Right off the top, no big news, but I've got a brand new piece of art from our Stretch Goal supplement. So check that out!
Interior artwork from the upcoming Gear & Gifts supplement. Progress! Things are moving forward!
Pending Projects
Artwork is coming in for our Stretch Goal supplement, so hopefully it'll advance to layout within the next few updates. Our hardcover book rewards are still in Onyx Path's catch-up print queue. Their first book with their new printing partner has gone well, so now the Onyx Path crew knows the ins and outs of that process. Of course, there seems to be a new layer of grumpy tariffs to navigate, so it remains to be seen when these will be added to the print schedule, but the team is working on sorting that all out.
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You can read Onyx Path's most recent monthly summary, covering all projects and their status up to that point here: <January 2026 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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JUST LAUNCHED!
The World Below: Buried Treasures
The World Below is a game of adversity, heroism, terror, and awe. Your characters will overcome or be defeated by terrible beasts, environmental calamities, and Kaos storms ravaging their surroundings and the souls they encounter. They will chart their journeys, chronicle their tales, and pass their stories down to their descendants, who will, in turn, become your characters when your old ones perish or retire.
Now, two new books will let you delve deeper into The World Below and illuminate some of the darkness!
The Delver’s Guide is a Player's Manual for The World Below.
Delvers may be brave, but that doesn’t mean they don’t require help once in a while. That’s what this guide is: help for all delvers, explorers, and survivors in the World Below. New Callings and weapons, new Dialectics and powers, a new scenario and fresh rules for crafting and harvesting, and much, much more await within, so every delver can feel properly equipped for the adventures ahead.
Secrets of Kalm and Kaos is a Storyguide’s Handbook for The World Below.
There are hundreds of tales to tell of the World Below. From stories of adventurers braving Kaos storms to intrepid explorers who throw themselves into the dreamlike Obscura or harrowing Abyss. From chronicles of settlements rising and falling to those of bold delvers who go so far as to tame the beasts of their realm and call them pets. New playable options, new powers, new rules for Kalm, machinery, monstrous mounts, and more besides await within.
Looking at December's monthly update, 2025 was a pretty good year for Trinity Continuum releases. This year looks to be all right as well! There are still a handful of supplements to come from a couple of crowdfunding projects - like the Gear & Gifts - and additonal material to support some of the Eras like TC: Aberrant and TC: Aether in various stages of development!
But let's get back to our rewards. The biggest hurdle has been print production. Onyx Path had some real challenges with previous print partners over the past 18-months and had to investigate new avenues for production. They've found a new partner and are currently in the process of printing their first book with them now. It seems to be going well, and the foundation is being built to get their print schedule slowly lined up beyond this first test.
So, it'll be a while before we know how the print schedule shakes out and when we can start planning for distribution of our book and screen. I'll keep you updated as new info comes out.
In the meantime, I'll conitnue to monitor Onyx Path's weekly status reports and see if we can get some dots filled in.
Let's review:
Pending Projects
For the Gear & Gifts supplement, I think we've still got a bit of a wait for that one. Some other Trinity Continuum projects have had artist rotations and re-assignments as avilability and reliability have shifted, and that's affected other projects in the queue. So I think it'll be a bit before we see dots filling in for layout and proofing before the reward is distributed to us. For these wallpapers, I think they'll just appear one day. These are usually based on the artwork from a Storyguide Screen, though they have different dimensions and formatting, so may pop up at different times. Really, it's just about finding the time to do hammer them together, and when the Onxy Path crew find that moment, hese should come together quickly.
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://trinity-continuum-player-s-guide.backerkit.com
You can read Onyx Path's most recent monthly summary, covering all projects and their status up to that point here: <December 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:
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.
I'm taking a quick break in the middle of my holiday vacation to get out our last update of 2025. Onyx Path is in the process of printing their first book with a new printing partner, and hopefully it goes smoothly and they can spend 2026 catching up on some of the print production that has been so challenging over the past 16 months. I'll continue to track their progress and share new information in our monthly updates throughout 2026.
It's been a pretty good year for Trinity Continuum releases, touching on several eras within the overall Continuum. Looking ahead at 2026, I'm hoping that we get a bunch of those lingering Stretch Goal supplements out and close out several of our campaigns. There's lots of good stuff ahead, and lots in the works, so hopefully the first half of the year involves a lot of catching up and finishing up!
Rewards Still Pending
Obviously, getting print production back on track and moving forward will be the big focus for Onyx Path and our reward updates in the new year. I'll continue to monitor Onyx Path's website and Discord and share any new details that emerge in our next 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://trinity-continuum-player-s-guide.backerkit.com
You can read Onyx Path's most recent monthly summary, covering all projects and their status up to that point here: <November 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:
Last month we had two updates, as the VTT Token Parck Stretch Goal reward was distributed to backers. I think they're still in the organizing stage of art notes for the Gear & Gadget Guide, where artist availability is sorted and contracts are written out to align with the developer's art notes. Hopefully that will all marry-up soon and we can start getting sneak peeks. I'm hopeful we may get a digital wallpaper out in the next few months, so we'll get something off the list. But with a reward out just last month, that's probably it in terms of reward distribution for us until 2026.
Rewards Still Pending
Onyx Path has found a new printing partner, and they're currently running their first test book with them. Hopefully that goes smoothly and they can begin working on some of the backlog and we'll be able to start coordinating when our book may be printed. I've got big hopes for lots of rewards and excitement in 2026!
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://trinity-continuum-player-s-guide.backerkit.com
You can read Onyx Path's most recent monthly summary, covering all projects and their status up to that point here: <October 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:
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.
Some days you send out an update and then a reward becomes available for distribution the very next day! I'm not gonna wait a month to send this out, let's get it to you NOW!
Remember this Stretch Goal during our campaign?
The Trinity Continuum Player's Guide VTT Asset Pack is now available for distribution!
Trinity Continuum Player's Guide VTT Token Pack
Your favorite agents, tech specialists, security operatives, and ... dinosaurs! All ready to join in your online game!
REWARD DISTRIBUTION
If this Stretch Goal reward was on your list of rewards, your link to claim your Trinity Continuum Player's Guide VTT Asset Pack 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
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://trinity-continuum-player-s-guide.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.
OK, we're gonna call this October Update "B" and I'll slowly back out, pretending that this was the plan the whole time! Much like many RPG sessions I've played. I'll be back with our regularly scheduled update next month, and we'll have one fewer reward on our pending list!
To Contact James
Via E-Mail: Onyx.Kickstarter [at] gmail.com
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