Just Launched
Highlights
I'll be going live today at 5:00pm EDT on the Onyx Path Twitch to play Chrono Trigger and chat with folks about the campaign. Feel free to join me and celebrate launch day!
Project Update: Artwork Poll & Shout Outs
At day 2 we are at 550% of our funding goal! Thank you so much for your excitement around this project!
We created a poll to see what our community thinks about the deck artwork for The Oracle Monster Generator. Weigh in on your favorite deck artwork at the bottom of this update.
The poll closes just before our next livestream so check it out before Tuesday morning!
Shout Outs
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/homieandthedude/the-wandering-tavern?ref=6alnh5
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/the-world-anvil-publishing/valraven-the-chronicles-of-blood-and-iron/?ref=nord_games
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sarsengames/bountyboards?ref=8joshd
We hope you're enjoying the PDF preview and creating lots of cool monsters for your games!
Thank you again for backing our project!
-Chris
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Project Update: Enter the Gates! - Draft Manuscript Preview #1 for Backers
My name is James, and I’ll be your Onyx Path Crowdfunding Concierge for this new tabletop roleplaying game project - At The Gates. I’ll be updating the campaign as we go, hopefully adding Stretch Goals, answering questions, and providing support wherever needed as best I can.
International Shipping – Collected in the Pledge Manager
First up, it's amazingly expensive to ship, especially from Onyx Path's home base in the US. We get that, but there's not much we can do at this time. Onyx Path is in a difficult space where the company is big enough that they're not saving money by fulfilling out of Rich's garage, but small enough that they can't really set up international partners to handle portions of the fulfillment. So we are where we are - for now.Â
The best we can do at this point is to plan carefully, advise everyone up front that international shipping will likely be expensive (see our projections on the main page) and only charge what it costs us when the time comes. We’ll be charging for shipping in the Pledge Manager once the books are being printed and we can deal with the actual shipping charges rather than using our best-guesses this far out. If you live outside the US and aren't sure you want the hardcover or other physical items, you can pledge to the PDF tier now and upgrade your pledge in the Pledge Manager once we know the final shipping costs.
DRAFT MANUSCRIPT PREVIEWS - BACKERS ONLY
WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK
You can submit your Feedback here: AT THE GATES FEEDBACK FORM <link>
Project Update: #0 - Welcome to Valraven!
Welcome to the campaign - the journey will be short but intense! We created this update primarily to welcome you to the campaign and to let you know that we value communication with our backers. We'll keep the number of updates reasonable, but you'll be hearing from us often - feel free to ask us anything.
If you want real-time interaction, head to our Discord Server, you find us there every day.
Since you're here, would you mind telling us what is the MAIN reason you backed the game? You can tell us more in the comments section - this will help us fine-tune what we share with you as the campaign progresses.Â
Onward into battle!
Also, let's get some conversation going here! What's your favorite genre of sci-fi? What do YOU want to do with 13p at your table? Mix it with Wasted Lands for science fantasy? Go Aliens with it and mix with Night Shift? Or just go pure sci-fi - cyberpunk, post-apocalypse, space opera, hard sci-fi, or something else?Â
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Project Update: Sneak Peek: Mages & Warriors
Backers have access to the first two chapters from the draft manuscript for At The Gates, and we'll get the next two chapters on Tuesday May 14. But who wants to wait until then to see some of the fun stuff that we'll get to play with?
It' sounds like it's time for a Sneak Peek!
But first! Let's celebrate our first Stretch Goal achievement!
ACHIEVED! - At $32,000 in Funding - AT THE GATES Storyguide Screen - A three-panel Storyguide Reference Screen with charts and information for running a game set in the lands of Everend will be created and offered as an Add On to any hardcover reward tiers for +$25.
SNEAK PEEK!
MAGES
Abilities
Organizations
Mage Role
Primary Role: Damage
Secondary Role: Investigation
Physical Might: low
Magical Might: high
Defensive Ability: low
Healing Ability: low
Mobility: medium
Leadership: low
Intrigue: medium
Investigation: high
Why Play a Mage?
WARRIORS
Abilities
Community Role
Warrior Role
Primary Role: Damage
Secondary Role: Support
Physical Might: high
Magical Might: low
Defensive Ability: medium
Healing Ability: low
Mobility: medium
Leadership: low
Intrigue: low
Investigation: medium
Why Play a Warrior?
This is just an excerpt from Chapter 3, which covers the Professions your characters can take in At The Gates. We'll get the whole manuscript for this chapter (along with Chapter 4) on Tuesday.
On Sunday, we'll get another sneak peek looking at Heritage and Upbringing, two other important Paths in building your characters.
Until then, please continue to spread the word to your friends and friendly gamers and let's see if we can't unlock a Stretch Goal or two while we journey across Everend!
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At $36,000 in Funding - AT THE GATES Bookmark Set - Need something cool to mark your place? We'll have a set of six At The Gates cardstock bookmarks offered as an Add On to any hardcover reward tier for +$15.
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I'm just wondering why you're offering a discount for the bundle but not for people only backing for the single box (who have backed your previous projects). It would be really great to just have the pdf for free since I already have your other products. It would be a nice way to respect and consider your existing fan base. Thank you