November 2021 Update
over 2 years ago – Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 05:14:06 PM

Hello Renegades,

What a year it's been. I'm kinda surprised I'm sending out the November update already because it still feels like it's April in some ways (and, in other ways, it feels like the past 20 months have each lasted a year).  The good news is that 2021 is almost over and Onyx Path's has their printed booked to for some massive catch up early in the new year. I believe they've already started passing printer proofs of Deviant: The Renegades back and forth, so that'll be the first book to go when the stars align again!

Next month, I'll have a 2021 retrospective post covering Onyx Path's kickstarter projects over the entire year along with our regular reward review, but I also anticipate having our lockdown schedule set up and we'll begin the final steps in fulfilling our hardcover rewards. We're still some time away from that (I don't want to get ahead of myself), but it may not be a bad idea to review your BackerKit order and ensure it's all correct and up to date.

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://deviant-the-renegades.backerkit.com/

Again, nothing official yet, but I think we're ok to start preliminary steps and I'll have something of a schedule at the end of next month.

REWARD TRACKING - Completed Rewards (Sent to Backers)

• "Celebration of Darkness" PDF Rewards (Update #38, posted 11/27/19)
• Backer T-Shirt Redbubble Link (Update #43, posted 4/17/20)
• Deviant: The Renegades Backer PDF (Update #53, 01/04/21)
• Dearly Bleak - a Deviant: The Renegades Novella (Update #62, 08/17/21)
• Deviant: The Renegades Print-on-Demand Discount Coupon (Update #63, 08/26/21)
• Digital Wallpaper (Update #64, 09/07/21)

REWARD TRACKING - PENDING

• Deviant: The Renegades Hardcover - Delayed at Printer until 2022
• Deviant: The Renegades Storyteller Screen - Delayed at Printer until 2022
• Clades Companion PDF - in Editing phase of production
• Devoted Companion PDF - In Post-Editing Development phase of production

As always, I will continue to post our list of delivered and pending rewards with each monthly update, so that we can track everything that's needed and keep on the same page. Also, feel free to check out Onyx Path's Monday Meeting Notes posts (linked here) which will give you a weekly status report on ALL of the projects Onyx Path has on the go.

TO CONTACT JAMES

• Via E-Mail: Onyx.Kickstarter [at] gmail.com
• Via Kickstarter: Click Richard Thomas under the "Created By" heading on the main page, and then press the "Contact Me" button - the message will come to me!
• Via BackerKit: Click "Need Help?" from your page, and then fill in the Contact Us form. BackerKit will pass your message along to me.

NOW ON KICKSTARTER

In Trinity Continuum: Anima, characters try to get by while staving off attacks from enemies both physical and virtual. Anima gives players the chance to enter both the dangerous world of corporate espionage, while also delving deep into the virtual world’s mysteries. Between the two exist a myriad of deadly secrets meant to be left buried.

October 2021 Update
over 2 years ago – Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 08:42:07 PM

Happy Halloween Renegades!

I hope everyone is able to enjoy a Chronicles of Darkness game over this spooky weekend. I don't have any treats for you this time, and no tricks either. Instead, it's just our regular month end update. Pretty familiar stuff at this point.

REWARD TRACKING - Completed Rewards (Sent to Backers)

• "Celebration of Darkness" PDF Rewards (Update #38, posted 11/27/19)
• Backer T-Shirt Redbubble Link (Update #43, posted 4/17/20)
• Deviant: The Renegades Backer PDF (Update #53, 01/04/21)
• Dearly Bleak - a Deviant: The Renegades Novella (Update #62, 08/17/21)
• Deviant: The Renegades Print-on-Demand Discount Coupon (Update #63, 08/26/21)
• Digital Wallpaper (Update #64, 09/07/21)

REWARD TRACKING - PENDING

• Deviant: The Renegades Hardcover - Delayed at Printer until 2022
• Deviant: The Renegades Storyteller Screen - Delayed at Printer until 2022
• Clades Companion PDF - in Editing phase of production
• Devoted Companion PDF - In Post-Editing Development phase of production

As always, I will continue to post our list of delivered and pending rewards with each monthly update, so that we can track everything that's needed and keep on the same page. Also, feel free to check out Onyx Path's Monday Meeting Notes posts (linked here) which will give you a weekly status report on ALL of the projects Onyx Path has on the go.

TO CONTACT JAMES

• Via E-Mail: Onyx.Kickstarter [at] gmail.com
• Via Kickstarter: Click Richard Thomas under the "Created By" heading on the main page, and then press the "Contact Me" button - the message will come to me!
• Via BackerKit: Click "Need Help?" from your page, and then fill in the Contact Us form. BackerKit will pass your message along to me.

September 2021 Update
over 2 years ago – Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 03:49:51 AM

Hello Renegades,

We're finishing up September, so time again to check in our our project listing and see where we stand.

Before I post our list, though, I just want to share a link to the latest episode of the Onyx Pathcast, in which Eddy and Dixie talk to Eric Zawadski about Deviant: The Renegades!

It's always great to hear more about the process, and I'm glad that Deviant is getting so much attention and love lately! (It's in the Top 5 titles on DriveThruRPG right now!!)

REWARD TRACKING - Completed Rewards (Sent to Backers)

• "Celebration of Darkness" PDF Rewards (Update #38, posted 11/27/19)
• Backer T-Shirt Redbubble Link (Update #43, posted 4/17/20)
• Deviant: The Renegades Backer PDF (Update #53, 01/04/21)
• Dearly Bleak - a Deviant: The Renegades Novella (Update #62, 08/17/21)
• Deviant: The Renegades Print-on-Demand Discount Coupon (Update #63, 08/26/21)
• Digital Wallpaper (Update #64, 09/07/21)

REWARD TRACKING - PENDING

• Deviant: The Renegades Hardcover - Delayed at Printer until 2022
• Deviant: The Renegades Storyteller Screen - Delayed at Printer until 2022
• Clades Companion PDF - in Editing phase of production
• Devoted Companion PDF - Now in Post-Editing Development phase of production

So, our two companion books are still in process, and our two physical items are still waiting for Onyx Path's slot at the printer to open up. Bit by bit, we'll get there.

As always, I will continue to post our list of delivered and pending rewards with each monthly update, so that we can track everything that's needed and keep on the same page. Also, feel free to check out Onyx Path's Monday Meeting Notes posts (linked here) which will give you a weekly status report on ALL of the projects Onyx Path has on the go.

TO CONTACT JAMES

• Via E-Mail: Onyx.Kickstarter [at] gmail.com
• Via Kickstarter: Click Richard Thomas under the "Created By" heading on the main page, and then press the "Contact Me" button - the message will come to me!
• Via BackerKit: Click "Need Help?" from your page, and then fill in the Contact Us form. BackerKit will pass your message along to me.

NOW ON KICKSTARTER

Harano is the state in which a werewolf finds themselves, when they succumb to despair. Some Garou look dimly on such kin, believing it is no way to end a life. “Self sacrifice is the only true way to meet the Apocalypse!” they cry, as they rush into battle. Those in Harano merely pine for what once was, and what they believe never can be.

Except, they’re wrong.

W20: THE APOCALYPTIC RECORD is a capstone book designed to conclude the Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition game line, tying up your stories and paving the way for what may come next...

The Apocalyptic Record includes:

• Five chapters of in-character accounts, reports, songs, and tales from the heart of the Garou Nation, covering stories of grief and joy, battle and peace, spirits and kin.
• Story hooks in every chapter to make the content within immediately usable at the gaming table.
• A chapter dedicated to the Werewolf: The Apocalypse metaplot, and how to utilize it in your stories.

Check it out on Kickstarter and join in the hunt!

Reward Distribution - Digital Wallpaper
over 2 years ago – Wed, Sep 08, 2021 at 02:49:57 PM

Hello Renegades,

As we begin September, we're moving through changing seasons and that means it's time to refresh some of our decorations and décor as well. Of course I'm talking about our computer monitors!

Remember this Stretch Goal from our Kickstarter campaign? Well, it's time to deliver!

REWARD DISTRIBUTION

Your link to claim your Deviant: The Renegades Digital Wallpaper will be sent out by our BackerKit pledge manager over the few hours. 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

It's not a huge reward, but I'll take everything I can from this awesome game while we wait for the printing industry to stabilize and our companions to progress through the production stages! Anyway, it's always exciting for me when we can move one more reward to move from our Pending list to our Delivered list! Again, you will receive an e-mail from BackerKit with a link for this reward over the next 24 hours 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://deviant-the-renegades.backerkit.com/backer/digital_rewards and it'll show anything available. Your backerkit account should also confirm all rewards that you should expect from your reward tier selected.

OK, Renegades, I'll be back at the end of the month with our regularly scheduled update. See you in a handful of weeks!

TO CONTACT JAMES

• Via E-Mail: Onyx.Kickstarter [at] gmail.com
• Via Kickstarter: Click Richard Thomas under the "Created By" heading on the main page, and then press the "Contact Me" button - the message will come to me!
• Via BackerKit: Click "Need Help?" from your page, and then fill in the Contact Us form. BackerKit will pass your message along to me.

Reward Distribution - Discounted Print-on-Demand links
over 2 years ago – Thu, Aug 26, 2021 at 02:39:58 PM

Hello Renegades,

It's been a week or so since our official "August 2021 Update," which was a bit of a bummer because it was mostly about the printing delays that are currently re-scheduling some Onyx Path books. But one of the bits we also talked about was Onyx Path's push to get the Print-on-Demand version available as soon as possible, and then get discounted purchase codes out to backers who had that as part of their rewards.

And that brings us to today...

So, as noted in this month's update, the hardcover rewards from this campaign are suffering a printing delay, which means we won't be shipping those until early 2022. That said, Onyx Path will be updating the backer PDF at DriveThruRPG to the final version soon, and will be making the Print-on-Demand versions available via DriveThruRPG.com. As backers from the Kickstarter campaign, many of your rewards (Renegade and up) included a discounted Print-on-Demand link, allowing you to purchase a PoD version at a reduced price. I'll be sending those redemption links out through BackerKit shortly.

Again, just to ensure it's understood - THIS IS NOT YOUR KICKSTARTER HARDCOVER REWARD! This is not a substitution, this is a discount link for the PoD version that will eventually be released for purchase on DriveThruRPG.com (but YOU can order it early!) The kickstarter hardcovers are currently delayed until 2022, as described in our monthly update, and will be shipped out to you as soon as they are available. 

REWARD DISTRIBUTION

Your link to claim your Deviant: The Renegades PoD Discount will be sent out by our BackerKit pledge manager over the few hours. 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

DIFFERENCES IN PoD FORMATS

So, for those backers who pledged at the Renegade reward tier, or those backers who will later be receiving the hardcover book but might be looking for a second copy for the table, there are two different versions of Print-On-Demand options available.

Standard Color uses a thick 70# white paper which has better page opacity. (that's "70 pound" for reference, but does not mean each page weighs 70 lbs!).  Standard Heavyweight Color uses inkjet technology. (These are not the same inkjet printers you have at home - these are often as big or bigger than a car!) This option offers lower cost but the colors won't be as sharp or bright as a Premium Color book.

Premium Color uses the same 70# paper, but uses a digital offset press. This option offers superior color quality but is more expensive to produce, and will be getting even more expensive in a few weeks.

(Remember to login to DriveThruRPG prior to clicking or pasting the discount link in your BackerKit digital rewards locker, if you that was part of your rewards list! That link is your coupon and must be used for your PoD order.)

That's one more reward to move from our Pending list to our Delivered list! Again, you will receive an e-mail from BackerKit with a link for this reward over the next 24 hours 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://deviant-the-renegades.backerkit.com/backer/digital_rewards and it'll show anything available. Your backerkit account should also confirm all rewards that you should expect from your reward tier selected.

As always, I will continue to post our list of delivered and pending rewards with each monthly update, so that we can track everything that's needed and keep on the same page. Next month, I'll make sure to list the PoD Discounts in the Delivered section so we can properly keep track. Also, feel free to check out Onyx Path's Monday Meeting Notes posts (linked here) which will give you a weekly status report on ALL of the projects Onyx Path has on the go.

TO CONTACT JAMES

•  Via E-Mail: Onyx.Kickstarter [at] gmail.com
•  Via Kickstarter: Click Richard Thomas under the "Created By" heading on the main page, and then press the "Contact Me" button - the message will come to me!
•  Via BackerKit: Click "Need Help?" from your page, and then fill in the Contact Us form. BackerKit will pass your message along to me.