We'll have a look at our Stretch Goal progress and targets coming tomorrow, but let's have a little sneak peek at our current target.
At $19,000 in Funding - TC: STEAM WARS REFERENCE PDF
We will create a useful reference PDF with handy charts for TC: Steam Wars Storyguide that can be printed out or kept on a computer or tablet! This PDF will be released for purchase on DriveThruRPG and added as a free bonus reward to all backers receiving the Trinity Continuum: Steam Wars PDF as part of their rewards. [Pilot reward tier+]. All backers receiving the Trinity Continuum: Steam Wars hardcover book as part of their rewards will also receive a link to order a print-on-demand version at a discounted cost [Captain reward tier+]
Tomorrow, we'll mark our victories and look ahead at future targets! For today, I've got the FINAL draft manuscript section for backers. With this download, all backers are now able to read the ENTIRE draft mansucript, before any pledges are processed or payments collected. Everyone who's part of our crew at this point should be dedicated to the cause and know exactly what we're working towards.
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.
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 Trinity Continuum Panel> where Ian Watson, Ryan Wheeldon, and Travis Legge discuss upcoming releases for Trinity Continuum!
Another great video from the convention the <Steam Wars Actual Play Session> where Scott from @SimulacraTV runs a rig crew through Trinity Continuum Steam Wars!
Rewards Still Pending
The Leviathan supplement is moving quickly, already on the next round of development after manuscript approval!
Rewards Delivered to Backers
Trinity Continuum Core Rulebook PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
Trinity Continuum: Æon PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
Trinity Continuum: Aberrant PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
Trinity Continuum: Adventure! PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
Trinity Continuum: Assassins PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
Trinity Continuum: Anima PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
Trinity Continuum: Aether PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
Trinity Continuum: Aegis PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
They Came from Beneath the Sea! PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
They Came from Beyond the Grave! PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
They Came from the Cyclops's Cave! PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
They Came from [CLASSIFIED!] PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 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-steam-wars.backerkit.com/
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:
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 Crowdfunding
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.
As a reminder, I'll send these updates out every month to let you know where we sit. We're still in the earliest stages of this post-campaign, where projects make incremental movements along the progress path. A lot of months will be pretty similar, just a quick note to let you know that the Onyx Path team is still working on it. Any time we have a new reward or something of interest to share, I'll include that as well.
At the end of each month, I'll include a summary of our rewards and their current status (they'll either be delivered or marked as still pending, possibly with additional details if I know more). I'll also list any relevant Update posts, in case you want to go back and check into something.
Each month, I'll list our "Pending" rewards and our "Delivered" rewards. We'll track the project status of our pending rewards by filling in the stage dots, and I'll note which update (and include a link) with each delivered reward, in case you want to go back and re-read the relevant update for more information. If any of these rewards were on your pledge list, you can access download codes in your BackerKit Digital Rewards page. And once they've been added to your DriveThruRPG library, you can access them through your DTRPG digital library at any time.
Before we get to our regular update, though, I want to let you know about this year's virtual convention from Onyx Path!
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!
The Trinity Continuum Panel on Saturday June 7 at 2:30 PM
What's Up with Onyx Path on Sunday June 8 at 12:30 PM EDT
Trinity Continuum: Steam Wars Actual Play on Friday June 6 at 6:30 PM EDT
Trinity Continuum: Aberrant Actual Play on Saturday June 7 at 2:00 PM EDT
Trinity Continuum: Assassins Actual Play on Sunday June 8th at 10:30 AM EDT
Rewards Still Pending
Our Leviathan supplement has moved to development, which means the developers now have the manuscript from all of the writers and are hammering it into a uniform piece. Still many steps to go, but forward progress!
Rewards Delivered to Backers
Trinity Continuum Core Rulebook PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
Trinity Continuum: Æon PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
Trinity Continuum: Aberrant PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
Trinity Continuum: Adventure! PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
Trinity Continuum: Assassins PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
Trinity Continuum: Anima PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
Trinity Continuum: Aether PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
Trinity Continuum: Aegis PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
They Came from Beneath the Sea! PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
They Came from Beyond the Grave! PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
They Came from the Cyclops's Cave! PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
They Came from [CLASSIFIED!] PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 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-steam-wars.backerkit.com/
In addition to redemption links for these digital rewards, all backers have received a link to the compiled draft manuscript. This link can be found in your BackerKit digital rewards page, and you likely received an e-mail linking to that with the Backer Survey invitations. Again, this isn't a new manuscript, it's just all of the pieces we shared during the campaign put together in order. It's the same link that I shared at the bottom of these campaign updates, but I want to make sure you have access to it in any place that makes sense.
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: <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:
Welcome to our first regular monthly update. As a reminder, I'll send these updates out every month to let you know where we sit. We're still in the earliest stages of this post-campaign, where projects make incremental movements along the progress path. A lot of months will be pretty similar, just a quick note to let you know that the Onyx Path team is still working on it. Any time we have a new reward or something of interest to share, I'll include that as well.
At the end of each month, I'll include a summary of our rewards and their current status (they'll either be delivered or marked as still pending, possibly with additional details if I know more). I'll also list any relevant Update posts, in case you want to go back and check into something.
Each month, I'll list our "Pending" rewards and our "Delivered" rewards. We'll track the project status of our pending rewards by filling in the stage dots, and I'll note which update (and include a link) with each delivered reward, in case you want to go back and re-read the relevant update for more information. If any of these rewards were on your pledge list, you can access download codes in your BackerKit Digital Rewards page. And once they've been added to your DriveThruRPG library, you can access them through your DTRPG digital library at any time.
Full steam ahead!
Rewards Still Pending
Kinda like a character sheet, we'll fill in dots as the Onyx Path team makes progress on the projects we funded. Right now, our main reward is currently in editing - the draft manuscript is being finalized based on the feedback you provided during the campaign. Then it'll go to one final round of development and the art side of the process can begin. We'll note the progress each month in an updated chart. Our Stretch Goal project, the Leviathan supplement PDF, has moved to final drafts from the writers.
Rewards Delivered to Backers
Trinity Continuum Core Rulebook PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
Trinity Continuum: Æon PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
Trinity Continuum: Aberrant PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
Trinity Continuum: Adventure! PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
Trinity Continuum: Assassins PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
Trinity Continuum: Anima PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
Trinity Continuum: Aether PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
Trinity Continuum: Aegis PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
They Came from Beneath the Sea! PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
They Came from Beyond the Grave! PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
They Came from the Cyclops's Cave! PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
They Came from [CLASSIFIED!] PDF + PoD Codes (April 9 '25 Update)
As detailed in our last update, the existing Add On rewards have gone out to backers. If you added any of these on to your Rewards List and haven't yet claimed them, you can find redemption codes in your Digital Rewards page on your Pledge Manager.
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-steam-wars.backerkit.com/
In addition to redemption links for these digital rewards, all backers have received a link to the compiled draft manuscript. This link can be found in your BackerKit digital rewards page, and you likely received an e-mail linking to that with the Backer Survey invitations. Again, this isn't a new manuscript, it's just all of the pieces we shared during the campaign put together in order. It's the same link that I shared at the bottom of these campaign updates, but I want to make sure you have access to it in any place that makes sense.
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: <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:
It's been almost three weeks since we started sending out our Pledge Manager invitations. If you haven't yet filled out your backer survey, please do so as soon as possible - you can change it or update it right up until the books are printing and we're getting ready to ship. We use the Pledge Manager for all reward fulfillment, so having your backer page set up ensures you'll be getting your rewards in a timely manner.
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-steam-wars.backerkit.com/
Many of the rewards for our Crowdfunding projects take a lot of time and effort to complete. Usually, the campaign is a means of moving the project from an idea (even when it's a mostly-fully-written idea) into the actual channel that turns it into a project/product. It'll be a while before we're ready to talk about delivery of Trinity Continuum: Steam Wars, and even longer for the Stretch Goal projects.
That said, there are many rewards that are available now, as they were mostly add-ons for existing products. And now we can work on getting those out to you over the next few days.
The following Add On Rewards WillBe Distributed This Week:
Trinity Continuum Core Rulebook PDF
Trinity Continuum: Æon PDF
Trinity Continuum: Aberrant PDF
Trinity Continuum: Adventure! PDF
Trinity Continuum: Assassins PDF
Trinity Continuum: Anima PDF
Trinity Continuum: Aether PDF
Trinity Continuum: Aegis PDF
They Came from Beneath the Sea! PDF
They Came from Beyond the Grave! PDF
They Came from the Cyclops's Cave! PDF
They Came from [CLASSIFIED!] PDF
It's basically this section from our Add On menu during the campaign.
The redemption codes will come out in waves. The first wave will have links to add the PDF files to your DriveThru cart at $0 cost. The next wave will come within the next week and will have links to order the PoD versions at a discounted cost.
REWARD DISTRIBUTION
Your link to claim these digital rewards will be sent out by our BackerKit pledge manager over the nextweek, as noted above. Since we are using our partners at DriveThruRPG as the hosts for these, 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.ph
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 these rewards over the next week if any of them are on your expected list of rewards. I'll be releasing them in waves, so don't panic if you only see a couple links at first... the rest are coming. (We're in a digital world, but there are still a lot of manual processes. And there are manylinks to go out!!)
The easiest way to see if you've got digital downloads available is to login to your backerkit account: https://trinity-continuum-steam-wars.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.
DRAFT MANUSCRIPT
In addition to redemption links for these digital rewards, all backers have received a link to the compiled draft manuscript. This link can be found in your BackerKit digital rewards page, and you likely received an e-mail linking to that with the Backer Survey invitations. Again, this isn't a new manuscript, it's just all of the pieces we shared during the campaign put together in order. It's the same link that I share at the bottom of these campaign updates, but I want to make sure you have access to it in any place that makes sense.
MONTHLY UPDATES
With the Pledge Manager up and running, in a few weeks I'll have our first "regular" update for our project. I'll send these updates out every month to let you know where we sit. We're still in the earliest stages of this post-campaign, where projects make incremental movements along the progress path. A lot of months will be pretty similar, just a quick note to let you know that the Onyx Path team is still working on it. Any time we have a new reward or something of interest to share, I'll include that as well.
At the end of each month, I'll include a summary of our rewards and their current status (they'll either be delivered or marked as still pending, possibly with additional details if I know more). I'll also list any relevant Update posts, in case you want to go back and check into something.
Each month, I'll list our "Pending" rewards and our "Delivered" rewards. We'll track the project status of our pending rewards by filling in the stage dots, and I'll note which update (and include a link) with each delivered reward, in case you want to go back and re-read the relevant update for more information. If any of these rewards were on your pledge list, you can access download codes in your BackerKit Digital Rewards page. And once they've been added to your DriveThruRPG library, you can access them through your DTRPG digital library at any time.
That's for later in th emonth, though. For now, enjoy your Add On rewards!
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: <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.
