Eddy Remains Not Dead for Thanksgiving. [Monday Meeting Notes]

Monday Meeting, News

In the category of “things to be grateful for”, we have the fact that Fast Eddy Webb was not killed by terrorists as he watched the WWE in Atlanta. As we understand it, there was a threat made about the event.

So that’s a good thing.

The Eddy not being dead part, not the threatening.

Yes, it’s the time of the year where we here at Onyx Path give up some thanks for our Thanksgiving holiday here in the US (which we’ll be celebrating Thursday and I hear some of us might take Friday off too!) I’ll slide in a few comments about how stuff is going here along with them, too.

To start with, I’m thankful that things are starting off great with our friends at the new White Wolf Publishing as we piece together a new working relationship with a team that truly is excited and cares about the two World of Darknesses and Exalted.

Fast Eddy Webb sez: “I’m thankful for a community that’s excited and enthusiastic about Onyx Path trying new things like Pugmire.”

I remain thankful that Onyx can work with both new talented folks and with long-time creators like Andy Trabbold who illustrated the full page piece of art from Mage: the Awakening 2nd that heads up this blog.

Multi-talented Monica Valentinelli (upcoming Hunter: the Vigil 2nd Edition developer and marketing maven) suggests: “I’m grateful that we have the opportunity to be transparent in the way we create games, and that we can include fans in that process.”

I’m very thankful that I can have a chat with a guy who makes plush dolls, switch to a Skype call with Stew Wieck about our Scarred Lands Kickstarter, email Steve Secchi, my old client for Talislanta, just to catch up after 20 years, send Eddy some Pugmire symbols for the rulebook, run through V20 Lore of the Clans tweaks with Martin from WWP, discuss both the StoryPath system and Scion with Neall, and send out quote requests to our printers for Changeling 20th all in one afternoon. What a job!

Rollickin’ Rose Bailey is thankful for: “Cavaliers of Mars moving forward.”

We have so many talented creators we work with without whose efforts none of our projects would be possible, and I am thankful every day that I get to work with these maniacs. From the freelance artists, writers, editors, designers, and developers, and our friends like the Wrecking Crew, Dead Gamers’ Society, By Night Studios, and Nocturnal Media, to our Onyx Path crew, the sheer effort everyone puts forth because they love this business is staggering.

Mighty Matt McElroy yells in from his DTRPG desk: “I’m thankful for the awesome team at Onyx Path that makes these projects come to life and the fans that tell their stories with them.”

I’m thankful that Onyx Path has been able to accomplish our big goal of revitalizing the two Worlds of Darkness with 2nd and 20th Anniversary Editions, and to deliver, finally, a version of Exalted whose rules both work and which complement the setting. We have a lot more to deliver with these game lines, but to the point: today I almost never hear the oft-repeated cry of several years ago that “White Wolf Is Dead”.

Impish Ian Watson affably adds: “I’m thankful the community’s being patient with us while we put together a Trinity Continuum we can be proud of.”

You can also hear our Impish friend chat about Onyx Path and Wraith: the Oblivion in this podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC5mLqR2Sxk

I’m thankful for the many friends I’ve made in these decades of making tabletop RPGs, who contacted me with their concerns and ideas for Onyx Path after the news about Paradox buying the WW IPs came out and nobody knew what was going on. Good feelings and good ideas there, and they were all appreciated, even if things are looking excellent right now.

Lovely Lisa Thomas is thankful for: “My first full year at Onyx Path and the opportunity to work with such a great team.”

I was almost not going to include this because I say it all the time, but you folks make it worth it every single freakin’ day that we do what we do. So I’m saying it again, I’m thankful for our amazing, impassioned, and vocal community of players and fans. You folks!

And here we go: tell me of those things you are thankful for in the comments here. Personal, professional, gaming…lay them on me. And if you are not all about exposing your personal thoughts about this, how about telling me what your favorite character is thankful for? Be as obscure in your references as you like.

I’ll start: my monk, Lupo Vossi, from the Bellaluna Pathfinder campaign Justin Achilli runs at odd intervals through the year, is thankful that the non-violent priest he was bodyguarding finally went to his just deserts while Lupo was paralyzed. (Lupo was forgiven by his bishop). Now Lupo can actually use his maneuverability and get stuck in without having to wait to see what incredibly stupid thing the priest might be trying, like trying to mediate between two factions firing crossbows while standing between them. Madonna!

BLURBS!

SALES!

This Black Friday, DTRPG will have the Vampire: the Requiem 2nd Edition PDF on sale for 50% off, and on the following Cyber-Monday, DTRPG will have the W20 Book of the Wyrm PDF also 50% off! All weekend there will be other deals and sales of our books as well!

Expect something special on Dec 25th, as we lead up through the 12 Days of Onyx Christmas, coming next month!

KICKSTARTER!

And this KS is OVAH! Thanks to all our backers and especially those who sent in pics of their Achievements! It’s going to be a gorgeous book!

Coming in December…the Changeling: the Dreaming 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Kickstarter!

ON SALE!

M20 How Do You DO That? is coming to DTRPG in PDF and PoD versions!

Mage: the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition PDF & Standard and Premium PoD physical book editions are NOW AVAILABLE on DTRPG! http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/149562/Mage-the-Ascension-20th-Anniversary-Edition

The Pugmire Pamphlet we had available at Gen Con is now ready for PDF download. Read about the world of Pugmire from the enthusiastic and optimistic pen of Princess Yosha Pug, as well as notes from the gruff and worldly hunter Pan Daschund: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/153518/Pugmire-Gen-Con-Brochure

There are also six Pugmire posters available as free PDFs or $.99 physical posters, suitable for framing:

Spike Mutt: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/150845/Spike-Mutt-Pugmire-Poster-6

Pan Dachshund: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/150844/Pan-Dachshund-Pugmire-Poster-5

Jack Rat-Terrier: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/150944/Jack-RatTerrier-Pugmire-Poster-4

Sgt. Leo Bulldog: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/150843/Sgt-Leo-Bulldog-Pugmire-Poster-3

Princess Yosha Pug: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/149750/Princess-Yosha-Pug-Pugmire-Poster-2

Sister Picassa Collie: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/148516/Sister-Picassa-Collie-Pugmire-Poster-1

Start spreading the Code of Man!

CONVENTIONS!

We’re one of the Contributing Sponsors at Midwinter Con this year this January in Milwaukee! RichT, Fast Eddy Webb, and Newlywed Neall Raemonn Price will be there at our booth as well as running demo games of Scion and Pugmire. We’ll be talking more about panels, but I think you can count on a Pugmire one and a Scion/StoryPath System one, at least. In the meantime, check out the show here: http://www.midwintergamingconvention.com/

And now, the new project status updates!

DEVELOPMENT STATUS FROM ROLLICKING ROSE (projects in bold have changed status since last week):

First Draft (The first phase of a project that is about the work being done by writers, not dev prep)

M20 Book of Secrets (Mage: the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition)

Exalted 3rd Novel by Matt Forbeck (Exalted 3rd Edition)

CtL anthology (Changeling: the Lost 2nd Edition)

Changeling: the Dreaming 20th Anniversary Edition

Signs of Sorcery (Mage: the Awakening Second Edition)

Night Horrors: Conquering Heroes (Beast: the Primordial)

Scion: Alpha (Scion 2nd Edition Playtest Alpha Slice)