questions from the audience. You can find it on our YouTube channel (click the bell to be informed when we go live!). You can find the latest episode here: https://youtu.be/rj-CYCEkUwo
Virtual Tabletop!
The Scion: Origin Compendium is now available on Roll20!
https://marketplace.roll20.net/browse/compendiumexpansion/12522/scion-second-edition-book-one-origin
It’s native to Roll20, so not for use elsewhere, but perfect for starting your Roll20 Scion game – plus, the official Origin & Hero sheets are already available!
And the first of our official sheets designed for Roll20 are now available!
The first of our official sheets designed for Foundry VTTis now available!
As they say:
Direct Link: https://foundryvtt.com
“Foundry Virtual Tabletop is a self-hosted roleplaying
platform with support for hundreds of game systems with modern
features and a developer-friendly API. Foundry VTT is a one-time
purchase where your players connect for free using a web browser.”
More VTT offerings and projects will be arriving this year!
A Quantum Leap (A Trinity Continuum: Jumpstart),The Adventures of Teen Tomorrow (A Trinity Continuum: Aberrant Jumpstart),Quantum Entanglement (A Trinity Continuum: Aeon Jumpstart),are all on Astral TableTop.
Also on Astral TableTop is the Secret of Vinsen’s Tomb for Realms of Pugmire!
Check out Astral TableTop for two free projects: Scion 2E: A Light Extinguished and Scarred Lands: Gauntlet of Spiragos and this Dagger of Spiragos module for sale: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/336406/Dagger-of-Spiragos-5e–Astral-VTT
On DrivethruRPG, here is the main filter for all of our current VTT content:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4261/Onyx-Path-Publishing?filters=0_0_0_45317_0
A few highlights of our platform agnostic DTRPG content:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/309127/Scarred-Lands-Creature-Collection-VTT-Token-Pack
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/317690/Trinity-Continuum-Hunt-for-the-Red-Widow-VTT
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/340327/Trinity-Continuum-Aeon-VTT-Tokens
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/311578/Scarred-Lands-VTT-Separation-Anxiety
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/311580/Scion-2e-VTT-Origin-Signature-Tokens
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/311579/Scion-2e-VTT-Hero-Signature-Tokens
Our Sales Partners!
We’re working with Studio2 to provide our traditionally printed books out into your local game stores. Game stores can order via their usual distributors, and can also contact Studio2 directly. And individuals can check out our projects via the links below!
Looking for our Deluxe or Prestige Edition books, dice, and screens? Try this link! http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Onyx-Path-Publishing/
Deluxe Exalted Books & Screens 50% Off at IPR:
https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Deals-and-Specials/
As always, you can find Onyx Path’s titles in PDF and PoD versions at DriveThruRPG.com!
Select (non-Solar-oriented) Exalted PDFs 90% Off at DTRPG:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/saleguide.php
The Best of Print Sale is still live on DTRPG:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/promo.php?manufacturers_id=4261
Amazon and Barnes & Noble!
You can now read our fiction from the comfort and convenience of your Kindle (from Amazon) and Nook (from Barnes & Noble).
Check out the Trinity Continuum: Aeon novellas Dawn and Meridian in the Kindle store!
On Sale This Week!
This month’s Tasty Bit PDF is hidden deep within and They Came From Karstein’s Cabinet of Curiosities! Available this Weds on DTRPG!
Also this week!
Electronic wallpapers for both Legendlore and Lunars: Fangs at the Gate – available Weds on DTRPG!
Conventions!
Because dates for physical conventions are subject to change due to the current COVID-19 outbreak, we don’t yet have a list of upcoming physical conventions. Instead, keep an eye out here for more virtual conventions we’re going to be involved with!
Tabletop Scotland is due to take place on 27th and 28th August 2022 and will play host to at least four Onyx Pathers running our games and sitting on panels live and there in the room with you! If you’re UK or Europe based, it’s an excellent con to visit and within traveling distance from Edinburgh, which takes flights from a lot of places! Consider paying Tabletop Scotland a visit. https://tabletopscotland.co.uk/
Right now, we’re planning the 3rd Onyx Path Virtual Con in June.
This year’s Onyx Path Publishing Virtual Convention page is now live on Start Playing Games:
https://startplaying.games/event/onyx-path
Check it out now for the GM sign-ups section if you want to run games during the con. More info on events and panels and all yet to come!
How to list a game:
https://intercom.help/startplayinggames/en/articles/4516071-how-to-create-and-list-a-game
And now, the new project status updates!
Our full list of projects will be available monthly on our blog! Check out March’s full list report here:http://theonyxpath.com/release-roundup-march-2022/
Development Status from Eddy Webb!
(Here are the projects that moved to the next stage of production):
Development
Scion – Scion: God
- Eddy: All the drafts are in, so Scion: God is officially in development! Signs point to getting this to crowdfunding in the near future….
Manuscript Approval
They Came From – Tasty Bit: They Came from Bikini Beach Party!
- Matthew: We grow ever closer to the Bikini Beach Party as we add some Cliff Richards to our book that currently has a very firm Flex Mentally lean. I’m looking forward to this one reaching sandy shores everywhere!
TC: Adventure! – Adventure! Addendum
- Eddy: These are the non-scenario stretch goals for TC: Adventure! It should be a quick turnaround for approval, and then off to editing!
Editing
Crossroads Continent – CRC Adventure #1 (Name Pending)
- RichT: Yay! I get to add a note here for a project we’re putting together with the intention to run and sell during Onyx Path Virtual Con in June! A true starter dungeon, designed just like I would have done it way back in the early days of D&D! Bring your 10′ poles and hopefully we’ll have this ready to debut at the con – and you can watch me DM it!
Art Direction from Mike Chaney!
In Art Direction
- Ex3 Exigents – I’m working on the fancy pledge level graphics.
- SCION Masks of Mythos – Finals coming in.
- SCION Dragon – Sketches and finals continue to come in.
- M20 Sorcerer – Sketches coming in.
In Layout
- TCFBTG Tales of Depravity – 2nd proof going out to dev.
Proofing
- Dead Man’s Rust – Awaiting first proof corrections.
At Press
- Scion Demigod – KS Backer PDF ready to roll out this week.
- Squeaks in the Deep – Files uploaded to printer … awaiting proofs. PoD proofs on their way.
- Squeaks in the Deep Screen – Files ready for Press. Working on PO with Printer.
- Squeaks in the Deep Bookmarks – Printing.
- Paranormalists Handbook – PoD proof on the way.
- Hunter: The Vigil 2e – Working on the PO details with printer and prepping the cover file. Interior files prepped and ready to go.
- HTV 2 Screen – Files ready for Press. Working on PO with printer.
- TC Panopticon – PoD proof on the way.
- M20 The Operatives Dossier – Awaiting errata.
- TC: Aberrant: Terat Novella – PoD proof on the way.
- Trinity Continuum: Assassins – Awaiting errata.
- Tasty Bit: They Came from Karstein’s Cabinet of Curiosities! PDF on sale this Weds on DTRPG!
Today’s Reason to Celebrate!
This whole week is chock full of anniversaries, so here’s a handy list!
Apr 26 2017 Lore of the Bloodlines turns 5!
Apr 30 2014 Mortal Remains turns 8!
Apr 30 2013 God-Machine Chronicle turns 9!
Apr 30 2012 Geist v1.1 turns 10!
Apr 30 2001 Scarred Lands Gazetter: Ghelspad turns 21!
Comments
15 responses to ““Your Project Is In Review” [Monday Meeting Notes]”
“Scion Demigod: KS Backer PDF ready to roll out this week” Oh boy! Can’t wait!
I will second that. I am hyped to looke the spreads of the new pantheons.
Gonna be able to do that really soon, now…
Very soon now…
Since Scion:God had all is now officially binder Development. May I politely request some Open Development for it?
Open Development is something that we, as a company, are open to, but which depends on the willingness of individual developers to make happen. Some of our devs feel like they’ve been burned by the process in the past, so are not really excited about opening themselves up to the same negative experiences again. Particularly when we have larger projects on crowd-funding that provide glimpses into the text, comment periods, and then every project gets an errata phase after the Backer or Advance PDF is made available to a large body of people.
Understood. Do what is best.
Feels like it has been awhile since we heard anything on Many-Faced Strangers, anything you can say on when backers might be able to get a look at it?
Pretty much the same info as previously – we’ll use the progress report on this blog to show how a project is moving through the creative stages, and when said project is ready to be sent out it’ll show up in the final stage. Otherwise, we don’t guess on delivery dates if we can avoid it. Thanks!
So, could the Exigents Kickstarter just surprise go live at any time, or do we have to wait for an announcement?
You can bet your sweet bippy, they will announce this one.
My bippie is more savory than sweet, but I guess you’re right.
Hey, language – this is a family comments section! 😉
Sock it to me!
It could…but that’s not our plan. We’d much rather let folks know when it is getting ready, and use the KS pre-launch sign-up process to get interested folks ready. Which you can’t activate until KS OKs your project, so that what we are waiting for, too, besides the OK itself. Then, as noted in the blog, we still have other approvals to get through before we can go live.