Release Roundup: April 2026

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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:

And from Aegis Studios:

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

Crowdfunding Update

The crowdfunding campaign for the Curseborne Jumpstart: The Wolf You Feed, launched last week, and funded in 12 minutes! We’re currently at $6036, or 1207% of our modest $500 goal, thanks to our 333 backers. We only have one week remaining!

We’ve reached the following stretch goals:

  • Curseborne Streaming Overlay
  • Curseborne Storyguide Reference PDF
  • Jumpstart VTT Token Pack

CURRENT PRODUCTION STATUS

Titles in bold have changed production stages 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: SPU Tasty Bit: Guardians of the Dying World content (July 2026)
    • Curseborne: Slim Edition
    • Curseborne: Next Big Project
    • The World Below: The Advent of Silt
    • Exalted: Essence: Essence Enhanced
  • Redlines: Developers make notes and desired changes to writers
    • Curseborne: Curseborne Novella 2
  • Second/Final Draft: Writers turn in second drafts based on developer redlines
    • Realms of Pugmire: Lair of the Rat Kings
  • Development: Developers tie everything together and make any desired final changes.
    • Storypath Ultra: SPU Tasty Bit: Expanded Alien Cultures (June 2026)
    • They Came from…!: Archetype All-Star Special!
    • Exalted: Alchemicals Companion: Avatars of Brass and Shadow
  • Manuscript Approval: The developed manuscript goes to Content Leads, In-House Developers, and the Creative Director for final approval.
    • Curseborne: Seattle: City of Curses
    • Exalted: Essence: Murder on the Divine Carriage (Essence Player’s Guide novella 1)
    • Exalted: Essence: Even the Heavens Will Burn (Essence Player’s Guide novella 2)
  • Post-Approval Development: If changes are requested from the previous stage, or additional miscellaneous development needs to be done.
    • Curseborne: The Making of Curseborne
  • Editing: Editors check for typos, nomenclature, and formatting errors.
    • Curseborne: Solo Play
    • Storypath Ultra: SPU Tasty Bit: Dangerous Environs (May 2026)
    • Curseborne: Peel Back the Bark (Curseborne novella 1)
  • Post-Editing Development: Additional approval and minor fixes from developers.
    • Curseborne: Toil & Trouble: Curseborne Player’s Guide
    • At the Gates: A Daemon’s Bargain: An At the Gates Jumpstart
    • At the Gates: Encore: The At the Gates Companion
    • Monster Kingdoms: Monster Kingdoms Jumpstart
    • Exalted: Sidereals Jumpstart
    • Exalted: Infernals: Crowned by Hellfire

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 to Prep from active Art Direction. Don’t panic.
    • Monster Kingdoms: Monster Kingdoms Rulebook
    • Monster Kingdoms: Monster Kingdoms Jumpstart
    • The World Below: Underworld Adventures
    • The World Below: Secrets of Kalm and Kaos: The World Below Storyguide’s Handbook
    • The World Below: The World Below Delver’s Guide
    • The World Below: Enter the Dungeon Jumpstart
    • Scarred Lands: Spiragos Collected Adventures
    • They Came from the Cyclops’s Cave: They Came from Witchford Academy!
    • They Came from Beyond the Grave!: They Came from Camp Murder Lake! Jumpstart
    • Trinity Continuum: Aegis: Aegis Atlas
    • Trinity Continuum: Steam Wars
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether: Audio Drama
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether: The Aether Companion
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether: The Aethernaut Collection
    • Trinity Continuum: Steam Wars: Leviathan Companion
    • Trinity Continuum: Adventure!: Danger Skies!
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: Best At What I Do
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: Hated and Feared
    • Exalted: Sidereals Companion
    • Exalted: Riders from the Sunless Lands: The Abyssals Companion
    • Exalted: Infernals: Crowned by Hellfire
    • Realms of Pugmire: Realms of Pugmire Jumpstart
    • Realms of Pugmire: Rumble in Riverwall
    • Realms of Pugmire: The Haunted Village
    • Realms of Pugmire: Curious Cats of Mau Jumpstart
  • Art Direction: Artists are hired according to the needs of the line and book. Art is created and turned in.
    • Curseborne: Next Big Project
    • Curseborne: The Wolf You Feed: A Curseborne Jumpstart (Crowdfunding)
    • Curseborne: Curseborne Player’s Guide
    • Curseborne: Tangled Webs
    • Curseborne: Solo Play
    • At the Gates: At the Gates Rulebook
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether: Aether Player’s Guide
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: From the Shadows
    • Exalted: Essence: The Exalted: Essence Player’s Guide
    • Exalted: Essence Storyteller’s Guide
    • Exalted: Exigents: Champions of the Divine Flame
  • In Layout: Typeface, coloration, and art are chosen, added to the manuscript text, and laid out for visual appeal.
    • Curseborne: Curseborne Screen
    • The World Below: World Below Storyguide Screen
    • Scion: God Jumpstart
    • They Came from the Cyclops’s Cave!: Jumpstart
    • Trinity Continuum: Trinity Continuum Players Guide Wallpaper
    • Trinity Continuum: Æon: Æon Tasty Bit Omnibus #2
    • Exalted: Sidereals Storyteller Screen
    • Exalted: Abyssals Storyteller Screen
    • Exalted: Alchemicals: Forged by the Machine God
    • Realms of Pugmire: Pugmire Unleashed
    • Realms of Pugmire: Realms of Pugmire Guide Screen
    • Realms of Pugmire: Curious Cats of Mau Guide Screen
  • 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.
    • Curseborne: Community Content Support
  • Indexing: Larger rulebooks have a comprehensive index created.
  • At Press: The final product is being sent to printers or being prepped for digital release. Statuses in bold have changed since last month.
    • Crowdfunded projects (including screens). Disappears from this list once both PDF and crowdfunded versions are released:
      • Storypath Ultra Core Manual: PoD and PDF on sale on DriveThruRPG.
      • Curseborne: Curseborne Rulebook: Reviewing printer quote stuff. Now we navigate the murky waters of getting books and the peripheral stuff printed up.
      • The World Below: The World Below Rulebook: Out to backers.
      • Scion: Mythic Shards: Quoting.
      • They Came from…!: They Came from the RPG Anthology! Rulebook: Printing.
      • Trinity Continuum: Aegis: Trinity Continuum: Aegis Rulebook: PDF and PoD versions on sale.
      • Exalted: Exigents: Out of the Ashes: All backer copies are shipped.
      • Exalted: Exigents Storyteller Screen: All backer copies are shipped.
      • Exalted: Sidereals: Charting Fate’s Course: Quoting.
      • Exalted: Abyssals: Sworn to the Grave: PDF and PoD versions on sale.
      • Branch Riders: PDF and PoD now available on DriveThruRPG!
      • Realms of Pugmire: Curious Cats of Mau: Moved to the press queue.
    • Other projects (including stretch goal projects). Disappears from this list once released on DTRPG:
      • Scion: Pandora’s Box: PoD proofs ordered.
      • Scion: God: Divine Inspiration: Backer PDF going out to backers this week.
      • They Came from [CLASSIFIED]!: They Came from the Danger Zone!: Prepping files for Advance PDF.
      • They Came from [CLASSIFIED]!: CLASSIFIED Tasty Bit Dossier: PoD proofs ordered.
      • Branch Riders: Facilitator’s Guide: Backer PDF going out to backers this week.

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