The title is how we’re hoping to draw people to the final week and a half of the Curseborne Player’s Guide Kickstarter! As I (also this is Dixie, hello!) type this, we’re just under 1,000 backers, and just under 200% funded, both things I think we can achieve by the end of this campaign!

As I’m sure you know, the Player’s Guide has new Families, along with tons of play advice, a template for making characters quickly, and information on venators and new Paths, Torments, and spells! We’ve been really excited about the response to the core Curseborne manual, and we hope you check out this expansion.

Our meeting was short-ish today, as we were down a few people for various reasons (nothing bad!), but that also meant we were able to move quickly through our production reports and the like, which frees up more time for us to work on books! As you’ll see in the report below, Matthew and I have gathered writers for Seattle: City of Curses, the sourcebook we announced earlier this year, and I’m very excited to go back to one of my favorite places I’ve ever lived and populate it with stranger people, places, and things thank the ones I used to hang out with, which is honestly saying something.

(I’m also writing this approximately five hours before the Seahawks game tonight, so I want to make it clear that I don’t want them to be cursed!)

Here’s a quick Curseborne Player’s Guide update from Eddy Webb!

Hey Cursed people! We’re in the middle of our usual slow period of the crowdfunder, but there’s still steady growth and we’ve unlocked a few stretch goals, which is always exciting to see! It’s great we’re going to get a couple more fiction stories for Curseborne, because I’ve been heads down working with the team to get the first anthology together, and it should be going out to backers of last years’ campaign very soon!

Speaking of stories, that’s one thing I love about Curseborne: there’s so much story to dig into, even the people who are firmly against the Accursed. The Venators have been a hot topic of interest to people since we mentioned them in the core rulebook, and it’s been so cool to make them a playable option in the Player’s Guide. Here’s a small tease about how things work from their perspective.

A Quick Rundown

First a quick rundown of the Venators and what we do. Then we can do a Q&A if you like.
Let’s start with who we are. So, you’ve heard of ghost hunters and mediums: People who seek out the supernatural, catalogue it, or post it on the internet for views. They’re hunters, sure, but they aren’t Venators. We’re chosen to hunt. It starts with a single target. And if you are successful, you get more. If you fail, usually you die, but sometimes it just nags you for the rest of your life like a hobby you were once obsessed with and now can’t bear to discard. It fills your closets, takes up space in your home, and there’s a constant reminder of it every day.

We don’t know how people are chosen. Some Operations have theories about who chose them and why, but it seems so random to me. All we know is if you follow the thread to its conclusion, you find another thread waiting for you to pick up the next day. That’s where you are now. Waiting for your next thread.
I don’t know how else to describe it. You get a feeling something isn’t right, so you follow your hunches, pick up the clues, and the trail leads you to your quarry. It’s a monster, and when you kill it, the feeling goes away for a short time. Your duty is complete, and you’ve paid your dues to whatever or whomever was guiding your hand. Needless to say, where you find the unexplained, the strange, and the inexplicable, you find monsters. Not all these things yield hunts, but you’d be surprised how much supernatural crap is in this world, right under your nose.

But on from Curseborne and over to our Scarn correspondent in the field, Travis Legge!

I wanted to take a moment to talk about the Scarred Lands Player’s Guide for Savage Worlds Kickstarter. First of all, I want to thank everyone who has shown their support for this campaign so far! We funded in under four hours and have already unlocked our first Stretch Goal, which is incredibly exciting! As of this writing, we’re less than $200 from unlocking our next Stretch Goal, so if you’ve not yet had the chance to check out the campaign, I’d love it if you’d give it a look and back the campaign or help spread the word to others who might enjoy it.

We’ve got two events coming up this week to help promote the Scarred Lands Player’s Guide for Savage Worlds Kickstarter. On Thursday at 1 PM EDT our friends at Dork Tales are hosting Scarred Lands: Cities in Dust, an actual play set on the wasteland continent of Asherak! Kickstarter backers have gotten a couple backer-only looks at Asherak already, and this actual play will follow a group of heroes as they contend with the dangerous terrain and uncover the truth behind one of Asherak’s greatest mysteries! This game will be run by Travis Legge and features Dixie Cochran among the cast. Session zero is already up on the Dork Tales YouTube channel and you can watch session 1 live on Thursday at https://twitch.tv/dorktales!

On Friday at 1 PM EDT GM Alain Giorla will lead a group of adventurers on the continent of Termana in an adventure entitled Scarred Lands: Hammer and Blood! This will be a session zero in which the party will create their characters from a list of ancestries found on Termana. Scarred Lands: Hammer and Blood will be broadcast on https://twitch.tv/theonyxpath, so be sure to tune in and see the first steps of this adventure!

As you saw above, I’m going to be playing in the actual play on Dork Tales for the next three weeks and I get to be a Piterin, which is a BAT PERSON. I’m so excited, y’all.

Also, don’t for get that we’re having an Onyx Path AMA over at r/WhiteWolfRPG on Friday 24th October at 12:00 EDT.

We’ll answer questions about anything, but our focus will be on Exalted Infernals. We’ll have links up on our social media as the week progresses!

I really love that we can talk about and show art from Scarred Lands, Curseborne, Branch Riders, Scion, and Infernals all in one post and one from one company; it’s incredibly gratifying to look over the horizon at our…

Many Worlds, One Path!

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Blurbs!

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Crowdfunding!

Curseborne Player’s Guide!

Over 150% funded, headed towards achieving our third Stretch Goal!

To view all the horror yourself: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/200664283/curseborne-players-guide

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Onyx Path Media!

Check out our attached media schedule for the videos on our Twitch channel this week!

A new actual play will begin tonight at the Dungeon Scrawlers Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/dungeonscrawlers) to promote the Curseborne Player’s Guide Kickstarter! Join us at 9 PM EDT to watch session zero of a Curseborne Halloween Two-Shot! Run by Travis Legge, tonight’s broadcast is a session zero providing a sneak peek at some character creation options from the Curseborne Player’s Guide! After character creation is complete, the crew takes their first steps into a terrifying tale as they investigate a defunct hotel, the conclusion of which will air next week, same time, same channel!

This week on the Onyx Path News, Matthew discusses TC: Aberrant, Scarred Lands SWADE, and the Curseborne Player’s Guide:

Matthew (the Gentleman Gamer) has also made a video delving into the Last Legion operation of the Venators:

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Virtual Tabletop!

Scion Demigod Available on Roll20 NOW!

The Scion: Origin and Scion Hero Compendiums are now available on Roll20!
https://marketplace.roll20.net/browse/publisher/1716/onyx-path-publishing

The first of our official Scion sheets designed for Foundry VTT are now available! https://foundryvtt.co

They Came From Beneath the Sea! on Roll20 VTT!
https://marketplace.roll20.net/browse/bundle/22308/they-came-from-beneath-the-sea

Looking for more virtual tabletop resources? We have a selection of tokens, encounters, and more available now at DriveThruRPG! https://bit.ly/3SnrNJ7

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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!

Select Chronicles of Darkness Screens and Monarchies of Mau books,
screens, and dice 50% off at Studio 2:
https://studio2publishing.com/collections/onx-onyx-path-publishing

Some more deluxe books have popped up on Studio 2, with more on the way.

https://studio2publishing.com/collections/onx-onyx-path-publishing

Looking for our Deluxe or Prestige Edition books, dice, and screens? Try this link! http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Onyx-Path-Publishing/

Some last chance/clearance titles at IPR:

https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Last-Chance/

As always, you can find Onyx Path’s titles in PDF and PoD versions at DriveThruRPG.com!

The Month of Darkness Sale is on now at DriveThruRPG and Storytellers
Vault with pretty much all of our World of Darkness and Chronicles of
Darkness PDFs up to 40% off.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/4261/onyx-path-publishing?promo=1000223
https://www.drivethrufiction.com/en/publisher/4261/onyx-path-publishing?promo=1000611
https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/browse?promo=1000224

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).

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On Sale This Week!

This week we have the Trinity: Æon Fiction Omnibus going on sale! But we also have:

Trinity Continuum Player’s Guide VTT Assets!

While you’re here, check out the free preview of the Curseborne Player’s Guide!

It contains:

• Nine new Families of Accursed, as well as Orphans, those without a Family
• A look at Family gatherings of Accursed, as well as roleplay advice for each Lineage and Family
• New Role Paths, Lineage Torments, and spells for each of the Lineage’s practices
• More information on Venators, including creating Venator player characters
• Templates allowing players to quickly build or randomly roll new Curseborne characters

This free preview is an early look at this upcoming book.

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Conventions!

Here’s where you can find out more info on physical and virtual conventions we’re going to be involved with!

We’ll have demo games running at these upcoming conventions:

Paganomicon, where we’ll be running some demos.
PAX Unplugged, where we’ll be at the Studio 2 booth with books, screens, etc.

Game Night With Onyx Path Publishing at StartPlaying is the last Friday of every month and through that weekend! Come play some Curseborne that night! (But any of our game lines are welcome all weekend 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

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Project Status Updates!

Our full list of projects will be available monthly on our blog! Check out Septembers’ full list report here: https://theonyxpath.com/release-roundup-september-2025/

DEVELOPMENT STATUS FROM EDDY!

Here are the projects that moved to the next stage of production:

First Draft

Storypath – SPU Tasty Bit (January 2026)

• The first Tasty Bit of the new year! It’ll be a small expansion of the Storypath Ultra Core Manual, focusing on rules for gigantic creatures.

Exalted – Sidereals Jumpstart

• First steps taken on the Sidereals Jumpstart, another jumpstart designed to give people a taste of what it’s like to play a Sidereal Exalted.

Curseborne – Seattle: City of Curses

• The team is assembled and the outline is being divided up. Meetings are in progress and work has commenced on our first city sourcebook for Curseborne!

Editing

At the Gates – Encore (was Companion)

• I had a huge amount of fun reading through this one. The expansion to playable options in At the Gates is impressive.

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ART DIRECTION FROM MIKE CHANEY!

As always, please take this with a small caveat that I don't speak whatever shorthand Mike and Rich have developed over the years. If something is missing that you think should be here, wait a week! - Dixie

In Art Direction

• Ex3 Infernals –  Sketch feedback sent to artists
• TCF Cyclops Cave Jumpstart – Signing off on sketches
• Heroes of Action and Wonder – Sketches signed off on
• Curseborne PG KS -KS continues
• Curseborne Accursed Adventures – Contracting
• SCION Wargames – with Digital Art Chefs
• TC Danger Skies – Cover in
• At The Gates – Maps to go and its contracted
• SPU Core Manual – Contracted
• TWB Underworld Adventures – Contracting

Layout Queue

• Ex3 Alchemicals 

Proofing Queue

• SCION God Player’s Guide– Prepress stuff

At Press

• Aberrant Fiction Compilation
• Scion Dragon Companion – With backers
• Curseborne – Errata stuff
• Branch Riders 

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Today’s Reason to Celebrate!

Since Rich isn’t here to do it, I want to wish a very happy birthday to Lisa Thomas! She works tirelessly behind the scenes to keep Onyx Path running, and she’s also just a delightful human being who always brings me cookies at conventions (specifically this one kind of pumpkin cookie she found out I had a weakness for). Happy birthday, Lisa! I hope you had a fantastic one!