Release Roundup: October 2024

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Welcome to the Release Roundup! This is where we update you on what we’ve been up to for the last month, from weekly releases to crowdfunding projects to production status updates.

This month’s Onyx Path releases include:

This month’s merch releases include:

This month’s Community Content, from the Storypath Nexus, Slarecian Vault, and Canis Minor includes:

Crowdfunding Update

The Curseborne Kickstarter launched October 1st and wrapped up earlier today! We funded in about half an hour, and closed at $196,908, or 656% of our original $30,000 goal, thanks to 3017 backers! Thank you all so much!

We’ve reached the following stretch goals:

  • Tangled Webs x4: strange liminalities and shattered spaces based on real places; Storyguide characters and adversaries; story seeds for each location
  • Curseborne Fiction Anthology x4: Five short stories
  • Accursed Adventure Supplement x3: Three adventures
  • RedBubble backer shirt
  • Curseborne digital wallpaper
  • Curseborne VTT tokens
  • Curseborne streaming overlay

CURRENT PRODUCTION STATUS

Items in bold have changed in status since last month. Early stages, such as proposals, outlines, and approvals, are not shown here.

Development: These stages typically happen first in a project, and concern the words you’re going to be reading.

  • First Draft: Writers turn in their initial drafts
    • Storypath Ultra Core Manual Additional Settings
    • At the Gates: At the Gates Jumpstart
    • Scion: Mythic Shards (Additional Shards)
    • Exalted: Exalted Essay Collection
  • Redlines: Developers make notes and desired changes to writers
    • Scion: Dragon Lair 4 (December)
    • Trinity Continuum: Steam Wars
  • Second/Final Draft: Writers turn in second drafts based on developer redlines
  • Development: Developers tie everything together and make any desired final changes.
    • Scion: Myth
    • Exalted: Champions of the Divine Flame
    • Exalted: The Exalted Essence Player’s Guide
    • Exalted: Sidereals Companion
    • Exalted: Alchemicals
  • Manuscript Approval: The developed manuscript goes to Content Leads, In-House Developers, and the Creative Director for final approval.
  • Post-Approval Development: If changes are requested from the previous stage, or additional miscellaneous development needs to be done.
    • Storypath Ultra Core Manual
    • Curseborne Core Rulebook
    • Scion: Mythic Shards
  • Editing: Editors check for typos, nomenclature, and formatting errors.
    • Trinity Continuum: Æon: Starship Fight (November)
    • Exalted: Exigents Jumpstart
    • Realms of Pugmire: The Haunted Village
  • Post-Editing Development: Additional approval and minor fixes from developers.
    • At the Gates: At the Gates Rulebook
    • Realms of Pugmire: Rumble in Riverwall
    • Realms of Pugmire: Curious Cats of Mau Jumpstart

Art Direction: These stages happen concurrently with the final stages of Development, and concern the visual appearance of the final product. Accordingly, some items may appear in both the Development and Art Direction lists.

  • Art Notes Prep: Hand-off between production and art. Art notes are collected from developers, projects placed in a holding pattern as artist availability is managed. Sometimes a project might move back from to Prep from active Art Direction. Don’t panic.
    • The World Below: Underworld Adventures
    • The World Below: Ed Greenwood’s Monstrous Ecology of the World Below
    • The World Below: Enter the Dungeon Jumpstart
    • Scion: Rock Gods and Side Quests
    • Scion: War Games: Titans Rising Origin and Hero Adventures
    • Scion: Gifts of the Titans
    • Scion: Wild Hunt
    • Scion: Dragon Companion
    • They Came From…: Heroes of Action and Wonder!
    • They Came from the Cyclops’s Cave: They Came from Witchford Academy!
    • They Came from [CLASSIFIED]!: They Came from the Danger Zone!
    • They Came from Beyond the Grave!: They Came from Camp Murder Lake! VTT Adventure
    • Trinity Continuum: Tasty Bit Compilation
    • Trinity Continuum: Aegis: Aegis Atlas
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether: Audio Drama
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether: The Aethernaut Collection
    • Trinity Continuum: Adventure!: Danger Skies! (was Thrilling Tales)
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: Best At What I Do
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: From the Shadows
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: Hated and Feared
    • Trinity Continuum: Anima: DLC
    • Trinity Continuum: Anima Jumpstart: alt-AR (Cascade)
    • Exalted: Exigents: VTT Tokens
    • Realms of Pugmire: Wallpapers
  • Art Direction: Artists are hired according to the needs of the line and book. Art is created and turned in.
    • Storypath Ultra Core Manual (Crowdfunding)
    • Curseborne (Crowdfunding)
    • At the Gates: At the Gates Rulebook (Crowdfunding)
    • Scion: Mythic Shards (Crowdfunding)
    • Scion: Titans Rising
    • Scion: Demigod Companion
    • Scion: God: Player’s Guide
    • Scion: God: Divine Inspiration
    • Scion: God Jumpstart
    • They Came from the Cyclops’s Cave!: Jumpstart
    • Trinity Continuum: Aegis
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether Jumpstart
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether: Aether Player’s Guide
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether: The Aether Companion
    • Trinity Continuum: Anima Jumpstart: Shattered Seals (Terra Surge)
    • Mage: The Ascension: Faces of Magick
    • Mage: The Ascension: Forgotten and Forbidden Orders
    • Exalted: Miracles of Divine Flame (Exigents Companion)
    • Exalted: Abyssals: Sworn to the Grave
    • Exalted: Alchemicals (Crowdfunding)
    • Branch Riders
    • Realms of Pugmire: Realms of Pugmire Jumpstart
    • Realms of Pugmire: Curious Cats of Mau
  • In Layout: Typeface, coloration, and art are chosen, added to the manuscript text, and laid out for visual appeal.
    • Scion: Tasty Bit Compilation
    • Scion: God Storyguide Screen
    • They Came from…!: They Came from the RPG Anthology!
    • Trinity Continuum: Community Content Style Guide
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: With Great Power
    • Exalted Essence: Pillars of Creation (Essence Companion)
    • Exalted Essence: Deeds Yet Undone (Adventure Trilogy)
    • M20 Victorian Age: Bizarre Tales and Unusual Characters
  • Proofing: The final book layout is checked over by the art director, creative director, and sometimes the developer to make sure everything appears as it should.
    • The World Below: The World Below Rulebook
    • Scarred Lands: Spiragos Collected Adventures
    • They Came from [CLASSIFIED]!: Jumpstart
  • Indexing: Larger rulebooks have a comprehensive index created.
    • Realms of Pugmire: Realms of Pugmire 2e Core Rulebook
  • At Press: The final product is being sent to printers or being prepped for digital release.
    • Reprints:
      • Scion: Origin: Should be arriving at Studio2.
      • Trinity Continuum Core: Should be arriving at Studio2.
    • Scion: God: Prepping press files.
    • They Came from the Cyclops’s Cave!: On ship to Studio2.
    • They Came from the Cyclops’s Cave!: Director Reference Screen: At Studio2.
    • They Came from [CLASSIFIED]!: On ship to Studio2.
    • They Came from [CLASSIFIED]!: Director Reference Screen: At Studio2.
    • Trinity Continuum: Trinity Continuum Player’s Guide: Correx being worked on.
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether: Prepping press files.
    • Trinity Continuum: Anima: On ship to Studio2.
    • Trinity Continuum: Anima: Terra Surge Reference Screen: At Studio2.
    • Exalted: Exigents: Out of the Ashes: Prepping press files.
    • Exalted: Exigents Storyteller Screen: Looking at proofs.
    • Exalted: Essence: Tomb of Memory Jumpstart: PoD proofs ordered.
    • Exalted: Sidereals: Charting Fate’s Course: PoD proofs ordered.
    • Exalted: Sidereals novella: PoD proof on the way.

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