Hello Cool Cats,
One quick note before we get to our monthly preview of a character from the upcoming Jumpstart. If you backed at the House Rex pledge level or added the Rea...
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James Bell
29 days ago
November 2024 Update
Hello Cool Cats,
As promised last month, we've got a series of previews from one of our Stretch Goal rewards that we'll be sharing over the next several months.
Curiou...
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James Bell
about 2 months ago
October '24 Update
Hello Cool Cats,
I'm going to be sharing previews from one of our stretch goal rewards over the next several months, as we track the various stages of our projects. Here's our...
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James Bell
3 months ago
September 2024 Meowthly Update
Hello Curious Cats!
It's the second last Thursday of the month, so time for our regular monthly update.
No reward news for you this month, but I do have a cool Realms of Pugm...
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James Bell
4 months ago
August 2024 Monthly Update
Meow meow meow,
Meow...
Oh my goodness. Can you imagine if I just typed "meow" over and over again for the whole update?
Cats, I think I may be ready for the weekend already....
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James Bell
5 months ago
July 2024 Monthly Update
Hello Curious Cats,
It's the second last Thursday of the month, so time for our regular monthly update. We'll have a regular update around the second last week of every month t...
We've already had a sneak peek at most of the creatures from the next chapter in our manuscript, but here they are all together - with a lot more threats mixed in for good measure! It's time to detail some of the challenges our cat characters will face as they traverse the monarchies; it's time for Chapter 6 from our draft manuscript!
International Shipping – Collected in the Pledge Manager
One quick note about Shipping before we get into the manuscript previews.
First up, it's amazingly expensive to ship, especially from Onyx Path's home base in the US. 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 can't really set up 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 - 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 "Reply to The Update" link on the bottom and I'll see you below the title treatment.
WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK
I'm going to be sharing the manuscript in sections over the next 30 days, Part of the reason for that is to keep focus on one section at a time so the developers, Eddy and Lauren, can gather feedback to help guide the manuscript through the next steps of editing and development. To that end, they've created a special Feedback Form for you to submit your comments after reading each section!
One quick note before we get to our monthly preview of a character from the upcoming Jumpstart. If you backed at the House Rex pledge level or added the Realms of Pugmire PDF as an Add On option to your rewards list, the finalized PDF for that book is releasing today on DriveThruRPG.com. You have already received a redemption link in your BackerKit Digital Rewards page for it, but now you can download the latest version in your digital library at DTRPG at your convenience.
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://curious-cats-of-mau.backerkit.com/
Here’s Blayze Rex von Rex, converted to the latest edition, as part of the Curious Cats of Mau Jumpstart!
Blayze Rex von Rex
History: Blayze is descended from the founders of House Rex, though she does her best to distance herself from stuffy, boring nobles. Early in life she perfected her skills, sneaking out of the family home and running the streets with her friends. Now she puts those skills to use in pursuit of adventure!
Roleplay Tips: Blayze is quick-witted and enjoys jokes and pranks. She’s likely to run her mouth during combat, slinging barbed insults at her enemies and friendly jabs at her friends. She’s all about having a good time.
Description: Blayze has large eyes and ears, short white fur, and dresses in black leather armor. She adorns her armor in pouches, sheathes, and belts, employing the occasional splash of blue in her accessories.
Personality: Drive: I am an excellent cat because I find problem-solving exhilarating. Secret: No one knows about my craving for danger. Weakness: No matter what, I just can’t intimidate people.
Level: 1 House: Rex Family: Rex Background: Noble Calling: Footpad Experience Bonus: +1 Stamina Dice: 1d8 Stamina Points: 7 Defense: 14 Initiative: +3 Speed: 30 ft./35 ft. Abilities: Agility +3, Might +1, Vitality −1, Cunning +1, Intellect +2, Presence +1 Skills: Bluff, Know History, Persuade, Steal Tricks: Expertise (Bluff, Steal), Good Breeding, Perfect Balance, Simple Weapon Aptitude, Martial Weapon Aptitude, Light Armor Aptitude Rucksack: A signet ring and a set of fine clothes, one dagger (1d4 stabbing, finesse, light, thrown 20/60), one small crossbow (1d8 stabbing, ammunition, ranged 80/320, loading), one set of leather armor, a hooded lantern, rations, 50 feet of rope, a set of footpad’s tools, and an item of great financial value (gained under unusual circumstances). Plastic Track: Many coins
Tricks:
Good Breeding: In general, cats are inclined to give the noble the benefit of the doubt. The cat is welcome in noble society and at the courts of the monarchies, and characters assume the cat has every right to be where he is. Commoners also attempt to please the noble, or at least avoid his displeasure. Fortune: If the player spends fortune, he can declare that a previously unknown non-player-character noble is an old friend or relative on good terms with the cat.
Expertise: Blayze doubles the experience bonus she adds to any attribute check using Persuade or Steal.
Perfect Balance: This trick gives a cat a boon to any check having to do with balancing. Also, any falling damage they take is halved.
Simple Weapon Aptitude: Cats with this trick can add their experience bonus to attack and damage rolls when using any simple weapon. This includes clubs, daggers, darts, javelins, maces, quarterstaves, shortbows, sickles, slings, small axes and crossbows, spears, and unarmed punches, kicks, and bites.
Martial Weapon Aptitude: A cat without this trick always attacks with such weapons with a hindrance. Cats with this trick, however, can use martial weapons well, and can add their experience bonus to attack and damage rolls using them.
Light Armor Aptitude: The cat with this trick can wear light armor effectively, giving her a Defense of 11 + her Agility.
Rewards Still Pending
Still lots of dots to fill in. Hopefully Onyx Path will have a really productive 2025 and we'll see tons of cool cats!
[Add On] Realms of Pugmire Discounted PoD Links (Dec 11 '24 Update)
DRAFT MANUSCRIPT
In addition to redemption links for distibuted digital rewards, all backers have received a link to the compiled draft manuscript. This link can be found in your BackerKit digital rewards page (See the link above for Claiming Your Digital Rewards if you need a refresher). Again, this isn't a new manuscript, it's just all of the pieces we shared during the campaign put together in order.
ONYX PATH PROJECT TRACKING
You can read Onyx Path's most recent monthly summary, covering all projects and their status up to that point here: <November 2024 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.
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ONYX PATH DISCUSSION CHANNELS
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The Alchemical Exalted are the Chosen of the Machine God, biomechanical demigods forged from divine metal and heroic souls. They do not rule the Eight Nations, but serve as Champions of the people, a sacred duty greater than any ambition. The eldest of Alchemicals transcend their human forms to become metropoli, living cities that offer the Eight Nations a stronghold against Autochthonia’s perils.
The Realm of Brass and Shadows is unforgiving, and the Eight Nations find themselves faced with many challenges: cataclysmic upheavals of Autochthon’s world-machinery, incursions of gruesome techno-organic gremlins, and the ever-present threat to their livelihoods. All the while, the slumbering Autochthon grows ever sicker, his corrupting Blight metastasizing throughout his world-body. Despair not. There is work to be done.
Alchemicals: Forged by the Machine God is an expansion for the ExaltedThird Edition tabletop roleplaying game. It’s set in a mythic world where spirits walk openly among humanity, warring demigods topple kingdoms, and the restless dead roam on moonless nights. Heroes granted divine power contend against one another for the future of Creation. These are the Exalted!
As promised last month, we've got a series of previews from one of our Stretch Goal rewards that we'll be sharing over the next several months.
Curious Cats Jumpstart Preview 2
Here’s Malcolm Maincoon von Cymric, converted to the latest edition, as part of the Curious Cats of Mau Jumpstart!
Malcolm Maincoon von Cymric
History: Malcolm’s dour demeanor and love of books have always set him apart from his siblings in House Cymric. Many consider him too stern and in desperate need of a bit of cheer. They fail to realize that Malcolm is quite happy in the company of books and artifacts.
Roleplay Tips: Despite his serious demeanor, Malcolm is friendly. He’s a bit of an overexplainer and pontificates at length on any topic if given the opportunity. He’s quick to pick up on social cues if others signal he’s talking too much, though.
Description: Malcolm is a fluffy cat with brown, black, and white fur. He wears black and green robes, from under which his fur sometimes sticks out in unkempt patches.
Personality: Drive: I am an excellent cat because I protect the unity of the monarchies. Secret: No one knows about my fun-loving side. Weakness: No matter what, I just can’t be succinct.
Level: 1 House: Cymric Family: Maincoon Background: Sage Calling: Minister Experience Bonus: +1 Stamina Dice: 1d6 Stamina Points: 8 Defense: 10 Initiative: −1 Speed: 30 ft./35 ft. Spell Points: 4 Attributes: Agility −1, Might +1, Vitality +2, Cunning +0, Intellect +1, Presence +2 Skills: Know Arcana, Know History, Persuade, Sense Motive Tricks: Given the Voice, Immaculate Grooming, Nearby Expert, Simple Weapon Aptitude, Light Armor Aptitude Spells: Animal Friendship, Command, Goodberry, Thaumaturgy, and Vicious Mockery Rucksack: A magnifying glass and a set of common clothes, a mace (1d6 blunt), one set of leather robes, candles, set of formal clothing, rations, and a portable copy of the Precepts of Mau (gained under unusual circumstances). Plastic Track: Some coins
Tricks:
Immaculate Grooming: Cats with this trick have a boon on Presence checks involving positive influence, like befriending someone or being polite and diplomatic.
Nearby Expert: Whenever a cat tries to learn or recall a piece of information and fails, she sometimes knows a person or a location from which to get the information. The Guide may decide the knowledge is secret or difficult to obtain. Fortune: If the player spends fortune, she can declare that a previously unknown non-player-character sage or expert is a friend or peer on good terms with the cat.
Simple Weapon Aptitude: Cats with this trick can add their experience bonus to attack and damage rolls when using any simple weapon. This includes clubs, daggers, darts, javelins, maces, quarterstaves, shortbows, sickles, slings, small axes and crossbows, spears, and unarmed punches, kicks, and bites.
Light Armor Aptitude: The cat with this trick can wear light armor effectively, giving her a Defense of 11 + her Agility.
Given the Voice: Ministers use their powerful voices to direct their magic. Whether a command, homily, or dramatic monologue, their words carry power generated by their own life force. When taking this trick, the cat learns three spells they can cast at any time: Animal Friendship, Thaumaturgy, and Vicious Mockery. The minister can also choose two magnitude 1 spells from the minister spell list. All references to “spellcasting attribute” refer to Presence.
Spells:
Animal Friendship (Minister Basic) Casting Time: 1 action; Range: 30 feet; Duration: 1 day You can magically compel an animal to trust you. Choose an animal that can see and hear you within range. It is Charmed for the duration. If you or one of your companions harms the animal, the spell ends.
Command (Minister Magnitude 1) Casting Time: 1 action; Range: 60 ft.; Duration: 1 round You give the subject a single command, up to two words long. The target must obey the command to the best of their ability and as soon as they are able. This spell has no effect if the target is immune to being Charmed or if your command is directly harmful to them.
Common commands and their effects follow. If you use a command not listed, the Guide describes how the target behaves.
Come! On their turn, the subject moves toward you as quickly as possible. They may not do anything else during their turn.
Drop It! On their turn, the subject drops whatever they’re holding and ends their turn without picking it up.
Heel! The subject stands in place and may not take any move actions during their turn.
Lie Down! On their turn, the subject drops to the ground and remains Prone until the spellcaster’s next turn.
Run! On their turn, the subject moves away from you as quickly as possible. They may not do anything else during their turn.
Test (Presence): No effect. • Improved: (2 spell points) You may target up to two characters with this spell. • Improved: (3 spell points) The spell’s duration increases by a number of rounds equal to your spellcasting modifier (minimum 1). You may change which command is active on your turn as a supplemental action.
Goodberry (Minister Magnitude 1) Casting Time: 1 action; Range: Touch; Duration: Instant You summon up to 10 magical berries in your paw. Each berry restores 1 stamina point and provides enough nourishment for one day. Eating a berry takes an action.
Berries not eaten by the end of your next nap lose their magical effect.
Thaumaturgy (Minister Basic) Casting Time: 1 action; Range: 30 feet; Duration: Up to 1 minute You manifest one of the following wonders within range for the duration:
Your voice booms up to three times louder than normal.
Flames flicker, brighten, dim, or change color.
Harmless tremors shake the ground.
A short, instantaneous sound originates from a point of your choice within range.
An unlocked door or window flies open or slams shut once.
You alter the appearance of your eyes.
You can have up to three of these effects active at a time and can dismiss one effect as an action.
Vicious Mockery (Minister Basic) Casting Time: 1 action; Range: 60 ft.; Duration: Instant A character within range is the subject of a series of magic-infused insults. If they can hear you, they take 1d4 mental damage and have a hindrance on the next attack roll they make before the end of their next turn. They don’t need to understand you.
[Add On] Realms of Pugmire Backer PDF (Aug 22 '24 Update)
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://curious-cats-of-mau.backerkit.com/
In addition to redemption links for distibuted digital rewards, all backers have received a link to the compiled draft manuscript. This link can be found in your BackerKit digital rewards page (See the link above for Claiming Your Digital Rewards if you need a refresher). Again, this isn't a new manuscript, it's just all of the pieces we shared during the campaign put together in order.
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 everymonth 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:
The Alchemical Exalted are the Chosen of the Machine God, biomechanical demigods forged from divine metal and heroic souls. They do not rule the Eight Nations, but serve as Champions of the people, a sacred duty greater than any ambition. The eldest of Alchemicals transcend their human forms to become metropoli, living cities that offer the Eight Nations a stronghold against Autochthonia’s perils.
The Realm of Brass and Shadows is unforgiving, and the Eight Nations find themselves faced with many challenges: cataclysmic upheavals of Autochthon’s world-machinery, incursions of gruesome techno-organic gremlins, and the ever-present threat to their livelihoods. All the while, the slumbering Autochthon grows ever sicker, his corrupting Blight metastasizing throughout his world-body. Despair not. There is work to be done.
Alchemicals: Forged by the Machine God is an expansion for the ExaltedThird Edition tabletop roleplaying game. It’s set in a mythic world where spirits walk openly among humanity, warring demigods topple kingdoms, and the restless dead roam on moonless nights. Heroes granted divine power contend against one another for the future of Creation. These are the Exalted!
I'm going to be sharing previews from one of our stretch goal rewards over the next several months, as we track the various stages of our projects. Here's our first of several sneak peeks at the upcoming Jumpstart.
Curious Cats Jumpstart Preview 1
Here’s Nerma von Korat, converted to the latest edition, as part of the Curious Cats of Mau Jumpstart!
Nerma von Korat
History: Nerma was always temperamental. He joined the Korat army at the behest of his mother, who thought the service would give him a good outlet for his rage. When his mother died, Nerma’s rage became too much to handle, and his outbursts led to his discharge. Now Nerma sells his sword to make ends meet, doing the bidding of any who can afford his rage and withstand his temper.
Roleplay Tips: Nerma is gruff and angry, though he has a soft spot for the helpless.
Description: Nerma is tall, muscular, and imposing. He has light-gray fur with dark stripes and spots. A small patch of brown fur decorates his snout, and he has deep blue eyes. He wears lacquered armor in dark red and a black cloak.
Personality: Drive: I am an excellent cat because I protect the weak. Secret: No one knows about my love for my dead mother. Weakness: No matter what, I just can’t control my temper.
Level: 1 House: Korat Family: Korat Background: Soldier Calling: Champion Experience Bonus: +1 Stamina Dice: 1d10 Stamina Points: 11 Defense: 16 Initiative: +0 Speed: 30 ft./35 ft. Attributes:Agility +0, Might +3, Vitality +1, Cunning +0, Intellect−1, Presence +1 Skills: Intimidate, Sense Motive, Survive, Traverse Tricks: Brute Strength, Fighting Style: Two-Weapon Fighting, Rank Has Its Privileges, Simple Weapon Aptitude, Martial Weapon Aptitude, Light Armor Aptitude, Medium Armor Aptitude, Heavy Armor Aptitude, Shield Aptitude Rucksack: An insignia of rank and a set of common clothes, two scimitars (finesse, light, 1d6 stabbing) gifted by his mother before her death, one suit of lacquered splint-mail armor, gloves, torches, rations, and 50 feet of rope. Plastic Track: A few coins
Tricks:
Brute Strength: The cat with this trick gains a boon on Might checks involving lifting or pulling something.
Fighting Style: Two-Weapon: When wielding two light weapons, add the cat’s attribute and experience bonus to the damage roll. This counts as one attack (i.e., you are attacking with both weapons at once, instead of making two separate attacks), but the attacker can decide which weapon and damage type is used for the damage roll.
Rank Has Its Privileges: The cat can gain access to friendly comrades-in-arms, as well as gather common information and rumors from among the rank and file (not secret military plans, for example). Fortune: If the player spends fortune, she can declare that a previously unknown non-player-character soldier or other military official is an old friend or companion on good terms with the cat.
Simple Weapon Aptitude: Cats with this trick can add their experience bonus to attack and damage rolls when using any simple weapon. This includes clubs, daggers, darts, javelins, maces, quarterstaves, shortbows, sickles, slings, small axes and crossbows, spears, and unarmed punches, kicks, and bites.
Martial Weapon Aptitude: Using martial weapons requires practice and dedication — a cat without this trick always attacks with such weapons with a hindrance. Cats with this trick, however, can use martial weapons well, and can add their experience bonus to attack and damage rolls using them.
Light Armor Aptitude: The cat with this trick can wear light armor effectively, giving her a Defense of 11 + her Agility.
Medium Armor Aptitude: The cat with this trick can wear medium armor effectively, giving her a Defense of 13 + her Agility. Further, the cat’s Agility checks (not attack rolls) have a hindrance.
Heavy Armor Aptitude: The cat with this trick can wear heavy armor effectively, giving her a Defense of 16 (no Agility is added). Further, the cat’s two-legged and four-legged speeds are reduced by five feet, and her Agility checks (not attack rolls) have a hindrance.
Shield Aptitude: The cat with this trick can use a shield effectively, giving her +2 to her Defense. However, she only has one free paw and cannot use weapons or objects with the two-pawed quality. Further, the shield offers no benefit against attacks that the user cannot actively defend against (such as attacks from behind or spell effects that go around corners).
[Add On] Realms of Pugmire Backer PDF (Aug 22 '24 Update)
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://curious-cats-of-mau.backerkit.com/
In addition to redemption links for distibuted digital rewards, all backers have received a link to the compiled draft manuscript. This link can be found in your BackerKit digital rewards page (See the link above for Claiming Your Digital Rewards if you need a refresher). Again, this isn't a new manuscript, it's just all of the pieces we shared during the campaign put together in order.
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 everymonth until the final reward has gone out.
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:
Curseborne is a game about being unapologetic monsters in a world where being monstrous is the least of your worries. In Curseborne, you play as Accursed, descendants of monstrous lineages lurking in a modern world that closely resembles our own. You rebel against the ancient feuds between these entwined families, as well as against the web of curses that bind you, while fending off inhuman antagonists seeking to claim — or reclaim — your power.
The world of Curseborne is full of intrigue, magic, and things that go bump in the night. It’s just like our world, except the reason that things don’t go your way or that bad things happen is that the people are literally living in a world of curses. Some people are cursed more than others, and these are our Accursed characters. They have a particularly large curse that hangs over their heads and makes them more prone to bad things happening to them and around them. The nature of this curse also makes them magical in nature. They have a sense of the thing holding them back, and they can manipulate it in ways that normal people cannot.
This book is comprised of two main parts. The first part is the setting of Curseborne, as well as more about the Accursed themselves through the view of the characters. It shows how they see themselves, their world, and their place in that world. Lineages represent five broad categories of Accursed: The Dead (ghosts and spirits), The Hungry (vampires), The Outcasts (angels and demons), The Primal (shapeshifters and werewolves), and The Sorcerers (magicians).
The second part of the book are the instructions on how to use this book to play a game. You’ll find the chapters on how to play the game using the Storypath Ultra system, how to create a character, all the cool powers those characters have, and information on how to run a game of Curseborne.
With 7 days left in the campaign, we've passed 500% of our initial funding target and unlocked several Stretch Goals - including three new supplements that will be added as bonus rewards for backers of this project!
Want to know more about the Curseborne RPG?
PREVIEW MATERIAL: You can find information from the numerous previews Onyx Path has shared.
DRAFT MANUSCRIPT: Over the course of the campaign, backers will receive access to chapters from the current draft manuscript of Curseborne. By the end of the campaign, backers will be able to read the entire book as it stands now, before any pledges are processed or payments collected. No secret curses with this campaign - you'll know exactly what you're supporting with your pledge. Read the manuscript and make sure the project is right for you.
It's the second last Thursday of the month, so time for our regular monthly update.
No reward news for you this month, but I do have a cool Realms of Pugmire treat to share!
This wasn't a reward for our campaign, but is in fact one of the first new books for this edition of Realms of Pugmire! And if you're as old as I am, the cover and a the interior inspiration may feel pretty familiar for those who've been rolling dice for the past 50 years...
THREATS & CURS
“Lots of dogs think that exploring the world is just one big adventure. But I’ll tell you what it’s really all about: dealing with an endless parade of threats and curs.” - Simon Mutt, Royal Pioneer (retired)
As pioneers explore new regions of the world, delve deeper into the Underneath, journey into the Fearful Forest, or venture out onto the waves of the Acid Sea, a whole new world of enemies lies in wait. Some, like the spider-goats used for sustenance and companionship by seafaring pirates, are friendly. Others, such as leviathans, are horrifying creatures of legend striking terror into the hearts of all but the bravest pioneer. The world is large, mysterious, and filled with threats both familiar and unknown.
Threats and Curs is an expansion for Realms of Pugmire offering dozens of enemies to be introduced as antagonists, rivals, or allies in your campaigns. The Realms of Pugmire core rulebook is needed to use this book.
Inside you will find:
Over 150 new enemies to include in your campaign
Expanded rules and new tags to construct exciting new encounters
A selection of ready-made encounters featuring enemies introduced in this book
Now available in advance PDF from DriveThruRPG: Threats & Curs for Realms of Pugmire!
REWARDS STILL PENDING
I'll post this chart in each monthly update, and fill in dots as projects move along.
[Add On] Realms of Pugmire Backer PDF (Aug 22 '24 Update)
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://curious-cats-of-mau.backerkit.com/
In addition to redemption links for distibuted digital rewards, all backers have received a link to the compiled draft manuscript. This link can be found in your BackerKit digital rewards page (See the link above for Claiming Your Digital Rewards if you need a refresher). Again, this isn't a new manuscript, it's just all of the pieces we shared during the campaign put together in order.
ONYX PATH PROJECT TRACKING
You can read Onyx Path's most recent monthly summary, covering all projects and their status up to that point here: <August 2024 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 everymonth until the final reward has gone out.
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:
Via BackerKit: Click "Need Help?" from your page, and then fill in the Contact Us form. BackerKit will pass your message along to me.
CURRENTLY FUNDING
In 2017 Onyx Path unveiled the Storypath System, the rules engine that has come to power many of our games: the sci-fi universe of hope, heroism, and peril known as the Trinity Continuum, the modern-day stories of old gods and titans called Scion Second Edition,and the trope-focused exploration of genres that is the They Came From! series, and more.
We're extremely proud of what we’ve done over the years with Storypath, but felt it was time to tighten up the rules, smooth off the rough edges, and get rid of anything that got in the way of telling amazing stories. As a result, we’ve created the Storypath Ultra Core Manual.
Storypath Ultra isn’t a new edition, nor is it a replacement rule set — many of the concepts we developed and refined from the Storypath System are still there, even as they rearrange or rename things to make them as clear as possible. Think of it as a new take on Storypath: It’s the same great game but spruced up and tweaked to be the best possible version.
Curseborne is a game about being unapologetic monsters in a world where being monstrous is the least of your worries. In Curseborne, you play as Accursed, descendants of monstrous lineages lurking in a modern world that closely resembles our own. You rebel against the ancient feuds between these entwined families, as well as against the web of curses that bind you, while fending off inhuman antagonists seeking to claim — or reclaim — your power.
The world of Curseborne is full of intrigue, magic, and things that go bump in the night. It’s just like our world, except the reason that things don’t go your way or that bad things happen is that the people are literally living in a world of curses. Some people are cursed more than others, and these are our Accursed characters. They have a particularly large curse that hangs over their heads and makes them more prone to bad things happening to them and around them. The nature of this curse also makes them magical in nature. They have a sense of the thing holding them back, and they can manipulate it in ways that normal people cannot.
This book is comprised of two main parts. The first part is the setting of Curseborne, as well as more about the Accursed themselves through the view of the characters. It shows how they see themselves, their world, and their place in that world. Lineages represent five broad categories of Accursed: The Dead (ghosts and spirits), The Hungry (vampires), The Outcasts (angels and demons), The Primal (shapeshifters and werewolves), and The Sorcerers (magicians).
The second part of the book are the instructions on how to use this book to play a game. You’ll find the chapters on how to play the game using the Storypath Ultra system, how to create a character, all the cool powers those characters have, and information on how to run a game of Curseborne.
