Firstly I want to say I'm so thrilled with the amount of pin sets that have been funded so far! I've been able to cover such a range of characters I seriously never imagined would be possible and I'm really thankful for all the support. With that said I have a triple-whammy update here!
Update #1 - Starry Sky Pin
I’ve received a prophecy! All backers who pledge over $50 shall have bestowed upon them a super shiny gift from the stars…✨⭐️ This pin really stands out from the rest! It is about 1.5” and features a silvery shiny metal and glitter enamel. The stars even glow in the dark!
Update #2 - New Pin Sets
In case you haven’t seen on the story page I’ve continued steadily adding new stretch goal pin sets! Since my last update post, I’ve added 18 new sets - 16 of which have already been funded!! Here are the next two to unlock:
Snow & Rose unlock at $11,700!
Dapple & Tree unlock at $11,950!
Update #3 - What’s Next
Now, I have an important update: Dapple & Tree is the last planned pin set stretch goal for this campaign. I hope everyone can understand my reasons for this:
While of course I am so grateful for the unexpectedly overwhelming support this project has received, churning out this many new designs this quickly has really done a number on my energy. While running this campaign, I'm also a full time student at the same time. As you can imagine I've been really busy 😭 I'll need time to recharge.
I feel satisfied that I've adequately covered the most popular and, maybe more importantly, visually recognizable characters. We all know I could go on forever getting more and more niche but at the end of the day I just don't want to end up with a whole lot of overstock for less popular characters. I think I have a good balance here.
There are some very recent characters who were requested and I prefer to revisit these later when we know more about them! So they haven't been completely vetoed, just put on hold.
However! All this does not mean that I'm done working on the campaign! We still have a long way to go before the end. I'm currently working on organizing all of the new cats onto additional sticker sheets. In fact, I may slip a few "honorable mention" characters that didn't make the cut as pins into these sheets! If I missed your favorite character, you may still see them represented! Keep an eye out for an update on those. I’m also working on a second, even more limited special freebie pin to go with Starry Skies. I’ll be sharing this design as soon as it’s ready!
I actually also have an additional stretch goal planned if we unlock Dapple & Tree, but it isn't a pin set! It's something I'm still planning and looking into the logistics of so I won't reveal it just yet- Just know there's still lots of work going on behind the scenes here!
I also want to give super special thanks to my best friend and business partner Squiidg who has helped me so much on this whole project, from the earliest ideation stages to helping keep this page up to date while I've been working on new designs. Genuinely this project would not be where it is now without her. If you like Tiny Warriors you will certainly like what she has in store so please check out her art and her shop!!
That’s all for now! Thanks again for all the support so far, I truly can’t even comprehend it. I’m so glad you all like my silly little kitty cats 🐱❤️
We have reached one of the final milestones!! The trout has been unlocked now!!!
Working on designing and ordering their sample this week!!
If we can reach $56,000 we will add a final design to be unlocked and voted on by the community. This can be anything! And we will ask you guys to comment suggestions!!
No limit on what the final designs can be! Anything goes!
Even as I'm typing this, it looks like we're either just about to unlock our Stretch Goal target or will later today. We've been dancing back and forth across this funding target for the past few hours, so I'll hold off for a few hours but anticipate marking our first Stretch Goal target as achieved later today.
I know Larry Blamire and the TC: Steam Wars writing team are all pretty excited about the new possibilities this Stretch Goal could open up. Larry's shared more artwork in progress...
Once we've crossed that funding target and stuck the landing, I'll update and we can work on our next target! But, until then, let's get on with our main focus for today! The next manuscript section!
I lied. One more quick thing to note before we get into the manuscript.
Shipping Costs will be Collected in the Pledge Manager
First up, it's amazingly expensive to ship, especially from Onyx Path's home base in the US. And that's as of today - we're all in the dark about how things will look in 2 years. 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 haven't been able to set up ongoing international partners to handle portions of the fulfillment. So we are where we are - for now.
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
Over the course of this campaign, backers are receiving the entire current draft manuscript for Trinity Continuum: Steam Wars, but not all in one go. The previews will come out in bite-sized sections throughout the campaign. This helps me seem interesting over these 30 days, but it's more about guiding the conversation and helping steer feedback for the developers.
Because they want your feedback! These manuscript previews are of the current draft manuscript – the document in its latest, approved form. This may not be the final form after editing and any additional development, but you can consider it about 95% finished, so keep that in mind.
In fact, you can help guide the team through the next stages of development by providing feedback on these manuscript previews! The Onyx Path team has set up a special Feedback Form just for campaign backers for this very purpose: <Trinity Continuum: Steam Wars Feedback Form>
You can use this Feedback Form to shrea your thoughts directly with the TC: Steam Wars developers and help guide them through the next rounds of development and editing.
DRAFT MANUSCRIPT PREVIEWS - BACKERS ONLY
Remember, thanks to BackerKit magic, these download links are visible to Backers only - you must be logged in and reading this on the website to have access to the manuscript preview links. So, if you're reading this via e-mail, click that "Learn More" button on the bottom and I'll see you below this title treatment.
First off wow. Seriously, i never in a million years expected so many backers. Thank you everyone.
Never in my life did i ever expect anything like this to grow so large!! There are so many of you who are backing this and each one of you mean the world to me now for allowing me to create something that has grown so exponentially in such a short amount of time.
Every time i log on to check the campaign i am blown away by the amount of supporters and followers. I sincerely hope that everyone who has backed this will love and cherish their new friends that they will be getting in the future, and that you can go on to create so many amazing memories with them and that they can make you smile!! Especially when you need a pick me up or are having a bad day. That's my goal with them, to make you and everyone else smile, and love them as much as i do!!
I cannot thank everyone enough who has backed this, or shared it or even just looked at it. You are making it possible for me to continue this project, and creatue the prehistoric pals too (Working on the campaign at this moment for them too!! Cant wait to share more on it!!) I cannot wait to see where this silly little brand goes, and while this has absolutely been an amazing experience so far its also been overwhelming. My first time doing something so large, and i appreciate everyone who has been patient with the few small hiccups along the way!
Hey guys here it is!! The full lineup of pocket pals as of today! (Febuary 9th 2025)
As of right now there are 29 days left for this campaign, which means we have time to unlock even more designs!! Lets see how many we can get before this campaign ends!!
Here is the full line up! And below they will be listed from left to right!
Top row- Enlarged Gar, Enlarged Sturgeon Row 2- Enlarged salmon, Moss salmon, Pretty Pink salmon, Enlarged Wyvern Row 3- Green bean, Rainbow salmon, Catfish, Blue saphire salmon Row 4- Orange dream salmon, Sad Beetle, Lemon Salmon, Pastel Salmon Row 5- Wyvern, Red salmon, Sturgeon, Red Bean Row 6- Gar, Koi fish, Horseshoe Crab, Moray Eel Row 7- Red Tail Catfish, Sea Dragon, Coelacanth, Blue Beetle
These are all the currently avaiable designs as of this update!!
Now you may be wondering, HOW DO I CHOOSE A PLUSH?
It is quite simple!! When the surveys come out you will be able to select which designs you want for each plush you pledge for!!
However there are some things to note!! -If you pledged for the full collection or the master collection you will receive the first 15 designs that were released, which are- all the salmon colors, wyvern, both dragon colors, both beetles, sturgeon, and koi fish. As shown in the images on the pledge levels and information section. you can add more plushies to your pledges in the add on section, as well as in the survey at the end of the campaign!!
Thank you all for the support and love on this project, below is the official logo for pocket pals now as well!! Featuring the first pal, salty salmon!!
The Samples are being worked on as i type this, and i cannot wait to share with you guys!!
If we can hit this goal, we will be able to get the samples for the next campaign much sooner and start the future camapgin in august rather than 2026!!
Goal: $45,000 reached! — We did it! This project reached this goal!
Wanna say first thank you again for all the love on these little guys!! Soja and i have worked very hard to get these concepts into fruition, and sample production is underway!! Hoping to have the first finished new samples by the end of next week to start sharing with you guys!
Now, onto the updates!!
Samples are looking to be 100% done by mid march if all goes well, what exactly does this mean? Well it means that bulk production can begin sooner! Which means you guys will receive your little friends sooner!! There is also now a logo for these guys, which i will share in another update!!
You will be able to add extra plushies to your pledge during the survey portion that gets sent out at the end of the campaign, and i will also have preorders available for one week at the end of the campaign as well.
We are so close to getting another stretch goal unlocked, please consider sharing this campaign with those who you think would love a little friend!!
What comes next for pocket pals? Simply put, it seems like the prehistoric line will be the winner of the vote, unless a ton of voters come in and change or add votes. This being said, a name has been selected for this "series 2" of pocket pals!!
After discussing with another fellow prehistoric critter enthusiest, therbis who made pocketsaurs. We decided removing Pocket from my line would be a good idea to help distinguish our two brands, and therefor the new name for series 2 will be.....
Prehistoric Pals!!
We had a few other ideas such as pocket fossils, or paleo pals but settled on prehistoric Pals!! And below is a fun concept of one of the first ones!!
As well as a list of planned designs!! We will be aiming to do not only dinosaurs, but other critters as well!!
-Raptor -Archeopteryx -Tiktalik -Smilodon -Giant sloth -T- rex -Spinosaurus - Kelenken Guillermoi -Dimetrodon -Helicoprion -Dunkleosteus -mosasaur -Plesiosaur - AND MORE TO BE VOTED ON DURING THE Campaign!!!
I grew up absolutely obsessed with fossils, and prehistoric animals! And actively collect fossils by going out and digging or scuba diving for them myself. It would be absolutely a dream to be able to make a whole line of critters inspired by the very fossils i grew up loving.
If we can reach 45k then we will get the first 8 samples for this series made!! Please help us reach this goal!!
As well as this, the seccond series backer kit will start in september or august! And i will keep this one updated as we get closer to that date as well!!
If we can hit this goal, we will be able to get the samples for the next campaign much sooner and start the future camapgin in august rather than 2026!!
Goal: $45,000 reached! — We did it! This project reached this goal!
We start the new week with our minds once again blown at your incredible support and excitement!
We've blown straight past our three recently-revealed stretch goals - thank you so much!
🔓 £250k - New art prints - UNLOCKED!
All-new art prints will now be included in all orders that include our Encyclopedia. Each will celebrate the history and lore of Nosgoth, making them the perfect companion to this tome.
🔓 £275k - A new art expansion for Scourge of the Sarafan - UNLOCKED
We're now working with renowned comic book artist and illustrator Lukasz Kowalczuk to bring you all-new art to the TTRPG.
Lukasz has lent his bespoke style to countless creations such as Wyrd Science and multiple MÖRK BORG projects. His fantastic work is the perfect pair with Scourge of the Sarafan.
🔓 £300k - ??? - UNLOCKED!
We're happy to confirm we are now working on our next three stretch goals! 🎉
We wanted to reveal what that £300k unlocked goal is when we were ready to reveal the next three stretch goals, as a treat. We'll be sharing the next stretch goals for us all to aim towards in the coming days.
If you haven't yet, please shout about this project in all corners of the LoK community, to friends, pals, and strangers! The more support this receives, the better we can make it for all existing backers.
Stay tuned later this week - the vampires among you will want to keep your fangs on these ones... 👀🧛
Since the manufacturerer returned early from holiday, i had the chance to discuss costs of production with them and was able to fully figure out a final lineup of stretch goals with accurate amounts!
These will be the final stretch goals for the campaign, and we have about 30 days to reach all of these!! Please consider sharing this campaign around, and help us shoot way past them even!
Any left over funds from this campaign will be directly used in the development and creation of the future campaign, and will be used in making sure all plush designs are ready, and extra funding means more designs for the future campaign can be prototyped in advance on top of the first 6 planned from the next stretch goal!! (Which will be based on whichever campaign wins the current on going vote!)
Here they are ! The final goals of Pocket Pals series 1!!
If we can hit this goal, we will be able to get the samples for the next campaign much sooner and start the future camapgin in august rather than 2026!!
Goal: $45,000 reached! — We did it! This project reached this goal!
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