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Geist: The Sin-Eaters 2nd Edition

Created by Onyx Path - Geist The Sin-Eaters

Originally released in 2009, Geist: The Sin-Eaters was a sleeper hit for the Chronicles of Darkness, finally bringing “life” to the realm of ghosts and death. And now this game of second chances gets a second edition, with Geist: The Sin-Eaters 2nd Edition, offering a revised and updated rules system and an expanded setting.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

September 2020 Update
over 3 years ago – Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 07:45:39 PM

Hello Kickstarter Krewe,

Welcome to Autumn.

The Fall dropped like a ton of bricks where I am. I think the seasons are trying to get through this year as quickly as possible.

Of course, that's Autumn 2020, so we continue on our slog through this complicated, challenging year. Obviously, any schedule that Onyx Path had at the beginning of the year as been massively altered, pushed back and warped by pandemics and resulting shutdowns, new social distancing requirements at workplaces, infrastructure adaptations as the world changed, and everyone dealing with their own personal challenges from suddenly working from home, or not working at all, or adjusting to sharing home offices, or homeschooling, or keeping tabs on wildfires, or...

Well, it goes on, doesn't it. Which is preamble to the main point: the remaining Stretch Goal rewards for this project are still in progress, though that progress is much slower than any of us would like, I'm sure. That doesn't mean I have nothing to share - we have shifted forward a bit, and there's a new release that may be of interest - but let's get this out of the way up front:

REWARD TRACKING - Completed Rewards (Sent to Backers)

  • Redbubble T-shirt Link (Update #37, posted 09/26/18)
  • Underworld Reflections 1E PDF Bundle (Update #38, posted 10/19/18)
  • Chronicles of Darkness Core Rules PDF (Update #38, posted 10/19/18)
  • OnyxDice Digital Dice (Update #43, posted 2/13/19)
  • Geist: The Sin Eaters 2e Backer PDF (Update #46, posted 4/16/19)
  • Storyteller’s Reference PDF (Update #56, posted 12/18/19)
  • Memento Mori PDF (Update #56, posted 12/18/19)
  • Geist: The Sin Eaters 2e Hardcover (Update #61, posted 02/13/20)
  • Storyteller’s Screen (Update #61, posted 02/13/20)
  • Fiction Anthology PDF (Update #63, posted 03/07/20)
  • Geist 2e PoD Coupon (Update #64, posted 03/17/20)
  • Digital Wallpaper (Update #69, posted 07/28/20)

REWARD TRACKING - PENDING

  • One Foot in the Grave PDF (Ready-Made Characters & Jumpstart)

One Foot in the Grave is still listed in post-editing development, so I'm sure there's slight progress ongoing, but no change to our status report yet. 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.

That's not to say we have nothing to talk about! A brand new release for the Chronicles of Darkness, and something that can be used across all gamelines!

Now available in PDF and Print-on-Demand from DriveThruRPG: The Contagion Chronicle for Chronicles of Darkness!

A Crossover Compendium for the Chronicles of Darkness

The world is ill. You have everything to lose through its sickness.

Loss. Change. Chaos.

Your own blood will rebel against you. Your own herd.

Your own loved ones. Do not believe that just because you’ve had a hundred years on this earth, you’ll be exempt. Just because you were ignorant of it until now does not make you immune. Your waking to the reality of this world — of the great machine in its heart, and the sickness in its veins — is just the first step. You must find others like you and me and make them swear to drive back this Contagion. This world doesn’t have long left. You may be a monster, but perhaps with other monsters, you can drive back the destruction of everything.

The Contagion Chronicle includes:

  • The first Chronicles of Darkness book to provide guidance on playing creatures of all kinds in a shared story.
  • Systems and powers enabling teams of vampires, werewolves, mages, Prometheans, changelings, Sin-Eaters, hunters, mummies, Beasts, demons, and Deviants all in the same group, encouraging you to explore all permutations of crossover.
  • A new mythos — the terrifying Contagion — acting as a catalyst for unifying disparate monsters into allied groups known as the Sworn and the False.
  • Over ten settings from diverse locations all around the globe, each wracked with its own Contagion, and all waiting to be explored.

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 WEEK ON KICKSTARTER

Final Week! Check it out!

August 2020 Update
over 3 years ago – Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 09:10:26 PM

Hello Kickstarter Krewe,

Working through these dog days of August, back again with our status check in.

I surprised myself with a personal pun, because my dog's name is August. Alone in my office for too long...

No major changes since last month - we've got that one final reward still in the project forge, getting hammered into shape...

REWARD TRACKING - Completed Rewards (Sent to Backers)

  • Redbubble T-shirt Link (Update #37, posted 09/26/18)
  • Underworld Reflections 1E PDF Bundle (Update #38, posted 10/19/18)
  • Chronicles of Darkness Core Rules PDF (Update #38, posted 10/19/18)
  • OnyxDice Digital Dice (Update #43, posted 2/13/19)
  • Geist: The Sin Eaters 2e Backer PDF (Update #46, posted 4/16/19)
  • Storyteller’s Reference PDF (Update #56, posted 12/18/19)
  • Memento Mori PDF (Update #56, posted 12/18/19)
  • Geist: The Sin Eaters 2e Hardcover (Update #61, posted 02/13/20)
  • Storyteller’s Screen (Update #61, posted 02/13/20)
  • Fiction Anthology PDF (Update #63, posted 03/07/20)
  • Geist 2e PoD Coupon (Update #64, posted 03/17/20)
  • Digital Wallpaper (Update #69, posted 07/28/20)

REWARD TRACKING - PENDING

  • One Foot in the Grave PDF (Ready-Made Characters & Jumpstart)

The OFitG manuscript is still in Post-Editing Development, so we're in the ongoing home stretch. 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 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.

COMING SOON TO KICKSTARTER

As a Hero, a Scion becomes a figure of myth and story, an exemplar of some virtue of their chosen society or the culture they’re born into. Even before their Visitation, the children of the Gods are a breed apart. But some want more than this lesser form of immortality, forever in the shadow of their parents. The golden ichor within the Scion’s heart sears and cooks them, ever burning away any human frailties of the Scion and driving them toward more audacious Deeds. They seek to become truly transformational figures, leaving The World forever different in their wake. At the fifth dot of Legend, it all reaches a tipping point, where the Scion is formed more of divine ichor than mortal flesh —more immortal than mortal, a true Demigod. They have declared to The World that they will not be pawns of Fate, but players in their own right. They will succeed in becoming a God, or they will die with their failure.

Everything up to this point was your prologue. Now it’s time to live your myth.

Scion: Demigod continues the path set down by Scion: Origin and Scion: Hero, expanding Scion Second Edition’s power level and charting the next level of power tiers for the Scions of the Gods. Players will take their characters through a tightly designed yet flexible story arc that ends in apotheosis or death – either way, the character will no longer be mortal after this book. Your characters don’t have to follow every Milestone with their Deeds — but they cannot run from their destiny once they’ve chosen to embrace it.

Coming Soon!

July 2020 Update
over 3 years ago – Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 09:51:26 AM

Hello Kickstarter Krewe,

It's time for our regular month end update! And also, a reward! Because you're awesome!

I'm also gonna tell you about a new spooky game that's on Kickstarter now! Check it out at the very bottom - I think you'll dig it!

Before we get to our regular status check, let's get a reward out to everyone! Remember this Stretch Goal during the campaign? 

Maybe? It's been a long time!

Anyway, after some pandemic-related approval delays and shifting schedules, it's finally here! If you're like me, you've been staring at your computer screen a lot more over the past 4 months, and appreciate any little change to keep things fresh! Well, it's time to dress up your monitor with some Geist artwork!

REWARD: GEIST DIGITAL WALLPAPER

Your links to claim your Digital Wallpaper 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

Again, you will receive an e-mail from BackerKit with links for this Geist: The Sin-Eaters Second Edition  item today if either is on your expected list of rewards.

The easiest way to see if you've got digital downloads available is to login to your backerkit account: https://geist2e.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://geist2e.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://geist2e.backerkit.com/faq

REWARD TRACKING - Completed Rewards (Sent to Backers)

  • Redbubble T-shirt Link (Update #37, posted 09/26/18)
  • Underworld Reflections 1E PDF Bundle (Update #38, posted 10/19/18)
  • Chronicles of Darkness Core Rules PDF (Update #38, posted 10/19/18)
  • OnyxDice Digital Dice (Update #43, posted 2/13/19)
  • Geist: The Sin Eaters 2e Backer PDF (Update #46, posted 4/16/19)
  • Storyteller’s Reference PDF (Update #56, posted 12/18/19)
  • Memento Mori PDF (Update #56, posted 12/18/19)
  • Geist: The Sin Eaters 2e Hardcover (Update #61, posted 02/13/20)
  • Storyteller’s Screen (Update #61, posted 02/13/20)
  • Fiction Anthology PDF (Update #63, posted 03/07/20)
  • Geist 2e PoD Coupon (Update #64, posted 03/17/20)
  • Digital Wallpaper (Update #69, posted 07/28/20)

REWARD TRACKING - PENDING

  • One Foot in the Grave PDF (Ready-Made Characters & Jumpstart)

With the Digital Wallpaper bumped to the Completed portion, that means we've got ONE FINAL REWARD to go (the combined Ready-Made Characters and Jumpstart supplement, called One Foot in the Grave!). The manuscript is in Post-Editing Development, making sure it's up to snuff, and the artwork has been contracted, so we're in the home stretch. Of course, this year has shown us never to make assumptions or take anything for granted, so I'll continue to update you monthly until this reward is ready to go out.  I cannot wait.

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.

NOW ON KICKSTARTER 

Tell spooky stories and explore terrifying tales!

Onyx Path's latest game of cinema-inspired fun is They Came from Beyond the Grave! If you're a fan of Roger Corman's creature features, Hammer horror films, or the Amicus movies, this game is for you.

Set in two time periods - the 1970s, when these movies were made, and the 19th century, when many were set - you may just find yourself running or participating in a tale of suspense set across two different eras, both of which contain a mix of hammy acting, technicolor blood, wobbling sets, and all the screams an audience could want.

Indulge in the cigarette smoke, despairing mood, and wide collars of the 1970s. Enjoy the rock and drugs entering the mainstream. What was counterculture is now simply culture. Maybe you favor the disco, or perhaps the punk scene is more your thing. Grow a mustache. Grow a whole beard! It’s no longer rebellious to wear hair or sideburns so long or skirts so short: it’s expected. Hitchhiking isn’t a death sentence yet. Or not quite. Everyone owns a car, and international travel has never felt so easy.

Prepare to trudge through the London fog, creep around unlit alleys, and get lost on misty moors as your deerstalker and long coat gets saturated from the rain apparently incessant throughout the 19th century depicted in the cinema. Prepare to catch a ride in a carriage and ask the driver why he’s going so fast through this part of the woods. Expect to knock on the door to an imposing castle, only to see the butler, far too pale of face, ask whether you’re here to see “the mistress.” The 19th century beckons you to play within its Victorian gothic mood. Start the game here or start it in the 1970s — whichever you prefer, They Came from Beyond the Grave! has monsters, stories, and encounters for whatever tale you wish to tell.

NOW ON KICKSTARTER!

June 2020 Update
over 3 years ago – Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 08:27:03 AM

Hello Kickstarter Krewe,

As another month comes to the end, it's time for our regular update. No major updates for this month (our final two rewards are moving forward, though not at the finish line yet), but wanted to make sure I continue my monthly update posts to track all of our rewards and continue to share any info about the project (and other Onyx Path projects) so we're all in the loop.

These days it comes, it comes, it comes, it comes, it comes and goes

REWARD TRACKING - Completed Rewards (Sent to Backers)

  • Redbubble T-shirt Link (Update #37, posted 09/26/18)
  • Underworld Reflections 1E PDF Bundle (Update #38, posted 10/19/18)
  • Chronicles of Darkness Core Rules PDF (Update #38, posted 10/19/18)
  • OnyxDice Digital Dice (Update #43, posted 2/13/19)
  • Geist: The Sin Eaters 2e Backer PDF (Update #46, posted 4/16/19)
  • Storyteller’s Reference PDF (Update #56, posted 12/18/19)
  • Memento Mori PDF (Update #56, posted 12/18/19)
  • Geist: The Sin Eaters 2e Hardcover (Update #61, posted 02/13/20)
  • Storyteller’s Screen (Update #61, posted 02/13/20)
  • Fiction Anthology PDF (Update #63, posted 03/07/20)
  • Geist 2e PoD Coupon (Update #64, posted 03/17/20)

REWARD TRACKING - PENDING

  • One Foot in the Grave PDF (Ready-Made Characters & Jumpstart)
  • Digital Wallpaper

One Foot in the Grave is still in Post-Development Editing, but working it's way to us. The Digital Wallpaper is almost to us, just waiting for a sign-off. In this pandemic world, a few easy steps have gotten more complicated or been shuffled around in priority, but I'm hoping to get that simple reward out to you very soon. If you're like me, staring at your home computer more than ever, a background change is a welcome refresher. 

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 (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 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 DAYS ON KICKSTARTER

Grab your friends and escape to another world!

You've found an enchanted portal — a transition point — between worlds. The portal, called a Crossing, takes you to a world you thought only existed in novels and films: a magical land where dragons roam the skies, orcs and hobgoblins terrorize weary travelers, and unicorns prance through the forest. It is a world where humans join other peoples such as elves, trolls, dwarves, changelings, and the dreaded creatures who steal the night. It is a world of fantasy — of imagination.

It is the Realm.

It is Legendlore.

Final Week on Kickstarter!

May 2020 Update
almost 4 years ago – Fri, May 29, 2020 at 09:12:03 PM

Hello Kickstarter Krewe,

Final week of May, time for an update!

He's just diving in! He didn't even make any puns!

Before we review our current reward status, I just wanted to note a recent Chronicles of Darkness release that may be of interest.

Now available in PDF and print from Storytellers Vault: Chronicles of Darkness: Dark Eras 2!

For millennia, monsters have hunted and fought alongside us…

Rebellions swell and vampires feed. Casualties of war draw Reapers to blood-soaked battlefields. Gilded ages benefit mortals and monsters alike.

How? Why? What role do the monsters play with us —- and each other?

Dark Eras 2 explores 13 new eras scattered throughout the history of the Chronicles of Darkness. Each chapter features two to three game lines which include Vampire: The RequiemMage: The AwakeningHunter: The VigilChangeling: The Lost, and more!

The rules in this book are compatible with second edition Chronicles of Darkness. Each terrifying time period and location is examined through the supernatural creatures that dwell there.

Unlock the past. Find out what hides in the shadows.

Inside, you’ll find:

  • Historically inspired settings and story hooks
  • Character-creation tips and gameplay advice
  • New Tilts, Conditions, and era-appropriate rules

Because of general quarantine conditions, we wanted to make it easier for you to get the stuff you wanted in order to play your games, so like Dark Eras 1, we also broke out the individual chapters as separate products:

 REWARD TRACKING - Completed Rewards (Sent to Backers) 

  • Redbubble T-shirt Link (Update #37, posted 09/26/18)
  • Underworld Reflections 1E PDF Bundle (Update #38, posted 10/19/18)
  • Chronicles of Darkness Core Rules PDF (Update #38, posted 10/19/18)
  • OnyxDice Digital Dice (Update #43, posted 2/13/19)
  • Geist: The Sin Eaters 2e Backer PDF (Update #46, posted 4/16/19)
  • Storyteller’s Reference PDF (Update #56, posted 12/18/19)
  • Memento Mori PDF (Update #56, posted 12/18/19)
  • Geist: The Sin Eaters 2e Hardcover (Update #61, posted 02/13/20)
  • Storyteller’s Screen (Update #61, posted 02/13/20)
  • Fiction Anthology PDF (Update #63, posted 03/07/20)
  • Geist 2e PoD Coupon (Update #64, posted 03/17/20)

REWARD TRACKING - PENDING

  • One Foot in the Grave PDF (Ready-Made Characters & Jumpstart)
  • Digital Wallpaper

Well, One Foot in the Grave has moved another step along the progress chart since last month, now in Post-Editing Development. Step-by-step, word-by-word, working it's way to us! I'm going to follow up with the team and see if I can get that Digital Wallpaper out soon as well. We'll get there!

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 that I mentioned (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 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

This campaign ends Thursday, May 28th at 2:00 EST. Final chance to check it out and join in!

COMING SOON TO KICKSTARTER

Grab your friends and escape to another world!

You've found an enchanted portal — a transition point — between worlds. The portal, called a Crossing, takes you to a world you thought only existed in novels and films: a magical land where dragons roam the skies, orcs and hobgoblins terrorize weary travelers, and unicorns prance through the forest. It is a world where humans join other peoples such as elves, trolls, dwarves, changelings, and the dreaded creatures who steal the night. It is a world of fantasy — of imagination.

It is the Realm.

It is Legendlore.