First 48 Hours - How Far We've Come, and What Comes Next...
over 1 year ago
– Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 10:59:01 AM
Hello Scions!
Well, to say it's been an exciting 48 hours is an understatement! We actually hit our project target and funded the book in just over 2 hours, so we've been able to spend the past 46 hours adding new opportunities and rewards!
First, let's celebrate funding this amazing epic step on the journey for our Scions! From Heroes to Demigods to Gods, this climactic step is a big one!
Well, to say it's been an exciting 48 hours is an understatement! We actually hit our project target and funded the book in just over 2 hours, so we've been able to spend the past 46 hours adding new opportunities and rewards!
First, let's celebrate funding this amazing epic step on the journey for our Scions! From Heroes to Demigods to Gods, this climactic step is a big one!
After that, we've managed to more than double our initial funding target and unlock a new Add On opportunity and a new supplement full of bonus content.
ACHIEVED! - At $50,000 in Funding - New Add On: Scion: God Storyguide Reference Screen! – We’ll create a Scion: God Reference Screen with new charts and tables, and updated artwork to reflect the ongoing journey of the characters introduced on the Origin/Hero screen. This can be added to any reward tier containing a hardcover book for only +$25 (plus additional international shipping charges based on your location).
ACHIEVED! - At $60,000 in Funding – Scion: God Companion Supplement – Scion: God is a complex game, covering running religions, killing Gods, managing Realms, and possibly even running games where players play multiple Incarnation of the same God. This has huge potential for confusion. Onyx Path will create a Companion supplement for Scion: God that will explain some concepts in more detail, as well as provide evocative and fun examples. All backers receiving the Scion: God PDF as one of their rewards will automatically receive the Scion: God Companion PDF as a bonus reward.
ACHIEVED! - At $70,000 in Funding – Scion: God Companion Supplement II – The Companion supplement will be expanded to include additional information on Incarnations and Mantles, possibly including rules for rebellious incarnations that seek to sever their connection to their God, Incarnation troupe play, or forging or fighting for new Mantles.
And our next Stretch Goal target adds another bonus supplement.
At $80,000 in Funding - Scion: God Jumpstart - An introductory scenario to launch your Scion: God story, complete with Ready-made Characters and basic rules will be created and released as a supplemental PDF. All backers receiving the Scion: God PDF will automatically have this added as a bonus reward.
We're already on a way towards unlocking that one! These Scion: God supplements would not exist without your support, and any backer who will be receiving the Scion: God PDF as one of their pledge rewards will automatically have these rewards added to their list as a bonus! I'm pretty sure there's more to come as well - there's no limit to how much we can add to that Companion PDF!
FRIDAY STORY TIME!
One of my favorite bits in the Scion Second Edition books (and, really, most of the Onyx Path games) is the in-setting fiction. I find it very evocative and engaging, and often helps me wrap my brain around the concepts introduced in the game in a way that just reading the numbers and charts doesn't. For me, it helps connect the game to the story, I guess is what I'm saying.
Tomorrow we'll have the first of three fiction pieces that will be included in the final version of the manuscript and the eventual finalized Scion: God release. The Visitor Before the Dawn of the World drops tomorrow!
Tomorrow we'll have the first of three fiction pieces that will be included in the final version of the manuscript and the eventual finalized Scion: God release. The Visitor Before the Dawn of the World drops tomorrow!
SUNDAY SNEAK PEEK
As posted in our first Update (check it out if you haven't!) we'll be sharing the complete draft manuscript, chapter by chapter, over the course of this campaign. Next Tuesday we'll look Chapter 2, which covers the Game of Immortals - how the Gods actually interact with The World. But that doesn't mean we'll have to wait until then to talk about it!
We'll have a sneak peek of one bit on Sunday to get a taste of what's to come. There are three main venues for this expression - Incarnation, Divine Rule, and Cults & Religion. Check out the Poll attached to this update and let me know which of these bits you'd like to peek at before the manuscript drop!
We'll have a sneak peek of one bit on Sunday to get a taste of what's to come. There are three main venues for this expression - Incarnation, Divine Rule, and Cults & Religion. Check out the Poll attached to this update and let me know which of these bits you'd like to peek at before the manuscript drop!
Thanks for all of your support over these first 48 hours, for the 4 weeks to come, and, really, for the past several years. Scion Second Edition was crowdfunded back in October of 2016, and while that was about a year before I came to help out on these projects for Onyx Path, I'm really happy that I was able to participate first as a backer and then as a Crowdfunding Concierge for Scion: Demigod and Scion: God (and Scion: Dragon and Scion: Masks of the Mythos as well!) While this game is a climax to many stories, it's by no means an ending for the game, and you've shown again and again it's alive and well!
So, thanks again for your support, and please spread the word wherever you can. We're on a new platform (though most of you will already be pretty familiar with BackerKit) and not all of the Demigods have found their way over to us yet. So let others know in your social circles and on your social media, and let's see if we can't unlock that Jumpstart reward - and many more beyond that, over the next 4 weeks!
So, thanks again for your support, and please spread the word wherever you can. We're on a new platform (though most of you will already be pretty familiar with BackerKit) and not all of the Demigods have found their way over to us yet. So let others know in your social circles and on your social media, and let's see if we can't unlock that Jumpstart reward - and many more beyond that, over the next 4 weeks!