Hello Jadebearers,

There's some kind of jade petrichor in the air, because the Jadestorm has concluded.

That is to say, thanks to nearly 750 backers, Onyx Path will be able to develop and print the Jadestorm RPG core rulebook!

Not only did we collect a whole bunch of jade fragments - I mean backers -  we extended the campaign with a last minute Backer Train taking us into Overtime!! That was cool! It's a neat feature on BackerKit and we love seeing how much more fun we can have with our campaigns, and it feels like some kind of Chain, if I'm gonna related it back to this game. Like rolling a success and then keeping it going!

There's more to celebrate! Not only did we fund the project in the first day, we also unlocked all six Stretch Goals to build two novellas and expand our Ready-Made Character PDF to a full jumpstart supplement.

It came down to the last few hours but we managed to hit every Stretch Goal we'd posted and upgraded that Jumpstart reward in the final day of the campaign!

Great job!

Let's review and see what we've accomlished by coming together to Crowdfund this project!

Jadestorm Novellas - TWO amazing short stories will be written to show of the lore, characters, powers and fun of this setting! I've really, really enjoyed the fiction that has come out from the Onyx Path team over the past few years, and I'm looking forward to seeing this setting through that lens.

Jadestorm Jumpstart - We started with a Ready-Made Character supplement and then just today enabled the Onyx Path team to expand that to a full Jumpstart supplement, including not only those pre-written characters but all the rules you need to play and a starting scenario to launch your own epic tale.

Backers receiving the Jadestorm PDF will automatically have these novellas and the jumpstart added as a bonus to their list of digital rewards.

Digital Desktop Wallpaper - All backers will also get a Jadestorm desktop wallpaper to dress up their computer monitor! I like to switch up my monitors every other month to keep things fresh, and I love the Jadestorm art, so this is a big win for me.

We also opened up a new Add On for backers pledge to receive either of the Jadestorm hardcover books.

And all of that is, of course, on top of our main purpose here - the creating of the actual book itself! This is the real reward - everything else is a bonus!

So a huge congratulations to Matthew and the whole team on this project, and to all of the backers who've joined in to make this possible. I'm happy about the goals we hit and rewards we introduced, but I'm also always amazed and excited about having nearly 750 backers join in during this campaign, and we really surpassed that dream target! The Earthbane Cycle games are all a little quirky and present a neat new take on fantasy using the Storypath Ultra system, and it's always fun to see what little tweaks and genre conventiosn each game brings out. I'm so happy to see this line continue to grow and develop, and I love hunting for little clues and references to see how they all link up to one another.

So, thank you to all the backers who supported us and made this happen. And an extra thanks to everyone who participated online, either in the Community comments section of the campaign, and on social media around the web. Thanks to everyone who talked about the project on the Discord and thanks to Matthew and Emma and the Onyx Path team who answered questions and provided insight and sat for interviews with GM Corbin.

So, as noted in today's earlier update, starting in Ovtober I'll be sending out updates once a month and whenever we've got a new goal, survey, or other item to cover. If you have any questions or need clarification on something related to the campaign, feel free to get in touch. I may take a bit to answer as I handle some family business and recover from the past few weeks, but eventually I'll have an answer!

I'll also see if I can sneak a compiled draft manuscript at the bottom of this update.  Nothing changed, just smashed together in order. Scroll down to check it out if you need it.

If you've got questions about the rules or setting, or just want to discuss this game with other fans (as well as the Onyx Path writers and developers!), you can check out these Onyx Path discussion zones:

The Discord is particularly lively, and I loved seeing the thoughts and jokes as the chapters came out bit by bit. 

BackerKit will begin collected pledges and processing payments later tonight, so be ready for that.

I hope everyone is able to finish September in a good place, and I'll be in touch next month.
 
High fives all around in the comment section and on the Discord, and you'll hear from me again in a month-or-so when I've got the pledge manager set up and ready to roll out!

Oh yeah, here's that interview with Matthew: