Certainly, Alchemicals wasn’t lead to begin with, but gold it has become!
We funded the Deluxe Exalted Alchemicals: Forged By The Machine God on BackerKit in less than a half-hour, and then not even a week in, we’re passing 300% funded and over 1200 backers! Go team Autocthonia!
Please note that I said: BACKERKIT, in case you missed that between Monday and Thursday last week we locked in on BackerKit to run the crowdfunding campaign for Alchemicals! Like we’ve said before, sometimes our schedule requires us to bop between venues, and this was one of those times. Sorry if you went over to Kickstarter on Thursday, but we did try and get the word out as soon as we knew!
Things sure are looking good for the campaign as it is, so hopefully not a lot of you were misled. If so, that’s my fault – sorry about that.
In fact, we’re doing great on achieving Stretch Goals too, with most of them (six, in fact) being about building up the Alchemicals Companion. Here are the topics backers have added so far!
ALCHEMICALS COMPANION:
The Lost City of Tekun: The disappearance of the metropolis Tekun is a mystery to the Eight Nations— but now, the truth is revealed.
The Forge of Legends: Additional Storyteller advice and plot hooks for Alchemical campaigns, whether in Autochthonia or Creation.
Beyond the Eight Nations: An expansion of Autochthonia’s reaches and those who dwell within: tunnel folk societies, Alchemical outcasts, and gruesome horrors born of the Blight.
God-Machinery of Exalted Power: A panoply of Alchemical Charms and submodule upgrades, as well as Light-Sharpening Blade style, a martial art that makes use of beamklaves.
The Ever-Spreading Blight: Quick Character traits for Apostates, those Alchemicals corrupted by Autochthon’s Blight, and the lesser gremlins that stalk the Realm of Brass and Shadows.
Industrial Assembly of the Chosen: Quick Character traits for Alchemical heroes from across the Eight Nations — and Creation.
Again, we’re not even a week in to this campaign, so who knows how many more sections will be added?
Today, we released the first of the Charm sections from the text to backers – which are always favorites! We’re releasing the text sections out of actual, “in the book” sequence in order to get those Charm sections out there, but to let other parts of the book get out there, too.
For some more insight into the creation of Alchemicals, you can listen to last Friday’s Onyx Pathcast where the Pathcast crew talk with a bunch of folks who worked on the book. I’m told there’s even a surprise at the end! This week, Danielle, Matthew, and Dixie also dive into the book, with D & D taking opposing positions on how things are pronounced. All in good fun, of course!
At Least A Doorknob
This was stated by Matthew in our Monday Meeting today in response to his new Discord graphic. (It’s Josie, trapped in a wooden doorknob – if you recognize that reference).
We still have a sale going at IPR for 75% off of Dark Eras stuff for CofD, and coming up next week at some point there’ll be a Black Friday sale at DTRPG and assorted sites!
“It won’t be nothing but Curseborne in the future, but my goodness, there’s a lot right now!”
OK, that was a line Matthew dropped in the Media section last week, and it has apparently caused a few people to jump to the conclusion that we’re ONLY going to be creating Curseborne games in the immediate future.
No, no, no – a thousand times: NO.
Matthew was specifically talking about our selection of videos in the Media section, and was saying that for a while it has only been CB vids, but that that situation will start to return to normal and feature other video topics. Nothing about our release schedule or ultimate business plans!
We have many game lines, and those are at various stages of their “lives”. We’ve just started Curseborne, we’re building up the Earthbane games, but haven’t put any out on DTRPG or in stores yet. Pugmire‘s “second edition” is almost out as a PDF/PoD on DTRPG, but we’ve already released a couple of projects for it, and already ran another KS for the second edition of a Mau book.
We are working on some lines with the last books our licenses allow us to put out, for now, and we’ve let others sit for a bit as we decide on what to do next, but that was happening regardless of our Curseborne efforts. CB fills in our long diminishing horror game line offerings, which we don’t have a say on continuing, it does not kill any lines.
Just so nobody is out there convinced that their fave was mugged by Curseborne in a dark alley!
I can understand it though, there are a lot of dark alleys within our:
Many Worlds, One Path!
Blurbs!
Crowdfunding!
NOW ON BACKERKIT!
Exalted: Alchemicals! Funded real fast last Thursday, and over 300% right now! Over 1200 backers so far!
Plus, we’ve achieved five (and really, really, close to six EDIT: six now!) sections of the Alchemicals Companion via Stretch Goals, and a Screen add-on!
Onyx Path Media!
This week: Matthew, Dixie, and Danielle discuss Alchemicals in depth!
As always, this Friday’s Onyx Pathcast will be on Podbean or your favorite podcast venue!
Also check out our attached media schedule for the videos on our Twitch channel this week!
On this week’s Onyx Path News Matthew talks about Exalted: Sidereals and Exalted: Alchemicals! Check it out right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CStwOmCEKG8
On The Gentleman Gamer’s YouTube channel, we have the fifth Gentleman’s Guide to the Accursed with his guide to the Raptor family of Primals! Check out this official lore drop here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lj4b9x1NiM
Red Moon Roleplaying continue their Curseborne actual play of SUFFER MY SINS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZVPF0qU088&
And if Matthew Dawkins talking about Curseborne is your thing, you might also enjoy this video about liminalities in Curseborne: https://youtu.be/SnFauPbdWLM
Virtual Tabletop!
They Came From Beneath the Sea! on Roll20 VTT!
https://marketplace.roll20.net/browse/bundle/22308/they-came-from-beneath-the-sea
The Scion: Origin and Scion Hero Compendiums are now available on Roll20!
https://marketplace.roll20.net/browse/publisher/1716/onyx-path-publishing
Scion is just the start! They Came From Beneath the Sea! and other
Onyx Path RPGs are in development for Roll20 virtual tabletop!
The first of our official Scion sheets designed for Foundry VTT are
now available! https://foundryvtt.co
Looking for more virtual tabletop resources? We have a selection of
Tokens, Encounters, and more available now at DriveThruRPG! https://bit.ly/3SnrNJ7
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/
CofD Dark Eras book and screens 75% 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!
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).
On Sale This Week!
A past self, a mystery to unravel, a murder to solve…and a chance to set the record straight! Read all about it in the Methodology of Secrets for Exalted Sidereals, which releases in PoD and PDF versions available Weds at DTRPG!
Conventions!
Here’s where you can find out more info on physical and virtual conventions we’re going to be involved with!
PAX Unplugged – December 6th – 8th Come to the Onyx Path booth where we’ll be running demo games of Curseborne and handing out special cards!
https://unplugged.paxsite.com/
Game Night With Onyx Path Publishing at StartPlaying is the last Friday of every month! Come play some Curseborne that night! (But any of our game lines are welcome all day long!)
Here’s a link to give anyone $10 credit to play games on Start.Playing:
https://startplaying.games/referral/clog9y0v10006ju0968iev95m
Please spread the word about GMing games as much as possible! Details on how list a game are at the bottom of the page in the FAQ:
https://startplaying.games/event/game-night-onyx-path
Project Status Updates!
Our full list of projects will be available monthly on our blog! Check out October’s full list report here: https://theonyxpath.com/release-roundup-october-2024/
DEVELOPMENT STATUS FROM EDDY!
Here are the projects that moved to the next stage of production:
POST-EDITING DEVELOPMENT
Tasty Bit – Æon: Starship Fight (November)
- Matthew: I love a good starship fight, and have already seen it done in They Came From! So I’m very much looking forward to this in Trinity.
ART DIRECTION FROM MIKE CHANEY!
In Art Direction
- Ex3 Alchemicals (BK) – Live.
- Ex3 Abyssals – Notes over to Navella.
- Ex3 Miracles of the Divine Flame – Still waiting on artnotes for this one.
- SCION Titans Rising – Sending out artnotes for the remaining art.
- SCION Mythic Shards – Sending out notes for remainder.
- TC Anima Jumpstart (Terra Surge) – Should see that this week.
- TC Aether Jumpstart – Contracted.
Layout
- Trinity Continuum CC
- Scion Tasty Bit Combo
- Ex Essence Pillars of Creation
- SCION God Storyguide Screen
- TC With Great Power
- TCF RPG Anthology – Yep… still all me on this one.
- TC Aether Screen – I swore I had already done it… but no… I haven’t.
- SCION God Storyguide Screen – Gonna finish this up so we can get it out to Press with the book.
- World Below Screen – Yep… tis tis about that time.
- TC Aegis – Getting stuff over to Pauline.
Proofing
- Realms of Pugmire – To Travis for the page xxs and prep it for PoD.
- M20 Victorian Bizarre Tales and Unusual Characters – With Ron Thompson.
- Ex Essence Deeds Yet Undone (Dirt Cheap)
Indexing
At Press
- Reprints:
- Scion Origin – Should be arriving at Studio2.
- TC Core – Should be arriving at Studio2.
- Ex 3 Exigents – Prepping press files.
- Ex 3 Exigents Screen – At Studio 2
- TC Aether – Prepping press files.
- TC Anima – At Studio2.
- TC Anima Terra Surge Screen – At Studio2.
- TC Player’s Guide – Correx being worked on.
- The World Below – Backer PDF out to backers.
- Ex 3 Sidereals – Quoting and press files.
- Scion: God – Prepping press files.
- They Came From the Cyclops’s Cave – At Studio2.
- They Came From the Cyclops’s Cave Screen – At Studio2.
- They Came From CLASSIFIED – At Studio2.
- They Came From CLASSIFIED Screen – At Studio2.
- They Came From Classified Jumpstart – Errata inputting.
- Sidereals Novella – PDF and PoD versions on sale this Weds on DTRPG!
Today’s Reason to Celebrate!
Random stuff to celebrate any and all of about today: In 326: the old St. Peter’s Basilica is consecrated by Pope Sylvester I. Then, 1300 years later, in 1626: the new St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome is consecrated. In 1928, it’s the release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon. In 1961, United States President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam. That’s going to work out well. In 1985 – the first comic of Calvin and Hobbes is published in ten newspapers. Yay! In 1953, it’s the birthday of Alan Moore, English author, magician, and curmudgeon. Changed the face of comic books writing such projects as Watchmen, V for Vendetta, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Swamp Thing, Batman: The Killing Joke, and From Hell. The books really are better than the movies, but don’t tell Alan, he’ll get a swelled head.