As you might have guessed from the image above, today is Saint Patrick’s Day in the US, so top o’ the mornin’ to ya, and sure and begorrah, and all that!

And the fabled “luck of the Irish”, well we all know how that worked out for the legendary Patches O’Houlihan, but right now: let’s take all the good luck we can get! Celebrate away!

Connected to the holiday, St. Paddy’s Day was one of the only official holidays recognized by White Wolf. For years there was a tradition of anywhere from six to two dozen WW staff members having brunch at a diner down the street and then assembling at the doors of Limerick Junction in Atlanta to await their opening. We’d swarm in and grab a bunch of tables and start ordering rounds of drinks. During the rest of the day, the place would fill up and spill out front and back with lots of regular folks wanting to celebrate, and also more and more WWers!

Many friendships were deepened there, and many yearly rivalries were played out. It was fun and certainly messy, often sweaty, always noisy (especially once the live band arrived later in the day), and was either the prelude to more shenanigans into the late night, or the last thing you’d remember before waking up on a friend’s couch.

Now, I’d usually say that those times are long gone, but apparently a few of the old crew are reenacting that tradition at the Junction even as I write this – so if you’re in Atlanta and read this before midnight, you still might be able to catch them at it!

If that’s something you really want to do…

Something a lot more of you might want to do is back the upcoming crowdfunding campaign for the Exalted Essence Players Guide! (I am king of the segues.)

Right now, we’re getting ready and pulling together all the pieces to get the Exalted Essence Players Guide campaign live on BackerKit on March 27th – so wish us luck that we can make that happen – because it’s going to be a fun one!

Here are just a few of the treats in store with the book:

* A book full of player options for Exalted: Essence

* Each of the ten Exalt type gets their own chapter

* Lots of new Charms for your game

We’ll be sending pre-launch links around as soon as everything is locked in and approved!

I Sneer At Your Request…

That there’s a sarky comment one of us made during our Monday Meeting today – anybody want to guess at who sent that to the chat?

We’re at the stage of talking about this year’s Onyx Path Virtual Con where we’re working on the slate of panels we’ll be running. The Opening and Closing are givens, and probably the What’s Up With Onyx Path? panel, ’cause we’ve done that or a variant for decades, but what else? How many Curseborne panels? One Earthbane Cycle panel or one for each games? Do we run a How to Freelance for Onyx Path panel? Those sorts of decisions.

And hey, if you have favorites or new ideas about panels, please do let us know here in the Comments section or on our social media!

Speaking of cons – Envoy will be running multiple demos of Curseborne at Gen Con, so sign up and actually play the game if you’re curious (but do it as soon as you can because Curseborn has been getting a lot of attention and is sure to sell out like happened at PAXunplugged), and we’ll have books and screens for sale at the Studio 2 booth.

Matthew just sent me these two links of folks focused on two of our recent releases that give a look at the games outside of our usual hype – well worth the time to view if you haven’t picked them up yet, and even if you have:

“Frequent collaborator Awkward GM Corbin has posted a wonderful overview of They Came from the RPG Anthology! we’d love you to all check out: https://youtu.be/WQulT78KhN4?si=T_Z0DHxJijFlccJV

And that’s not all, as freelancer and expert Storyguide Tom Murr has posted a superb video on what we can learn from The World Below right here: https://youtu.be/uA8ZRqNP3mc?si=scxznhFWovNzjhJm

Give them both a watch, and please like and subscribe!”

I’ve been asked to remind y’all that the DTRPG GMs Sale is over now, but that these sales are still running:

Select Chronicles of Darkness Screens and Monarchies of Mau books,
screens, and dice 50% off at Studio 2:
https://studio2publishing.com/collections/onx-onyx-path-publishing

Select books and screens on sale at IPR:
https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Deals-and-Specials/

And as I’ve mentioned these last few months here on the MMN blog, we’re being challenged as publishers to find ways to continue to get our books printed and shipped in the current chaotic times. I’ve been working with several new printers to work out the details on costs and quality and timing, and have had some very positive communications.

These are printers from around the world with excellent reputations, so I’ll be reviewing and comparing what they can do for us in the months to come. Meanwhile, we’re finalizing getting the traditionally printed versions of Trinity Continuum: Aether and Scion God into the printer’s hands and out of ours!

Hopefully, the first of many successful print runs despite the chaos. We really appreciate every backer’s support and patience while this process is revisited and revised! We want everybody to get to enjoy their favorite of our:

Many Worlds, One Path!

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Blurbs!

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Crowdfunding!

Coming Next: Exalted Essence Players Guide on BackerKit March 27th!

* A book full of player options for Exalted: Essence

* Each of the ten Exalt type gets their own chapter

* Lots of new Charms for your game

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Onyx Path Media!

Check out our attached media schedule for the videos on our Twitch channel this week!

On this week’s Onyx Path News Matthew discusses Trinity Continuum: Aegis! Check it out right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aO6oqVibuA

On The Gentleman Gamer’s YouTube channel, we have a new Gentleman’s Guide to the Accursed with his video focusing on the Reeves family! Check out this official lore drop here: https://youtu.be/tnaaVoCTjpQ

And here’s a recap of another one of our ongoing Curseborne games: https://youtu.be/d4ZZemAtVQM

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Virtual Tabletop!

They Came From Beneath the Sea! on Roll20 VTT!
https://marketplace.roll20.net/browse/bundle/22308/they-came-from-beneath-the-sea

The Scion: Origin and Scion Hero Compendiums are now available on Roll20!
https://marketplace.roll20.net/browse/publisher/1716/onyx-path-publishing

Scion is just the start! They Came From Beneath the Sea! and other
Onyx Path RPGs are in development for Roll20 virtual tabletop!

The first of our official Scion sheets designed for Foundry VTT are
now available! https://foundryvtt.co

Looking for more virtual tabletop resources? We have a selection of
Tokens, Encounters, and more available now at DriveThruRPG! https://bit.ly/3SnrNJ7

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Our Sales Partners!

We’re working with Studio2 to provide our traditionally printed books out into your local game stores. Game stores can order via their usual distributors, and can also contact Studio2 directly. And individuals can check out our projects via the links below!

Select Chronicles of Darkness Screens and Monarchies of Mau books,
screens, and dice 50% off at Studio 2:
https://studio2publishing.com/collections/onx-onyx-path-publishing

Looking for our Deluxe or Prestige Edition books, dice, and screens? Try this link! http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Onyx-Path-Publishing/

The Excessive Accessories Sale is on now at IPR:
https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Deals-and-Specials/
75% off Dice, Screens, and more.

As always, you can find Onyx Path’s titles in PDF and PoD versions at DriveThruRPG.com!

The first part of the print shopping experiment is live on DTRPG:

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?format=1000240-book-printed-publisher-fulfilled

This is limited to the USA only at first, but will expand later after
data crunching and review.

Amazon and Barnes & Noble!

You can now read our fiction from the comfort and convenience of your Kindle (from Amazon) and Nook (from Barnes & Noble).

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On Sale This Week!

Three different play aids to help your enjoyment of The World Below are going on sale on DTRPG this Weds! The World Below Storyguide Screen (PDF), The World Below Streaming Overlay, and The World Below VTT Tokens!

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Conventions!

Here’s where you can find out more info on physical and virtual conventions we’re going to be involved with!

This year’s Onyx Path Virtual Game Con will be happening on June 6-8! Mark your calendars!

Game Night With Onyx Path Publishing at StartPlaying is the last Friday of every month! Come play some Curseborne that night! (But any of our game lines are welcome all day long!)

Here’s a link to give anyone $10 credit to play games on Start.Playing:

https://startplaying.games/referral/clog9y0v10006ju0968iev95m

Please spread the word about GMing games as much as possible! Details on how list a game are at the bottom of the page in the FAQ:

https://startplaying.games/event/game-night-onyx-path

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Project Status Updates!

Our full list of projects will be available monthly on our blog! Check out February’s full list report here: https://theonyxpath.com/release-roundup-february-2025/

DEVELOPMENT STATUS FROM EDDY!

Here are the projects that moved to the next stage of production:

FIRST DRAFT

TC Steam Wars – Steam Wars Leviathan Companion

• Our giant monster vs. giant robot stretch goal is off to first drafts! Who will win? WHO WILL SURVIVE?!

REDLINES

Curseborne – Curseborne Jumpstart

• The jumpstart for Curseborne is in my hands for redlining. I can’t wait to see what creepy things have been cooked up within….

FINAL DRAFT

Storypath Ultra – SPU additional settings

• Both additional settings have been redlined, and one is actually already back in my hands as a final draft! Hopefully that means in a few weeks I’ll be able to pull the whole manuscript together and get it ready for editing.

Curseborne – Tangled Webs

• No sooner has this solid book of liminalities been through redlines than one author’s already turned their final drafts around! Fancy visiting a liminal space that’s actually a chateau constantly under besiegement? Or tunnels that lead to more tunnels and spit you out in foreign cities? This is your book.

MANUSCRIPT APPROVAL

Exalted – Sidereals Companion

• The developers worked long and hard (huge thanks to them!), and now the Sidereals Companion is ready for approval!

POST-APPROVAL DEVELOPMENT

Scion – Mythic Shards Reference PDFs

• We’re here! All additional material has been reviewed and approved, so this book is on its way to editing very soon.

Curseborne – Curseborne

• Dun dun dunnn…! We have one more pass before this lovely book moves on to art direction and layout. Curseborne is moving along!

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ART DIRECTION FROM MIKE CHANEY!

In Art Direction

• Ex3 Miracles of the Divine Flame – gathering up art for approvals.
• Ex Essence PG – Art approved.
• Curseborne – Sending Dejoya and Gaydos contracts and art notes.
• SCION Wild Hunt – Some finals coming in already.
• SCION Demigod Companion – grabbing ref and slogging through a bunch of sketches.
• SCION Mythic Shards – Art is arting.
• TC Danger Skies – Contracting.
• TC the OTHER Anima Jumpstart – Contracting.
• TC Anima DLC – Contracting.
• Curious Cats – Maria is checking with HIVE.
• At The Gates – Still sending out art notes and contracts.
• Branch Riders – Got updated pieces this weekend.

Layout

• Scion Tasty Bit Combo
• TC Aether Screen
• SCION God Storyguide Screen
• Pugmire 2e Screen
• SCION God Storyguide Screen
• World Below Screen
• Ex3 Abyssals
• Curseborne Tasty Bit 3 – In progress.

Proofing

• SCION Titans Rising – In progress.

Indexing

At Press

• Reprints:
• Scion Origin – At Studio2, prepping for shipping to backers.
• TC Core – At Studio2, prepping for shipping to backers.

• Ex 3 Exigents – Quoting and press files.
• Ex 3 Exigents Screen – At Studio 2
• Ex 3 Sidereals – Quoting and press files.
• TC Aether – Going to press.
• Scion: God – Going to press.
• Pugmire Conversion Doc – files uploaded to DTRPG.
• With Great Power – files uploaded to DTRPG.
• Ex Essence Pillars of Creation – With Backers for errata.
• The World Below Storyguide Screen (PDF), The World Below Streaming Overlay, and The World Below VTT Tokens on sale this Weds on DTRPG!

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Today’s Reason to Celebrate!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! See above for more reminisces of the holiday! Down here, let’s also celebrate the day for Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, considered by some folks to be the patron saint of cats. It’s also the birthday of Kurt Russell, an icon for genre films. In the 1970s he was a child actor for Disney, and in the 1980s, he starred in several films directed by John Carpenter in which he played anti-hero roles: the futuristic action film Escape from New York (1981), its sequel Escape from L.A. (1996), the horror film The Thing (1982), and the kung-fu comedy action film Big Trouble in Little China (1986), arguably the first RPG-style action film. He has played good and bad guys in a slew of films since then, with westerns, super-heroes, horror, sci-fi, action genres represented multiple times, and played the role of Santa Claus in The Christmas Chronicles (2018) and The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020). So, he could be the patron saint of They Came From…!