October 2025 Monthly update
4 months ago
– Thu, Oct 30, 2025 at 07:20:55 AM
Hello Deep Delvers,
It's the day before Halloween, so there's still time to squeeze in our regular monthly update.
At the end of September, we finished up the crowdfunding campaign for the third entry in the Earthbane Cycle, Monster Kingdoms. I'm just preparing to launch the pledge manager for that, so I'll have a link to pre-order for anyone who missed out in next month's update. It's a fun draft manuscript to read, to catch little hints and easter eggs that relate to the World Below (and At the Gates). Anyway, look for that next month.
For our regular check in, there are no big updates this month, though work continues behind the scenes. In terms of printing books, Rich's latest Monday Meeting Notes on the Onyx Path website says "We’ll also be reaching out to a couple of printers to see how things like pricing and availability have changed since last year in the hopes that we have a window of opportunity to get a few projects traditionally printed. It still isn’t pretty out there, but we’re seeing now some clear, uh, paths towards catching up on trad printing. Thanks for your patience during this unprecedented time, and more news when I have it."
It's the day before Halloween, so there's still time to squeeze in our regular monthly update.
At the end of September, we finished up the crowdfunding campaign for the third entry in the Earthbane Cycle, Monster Kingdoms. I'm just preparing to launch the pledge manager for that, so I'll have a link to pre-order for anyone who missed out in next month's update. It's a fun draft manuscript to read, to catch little hints and easter eggs that relate to the World Below (and At the Gates). Anyway, look for that next month.
For our regular check in, there are no big updates this month, though work continues behind the scenes. In terms of printing books, Rich's latest Monday Meeting Notes on the Onyx Path website says "We’ll also be reaching out to a couple of printers to see how things like pricing and availability have changed since last year in the hopes that we have a window of opportunity to get a few projects traditionally printed. It still isn’t pretty out there, but we’re seeing now some clear, uh, paths towards catching up on trad printing. Thanks for your patience during this unprecedented time, and more news when I have it."
Hopefully Onyx Path have found their Onyx path through the chaos and we'll get new info about printing schedules soon.
Until then...
Until then...
Pending Rewards
Artist schedules and contracts being hammered out for two of our Stretch Goal books.
Rewards Distributed to Backers
- Trinity Continuum Digital Starter Bundle (January 25 '24 Update)
- Scion Second Edition Digital Starter Bundle (January 25 '24 Update)
- They Came From Digital Starter Bundle (January 25 '24 Update)
- Redbubble Backer T-Shirt Link (April 4 '24 Update)
- The World Below Backer PDF (Oct 31 '24 Update)
- World Below VTT Asset Pack (March 19 '25 Update)
- World Below Streaming Overlay Set(March 19 '25 Update)
Pledge Manager
If you need to review your information or pledge status, you can return to your survey by clicking the link in your survey email or requesting your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page at https://the-world-below.backerkit.com/
- BackerKit How-To: Reviewing and Updating Your Information <Download PDF Here>
- BackerKit How-To: Claiming Your Digital Rewards <Download PDF Here>
Onyx Path Project Tracking
You can read Onyx Path's most recent monthly summary, covering all projects and their status up to that point here: <September 2025 Project Status Summary>
You can find the weekly Monday Meeting blog updates <here>, which note any projects with status changes since the previous Month End summary. The project statuses listed are current as of last Monday, so do check it out each Monday night to see if anything may have progressed!
I will continue to post regular updates every month until the final reward has gone out.
Remember: You can use the links at the bottom of this e-mail to unsubscribe from updates or Manage your notification settings. These status updates are available on the campaign page for you to review at any time.
You can find the weekly Monday Meeting blog updates <here>, which note any projects with status changes since the previous Month End summary. The project statuses listed are current as of last Monday, so do check it out each Monday night to see if anything may have progressed!
I will continue to post regular updates every month until the final reward has gone out.
Remember: You can use the links at the bottom of this e-mail to unsubscribe from updates or Manage your notification settings. These status updates are available on the campaign page for you to review at any time.
Onyx Path Discussion Channels
You may be able to get further insight and possibly some in-depth conversation at these Onyx Path discussion zones:
To Contact James
If you've got a question about your pledge or BackerKit page or any part of the process, you can contact me with any of these methods
- Via E-Mail: Onyx.Kickstarter [at] gmail.com
- Via BackerKit: Click "Need Help?" from your page, and then fill in the Contact Us form. BackerKit will pass your message along to me.
Final Day: Curseborne Player's Guide
- Nine new families of Accursed!
- New Role Paths, Lineage Torments, and spells
- Fully playable Venators
- Fully playable orphaned Accursed
- Quick-build and random character templates
The Curseborne Player’s Guide is primarily focused on the players at the table who take on the role of individual characters. If you’re a Storyguide, you can expect to find ideas that help you prompt the other players and frame their place in the world. Use these to create details that resonate with a player’s intentions and to direct the story to places where the main characters’ themes and concepts can flourish. Other players can expect to find tools to develop your character, both in your narration and on your character sheet.
In this book, we introduce grounding concepts for playing the Accursed, providing role-playing hooks and touchstones rooted in the world they find themselves. These are intended for both brand-new players looking for a place to start and for players in the middle of a story who are open to new angles and complications. We expand on all the types of Accursed introduced in the Curseborne corebook, including those who don’t have a family to call their own, but also provide even more ways to express and wield the power of curses through new spells. We even add a new angle to the world of Curseborne as we present playable rules for the monster-hunting Venators, who contend with the same supernatural forces as the Accursed without Damnations of their own.
You can join in and support the project here
On Kickstarter: Scarred Lands Player's Guide
Check it out <HERE>
A Land Where Legends Walk
Drawing enthusiastically on Greek mythology, Scarred Lands offers a world shaped by gods and monsters. Only the greatest of heroes can expect to be counted among them. The Divine War left the world of Scarn ravaged. From the battle-scarred continent of Ghelspad to the desert wastelands of Asherak, the wounds of war still fester. The jungles of Termana are corrupted by titanic influence. The Blood Sea is tinted red because the titan Kadum lies bleeding at the ocean floor. The Dragon Lands and the frozen north of Fenrilik were spared the worst of the Titanswar, yet these lands carry their own perils.
Scarred Lands is a beloved setting introduced 25 years ago by White-Wolf Publishing and currently wholly owned by Onyx Path Publishing. In the years since its introduction, the setting has been published under three editions of d20 licensing and a Pathfinder compatible version. Aegis Studios has now licensed Scarred Lands from Onyx Path Publishing to convert the setting to Savage Worlds. With this Kickstarter, we aim to bring the Scarred Lands to the popular Savage Worlds Adventure Edition by Pinnacle Entertainment Group with a brand new Scarred Lands Player's Guide (SWADE)!
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