Release Roundup: September 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

Titans Rising ended on Kickstarter and funded in 12 hours and 5 minutes! We wrapped up at $62,287, or 208% of our original $30,000 goal, thanks to our 979 backers!

We’ve reached the following stretch goals:

  • Titans Rising Starting Adventure x2: A starter scenario, plus a continuance with plot hooks to help set up continuing adventures
  • Backer T-Shirt
  • Titans Rising Digital Wallpaper
  • Titans Rising Mobile Wallpaper
  • Gift of the Titans: Expanded Gifts for Titanic antagonists and characters
  • Titans Rising VTT Token Pack
  • Titans rising Streaming Overlay

Coming next: The World Below!

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
    • 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: Aegis: Aegis Atlas
    • Exalted: Exalted Essay Collection
    • Realms of Pugmire: The Curious Cats of Mau
  • Redlines: Developers make notes and desired changes to writers
    • Trinity Continuum: Adventure!: Storypath Tasty Bit: Laboratory (November)
    • Exalted: Miracles of Divine Flame (Exigents Companion)
  • Second/Final Draft: Writers turn in second drafts based on developer redlines
    • Realms of Pugmire: Threats and Curs
  • Development: Developers tie everything together and make any desired final changes.
    • The Earthbane Cycle: At the Gates
  • Manuscript Approval: The developed manuscript goes to Content Leads, In-House Developers, and the Creative Director for final approval.
    • Scion: God: Player’s Guide
    • Branch Riders
  • Post-Approval Development: If changes are requested from the previous stage, or additional miscellaneous development needs to be done.
    • Exalted: Abyssals: Sworn to the Grave
  • Editing: Editors check for typos, nomenclature, and formatting errors.
    • The Earthbane Cycle: The World Below
    • Scion: Divine Inspiration
    • Scion: Titans Rising
    • Scion: God Jumpstart
    • They Came From…!: They Came from the RPG Anthology!
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether: The Aether Companion
  • Post-Editing Development: Additional approval and minor fixes from developers.
    • Trinity Continuum: Tasty Bit Compilation
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: From the Shadows
    • Exalted: Sidereals: Charting Fate’s Course
  • Indexing: Larger rulebooks have a comprehensive index created.
    • Trinity Continuum: Anima: Trinity Continuum: Anima Rulebook

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: Tasty Bit Compilation
    • Scion: Wild Hunt
    • Scion: No Gods, No Masters
    • Scion: Demigod Companion
    • Scion: Path to Apotheosis (Demigod Scenarios)
    • Scion: Dragon Companion
    • They Came From…: Heroes of Action and Wonder!
    • They Came from the Cyclops’s Cave: They Came from Witchford Academy!
    • They Came from [CLASSIFIED]!: They Came from the Danger Zone!
    • They Came from Beyond the Grave!: Storypath Tasty Bit: Cabin in the Woods (October)
    • They Came from Beyond the Grave!: They Came from Camp Murder Lake! VTT Adventure
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether: Aether Player’s Guide
    • Trinity Continuum: Aether: Audio Drama
    • Trinity Continuum: Adventure!: Danger Skies! (was Thrilling Tales)
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: Hated and Feared
    • 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)
    • Mage: The Ascension: Forgotten and Forbidden Orders
    • M20 Victorian Age: Bizarre Tales and Unusual Characters
    • Realms of Pugmire: Realms of Pugmire 2e Core Rulebook
    • Realms of Pugmire: Realms of Pugmire Jumpstart
  • Art Direction: Artists are hired according to the needs of the line and book. Art is created and turned in.
    • Scion: Titans Rising (crowdfunding)
    • Scion: God 2nd Edition
    • The Earthbane Cycle: The World Below (Prep continues for the KS and advertising…)
    • They Came from…!: They Came from the RPG Anthology!
    • They Came from the Cyclops’s Cave!: Jumpstart
    • They Came from [CLASSIFIED]!: Jumpstart
    • Trinity Continuum: Aegis
    • 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: Aberrant: With Great Power
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: From the Shadows
    • Trinity Continuum: Aberrant: Hated and Feared
    • Mage: The Ascension: Faces of Magick
    • M20 Victorian Age: Weird Wonders and Revolutionary Magick
    • M20 Victorian Age: M20VA Jumpstart
    • Exalted Essence: Pillars of Creation (Essence Companion)
    • Exalted Essence: Tomb of Memory Jumpstart
    • Exalted Essence: Deeds Yet Undone (Adventure Trilogy)
    • Exalted: Many-Faced Strangers (Lunars Companion)
    • Exalted: Abyssals: Sworn to the Grave (KS art buy)
    • Exalted: Sidereals: Charting Fate’s Course
    • Exalted: Exigents: Out of the Ashes
    • Chronicles of Darkness: Contagion Chronicle Ready-Made Characters
    • Changeling: The Lost: The Hedge
  • In Layout: Typeface, coloration, and art are chosen, added to the manuscript text, and laid out for visual appeal.
    • Scion: Once and Future
    • They Came from the Cyclops’s Cave!
    • They Came from [CLASSIFIED]!
    • Trinity Continuum: Adventure!: Adventure! wallpaper
    • Trinity Continuum: Community Content Style Guide
    • Trinity Continuum: Anima: Terra Surge Reference Screen
    • Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Apocalyptic Record wallpaper
    • Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Icons of Rage
    • Exalted: Across the Eight Directions
    • Exalted: Essence: Essence Charm Cards
    • Hunter: The Vigil: Hunter 2nd Edition Jumpstart
    • Deviant: The Renegades: The Clades Companion
    • Realms of Pugmire: Squeaks in the Deep Companion
  • 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
    • Scion: Community Content Style Guide
    • Exalted: Essence: Novella 1: What Lies Forgotten
    • Exalted: Essence: Novella 3: A Murder in Whitewall (Cole)
  • At Press: The final product is being sent to printers or being prepped for digital release.
    • Scion: Dragon Jumpstart: PoD proof ordered.
    • Trinity Continuum: Adventure!: Printer shipping books to fulfillment shipper.
    • Trinity Continuum: Adventure!: Adventure! VTT Assets: Out to James for backers.
    • Trinity Continuum: Adventure!: Adventure! Addendum: MK incorporating errata.
    • Trinity Continuum: Adventure!: Adventure! Screen and Booklet: Got printer moving forward.
    • Trinity Continuum: Assassins: Jumpstart VTT Adventure: PoD proofs ordered.
    • Trinity Continuum: Anima: Doing page xxs, incorporating the index, and all that other fun stuff, AND THEN prepping the PoD files.
    • Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Apocalyptic Record: Interior and endpages done… working on Ltd cover.
    • Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Apocalyptic Record Screen and Booklet: Sending files to printer.
    • Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Apocalyptic Record VTT Assets: Out to James for backers.
    • Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Apocalyptic Record wallpapers: Out to James for backers.
    • Mage: The Ascension: Lore of the Traditions: Working on the printer quote for Ltd version. PoD files updated.
    • Mage: The Ascension: Lore of the Traditions VTT Set: Out to James for backers.
    • Mage: The Ascension: Lore of the Traditions wallpaper: Out to James for backers.
    • M20 Victorian Age: Victorian Age VTT Assets: Out to James for backers.
    • M20 Victorian Age: Victorian Age wallpapers: Out to James for backers.
    • Exalted: Crucible of Legends: Page XXs.
    • Exalted: Crucible of Legends VTT Tokens: Out to James for backers.
    • Exalted: Essence: Quoting with printers.
    • Exalted: Essence VTT Assets: Out to James for backers.
    • Exalted: Essence: Novella 2: Scoundrelsong: PoD proof ordered.

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