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Cults of the Blood Gods for Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Ed.

Created by Onyx Path Publishing - Cults of the Blood Gods

Help us create a beautiful, traditionally printed hardcover of V5 Cults of the Blood Gods and get it into distribution and stores!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

2021 Year End Summary - Final Update (and Bonus Reward)
about 2 years ago – Thu, Dec 30, 2021 at 10:08:44 PM

Hello Bloodthirsty Backers,

A week before Halloween I sent out our final Stretch Goal reward and noted that I'd be back for one more post - a year end summary at the end of December. Well, this is that.

But it's also more, because I have one more bonus reward for you!

Hiding Fangs, I'm sure

It's been just about two years since this project launched and funded - back in the innocent days before a worldwide pandemic hit. There were many challenges and hurdles thrown at the team as a result of Covid, but also challenges resulting from the shifting sands of Vampire: The Masquerade license management. From the time this project was first outlined and approved and launched - back in 2019 - the guiding hands of V5 have changed a few times, from Modiphius back to Paradox and now also including Renegade Game Studios. 

That means different review and approval teams handled the initial pitch, the outline of the book, reviewing and approving the final contents, and the eventual release of the product. I don't know any of the behind-the-scenes details, but I imagine it was like building and taking apart a puzzle several times.

The good news is that, in the end, all of the rewards have gone out to backers. While we're still waiting for Renegade to update our backer PDFs to the final release of Forbidden Religions, based on the feedback you supplied in the errata stage - I can confirm that a final version does exist.

And even better, thanks to changes in the agreements over those past two years, will be available in Print-on-Demand form. And even better than that, because we were the earliest supporters and made this project happen, we have the opportunity to order the PoD version before anyone else - and at a discount!

REWARD DISTRIBUTION

Every backer who received the Forbidden Religions Backer PDF as part of your rewards will receive a link to order the discounted Print-on-Demand version. This was not part of the campaign and not a planned reward, but after the past two years we could all use a little reward for hanging in there.

Your link to claim your Forbidden Religions discounted Print-on-Demand copy 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

If you want a refresher on the difference between the Standard Color and Premium Color formats, here's DriveThru's brief explainer <link>.

The easiest way to see if you've got digital downloads available is to login to your backerkit account: https://cults-of-the-blood-gods.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://cults-of-the-blood-gods.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://cults-of-the-blood-gods.backerkit.com/faq

REWARD TRACKING – DELIVERED

  • CHICAGO BY NIGHT PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • ANARCHS PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • CAMARILLA PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • BECKETT’S JYHAD DIARY PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • BACKER T-SHIRT LINK (Update # 43, posted May 13, 2020)
  • CULTS OF THE BLOOD GODS PDF (Update #50, posted Nov 17, 2020)
  • CHILDREN OF THE BLOOD PDF (Update #57, posted Apr 1, 2021)
  • DIGITAL WALLPAPER (Update #58, posted Apr 14, 2021)
  • CULTS OF THE BLOOD GODS  HARDCOVER (Update #59, posted May 10, 2021)
  • TRAILS OF ASH AND BONE  PDF (Update #61, posted June 9, 2021)
  • FORBIDDEN RELIGIONS Backer PDF - (Update #66, posted Oct 20, 2021)

REWARD TRACKING - BONUS

  • FORBIDDEN RELIGIONS Discounted PoD Link - (Update #67, posted Dec 30, 2021)

And, with that, I conclude the post-campaign phase of this project and make this the final monthly update that will be sent out. If you're looking for any of your digital rewards, your BackerKit page will have everything that was sent out available, and anything that you've downloaded to your DriveThruRPG digital library will be there and will be available to re-download any time these files are updated.

TO CONTACT JAMES

  • 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!

ONYX PATH CROWDFUNDING IN 2021

Another challenging year. While there were some moments of taking two steps forward and one step back, at least there was some forward momentum. Onyx Path spent the previous year restructuring and adapting their processes to better function during the pandemic, but still external issues presented (and continue to present) challenges. Paper shortages, manufacturing difficulties, shipping and storage problems. The new normal.

Despite all of that, Onyx Path was able to get some products out, at least digitally, during the year.

CROWDFUNDED PROJECTS RELEASED IN 2021

While the massive paper shortage and manufacturing issues kept many of these from seeing print in 2021, they're all currently scheduled to attain physical form in early 2022. Here's hoping the process keeps moving forward and we can finally ship these rewards. Even with that caveat, that's still a pretty impressive list of stuff that's out and available to play.

PROJECTS CROWDFUNDED IN 2021

Another solid year and another batch of fun and interesting projects added to Onyx Path's future release list. In supporting these during the crowdfunding phase, we've also managed to add these extra projects to the schedule:

  • Scion: Dragon Companion
  • Scion: Dragon Jumpstart
  • Whispers from the Darkness (Masks of the Mythos Companion)
  • Victorian Mage Jumpstart
  • Bizarre Tales & Unusual Characters
  • Weird Wonders & Revolutionary Magick
  • Trinity Continuum: Adventure! Jumpstart
  • Adventure Addendum
  • Thrilling Tales
  • Exalted: Essence Novella Trilogy
  • Exalted: Essence Jumpstart
  • Exalted: Essence Adventure Scenario Trilogy
  • Exalted: Essence Companion
  • Squeaks in the Deep Companion
  • Squeaks in the Deep Jumpstart
  • Icons of Rage
  • Howls of the Apocalypse
  • Anima Companion

That's a long list of supplements and expansions that wouldn't exist without your support!

I hope your year ends well, and all the best for 2022!

Final Reward Delivery - Forbidden Religions PDF
over 2 years ago – Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 03:52:55 AM

Hello Bloodthirsty Backers,

A momentous occasion! The final Stretch Goal project initiated by our Kickstarter campaign is now complete and ready to be distributed to backers!

Before we dive into the nitty gritty on Forbidden Religions, let's do one final check to summarize all of our rewards.

REWARD TRACKING – DELIVERED

  • CHICAGO BY NIGHT PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • ANARCHS PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • CAMARILLA PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • BECKETT’S JYHAD DIARY PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • BACKER T-SHIRT LINK (Update # 43, posted May 13, 2020)
  • CULTS OF THE BLOOD GODS PDF (Update #50, posted Nov 17, 2020)
  • CHILDREN OF THE BLOOD PDF (Update #57, posted Apr 1, 2021)
  • DIGITAL WALLPAPER (Update #58, posted Apr 14, 2021)
  • CULTS OF THE BLOOD GODS  HARDCOVER (Update #59, posted May 10, 2021)
  • TRAILS OF ASH AND BONE  PDF (Update #61, posted June 9, 2021)
  • FORBIDDEN RELIGIONS PDF - (Update #66, posted Oct 20, 2021)

REWARD TRACKING - PENDING

  • All rewards have been distributed

FORBIDDEN RELIGIONS

Forbidden Religions includes: 

  • A wide selection of belief systems, some widespread and cloaked in secrecy, others extreme in their focus, from Golconda-seekers and Gehenna cults to infernal religions and churches dedicated to methuselahs. 
  • New powers, rituals, and coterie types befitting these religions. 
  • New optional Loresheets, Merits, and Flaws, for use at character creation or to build into your characters as they gain experience.

REWARD DISTRIBUTION

Your link to claim your Forbidden Religions Backer 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

You should login to your DTRPG account prior to clicking or pasting the redemption link for best results.

The easiest way to see if you've got digital downloads available is to login to your backerkit account: https://cults-of-the-blood-gods.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://cults-of-the-blood-gods.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://cults-of-the-blood-gods.backerkit.com/faq

BACKER PDF VERSION

This is the first version of Forbidden Religions to be released. We've sent you this initial Backer PDF for three reasons:

1) Who wants to wait?! These projects can take a long time to turn into final releases - you know that - and the Onyx Path team wants to get them into your hands as quickly as possible!

2) To thank you for your support! This project, literally, is a direct result of your support during the Kickstarter campaign. You deserve to see it before anyone else!

3) To make the final version the best it can be! 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 Trails of Ash and Bone Feedback Form!

Onyx Path has launched a special Forbidden Religions Feedback Form, which you can access here: https://forms.gle/XNTwVWBWyifP3YDc9

Please submit your feedback on Forbidden Religions using this form

Generally, Onxy Path tries to keep errata collection open for the next 2 weeks, so please report what you can as soon as possible to make sure they're getting everything covered.

They won't be collecting errata from other spots, just this specific form. Please note this form will be for errata only. It won't be for general book discussion - you can do that in a different thread, or on the Kickstarter comments page.

Also, they already know about any Page XX notations - those are usually corrected after any changes are made and the books are being finalized.

After any needed corrections are made (based on your feedback!), 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.

One last chance to be a vampire

So, please submit your feedback using the Feedback Form to Onyx Path over the next two weeks. Eventually, the PDF will be finalized and released for general consumption, and you'll get a notice from DriveThru letting you know that an updated version is available to download to your library at your earliest convenience.

With that, we've now completed this campaign. I'll likely have one more post at the end of the year, just reviewing 2021 in terms of this campaign and Onyx Path on Kickstarter, but other than that, we're pretty much at the finish line.

Thanks for your support and enthusiasm over the lifespan of this campaign. It's been a wild ride - a LOT has changed for V5 since we first started this campaign at the end of 2019, but I've enjoyed seeing all of the work that's come out of it.

TO CONTACT ME

  •  Via E-Mail: Onyx.Kickstarter [at] gmail.com
  •  Via Kickstarter: Click Richard Thomas under the "Created By" heading on the main page, and then press the "Contact Me" button - the message will come to me!
  •  Via BackerKit: Click "Need Help?" from your page, and then fill in the Contact Us form. BackerKit will pass your message along to me.

FINAL DAY ON KICKSTARTER

Final Day on Kickstarter!

Harano is the state in which a werewolf finds themselves, when they succumb to despair. Some Garou look dimly on such kin, believing it is no way to end a life. “Self sacrifice is the only true way to meet the Apocalypse!” they cry, as they rush into battle. Those in Harano merely pine for what once was, and what they believe never can be.

Except, they’re wrong.

W20: THE APOCALYPTIC RECORD is a capstone book designed to conclude the Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition game line, tying up your stories and paving the way for what may come next...

The Apocalyptic Record includes:

  • Five chapters of in-character accounts, reports, songs, and tales from the heart of the Garou Nation, covering stories of grief and joy, battle and peace, spirits and kin.
  • Story hooks in every chapter to make the content within immediately usable at the gaming table.
  • A chapter dedicated to the Werewolf: The Apocalypse metaplot, and how to utilize it in your stories.

Check it out on Kickstarter and join in the hunt!

September 2021 Update
over 2 years ago – Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 01:38:27 PM

Hello Bloodthirsty Backers,

It's time once again for our regular check in. We've still got one final stretch goal reward that's being worked on for us and moving slowly closer to release. Let's dive in and review where we are...

REWARD TRACKING – DELIVERED

  • CHICAGO BY NIGHT PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • ANARCHS PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • CAMARILLA PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • BECKETT’S JYHAD DIARY PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • BACKER T-SHIRT LINK (Update # 43, posted May 13, 2020)
  • CULTS OF THE BLOOD GODS PDF (Update #50, posted Nov 17, 2020)
  • CHILDREN OF THE BLOOD PDF (Update #57, posted Apr 1, 2021)
  • DIGITAL WALLPAPER (Update #58, posted Apr 14, 2021)
  • CULTS OF THE BLOOD GODS  HARDCOVER (Update #59, posted May 10, 2021)
  • TRAILS OF ASH AND BONE  PDF (Update #61, posted June 9, 2021)

REWARD TRACKING - PENDING

  • FORBIDDEN RELIGIONS PDF - Now in Proofing

So, our final reward is being reviewed and corrected (and reviewed and corrected, and back and forth) until it's ready to submit to Paradox for final sign off. Hopefully we'll see it before too much longer.

Until then, 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.

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

Funded! and still growing on Kickstarter! Join our tribe!

Harano is the state in which a werewolf finds themselves, when they succumb to despair. Some Garou look dimly on such kin, believing it is no way to end a life. “Self sacrifice is the only true way to meet the Apocalypse!” they cry, as they rush into battle. Those in Harano merely pine for what once was, and what they believe never can be.

Except, they’re wrong.

W20: THE APOCALYPTIC RECORD is a capstone book designed to conclude the Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition game line, tying up your stories and paving the way for what may come next...

The Apocalyptic Record includes:

  • Five chapters of in-character accounts, reports, songs, and tales from the heart of the Garou Nation, covering stories of grief and joy, battle and peace, spirits and kin.
  • Story hooks in every chapter to make the content within immediately usable at the gaming table.
  • A chapter dedicated to the Werewolf: The Apocalypse metaplot, and how to utilize it in your stories.

Check it out on Kickstarter and join in the hunt!

August 2021 Update
over 2 years ago – Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 02:58:55 AM

Hello Bloodthirsty Backers,

It's time for our regular month end update! No major news yet, but we're getting closer to our final Stretch Goal reward being completed. And I know it's getting close because we're seeing some artwork sneak peeks.

REWARD TRACKING – DELIVERED

  • CHICAGO BY NIGHT PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • ANARCHS PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • CAMARILLA PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • BECKETT’S JYHAD DIARY PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • BACKER T-SHIRT LINK (Update # 43, posted May 13, 2020)
  • CULTS OF THE BLOOD GODS PDF (Update #50, posted Nov 17, 2020)
  • CHILDREN OF THE BLOOD PDF (Update #57, posted Apr 1, 2021)
  • DIGITAL WALLPAPER (Update #58, posted Apr 14, 2021)
  • CULTS OF THE BLOOD GODS  HARDCOVER (Update #59, posted May 10, 2021)
  • TRAILS OF ASH AND BONE  PDF (Update #61, posted June 9, 2021)

REWARD TRACKING - PENDING

  • FORBIDDEN RELIGIONS PDF - Now in Layout

As always, 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.

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

July 2021 Update
over 2 years ago – Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 08:21:35 PM

Hello Bloodthirsty Backers,

As we finish up July, it's time for our regular month end update. Before we review our project status, I wanted to share a recording of a panel from the recent Onyx Path Virtual Gaming Convention. This is the Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition panel with Matthew Dawkins, Steffie de Vaan, Klara Horskjær Herbøl and Steffie de Vaan! Check it out as they discuss the V5 projects from Onyx Path!

Meanwhile, we've got one V5 project left on our Kickstarter tracking list.

REWARD TRACKING – DELIVERED

  • CHICAGO BY NIGHT PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • ANARCHS PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • CAMARILLA PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • BECKETT’S JYHAD DIARY PDF (Update #39, posted Feb 17, 2020)
  • BACKER T-SHIRT LINK (Update # 43, posted May 13, 2020)
  • CULTS OF THE BLOOD GODS PDF (Update #50, posted Nov 17, 2020)
  • CHILDREN OF THE BLOOD PDF (Update #57, posted Apr 1, 2021)
  • DIGITAL WALLPAPER (Update #58, posted Apr 14, 2021)
  • CULTS OF THE BLOOD GODS  HARDCOVER (Update #59, posted May 10, 2021)
  • TRAILS OF ASH AND BONE  PDF (Update #61, posted June 9, 2021)

REWARD TRACKING - PENDING

  • FORBIDDEN RELIGIONS PDF

According to Onyx Path's most recent Monday Meeting Notes, Forbidden Religions is being prepared for layout! So, we're getting ever closer to completion, but there's still a little bit of work ahead.

As always, 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.

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

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