Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought for Exalted 3rd Ed.
Created by Onyx Path Publishing - Exalted Dragon-blooded
Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought is a core expansion for the Exalted tabletop roleplaying game. Exalted 3rd Edition is set in a mythic world where spirits walk openly among men, warring demigods topple kingdoms, and the restless dead roam on moonless nights. Heroes granted power by the mightiest gods war and intrigue against one another for the fate of Creation. These are the Exalted!
Latest Updates from Our Project:
March 2020 Update
about 4 years ago
– Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 09:18:23 PM
Hello Dragon-Backers,
And, after 700 days (it seems), we come to the end of March. Well, near enough for updates, at least. I hope each of you is keeping as well as can be, staying safe and staying healthy.
It's James, Third Edition.
REWARD TRACKING - Completed Rewards (Sent to Backers)
Redbubble T-shirt Link (Update #25, 5/18/18)
Records of the Before PDF Bundle (BackerKit notification sent 06/13/18)
Exalted 3rd Edition Rulebook PDF (BackerKit notification sent 07/02/18)
Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought PDF (DriveThru update sent 03/26/19)
Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought PoD Coupon (Update #42, 4/8/19)
The Realm Backer PDF (Update #44, 5/24/19)
Digital Wallpaper (Update #46, 6/26/19)
Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought Deluxe Hardcover (Update #48, 8/16/19)
Cloth Map of The Blessed Isle (Update #48, 8/16/19)
Novella #1 - The Silence of our Ancestors (Update #56, 3/03/20)
REWARD TRACKING - PENDING
Heirs to the Shogunate PDF
Novella #2
I'll post our list of delivered and pending rewards with each summary update, so that we can track everything that's needed and keep on the same page. Also, feel free to check out Onyx Path's Monday Meeting Notes posts (linked here) which will give you a weekly status report on ALL of the projects Onyx Path has on the go (you may see spoilers for other kickstarter campaigns are currently running or will soon be launched).
With time on my hands, I'm working my way through my home and digital library. If anyone is looking for additional suggestions to help them get through this time and maybe provide some Exalted inspiration, I'll note the list from the Exalted Third Edition Core Rulebook:
Fiction
Night's Masters, Tanith Lee
Hawkmoon, Michael Moorcock
The Complete Pegãna, Lord Dunsany
Imajica, Clive Barker
The Black Company, Glen Cook
A Song of Ice and Fire, George R. R. Martin
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian, Robert E. Howard
Classics
The Iliad, Homer
Journey to the West, Wu Cheng’en
The Book of Judges
Manga
Inuyasha, Rumiko Takahasi
Claymore, Norihiro Yagi
Anime
Ninja Scroll (1995)
Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
Television and Movies
The Bride With White Hair (1993)
Rome (2005)
Video Games
Dynasty Warriors series, Koei Tecmo
Final Fantasy VII, Square-Enix
Dissidia Final Fantasy, Square-Enix
TO CONTACT ME
Via E-Mail: Onyx.Kickstarter [at] gmail.com
Via Kickstarter: Click Richard Thomas 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.
ON SALE UNTIL MARCH 31
All Scion 2nd Edition, Trinity Continuum, and Scarred Lands (5e OGL and Pathfinder) PDFs are DriveThruRPG are 50% off for the rest of the month!
(New titles activated on or after March 25, are not included.)
Until next time, stay safe and be well.
REWARD DISTRIBUTION: The Silence of Our Ancestors
about 4 years ago
– Tue, Mar 03, 2020 at 11:34:51 PM
Hello Dragon-backers!
I know it's just been a few days since I sent out my status update - but we're already going to make it outdated! That's right - it's time for another reward delivery!
If you think way, way back to our time during the Kickstarter Campaign, you may remember this Stretch Goal:
Well, we achieved that goal, and now it's time to collect your reward!
REWARD DISTRIBUTION
Your link to claim your Dragon-Blooded Novella - The Silence of Our Ancestors 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
Again, you will receive an e-mail from BackerKit with a link for The Silence of Our Ancestors within the next 24 hours 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://what-fire-has-wrought.backerkit.com/backer/digital_rewards and it'll show anything available. Your backerkit account should also confirm all rewards that you should expect from your reward tier selected.
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://what-fire-has-wrought.backerkit.com/
If you used your Facebook credentials to log in to your Kickstarter account, the BackerKit survey is sent to the email address you use for your Facebook account. If you have another email address that you prefer to use, please contact support at https://what-fire-has-wrought.backerkit.com/faq
BACKER PDF VERSION
This is the first version of The Silence of Our Ancestors to be released. We've sent you these initial Backer PDFs for three reasons:
1) To thank you for your support! Your support literally brought this project into existence! It was a Stretch Goal achievement and you stretched to reach it!
2) So you can dive into the world of the Dragon-Blooded immediately!
3) To make the final version the best it can be! The writing 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, formatting issues or 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 inviteyou to partake in Onyx Path's Errata and Correction process! A special Errata submission form for The Silence of Our Ancestors can be found here: https://forms.gle/72SkkwwQQwGWwdEt9
Generally, we try to keep errata collection open for the next 2 weeks, so please report what you can as soon as possible to make sure we're getting everything covered.
We won't be collecting errata from other spots, just this specific form. Please note this form will be for errata only - typos, incorrect math, page elements that overlap incorrectly, etc. It won't be for book discussion - you can do that in a different thread, or on the Kickstarter comments page.
Also, they already know about any Page XX notations - those are usually corrected after any changes are made and the books are being finalized.
After any needed corrections are made (based on your feedback!), we 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 Kickstarter support. Now you can make it even better by helping us crowdsource any minor errors and corrections.
I look forward to updating our rewards list with our March month end update!
#Dragon-Readers
February 2020 Check In
about 4 years ago
– Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 01:50:17 AM
Hey there Dragon-backers,
Here we are, end of February. No major updates to share, but wanted to check in as always and let you know where we stand. I'll confirm our current project status, and maybe we'll take a whirl around the Exalted world to see what else is going on...
REWARD TRACKING - Completed Rewards (Sent to Backers)
Redbubble T-shirt Link (Update #25, 5/18/18)
Records of the Before PDF Bundle (BackerKit notification sent 06/13/18)
Exalted 3rd Edition Rulebook PDF (BackerKit notification sent 07/02/18)
Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought PDF (DriveThru update sent 03/26/19)
Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought PoD Coupon (Update #42, 4/8/19)
The Realm Backer PDF (Update #44, 5/24/19)
Digital Wallpaper (Update #46, 6/26/19)
Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought Deluxe Hardcover (Update #48, 8/16/19)
Cloth Map of The Blessed Isle (Update #48, 8/16/19)
REWARD TRACKING - PENDING
Heirs to the Shogunate PDF
Novella #1
Novella #2
According to the latest Onyx Path update, Heirs to the Shogunate is in Development, Novella #1 is in Post-Editing Development, and Novella #2 is in Redlines. So, everything in progress and continuing the journey toward us.
I'll post our list of delivered and pending rewards with each summary update, so that we can track everything that's needed and keep on the same page. Also, feel free to check out Onyx Path's Monday Meeting Notes posts (linked here) which will give you a weekly status report on ALL of the projects Onyx Path has on the go (you may see spoilers for other kickstarter campaigns are currently running or will soon be launched).
First Draft - Exalted Essay Collection
First Draft - Adversaries of the Righteous [Compiled]
First Draft - Exalted Essence Edition
Redlines - Hundred Devil's Night Parade [Compiled]
Second Draft - Exigents
Second Draft - Crucible of Legends
Second Draft - Many-Faced Strangers
Development- Across the Eight Directions
Editing - Lunars Novella
Post-Editing - Lunars: Fangs at the Gate
Lots going on!
TO CONTACT ME
Via E-Mail: Onyx.Kickstarter [at] gmail.com
Via Kickstarter: Click Richard Thomas 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.
January 2020 Status Update
about 4 years ago
– Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 10:39:51 AM
Hello Dragon-Backers,
We're into 2020 for real now, coming up to the end of January, and back to our regular monthly status update. Nothing Creation-shaking to report this time, but ongoing progress on our remaining rewards and a new thing or two on the project list for Exalted 3rd Edition.
James: Essence edition.
REWARD TRACKING - Completed Rewards (Sent to Backers)
Redbubble T-shirt Link (Update #25, 5/18/18)
Records of the Before PDF Bundle (BackerKit notification sent 06/13/18)
Exalted 3rd Edition Rulebook PDF (BackerKit notification sent 07/02/18)
Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought PDF (DriveThru update sent 03/26/19)
Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought PoD Coupon (Update #42, 4/8/19)
The Realm Backer PDF (Update #44, 5/24/19)
Digital Wallpaper (Update #46, 6/26/19)
Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought Deluxe Hardcover (Update #48, 8/16/19)
Cloth Map of The Blessed Isle (Update #48, 8/16/19)
REWARD TRACKING - PENDING
Heirs to the Shogunate PDF
Novella #1
Novella #2
I'll post our list of delivered and pending rewards with each summary update, so that we can track everything that's needed and keep on the same page. Also, feel free to check out Onyx Path's Monday Meeting Notes posts (linked here) which will give you a weekly status report on ALL of the projects Onyx Path has on the go (you may see spoilers for other kickstarter campaigns are currently running or will soon be launched).
If you look at the most recent Monday Meeting Notes, you'll see a few interesting items:
Adversaries of the Righteous and Hundred Devil's Night Parade have completed their month release schedule and now complete editions are being prepared for each book!
Exigents and Crucible of Legends are both in Second Draft status, as is Many-Faced Strangers, the companion book to Lunars: Fangs at the Gate.
For our own Dragon-Blooded rewards, Heirs to the Shogunate is in Development status (after Second Drafts!), Novella #1 is in editing, and Novella #2 is in Redlines. The team continues to move those projects along the path toward delivery to backers.
Across the Eight Directions is also in Development status!
I know a lot of people really looking forward to that one!
So, a little bit status quo, but lots and lots of Exalted goodness to check out in the near future!
COMING TO KICKSTARTER ON FEB 6th AT 2:00 PM EST
The scales have fallen from your eyes. A fire is lit — is it a lamp perched over the inscription on an ancient blade or a roaring conflagration consuming the house in which the howling fiends wait? Things will never be the same after this. You’ve set forth on a damning path. Carry the Vigil. Fight back the shadows.
Hunter: The Vigil Second Edition is a standalone game that can be played by new or existing players. The lore has been updated to not only reflect the uptick in monsters, but also the fact that hunting monsters is not exclusive to a location, group of people, or time period. There may be more monsters than ever before, but now there are more ways to fight them, too.
In Hunter: The Vigil, anyone can be a hunter — provided you are committed to the hunt. It is a game of personal horror and sacrifice that tests relationships and encourages teamwork within a cell, compact, or conspiracy.
Will you heed the call? Will you uphold the Vigil?
JOIN US ON FEBRUARY 6 AT 2:00 PM EST
2019 Year End Summary
over 4 years ago
– Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 11:41:20 AM
Hello Dragon-Backers,
With these final days of 2019, I wanted to do a quick spotlight on our campaign, check in on where we are now, and a look at Onyx Path's journey over this past year.
Next year, I'm working on a streamlined James, called James Essence. Should be cool!
REWARDS FROM 2019
This is my actual copy! I had to stop hugging it to take the picture.
Best thing from 2019? The Dragon-Blooded PDF released? The Realm? The canvas map?
For me, receiving the What Fire Has Wrought deluxe hardcover. What a joy to hold.
REWARD TRACKING - Completed Rewards (Sent to Backers)
Redbubble T-shirt Link (Update #25, 5/18/18)
Records of the Before PDF Bundle (BackerKit notification sent 06/13/18)
Exalted 3rd Edition Rulebook PDF (BackerKit notification sent 07/02/18)
Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought PDF (DriveThru update sent 03/26/19)
Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought PoD Coupon (Update #42, 4/8/19)
The Realm Backer PDF (Update #44, 5/24/19)
Digital Wallpaper (Update #46, 6/26/19)
Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought Deluxe Hardcover (Update #48, 8/16/19)
Cloth Map of The Blessed Isle (Update #48, 8/16/19)
REWARD TRACKING - PENDING
Heirs to the Shogunate PDF
Novella #1
Novella #2
So looking forward to Heirs of the Shogunate and the novellas! Here's hoping for more Exalted goodness in 2020!
ONYX PATH ON KICKSTARTER IN 2019
Kickstarter continues to be an important part of the process for Onyx Path, and looking at the long list of projects in the works on the Monday Meeting Notes blog, it certainly looks like that’ll be the case in the new year.
Rather than just take pre-order for an upcoming project, Kickstarter has allowed Onyx Path to gauge interest in game lines (to see if they should develop additional projects beyond those offered during the campaign), and sometimes even add additional projects to a game line immediately via Stretch Goal achievements. More importantly, it’s a chance to interact with the community and for everyone to get involved from the earliest stages.
Looking at 2019, Onyx Path had 7 Kickstarter campaigns funded, as well as teaming up with Handiwork Games on a successful campaign for the Scarred Lands 5E Creature Collection.
THEY CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA!
LUNARS: FANGS AT THE GATES
CONTAGION CHRONICLE
PIRATES OF PUGMIRE
TRINITY CONTINUUM: ABERRANT
DEVIANT: THE RENEGADES
MUMMY: THE CURSE Second Edition
And, though the campaign is only halfway along and will finish in 2020, the recent Cults of the Blood Gods for Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition funded in under an hour, which technically makes it funded in 2019!
Thanks to your support during these campaigns, Onyx Path was able to introduce the following additional projects:
Monsters of the Deep for They Came from Beneath the Sea!
Tales of Aquatic Terror for They Came from Beneath the Sea!
Heroic Land Dwellers for They Came from Beneath the Sea!
Many-Faced Strangers – a Lunars Companion for Exalted Third Edition
A Lunars-focused novella for Exalted Third Edition
A Lunars-focused cloth map of Creation for Exalted Third Edition
The Contagion Chronicle Player’s Companion
Global Outbreaks for the Contagion Chronicle
An Adventure for Pirates of Pugmire
A Pirates of Pugmire-focused Guide Screen
Releasing You Are Not Alone on DrivethruComics
Scanning and releasing the “Lost” PDF titles from Aberrant 1stEdition
N!WE for Trinity Continuum: Aberrant
Proteus Nova Compendium for Trinity Continuum: Aberrant
Novas Worldwide for Trinity Continuum: Aberrant
2 Aberrant-focused novellas
Brand new Duke Rollo fiction to support Trinity Continuum: Aberrant
The Clades Companion for Deviant: The Renegades
The Devoted Companion for Deviant: The Renegades
A Deviant novella
The Book of Lasting Death for Mummy: The Curse Second Edition
All of that is in addition to the usual backer rewards, like T-shirt designs and digital wallpapers.
So, thank you for coming with me on this journey, and I hope that 2020 allows all of us to continue to enjoy and build these communities!
First Kickstarter of 2020: Cults of the Blood Gods
In all of Vampire: The Masquerade's history, there's never been a book wholly dedicated to the diverse faiths and cults among Kindred, the ways in which they practice, their relationships with each other, and how to utilize religion in your chronicles as a force of hope and destruction.
Cults of the Blood Gods is the book you want, if you're interested in incorporating ecclesiastical horror in your games. This book contains everything you need to have each Kindred in your coterie establish a cult, cleave to a unique faith, and establish domains in the name of an ancient methuselah, being of myth, or even the Kindred protagonists themselves.
Not only that, it provides the tools necessary to play members of the Clan of Death, once known as the Cappadocians, then the Giovanni, and now the Hecata, as well as new powers for members of a large number of cults, rules for creating your own religions, and an entire story set in Munich with ready-made characters, so you can play immediately upon receipt of the book.
