Created by Onyx Path Publishing - They Came from Beyond the Grave!
A dramatic, hammy, and horrifying tabletop roleplaying game encompassing the shock, terror, eroticism, and humor of 1970s horror.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
August 2021 Update
over 2 years ago
– Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 12:27:59 AM
Hello Gravediggers,
No major updates this month, just our regular check in. I've been told the Backer PDF for They Came from Beyond the Grave! is progressing nicely! I can't wait to see this game!
Before I review our project checklist, let's pause for a moment to look at some virtual panels Onyx Path has planned for the upcoming GenCon convention.
Onyx Path at Gen Con Online.
Friday, September 17th, 11am EDT: Storypath Q&A! Join the Onyx Path crew for a Q&A about their in-house system and the games powered by it, including Trinity Continuum, Scion Second Edition, They Came From!, and Dystopia Rising: Evolution. https://www.gencon.com/events/198118
Saturday, September 18th, 11am EDT: What’s Up with Onyx Path? Join some of the Onyx Path developers and employees while they talk about what they’ve been working on recently! https://www.gencon.com/events/198116
Saturday, September 18th, 4pm EDT: They Came From Beyond the Grave! Matthew will run a three-hour introductory scenario to a game of 1970s Hammer Horror-esque chills and thrills, and not a little ham and comedy with it. https://www.gencon.com/events/199400
Sounds like Saturday is going to be lots of fun. Check it out if you can.
REWARD TRACKING - DELIVERED TO BACKERS
[Add On] They Came from Beneath the Sea! PDF (Update #39, September24, 2020)
[Stretch Goal] Redbubble T-Shirt Link (Update #46, April 16, 2021)
REWARD TRACKING - PENDING
[Pledge Tier] They Came from Beyond the Grave! PDF - In Layout phase
[Pledge Tier] They Came from Beyond the Grave! Hardcover Book
[Add On Option] They Came from Beyond the Grave! Director's Screen
[Add On Option] TCfBtG! Quip Cards
[Add On Option] They Came from Beneath the Sea! Hardcover Book
[Pledge Tier] They Came from Beyond the Grave! PoD Discount
[Pledge Tier] Beyond the Grave! Quip Cards PoD Discount
[Stretch Goal] Monsters from the Crypt -In Editing Phase
[Stretch Goal] Tales of Depravity -In Editing Phase
[Stretch Goal] Heroes in a World of Horror -In Editing Phase
[Stretch Goal] They Came from Beyond the Grave Digital Wallpaper
[Pledge Tier] Signed Book Insert
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 RichThomas 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
– Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 08:15:43 PM
Hello Gravediggers,
As July meets it's end, it's time for our regular month end status check in to crawl in...
Preview Art!
Before we dig in, I wanted to share a couple videos of panels from the recent Onyx Path Virtual Gaming Convention. Last month, we saw the They Came from Camp Murder Lake actual play from the convention. This time, we're going to have a broader topic covered with the They Came From... panel, with panelists Matthew Dawkins, Michele Masala, and Barker! We discuss our existing They Came From games (They Came from Beyond the Sea!) and the upcoming games in the series (They Came from Beyond the Grave!, They Came from Camp Murder Lake!, They Came from [CLASSIFIED]!, and They Came from the Cyclops' Cave!).
I've been in love with each of the They Came From games so far, and I'm even more excited about the superspy-focused They Came from [Classified]! announced for the future. Somehow, these games have found my genre sweet spot over and over again.
To go even bigger picture for a moment, since the They Came From games use Onyx Path's Storypath sytem, I wanted to share the Storypath Q&A Panel, which features Danielle Lauzon, Ian A. A. Watson, Catie Griffin, Neall Raemonn Price, and Eddy Webb to discuss various aspects of the Storypath system and how it varies through different game lines (and even within different genres like the They Came From games!)
You'll see the Onyx Path team shine the spotlight on Storypath a bit more in the next while. In addition to the Tasty Bits mini-supplements they've been releasing, they're introducing a new streamed series that they're calling Storypath Showcase.
Storypath Showcase is a new actual play anthology series that presents games using the Storypath System though short, exciting, and digestible story arcs. Beginning with Trinity Continuum: Aberrant, this show presents a session zero detailing character creation followed by a 2-4 episode arc. When an arc is completed, the show moves to a new setting with a new cast. Storypath Showcase gives the viewer the opportunity to learn about our many worlds and see the Storypath System in action. The sessions are prerecorded so the Storyguide and some cast members will be in the chat to answer questions or talk about the stream’s events.
This Saturday, join us at 6 PM EDT for Aberrant Episode 1: Dead Drop, in which Team Tonight’s bench roster is activated to investigate the murder of a Project Utopia operative who was undercover with the Megasyndicate. If you missed the Session Zero stream, don’t worry! It’s available to Twitch subscribers on VOD and will be on the OnyxPath YouTube channel soon!
Following Trinity Continuum: Aberrant, we will run Trinity Continuum Core, followed by games from all our Storypath lines including Scion, They Came From…!, and Dystopia Rising: Evolution!
THEY CAME FROM PLAN 9!
Speaking of the Storypath Tasty Bit program, the latest release is a supplement for They Came from Beyond the Sea! I know many of you picked up the TCfBtS! rulebook as an add-on for this campaign, and now you can add even more wackiness to the game.
Now available in PDF from DriveThruRPG: Storypath Tasty Bit: They Came from Plan 9!
Greetings, my friend. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember, my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future. You are interested in the unknown, the mysterious, the unexplainable. That is why you are here. And now, for the first time, we are bringing to you the full story of what happened on that fateful day. We are bringing you all the evidence, based only on the secret testimony of the miserable souls who survived this terrifying ordeal. The incidents, the places. My friend, we cannot keep this a secret any longer. Let us punish the guilty. Let us reward the innocent. My friend, can your heart stand the shocking facts about grave robbers from outer space?
They Came from Plan 9! is a micro sourcebook for They Came from Beneath the Sea!, allowing you to play the characters from cult B-movie favorite, Plan 9 from Outer Space!
The horrors and wonders you’ll find in this supplement provide you with the full character sheets and even story hooks for Directors to use in their games, allowing you to tell stories within the movie, and expand plots laid down in this Ed Wood “classic,” perhaps even discovering the horrifying Plan 10 in the process!
This PDF is part of the “Storypath Tasty Bits” program, where every month in 2021 Onyx Path offers a small product that ties into one of its Storypath games.
REWARD TRACKING - DELIVERED TO BACKERS
[Add On] They Came from Beneath the Sea! PDF (Update #39, September24, 2020)
[Stretch Goal] Redbubble T-Shirt Link (Update #46, April 16, 2021)
REWARD TRACKING - PENDING
[Pledge Tier] They Came from Beyond the Grave! PDF - In Layout phase
[Pledge Tier] They Came from Beyond the Grave! Hardcover Book
[Add On Option] They Came from Beyond the Grave! Director's Screen
[Add On Option] TCfBtG! Quip Cards
[Add On Option] They Came from Beneath the Sea! Hardcover Book
[Pledge Tier] They Came from Beyond the Grave! PoD Discount
[Pledge Tier] Beyond the Grave! Quip Cards PoD Discount
[Stretch Goal] Monsters from the Crypt -In Editing Phase
[Stretch Goal] Tales of Depravity -In Editing Phase
[Stretch Goal] Heroes in a World of Horror -In Editing Phase
[Stretch Goal] They Came from Beyond the Grave Digital Wallpaper
[Pledge Tier] Signed Book Insert
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 RichThomas 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
June 2021 Update
almost 3 years ago
– Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 08:41:03 PM
Hello Gravediggers!
Last month, I got so scared by some preview art that I did a weird copy & paste goof! This time I'm going to be more cautious... and try not to get scared by more preview art!!
It's been a little bit since the Onyx Path Virtual Gaming Convention 2021 was held, and I hope to have a recording of the They Came From... panel to share with you in our next update. For this update, I do have one of the Actual Play games that I noted last month...
This is an Actual Play session of They Came from Camp Murder Lake, an upcoming supplement for They Came from that takes our 60s/70s horror inspirations of ...Beyond the Grave! and adds in some 80s slasher flavor. It looks like it's gonna be a lot of fun!
Next time I'll have our They Came From panel and hopefully the ...Beyond the Grave Actual Play to share as well.
More preview art!
REWARD TRACKING - DELIVERED TO BACKERS
[Add On] They Came from Beneath the Sea! PDF (Update #39, September24, 2020)
[Stretch Goal] Redbubble T-Shirt Link (Update #46, April 16, 2021)
REWARD TRACKING - PENDING
[Pledge Tier] They Came from Beyond the Grave! PDF - In Post-Editing Development phase
[Pledge Tier] They Came from Beyond the Grave! Hardcover Book
[Add On Option] They Came from Beyond the Grave! Director's Screen
[Add On Option] TCfBtG! Quip Cards
[Add On Option] They Came from Beneath the Sea! Hardcover Book
[Pledge Tier] They Came from Beyond the Grave! PoD Discount
[Pledge Tier] Beyond the Grave! Quip Cards PoD Discount
[Stretch Goal] Monsters from the Crypt -In Editing Phase
[Stretch Goal] Tales of Depravity -In Editing Phase
[Stretch Goal] Heroes in a World of Horror -In Editing Phase
[Stretch Goal] They Came from Beyond the Grave Digital Wallpaper
[Pledge Tier] Signed Book Insert
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 RichThomas 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
May 2021 Update
almost 3 years ago
– Sat, May 29, 2021 at 05:05:03 PM
A few things to highlight in there:
The Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition panel on Friday June 11th at 7:00 PM EDT sounds very interesting, plus the What's Up with Onyx Path? panel on Saturday June 12th at noon EDT, and the World of Darkness panel on Sunday, June 13th at 11:30 AM EDT could make for an informative weekend.
In terms of scheduled Actual Plays, Technocracy Reloaded get's the Operative's Dossier out for a test run on June 11 at 5:00 PM EDT, plus a Technocracy Reloaded liveplay on June 12th at 11:00 AM EDT, and another upcoming M20 book, Rich Bastard's Guide makes an appearance on June 13th at 5:00 PM. Sounds like there could be a lot of interesting streaming going on in a few weeks!avediggers,
No major announcements this month, but I do have some artwork to share from our upcoming book, plus a peak at Onyx Path's online convention coming in two weeks.
Final art is starting to roll in for our book. The text is in the final stages of development, so I'm hoping we'll see it roll right into layout before too much longer!
That picture gets creepier and more disturbing the more I look at it! This book is gonna be awesome.
ONYX PATH VIRTUAL GAMING CONVENTION
Before I review our reward status, let me announce (or, copy Onyx Path's announcement!) the Second Onyx Path Virtual Gameing Convention will be coming to you live starting Friday, June 11th and running until Sunday, June 13th (including a special post-con Jackbox gamefest Sunday night hosted by Dixie)!
The GM Sign-up Page & Code of Conduct for OPP Con are now live:
Here are some listings for their planned panels and Actual Play sessions:
A few things to highlight in there:
The WritingHorror Games panel on Friday June 11th at 9:30 PM EDT sounds very interesting, plus the What's Up with Onyx Path? panel on Saturday June 12th at noon EDT, followed by the Storypath Q&A panel at 3:00 EDT could make for an informative Saturday. And on Sunday June 13th, the They Came From... panel at 10:00 AM EDT will likely cover our game and talk about what's coming up in the line.
In terms of scheduled Actual Plays, TheyCame From Camp Murder Lake gets taken out for a test run on June 11 at 8:00 PM EDT, plus you can see our game, They Came from Beyond the Grave! in play on Sunday June 13th at 11:00 AM EDT. Sounds spooky and amazing!
I expect we'll learn more about where everything sits right now in a few weeks, so I'll just get right to our summary.
REWARD TRACKING - DELIVERED TO BACKERS
[Add On] They Came from Beneath the Sea! PDF (Update #39, September24, 2020)
[Stretch Goal] Redbubble T-Shirt Link (Update #46, April 16, 2021)
REWARD TRACKING - PENDING
[Pledge Tier] They Came from Beyond the Grave! PDF - In Post-Editing Development phase
[Pledge Tier] They Came from Beyond the Grave! Hardcover Book
[Add On Option] They Came from Beyond the Grave! Director's Screen
[Add On Option] TCfBtG! Quip Cards
[Add On Option] They Came from Beneath the Sea! Hardcover Book
[Pledge Tier] They Came from Beyond the Grave! PoD Discount
[Pledge Tier] Beyond the Grave! Quip Cards PoD Discount
[Stretch Goal] Monsters from the Crypt -In Editing Phase
[Stretch Goal] Tales of Depravity -In Editing Phase
[Stretch Goal] Heroes in a World of Horror -In Editing Phase
[Stretch Goal] They Came from Beyond the Grave Digital Wallpaper
[Pledge Tier] Signed Book Insert
No major changes yet - lots of stuff in editing, making it the best it can be for us.
So, check out some panels and some games (and maybe sign up to play a few too!) in a few weeks! 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 RichThomas 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.
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April 2021 Update
almost 3 years ago
– Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 11:58:27 AM
Hello Gravediggers,
We're still some time before any major status changes in our rewards progress list, but as always, I want to make sure we're touching base at least once a month to keep you updated - even if it's "situation normal, everything continues to slowly slide forward..."
So, let's dig into our rewards list
REWARD TRACKING - DELIVERED TO BACKERS
[Add On] They Came from Beneath the Sea! PDF (Update #39, September24, 2020)
[Stretch Goal] Redbubble T-Shirt Link (Update #46, April 16, 2021)
REWARD TRACKING - PENDING
[Pledge Tier] They Came from Beyond the Grave! PDF - In Post-Editing Development phase
[Pledge Tier] They Came from Beyond the Grave! Hardcover Book
[Add On Option] They Came from Beyond the Grave! Director's Screen
[Add On Option] TCfBtG! Quip Cards
[Add On Option] They Came from Beneath the Sea! Hardcover Book
[Pledge Tier] They Came from Beyond the Grave! PoD Discount
[Pledge Tier] Beyond the Grave! Quip Cards PoD Discount
[Stretch Goal] Monsters from the Crypt -In Editing Phase
[Stretch Goal] Tales of Depravity -In Editing Phase
[Stretch Goal] Heroes in a World of Horror -In Editing Phase
[Stretch Goal] They Came from Beyond the Grave Digital Wallpaper
[Pledge Tier] Signed Book Insert
Well, one small change from last month, as our T-shirt link was sent out! Now to keep going with the rest!
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 RichThomas 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.
