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Project Update: September 2026 Update
A bit of progress on the Advent of Silt for our campaign, but nothing major to report just yet.
In other Earthbane Cycle news, At The Gates has been released on DTRPG in PDF and POD formats, Underworld Adventures for The World Below is in proofing, Mosnter Kingdoms is in layout, and the recent campaign for Jadestorm has ended and I should have a PDF pre-order page up and running by our next update.
Back in our world...
Pending Projects
Advent of Silt has jumped through hoops and is now in the Editing phase.
Rewards Distributed to Backers
- The World Below corebook PDF
- At the Gates Backer PDF
- Monster Kingdoms Draft Manuscript
- Curesborne corebook PDF
- Storypath Ultra Core Manual PDF
- They Came From the RPG Anthology! PDF
Pledge Manager
- 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
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Project Update: August 2026 Monthly Update
Nothing major to report on our projects this month, but some news in the greater Earthbane Cycle game line.
Jadestorm is an epic game of adventure, vengeance, and power. You are a Jadebearer — an inheritor of one or more Jade cinders, fragments of destroyed demonic demigods — and it is for you to decide whether you use your powers to play the role of the glorious hero or wield them to become the most notorious of villains.
Duel for Jade and best your rivals.
Venture into the Wilds and claim unconquered fragments of the Infernal Sovereigns.
Jadestorm is a complete tabletop roleplaying game of epic tales of adventure, vengeance, and power. It includes:
- A game of epic wuxia-inspired fantasy, where heroes make fantastic chained actions, command potent sorceries, and every plot feels dramatic.
- A huge number of playable characters.
- An alive setting encompassing nine realms and the dangerous Wilds.
- The entire action-packed Storypath Ultra system.
Check it out and see which pieces of the World Below link up with this phase of the Earthbane Cycle.
Pending Projects
Rewards Distributed to Backers
- The World Below corebook PDF
- At the Gates Backer PDF
- Monster Kingdoms Draft Manuscript
- Curesborne corebook PDF
- Storypath Ultra Core Manual PDF
- They Came From the RPG Anthology! PDF
Pledge Manager
- 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
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.
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- Via BackerKit: Click "Need Help?" from your page, and then fill in the Contact Us form. BackerKit will pass your message along to me.
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Project Update: July 2026 Monthly Update
Some progress this month, a dot to fill in.
Pending Projects
The Advent of Silt has slid one more step and is now in active development, which means the writers are all finished and now it's getting turned from pieces into one whole.
The latest Monday Notes blog describes it as "an experimental book with a very interesting adventure format! Looking through the draft now, I’m intrigued about what you’ll all make of it!"
Rewards Distributed to Backers
- The World Below corebook PDF
- At the Gates Backer PDF
- Monster Kingdoms Draft Manuscript
- Curesborne corebook PDF
- Storypath Ultra Core Manual PDF
- They Came From the RPG Anthology! PDF
If you had an Add On for the At The Gates PDF pre-order, you should receive a redemption link later today to add the backer PDF to your DTRPG digital library.
Pledge Manager
- 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
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
TO CONTACT JAMES
- 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.
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Project Update: June 2026 Regular Monthly Update
Ah, the last day of June and time to sneak out a monthly update! As a reminder, I'll send these updates out every month to let you know where we sit. We're still in the earliest stages of this post-campaign, where projects make incremental movements along the progress path. A lot of months will be pretty similar, just a quick note to let you know that the Onyx Path team is still working on it. Any time we have a new reward or something of interest to share, I'll include that as well.
Not much to note just yet, but you can learn more about the current and future plans for The World Below from Onyx Path's recent Online Gaming Convention!
ONYX PATH CON 2026 - EARTHBANE CYCLE PANEL
Pending Projects
Our Advent of Silt stretch goal adventure has moved to the final draft phase, while the developers and art director hammer out the illustration needs for the book. Eventually they'll have that and then figure out artist availability and production schedules and write up contracts.
Rewards Distributed to Backers
- The World Below corebook PDF
- At the Gates Draft Manuscript
- Monster Kingdoms Draft Manuscript
- Curesborne corebook PDF
- Storypath Ultra Core Manual PDF
- They Came From the RPG Anthology! PDF
Pledge Manager
- 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
The June update should be posted later today, so the link may not work until this evening. 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.
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TO CONTACT JAMES
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- Via BackerKit: Click "Need Help?" from your page, and then fill in the Contact Us form. BackerKit will pass your message along to me.
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Project Update: May 2026 Monthly Update
Welcome to our first regular monthly update.
As a reminder, I'll send these updates out every month to let you know where we sit. We're still in the earliest stages of this post-campaign, where projects make incremental movements along the progress path. A lot of months will be pretty similar, just a quick note to let you know that the Onyx Path team is still working on it. Any time we have a new reward or something of interest to share, I'll include that as well.
Each month, I'll list our "Pending" rewards and our "Distributed" rewards. We'll track the project status of our pending rewards by filling in the stage dots, and I'll note which update (and include a link) with each delivered reward, in case you want to go back and re-read the relevant update for more information. If any of these rewards were on your pledge list, you can access download codes in your BackerKit Digital Rewards page. And once they've been added to your DriveThruRPG library, you can access them through your DTRPG digital library at any time.
Let's dive in!
Pending Projects
Here's our project's "character sheet" - I'll fill in the dots as things move through the progress track and stages are completed. The editing and development teams used your feedback on the draft manuscripts during the campaign to get the "almost final" draft set up so that the team can begin working with the Art Director to figure out the art needs for the project. We're still a bit away from artists getting assigned specific pieces, but this is where they figure out how many and where the illustrations will go, and then the developer figures out what the subjects should be. After that, they'll start looking at artists availability and schedules.
While that work is happening on our main books, our Stretch Goal adventure, the Advent of Silt, has moved into Redlines. Writers have turned in their first drafts, and now the developer is sending feedback and they'll hammer it back and forth until the manuscript is in final draft form and goes to live in the hands of the developer.
We'll note the progress each month in an updated chart.
Rewards Distributed to Backers
- The World Below corebook PDF
- At the Gates Draft Manuscript
- Monster Kingdoms Draft Manuscript
- Curesborne corebook PDF
- Storypath Ultra Core Manual PDF
- They Came From the RPG Anthology! PDF
Pledge Manager
- BackerKit How-To: Reviewing and Updating Your Information <Download PDF Here>
- BackerKit How-To: Claiming Your Digital Rewards <Download PDF Here>
A great place to learn more about pending and future Earthbane Cycle projects is Onyx Path's annual Virtual Gaming Convention! In one week, Onyx Path will be running their online convention - FRIDAY JUNE 5 to SUNDAY JUNE 7.
As noted, all panels will be streaming on Onyx Path's Twitch channel running Friday June 5 - Sunday June 7, and Actual Plays will be streaming at Plastic Age Plays channel.
- What's Up with Onyx Path on Saturday June 6 at Noon EDT
- Earthbane Cycle Panel on Saturday June 6 at 4:30 EDT
- Ask Us Anything Panel on Sunday June 7 at 2:00 PM EDT
Onyx Path Project Tracking
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
TO CONTACT JAMES
- 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.
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