Release Roundup: May 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.

Heed the Call to Adventure!

This month’s Onyx Path releases include:

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

CROWDFUNDING UPDATE

They Came from the RPG Anthology launched on Kickstarter last week! We’re current at $16,486, or 82% of the original $20,000 goal, thanks to our 360 backers!

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: Dragon: Storypath Tasty Bit: Library
    • They Came From…: Heroes of Action and Wonder!
    • They Came from [CLASSIFIED]!: Storypath Tasty Bit: Hotel Lobby (July)
    • 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
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether: The Aether Companion
    • Exalted: Exalted Essay Collection
  • Redlines: Developers make notes and desired changes to writers
    • Scion: Titans Rising
    • Scion: Divine Inspiration
    • Scion: God Jumpstart
    • Scion: God: Player’s Guide
    • Realms of Pugmire: Tome of Enemies
  • Second/Final Draft: Writers turn in second drafts based on developer redlines
    • They Came from the Cyclops’s Cave: They Came from Witchford Academy!
    • Branch Riders
  • Development: Developers tie everything together and make any desired final changes.
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether: Aether Player’s Guide
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: Storypath Tasty Bit: Rooftops
    • Exalted Essence: Tomb of Memory Jumpstart
    • Exalted Essence: Adventure Trilogy
    • Exalted: Abyssals
  • Manuscript Approval: The developed manuscript goes to Content Leads, In-House Developers, and the Creative Director for final approval.
    • The World Below (Storypath Fantasy)
  • 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.
    • Scion: Demigod: Storypath Tasty Bit: Village (June)
    • They Came From…!: They Came From… ?
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether: Audio Drama
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether: The Aethernaut Collection
    • Trinity Continuum: Community Content Guide
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: From the Shadows
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: Hated and Feared
    • Exalted Essence: Novella 1: What Lies Forgotten
    • Exalted Essence: Novella 2: Scoundrelsong
    • Exalted Essence: Novella 3: A Murder in Whitewall (Cole)
    • Exalted: Sidereals: Charting Fate’s Course
  • Post-Editing Development: Additional approval and minor fixes from developers.
    • Scion: Tasty Bit Compilation
    • Scion: God
    • Trinity Continuum: Tasty Bit Compilation
    • Trinity Continuum Player’s Guide
    • Trinity Continuum: Aegis
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: Best At What I Do
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: With Great Power
    • Exalted Essence: Essence Companion: Pillars of Creation
    • Realms of Pugmire: Realms of Pugmire 2e Rulebook
    • Realms of Pugmire: Realms of Pugmire Jumpstart
  • Indexing: Larger rulebooks have a comprehensive index created.

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.
    • Scion: Wild Hunt
    • Scion: No Gods, No Masters
    • Scion: Path to Apotheosis
    • Scion: Dragon Companion
    • They Came from the Cyclops’s Cave!
    • They Came from the Cyclops’s Cave!: Jumpstart
    • They Came from [CLASSIFIED]!
    • They Came from [CLASSIFIED]!: Jumpstart
    • They Came from [CLASSIFIED]!: They Came from the Danger Zone!
    • They Came from Beyond the Grave!: They Came from Camp Murder Lake! VTT Adventure
    • Trinity Continuum: Trinity Continuum Player’s Guide
    • Trinity Continuum: Aegis
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether Jumpstart
    • Trinity Continuum: Adventure!: Adventure! Addendum
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: With Great Power
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: Best At What I Do
    • Trinity Continuum: Anima: DLC
    • Trinity Continuum: Anima Jumpstart: alt-AR (Cascade)
    • Trinity Continuum: Anima Jumpstart: Shattered Seals (Terra Surge)
    • Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Icons of Rage
    • Mage: The Ascension: Forgotten and Forbidden Orders
    • Mage: The Ascension: Faces of Magick
    • Mage: The Ascension: Lore of the Traditions
    • M20 Victorian Age: M20VA Jumpstart
    • M20 Victorian Age: Bizarre Tales and Unusual Characters
    • M20 Victorian Age: Weird Wonders and Revolutionary Magick
    • Exalted: Across the Eight Directions
    • Exalted: Many-Faced Strangers: The Lunars Companion
    • Chronicles of Darkness: Contagion Chronicle Ready-Made Characters
    • Changeling: The Lost: The Hedge
    • Hunter: The Vigil: Hunter Jumpstart
    • Deviant: The Renegades: The Clades Companion
    • Realms of Pugmire: Squeaks in the Deep Companion
    • Realms of Pugmire: Realms of Pugmire 2e Core Rulebook
  • Art Direction: Artists are hired according to the needs of the line and book. Art is created and turned in.
    • Scion: Titans Rising
    • Scion: God 2nd Edition
    • Scion: Once and Future
    • They Came from…!: They Came from the RPG Anthology! (KS)
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether: The Aethernaut Collection
    • Trinity Continuum: Assassins: Jumpstart VTT Adventure
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: From the Shadows
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: Hated and Feared
    • Exalted: Sidereals
    • Exalted: Exigents
  • In Layout: Typeface, coloration, and art are chosen, added to the manuscript text, and laid out for visual appeal.
    • Scion: Community Content Guide
    • Scion: Demigod Companion
    • Scion: Dragon Jumpstart
    • Trinity Continuum: Adventure!: Adventure! wallpaper
    • Trinity Continuum: Adventure!: Danger Skies! (was Thrilling Tales)
    • Trinity Continuum: Adventure!: Adventure! Addendum
    • Trinity Continuum: Assassins: Jumpstart VTT Adventure
    • Trinity Continuum: Anima
    • Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Apocalyptic Record Screen and Booklet
    • Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Apocalyptic Record wallpaper
    • Exalted: Essence: Essence Screen and Booklet
    • Exalted: Essence: Essence Charm Cards
    • Exalted: Essence: Essence wallpaper
    • Hunter: The Vigil: Tending the Flame
    • Legendlore: Legacies of the Earth
  • 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.
    • Scarred Lands: Spiragos Collected Adventures
    • Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Howls of Apocalypse Scenario Book
    • Exalted: Crucible of Legends
  • At Press: The final product is being sent to printers or being prepped for digital release.
    • Trinity Continuum: Adventure!: Trad printing files prepping. Awaiting specs from printer.
    • Trinity Continuum: Adventure!: Adventure! Screen and Booklet
    • Trinity Continuum: Adventure!: Stampede of Justice Jumpstart: PoD proof on the way.
    • Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Apocalyptic Record: Awaiting PoD proofs.
    • Exalted: Dragon-Blooded Novella 2: Surface Truths (Lauren Roy) : PoD proof on the way.
    • Exalted: Essence: I’m currently getting it ready for PoD and print.
    • Exalted: Essence: Streaming Overlays: Going out to backers.
    • Mage: The Awakening: Tome of the Pentacle: Advance PDF errata gathering/implementation.

Comments

2 responses to “Release Roundup: May 2023”

  1. SpiritHamster Avatar
    SpiritHamster

    Isn’t Tomb of the Pentacle out?

    1. it'sthatperson Avatar
      it’sthatperson

      That’s an Advance PDF. It’s essentially the whole book, but without errata and indexing of pages. They release it to market early and correct the book based on buyer feedback. The process usually takes at least a month or so.