Reward! ED GREENWOOD'S MONSTROUS ECOLOGY Backer PDF ready for distribution!
Hello Deep Delvers,
It's a bit early for Valentine's Day, but I've got a lovely present for you! Remember this Stretch Goal during the campaign?
Well, it's time to get th...
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James Bell
26 days ago
January 2026 Monthly Update
Hello Deep Delvers,
Welcome to the first update of 2026! We've got some rewards coming soon, some rewards coming at some point, some rewards coming in a while, and some n...
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James Bell
2 months ago
December 2025 Update
Hello Deep Delvers,
I'm taking a quick break in the middle of my holiday vacation to get out our last update of 2025. Onyx Path is in the process of printing their first boo...
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James Bell
3 months ago
November 2025 Update
Hello Deep Delvers,
Quick general Onyx Path udpate before we get to our project specifically.
As you've read in the past several updates, and as has been detailed in Onyx Pa...
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James Bell
4 months ago
October 2025 Monthly update
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...
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James Bell
5 months ago
September 2025 Update
Hello Deep Delvers,
No major news this month, but before I get to our regular review, I just want to call attention to the latest game in the Earthbane Cycle, which is endin...
Two new books to help you delve even deeper into The World Below.
TheDelver’s Guide is a Player's Manual for The World Below.
Delvers may be brave, but that doesn’t mean they don’t require help once in a while. That’s what this guide is: help for all delvers, explorers, and survivors in the World Below. New Callings and weapons, new Dialectics and powers, a new scenario and fresh rules for crafting and harvesting, and much, much more await within, so every delver can feel properly equipped for the adventures ahead.
The Delver’s Guide provides a massive array of new material for The World Below RPG, including:
New Dawns, Dialectics, and Callings, complete with new powers, Theses, Syntheses, and Sorceries.
New detailed systems for crafting, harvesting, and generational play.
A full scenario that can be run straight from the pages of the book.
Three appendices filled with random encounters, Kaotic Retaliations, and every single World Below Trick compiled into a single place.
Secrets of Kalm and Kaos is a Storyguide’s Handbook for The World Below.
There are hundreds of tales to tell of the World Below. From stories of adventurers braving Kaos storms to intrepid explorers who throw themselves into the dreamlike Obscura or harrowing Abyss. From chronicles of settlements rising and falling to those of bold delvers who go so far as to tame the beasts of their realm and call them pets. New playable options, new powers, new rules for Kalm, machinery, monstrous mounts, and more besides await within.
Secrets of Kalm and Kaos provides a huge range of new options for The World BelowRPG, including:
New playable options from among Dawns, Dialectics, and Callings; along with new powers, Theses, Syntheses, Sorceries, and rituals.
New systems for machinery, beast taming, Kaos storms, portals, gaming, and fishing.
In-depth explorations of the planar spaces such as the Dark and the Obscura, and settlements such as Telver’s Hearth and Oracaster.
A full scenario that can be run straight from the pages of the book.
Three appendices filled with random encounters, interesting characters, and every single World Below Trick compiled into a single place.
Back this project and help illuminate the dark depths!
As thanks for your support, your pledge rewards may include PDF versions of The World Below: Delver's Guide or The World Below: Secrets of Kalm and Kaos - or both!
In addition to the PDFs, these bookswillbe released for purchase as Print-on-Demand hardcover books via our partners at DriveThruRPG. Crowdfunding backers will receive a special link allowing you to purchase the PoD book at a discounted price.
All backers who support this project will receive access to draft manuscript previews throughout the campaign! You'll be able to read the entire draft manuscript for both books before the campaign finishes - before any pledges are processed or payments collected!
Reward Distibution: THE WORLD BELOW: ED GREENWOOD'S MONSTROUS ECOLOGY Backer PDF
From the mind of a fantasy RPG master, Ed Greenwood's Monstrous Ecology provides extensive ecologies for a massive array of beasts, bugs, and butchers found in the World Below.
The World Below: Ed Greenwood's Monstrous Ecology drastically expands material presented in the core book for the World Below RPG. It includes:
Over 30 monsters provided with Ed's unique level of horrifying detail and fantastical depth.
New ancestries, settlements, dogmas, and guilds for players to select for their characters.
Over 50 new Theses for players to assign their characters, giving them a much-needed ede in this hostile subterranean world.
REWARD DISTRIBUTION
If this PDF was on your list of rewards, your link to claim your THE WORLD BELOW: ED GREENWOOD'S MONSTROUS ECOLOGY Backer PDF will be sent out by our BackerKit pledge manager over the next day. Since we are using our partners at DriveThruRPG as the host for this, you will need to set up a DriveThru account if you don't have one already. If you encounter any problems with downloading your rewards, please contact DTRPG's customer service to resolve the matter, they've always been top-rated for customer service. http://www.drivethrurpg.com/contact_us.php
Again, you will receive an e-mail from BackerKit with links for this reward over the next 24hours if it is on your expected list of rewards.
The easiest way to see if you've got digital downloads available is to login to your backerkit account: https://the-world-below.backerkit.com/ and it'll show anything available. Your backerkit account should also confirm all rewards that you should expect from your reward tier selected.
BACKER PDF VERSION
This is the first version of Ed Greenwood's Monstrous Ecology to be released. The design and development teams have done their best to proofread and correct any errors and typos - but some always sneak through. If you catch any typos, incorrect math, visual glitches, and the like, we want to hear about them and correct them before we send the book off to print.
With that in mind, I'd like to introduce the TWB: EGMEFeedback Form!
Onyx Path will be launching a special Monstrous EcologyFeedback Form, which you will be able to access here: https://forms.gle/g4F7THJT76FSsf4R9
They are aware of the Page XX notations - those are left in to replace for the final version once any changes you've suggested are made, so they can reference the correct page if any shifts in layout result.
Onyx Path will keep errata collection open for the next week. Please submit your feedback as soon as possible so the team can get on to finalizing this file!
After any needed corrections are made (based on your feedback!), they will prepare an updated final PDF version of the book and you will receive a notice from DrivethruRPG that you can re-download your file with the latest version.
You've already made the book a reality with your Crowdfunding support. Now you can make it even better by helping us crowdsource any minor errors and corrections.
SO: Look for your reward email over the next 24 hours, or check your BackerKit page to see your digital reward redemption links. Review the backer PDF and submit any feedback you have, and let's make this book as awesome as possible!
Welcome to the first update of 2026! We've got some rewards coming soon, some rewards coming at some point, some rewards coming in a while, and some new rules you can incorporate into your game right now!
First up, let's talk about rewards coming "at some point." The biggest hurdle has been print production. Onyx Path had some real challenges with previous print partners over the past 18-months and had to investigate new avenues for production. They've found a new partner and are currently in the process of printing their first book with them now. It seems to be going well, and the foundation is being built to get their print schedule slowly lined up beyond this first test.
So, it'll be a while before we know how the print schedule shakes out and when we can start planning for distribution of our physical rewaerds (book, screen, and the rest). I'll keep you updated as new info comes out.
Next up, let's talk about a reward that should be coming soon. The Monstrous Ecology book that we unlocked via Stretch Goal during our campaign is finishing up the layout phase and should be going to the Proofing stage in the next week or so. The Onyx Path crew will review and fix until everyone gives it a greenlight, and then it'll be out to backers. I'm hoping that we'll get that for our next monthly update! Stay tuned!
Before getting to our regular check in and the rewards that'll be coming in a while, let's look at some new rules you can add into your game right now!
This Storypath Ultra Tasty Bit introduces two new kinds of antagonists for use with the Storypath Ultra Core Manual or any game using the Storypath Ultra system.
Giants are characters, creatures, or artificial constructs operating on a scale where meaningful, direct interaction with human-sized creatures is possible, while titanic-scale creatures are beings so immense that human-sized creatures are unable to interact directly with them in any meaningful way.
Massive Monsters includes:
Four new antagonists ready to drop directly into your Storypath Ultra game
Two new antagonist types: Giants and Titanic-Scale Creatures
New Antagonist qualities
New Area Effects
Onyx Path will be releasing Storypath Ultra Tasty Bits all year - bite-sized rules & tools that you can drop into your Storypath Ultra system games with ease. Next month, I think they're working around a theme of Traps, which could be pretty useful for a World Below game.
Now let's get to our regular check in for rewards coming in a while...
Pending Projects
Once Onyx Path has finished their first print with their new partner, hopefully they can sort out a print schedule for some of their projects and build in timelines for our book and the various physical rewards that will ship alongside it. Beyond that, The Monstrous Ecology book is expected to move into Proofing any day now, and Underworld Adventures is in the Art Notes stage, lining up the artwork needed for the book, in the general and specific sense, with artist's calendars and abilities.
Many, many dots to fill in here and I'll continue to monitor Onyx Path's released information and keep everyone udpated each month.
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/
You can read Onyx Path's most recent monthly summary, covering all projects and their status up to that point here: <December 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.
ONYX PATH DISCUSSION CHANNELS
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:
I'm taking a quick break in the middle of my holiday vacation to get out our last update of 2025. Onyx Path is in the process of printing their first book with a new printing partner, and hopefully it goes smoothly and they can spend 2026 catching up on some of the print production that has been so challenging over the past 16 months. I'll continue to track their progress and share new information in our monthly updates throughout 2026.
Pending Rewards
Obviously, getting print production back on track and moving forward will be the big focus for Onyx Path and our reward updates in the new year. In the meantime, there's been some forward movement on the Monstrous Ecology stretch goal supplement, and hopefully we'll see the Underworld Adventures shift forward soon as well. I'll continue to monitor Onyx Path's website and Discord and share any new details that emerge in our next update.
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/
You can read Onyx Path's most recent monthly summary, covering all projects and their status up to that point here: <November 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.
ONYX PATH DISCUSSION CHANNELS
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:
Quick general Onyx Path udpate before we get to our project specifically.
As you've read in the past several updates, and as has been detailed in Onyx Path's weekly Monday Meeting Notes blog, the issues with locking down a printer for these books has been the big challenge of the past year (and more). Turbulent times and shifting sands, and all that.
Hopefully that's all behind us now. Onyx Path has a new printing partner and they are currently in the middle of setting up the hardcover reward from another project for a press run soon. Right now, the Onyx Path team are setting up the digital files and specs so that the new printer can create a print proof. Once the Onyx Path team have reviewed the proof, corrected any issues, and approved the project it can move forward to printing. I don't know the timeline, but with where we are in the year, I expect those books won't exist until the new year.
Once Onyx Path has been through the entire process with the new printer and confirmed all is well, they should be able to start planning out their printing queue for the year. So, I don't know any timelines at this point, but I'm looking forward to some positive news and forward movement in 2026!
As mentioned in last month's update, the third Earthbane Cycle entry, Monster Kingdoms, is now available for Pre-order. As with our previous campaigns, you will receive the draft manuscript when you place a pre-order, and you won't be charged until the PDF or hardcover is preparing for distribution.
Pending Rewards
Artists have been assigned illustrations for the Underworld Adventures supplement, and the team is still working to pair up artists with the art notes for the Monstrous Ecology. Hopefully the print schedule will become clear in the new year and we can start figuring out when we'll be receiving our hardcover rewards. The fact that we're in November and the speed at which the next few weeks will go by probably mean no real news until January, but I'll keep an eye on Onyx Path's website and Discord and share any new info in our next update.
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/
You can read Onyx Path's most recent monthly summary, covering all projects and their status up to that point here: <October 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.
ONYX PATH DISCUSSION CHANNELS
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:
We are beyond the 2 year marks for the world below. PDFs are out and print on demands are available. When can we get a firm date on delivery of the physical backer books? I am aware of the challenges and also keep regular tabs on Monday Meetings.
Thank you.
