Release Roundup: August 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

Lair of the Rat Kings for the Realms of Pugmire wrapped up this month on BackerKit! We closed with $9,695, or 388% of our initial goal, thanks to our 300 backers!

We hit the following stretch goals:

  • Rat Kings backer shirt design on RedBubble
  • Lair of the Rat Kings map upgrade x3: Red Paw Gang’s burrows, selected areas of The Not, Secret Lair
  • Lair of the Rat Kings digital wallpaper

Jadestorm, the latest setting for The Earthbane Cycle, launched last week on BackerKit! We’re currently at $29,935, or 299% of our initial goal, thanks to our 534 backers!

We’ve hit the following stretch goals:

  • Storyguide Screen

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 11: Support Cast (November 2026)
    • Exalted: Infernals Companion
  • Redlines: Developers make notes and desired changes to writers
  • Second/Final Draft: Writers turn in second drafts based on developer redlines
  • Development: Developers tie everything together and make any desired final changes.
    • Curseborne: Eye of the Storm (Curseborne Novella 2)
    • The World Below: The Advent of Silt
    • They Came from…!: Archetype All-Star Special!
    • Exalted: Liminals
    • Exalted: Essence: Essence Enhanced
  • Manuscript Approval: The developed manuscript goes to Content Leads, In-House Developers, and the Creative Director for final approval.
    • Storypath Ultra: SPU Tasty Bit 10: Martial Arts (October 2026)
    • Curseborne: Covenant
    • Jadestorm: Jadestorm Rulebook
  • Post-Approval Development: If changes are requested from the previous stage, or additional miscellaneous development needs to be done.
  • Editing: Editors check for typos, nomenclature, and formatting errors.
    • Exalted: Essence: Essence Storyteller’s Guide
    • Realms of Pugmire: Lair of the Rat Kings
  • Post-Editing Development: Additional approval and minor fixes from developers.
    • Storypath Ultra: SPU Tasty Bit 09: Magic (September 2026)
    • Curseborne: Blood on the Dance Floor jumpstart
    • Exalted: Alchemicals Companion: Avatars of Brass and Shadow

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.
    • At the Gates: Encore: The At the Gates Companion
    • At the Gates: A Daemon’s Bargain: An At the Gates Jumpstart
    • Monster Kingdoms: Monster Kingdoms Jumpstart
    • The World Below: Secrets of Kalm and Kaos: The World Below Storyguide’s Handbook
    • The World Below: The World Below Delver’s Guide
    • 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: Aether: Audio Drama
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether: The Aether Companion
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether: The Aethernaut Collection
    • Trinity Continuum: Steam Wars: Leviathan Companion
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: Best At What I Do
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: Hated and Feared
    • Exalted: Essence: The Exalted: Essence Storyteller’s Guide
    • Exalted: Sidereals Jumpstart
    • Realms of Pugmire: Realms of Pugmire Jumpstart
    • 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: Covenant (crowdfunding)
    • Curseborne: Solo Play
    • Curseborne: Seattle: City of Curses
    • The World Below: Underworld Adventures
    • The World Below: Enter the Dungeon Jumpstart
    • Jadestorm: Jadestorm Rulebook (crowdfunding)
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether: Aether Player’s Guide
    • Trinity Continuum: Steam Wars
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: From the Shadows
    • Exalted: Exigents: Champions of the Divine Flame
    • Exalted: Sidereals Companion
    • Exalted: Riders from the Sunless Lands: The Abyssals Companion
    • Exalted: Infernals: Crowned by Hellfire
    • Exalted: Liminals (crowdfunding)
    • Realms of Pugmire: Lair of the Rat Kings
    • Realms of Pugmire: Rumble in Riverwall
    • Realms of Pugmire: The Haunted Village
  • In Layout: Typeface, coloration, and art are chosen, added to the manuscript text, and laid out for visual appeal.
    • Curseborne: Curseborne Screen
    • Curseborne: Compact Edition
    • Curseborne: Curseborne Player’s Guide
    • The World Below: World Below Storyguide Screen
    • At the Gates: Bookmarks
    • Monster Kingdoms: Monster Kingdoms Rulebook
    • Trinity Continuum: Trinity Continuum Players Guide Wallpaper
    • Trinity Continuum: Æon: Æon Tasty Bit Omnibus #2
    • Exalted: Sidereals Storyteller Screen
    • Exalted: Abyssals Storyteller Screen
    • 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.
    • Exalted: Essence: The Exalted: Essence Player’s Guide
  • 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: PDF and PoD now available on DriveThruRPG!
      • Curseborne: Curseborne Rulebook: Press files created… Cover, endpages, interior, EU thing… all that jazz.
      • Curseborne: The Wolf You Feed: A Curseborne Jumpstart: Just waiting on cover cutlines… should get them this week.
      • The World Below: The World Below Rulebook: PDF and PoD now available on DriveThruRPG!
      • At the Gates: At the Gates Rulebook: Working on this now that Jadestorm is running and Curseborne press stuff is as far as I can get it.
      • Scion: Mythic Shards: Quoting.
      • They Came from…!: They Came from the RPG Anthology! Rulebook: Rewards all shipped out.
      • Trinity Continuum: Aegis: Trinity Continuum: Aegis Rulebook: PDF and PoD now available on DriveThruRPG!
      • Exalted: Sidereals: Charting Fate’s Course: Quoting.
      • Exalted: Abyssals: Sworn to the Grave: PDF and PoD now available on DriveThruRPG!
      • Exalted: Alchemicals: Forged by the Machine God: PDF and PoD now available on DriveThruRPG!
      • Branch Riders: PDF and PoD now available on DriveThruRPG!
      • Realms of Pugmire: Curious Cats of Mau: PDF and PoD now available on DriveThruRPG!
    • Other projects (including stretch goal projects). Disappears from this list once released on DTRPG:
      • Curseborne: The Making of Curseborne: Just waiting on cover cutlines… should get them this week.
      • Storypath Ultra Community Content Support: Out this week!
      • Trinity Continuum: Adventure!: Danger Skies!: PDF going out to KS backers this week.
      • Exalted: Essence: Murder on the Divine Carriage (Essence Player’s Guide novella 1): Inputting backer errata.
      • Exalted: Essence: Even the Heavens Will Burn (Essence Player’s Guide novella 2): PoD and electronic versions on sale Weds!