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W20: The Apocalyptic Record

Created by Onyx Path - The Apocalyptic Record

Deluxe W20 Apocalyptic Record

Latest Updates from Our Project:

October '23 Monthly Update
5 months ago – Fri, Oct 20, 2023 at 08:01:43 AM

Greetings Garou,

The good news is that the hardcover version of W20: The Apocalyptic Record is currently at press! The not-as-good news is that it's still gonna take some time to finish printing and then begin the journey to Studio 2, Onyx Path's fulfillment partners. It's currently printing overseas, so there's a bit of a journey ahead for our books.

But, that means we've got time to prep and provide the Studio 2 team with all of the information they need to turn it around quickly once it arrives. So, let's begin the final order lockdown process!

LOCKDOWN SCHEDULE

Right now, our hardcover book is at press. Onyx Path is working with a new print partner, so test copies have been printed and sent to the team for review and approval. Now that they've determined everything looks amazing, the book is being printed.

I'll leave the logistics of all that to the Onyx Path team. On our end, it's time we lockdown our orders and confirm our information in anticipation of shipping when the books deliver to Studio 2.

KEY LOCKDOWN DATES

  • November 3, 2023 - Confirm Orders
  • November 17, 2023 - Process Outstanding Payments
  • December 1 ,  2023 - Confirm Shipping Information

Confirm Rewards / Confirm Orders - November 3, 2023

I'll begin locking down all orders on November 3, 2023. This means that, once they're locked down, you won't be able to shift your pledge tier or add any additional Add On options. These will firm up the counts for our distribution partners so they can figure out deliveries.

On Nov 3, I will send out a 48 HOUR NOTICE with a link for you to double check your pledge and items to ensure they're set up the way you want.

Process Outstanding Payments - November 17, 2023

For any additions you made in BackerKit, pre-orders, or any payments that did not process at the end of the Kickstarter campaign, please ensure your payment information is up to date, valid, and ready to be processed by November 17 , 2022. On that date, I will instruct BackerKit to lock down and process all outstanding payments.

Confirm Delivery Information - December 1,  2023

Please ensure your shipping information is up-to-date with your expected address for October/November 2023. Please ensure that this information is entered and correct by December 1, 2023. After this point, I will take the shipping information we have for you in BackerKit and provide that to our fulfillment partners, so they can schedule the picking and packing of orders, with plans to begin shipping hopefully early in the new year.

On December 1, I will send out a 48 HOUR NOTICE with the delivery information we have in the system and a link in case you need to update or modify. After those 48 hours, the delivery information will be considered confirmed and locked in our system.

IF YOUR ADDRESS IS CHANGING IN January or February

If your shipping location will be changing during the Jan/Feb 2024 timeframe, please contact me at Onyx.Kickstarter [at] gmail.com. I will unlock your order and we'll hold off processing it until you're at your new location. If you have your new address and the effective date, let me know that too and I'll set it up. If you haven't confirmed your location yet, let me know that as well and I'll hold off the shipment until you're all sorted.

BRAZILIAN BACKERS

My friends from Brazil - please include your CPF number alongside your name in your shipping information. As you know, it's expensive to ship to Brazil from the US, and any missing information will cause the shipment to be rejected or possibly destroyed at the border, so let's avoid any possible issues in this shipping process. Your help is appreciated!

Quick note on schedules and timelines

I don't have to say too much here, do I? I'm moving forward with a lot of assumptions that things will work out as planned, but we've learned that unexpected complications are lurking around every corner. I'll keep in touch with Onyx Path as best possible and we can adjust these dates as/if needed.

For now, just review your BackerKit order list and ensure that it's got everything you want. I'll send out the 48 Hour Notices as mentioned. Also, I'm here to help. If there are any issues, get in touch and I'll sort everything as best I can.

I don't know exactly how long it'll take to ship things out, but I'll work with our fulfillment partners to get everything out as quickly as manageable. The delivery side of this may be an ongoing project, but we'll get there!  Don't worry - we'll have lots of opportunities to make sure we're set up for success as long as the external factors all cooperate.

If you need to get in touch, here's my contact information again, and a notes on how to review and update your pledge in BackerKit if necessary.

  • Via E-Mail: Onyx.Kickstarter [at] gmail.com
  • Via Kickstarter: Click Onyx Path 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.

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://apocalyptic-record.backerkit.com/

REWARDS STILL PENDING

While the team gets the printing sorted and on it's way to our fulfillment partners, they're also working hard to finish up Icons of Rage and hopefully get that to you soon!

REWARDS DISTRIBUTED TO BACKERS

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: <September 2023 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 Stretch Goal reward has gone out.

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:

TO CONTACT JAMES

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 Onyx Path 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.

CURRENTLY CROWDFUNDING

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 around them. 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.

The World Below provides. But you must dig. You must explore. You must map. You must build. You must defend.

The World Below provides, but only to the worthy. 
The unworthy fall, consumed by bugs, lava, acidic fog, the vagaries of Kaos, and the World Below’s convulsing tunnels.

The World Below is your home, your prison, and your alien world containing terrible threats and wondrous discoveries.

The World Below is a complete tabletop roleplaying game, and includes:

  • Numerous playable options, some from the traditional fantasy mold, others unique to the World Below.
  • The complete Storypath Ultra System, allowing you to play this game straight from the book.
  • A myriad of settings, monsters, powers, and abilities for use in your stories, which you can play as minimalist dungeon crawls or World Below-spanning expeditions.

Come Join Us in The World Below!

Sept '23 Monthly Update - Wallpaper and Token Reward Distribution
6 months ago – Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 11:09:33 AM

Greetings Garou,

I've got a couple of rewards to go out with this month's update! Remember these during the campaign?

Well, we smashed those! So now it's time to get them out to you!

Reward: DIGITAL WALLPAPER

Reward: VTT TOKEN PACK

REWARD DISTRIBUTION

If either of these Stretch Goal rewards were on your list of rewards, your link to claim your W20: Apocalyptic Record Digital Wallpaper and W20: Apocalyptic Record VTT Token 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 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.php

Again, you will receive an e-mail from BackerKit with links for these rewards over the next 24 hours if they are 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.

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://apocalyptic-record.backerkit.com/

REWARDS STILL PENDING

The list is a little bit shorter than last month! Bit by bit, we'll get there. With our two print products finishing in proofing and beginning print prep, and our final stretch goal supplement in layout, we're moving along.

The big question, of course, is when our hardcover rewards will be printing. I don't have an answer to that just yet - in Onyx Path's most recent Monday Meeting blog, they've noted that they're currently proofing all of the elements and will begin quoting with printers to get a press time secured. Evidently, it's pretty busy out there and some places are saying that the wait is a year or more. The Onyx Path team is on it, though, and will jump through the logistical hoops to get it all sorted before then, but I don't yet have a schedule as to exactly when we can expect them. I'll continue to keep you updated monthly though.

REWARDS DISTRIBUTED TO BACKERS

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: <August 2023 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.

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:

TO CONTACT JAMES

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 Onyx Path 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.

FINAL WEEK ON KICKSTARTER

Final week for the latest book for Scion second edition!

August '23 Monthly Update
7 months ago – Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 07:29:56 AM

Greetings Garou,

As we finish up with August, it's time for our regular monthly check in. No big news quite yet, but these regular monthly updates are important to keep us all on the same page. Even if it's mostly the same page we've seen before.

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://apocalyptic-record.backerkit.com/

REWARDS STILL PENDING

While Onyx Path is testing a new printer and preparing our book for it's eventual print run, Icons of Rage has moved to the early layout stage! 

REWARDS DISTRIBUTED TO BACKERS

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: <July 2023 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 Stretch Goal reward has gone out.

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:

TO CONTACT JAMES

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 Onyx Path 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.

CURRENTLY CROWDFUNDING

Just launched! The newest book for Scion Second Edition!

July '23 Monthly Update
8 months ago – Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 07:59:25 AM

Greetings Garou,

We've come to the final days of July, so it's time for our regular month end update. Nothing as exciting as Howls of the Apocalypse going out last month, just the regular check in this time.

Pledge Manager Lockdown Coming Soon

Onyx Path is currently test-printing covers and scheduling the print run for the hardcover book. This isn't yet the call for order lockdown, outstanding payments, or shipping confirmation. But that's going to come in the next few months.

So, all of that being said, it's probably a good idea to ensure you've got your BackerKit page up to date with your order info, any payment info if needed to cover BackerKit Add Ons, and your shipping information.

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://apocalyptic-record.backerkit.com/

Again, this isn't the "official" notice that we're prepping for shipping in 3 months or whatever... but let's get everything in order in case we need to react quickly. As soon as anything becomes official, I'll send another update confirming our dates and schedules, but if you can make sure you're as up to date as possible, that would help.

If you're moving or unsure of what your delivery information will be in the next 3-4 months, don't panic - we can adjust as needed and put manual holds on things that need to wait until the information is confirmed. But for now, it's important we can give a pretty good idea of order quantities for Onyx Path's printing partners.

REWARDS STILL PENDING

So the Apocalyptic Record book and Storyteller Screen are currently prepping, waiting for some test runs from Onyx Path's print partner for this project. Once everything is reviewed and approved, the printer will get the green light to run the project. Once that happens, I'll have an update with some timelines to lockdown the Pledge Manager and I'll begin working with our distribution partner to prep for distribution. Meanwhile, the art direction continues for Icons of Rage, and once the printer is off and running, we'll likely see movement on the token pack and wallpaper.

REWARDS DISTRIBUTED TO BACKERS

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: <June 2023 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 Stretch Goal reward has gone out.

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:

TO CONTACT JAMES

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 Onyx Path 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.

CURRENTLY CROWDFUNDING

Join us on BackerKit!

June '23 Update: Big Reward Day - Howls of the Apocalypse
10 months ago – Wed, Jun 07, 2023 at 08:59:53 AM

Greetings Garou,

I know it's just been a bit more than a week since our last monthly update, but I'm coming to you early in June because I've got goodies for you!! Two rewards to distribute this month:

  • Discounted Print-on-Demand links
  • Howls of the Apocalypse Backer PDF

So let's dig right in!

Reward Distribution: W20: The Apocalyptic Record Discounted Print-on-Demand version

DISCOUNTED PRINT-ON-DEMAND ORDER LINKS

If you pledged to the Crescent Moon reward tier, or have the deluxe 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 W20: The Apocalyptic Record. 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.

REWARD DISTRIBUTION

Your link to claim your W20: The Apocalyptic Record Print-on-Demand Discount will be sent out by our BackerKit pledge manager over the few hours. 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, just to ensure it's understood - THIS IS NOT YOUR KICKSTARTER 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!) As noted, the hardcovers are currently being set up at the printer and will ship later this year.

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, 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 used for your PoD order.)

Please note: This discounted Print-on-Demand ordering link will be valid for the next six months - it expires on January 1, 2024 - so please, if you choose to order a Print-on-Demand copy, use the provided link prior to 2024.

Again, you will receive an e-mail from BackerKit with a link for this reward over the next 24 hours if it is on your expected list of rewards.

Next up, remember this Stretch Goal from our campaign? We actually unlocked some Ready-Made Characters first, and then bulked it up to a bigger supplement with an additional Stretch Goal achievement! Well, it's time to deliver on that reward!

Reward Distribution: W20: Howls of the Apocalypse

It is an impossible task to put the smells, tastes, and emotions of battle into writing, but we will try. After all, without examples, how are you supposed to know how best to fight the Wyrm?

Our howls are recorded here. Howls against Pentex, against Black Spiral Dancers, against Skull Pigs, against unknowing humans caught in the Wyrm’s thrall. 

Listen to these howls. Play through them yourself. Learn something, young pup, that will prepare you for the eternal battlefield.

Howls of Apocalypse includes:

  • Three full chronicles for your groups to play, introducing them to different aspects of Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition.
  • New powers to use in your war against the Wyrm.
  • Ready-made characters you can play straight from the page, encompassing a diverse range of tribes.

REWARD DISTRIBUTION

If this PDF was on your list of rewards, your link to claim your W20: HOWLS OF THE APOCALYPSE Advance 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,

Again, you will receive an e-mail from BackerKit with links for this reward over 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://apocalyptic-record.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 selecte 

ADVANCE PDF VERSION

This is the first version of W20: Howls of the Apocalypse 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 Howls of the Apocalypse Feedback Form!

Onyx Path will be launching a special W20: Howls of the Apocalypse Feedback Form, which you will be able to access here:  https://forms.gle/m9UuoVC5c2F4YqQE9

Share your feedback directly with the editing and development team using this 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 2 weeks. 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 Kickstarter 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 advance PDF and submit any feedback you have, and let's make this book as awesome as possible!

REWARDS STILL PENDING

Our deluxe hardcovers are now being prepped for print, alongside the Storyteller screen. Once that's sorted, focus will shift to completing Icons of Rage and getting the final digital rewards - the token pack and the digital wallpaper - put together fairly quickly.

REWARDS DISTRIBUTED TO BACKERS

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://apocalyptic-record.backerkit.com/

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 2023 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 Stretch Goal reward has gone out.

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:

TO CONTACT JAMES

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 Onyx Path 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.

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