Hunter: The Vigil Second Edition tabletop roleplaying game
Created by Onyx Path - Hunter: the Vigil
Help us to create a traditionally printed, hardcover, edition of Hunter: The Vigil Second Edition, and then get it into stores!
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Final Reward Distribution - Killing Time, A Hunter: The Vigil Jumpstart
5 months ago
– Fri, Nov 10, 2023 at 09:39:02 AM
Hello Hunters,
i've got a big surprise for you today! Your vigil is complete! It's been 3 years and 8 months since our Kickstarter campaign concluded. At that time, we came together despite the pandemic to support and explore this new edition of Hunter: The Vigil. Little did we know that the world was about to be locked down and we'd all begin a long vigil ourselves, slowly watching the pieces of this project come together. It's been a long time coming but, at last, our final Stretch Goal reward is now available for backers!
During the campaign, the final goal we unlocked was a Jumpstart scenarion for Hunter: The Vigil Second Edition...
...and here we are!
KILLING TIME - A Jumpstart for Hunter: The Vigil
Far from the city, isolated from their parents, teenagers get bored. Tudor Plaza, the local mall, closed permanently in 2012 and has taken on the character of the creepy house local kids dare each other to go into on Halloween.
It’s not surprising that the high school cheerleading team decided to play at exploring the occult at the abandoned mall, but now seven have disappeared, the authorities are baffled, and it’s up to five local women and a private investigator to learn the truth before the last girl suffers the same fate.
Killing Time contains:
A full introductory story designed to guide players and Storytellers into the world of Hunter: The Vigil.
Six ready-to-play characters.
Abbreviated rules, including everything needed to play out the story.
Story hooks to extend play into a full chronicle.
REWARD DISTRIBUTION
If this PDF was on your list of rewards, your link to claim your KillingTime Advance PDF 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.
Again, you will receive an e-mail from BackerKit with links for this reward over the next 24hours if it 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://hunter-the-vigil-2e.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.
ADVANCE PDF VERSION
This is the first version of Killing Time - A Jumpstart for Hunter: The Vigil to be released. The design and development teams have done their best to proofread and correct any errors and typos - but some always sneak through. If you catch any typos, incorrect math, visual glitches, and the like, we want to hear about them and correct them before we send the book off to print.
With that in mind, I'd like to introduce the KillingTimeFeedback Form!
Onyx Path will be launching a special HtV2e:KillingTime Feedback Form, which you will be able to access here: https://forms.gle/9ASQjzZViLcvv5sT6
They are aware of the Page XX notations - those are left in to replace for the final version once any changes you've suggested are made, so they can reference the correct page if any shifts in layout result.
Onyx Path will keep errata collection open for the next week. Please submit your feedback as soon as possible so the team can get on to finalizing this file for us.
They won't be collecting errata from other spots, just this specific form.
After any needed corrections are made (based on your feedback!), they will prepare an updated final PDF version of the book and you will receive a notice from DrivethruRPG that you can re-download your file with the latest version.
You've already made the book a reality with your Kickstarter support. Now you can make it even better by helping us crowdsource any minor errors and corrections.
SO: Look for your reward email over the next 24 hours, or check your BackerKit page to see your digital reward redemption links. Review the advance PDF and submit any feedback you have, and let's make this book as awesome as possible!
[STRETCH GOAL] Killing Time - Jumpstart backer PDF (Unpdate #90, Nov 10, 2023)
FINAL REWARD LINK DISTIRBUTED
That's our final reward link out to backers, and likely my final update for this project. Depending on your communication preferences with DriveThru, you will get an e-mail once KillingTime has been finalized and a new version is available to download from DriveThruRPG. Again, that won't be a new reward or new link sent out via BackerKit - once it's finalized, the file will just be updated on the DriveThru platforms and you'll be able to download the latest version at your convenience.
With all reward links distributed, I will be leaving the BackerKit pledge manager active for another 4 months - until March 31, 2024 in fact. You'll be able to access your digital reward redemption codes from your BackerKit page up until that date. Once you redeem your digital rewards, they will continue to be available in your DriveThru library, so this should only concern those who haven't yet clicked their links for any rewards to be received.
At this point, any Backerkit pages with incomplete surveys or unpaid pledges have be closed and considered completely fulfilled. Unlikely that applies to anyone reading this, but if this is the first time you've paid attention to an update and have never visited your BackerKit page, you may want to double check to get your download codes.
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://hunter-the-vigil-2e.backerkit.com
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:
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 Kickstarter: Click Onyx Path 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.
So, that's it for me! And that's the conclusion of this campaign. Check out your Killing Time PDF, and remember to download the updated version when it's released (and you get your notification from DTRPG).
A huge thanks to the Hunter fans that supported this project and maintained the vigil over all of these months and years! As mentioned, this project ended just a week before the world went into lockdown and, personally, I still haven't recovered from that that time. Or, rather, my life has significantly changed and I'm sort of in my own Second Edition (more likely 8th edition, given my age!). We sort of went through it all together, and I'm happy that we've come out on the other side and been able to finally finish up!
FINAL DAYS
The World Below is a game of adversity, heroism, terror, and awe. Your characters will overcome or be defeated by terrible beasts, environmental calamities, and Kaos storms ravaging their surroundings and the souls around them. They will chart their journeys, chronicle their tales, and pass their stories down to their descendants, who will in turn become your characters when your old ones perish or retire.
The World Below provides. But you must dig. You must explore. You must map. You must build. You must defend.
The World Below provides, but only to the worthy.
The unworthy fall, consumed by bugs, lava, acidic fog, the vagaries of Kaos, and the World Below’s convulsing tunnels.
The World Below is your home, your prison, and your alien world containing terrible threats and wondrous discoveries.
The World Below is a complete tabletop roleplaying game, and includes:
Numerous playable options, some from the traditional fantasy mold, others unique to the World Below.
The complete Storypath Ultra System, allowing you to play this game straight from the book.
A myriad of settings, monsters, powers, and abilities for use in your stories, which you can play as minimalist dungeon crawls or World Below-spanning expeditions.
Sept '23 Update
7 months ago
– Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 06:09:03 AM
Hello Hunters,
Let's get our updates back on track! The Tending the Flame distribution threw off my schedule a bit, but with one final reward left to go out, I'll be sending out updates every other month until it's on your screens. I fully expect our final reward, the Jumpstart, to be out to backers sometime in 2023, so at least that's something of a timeline!
With no big news yet, let's just have a quick summary of where we stand.
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://hunter-the-vigil-2e.backerkit.com
You can read Onyx Path's most recent monthly summary, covering all projects and their status up to that point here: <August 2023 Project Status Summary>
You can find the weekly Monday Meeting blog updates <here>, which note any projects with status changes since the previous Month End summary. The project statuses listed are current as of last Monday, so do check it out each Monday night to see if anything may have progressed!
I'll continue to check in every other month until our final stretch goal reward is ready to go out!
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:
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 Kickstarter: Click Onyx Path 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 '23 Update: Tending The Flame heading out to backers!
10 months ago
– Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 08:01:06 AM
Hello Hunters,
We weren't scheduled for a month end update until July, but I've got a reward ready to go out... and nobody wants to wait for this one!
Reward Distribution: TENDING THE FLAME
Keeping the Vigil is a choice. Nothing stops them from going home, locking the door, putting out the light, and pretending that all is right with the world. Billions of people do just that every day.
But the hunter lights their candle anyway. Whether out of compassion, hope, curiosity, anger, or boredom, they keep it lit. Moreover, their stubborn refusal to give the night to the darkness often serves to spread that flame to others.
Tending the Flame is a companion book to Hunter: The Vigil Second Edition, expanding on what’s in the core book. It contains:
Narrative and systems support to successfully hunt at Tier One, plus tips for navigating hunter society.
Eight Compacts, including a mix of updated first edition favorites and exciting new groups to join.
Eight Conspiracies, including an expanded version of Aegis Kai Doru, as well as several new hunter organizations.
New Tactics and Endowments.
REWARD DISTRIBUTION
If this PDF was on your list of rewards, your link to claim your HtV2e:Tending the Flame Advance PDF 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.
Again, you will receive an e-mail from BackerKit with links for this reward over the next 24hours if it 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://hunter-the-vigil-2e.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.
ADVANCE PDF VERSION
This is the first version of HtV2e:Tending the Flame to be released. The design and development teams have done their best to proofread and correct any errors and typos - but some always sneak through. If you catch any typos, incorrect math, visual glitches, and the like, we want to hear about them and correct them before we send the book off to print.
With that in mind, I'd like to introduce the Tendingthe FlameFeedback Form!
Onyx Path will be launching a special HtV2e:Tending the FlameFeedback Form, which you will be able to access here: https://forms.gle/QTWNJGYVPg1gUbyS9
They are aware of the Page XX notations - those are left in to replace for the final version once any changes you've suggested are made, so they can reference the correct page if any shifts in layout result.
Onyx Path will keep errata collection open for the next 1-2 weeks. Please submit your feedback as soon as possible so the team can get on to finalizing this file for us.
They won't be collecting errata from other spots, just this specific form.
After any needed corrections are made (based on your feedback!), they will prepare an updated final PDF version of the book and you will receive a notice from DrivethruRPG that you can re-download your file with the latest version.
You've already made the book a reality with your Kickstarter support. Now you can make it even better by helping us crowdsource any minor errors and corrections.
SO: Look for your reward email over the next 24 hours, or check your BackerKit page to see your digital reward redemption links. Review the advance PDF and submit any feedback you have, and let's make this book as awesome as possible!
ONYX PATH VIRTUAL GAMING CONVENTION STARTS TODAY!
Join in at 5pm EDT for the Opening Ceremonies of Onyx Path Virtual Gaming Convention 2023! As always, they’re trying to raise money for the Bodhana Group, a nonprofit that advocates the use of tabletop games in therapy. Use command !bodhana or !donate in chat.
All the panels will be on the Onyx Path Twitch channel (all times listed are EDT):
Check out the Onyx Path website <here> for more information and actual play schedules. If you’re on the Onyx Path Discord, the Events tab at the top of the channel listing has all the events listed in your native time zone, so just mark off which ones you’re interested in, and Discord will alert you when they go live.
[STRETCH GOAL] Tending the Flame backer PDF (Update #88, June 16, 2023)
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://hunter-the-vigil-2e.backerkit.com
You can read Onyx Path's most recent monthly summary, covering all projects and their status up to that point here: <May 2023 Project Status Summary>
You can find the weekly Monday Meeting blog updates <here>, which note any projects with status changes since the previous Month End summary. The project statuses listed are current as of last Monday, so do check it out each Monday night to see if anything may have progressed!
I'll be back in two months with our next bi-monthly update, continuing to check in every other month until our final stretch goal reward is ready to go out!
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:
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 Kickstarter: Click Onyx Path 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 '23 Bi-Monthly Update
11 months ago
– Mon, May 29, 2023 at 08:36:55 AM
Hello Hunters,
We're now in the bi-monthly phase of our regular updates, and I'll continue to send these check-ins out every other month until the final stretch goal reward has gone out.
Tending the Flame artwork sneak peek
STRETCH GOAL REWARDS STILL PENDING
Our final two Stretch Goal rewards are in layout. I often tell backers you can tell if something is getting close to moving from layout to proofing when you start to see artwork previews from the book. I've got two pieces from Tending the Flame to share as part of this update, so that's a good sign!
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://hunter-the-vigil-2e.backerkit.com
You can read Onyx Path's most recent monthly summary, covering all projects and their status up to that point here: <April 2023 Project Status Summary>
You can find the weekly Monday Meeting blog updates <here>, which note any projects with status changes since the previous Month End summary. The project statuses listed are current as of last Monday, so do check it out each Monday night to see if anything may have progressed!
I will continue to post regular updates every other month until the final Stretch Goal reward has gone out.
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:
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 Kickstarter: Click Onyx Path 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.
They Came from the RPG Anthology! is a little different than the previous entries in this series, and the clue’s in the title. This newest They Came From… isn’t another single genre piece, but a compilation of multiple genres, spanning the big screen, the small screen, the stage, and possibly even more besides! It also serves as the Core Rulebook for the They Came From game line, with the streamlined ruleset as well as they Storypath Ultra system.
Why “possibly”? Well, when our Kickstarter campaign launches, one of the first things you’ll likely read about is the polls we’ll be running throughout its duration. Every Monday another poll, and every poll adding a new genre to the book. They Came from the RPG Anthology! already includes:
They Came from Cowboy’s Gulch! (Westerns)
They Came from the Mean Streets! (Noir)
They Came from Bridgton Rectory! (Costume Dramas)
They Came from the Interstellar Starship! (Space Opera)
They Came from the Bard’s Quill! (Shakespearean Plays)
But we’ll be adding a further four chapters (at least) to this book from a selection of options you get to vote on!
That’s not all though. They Came From the RPG Anthology! provides two new system offerings for our loyal audiences:
The Quick Play System is a condensed, streamlined, and – as the name implies – quick system you can use for all your games of They Came From! So if you find the current system too complex for your games, you’ll enjoy this slimline version of character creation and the accompanying rules.
The Storypath Ultra System is the updated version of our existing Storypath System present in games such as They Came from Beneath the Sea!, Trinity Continuum, Scion, and Dystopia Rising: Evolution, and They Came From the RPG Anthology! is the first place you’ll find it in print! So if you’re interested in the future of Storypath, this is the campaign to back.
As always we’ll have a wide range of backer levels and an active comment section, so come on and join in!
March '23 - Bi-Monthly Update
about 1 year ago
– Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 12:17:58 PM
Hello Hunters,
We're at the end of March, and time for our regular check in.
Although... I think I'm going to modify our schedule and send these out every other month, unless I've got some new Hunter: The Vigil information or there's a status change on our reward.
We've just got these two final rewards, but the hurdles that have plagued everyone over the past few years keep popping up, and our Stretch Goal supplements haven't quite managed to make it through that obstacle course. I know the internal plan is to have everything wrapped up soon. From my perspective outside the process, it sounds like the team is working hard to get things "back on track" but it's been a process that probably doesn't need me commenting on it each month.
So, let's flip these to every other month so there's still some consistent and constant communication, and I promise to let you know any time there's bit of Hunter: The Vigil or related news or progress on our final Stretch Goal reward.
STRETCH GOAL REWARDS STILL PENDING
Our jumpstart has joined Tending the Flame in the layout phase. I think they're both in the earliest phases, but if we start to see artwork leak out, we'll know that we're getting close. I hope we'll get to the proofing stage before too long.
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://hunter-the-vigil-2e.backerkit.com
You can read Onyx Path's most recent monthly summary, covering all projects and their status up to that point here: <February 2023 Project Status Summary>
You can find the weekly Monday Meeting blog updates <here>, which note any projects with status changes since the previous Month End summary. The project statuses listed are current as of last Monday, so do check it out each Monday night to see if anything may have progressed!
I will continue to post regular updates every month other until the final Stretch Goal reward has gone out.
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:
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 Kickstarter: Click Onyx Path 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.
