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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!
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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: New artwork for the game !
Here's a new artwork for the game proposed by William Bonhotal! It represents the new graphic quality we're aiming for in the book. Don't you just love it?Â
Project Update: Entering the final day in style
all good things end and this amazing journey with you is ending tomorrow. It is only the first end before we embark on a bigger journey with you that is producing the game, delivering the game and of course you playing Knight: An Avalon RPG.
Our campaign has grown and grown and we're now more than 700 strong! We're getting closer and closer to the actual number of Knights in Avalon!
We're excited to unlock a great Stretch Goal earlier, the 70k Stretch Goal: The Collector!
This is a really cool unlock since it is a 3 scenario mini-campaign you will now be able to play with your group.
We do have a few more hours and we are optimistic that we will be able to unlock even more Stretch Goals! In the past hours we revealed and immediately unlocked the 75k Stretch Goal: a Free PDF Codex!
Everyone backer will receive this. We have two more planned and we might be able to unlock together. Each PDF codex offers a system add-on, additional lore and a mission!
Let's see if we'll be able to unlock the next Stretch Goals, adding more characters and up to two more codexes!
Stream to Celebrate
Join us tomorrow in a stream to discuss everything that we've achieved during the campaign a few hours before it ends! We'll love to have you with us and discuss about the campaign, Knight: An Avalon RPG and more!
Join us tomorrow at 9am PST/ 6pm CEST
Spread the Word
This is our final call for help. It is the final hours of the campaign and the last chance we have to spread the word about Knight: An Avalon RPG! If you participate on a Discord server about RPGs, a subreddit about role-playing, or a Facebook Group that might have anything to do with Knight we would really appreciate it if you could post there about it.
Project Update: Game Master Screen for Scions of the Dark Goddess? Let Us Know! (Quick Poll)
Dear Investigators,Â
Welcome to the Scions of the Dark Goddess campaign!Â
Scions of the Dark Goddess is all about cosmic horror, set right here in the U.S. in 2024. We know the world of terror has evolved since the days of Lovecraft. Nowadays, a video of a sea monster might get a few clicks, but it's the rat with the pizza slice that really steals the show. Our fears might be the same, but they've definitely taken on new shapes.
With the launch just around the corner, we're thrilled to make this project even better. We wanted to reach out to you to inquire if you would be interested in a Game Master screen featuring the stunning artwork of Scions of the Dark Goddess. This screen would be tailored for Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition.
Let us know your thoughts, and if you're keen, we'll fill you in on the details.
Cheers,
Shadowlands Games
Project Update: BIG NEWS!! We Are In Production!
The Mucklands Explorer’s Guide & Adventures Collection
- Go to your BackerKit survey
- Click the "Get Your Digital Downloads" buttonÂ
- Here is a link that should take you to your survey https://land-of-eem.backerkit.com/ . You also should have received an email with a link.
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Temple of the Sarpathi by Land of Eem creators Ben Costa and James Parks. Plus both adventures from the Core Rulebook and Quickstart Guide: Wally’s Waffles and Rats! and Curse of the Chicken-Foot Witch.
- A village needs help rescuing kidnapped townsfolk from the clutches of mysterious serpent folk (Level 2+).
- The famous tavern, Wally's Waffles and Weorgs, has a big rat problem and might have to close without the PCs' help (Level 1+).
- The PCs help put an end to a curse-happy witch's antics (Level 1+).
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Hippogruff Heist and Double the Treasure, Double the Trouble by JP Coovert
- The PCs attend a riverboat party to steal back a gnome's secret book of recipes from a dastardly tycoon (Level 1+).Â
- The PCs are enlisted to find lost treasure in a dangerous reef inhabited by a kraken (Level 3+).
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The Dredgelords by Amir Rao
- The PCs work as roadies for a famous band on their tour through the dangerous swamp (Level 3+).
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True Love’s Kidnapping by Kienna Shaw
- A young noble wants out of her arranged marriage and hires the PCs to escort her to her true love (Level 3+).Â
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Stormy Weather Friends by Rae Nedjadi
- A seaside town needs help rebuilding after a strange, magical storm (Level 1+).Â
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Eye of the Serpent God by Luke Gearing
- An intense dungeon crawl through an ancient reliquary, in a race against the sarpathi Cult of Ehk (Level 7+).
Dungeoneer Adventures 3: Quest for the Wishing Stone - Out Now!
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Project Update: FUNDED! - And Now Stretch Goals
One of my pillars of magic is teamwork, and we've certainly come together to achieve something amazing!
THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED!
Thanks to your support, AT THE GATES will begin the journey from draft manuscript to a fully-developed PDF and hardcover release launching a brand new gameline for Onyx Path! Amazing job!
And, even as brave heroes set out from their corner of Everend to explore the greater world, a vast expanse of possibilities opens to us!
I'm talking about Stretch Goals!
As we increase the overall funding and support for the project, we’re able to add additional resources to the project, expand the rewards listed, and add in new offers and opportunities. Each Stretch Goal will have a target that, once reached, will add a project to the reward list for backers of the relevant Stretch Goal path.
We're going to start by unveiling two new possible add ons...
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.
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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.
We're just at the beginning of our journey, and have a month of travel ahead of us! We've already accomplished our primary goal - funding the book - but now it's time to see what adventures we can have over the next four weeks! We'll start by unlocking some new Add On options, but these are just preliminary stepping stones to more possibilities... Expanded information on professions? New Arts (the techniques of the various professions)? More Advanced Paths?
Let's celebrate our achievement ... and then continue our adventures to unlock even more rewards!
If you've just joined in, don't forget to check out the COMMUNITY tab on the Crowdfunding page. Our first update contains a link to the first preview from our Draft Manuscript, and we'll be sharing the entire manuscript in sections over the course of the campaign.Â
#AtTheGates
Project Update: Perfect Draw! Prototype PDF - Version 1.7 Released
We're quickly approaching the final version of the Perfect Draw! PDF and that means we're only a couple updates away from getting to work on printing and sending out the physical versions of the book.
The Pledge Manager & Preorder Store to Close in One Week
Changes in 1.7 of the Prototype PDF
- Various typos, formatting, and inconsistencies fixed.Â
- 2 new Champion Tier encounters have been added.
- Dummy pages have been added for the two remaining Champion Tier and one remaining Guest encounter still to be added to the book.Â
- NPC Encounters have all been properly formatted and ordered to match alphabetical order of their decks.Â
- Page numbers have been added and fixed to all locations where they were not yet included.
- In-PDF linking has been added to the Chapters and People of Shuffle City, as well as any other sections of the book that reference a specific page number.Â
- Out-of-PDF linking has been added to sections referencing downloadable resources and tools available on Itch.io
- Card Assets have been added to the "Printables & Form-Fillables" File
Progress on Perfect Draw!
Core Book:
- Writing, Playtesting, Layout, Art (100% DONE)
- Guest Encounters:
- Derek Ehlmann (100% DONE)
- Riley Hopkins (100% DONE)
- Â Zak Borough (100% DONE)
- Joseph Rothschild (70%)
- Millennium Blades (100% DONE)
- Champion Tier Encounters (95%)
Booster Pack PDF:
- New Playbooks:
- The Mentor (80% PLAYTESTING)
- The Lovestruck (80% PLAYTESTING)
- The Other Me (80% PLAYTESTING)
- The Facade (70%)
- The Crew (50%)
- Additional Premade Cards (90% PLAYTESTING)
- Additional New Encounters (95% PLAYTESTING)
- Three New Card Game Combat Formats (50%)
- Art for Each Unlocked Playbook (60%)
- Layout for Booster Pack PDF (0%)
Other:
- Custom Card Creation App (100% DONE)
- Print & Play + VTT Assets (100% DONE)
What's Next for Perfect Draw!
Once that's done, our main goal will be making sure people get the physical versions of their book and plugging away at the Booster Pack Expansion. This is all to say that even though the core book is nearly released, there's still a lot to look forward too with the future of Perfect Draw! Our current plans are to release Booster Pack updates monthly so we can have more time to playtest content and make any changes that need to be made. You can expect to see the next version of the Booster Pack alongside the next Prototype PDF update in two weeks.
Speaking of, Thunderderder completed the art for The Lovestruck between last update and today, so we can finally share it here!
With any luck, we'll have art for The Facade ready before next update - but if you're interested seeing the last few arts early, we share them on the Discord as soon as we get our hands on them.
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Until next time! I hope you all have a lovely week,
Nora Jean Haynes
Project Update: The final chapter of our tale is upon us, Knights!
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Onward to the bulk of our update!
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65K Stretch Goal Unlocked
Thanks to you, our backers we have now been able to include and extra bookmark in the core rulebook. This will prove handy for quickly referencing important pages during your Knight: An Avalon RPG sessions. We hope it proves useful!
Thaumavoria Interview
Dave Thaumavore just posted a new interview with the creative team of Antre Monde all about Knight!
Check out this very insightful, 20-question interview in Thaumavoria now.
GMS Magazine InterviewÂ
Some of you may have spotted this already, but the All About Games Consulting team were interviewed on GMS Magazine about Knight: An Avalon RPG a few days ago. Check it out here.Â
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That's all for today but we're super close to unlock the 70k Stretch Goal so stay tuned for yet another update soon!