February Dark Eras 2 Update!
about 6 years ago
– Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 02:33:11 PM
Hello, Dark Eras 2 Backers!
RichT here:
Those developer outlines I mentioned last month are in the hands of White Wolf, who need to give us the thumbs-up to go ahead with the chapters as planned. Because of the nature of the Dark Eras, and with them containing multiple game lines, these outlines are a lot more than a page breaking down how the chapter works. So they took a lot of time to work out and pull together, and we expect our friends at WW will take a bit to read all the way through them.
Last reminder: Only 24 hours left for the Trinity Continuum Kickstarter!
Our latest Kickstarter campaign for the reboot of the Trinity Continuum featuring the Core Rulebook (and modern era setting) and the Trinity Continuum: Aeon setting book is down to its last 24 hours (less actually as I write this)!
We're at well over 300% funded, and have blown through 23 Stretch Goals that add all sorts of extra material for everyone's enjoyment (although not to the books as their texts are pretty much finished, and we want to roll on them quickly).
C'mon and check it out: we've released the full text for the Trinity Continuum Core book and have released all but the final chapter of Trinity Continuum: Aeon, and that final chapter get released tomorrow!) for backers to read through!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/200664283/trinity-continuum-aeon-rpg
January Dark Eras 2 Update!
about 6 years ago
– Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 06:19:35 PM
Hello, Dark Eras 2 Backers!
RichT here:
Our developers are submitting their chapter outlines to Rollickin' Rose Bailey, who will review them with an eye towards overall consistency within the Chronicles of Darkness. Depending on the game lines involved, other devs may be called in for their input as well.
Also, just wanted to point out again this month that if you need information more frequently than these monthly Updates, we have several ways to get that to you. The first is to review my weekly Monday Meeting Notes blog, which you can find on our website, here: http://theonyxpath.com/category/news/monday-meeting/
Down near the end we have a weekly progress report on all of our ongoing projects, starting with the Initial Draft stage of when writers have started writing, all the way to the At Press stage of when projects are getting completed and towards being made available. You can also get the weekly blog emailed to you, so you don't have to hunt for it, by joining our Onyx Path Mailing List on the right side of our website.
You can ask questions in the comments for the Monday Meeting Notes Blog which I pop in to answer during the course of the week, and also ask questions on our Twitter and Facebook accounts, and on our Onyx Path forums where we have sections dedicated to our game lines.
If your question is specific to this Kickstarter, the most direct way to contact us is to click on my name in the upper right of this KS page, and go down to the end of my info to the blue Contact Me box and click on that. Those messages are part of the Kickstarter database, and are linked to your account, so we have access to your pledge info and can use that to sort out your problem. You can also try Customer Service at BackerKit, as they have access to that info, and know how to help with the vast majority of questions.
And, as this comes up a lot: if you need to change your address after the Backer Surveys have gone out and been returned, you can access your Survey response using the same url as for the Survey and make the changes needed right there. Easy peasy!
Finally, a straight-forward blurb!
Our latest Kickstarter campaign for the reboot of the Trinity Continuum featuring the Core Rulebook (and modern era setting) and the Trinity Continuum: Aeon book just funded!
C'mon and check it out: as a backer we'll be releasing to you the full text for both books in the course of the month! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/200664283/trinity-continuum-aeon-rpg
December Dark Eras 2 Update!
over 6 years ago
– Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 01:52:45 PM
Hello, Dark Eras 2 Backers!
RichT here:
Our developers are working on wrapping up the outlines for each of the chapters, which are needed by both the writers and for review by the gang at White Wolf. So it's a pretty important, yet under-discussed stage in the creation of a book. Basically, what info goes where, and which subject matter is covered and in how many words.
Also, just wanted to point out that if you need information more frequently than these monthly Updates, we have several ways to get that to you. The first is to review my weekly Monday Meeting Notes blog, which you can find on our website, here: http://theonyxpath.com/category/news/monday-meeting/
Down near the end we have a weekly progress report on all of our ongoing projects, starting with the Initial Draft stage of when writers have started writing, all the way to the At Press stage of when projects are getting completed and towards being made available. You can also get the weekly blog emailed to you, so you don't have to hunt for it, by joining our Onyx Path Mailing List on the right side of our website.
You can ask questions in the comments for the Monday Meeting Notes Blog which I pop in to answer during the course of the week, and also ask questions on our Twitter and Facebook accounts, and on our Onyx Path forums where we have sections dedicated to our game lines.
And if your question is specific to this Kickstarter, the most direct way to contact us is to click on my name in the upper right of this KS page, and go down to the end of my info to the blue Contact Me box and click on that. Those messages are part of the Kickstarter database, and are linked to your account, so we have access to your pledge info and can use that to sort out your problem. You can also try Customer Service at BackerKit, as they have access to that info, and know how to help with the vast majority of questions.
Finally, as this comes up a lot: if you need to change your address after the Backer Surveys have gone out and been returned, you can access your Survey response using the same url as for the Survey and make the changes needed right there. Easy peasy!
Have a great holiday season and we'll talk to you next year!
November Dark Eras 2 Update!
over 6 years ago
– Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 06:03:13 PM
Hello Dark Eras 2 backers!
RichT here:
I have this note on the progress our devs have made setting up the way they will be working with writers:
The developers are working on the Dark Eras 2 chapter templates to ensure we're well within the parameters for technical aspects of the book. We previously shared updates about how we want to emphasize game material, and we are working on ways to ensure that the word count is evenly distributed across two and three gamelines for each chapter.
For a book like this, with multiple game lines per chapter and multiple writers working on the book, making sure that groundwork is understood by all involved is actually pretty complex. But it is important and our dev team is on top of it!
Meanwhile:
If you missed it, we released the official Onyx Path Dice Rolling App a couple of weeks ago. Our App Devs have already made a bunch of upgrades and updates based on customer feedback, and there's more to come including additional dice styles.
Here are the links for the Apple and Android versions:
http://theappstore.site/app/1296692067/onyx-dice
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onyxpathpublishing.onyxdice&hl=en
and
Also...
Our current Kickstarter for Changeling: The Lost 2nd Edition is mid-way through and rolling through Stretch Goals. You can check it out here if you're interested, thanks!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/200664283/changeling-the-lost-2nd-edition
October Dark Eras2 Update!
over 6 years ago
– Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 08:34:34 PM
Hello Chronicles of Darkness: Dark Eras 2 backers!
RichT here:
Normally I'd wait to send our Updates on Halloween at the end of the month, as it just seems appropriate, but with the Surveys having gone out, I wanted to let backers know:
Hey, the Dark Eras 2 Backer Surveys went out from BackerKit! If you haven't received the email, check your spam folders before contacting BK or me. Thanks!
Then today, I received this for you from Dark Eras 2 developer Monica Valentinelli:
Hello backers!
Today, we’re pleased to share the full Table of Contents for Dark Eras 2. We reviewed several backer choices to add a new era, resurrect a former era, and add a third gameline for the final version of the TOC; we also filled in the blanks by ensuring the gamelines were appropriate and balanced.
All of us are excited to start digging in and move the project along. We hope you’re thrilled with how this book will shape up — we certainly are! The next step is to figure out who’s developing which era, reorder the chapters in chronological order, then start brainstorming and outlining. Now that the TOC has been decided, it’s time to get cranking on Dark Eras 2!
Dark Eras 2: Table of Contents
French Revolution – Vampire The Requiem /Demon The Descent /Mummy The Curse
Great War/Western Front – Geist The Sin-Eaters /Werewolf The Forsaken /Promethean The Created
Light of the Sun – Deviant The Renegade /Mage The Awakening /Demon
Seven Wonders – Changeling The Lost /Promethean
Last Imperials – Mummy /Hunter The Vigil
One Thousand and One Nights – Beast The Primordial /Vampire
Golden Age of Piracy – Mage /Geist
King Arthur’s Britannia – Hunter/Changeling /Vampire
Necropolis of Hawara – Promethean /Beast /Werewolf
Golden Age of Sci Fi – Deviant /Werewolf
Scandinavian Witch Trials (1450-1750) – Mummy /Geist
Wild West – Changeling/Mage
Empire of Mali – Hunter/Demon
Finally, I wanted to let you all know that we are down to the last 24 hours for Rose Bailey's Cavaliers of Mars Kickstarter! Rose has been instrumental in building the Chronicles of Darkness lines into something that could even have Dark Eras, and Cavs has been her baby for many years, so if you have a chance to show your support, that would be awesome!
Live, fight, and love on Mars, a world of red death and strange mystery, a world of savagery and romance. Return now to dying Mars in its last age of glory. A planet of flashing swords and choking sands, of winking courtesans and lantern-lit canal cities.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/200664283/cavaliers-of-mars-a-tabletop-roleplaying-game
Remember: Mars has canals... therefore, Mars must have Venice!
