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Trinity Continuum Player's Guide (Tabletop RPG)

Created by Onyx Path - TC Player's Guide

The Trinity Continuum Player’s Guide is a new rules expansion, taking your Trinity Continuum RPG to the next level!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Rewards: Existing Digital Add Ons Going Out! - AND ONYX PATH VIRTUAL CONVENTION 2023
over 1 year ago – Tue, Jun 13, 2023 at 12:11:50 PM

Hello Talents,

It's been not-quite two weeks since I announced our Pledge Manager would be launching, and just over a week since surveys started rolling out. Check out our previous update if you need to refresh your memory. We're just about at the 82% response marker, so there's still many Talents that need to check their email and complete the survey.

Hopefully some reward distribution will help Inspire you! Because I've got some rewards to send out!



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://trinity-continuum-player-s-guide.backerkit.com


DIGITAL REWARD DISTRIBUTION

Many of the rewards for our Crowdfunding projects take a lot of time and effort to complete. Usually, the campaign is a means of moving the project from an idea (even when it's a mostly-fully-written idea) into the actual channel that turns it into a project/product. It'll be a while before we're ready to talk about delivery on the Trinity Continuum Player's Guide, and even longer for our projects generated via Stretch Goals (the Gear and Gifts supplement, and the rest).

That said, there are a few rewards that are available now, as they were mostly add-on PDFs or bundles of existing products. And now we can work on getting those out to you over the weekend.

The following Add On Rewards Will Be Distributed This Week:

  • [Add On] Trinity Continuum Core Rulebook PDF (and discounted PoD Link)
  • [Add On] Trinity Continuum: Aberrant PDF (and discounted PoD Link)
  • [Add On] Trinity Continuum: Æon PDF (and discounted PoD Link)
  • [Add On] Trinity Continuum: Adventure! PDF (and discounted PoD Link)
  • [Add On] Trinity Continuum: Assassins PDF (and discounted PoD Link)
  • [Add On] Trinity Continuum: Anima Draft Manuscript Link
  • [Add On] Trinity Continuum: Aether Draft Manuscript Link
  • [Add On] Contemporary PDF Bundle
  • [Add On] Aberrant PDF Bundle
  • [Add On] Æon PDF Bundle
  • [Incentive] Early Bird Bonus Jumpstart PDF Bundle

It's a big list, and a really really long list once I broke out all of the pieces for the various bundles. A *lot* of download codes to go out.

If you want any of these and didn't add them on during the campaign, you can still update your BackerKit page and add them to your rewards list. See the BackerKit How-To instructions above.

REWARD DISTRIBUTION

Your link to claim these digital rewards will be sent out by our BackerKit pledge manager over the next few days. Since we are using our partners at DriveThruRPG as the hosts for these, 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.ph



The best way to ensure these redemption codes work smoothly is to log in to your DTRPG account first, and then click (or copy) the link shown in your BackerKit.

Again, you will receive an e-mail from BackerKit with links for these rewards over the next 2-3 days if any of them are on your expected list of rewards. I'll be releasing them in waves, so don't panic if you only see a couple links at first... the rest are coming. (We're in a digital world, but there are still a lot of manual processes. And there are many links to go out!!)

The easiest way to see if you've got digital downloads available is to login to your backerkit account: https://trinity-continuum-player-s-guide.backerkit.com and it'll show anything available. Your backerkit account should also confirm all rewards that you should expect from your reward tier selected.

DRAFT MANUSCRIPT

In addition to redemption links for these digital rewards, all backers will be receiving a link to the compiled draft manuscript. This link can be found in your BackerKit digital rewards page, and you'll receive an e-mail linking to that with the first wave of rewards going out. Again, this isn't a new manuscript, it's just all of the pieces we shared during the campaign put together in order. It's the same link that I share at the bottom of these campaign updates, but I want to make sure you have access to it in any place that makes sense.


Onyx Path Virtual Convention (June 16th – 18th) will be focusing primarily on Storypath, Exalted, and Pugmire, but any OPP game works! As well as tons of panels, games, and other events, we’ll have slots opens for folks to run games, so start making your plans now!


I highly recommend checking out the Opening Ceremonies (Friday at 5:00 PM), the What's Up With Onyx Path? panel (Saturday at 1:00 PM), the Storypath Q&A panel (Saturday at 2:30 PM) and the Trinity Continuum panel (Saturday at 4:00 PM).

In addition, if you want to watch some actual plays (including the first peek at Trinity Continuum: Aegis), check out the schedule below.


I'll be back at the end of the month with the first of our regular status report updates. We'll track the progress of each project on a monthly basis to ensure we're all on the same page. It'll be pretty repetitive, and mostly just a note that everything's still being worked on, but I want to ensure communication is consistent throughout this stage of the project.


ONYX PATH DISCUSSION CHANNELS

If you've got questions about the rules or setting, or just want to discuss this game with other fans (as well as the Onyx Path writers and developers!), you can check out these Onyx Path discussion zones:



TO CONTACT JAMES

If you've got a question about your pledge or BackerKit page or any part of the process, you can contact me with any of these methods

  •  Via E-Mail: Onyx.Kickstarter [at] gmail.com
  •  Via BackerKit: Click "Need Help?" from your page, and then fill in the Contact Us form. BackerKit will pass your message along to me.



The Pledge Manager is about to Open! Surveys will be going out next week!
over 1 year ago – Wed, May 31, 2023 at 08:45:46 AM

Hello Talents,

Well, it's been a little bit longer than I'd anticipated, but here we are in the final day of May and I've just finished hammering the BackerKit Pledge Manager into shape and have begun prepping it for launch next week. 

This will likely be the first of two updates over the next two weeks. Once we've got a healthy survey response - something like 85% - I'll prepare our first wave of rewards: the existing PDFs that were offered as Add Ons and bonuses (like the other Trinity Continuum books and the supplements). I'll send out an update when that process is about to begin.

Beyond that, starting at the end of June 2023, I will send out the first of our regular month end updates. Near the end of each month, I will be sending out an update with status notes on our main projects as well as the Stretch Goal projects we added. As noted in previous updates, these projects take a long time to put together. You've seen the manuscript preview PDFs, but there are still many moving pieces and puzzles to solve in turning these manuscripts into awesome books. These month-end updates ensure that communication is constant and consistent, and that we're all on the same page with regards to where we stand.

That's info for next month, though. Let's talk about this now instead, because...

I will be sending out the BackerKit Pledge Manager surveys starting next week!

But, before we begin all of that - I hope everyone's keeping safe and managing through these busy times as best possible. I know I've had a busier May than I'd planned, and wish I'd had a Player's Guide for real life! But we made it through to the end, so bonus XP for all of us!

BACKER SURVEYS

Starting next week, you’ll receive an email from us with a special link to your BackerKit survey. It’s important to respond to your survey as quickly as you can since we need this information to fulfill your rewards.



I think everyone has a BackerKit login, thanks to backing this project, but if you don't for some reason, you won’t need to create a BackerKit account to fill out your survey (although that may help keep things organized if you've got multiple projects going.) When you receive the email with the survey, click the survey invitation link to respond. Answer the questions about your reward preferences, provide shipping information, and purchase add-on items if you like. You don’t have access to this survey link yet, but it will be available soon via email!

The e-mail will look something like this:

After you respond to your survey, you can go back later and change your responses at any time before we close the surveys and get our final counts, and that won't happen until the books are printing and we're preparing to ship.

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://trinity-continuum-player-s-guide.backerkit.com

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 BackerKit: Click "Need Help?" from your page, and then fill in the Contact Us form. BackerKit will pass your message along to me.

If there are any issues you find with the Pledge Manager, please contact me as soon as possible to let me know. It rolls out in waves so that I can correct issues on the fly and make it work as best possible as people come on board.

Please send me an e-mail (to the address above) if there were any tweaks or changes that need to be made to your BackerKit survey that we talked about during the campaign. I have aged at light speed over the past three years and my memory is... not as good as I'd like.


Within the BackerKit Survey and Pledge Manager, you can:

  • Review your Pledge Tier Selection and Rewards
  • Upgrade your Reward Tier pledge selection
  • Confirm Add On selections
  • Set up payment information for any failed payments from the Crowdfunding campaign or to pay for any new Add On options selected.

When you click on your BackerKit Survey invitation link, you should see something like this...
From the BackerKit Survey welcome page you can choose to

  • Review Your Pledge Level and Rewards
  • Start Your Survey, confirming pledge rewards, confirming or selecting new Add On options, and confirming any shipping and payment info that may be needed
  • Switch Your Pledge Level

If you've pledged to a reward tier that includes physical rewards, you can enter your shipping country at this stage. As noted during our campaign, we haven't set international shipping costs yet - those will be calculated and added in when we're preparing to ship the book. That won't be for a long time, though, and there will be plenty of opportunity - and notice - for you to make changes.

If you select your Pledge Level, you will see a list of all items included in your Pledge Rewards, and also have the option to upgrade your Pledge Level, in case you've decided to get the hardcover instead of just the PDF for example.


Again, I suggest you don't switch any pledge levels at this stage, and instead wait until the books are preparing to print and we have set up international shipping costs so you'll know exactly what your final costs will be before we lock down orders.

Once you've confirmed that your Pledge Level is correct and where you want it to be, you can GET STARTED with your BackerKit Pledge Manager Survey.

Once we've got a fair response to our survey and collected a reasonable amount of info, I'll be working on fulfilling rewards that are available now - like the PDFs of the titles included in our Add On section (for example, Trinity Continuum Core Rules, TC: Æon, TC: Aberrant, TC: Adventure!, TC: Assassins, and the Add On Bundle options that were offered). I'll send out another e-mail when we're about to get into that.

So, in summary:

  • Look for an e-mail invitation to the BackerKit Pledge Manager sometime over the next few days
  • Get Started on your survey
  • Confirm your Pledge Level (or SWITCH your Pledge Level if you want to change it)
  • Confirm and Select Any Add On options
  • Confirm Your Shipping Information (if needed)
  • Confirm Your Payment Information (if needed)


I will post an update within a week or two as I begin outlining the delivery of our first Add On rewards (the existing PDF titles, as noted above) and beginning distribution of those PDF rewards.

Mission Accomplished! The Trinity Continuum Player's Guide has been funded!
over 1 year ago – Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 11:02:03 AM

Hello Talents,

We did it! Working together, more than 900 backers came together to help fund the development and production of the Trinity Continuum Player's Guide, a brand new rules expansion for the Trinity Continuum tabletop RPG.


And there's more to celebrate! Not only did we fund this project (in just over 4 hours!), but we also unlocked a variety of fun Stretch Goals. From some standard Onyx Path milestone markers to a brand new supplement for the team to develop and write, we've come together and hit every Achievement target that had been set up!

Some Milestone Markers



And Online Gaming Tools

Additional and Expanded Content






That's pretty great! That's pretty inspiring! But what more could I'd expect nothing else from Trinity Continuum players and fans?!

This was a smaller project for the Trinity Continuum - the first book they've crowdfunded that didn't introduce another era or genre within the Trinity Continuum - so it's never a sure thing. Not only did it get great support and fund in hours, but all NINE Stretch Goal Achievements were unlocked over the course of this campaign. We kept a solid pace throughout and unlocked our final goal last night! What a ride!




NINE STRETCH GOALS!

That's excellent! We were only at seven a few days ago! It's been a fantastic few final days!   

Those celebrations and milestone markers along the way are fun - I certainly like having something to mark our accomplishments during the campaign and they help keep the enthusiasm up. But I really really love when we can add additional content, especially an equipment book for this setting! And to get streamlined crafting rules and some Advanced Gifts as well? Awesome!

And all of that is, of course, on top of our main purpose here - the creating of the actual book itself! This is the real reward - everything else is a bonus!


So a huge congratulations to the creative team on this project, and to all of the backers who've joined in to make this possible. I'm happy about the goals we hit and rewards we introduced, but I'm also always amazed and excited about having more than 935 backers join in during this campaign. The Trinity Continuum is alive and well, and I'm looking forward to testing out some of the options presented here and hearing about others doing the same!

AN EXTRA THANK YOU! 

So, thank you to all the backers who supported us and made this happen. And an extra thanks to everyone who participated online, either in the Community comments section of the campaign, and on social media around the web. Thanks to everyone who talked about the project on the Discord and in the Onyx Path forum, and everyone who submitted questions to Danielle's live Q&A Stream.

And a huge thank you to Danielle and Travis for putting together the Q&A and all of the livestreamed events during the campaign. They're the best! Truly!

And speaking of streams, don't forget that the final episodes of the Trinity Continuum twitch shows we've simulcast on our page are coming over the next five days! You can watch the action-packed conclusions to each of these tales and see the TCPG rules in action on Onyx Path's Twitch channel.




This may be surprising with all of the amazing options, but the contemporary setting from the Trinity Continuum Core Rulebook is actually my favorite setting within the entire game line. I have a longtime love for TC: Adventure! and think TC: Aberrant is really interesting and TC: Æon is amazing, and I'm really intrigued by TC: Aether and the dual worlds of TC: Anima, but I can't help but think of endless adventures and possibilities in the plain ol' vanilla TC Core setting. Reading through the TCPG, I think, just underlines how expansive and flexible it is. It can handle so many different genres and approaches, and I think this book really multiplies those new ideas! Anyway, I'm inspired by the game. What can I say?

COMMUNICATION

So, as noted in today's earlier update, I'll be sending out updates once a month and whenever we've got a new goal, survey, or other item to cover. If you have any questions or need clarification on something related to the campaign, feel free to get in touch. I may take a bit to answer as I recover from these past three weeks, but I'll eventually have an answer!

TO CONTACT ME

  • Via E-Mail: Onyx.Kickstarter [at] gmail.com
  • Via BackerKit: Click "Need Help?" from your forthcoming survey page, and then fill in the Contact Us form. BackerKit will pass your message along to me.

ONYX PATH DISCUSSION CHANNELS

If you've got questions about the rules or setting, or just want to discuss this game with other fans (as well as the Onyx Path writers and developers!), you can check out these Onyx Path discussion zones:


So, thanks to everyone for helping maintain this Inspiring Allegiance!

BackerKit will begin collected pledges and processing payments later tonight, so be ready for that.

Now to attend to other business and eventually collapse for a few hours and recover from the awesomeness of the last couple days! High fives in the comment section, and you'll hear from me again in May when we start the survey process and launch the Pledge Manager!

#TrinityContinuum

Hope. Sacrifice. Unity

FINAL HOURS: CHECKLIST & WHAT COMES NEXT
over 1 year ago – Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 05:38:02 AM

Hello Talents!

I'm trying to get this update out a bit earlier than normal since we're in the final hours of the campaign and I wanna make sure you've got what you need before we reach the finish line.


As I post this, we've got just over 5 hours to go until the end. The past few days have been pretty awesome, unlocking those two final Stretch Goals. But really, the whole run has been great! We funded in just over 4 hours and had a great pace right up until the end.

At this point, I don't really need to push to hit any final Stretch Goal, but I do wanna make sure the word gets out so that all potential backers who would love this project have heard about it and get a chance to join in and receive the draft manuscript and can receive the unlocked stretch goal items as bonus rewards. So if you think of any other Trinity Continuum fans who haven't yet joined, please let them know there's still time... but it's fading fast!


Key Updates from This Final Week


Whether you're a seasoned field agent for Alert Status 1 or a rookie recruit for the LRE, there are some good topics to review over this week to make sure we all end up where we want to be.

(An aside, if you're a new backer, make sure you check out our Final Week Countdown / Resource Update. It has links to the manusript previews, interviews, podcasts, actual plays, and fun fiction.)

If you've spent inspiration and are backing at incredible speed and don't have time to read all of that (you should still go through those posts), here are some key highlights:

  • This book is an expansion to the Trinity Continuum Core Rulebook and requires that book to make full use of the rules and options contained within. If you don't already have the Core Rulebook, there are two pledge tiers that include it alongside the Trinity Continuum Player's Guide (Les Fantômes for PDFs or Polyphemus for the hardcover books). You can also simply add the Core Rulebook to your rewards list via Add On option.
  • Despite focusing on the contemporary Trinity Continuum, this book contains options rules (covering bits like momentum spends, static defense, and path advancement), new Gifts and Edges for Talents of any era, artifacts, vehicles, equipment, rules and structure for chases, conspiracies, and investigations, as well as guidelines for time travel, dimensional crossovers, planetary hopping and more) so you are certainly able to adapt bits from the book for your TC: Adventure!, TC: Aether, TC: Anima games.
  • We’ll be charging for shipping in the Pledge Manager once the books are being printed and we can deal with the actual shipping charges rather than using our best-guesses this far out. We’re still anticipating pretty hefty costs to ship the book internationally (see our current guesses on the front page) so be forewarned, but we’ll cross that enormous bridge when we get to it.
  • All backers pledged to receive the Trinity Continuum Player's Guide PDF will have the unlocked Stretch Goal supplement, which adds even more gear and gadgets as well as streamlined crafting rules with examples, added to their rewards list automatically as a bonus. Backers who pre-order at a later date will not receive this as a bonus reward.
  • Backers are able to read the entire draft manuscript today - before any pledges are processed or payments collected. Know exactly what you're supporting before fully committing your funds.


Refresher Course

April 17 Update -  PLEDGE TIERS - your best starting point for figuring out which Backer Reward Level to choose to help support this project.

Your key decision: Go Digital with the PDF only or go Hardcover + PDF?

  • La Révolte Éclatante: This is the PDF-only reward allegiance. So, if you're saving trees or saving shelf space - or avoiding the shipping charges that are absolutely ever-increasing - this is the reward tier options that you should begin with. The PDF will be fulfilled by our partners at DriveThruRPG.com - when it is ready, you will receive a link to add it to your DTRPG library at no cost and be able to download at your leisure.
  • National Office of Emergency Research: This reward tier includes the PDF as well as the hardcover version of the book. It'll look amazing on your shelf, especially if they're placed next to your other Trinity Continuum books, but may incur shipping costs depending on your location. As noted, international shipping charges will be calculated later and charged in the Pledge Manager. We'll have exact shipping costs once the book is in production and we know the specifications, but we do expect it to be expensive. See our estimates on the front pate. If you're an international backer, you can pledge at the LRE tier and upgrade to the NOER tier once the shipping costs are known before we lockdown orders. 
  • Alert Status 1: If you want access to the manuscript previews but don't yet know if you want the PDFs or hardcover rewards, this tier also grants you access to the Pledge Manager after the campaign so you can upgrade your pledge in the future.


ADD ON REWARDS- the other half of the Reward Tiers update, including information on the second step of pledging. There are several Add On options that you can include for as part of your pledge process. including the other Trinity Continuum books and related supplement bundles.

ADD ON selections will also be available in the post-campaign Pledge Manager.

STRETCH GOALS - bonus rewards and options for those who supported this campaign! Check out this update for our big list of unlocked rewards and that final one we unlocked overnight.



1. Pick Your Pledge

Choosing the correct Pledge Level for your desired rewards, and then filling in any "gaps" with add-ons, ensures that you'll be claiming all of your desired rewards as a thank you for supporting this project and bringing this world to life.

Remember, your PLEDGE AMOUNT is equal to your REWARD TIER + optional ADD ON FUNDING only - Any International Shipping costs will be collected at a later date. You will also be able to select Add On options in the Pledge Manager after the campaign, but remember that only funds added during the campaign count towards Stretch Goal funding targets.

Also to note, only those who participate during the campaign are able to have Stretch Goal rewards added automatically to their rewards lists. If you're waiting to pre-order at a later time, it's better to pledge to the Alert Status 1 tier now and then simply upgrade your pledge later to include these bonus rewards.

SO: Ensure that you've selected the Pledge Tier you want, and maybe add funds for any Add On options you wish to select during the Pledge Manager phase. AND - make sure that you are comfortable with the Pledge amount, in terms of it covering everything you want and the affordability of the pledge at this moment!

I'm going to speak against my own self interest for a moment, and repeat myself one last time - though 2023 has been a bit better than the past three years, the world is still unpredictable and some futures are a little less certain. Ensure that your circumstances enable to afford this pledge at this moment - BackerKit will begin processing payments later tonight and neither Onyx Path nor I have any involvement in that process. If you are unsure of your financial situation but don't want to miss out, please pledge for a tier you can afford now and know that you will be able to upgrade to open pledge levels in our post-campaign Pledge Manager for some time before the book is completed.

  • Choose a Reward Tier You Can Afford
  • Read the Manuscripts and Make Sure You Know What You're Getting
  • Be Aware of the Projected Delivery Date (Onyx Path will try to deliver earlier than this, but the book will take some time to get perfect)

2. PAYMENT AND CONTACT INFORMATION

Once you're comfortable with your pledge, please ensure that the payment and contact information in your BackerKit account is up to date and correct. Making sure your e-mail is entered correctly and your credit card isn't expired will speed up the next step process. (I have learned from experience!)




WHAT COMES NEXT?

3. AFTER THE CAMPAIGN ENDS

First, we celebrate. The campaign page will subtly change, locking out the ability to pledge and showing the final totals. We'll give socially-distanced high fives and digital fist bumps in the Community section.

Then, the BackerKit payment process begins. Starting late tonight and continuing over the next week, Backerkit will begin charging your payment methods for the total amount you've pledged.

If there is an issue with your payment method (expired credit card or incorrect number or pre-paid Visa awaiting funds, for example), BackerKit will keep trying to process payment during this time.

Once this step is done, which will likely be by the end of April, BackerKit will confirm everything with Onyx Path and I can begin to set up the project in the Pledge Manager and load in all of the campaign data.



In addition to providing the crowdfunding platform for this campaign, BackerKit is also Onyx Path's regular Pledge Manager partner.

BackerKit provides a robust fulfillment integration and pledge management program that will allow us to work with all of the data and distribute the rewards to you. It will take me a few weeks to set the project up. Once I've got it all entered and built, the team from BackerKit will review to ensure I didn't mess anything up too badly, and then I'll make any changes they've suggested and we can move on to the Survey stage.

4. BACKERKIT SURVEYS

Once BackerKit says I'm good to go, I will send out a survey to all backers. This is why confirming your e-mail is important!

The BackerKit survey is both a verb and a noun - it will collect data for the analysis of some aspect of a group (enabling Onyx Path to set print runs, prioritize new projects, and fine-tune future kickstarters), as well as providing a general review or summary of the reward tier you've chosen, confirm all of the rewards associated with that reward tier, and confirm your total pledge amount.

I expect Surveys to go out by late May 2023.

During the Survey period, you can choose to increase your reward tier and add on additional options. If you've found $20 in your spring jacket or found an alternate income source and decide it's time to trade up to the hardcover version of the books or include another add-on, you can do so at this time. Note, you will not be able to reduce your reward tier selection, only increase.

If you selected Add On options, they'll be added to your reward list automatically.

Note that you'll be able to upgrade your pledge tier for quite some time - until we're getting ready to print the book itself and have figured out International shipping costs. So don't feel pressure to have it all figured out right away - we'll make sure there's plenty of time to get it all sorted before the books go out.

Similarly, if you have the hardcover book as one of your rewards, the survey will ask you to confirm your shipping address, even though it'll be some time before we ship out the final product. Do not worry about moving before shipping begins - you will be able to update BackerKit right up until the point that we begin fulfilling the final book. We will send out a notice prior to lock down so you can update any information.

I'll also use the Survey to confirm some details for the premium reward tiers.

5. REWARD DISTRIBUTION

Once the surveys are up and running, I'll prepare fulfillment for the existing rewards - the Add On options that are all currently available. Depending on how smoothly the Pledge Manager process goes, those should be out fairly soon after the survey stage starts. So, let's say the existing PDF rewards will be out to you by the end of May. That's only the beginning, though.

This is a long process, but I will send out regular updates (usually at the end of the month) to keep you up to speed on Onyx Path's progress. There will be strings of updates that are just "still working on it," but I will share new artwork or information when I can.

Eventually, we will have a completed PDF of the Trinity Continuum Player's Guide. Onyx Path will take some time to distribute, review, and compile any errata or corrections that need to be made. When they've made any necessary changes, they'll make an updated version of the PDF available in your DriveThruRPG digital library and then begin creating print-ready files for the Print-on-Demand and the hardcover versions.

It's yet another long road ahead, likely full of twists and turns and unexpected challenges, but one that we wouldn't be undertaking if not for your ongoing support.

So - one final time - please spread the word to any potential backers and fans, and thanks so much for a great campaign!

#TrinityContinuum

Final Days Review - Stretch Goals
over 1 year ago – Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 08:58:14 AM

Hello Talents!

We're in the final HOURS of this campaign now, with just under 25 hours left to go as I post this. The Trinity Continuum Player's Guide crowdfunding campaign ends tomorrow - Thursday, April 20th at 2:00 PM EDT. There's still a tiny bit of time to inspire other talents to join our Allegiance but we're definitely getting closer to the finish line. With that in mind, I've been touching on some of the basics to make sure that everyone has all of the information they need to support the project in the way that works best for them.


Final Days Schedule


Whether you're a seasoned field agent for Alert Status 1 or a rookie recruit for the LRE, there are some good topics to review over this week to make sure we all end up where we want to be.

(An aside, if you're a new backer, make sure you check out our Final Week Countdown / Resource Update. It has links to the manusript previews, interviews, podcasts, actual plays, and fun fiction.)

If you've spent inspiration and are backing at incredible speed and don't have time to read all of that (you should still go through those posts), here are some key highlights:

  • This book is an expansion to the Trinity Continuum Core Rulebook and requires that book to make full use of the rules and options contained within. If you don't already have the Core Rulebook, there are two pledge tiers that include it alongside the Trinity Continuum Player's Guide (Les Fantômes for PDFs or Polyphemus for the hardcover books). You can also simply add the Core Rulebook to your rewards list via Add On option.
  • Despite focusing on the contemporary Trinity Continuum, this book contains options rules (covering bits like momentum spends, static defense, and path advancement), new Gifts and Edges for Talents of any era, artifacts, vehicles, equipment, rules and structure for chases, conspiracies, and investigations, as well as guidelines for time travel, dimensional crossovers, planetary hopping and more) so you are certainly able to adapt bits from the book for your TC: Adventure!, TC: Aether, TC: Anima games.
  • We’ll be charging for shipping in the Pledge Manager once the books are being printed and we can deal with the actual shipping charges rather than using our best-guesses this far out. We’re still anticipating pretty hefty costs to ship the book internationally (see our current guesses on the front page) so be forewarned, but we’ll cross that enormous bridge when we get to it.
  • All backers pledged to receive the Trinity Continuum Player's Guide PDF will have the unlocked Stretch Goal supplement, which adds even more gear and gadgets as well as streamlined crafting rules with examples, added to their rewards list automatically as a bonus. Backers who pre-order at a later date will not receive this as a bonus reward.
  • Backers are able to read the entire draft manuscript today - before any pledges are processed or payments collected. Know exactly what you're supporting before fully committing your funds.

 

Refresher Course

April 17 Update -  PLEDGE TIERS - your best starting point for figuring out which Backer Reward Level to choose to help support this project.

Your key decision: Go Digital with the PDF only or go Hardcover + PDF?

  • La Révolte Éclatante: This is the PDF-only reward allegiance. So, if you're saving trees or saving shelf space - or avoiding the shipping charges that are absolutely ever-increasing - this is the reward tier options that you should begin with. The PDF will be fulfilled by our partners at DriveThruRPG.com - when it is ready, you will receive a link to add it to your DTRPG library at no cost and be able to download at your leisure.
  • National Office of Emergency Research: This reward tier includes the PDF as well as the hardcover version of the book. It'll look amazing on your shelf, especially if they're placed next to your other Trinity Continuum books, but may incur shipping costs depending on your location. As noted, international shipping charges will be calculated later and charged in the Pledge Manager. We'll have exact shipping costs once the book is in production and we know the specifications, but we do expect it to be expensive. See our estimates on the front pate. If you're an international backer, you can pledge at the LRE tier and upgrade to the NOER tier once the shipping costs are known before we lockdown orders. 
  • Alert Status 1: If you want access to the manuscript previews but don't yet know if you want the PDFs or hardcover rewards, this tier also grants you access to the Pledge Manager after the campaign so you can upgrade your pledge in the future.


ADD ON REWARDS- the other half of the Reward Tiers update, including information on the second step of pledging. There are several Add On options that you can include for as part of your pledge process. including the other Trinity Continuum books and related supplement bundles.

ADD ON selections will be confirmed in the post-campaign Pledge Manager. 

Choose Wisely

Choosing the correct Pledge Level for your desired rewards, and then filling in any "gaps" with add-ons, ensures that you'll be claiming all of your desired rewards as a thank you for supporting this project and bringing this world to life.

Remember, your PLEDGE AMOUNT is equal to your REWARD TIER + optional ADD ON FUNDING only - Any International Shipping costs will be collected at a later date. You will also be able to select Add On options in the Pledge Manager after the campaign, but remember that only funds added during the campaign count towards Stretch Goal funding targets.

Also to note, only those who participate during the campaign are able to have Stretch Goal rewards added automatically to their rewards lists. If you're waiting to pre-order at a later time, it's better to pledge to the Alert Status 1 tier now and then simply upgrade your pledge later to include these bonus rewards.

On Thursday, I'll be posting one further "Final Day" update, covering What Happens Next and outlining what to expect once the campaign ends.

But until then, we're going to hopefully hunt down one final Stretch Goal achievements as we race through our final day of the campaign!


In a previous campaign I noted that I like BackerKit's term "Achievement" more than our usual "Stretch Goal" terminology because I like the celebratory tone and how "Achievement" can cover a few different aspects of these bonus rewards. But we may have to really stretch to reach that last goal, so Stretch Goals are pretty appropriate for this update!

Before we talk about a target on the horizon, let's look at our journey thus far. Over the past 3 weeks, we've been working solidly through our Stretch Goal targets, to the point that we've already achieved SEVEN Stretch Goal targets - including one that we achieved within the past day!

Within these Stretch Goals are some milestone markers that allow us to celebrate how the campaign grew and a really cool new supplements, which we expanded and grew by working together. Let's review and see what we've accomplished so far...

ACHIEVED! - At $20,000 in Funding – TRINITY CONTINUUM PLAYER’S GUIDE T-SHIRT ON REDBUBBLE - An TCPG-themed Backer shirt will be hosted on Onyx Path’s Redbubble store for a limited time. Only backers will be notified when the shirt becomes available for purchase.



ACHIEVED! - At $25,000 in Funding – TOOLS OF THE TRADE – A PDF supplement will be created featuring new tech items for Talents. Vehicles? Weapons? Gear? Help us decide in our poll! This PDF supplement will be added to the rewards list of all Crowdfunding backers receiving the Trinity Continuum Player’s Guide PDF as one of their pledge rewards.


ACHIEVED! - At $28,000 in Funding - TRINITY CONTINUUM PLAYER’S GUIDE DIGITAL WALLPAPER- Exciting Trinity Continuum artwork will be used to create a wallpaper for your computer desktop. This digital wallpaper will be added to the rewards list of all backers supporting this project.


ACHIEVED! - At $30,000 in Funding – THE ART OF CRAFTS – The unlocked PDF supplement will be expanded to include a streamlined version of the crafting system, along with some examples, to help inventor characters make new toys for their Talents.


At $33,000 in Funding - TRINITY CONTINUUM PLAYER’S GUIDE MOBILE WALLPAPER - Exciting Trinity Continuum artwork will be used to create a wallpaper for your mobile device lockscreen. This mobile wallpaper will be added to the rewards list of all backers supporting this project.


ACHIEVED! - At $35,000  in Funding – GEAR AND GADGETS – Even more gear, gadgets, and tech toys will be added to our unlocked PDF supplement.


At $37,000 in Funding – TRINITY CONTINUUM VTT TOKEN PACK - Digital assets will be created to support online play for Trinity Continuum, including key character and antagonist tokens from the book. This online asset pack will be added to the rewards list of all backers.


Looking at these, I'm always happy with our regular milestone markers, the Backer T-Shirt and desktop wallpaper. I just changed my computer monitors two weeks ago, and I like to update my screens every few month. I'm doing my best to enjoy the simple things in life.

But I'm really excited about our new content rewards. I'm always up for an equipment supplement, with especially ones that make use of the ideas and systems introduced in this book. And having a section for streamlined crafting rules is a huge bonus! I think the developers and writers will have a great time when outlining content for the sections we've unlocked.

And I think we can add another little bit to make this supplemental PDF even more fun!


At $40,000 in Funding – ADVANCED GIFTS – Our unlocked PDF supplement will be expanded to include Advanced Gifts. Want to be one of the most powerful Talents in Trinity? Now you'll have Gifts to demonstrate your massive power.

We're closing in on this one final Stretch Goal, this one final bit to add to our supplemental content. Let's keep at it and unlock one more Achievement!



YOUR REWARDS!

That's right! You backed this project to help make and publish the Trinity Continuum Player's Guide! Our primary reward - the big thank you that we'll send out in appreciation for your support - are PDFs and/or hardcover copies of this book! BUT AS A BONUS, you may also have the Equipment/Crafting/Advanced Gifts? Stretch Goal PDF supplement, digital and mobile wallpapers, an opportunity to add to your wardrobe, and some online play support with a VTT Token Set.

Not Much More Time

If only we had a super-science gadget that could manipulate time!

Unfortunately, we seem to continue to move forward at a regular pace, and our campaign will some come to the inescapable end. We've achieved our primary goal of funding the book, but there is this final possible Stretch Goal reward almost within our grasp! I know we've come far already, but it wouldn't be a STRETCH goals if we didn't have to really STRETCH in the final day! I'm confident that it is absolutely within striking distance, though, so let's keep working toward it!

So, as every update concludes: let's keep the enthusiasm rolling! Keep spreading the word and letting others know about this project. They've got this final day to jump in and share the Stretch Goals we've achieved!

And every backer who joins in as we approach the end is not only able to enjoy the additional rewards already added by the early fans and backers, but also help reward those early backers by maybe unlocking that Advanced Gift expansion!

Remember, only the funds generated during the crowdfunding campaign go toward achieving these Stretch Goal targets, so the time to act is now! Together, we can bring this game to life and make great things happen!

THIS CAMPAIGN ENDS AT 2:00 PM EDT on THURSDAY, APRIL 20th, 2023

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