Release Roundup: February 2023

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 project to production status update.

This month’s Onyx Path releases include:

Merch:

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

CROWDFUNDING UPDATE


Our Kickstarter for Realms of Pugmire, the second edition of the Pugmire RPG, wrapped up on Kickstarter last week! We closed at $65,524, or 218% of our $30,000 funding goal, thanks to our 1052 backers!

We hit the following fetch stretch goals:

  • RedBubble Backer Shirt
  • Realms of Pugmire Guide Screen
  • RedBubble Pet Designs
  • Realms of Pugmire Jumpstart PDF
  • Digital Wallpaper
  • Mobile Wallpaper
  • VTT Bundle
  • Realms of Pugmire Adventure PDF
  • Roll20 Character Sheet
  • New Add On: Dice Set
  • Realms of Pugmire Adventure PDF 2
  • Fetch Quest card game PDF and PoD

CURRENT PRODUCTION STATUS

Items in bold have changed in status 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
    • Scion: Divine Inspiration
    • Scion: God Jumpstart
    • They Came from Beyond the Grave!(?): Storypath Tasty Bit: Graveyard (April)
    • They Came from [CLASSIFIED]!: Quip, Cinematic, Twist, and Fiendish Plot Cards
    • They Came from the Cyclops’s Cave: Quip, Cinematic, Fantastic Settings, and Fiendish Plot Cards
    • They Came from the Cyclops’s Cave: They Came from Witchford Academy!
    • Trinity Continuum: Æon: Storypath Tasty Bit: Spaceship (May)
    • Exalted: Exalted Essay Collection
    • Realms of Pugmire: Tome of Enemies
  • Redlines: Developers make notes and desired changes to writers
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether: Audio Drama
    • Branch Riders
  • Second/Final Draft: Writers turn in second drafts based on developer redlines
    • Exalted Essence: Tomb of Memory Jumpstart
    • Exalted Essence: Adventure Trilogy
    • Exalted: Abyssals
  • Development: Developers tie everything together and make any desired final changes.
    • Scion: Storypath Tasty Bit: Street Intersection (March)
    • Exalted Essence: Novella 3: A Murder in Whitewall (Cole)
  • Manuscript Approval: The developed manuscript goes to Content Leads, In-House Developers, and the Creative Director for final approval.
    • The World Below (Storypath Fantasy)
    • Exalted Essence: Novella 1: What Lies Forgotten
    • Realms of Pugmire: Realms of Pugmire Jumpstart
  • Post-Approval Development: If changes are requested from the previous stage, or additional miscellaneous development needs to be done.
    • Realms of Pugmire: Realms of Pugmire 2e Rulebook
  • Editing: Editors check for typos, nomenclature, and formatting errors.
    • Scion: Community Content Guide
    • Scion: God
    • Trinity Continuum: Aegis
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether: The Aethernaut Collection
    • Trinity Continuum: Community Content Guide
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: Best At What I Do
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: From the Shadows
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: Hated and Feared
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: With Great Power
    • Exalted Essence: Novella 2: Scoundrelsong
    • Exalted: Sidereals: Charting Fate’s Course
  • Post-Editing Development: Additional approval and minor fixes from developers.
    • Scion: Tasty Bit Compilation
    • They Came From…: Tasty Bit Compilation
    • Trinity Continuum: Tasty Bit Compilation
    • Trinity Continuum Player’s Guide
    • Exalted Essence: Essence Companion: Pillars of Creation
  • Indexing: Larger rulebooks have a comprehensive index created.
    • Trinity Continuum: Adventure!

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 Direction: Art notes are collected from developers, and artists are hired according to the needs of the line and book.
    • Scion: Path to Apotheosis
    • Scion: Dragon Companion
    • Scion: No Gods, No Masters
    • Scion: Dragon Jumpstart
    • Scion: Wild Hunt
    • Scion: God 2nd Edition
    • Scion: Once and Future
    • They Came from the Cyclops’s Cave!
    • They Came from the Cyclops’s Cave!: Jumpstart
    • They Came from [Classified]!
    • They Came from [Classified]: They Came from the Danger Zone!
    • They Came from [Classified]!: Jumpstart
    • They Came from Beyond the Grave!: They Came from Camp Murder Lake! VTT Adventure
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether Jumpstart
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether: The Aethernaut Collection
    • Trinity Continuum: Adventure!: Adventure! Addendum
    • Trinity Continuum: Trinity Continuum Player’s Guide
    • Trinity Continuum: Assassins: Jumpstart VTT Adventure
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: Best At What I Do
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: From the Shadows
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: Hated and Feared
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: With Great Power
    • Trinity Continuum: Anima
    • Trinity Continuum: Anima Jumpstart: alt-AR (Cascade)
    • Trinity Continuum: Anima Jumpstart: Shattered Seals (Terra Surge)
    • Trinity Continuum: Anima: DLC
    • Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Icons of Rage
    • Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Howls of Apocalypse Scenario Book
    • Mage: The Ascension: Faces of Magick
    • Mage: The Ascension: Forgotten and Forbidden Orders
    • M20 Victorian Age: M20VA Jumpstart
    • M20 Victorian Age: Weird Wonders and Revolutionary Magick
    • M20 Victorian Age: Bizarre Tales and Unusual Characters
    • Exalted: Sidereals
    • Exalted: Crucible of Legends
    • Exalted: Exigents
    • Exalted: Across the Eight Directions
    • Chronicles of Darkness: Contagion Chronicle Ready-Made Characters
    • Mage: The Awakening: Tome of the Pentacle
    • Deviant: The Renegades: The Clades Companion
    • Legendlore: Legacies of the Earth
    • Realms of Pugmire: Realms of Pugmire 2e Core Rulebook
    • Realms of Pugmire: Squeaks in the Deep Companion
  • In Layout: Typeface, coloration, and art are chosen, added to the manuscript text, and laid out for visual appeal.
    • Scarred Lands: Vigil Watch: Kelder Mountains
    • Scion: Demigod Companion
    • Trinity Continuum: Adventure!: Danger Skies! (was Thrilling Tales)
    • Trinity Continuum: Adventure!: Adventure! Addendum
    • Trinity Continuum: Adventure!: Stampede of Justice Jumpstart
    • Trinity Continuum: Assassins: Jumpstart VTT Adventure
    • Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Apocalyptic Record
    • Mage: The Ascension: Lore of the Traditions
    • Exalted: Dragon-Blooded Novella 2: Surface Truths (Lauren Roy)
    • Exalted: Many-Faced Strangers: The Lunars Companion
    • Changeling: The Lost: The Hedge
    • Hunter: The Vigil: Hunter Jumpstart
    • Hunter: The Vigil: Tending the Flame
  • 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.
    • Storypath Ultra Brochure
    • Scarred Lands: Spiragos Collected Adventures
    • Deviant: The Renegades: The Devoted Companion
  • At Press: The final product is being sent to printers or being prepped for digital release.
    • Scarred Lands: Dead Man’s Rust: KS rewards shipped.
    • Scion: Realms of Magic and Mystery: On sale this Wednesday!
    • Scion: Demigod: KS rewards shipped.
    • Scion: Demigod Screen: KS rewards shipped.
    • Scion: Dragon: At KS fulfiller.
    • Scion: Dragon Storyguide Screen: Printing started.
    • Scion: Masks of the Mythos: At KS fulfiller.
    • Scion: Masks of the Mythos Storyguide Screen: Printing started.
    • They Came from Beneath the Sea!: Community Content Guide
    • Trinity Continuum: Adventure!: Indexing.
    • M20 Victorian Age: At KS fulfiller.
    • M20 Victorian Age ST Screen: Printing started.
    • Exalted: Essence: Backer PDF out to backers.
    • Exalted: Facets of Truth (Rosenberg Lunars Novella): PoD proof on the way.
    • Exalted: Adversaries of the Righteous: PoD uploaded.

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