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Ghost Hunters for World of Darkness 20th Anniversary

Created by Onyx Path - WoD: Ghost Hunters

Deluxe Ghost Hunters for World of Darkness 20th Anniversary Edition.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

February 2021 Update
about 3 years ago – Sun, Feb 28, 2021 at 02:10:06 PM

Greetings Ghostkickers,

We're at the end of a short month, so I'll post a short update.

short sleeves for a short update

PLEDGE MANAGER REMINDER

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://ghost-hunters.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://ghost-hunters.backerkit.com/faq

TO CONTACT JAMES

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

REWARD TRACKING - DELIVERED TO BACKERS

  • [ADD ON] Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition PDF (Update #31, Dec 16, 2020)
  • [Add On] Changeling: the Dreaming 20th Anniversary Edition PDF (Update #31, Dec 16, 2020)
  • [Add On] Mage: the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition PDF (Update #31, Dec 16, 2020)
  • [Add On] Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition PDF (Update #31, Dec 16, 2020)
  • [Add On] Wraith: The Oblivion 20th Anniversary Edition PDF (Update #31, Dec 16, 2020)
  • [Add On] "World of Mortals" PDF Trilogy  (Update #31, Dec 16, 2020)
  • [Add On] V20 The Hunters Hunted II PDF (Update #31, Dec 16, 2020)

REWARD TRACKING - PENDING

  • [Pledge Tier]  World of Darkness: Ghost Hunters PDF
  • [Pledge Tier]  World of Darkness: Ghost Hunters Deluxe Hardcover
  • [Pledge Tier]  WoD: Ghost Hunters Discounted Print-on-Demand Order Link
  • [Add On]  WoD: Ghost Hunters Storyteller's Screen
  • [Pledge Tier] Signed Book Insert
  • [Stretch Goal] Redbubble KS Backer T-shirt Link
  • [Stretch Goal] WoD: Ghost Hunters  Digital Wallpaper
  • [Stretch Goal] Paranormal Investigator's Toolkit PDF - First Draft is complete!
  • [Stretch Goal] Hunting Monsters PDF
  • [Stretch Goal] Necromancers & Mediums PDF
  • [Stretch Goal] WoD: Ghost Hunters Jumpstart PDF - First Draft is complete!
  • [Add On] Hunters Hunted II Deluxe hardcover- shipping with WoD: Ghost Hunters
  • [Add On] Vampire: The Masquerade 20A Dice Set- shipping with WoD: Ghost Hunters
  • [Add On] Wraith: The Oblivion 20A Deluxe hardcover- shipping with WoD: Ghost Hunters
  • [Add On] Wraith: The Oblivion 20A Storyteller's Screen- shipping with WoD: Ghost Hunters
  • [Add On] Changeling: The Dreaming 20A Deluxe hardcover- shipping with WoD: Ghost Hunters
  • [Add On] Changeling: The Dreaming 20A Dice Set- shipping with WoD: Ghost Hunters
  • [Add On] Mage: The Ascension 20A Deluxe Hardcover - shipping with WoD: Ghost Hunters

So, two of our Stretch Goals have come to life and entered the production track! Exciting! I will continue to post our list of delivered and pending rewards with each monthly 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.

And speaking of things on the go... Onyx Path has a new World of Darkness 20th Anniversary project!

CURRENTLY CROWDFUNDING...

Running now on Indiegogo

M20: Victorian Age provides advice and material for running your Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition chronicles amid the tumult of the Victorian era, as the Order of Reason rises to power and the Traditions falter.

Within this book you will also find a details of the state of the great magickal powers in this era: the Order of Reason, preparing for their metamorphosis into the Technocratic Union and riding upon the great beast of Empire; the Council of Nine, now merely eight, caught in infighting and looking for a new peer; and the Crafts, the manifold practices of magick across the world, who fight to save their peoples from conquest and exploitation.

In addition, Victorian Mage includes an examination of life as a magus in the stratified society of Imperial Britain and the wider empire; rules reflecting the difference in how magick works during this age, when the Consensus of the Technocracy has yet to enfold the globe; and a gazetteer of the Victorian world, touching on cultures and conflicts across the globe as empires struggle for dominance and the masses struggle simply to survive.

As with everything in the world of Mage: The Ascension, reality is shifting and you can't expect things to be as they always have been. We're running this Victorian Mage crowdfunding campaign a little differently. Check out Onyx Path's Monday Meeting Notes post for more details, and I hope to see you there!

January 2021 Update
over 3 years ago – Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 11:43:59 AM

Hey there, Ghostkickers!

Welcome to the first update of 2021. 

As I mentioned in last month's update, I'll be sending out a Status Check-in at the end of every month, just to keep communication constant and consistent and keep everyone on the same page.

Startin' 2021 the same way I finished 2020, but hoping for a much better year!

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.

PLEDGE MANAGER REMINDER

 Most of you have confirmed your rewards, selected any Add Ons, and entered your information. No worries on setting shipping info - we'll confirm a bunch by the time we actually approach our shipping schedule, so plenty of time to update as becomes needed. But, it's important to review your pledge and confirm add on rewards.

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://ghost-hunters.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://ghost-hunters.backerkit.com/faq

REWARD TRACKING - DELIVERED TO BACKERS

  • [ADD ON] Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition PDF (Update #31, Dec 16, 2020)
  • [Add On] Changeling: the Dreaming 20th Anniversary Edition PDF (Update #31, Dec 16, 2020)
  • [Add On] Mage: the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition PDF (Update #31, Dec 16, 2020)
  • [Add On] Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition PDF (Update #31, Dec 16, 2020)
  • [Add On] Wraith: The Oblivion 20th Anniversary Edition PDF (Update #31, Dec 16, 2020)
  • [Add On] "World of Mortals" PDF Trilogy  (Update #31, Dec 16, 2020)
  • [Add On] V20 The Hunters Hunted II PDF (Update #31, Dec 16, 2020)

REWARD TRACKING - PENDING

  • [Pledge Tier]  World of Darkness: Ghost Hunters PDF
  • [Pledge Tier]  World of Darkness: Ghost Hunters Deluxe Hardcover
  • [Pledge Tier]  WoD: Ghost Hunters Discounted Print-on-Demand Order Link
  • [Add On]  WoD: Ghost Hunters Storyteller's Screen
  • [Pledge Tier] Signed Book Insert
  • [Stretch Goal] Redbubble KS Backer T-shirt Link
  • [Stretch Goal] WoD: Ghost Hunters  Digital Wallpaper
  • [Stretch Goal] Paranormal Investigator's Toolkit PDF
  • [Stretch Goal] Hunting Monsters PDF
  • [Stretch Goal] Necromancers & Mediums PDF
  • [Stretch Goal] WoD: Ghost Hunters Jumpstart PDF
  • [Add On] Hunters Hunted II Deluxe hardcover- shipping with WoD: Ghost Hunters
  • [Add On] Vampire: The Masquerade 20A Dice Set- shipping with WoD: Ghost Hunters
  • [Add On] Wraith: The Oblivion 20A Deluxe hardcover- shipping with WoD: Ghost Hunters
  • [Add On] Wraith: The Oblivion 20A Storyteller's Screen- shipping with WoD: Ghost Hunters
  • [Add On] Changeling: The Dreaming 20A Deluxe hardcover- shipping with WoD: Ghost Hunters
  • [Add On] Changeling: The Dreaming 20A Dice Set- shipping with WoD: Ghost Hunters
  • [Add On] Mage: The Ascension 20A Deluxe Hardcover - shipping with WoD: Ghost Hunters

I will continue to post our list of delivered and pending rewards with each monthly 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.

If you have any other questions or concerns, you can post them to the comments for this update, the comment section, or message me via one of these methods:

TO CONTACT JAMES

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

NOW ON KICKSTARTER

Now on Kickstarter - click to check it out!

The ancient powers never fully went away. They wander our roads and cities, mingling with the teeming masses of humanity. Characters in Scion Second Edition begin as humans touched by fate, heirs to great powers and incredible destinies. In the core setting for Scion, characters discover they are the children of Gods, inheriting mantles, accomplishing great deeds, and deciding their own destinies. It’s a game about divinity and humanity, and everything in between — and now, with these two expansions, everything beyond as well. Scion: Dragon and Scion: Masks of the Mythos open new pathways, new origins, and new secrets for Scion Second Edition.

Check it out on Kickstarter! We've already funded and unlocked 15 Stretch Goals!

<Scion Expands with Dragon and Masks of the Mythos - Now on Kickstarter>

2020 Year End Update
over 3 years ago – Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 11:01:11 PM

Hello Ghostkickers!

I know that I just sent an update last week and said I'd be back in touch at the end of the month, but I'm going to send this out a bit early to hopefully avoid any more 2020 challenges.

This is actually the second time I'm typing up this Update - I just about had it finished and then my computer crashed, wiping it all out. A good reminder to save your work in progress. Ugh.

So, let's call this a special Year End update, and we'll start our more regular schedule with month end updates in January 2021.

I was happy only 2 minutes ago. It was a really good update. This will be a muddy half-remembered ramble full of typos, I'm sure.

Near the end of each month, I will be sending out an update, with status notes on our main project as well as the Stretch Goal project we added. As noted in previous updates, these projects take a long time to put together. You've seen the kickstarter manuscript preview, but there are still many moving pieces and puzzles to solve in turning this into an awesome book. These month-end updates ensure that communication is constant and consistent, and that we're all on the same page with regards to where we stand.

One quick piece of business before we get to our Status Report, though:

PLEDGE MANAGER REMINDER

A reminder for those who haven' t yet completed their surveys. Most of you have confirmed your rewards, selected any Add Ons, and entered your information. No worries on setting shipping info - we'll confirm a bunch by the time we actually approach our shipping schedule, so plenty of time to update as becomes needed. But, it's important to review your pledge and confirm add on rewards.

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://ghost-hunters.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://ghost-hunters.backerkit.com/faq

20A PDF ADD ON REWARDS - TAKE 2

My computer crashing was not the only challenge that 2020 has thrown at our project this month! I know that in last week's update I'd announced the distribution of some of our Add On reward options:

  • [ADD ON] Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition PDF
  • [Add On] Changeling: the Dreaming 20th Anniversary Edition PDF
  • [Add On] Mage: the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition PDF
  • [Add On] Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition PDF
  • [Add On] Wraith: The Oblivion 20th Anniversary Edition PDF
  • [Add On] "World of Mortals" PDF Trilogy (W20 Kinfolk, V20 Ghouls & Revenants, V20 Hunters Hunted II)
  • [Add On] V20 The Hunters Hunted II PDF

Well, despite testing the redemption codes prior to transmission, 2020 struck quickly and created errors and issues with those redemption codes. Thanks to everyone who let me know and helped troubleshoot.

I am ready to -cautiously- say that the issues have been corrected, and anyone set to receive these rewards should now be able to use those codes to add the title to your digital library at DriveThruRPG at no cost. The links will not transmit again (it's the same code, just working now), so you'll have to access your BackerKit account if you need the code again.

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

https://ghost-hunters.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.

REWARD TRACKING - DELIVERED TO BACKERS

  • [ADD ON] Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition PDF (Update #31, Dec 16, 2020)
  • [Add On] Changeling: the Dreaming 20th Anniversary Edition PDF (Update #31, Dec 16, 2020)
  • [Add On] Mage: the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition PDF (Update #31, Dec 16, 2020)
  • [Add On] Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition PDF (Update #31, Dec 16, 2020)
  • [Add On] Wraith: The Oblivion 20th Anniversary Edition PDF (Update #31, Dec 16, 2020)
  • [Add On] "World of Mortals" PDF Trilogy  (Update #31, Dec 16, 2020)
  • [Add On] V20 The Hunters Hunted II PDF (Update #31, Dec 16, 2020)

REWARD TRACKING - PENDING

  • [Pledge Tier]  World of Darkness: Ghost Hunters PDF
  • [Pledge Tier]  World of Darkness: Ghost Hunters Deluxe Hardcover
  • [Pledge Tier]  WoD: Ghost Hunters Discounted Print-on-Demand Order Link
  • [Add On]  WoD: Ghost Hunters Storyteller's Screen
  • [Pledge Tier] Signed Book Insert
  • [Stretch Goal] Redbubble KS Backer T-shirt Link
  • [Stretch Goal] WoD: Ghost Hunters  Digital Wallpaper
  • [Stretch Goal] Paranormal Investigator's Toolkit PDF
  • [Stretch Goal] Hunting Monsters PDF
  • [Stretch Goal] Necromancers & Mediums PDF
  • [Stretch Goal] WoD: Ghost Hunters Jumpstart PDF
  • [Add On] Hunters Hunted II Deluxe hardcover- shipping with WoD: Ghost Hunters
  • [Add On] Vampire: The Masquerade 20A Dice Set- shipping with WoD: Ghost Hunters
  • [Add On] Wraith: The Oblivion 20A Deluxe hardcover- shipping with WoD: Ghost Hunters
  • [Add On] Wraith: The Oblivion 20A Storyteller's Screen- shipping with WoD: Ghost Hunters
  • [Add On] Changeling: The Dreaming 20A Deluxe hardcover- shipping with WoD: Ghost Hunters
  • [Add On] Changeling: The Dreaming 20A Dice Set- shipping with WoD: Ghost Hunters
  • [Add On] Mage: The Ascension 20A Deluxe Hardcover - shipping with WoD: Ghost Hunters

Well, now we've got a list that we're gonna work through. I'll send an update any time we have a new reward and we'll keep track via these monthly updates. There's still a long road to travel as we work through this phase of the project, but we'll be walking it together and I'll work to ensure we don't stray too far from our destination.

I will continue to post our list of delivered and pending rewards with each monthly 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.

If you have any other questions or concerns, you can post them to the comments for this update, the comment section, or message me via one of these methods:

TO CONTACT ME

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

ONYX PATH ON KICKSTARTER IN 2020

To say this year was challenging would be an understatement. Despite difficult, uncertainty, and demanding situations, the Onyx Path team continued to work on the great projects that have made us fans. It wasn't easy - schedules shifted, delays managed, and difficulties dealt with - but here we are at the end of 2020 with some victories to show!

KICKSTARTED PROJECTS RELEASED IN 2020

KICKSTARTER PROJECTS FUNDED IN 2020

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 continue to be the case in 2021.

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 2020, Onyx Path had 7 Kickstarter campaigns funded, with one more currently on the go!

And, though the campaign still has a few hours to go, the recent Dead Man's Rust mega-adventure and setting supplement for Scarred Lands 5th Edition has funded, which means it will get added to the list soon!

Thanks to your support during these campaigns, Onyx Path was able to introduce the following additional projects:

  • Trails of Ash and Bone (V5)
  • Forbidden Religions (V5)
  • Children of Blood (V5)
  • Hunter: The Vigil 2E Jumpstart
  • Tending the Flame (HtV 2E)
  • Operative's Dossier (M20)
  • Technocracy Reloaded Jumpstart (M20)
  • Technocracy Reloaded Novella Anthology
  • Legacies of Earth (Legendlore 5E)
  • Monsters from the Crypt! (TCfBtG!)
  • Tales of Depravity! (TCfBtG!)
  • Heroes in a World of Horror! (TCfBtG!)
  • Scion: Demigod Companion (Scion Second Edition)
  • Scion: Demigod Scenarios (Scion Second Edition)
  • Paranormal Investigator's Toolkit (WoD 20A)
  • Hunting Monsters (WoD 20A)
  • Necromancers & Mediums (WoD 20A)
  • Ghost Hunters Jumpstart (WoD 20A)

All of that is in addition to the usual backer rewards, like T-shirt designs and digital wallpapers.

So, thank you for your ongoing support! Even in the chaos, confusion, heartbreak, and challenges of 2020, this hobby has continued to bring people together and provide distraction and respite during these difficult times.

And... I'm saving my work in progress this time! Hopefully this update makes sense and I didn't miss anything. I hope everyone has a safe and happy New Year and I'll be in touch again in January.

FINAL CAMPAIGN OF 2020 - ENDING IN 3 HOURS!

A mega-scenario and setting for 5E Scarred Lands! Check it out.

Digital Reward Distribution - Existing PDFs going out this week!
over 3 years ago – Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 07:40:02 PM

Greetings Ghostkickers,

It's been just over two weeks since we launched out BackerKit Post-Campaign Pledge Manager, and most of you have visited, set up your Add On rewards, and confirmed your reward selections. With that information, I've been able to set up and start allocation on some of our existing rewards (i.e., the 20th Anniversary PDFs and the "World of Mortals" PDF trilogy).

Some of you may already know Digital Reward James!

DIGITAL REWARD DISTRIBUTION

Many of the rewards for our kickstarter projects take a lot of time and effort to complete. Usually, the kickstarter 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 on World of Darkness: Ghost Hunters, and even longer for our projects generated via Stretch Goals (Paranormal Investigator's Toolkit, Hunting Monsters, Necromancers & Mediums, The Jumpstart).

That said, there are a few rewards that are available now, as they were mostly add-on PDFs of existing products. And now, we can work on getting those out to you during the week.

The following Add On Rewards Will Be Distributed This Week:

  • [ADD ON] Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition PDF
  • [Add On] Changeling: the Dreaming 20th Anniversary Edition PDF
  • [Add On] Mage: the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition PDF
  • [Add On] Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition PDF
  • [Add On] Wraith: The Oblivion 20th Anniversary Edition PDF
  •  [Add On] "World of Mortals" PDF Trilogy (W20 Kinfolk, V20 Ghouls & Revenants, V20 Hunters Hunted II) 
  • [Add On] V20 The Hunters Hunted II PDF

REWARD DISTRIBUTION

A redemption link to add these PDFs to your DTRPG digital library at $0 cost will be sent out by our BackerKit pledge manager over the next three days. 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.ph

Again, you will receive an e-mail from BackerKit with links for these rewards over the next 3 days 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 handful of 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 A LOT of links to go out!!)

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

https://ghost-hunters.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.

Which is a good reminder for those who haven't yet logged in to BackerKit, and also those who will want to revisit and/or revise their survey (maybe you've decided to take another look at the Add Ons, now that they're going out?)

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://ghost-hunters.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://ghost-hunters.backerkit.com/faq

OK, that's a lot of stuff for an update during this busy time of the year. I'll be back at the end of the month with the first of our soon-to-be regular status check-ins. Keep an eye out for reward e-mails (coming over the next few days), and revisit your survey if you want to review your pledge rewards and confirm your Add On options.

TO CONTACT ME

  •  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

A mega-scenario and setting for 5E Scarred Lands! Check it out.

Surveys Going Out This Week!
over 3 years ago – Wed, Dec 02, 2020 at 08:06:06 AM

Greetings Ghostkickers,

World of Darkness: James 50th Anniversary Edition

Starting next month, December 2020, I will send out the first of our regular month end updates. Near the end of each month, I will be sending out an update with status notes on our main project as well as the Stretch Goal projects we added. As noted in previous updates, these projects take a long time to put together. You've seen the kickstarter manuscript preview, but there are still many moving pieces and puzzles to solve in turning this into an awesome book. These month-end updates ensure that communication is constant and consistent, and that we're all on the same page with regards to where we stand.

That's info for December, though. Let's talk about this month instead, because...

I will also be sending out the BackerKit Pledge Manager surveys over the next 4 days!

But, before we begin all of that - I hope everyone's keeping safe and managing through our current times as best possible. I don't know how things will look as the world continues to change, but hoping the best for all of you.

BACKER SURVEYS

Over the next few days, you’ll receive an email from us with a special link to your BackerKit survey. It’s important to respond to your survey as quickly as you can since we need this information to fulfill your rewards.

You're invited!

You don’t need to create a BackerKit account to fill out your survey. When you receive the email with the survey, click the survey invitation link to respond. Answer the questions about your reward preferences, provide shipping information, and purchase add-on items if you like. You don’t have access to this survey link yet, but it will be available soon via email!

After you respond to your survey, you can go back later and change your responses at any time before we close the surveys and get our final counts, and that won't happen until the books are printed and we're preparing to ship.

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://ghost-hunters.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://ghost-hunters.backerkit.com/faq

If you have any other questions or concerns, you can post them to the comments for this update, the comment section, or message me via one of these methods:

TO CONTACT ME

  • 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 there are any issues you find with the Pledge Manager, please contact me as soon as possible to let me know. It rolls out in waves so that I can correct issues on the fly and make it work as best possible as people come on board.

Please send me an e-mail (to the address above) if there were any tweaks or changes that need to be made to your BackerKit survey that we talked about during the campaign. I have aged about thirty years in 2020 so far and my memory is... not as good as I'd like.

Within the BackerKit Survey and Pledge Manager, you can:

  • Review your Pledge Tier Selection and Rewards
  • Upgrade your Reward Tier pledge selection
  • Confirm Add On selections
  • Set up payment information for any failed payments from the Kickstarter campaign or to pay for any new Add On options selected

When you click on your BackerKit invitation link, you should see something like this...

I checked out the page from a fellow Canadian to see how it appeared. Make sure you set your shipping to the correct location if you're getting the hardcover book!

From the BackerKit welcome page you can choose to

1 - Review Your Pledge Level and Rewards

2 - Switch Your Pledge Level

3 - Start Your Survey, confirming pledge rewards, selecting Add On options, and confirming any shipping and payment info that may be needed

If you select option 1, your Pledge Level, you will see a list of all items included in your Pledge Rewards, and also have the option to upgrade your Pledge Level, in case you've decided to get the hardcover instead of just the PDF, or want to choose a multiple copy reward.

Selecting the Pledge Level reveals the Pledge Reward List and other details.

Once you've confirmed that your Pledge Level is correct and where you want it to be, you can GET STARTED with your BackerKit Pledge Manager Survey.

Once we've got a fair response to our survey and collected a reasonable amount of info, I'll be working on fulfilling rewards that are available now - like the PDFs of the titles included in our Add On section (the 20th Anniversary PDFs and the "World of Mortals" PDF Bundle, for example).

So, in summary:

  • Look for an e-mail invitation to BackerKit sometime over the next few days
  • Get Started on your survey
  • Confirm your Pledge Level
  • Select Any Add On options
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NOW ON KICKSTARTER

Add some Heavy Metal to your 5E fantasy roleplaying with Dead Man's Rust for Scarred Lands!

A new mega-adventure for the Scarred Lands setting, Dead Man’s Rust contains:

  • A complete campaign taking characters from level 1 to 10
  • Detailed write-ups of four major locations in central Ghelspad: the Broadreach Horizon, The Gleaming Valley, the Hornsaw Forest, and the necromancer’s stronghold of Glivid-Autel.
  • New playable options including races, subraces, and subclasses
  • New monsters, magic items, and more!

Check it out on Kickstarter!