Hello Curious Cats!

We did it! We built a cat community, explored the monarchies of Mau, and brought forth this excellent expansion for the Realms of Pugmire! The Cats have come home!

Thanks to the support of more than 700 backers, Onyx Path will be able to develop and print hardcover editions for Curious Cats of Mau!

Not only did we sneak past the 700 backer count that I was hoping for, we extended the campaign with a last minute Backer Train taking us into Overtime!! That was cool! It's still a brand new feature, but we're curious cats so it was fun to test out the new stuff! We'll be having fun with that in the future, you can bet!

There's more to celebrate! Not only did we fund the project in the first 3 days, we also unlocked a lucky seven Stretch Goals. From standard Onyx Path milestone markers to a jumpstart campaign launcher to new art for the Realms of Pugmire Guide Screen!

It came down to the last few days but we managed to hit every Stretch Goal we'd posted and passed 200% of our funding target!

Unlocked just in the past day, all backers will be getting Streaming Overlays so you can be a cool and stylish cat when you run your online game!

I'm so happy that we were able to unlock the jumpstart, especially knowing how enthusiastic Travis Legge was to pitch for it. He's a fantastic adventure writer, so I'm really looking forward to that.  And then to unlock our final Stretch Goal as we came into the final hours was a real treat!

And all of that is, of course, on top of our main purpose here - the creating of the actual book itself! This is the real reward - everything else is a bonus!

So a huge congratulations to Eddy and Lauren and the creative team on this project, and to all of the backers who've joined in to make this possible. I'm happy about the goals we hit and rewards we introduced, but I'm also always amazed and excited about having more than 700 backers join in during this campaign. An expansion - even for one as cool as these cats - is always a risk. But when a game finds and builds a community, it's extra rewarding. And this is just the beginning, I'm sure...

So, thank you to all the backers who supported us and made this happen. And an extra thanks to everyone who participated online, either in the Community comments section of the campaign, and on social media around the web. Thanks to everyone who talked about the project on the Discord and thanks to the Onyx Path team who answered questions and provided insight.

So, as noted in today's earlier update, starting in May I'll be sending out updates once a month and whenever we've got a new goal, survey, or other item to cover. If you have any questions or need clarification on something related to the campaign, feel free to get in touch. I may take a bit to answer as I recover from these past four weeks, but I'll eventually have an answer!

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 Realms of Pugmire has Curious Cats!

The Discord is particularly lively, and I loved seeing the thoughts and jokes as the chapters came out bit by bit. 

BackerKit will begin collected pledges and processing payments later tonight, so be ready for that.

If I wasn't already tired enough, I'm off for a weekend away if the snow holds off long enough! I thought it was supposed to be spring, but not where I live evidently! High fives all around in the comment section and on the Discord, and you'll hear from me again in a month-or-so when I've got the pledge manager set up and ready to roll out!