June 2025 - Finalized PDF available. Discounted PoD Order Links going out to backers.
Hello Shardstriders,
Thanks to your feedback and support, Onyx Path has now fine-tuned the Mythic Shards PDF, implemented your feedback where appropriate, fixed all of the p...
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James Bell
about 1 month ago
Reward Distribution: SCION: MYTHIC SHARDS Backer PDF
Hello Shardstriders,
I know that I recently posted our monthly update for May and I was expecting to have our next update for you in June, but I have just one more thing to ...
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James Bell
about 1 month ago
May 2025 Monthly Update
Hello Shardstriders,
We're getting very close to our backer PDF, but not quite there yet. I'm hoping for some excitment in the next month or two, but really the best place t...
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James Bell
2 months ago
April 2025 Monthly Update
Hello ShardStriders,
Forward progress on our main reward. Let's check out our monthly update!
Our main reward, the Mythic Shards book, has entered the layout phase! We'll ...
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James Bell
4 months ago
March 2025 Monthly Update
Hello Shardstriders,
Let's dive in to March's regular update!
Rewards Still Pending
The new shards are now in the Manuscript Approval phase before entering the developmen...
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James Bell
4 months ago
February 2025 Monthly Update
Hello Shardstriders,
We've got a quick update for February. Let's get right to it.
Rewards Still Pending
Work progresses on the new shard chapters, and they're working the...
Thanks to your feedback and support, Onyx Path has now fine-tuned the Mythic Shards PDF, implemented your feedback where appropriate, fixed all of the page numbers, and the finalized PDF is now available in your DriveThruRPG digital library.
You can access your DTRPG Digital Library at any time and download the latest version of the book at your convenience.
Later today, Onyx Path will release the PDF for purchase on DriveThruRPG. When that happens, they'll also make a print-on-demand version of that PDF availble for purchase. As one of your rewards, you may have access to a discount link that will allow you to add the PoD hardcover to your cart at a slightly reduced price, should you wish to buy a hardcopy of the PDF.
DISCOUNTED PRINT-ON-DEMAND ORDER LINKS FOR BACKERS
If you pledged to the Mutated Scion or Divine Machine digital reward tiers or have the hardcover version as one of the items in your pledge list, one of your rewards is a discounted option to order a print-on-demand version of Mythic Shards. Now that the print files have been finalized, Onyx Path can finalize the PDF at DriveThruRPG and make a PoD version of the PDF available for purchase.
Again, just to ensure it's understood -
THIS IS NOT YOUR CROWDFUNDING HARDCOVER REWARD!
This is a discount link for a one-off printed version of the PDF that will soon be released for purchase on DriveThruRPG.com (but YOU can order it at a discounted cost if you wish!) With this step completed and the files finalized, Onyx Path can now begin setting up the hardcover editions at the printer and will ship to you when ready.
DIFFERENCES IN PoD FORMATS
So, for those backers who pledged at the PDF reward tier, or those backers who will later be receiving the hardcover book but might be looking for a second copy for the table - or can't wait until some of the print pricing issues are sorted in this chaotic and unpredictable time - 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 "Digital Color Print Engine Technology," which sounds super fancy and certainly costs a lot more, but I'll admit to not knowing the exact difference. This option offers superior color quality but is more expensive to produce, and has gotten even more expensive over the past year.
(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 usedfor your PoD order.)
Please note: This discounted Print-on-Demand ordering link will be valid atthis costfor the next six months - it expires on September 1, 2025 - so please, if you choose to order a Print-on-Demand copy, use the provided link prior to September 2025to ensure the best pricing. (That is to say, I can't confirm the price will stay at this same spot past September, so best to order before then.)
REWARD DISTRIBUTION
If this reward is on your rewards list, your link to claim them will be sent out by our BackerKit pledge manager over the day. 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
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://scion-mythic-shards.backerkit.com/
The 2025 edition of the Onyx Path Virtual Gaming Convention was a fun time! If you missed it, they're starting to post videos of their panels and Actual Plays on Youtube, and you can now watch the <Onyx Path Con 2025 Scion Panel>where Hiromi Cota, Coyote Crow, Kim Godwin, Geoffrey M, Kyle Novich, and T.J. Wilson discuss what's to come for Scion Second Edition!
Rewards Still Pending
Now that the PDF is finalized, the team can begin working on setting up the print run for the hardcover. That hasn't been an easy task over the past year, and I don't have a revised timeline of when to expect the final print edition - Rich has talked about this on his Monday Meeting Notes blog and again on the What's Up With Onyx Path? panel at this year's virtual convention (check for that Youtube video coming soon!), but it seems it's been very hard to lock down any sort of pricing with tariffs, counter-tariffs, and fluctuating currency preventing any sort of consistency that would allow a 120-day print quote. For now, we've got the PDF and print-on-demand versions, and I'll keep you updated as to any changes in the situation revealed by Onyx Path in our updates.
Rewards Distributed to Backers
Scion Book Two: Hero PDF (Sept '24 Update)
Scion Book Three: Demigod PDF PDF (Sept '24 Update)
Scion Book Four: God PDF PDF (Sept '24 Update)
Scion: Dragon PDF PDF (Sept '24 Update)
Scion: Masks of the Mythos PDF PDF (Sept '24 Update)
Scion: Dragon Digital Supplement Bundle (Sept '24 Update)
Scion: Masks of the Mythos Digital Supplement Bundle (Sept '24 Update)
Mythic Shards Backer PDF(May 23 '25 update)
Mythic Shards Discounted PoD Links(June 18 '25 update)
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: <May 2025 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.
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:
If you've got a question about your pledge or BackerKit page or any part of the process, you can contact me with any of these methods
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.
LAUNCHING TOMORROW
Pugmire Unleashed: A Player’s Guide is a supplement for the Realms of Pugmire tabletop RPG. Pugmire Unleashed is primarily a book for players who are interested in new options for their games. Inside you’ll find not only more options for dog player characters, more advice on how to play dogs, and more information about dog communities beyond the kingdom of Pugmire. You’ll also find more species to play: badgers, birds, lagomorphs, and reptiles.
If you have a yen to be a nautical adventurer, there are rules for sailing and ships presented within, as well as a more detailed writeup of the main coastal city, Waterdog Port. For dogs looking to use strange and exotic weaponry, there are rules for gunpowder weapons, as well as the associated syndrome of Gunpower Panic that goes with using them. Combined with loads of new spells and backgrounds, there’s something for every player in these pages.
We haven’t forgotten the hard-working Guide in all this. Within in this book, we present not only some new enemies for player characters to thwart or befriend, but also three adventures that present a loose chronicle using much of the material presented in this book (and Realms of Pugmire). Players should avoid reading the back of the book, in case of spoilers, but most of the book is here for you to enjoy.
I know that I recently posted our monthly update for May and I was expecting to have our next update for you in June, but I have just one more thing to let you know about before then...
It's time to distribute our Backer PDF!
Reward Distibution: SCION: MYTHIC SHARDS Backer PDF
The World never truly ends, it merely shatters. Each fragment giving birth to new possibilities, new futures within whole new realities as they fall. Every time the World is saved, it continues on in one reality while other possibilities propel forward into another tomorrow. When we sleep, our souls travel to other worlds and realms. Our imaginations touch the shards and run rampant. They are not merely dreams. These Mythic Shards are as real as the Divine Realms, and the realm we live in. All myths are true.
Scions rise as costumed superheroes fighting against the forces of evil. They tear across a barren wasteland trying to rediscover their lost divinity and restore the World. They are the pariahs of society, hunted despite their best efforts to make the World a better place. They explore the vast expanses of space trying to find their way back home. They attune to Divine mecha in a highly technological age to battle Titanic kaiju and devilish corporations subjugating and hording the resources of the planet. These are just a sampling of the myriad shards living and breathing in a reality parallel to our own.
Scion: Mythic Shards presents alternate realities for the World of Scion and provides new rules for players and Storyguides to incorporate into their games. Each chapter explores a single shard of reality at varying tiers of Scion gameplay. These chapters are standalone and don’t need to be consumed with the other chapters in order to start playing. Mythic Shards requires the use of Origin, Hero, Demigod, and God in order to play.
REWARD DISTRIBUTION
If this PDF was on your list of rewards, your link to claim your SCION: MYTHIC SHARDS Backer PDF will be sent out by our BackerKit pledge manager over the next day. 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
Thebest way to ensure these redemption codes work smoothly is to log in to your DTRPG account first, and then click (or copy) the link shown in your BackerKit.
Again, you will receive an e-mail from BackerKit with links for this reward over the next 24hours 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://scion-mythic-shards.backerkit.com/ and it'll show anything available. Your backerkit account should also confirm all rewards that you should expect from your reward tier selected.
BACKER PDF VERSION
This is the first version of Scion: Mythic Shards to be released. The design and development teams have done their best to proofread and correct any errors and typos - but some always sneak through. If you catch any typos, incorrect math, visual glitches, and the like, we want to hear about them and correct them before we send the book off to print.
With that in mind, I'd like to introduce the Mythic ShardsFeedback Form!
They are aware of the Page XX notations - those are left in to replace for the final version once any changes you've suggested are made, so they can reference the correct page if any shifts in layout result.
Onyx Path will keep errata collection open for the next week. Please submit your feedback as soon as possible so the team can get on to finalizing this file - and working on our print version as well!
They won't be collecting errata from other spots, just this specific form.
After any needed corrections are made (based on your feedback!), they will prepare an updated final PDF version of the book and you will receive a notice from DrivethruRPG that you can re-download your file with the latest version.
You've already made the book a reality with your Crowdfunding support. Now you can make it even better by helping us crowdsource any minor errors and corrections.
SO: Look for your reward email over the next 24 hours, or check your BackerKit page to see your digital reward redemption links. Review the backer PDF and submit any feedback you have, and let's make this book as awesome as possible!
OK, that's my final update for May 2025 for real this time! It was just a holiday Monday up here in Canada, but I know many of you are about to have a three-day weekend, so it's the perfect time to have a big book full of new Scion ideas (and some new unseen Shards!) for your reading pleasure!
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:
If you've got a question about your pledge or BackerKit page or any part of the process, you can contact me with any of these methods
Via E-Mail: Onyx.Kickstarter [at] gmail.com
Via Kickstarter: Click RichardThomas 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.
We're getting very close to our backer PDF, but not quite there yet. I'm hoping for some excitment in the next month or two, but really the best place to get some Scion updates will be the Scion panel during Onyx Path's 2025 Virtual Convention on the very first night!
Onyx Path Virtual Gaming Convention 2025 is just around the corner! As they enter the final weeks of preparation, the schedule is settling in. Some panels and actual plays needed minor tweaks, which is normal for this stage of the game. People’s availability shifts and schedule issues bubble up, but so far they’ve been able to roll with the punches pretty easily and are on track for a smooth, fun, and informative show!
They’re also getting games for attendees to play ramped up via Startplaying.games. There are already a few games set up, and your encouraged to consider setting one up yourself, if you like running games! It’s a great opportunity to try out games you might not otherwise get the chance to, meet new players, and make a few bucks. Onyx Path's partners at Envoy who run convention games for them will also be running games via Startplaying.games and those entries will be showing up very soon at https://startplaying.games/event/onyx-path-2025!
What's Up with Onyx Path on Sunday June 8 at 12:30 PM EDT
Scion: Origin Actual Play on Saturday June 7 at 5:30 PM
Scion: Hero Actual Play on Sunday June 8 at 2:00 PM
Rewards Still Pending
Our backer PDF is now in the proofing stage, so we're getting very close.
Rewards Distributed to Backers
Scion Book Two: Hero PDF (Sept '24 Update)
Scion Book Three: Demigod PDF PDF (Sept '24 Update)
Scion Book Four: God PDF PDF (Sept '24 Update)
Scion: Dragon PDF PDF (Sept '24 Update)
Scion: Masks of the Mythos PDF PDF (Sept '24 Update)
Scion: Dragon Digital Supplement Bundle (Sept '24 Update)
Scion: Masks of the Mythos Digital Supplement Bundle (Sept '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://scion-mythic-shards.backerkit.com/
You can read Onyx Path's most recent monthly summary, covering all projects and their status up to that point here: <April 2025 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.
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:
Forward progress on our main reward. Let's check out our monthly update!
Our main reward, the Mythic Shards book, has entered the layout phase! We'll know we're getting closer to reward fulfillment when we start to see sneak peeks of the artwork! I'll share as soon as I have anything!
Rewards Distributed to Backers
Scion Book Two: Hero PDF (Sept '24 Update)
Scion Book Three: Demigod PDF PDF (Sept '24 Update)
Scion Book Four: God PDF PDF (Sept '24 Update)
Scion: Dragon PDF PDF (Sept '24 Update)
Scion: Masks of the Mythos PDF PDF (Sept '24 Update)
Scion: Dragon Digital Supplement Bundle (Sept '24 Update)
Scion: Masks of the Mythos Digital Supplement Bundle (Sept '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://scion-mythic-shards.backerkit.com/
You can read Onyx Path's most recent monthly summary, covering all projects and their status up to that point here: <March 2025 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.
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:
Chosen by the gods, their power tempered only by human hearts, the Exalted are all that stand between Creation and the forces that would ruin the world. Set in a rich and intriguing setting that draws from real-world histories and fantasy archetypes, Exalted: Essence features streamlined rules for a new way of playing a classic game, incorporating story-focused action and a presentation designed to appeal to new players and longtime fans alike.
The Exalted: Essence Player’s Guide is a book chock full of player-facing content. Within, we’ll walk you through how to think about playing your character, what kind of person they might shape up to be, and how to consider their strengths and weaknesses as well as Intimacies and Virtues. Beyond advice for roleplaying, each chapter also contains dozens of new Charms for characters to take, shaping the outcome of your campaigns.
Unlike other Exalted books, this does not contain any new setting material. It’s all about your character and your campaigns. Most books also speak directly to the Storyteller, assuming they’re the person who does most of the reading. Not so here! If you’re a player in a game of Exalted, this book is for you. You don’t have to read the whole thing cover to cover, but the section that applies to your character has so much there for you.
The new shards are now in the Manuscript Approval phase before entering the development-editing-development cycle, so moving right along. One of our Stretch Goals - the Storyguide Reference PDFs - are also moving along, entering post-approval development. So incremental progress all around.
Rewards Distributed to Backers
Scion Book Two: Hero PDF (Sept '24 Update)
Scion Book Three: Demigod PDF PDF (Sept '24 Update)
Scion Book Four: God PDF PDF (Sept '24 Update)
Scion: Dragon PDF PDF (Sept '24 Update)
Scion: Masks of the Mythos PDF PDF (Sept '24 Update)
Scion: Dragon Digital Supplement Bundle (Sept '24 Update)
Scion: Masks of the Mythos Digital Supplement Bundle (Sept '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://scion-mythic-shards.backerkit.com/
You can read Onyx Path's most recent monthly summary, covering all projects and their status up to that point here: <February 2025 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.
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:
