Hi, all! Dixie here, taking over for the Monday Meeting notes while Rich is on vacation. Who lets him take vacations anyway? No, no, it’s actually well-deserved family time. One of the perks of being a small company who all work from home is the freedom to do things like go away for a couple of days or take a day here and there just because you want to. Rich, as our hardworking boss, probably handles more emails and paperwork every day than I do in a month, so I guess we’re fine letting him go to the shore for a bit.
We’re still partnered with the Bodhana Group for their ongoing (and fully funded!) Branch Riders Kickstarter, which you really should check out! Jack, Doug, Eddy, and the rest of the Branch Riders team have put together a really cool world and system, which we talked about on last week’s Onyx Pathcast. So if you’re on the fence, go give it a listen or watch a panel or actual play on YouTube! As always, you’re getting the manuscript in full if you back the Kickstarter, so you can check out the game along the way.
Speaking of the Bodhana Group, who just got back from Origins Game Fair along with our very own Danielle Lauzon and Matt McElroy (did you see anyone there? Tell us in the comments!), they put on an event every year that’s become really special to me. I’m, of course, talking about SAVE Against Fear, their yearly convention and professional conference!
SAVE is a super-cool, very chill, weekend of gaming and talks that happens every year in late fall in York, PA. I’ve not attended the professional conference aspect of it except as a moderator, since I’m not a therapeutic professional, but I can wholeheartedly endorse the convention side of things as a three-time (soon to be four!) attendee. All the vendors, volunteers, and gaming industry professionals I’ve met there have been super lovely, and the Bodhana Group is actively committed to making sure the convention stays a safe space all weekend for everyone.
All proceeds for the event go to the Bodhana Group as a nonprofit and enable them to continue their community- and therapy-oriented work, which is also a good reason to come say hi! Rich and I should be there again this year, so come hang out and play some games if you can make it to the show Nov. 8-10.
While I’ve got the metaphorical floor, I also just want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who has purchased, read, or reviewed the Curseborne ashcan! That was a real labor of love from the team, and we’re all so pleased it’s out in the world.
One last thing…
Per Ian A. A. Watson regarding our forum issues from June 23rd:
vBulletin has assured us that the hackers would not have had access to the forum database via the methods they used, which only compromised a single account. So everyone’s data should be secure, but it’s always a good idea to change passwords regularly, so we’re recommending people do that regardless once forums are reopened, just to be safe. Passwords should optimally be unique — not something you use on multiple sites — and not something someone could guess by knowing you. Services like LastPass can generate and store complex unique passwords, and browsers like Chrome can do this natively as well.
We’re going to roll back to a previous forum backup over the coming days. While anything posted on the 23rd will be lost, it’ll restore the threads that were maliciously deleted during that time.
Thank you for your patience.
Thanks all for your patience, and for hanging out with us across the
Many Worlds, One Path!
Blurbs!
Crowdfunding!
BRANCH RIDERS – Funded in less than one day!
From our friends at The Bodhana Group:
COMING NEXT: Scion: Mythic Shards
Onyx Path Media!
This week: We’re bringing the 2024 What’s Up With Onyx Path panel to audio format!
As always, this Friday’s Onyx Pathcast will be on Podbean or your favorite podcast venue!
Please check out our attached media schedule for the 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!
The Onyx Path News covers all manner of announcements from Onyx Path Con, recent releases, and even upcoming releases! Check it out now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9_No-hiAjY
We’ve been uploaded a lot of videos from Onyx Path Con to the Onyx Path YouTube channel so catch up on any panels and videos you’ve missed via this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiNRTdSDh6-UMsvpXxrvkZTmiWK5jq8QN
Virtual Tabletop!
The Monsters of the Deep Compendium with all of the monsters added to the They Came From Beneath the Sea! Compendium core, including Tokens for VTT play, will be on Roll20 and DTRPG this FOUR MORE DAYS!
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/
MASSIVE SALE at IPR Celebrating Onyx Path‘s 13 years of business! Our biggest sale ever!
Our OPP Con/Anniversary Sale is rolling at IPR with more than 20 titles (a combination of books, screens, and dice) up to 75% off all month:
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!
The Sacred Temple is our June Tasty Bit for Scion: Dragon! Read all about this brand-new Lair on Wednesday!
Conventions!
As we are slowly returning to attending conventions in person after avoiding them during the COVID-19 outbreak, keep an eye out here for more physical and virtual conventions we’re going to be involved with!
Game Night With Onyx Path Publishing at StartPlaying is the last Friday of every month! Come play some of our games 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 May’s full list report here: https://theonyxpath.com/release-roundup-may-2024/
DEVELOPMENT STATUS FROM EDDY
Here are the projects that moved to the next stage of production:
Final Draft
Exalted – Champions of the Divine Flame
- Danielle: John has finalized redlines and sent them back to the authors to polish everything up.
Post-Approval Development
Scion – Mythic Shards
- Matthew: Hiromi and Kim are hard at work making some slight tweaks to the manuscript ahead of our crowdfunding campaign in July!
ART DIRECTION FROM MIKE CHANEY!
In Art Direction
- Ex Essence Pillars of Creation – With Maria
- Ex Essence Deeds Yet Undone (Dirt Cheap) – With Maria
- The World Below – Sending out notes and reference stuff…. so much reference stuff.
- TCF Cyclops Cave and Classified Jumpstarts – I think all the maps for the Classified one are in….
- TCF RPG Anthology – Sending out notes…
- M20 Forbidden and Forgotten Orders – I’m throwing the halves for this at Denmark.
- SCION Demigod Companion – Getting this moving.
- SCION Mythic Shards – Signing off on Sketches and Finals.
- TC With Great Power
- SPU Rulebook KS art – Getting this rolling along with Maria this week.
- Branch Riders – Rolling
In Layout
- TC Player’s Guide
- Pugmire 2e
- SCION Path to Apotheosis
Proofing
- Ex 3 Exigents Screen
- Ex Essence Charm Cards
Indexing
- Scion God
At Press
- Reprints:
- Scion Origin – Printing
- TC Core – Printing
- They Came From the Cyclops’s Cave – Trying to find time to go over the proofs
- They Came From the Cyclops’s Cave Screen
- They Came From CLASSIFIED – Trying to find time to go over the proofs.
- They Came From CLASSIFIED Screen
Today’s Reason to Celebrate!
It’s been 25 years since the release of Guide to the Technocracy for Mage: The Ascension, so maybe celebrate by picking up a shiny new copy of Technocracy Reloaded for M20? The Deluxe version is half off at IPR right now, which means it’s just $5 more than getting a premium PoD!
My apologies for the terrible run-on sentence.