Yes, as hard as it is to believe, we are 3 days away from the end of the Exalted: Essence Kickstarter! What a fantastic ride it has been! Starting with it breaking our record for fasted funded KS project, right through to achieving something like twenty-seven Stretch Goals so far, and with it steadily rising … Read more
In which the trio is joined by Ian A. A. Watson and, of course, Rich Thomas, to make announcements, get excited for the convention weekend, and answer some questions from the live chat. No show notes this week, as it’s mostly just the live panel! Links: Onyx Path YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOnyxPathOnyx Path Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theonyxpathOnyx Path Discord: … Read more
Now available in traditional print from Studio 2: Cults of the Blood Gods for Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition! This is the same traditional print run that Kickstarter backers received. Ask your FLGS to order a copy! Cults of the Blood Gods is a new style of sourcebook for Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition that … Read more
The full quote is “The play’s the thing wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king,” which is from Hamlet. But the reason for my using that quote in our title this week is to highlight both the amazing Exalted: Essence Kickstarter, and the fabulous 2021 Onyx Path Virtual Convention which ran the last three … Read more
Our annual free brochure is now available in PDF on DriveThruRPG: Onyx Path 2021-2022 Publishing Brochure! Dare To Walk The Onyx Path This brochure contains: An intro letter from Rich Thomas, founder of Onyx Path Publishing, that describes the Onyx Path business model and how the company is moving forward with new projects. A look … Read more
In which the trio gets hyped up (and hypes YOU up) for the Onyx Path Virtual Gaming Convention! Matthew is HYPE Camera…etiquette? Recapping last year’s con! OPP Con 2021! What we are looking forward to! Actual Plays! Owlbear Rodeo Panels! Drinking? Get hype! Links: StartPlaying.Games OPP Con Section: https://startplaying.games/blog/posts/announcing-onyx-path-virtual-gaming-convention-2021 Vorpal Tales: twitch.tv/vorpaltales Dork Tales: twitch.tv/dorktales … Read more
Now available in PDF and print-on-demand from DriveThruRPG, and in traditional print from Studio 2: the Trinity Continuum: Aberrant rulebook! “Novas routinely and cavalierly seem to ignore things like the conservation of mass and energy, the laws of motion, the square-cube law, and many other guidelines used to bring predictability to a chaotic cosmos. For … Read more
…leads to the palace of wisdom? Actually, this week it leads to the 2nd Onyx Path Virtual Gaming Convention! And our lead-in to the con is the awesomely amazing Kickstarter for Exalted: Essence (one of the abbreviations that are used for it is ExEss, hence this week’s MMN blog title) which we’re not even two … Read more
In which Eddy and Matthew talk with Jack Berkenstock of the Bodhana Group about using tabletop RPGs in therapeutic settings. What is the Bodhana Group? Therapy through the game, not about the game Lots of talk about RPG safety tools Using safety tools to start the discussion, not stop it Convincing people to use safety … Read more
Now available in print from DriveThruRPG: Time is Come Round: The Contagion Chronicle Jumpstart for Chronicles of Darkness 2nd Edition! The world suffers from illness. It shivers and shudders as the Contagion takes hold. In Houston, Texas, a woman has gone missing and you’re the ones to find and rescue her. But all is not … Read more