May 2026 Update - OPP CON Coming in two weeks!
5 months ago
– Thu, May 28, 2026 at 10:18:51 AM
Hello Accursed!
From the top, a quick summary of our projects:
- The Curseborne Player's Guide is finishing up the first stage of Art Direction - the "Direction" part. Soon, all of the artists will be contracted and the "Art" part can begin. Still a ways to go, but (slowly I turned) step by step, inch by inch we'll get there.
- The novella featuring Izzy is in the final stages of layout and should go to proofing soon.
- Blood on the Dancefloor - the adventure we unlocked - has moved through final drafts and is now in development
I'll update our tracking progress character sheet below.
The Wolf You Feed Pre-Order
Last month I talked about the first Curseborne jumpstart, which had a rapid-fire crowdfunding blitz. If you missed it and are interested in pre-ordering the 80-page softcover and PDF, you can at the <Wolf You Feed Pre-Order Page>. If you're keeping digital and not interested in the softcover book, it's in the process of getting finalized and should be available for purchase before too long on DTRPG.
Learn more about Curseborne Projects!
It's that time of year again! Onyx Path will be running their virtual gaming convention in a few weeks - FRIDAY JUNE 5 to SUNDAY JUNE 7.
If you want information on current and future Curseborne projects, I'd suggest checking out:
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Curseborne Player's Guide / Making of Panel on Saturday June 6 at 10:30 EDT
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What's Up with Onyx Path on Saturday June 6 at Noon EDT
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Curseborne Panel on Sunday June 7 at 11:00 AM EDT
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Ask Us Anything Panel on Sunday June 7 at 2:00 PM EDT
Pending Rewards
Changes as noted from above. If you wanna know how it's going, I suggest checking out the Curseborne Player's Guide panel on June 6 - all about this campaign!
Rewards Distributed to Backers
Pledge Manager
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://cursebornerpg.backerkit.com/
Onyx Path Project Tracking
I will continue to post regular updates every month until the final reward has gone out.
Remember: You can use the links at the bottom of this e-mail to unsubscribe from updates or Manage your notification settings. These status updates are available on the campaign page for you to review at any time.
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.
Currently Crowdfunding
April 2026 Monthly Update
6 months ago
– Tue, Apr 21, 2026 at 07:05:09 AM
Hello Accursed,
Before I get to today's project check in, I want to tell you about the latest Curseborne project that'll get crowdfunded starting today.
Onyx Path is running a two week crowdfunding campaign to get the Curseborne Jumpstart into print and into game stores shortly after the corebook delivers later this year. This is an opportunity for backers to get it before stores, or to get the PDF version very, very soon. We're hoping to have the PDF out to backers by the end of June.
The lightning-fast crowdfunder for physical versions of the Curseborne Jumpstart starts tomorrow! It’s bigger than our usual jumpstarts, giving you everything you need to play a slice of Curseborne with The Wolf You Feed, an introductory adventure which follows an investigation into the disappearance of Rosa Rivers (which can also be used for Curseborne if you have the full rulebook). Also, if you loved the five iconic characters from the Curseborne Ashcan, the jumpstart will have updated and expanded versions of those characters in beautiful spreads with all the information players need.
Pending Projects
No major changes since last month. The corebook and dice are having the manufacturing timelines sorted out. There's a supplement that was part of the corebook campaign that is finishing up with artists, and once those pieces are done those artists will be working on pieces for our Player's Guide, so we're in the art queue! I'll continue to monitor and share any artwork as it appears.
Rewards Distributed to Backers
Pledge Manager
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://cursebornerpg.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: <March 2026 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.
Remember: You can use the links at the bottom of this e-mail to unsubscribe from updates or Manage your notification settings. These status updates are available on the campaign page for you to review at any time.
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.
March 2026 Monthly Update
7 months ago
– Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 06:26:25 AM
Hello Accursed,
Quick summary: Work continues on our main reward, possible incremental movement on our Stretch Goals.
Pending Projects
While the Curseborne corebook and dice set are having the manufacturing sorted out, our Player's Guide is finishing up in the development stages. I believe they're already starting work on the interior illustrations but I'll update that in next month's post.
Peel Back the Bark is Curseborne fiction for this project, and now in the editing phase. In addition, there's an adventure in the works called Blood on the Dancefloor that I believe is attached to our Player's Guide stretch goal. I'm including it with that assumption, and it's now in redlines before working to a final draft. More information and clarity when Onyx Path shares.
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: <February 2026 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.
Remember: You can use the links at the bottom of this e-mail to unsubscribe from updates or Manage your notification settings. These status updates are available on the campaign page for you to review at any time.
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.
February 2026 Monthly Update
8 months ago
– Wed, Feb 18, 2026 at 08:38:09 AM
Hello Accursed,
A few bits and pieces to dig into this month. First up, if you added the Curseborne Tasty Bits Omnibus to your rewards during the campaign, you will have received a redemption link to claim your copy sent out from our Pledge Manager on January 31st. Your redemption link is always available on your Digital Rewards page in the Pledge Manager.
For those who didn't pre-order this on during the campaign, it's now available from DriveThruRPG in PDF and print: Curseborne Tasty Bit Omnibus for Curseborne!
Also released today, some online tools to make your virtual game run a little smoother (especially if you're in a snow storm like I am):
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://cursebornerpg.backerkit.com/
Pending Projects
All of your feedback on the manuscript during the campaign has now been incorporated into the working draft and it has moved to the final development stage.
Rewards Distributed to Backers
Quick reward reminder
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The premium color hardcover PoD is available at a reduced cost via the discount link in your Pledge Manager digital rewards page. This discount is active until February 28th, so order quickly if you want a premium PoD copy.
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: <January 2026 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.
Remember: You can use the links at the bottom of this e-mail to unsubscribe from updates or Manage your notification settings. These status updates are available on the campaign page for you to review at any time.
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.
JUST LAUNCHED!
The World Below: Buried Treasures
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 they encounter. 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.
Now, two new books will let you delve deeper into The World Below and illuminate some of the darkness!
The Delver’s Guide is a Player's Manual for The World Below.
Delvers may be brave, but that doesn’t mean they don’t require help once in a while. That’s what this guide is: help for all delvers, explorers, and survivors in the World Below. New Callings and weapons, new Dialectics and powers, a new scenario and fresh rules for crafting and harvesting, and much, much more await within, so every delver can feel properly equipped for the adventures ahead.
Secrets of Kalm and Kaos is a Storyguide’s Handbook for The World Below.
There are hundreds of tales to tell of the World Below. From stories of adventurers braving Kaos storms to intrepid explorers who throw themselves into the dreamlike Obscura or harrowing Abyss. From chronicles of settlements rising and falling to those of bold delvers who go so far as to tame the beasts of their realm and call them pets. New playable options, new powers, new rules for Kalm, machinery, monstrous mounts, and more besides await within.
Join in and help us explore the dark depths of the Vast Underground
January 2026 Monthly Update
9 months ago
– Sat, Jan 24, 2026 at 08:16:32 AM
Hello Accursed,
Our first update of 2026! The past few months have been pretty exciting for Curseborne, with the core rulebook PDF releasing on DriveThru and the game out to the world beyond just us cool backers. But there's a lot more coming for Curseborne in 2026!
Obviously, the most exciting thing will be the eventual release of the Curseborne Player's Guide in the fall, along with the projects that we've helped fund through our Kickstarter support (see the Pending projects below), but in his latest Monday Meeting notes, Rich also mentioned:
- Curseborne Solo Guidebook
- Seattle: City of Curses
- "Big Project" coming for October
- Curseborne Community Content Guidelines in the Proofing Queue
All exciting and intriguing stuff. I have no idea what the "big project" for October could be ... I thought it might have been the Seattle book that was announced in last year's Onyx Path Con, but they're mentioned alongside each other so... hmmm...
I look forward to finding out more info in the coming months, and probably lots of fun stuff in this year's annual Onyx Path virtual convention in the summer. I will, of course, share any info that comes my way!
Let's get to our regular check in. A bit of progress, but still many dots to fill in this year.
Pending Projects
The Tasty Bits Compilation is coming together much quicker than I'd anticipated, though they're still working to make the formatting work for all entries. I'll share more info each month as it comes in.
Rewards Distributed to Backers
Two quick reward notes
- If you Added On the Storypath Ultra Core Manual PDF to your rewards list, the backer PDF has gone out and your redemption link is in your Pledge Manager digital rewards page!
- At this time, the Curseborne corebook standard color hardcover Print-on-Demand is temporarily unavailable due to technical updates going on with DTRPG's printing partner. The premium color hardcover PoD is available, and if you missed the discount window last month, there's a new window open via the discount link in your Pledge Manager digital rewards page. This discount is active until February 28th, so order quickly if you want a premium PoD copy.
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: <December 2025 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.
Remember: You can use the links at the bottom of this e-mail to unsubscribe from updates or Manage your notification settings. These status updates are available on the campaign page for you to review at any time.
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.
