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Dystopia Rising: Evolution Tabletop RPG

Created by Onyx Path Publishing

Help us create a traditionally printed, full color, hardcover game book and then get it into stores.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

March 2021 Update
about 3 years ago – Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 11:34:05 AM

Hello Risers,

The past year is responsible for a lot of schedule shifting and resource management trials, so there are a few bottlenecks still to clear on the project progress pathway. I know that the team have been recruiting additional help - I'm hoping that everything can get unstuck and moving once again soon.

So, quick and quiet update for this month.

REWARD TRACKING - Completed Rewards (Sent to Backers)

  • Redbubble T-shirt Link (Update #30, posted 11/01/18)
  • Dystopia Rising: Evolution Core Book Backer PDF (Update #41, posted 07/23/19)
  • Dystopia Rising: Jumpstart Backer PDF (Update #43, posted 09/24/19)
  • DR:E Reference Charts PDF (Update #44, posted 10/11/19)
  • DR:E Digital Wallpaper (Update #44, posted 10/11/19)
  • DR:E Threat Guide PDF  (Update #45, posted 10/23/19)
  • Dystopia Rising: Evolution Core Book Hardcover (Update #52, posted 2/19/20)
  • DR:E Reference Screen (Update #52, posted 2/19/20)
  • Creed Symbol Enamel Pin(s) (Update #52, posted 2/19/20)
  • Dystopia Rising: Evolution Print-On-Demand coupon (Update #55, posted 4/14/20)
  • Community Content Program (Update #57, posted 5/25/20)

REWARD TRACKING - PENDING

  • DR:E Fiction Anthology PDF - in the Editing phase of production

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.

CURRENTLY CROWDFUNDING...

Our Final Day for M20: Victorian Age! Travel back and have an impact on history!
The 1940s pulp action setting for Trinity Continuum has just launched on Kickstarter! Check it out!

February 2021 Update
about 3 years ago – Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 12:28:32 AM

Hello Risers,

Shortest month of the  year, shortest update I'll send out.

No word yet on our final reward. It's still in Editing, hopefully finishing up and out to us before too much longer.

REWARD TRACKING - Completed Rewards (Sent to Backers)

  • Redbubble T-shirt Link (Update #30, posted 11/01/18)
  • Dystopia Rising: Evolution Core Book Backer PDF (Update #41, posted 07/23/19)
  • Dystopia Rising: Jumpstart Backer PDF (Update #43, posted 09/24/19)
  • DR:E Reference Charts PDF (Update #44, posted 10/11/19)
  • DR:E Digital Wallpaper (Update #44, posted 10/11/19)
  • DR:E Threat Guide PDF  (Update #45, posted 10/23/19)
  • Dystopia Rising: Evolution Core Book Hardcover (Update #52, posted 2/19/20)
  • DR:E Reference Screen (Update #52, posted 2/19/20)
  • Creed Symbol Enamel Pin(s) (Update #52, posted 2/19/20)
  • Dystopia Rising: Evolution Print-On-Demand coupon (Update #55, posted 4/14/20)
  • Community Content Program (Update #57, posted 5/25/20)

REWARD TRACKING - PENDING

  • DR:E Fiction Anthology PDF - in the Editing phase of production

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.

CURRENTLY CROWDFUNDING...

Currently funding on Indiegogo. Click to find out more!

January 2021 Update
about 3 years ago – Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 11:07:35 PM

Hello Risers!

Welcome to the first update of 2021. Last year obviously knocked a bunch of things around and through off some schedules. I'm hopeful that things will get back on track and we'll all have a better year.

This could be my LARP outfit!

We've got one final reward slowly working down the progress path. I can see this one getting closer and closer, and I can't wait until it's distributed and we can dig in!

REWARD TRACKING - Completed Rewards (Sent to Backers)

  • Redbubble T-shirt Link (Update #30, posted 11/01/18)
  • Dystopia Rising: Evolution Core Book Backer PDF (Update #41, posted 07/23/19)
  • Dystopia Rising: Jumpstart Backer PDF (Update #43, posted 09/24/19)
  • DR:E Reference Charts PDF (Update #44, posted 10/11/19)
  • DR:E Digital Wallpaper (Update #44, posted 10/11/19)
  • DR:E Threat Guide PDF  (Update #45, posted 10/23/19)
  • Dystopia Rising: Evolution Core Book Hardcover (Update #52, posted 2/19/20)
  • DR:E Reference Screen (Update #52, posted 2/19/20)
  • Creed Symbol Enamel Pin(s) (Update #52, posted 2/19/20)
  • Dystopia Rising: Evolution Print-On-Demand coupon (Update #55, posted 4/14/20)
  • Community Content Program (Update #57, posted 5/25/20)

REWARD TRACKING - PENDING

  • DR:E Fiction Anthology PDF - in the Editing phase of production

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 – Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 01:11:39 PM

Hey Dystopian Risers,

Well, our game is all about building back our communities after extreme hardship and difficulties and disaster, and if that doesn't give me a theme for a look ahead to 2021, I don't know what would. This year has been a test of endurance and fortitude, and I hope that next year we can explore some of the themes of this game - reconnecting with our communities, adapting and overcoming challenges, and working to make the world a better place. 

Stay safe, and let's hope 2021 is a little brighter.

This year has obviously been full of unexpected challenges and difficult times. I know the Onyx Path team and writers were hit hard by the chaotic and shifting nature of the year, and plans and projects had to be shuffled around as situations and solutions were figured out. Projects that were expected to be completed or nearing completion were sometimes delayed, sometimes rescheduled, but never abandoned. I'm hoping 2021 is a much more manageable time, and looking forward to the results of the hard work of the Onyx Path team in keeping the machine running as best they could during this weird year.

REWARD TRACKING - Completed Rewards (Sent to Backers)

  • Redbubble T-shirt Link (Update #30, posted 11/01/18)
  • Dystopia Rising: Evolution Core Book Backer PDF (Update #41, posted 07/23/19)
  • Dystopia Rising: Jumpstart Backer PDF (Update #43, posted 09/24/19)
  • DR:E Reference Charts PDF (Update #44, posted 10/11/19)
  • DR:E Digital Wallpaper (Update #44, posted 10/11/19)
  • DR:E Threat Guide PDF  (Update #45, posted 10/23/19)
  • Dystopia Rising: Evolution Core Book Hardcover (Update #52, posted 2/19/20)
  • DR:E Reference Screen (Update #52, posted 2/19/20)
  • Creed Symbol Enamel Pin(s) (Update #52, posted 2/19/20)
  • Dystopia Rising: Evolution Print-On-Demand coupon (Update #55, posted 4/14/20)
  • Community Content Program (Update #57, posted 5/25/20)

REWARD TRACKING - PENDING

  • DR:E Fiction Anthology PDF 

One last project still to wrap up! Here's hoping 2021 is a productive year for our Dystopia Rising: Evolution team and we'll see the fruits of their labors. In 2021, 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.

TO CONTACT JAMES

  • 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.

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 and, despite the chaos, there are 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 day 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 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.

FINAL CAMPAIGN OF 2020 - ENDING TOMORROW!

A 5E Mega-campaign set in the Scarred Lands. Check it out!

November 2020 Update
over 3 years ago – Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 12:40:02 PM

Hey Dystopian Risers,

Well, I spent yesterday trying to sneak in a month end updates before our American friends take some Thanksgiving time off, but Kickstarter wasn't letting me upload images. And where would I be if I couldn't insert my avatar here?

Tryin' out a new nickname for ya!

Anyway, now that we have that important business taken care of, I hope everyone keeps safe and manages through as best they can.

We've had some forward momentum since last month. Our final reward, the fiction anthology, completed the manuscript approval phase and the property holder has signed off on Onyx Path's licensed book. That means it's now in editing and working every closer to release. Can't wait!!

REWARD TRACKING - Completed Rewards (Sent to Backers)

  • Redbubble T-shirt Link (Update #30, posted 11/01/18)
  • Dystopia Rising: Evolution Core Book Backer PDF (Update #41, posted 07/23/19)
  • Dystopia Rising: Jumpstart Backer PDF (Update #43, posted 09/24/19)
  • DR:E Reference Charts PDF (Update #44, posted 10/11/19)
  • DR:E Digital Wallpaper (Update #44, posted 10/11/19)
  • DR:E Threat Guide PDF  (Update #45, posted 10/23/19)
  • Dystopia Rising: Evolution Core Book Hardcover (Update #52, posted 2/19/20)
  • DR:E Reference Screen (Update #52, posted 2/19/20)
  • Creed Symbol Enamel Pin(s) (Update #52, posted 2/19/20)
  • Dystopia Rising: Evolution Print-On-Demand coupon (Update #55, posted 4/14/20)
  • Community Content Program (Update #57, posted 5/25/20)

REWARD TRACKING - PENDING

  • DR:E Fiction Anthology PDF - Now in Editing phase of production

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 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.

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!