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Scion: Dragon and Scion: Masks of the Mythos for Scion 2E

Created by Onyx Path / Scion Second Edition Team

Two new pathways for Scion Second Edition! Scion: Dragon and Scion: Masks of the Mythos

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Bonus Nov '22 Update - Some Wallpapers for your Monitors!
over 1 year ago – Tue, Nov 15, 2022 at 08:54:53 AM

Hello Mythos Dragons,

I know that we had our "month end" update a week ago, but clearly the powers of the Mythos continue to affect our schedule. It's not just daylight saving time, they're creating "month end updates" multiple times a month!

OK, all of that is to say I've got a new reward for you and didn't want to wait until December! 

Remember these Stretch Goals during the campaign?

We unlocked those (and so many more, of course!) These milestone markers may not be as shiny and exciting as new Scion: Dragon content or our upcoming hardcover rewards, but they're a good reminder of how well we did when we all came together to support this project. If you're like me, you also get bored of your desktop wallpaper after about a month and want to change it up, so this came just at the right time for me!

REWARD DISTRIBUTION

Your link to claim your Scion: Dragon Desktop Wallpaper and Scion: Masks of the Mythos Desktop Wallpaper 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, you will receive an e-mail from BackerKit with a link for this reward over the next 24 hours if these 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:

https://scion-dragon-and-masks.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.

LOCKDOWN SCHEDULE

In anticipation of our books printing around the end of the year, we're confirming order quantities, processing any pre-order and BackerKit Add On payments, and confirming final shipping information.

KEY LOCKDOWN DATES

  • October 28, 2022 - Confirm Orders
  • November 14 , 2022 - Process Outstanding Payments
  • November 28 ,  2022 - Confirm Shipping Information

Confirm Rewards / Confirm Orders - October 28, 2022

This step has been completed. All orders are locked down, and final quantities have been submitted to the printer!

Process Outstanding Payments - November 14 , 2022

This step has been initiated. Any orders with outstanding payments will be held at this stage and unable to move forward. If your order is being held up by BackerKit unable to process payment, you will receive an e-mail letting you know. Often this just requires updating credit card information. If any orders remain in an unprocessed state on December 15, I will manually adjust them to match the amount collected in Kickstarter, either by removing BackerKit Add Ons that weren't paid for, or re-adjusting to Kickstarter pledge level paid for so that they may be processed. 

Confirm Delivery Information - November 28 ,  2022

Please ensure your shipping information is up-to-date with your expected address for January/February 2023. Please ensure that this information is entered and correct by November 28. 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 November 28, 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 THE NEW YEAR

If your shipping location will be changing during the January/February 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.

To all our backers in 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.

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://scion-dragon-and-masks.backerkit.com

THE END IS NIGH!

FINAL 48 HOURS TO JOIN!

Welcome to the final stage of your journey. After all this time, your hero becomes a God.
Scion: God brings Scion stories to their final chapter with all-new rules for players and guidance for Storyguides. This completes the journey begun in Scion: Origin and Scion: Hero and continued through Scion: Demigod. Gods face the impossible balance between a desire to interfere with The World and their duty to protect the Overworlds. It presents all the rules and lore Storyguides and players need to craft the thrilling finales of their Scion chronicles.

So far, we've unlocked 8 Stretch Goals, with new Add Ons and milestone markers, plus bonus new content for backers, including a Jumpstart, a Companion, and a book of Storyguide plot hooks and story seeds called Divine Inspiration. All backers who join now are able to read the entire draft manuscript before any pledges are processed or payments collected. So check it out!

Final Days Crowdfunding on BackerKit - join us!

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 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.

Nov '22 Update: Dragon PoD Links for Backers, Lockdown Schedule, Scion: God Final Days, Monthly Status
over 1 year ago – Fri, Nov 11, 2022 at 06:31:26 AM

Hello Mythos Dragons,

Normally, all of these updates would be coming at the end of the month, as part of our regular "Month End Update" schedule, but with this campaign we've just got so much going on right now that I don't wanna wait until the end of the month.

Before I post the reminder about the Lockdown Schedule (outstanding payments will be processed on Nov 14!), I've got a reward to fulfill for backers.

Reward Distribution: Scion: Dragon Discounted Print on Demand version

DISCOUNTED PRINT-ON-DEMAND ORDER LINKS

If you pledged to the Dragon PDF, Dragon PDF Suite, or Mythos PDF + Dragon PDF New Books Combo tiers, or have the 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 Scion: Dragon. Now that the print files have been finalized, Onyx Path can finalize the PDF at DriveThruRPG and make a PoD version available for purchase.

REWARD DISTRIBUTION

Your link to claim your Scion: Dragon 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 the PoD version that will soon be released for purchase on DriveThruRPG.com (but YOU can order it earlier, and at a discounted cost if you wish!) As noted, the hardcovers are currently with the printer and scheduled to ship to you early next year.

DIFFERENCES IN PoD FORMATS

So, for those backers who pledged at the various Dragon PDF reward tiers, 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 May 31, 2023 - so please, if you choose to order a Print-on-Demand copy, use the provided link prior to the the mid-spring 2023.

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.

The easiest way to see if you've got digital downloads available is to login to your backerkit account:

https://scion-dragon-and-masks.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.

 LOCKDOWN SCHEDULE

In anticipation of our books printing around the end of the year, we're confirming order quantities, processing any pre-order and BackerKit Add On payments, and confirming final shipping information.

KEY LOCKDOWN DATES

  •  October 28, 2022 - Confirm Orders 
  •  November 14 , 2022 - Process Outstanding Payments 
  •  November 28 ,  2022 - Confirm Shipping Information 

 Confirm Rewards / Confirm Orders - October 28, 2022

This step has been completed. All orders are locked down, and final quantities have been submitted to the printer!

Proccess Outstanding Payments - November 14 , 2022 

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 14 , 2022. On that date, I will instruct BackerKit to lock down and process all outstanding payments.

Confirm Delivery Information - November 28 ,  2022 

Please ensure your shipping information is up-to-date with your expected address for January/February 2023. Please ensure that this information is entered and correct by November 28. 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 November 28, 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 THE NEW YEAR

If your shipping location will be changing during the January/February 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.

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://scion-dragon-and-masks.backerkit.com

 SCION: GOD CAMPAIGN

Join now on BackerKit

Welcome to the final stage of your journey. After all this time, your hero becomes a God.
Scion: God brings Scion stories to their final chapter with all-new rules for players and guidance for Storyguides. This completes the journey begun in Scion: Origin and Scion: Hero and continued through Scion: Demigod. Gods face the impossible balance between a desire to interfere with The World and their duty to protect the Overworlds. It presents all the rules and lore Storyguides and players need to craft the thrilling finales of their Scion chronicles.

 As we did with our Dragon and Masks of the Mythos campaign, the manuscript draft is being shared with backers, chapter by chapter, as we move through the campaign. Backers will be able to read the entire draft manuscript before any pledges are processed or payments collected.

Final Days Crowdfunding on BackerKit - join us!

 REWARDS STILL PENDING

The hardcover books and reference screens are currently in the process of printing and, in theory, will deliver to Onyx Path's fulfillment partner around the end of the year and then we'll be shipping as we enter 2023. The Dragon jumpstart is in layout - I thought it was one step further along, but will be there soon - and the Dragon Companion is in post-editing development.

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: <October 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 other month until those final Stretch Goal rewards have 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 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.

Oct '22 Update: Lockdown Schedule, Masks PoD Links for Backers, Scion: God has Launched, Monthly Status
over 1 year ago – Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 11:31:56 PM

Hello Mythos Dragons,

The second update within the month. Lots of little bits floating around, so let's get to it. In this update we'll talk about:

  • The Lockdown Schedule
  • Reward Distribution: Masks of Mythos PoD Discounts
  • Scion: God has launched
  • Monthly Check In

LOCKDOWN SCHEDULE

In anticipation of our books printing around the end of the year, we're confirming order quantities, processing any pre-order and BackerKit Add On payments, and confirming final shipping information.

KEY LOCKDOWN DATES

  • October 28, 2022 - Confirm Orders
  • November 14 , 2022 - Process Outstanding Payments
  • November 28 ,  2022 - Confirm Shipping Information

Confirm Rewards / Confirm Orders - October 28, 2022

I'll begin locking down all orders on October 28, 2022. 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 Oct 28, 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 14 , 2022

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 14 , 2022. On that date, I will instruct BackerKit to lock down and process all outstanding payments.

Confirm Delivery Information - November 28 ,  2022

Please ensure your shipping information is up-to-date with your expected address for January/February 2023. Please ensure that this information is entered and correct by November 28. 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 November 28, 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 THE NEW YEAR

If your shipping location will be changing during the January/February 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.

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.

Since this may be a tight printing window, and right in the middle of always busy Q4, there will be lots of moving parts and potential issues. 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.

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 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.

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://scion-dragon-and-masks.backerkit.com

Reward Distribution: Masks of the Mythos Discounted Print on Demand version

DISCOUNTED PRINT-ON-DEMAND ORDER LINKS

If you pledged to the Mythos PDF, Mythos PDF Suite, or Mythos PDF + Dragon PDF New Books Combo tiers, or have the 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 Scion: Masks of the Mythos. Now that the print files have been finalized, Onyx Path can finalize the PDF at DriveThruRPG and make a PoD version available for purchase.

REWARD DISTRIBUTION

Your link to claim your Scion: Masks of the Mythos 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 the PoD version that will soon be released for purchase on DriveThruRPG.com (but YOU can order it earlier, and at a discounted cost if you wish!) As noted, the hardcovers are currently slated to be printed later this year and will be shipped out to you as soon as they are available.

DIFFERENCES IN PoD FORMATS

So, for those backers who pledged at the various Mythos PDF reward tiers, 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 April 30, 2023 - so please, if you choose to order a Print-on-Demand copy, use the provided link prior to the the mid-spring 2023.

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.

The easiest way to see if you've got digital downloads available is to login to your backerkit account:

https://scion-dragon-and-masks.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.

SCION: GOD has launched

Join now on BackerKit

Welcome to the final stage of your journey. After all this time, your hero becomes a God.
Scion: God brings Scion stories to their final chapter with all-new rules for players and guidance for Storyguides. This completes the journey begun in Scion: Origin and Scion: Hero and continued through Scion: Demigod. Gods face the impossible balance between a desire to interfere with The World and their duty to protect the Overworlds. It presents all the rules and lore Storyguides and players need to craft the thrilling finales of their Scion chronicles.

Just launched in Crowdfunding by BackerKit - join us!

REWARDS STILL PENDING

As noted, Scion: Dragon and Scion: Masks of the Mythos are currently preparing for print by the end of the year. The screens for each are in proofing before being signed off and also submitted for their print run. The Scion: Dragon jumpstart PDF is in proofing and will likely be sent out to you before too much longer. The Scion: Dragon Companion PDF is in post-editing development and moving forward nicely. Lots of progress, and many things will move from this list to delivered over the next handful of months.

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 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 other month until those final Stretch Goal rewards have 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:

Not Quite October Update: Locking In Orders and Info, Next Project Coming Soon
over 1 year ago – Fri, Sep 30, 2022 at 10:18:20 PM

Hello Mythos Dragons,

With our backer PDF for Scion: Masks of the Mythos going out earlier in the month, we've already sort of covered our monthly update. So, I'm not going to repeat all of the tracking and update info that we already shared 20 days ago - if you need to, you can re-read it <here>.

Instead I just wanna give you the heads up of things that will be coming up in October, so you've got time to prepare and make sure all of your information is up to date.

ORDER LOCKDOWN

First up, this isn't yet the call for order lockdown, outstanding payments, or shipping confirmation. But that's going to come soon - much sooner than I was expecting. If all things go according to plan (and when has that happened in the past two years? But maybe this time it will...), there's a chance that the Scion: Dragon and Scion: Masks of the Mythos hardcover books could be printed in time to ship out to backers by January 2023.

If the stars align and this becomes a real possibility, we'll have to move quickly through the lockdown process so that we can confirm print quantities, process any outstanding payments, and work with our fulfillment partners to plan shipping schedules.

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://scion-dragon-and-masks.backerkit.com

Again, this isn't the "official" notice that we're prepping for shipping in 3 months... 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 lock down order quantities for Onyx Path's print partners.

COMING SOON

Welcome to the final stage of your journey. After all this time, your hero becomes a God.
Scion: God brings Scion stories to their final chapter with all-new rules for players and guidance for Storyguides. This completes the journey begun in Scion: Origin and Scion: Hero and continued through Scion: Demigod. Gods face the impossible balance between a desire to interfere with The World and their duty to protect the Overworlds. It presents all the rules and lore Storyguides and players need to craft the thrilling finales of their Scion chronicles.

Coming in October! Sign up to be notified when this launches!

OK, so review and update your BackerKit page in case we catch a break and can print these books in 2022, and get ready for Scion: God, coming soon to Crowdfunding by BackerKit.

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 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.

Sept '22: Mythos Delivery, Monthly Update
over 1 year ago – Sat, Sep 10, 2022 at 04:26:28 AM

Hello Mythos Dragons,

September's update is going to see a lot like August's update!

I'm sending out this month end update early because I've got a big reward to distribute and I don't want to wait. We didn't quite sneak this in to the first week of September, but got pretty close. Anyway, it's time for Masks of the Mythos!

Reward Distribution: SCION: MASKS OF THE MYTHOS Advance PDF

The Mythos is older than humanity, Gods, and Titans, with an unknowable otherness that can shatter them all. This slumbering horror lurks in the shadows, carrying out its alien machinations with little regard for those beneath it until it requires pawns.

Those that touch the Mythos are forever altered. The World explodes into full view for them, leaving some

shattered, others power-mad, and still others knowing only secrecy protects humanity. Mythos Scions fair little better, empowered by these alien beings that alter their very essence, the ability to break Fate and leave the walls of reality weaker in their wake. These human embodiments of the Mythos are not good or evil; such easily definable morality is for lesser beings. What does one do when their power comes with a cost?

Some highlights of Masks of the Mythos include:

  • An entire new pantheon: the Mythos
  • A trove of new Callings and relics
  • Expanded investigation rules
  • A detailed tour of the Miskatonic Hollow, including Arkham and Innsmouth
  • An introductory scenario for a new band of Scions 

Do you have the willpower to face the Mythos? To become the Mythos…?

WHISPERS IN THE DARKNESS

Don't forget! The supplemental material that we unlocked via Stretch Goal achievement during the campaign that was set for Whispers in the Darkness, the Masks of the Mythos companion, has been incorporated into the final book! The team moved through this one so quickly they were able to alter the very reality of this game and make the book even bigger! So look for new material that wasn't in our draft manuscript! 

REWARD DISTRIBUTION

If this PDF was on your list of rewards, your link to claim your Scion: Masks of the Mythos 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, 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 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://scion-dragon-and-masks.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://scion-dragon-and-masks.backerkit.com

ADVANCE PDF VERSION

This is the first version of Scion: Masks of the Mythos 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 Scion: Masks of the Mythos Feedback Form!

Onyx Path has launched a special Scion: Masks of the Mythos Feedback Form, which you can access here: https://forms.gle/hMB3sZbNKQZsYwGCA

Share your feedback with the Scion: Masks of the Mythos developers 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.

Onxy 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

Scion: Dragon is now in the errata stage, taking all of your feedback and incorporating it into the final layout. With that set up and page numbers finalized, indexing has begun. Our two Dragon supplement PDFs are still in editing.

Scion: Masks of the Mythos (with the incorporated material from Whispers in the Darkness, the supplemental content added via Stretch Goal achievement) is about to be released to backers and entering the errata phase, following right along in the footsteps of Scion: Dragon.  Please submit your feedback within the next two weeks, so the team can correct errata, update any page references and begin indexing and set up for print prep.

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 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 other month until those final Stretch Goal rewards have 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 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.