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Curseborne tabletop roleplaying game

Created by Onyx Path - Curseborne RPG

In Curseborne, you play as Accursed, descendants of monstrous lineages lurking in a modern world that closely resembles our own.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Final Week Countdown!
3 months ago – Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 09:49:26 AM

Hello Accursed!

There are moments it feels like we just started this campaign, but in truth we've been running for just over three weeks now and we're now officially in our FINAL WEEK COUNTDOWN!

Over this final week I'll be sharing a handful of instruction and review-type posts about Reward Tiers & Add Ons, reviewing our Stretch Goal accomplishments and targets, and covering What Comes Next, so if you've got any process questions or are wondering about how the Kickstarter steps work, I'm hoping to clarify any remaining questions before we finish. Of course, if you're still wondering about something, please ask and I'll help as best I can.
 

Final Week Program

  • Oct 25 - Manuscript Preview #5 - Storyguiding Curseborne
  • Oct 28 - Reward Tier & Add On Review
  • Oct 29 - Manuscript Preview # 6 - Adversaries!
  • Oct 30 - Stretch Goal Review
  • Oct 31 - Final Day Checklist & What Comes Next

The Curseborne Campaign ends on OCTOBER 31st at 2:00 PM Eastern Time.

Recruiting New Backers

I know, this is something I've already said many times (and seem to say during every project!), but for this final week, you are officially an Accursed Ambassador for this Kickstarter project. It's time to share your excitement for Curseborne! Basically, we want to recruit as many curious backers as possible to form our own Family of Kickstarter Backers over this final week.
 
I know I've ended many update posts with "Keep spreading the word! Invite others to join in!" - but what does that mean, and how do you do it?
 
Easy answer - don't stop talking about Curseborne until 2:01 PM EDT next Thursday October 31st  (maybe even while getting costumes on for Halloween!) Yes, family and friends are tired of me talking about it. But what else have I got to talk about? And they've learned to tolerate me during a Kickstarter campaign. But here's the thing - there are others around who haven't heard or don't know about the campaign.

There are many, many Onyx Path and horror RPG fans who haven't yet heard about this campaign and would love to join in. We're right in the middle of a very busy season - tons of different things competing for our attention and a ramped up news cycle and more- so it's not surprising that new backers are just finding out about the campaign every day. If you have an opportunity to let someone know, please do and let's make sure they have a chance to join in before the end.
 


Resources to Share

If you're inviting new backers, or if you are a new backer (hi new backers!), here are a few key resources to be aware of for this campaign.
 
Backers are able to review the (soon-to-be) complete manuscript for this book before the campaign closes and any pledges are processed. With the exception of the Storyguide chapter coming tomorrow and the Adversaries chapter coming on Tuesday, the entirety of the rules and options from this book are available for download and review by backers, along with all of the setting information for this new game! 
Backers are able to make characters RIGHT NOW and you'll have everything you need to start playing a campaign by Halloween!

Anyone who pledges to this campaign before the end can read the entire book now AND provide feedback directly to the developers to help guide the manuscript through the final phases of development and editing!
 

Unofficial Character Sheet

These unofficial character sheets (one fillable in Adobe Acrobat, one not) were crafted by one of Onyx Path's frequent freelance authors, Chris Jones. With his permission, feel free to use them for your games until an official sheet gets created!

Learn About the Game

If you want to explain the game to others, or even learn more about it yourself, here are some resources explaining different aspects of the game.

The Gentleman Game explains How to Play Curseborne

The Gentleman Gamer discusses What You Play in Curseborne

and more from the Gentleman Gamer

Awkward GM Corbin explains Curseborne

Plus...

See and Hear the Game in Action!

One of my favorite ways to learn about a new game is to see it in action! And with these Actual Plays you can see players bring it to life!
 

Curseborne Conversations

There are Curseborne conversations going on all around the internet. Here are a few key discussion zones.

  • Onyx Path's Discord to join in the ongoing chat to share quick impressions, discuss which Family is your favorite, post memes, and hang out with fans and writers.
  • Onyx Path's Curseborne Forum for some deep discussions, like theorizing about Inheritances and discussing Family themes.
  • Kickstarter Comment Section to ask questions about the Kickstarter process or rewards, celebrate milestones, suggest Stretch Goals, and general cheerleading
  • Onyx Path on Reddit to discuss the game, how it may relate to other Onyx Path properties, and general conversation.

Onyx Path will be hosting an ASK ME ANYTHING all about Curseborn on their Reddit tomorrow, October 25 at Noon EDT.
 

Share the Links!

1) Don't forget to share a link to the Kickstaerter page in any discussion you have (where appropriate) - and feel free to pass any of the long list of links above to those who may need more info (or, just point them to this post!)
 
2) Don't forget to tell us about any post or review or discussion you write! Come to the comments section and let us know so we can all go and contribute! Like the discussions going on at RPG.net. I know I keep saying it, but really - these last days are key. Keep the enthusiasm high and keep on inviting others to join in, either directly ("Come see...") or just by setting an example of your enthusiasm and interest.
 


 

Final Week

We've got one week to go, everyone! Thank you all so much for your support! We work together because it's the right thing to do, and because backers make it better! Let's finish strong! And let's continue exploring this new amazing game together, sharing our feedback with the writers and delving into the draft manuscript, and let's see if we can't get another Stretch Goal or two before we review next Wednesday!

At $160,000 in Funding - Accursed Adventure Supplement - We will add a second playable adventure to the adventure book. This Accursed Adventure Supplement PDF will automatically be added as a bonus reward to all backers receiving the Curseborne PDF as one of their rewards.

At $165,000 in Funding - Streaming Overlay - A set of overlays for your online game will be created, for your use when streaming your Curseborne session. This reward will be added to the rewards list for all backers.

At $170,000 in Funding - Curseborne Fiction Anthology - We will add 1 more story to the anthology. All backers will automatically have the Curseborne Fiction Anthology added as a bonus reward.

Remember, every backer who joins and helps us increase our funding is not only able to receive these bonus rewards but also helps expand them and make them even better for all of the existing backers!

Tomorrow - Storyguiding Advice! Until then, let's keep at it! Spread the word to your gamer friends and friendly gamers, and let's make this a real Treat for Halloween!

#Curseborne

... And speaking of spreading the word, we're doing some cross-promotion to try and reach out to even more backers!

 Our friends at Brave Alice Games just launched an amazing Book & STL campaign:

If you've always felt that D&D-like games need a True Summoner Necromancer, and not just another Wizard sub-class with a few necromantic skills...then this campaign is for you!

Meet the Necromancers of Monastis: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bravealice/necromancers-of-monastis

  • A Unique new Class
  • 85 New Spells
  • 20 Undead Summons
  • 25 Detailed 3D Printing STLs
  • A True Summoner

Back them Today!



 


 

Backers Only! – Curseborne Draft Manuscript 4 – Accursed Magic
4 months ago – Wed, Oct 23, 2024 at 05:25:13 AM

This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read.

Stretch Goals and Unofficial Character Sheet
4 months ago – Mon, Oct 21, 2024 at 06:10:33 PM

Hello Accursed,

We're right on track! I'm posting this because we've passed my last posted Stretch Goal target, so it's time to come up with some more checkpoints on our ride to Halloween!

As mentioned, we've just past our latest milestone marker. A fun little bonus reward, and a useful tool if you play online as much as I do (or just want some cool images to use as inspiration or share with other players to describe Storyguide Characters.

ACHIEVED! - At $155,000 in Funding - VIRTUAL TABLETOP TOKEN SET - Digital assets will be created to support online play for Curseborne, including key character and creature tokens from the book. This online asset pack will be added to the rewards list of all backers.

Looking back at our Sretch Goal achievements thus far, you can see that we're sprinkling in some fun milestone markers to help us keep pace and give us fun bonus rewards, but our big focus is building three Curseborne supplemental PDF products via these Stretch Goal targets.

TANGLED WEBS is shaping up to be an awesome book about strange liminalities and shattered spaces based on real places to use in your game. We've already expanded it twice more, adding Storyguide characters and adversaries, along with story seeds for each location.

CURSEBORNE FICTION ANTHOLOGY will be home to short stories about Curseborne characters and shed more (dim) light on the world of Curseborne and how some of the elements interact with one another. We've already expanded this supplement to include three stories thus far.

ACCURSED ADVENTURE is our third Stretch Goal supplement, with premade characters and an adventure to launch a campaign. Whether played directly from the page or used as inspiration for your own games, this is a great project, and I think we're due to expand it!

So, let's expand a couple of our supplements and throw in another milestone marker there to take us into the final days of the campaign...

At $160,000 in Funding - Accursed Adventure Supplement - We will add a second playable adventure to the adventure book. This Accursed Adventure Supplement PDF will automatically be added as a bonus reward to all backers receiving the Curseborne PDF as one of their rewards.

At $165,000 in Funding - Streaming Overlay - A set of overlays for your online game will be created, for your use when streaming your Curseborne session. This reward will be added to the rewards list for all backers.

At $170,000 in Funding - Curseborne Fiction Anthology - We will add 1 more story to the anthology. All backers will automatically have the Curseborne Fiction Anthology added as a bonus reward.

Unofficial Character Sheet

With the systems and rules chapters dropping to backers this week, it's time we start making some characters! These unofficial character sheets (one fillable in Adobe Acrobat, one not) were crafted by one of Onyx Path's frequent freelance authors, Chris Jones. With his permission, feel free to use them for your games until an official sheet gets created!

Actual Play Sessions

While making your character, if you want to see others playing the game to get some ideas, I've got an already outdated list of Actual Play sessions from the main page of the campaign. Some of these have had additional sessions and some new APs have joined this list, but this is a great place to start: