Pledge Manager coming soon, Files being sent to printer, PDF delivery
Hello everyone!
A quick update on what's happening now and what's coming up.
Pledge Manager Survey
We expect to have the Pledge Manager Survey out to backers in the next couple of weeks. We have been working with our BackerKit rep as they set up the group shipping pledge manager, which is more complex than a normal one. They just us know that their work is done and we are now able to start our part. We will send out another update close to the end of the month with an update on the progress and ETA for surveys being sent.
Manufacturing and PDF Delivery
All files are complete for all components and we are finalizing quotes with manufacturers. We expect production to start on the books next month. Manufacturing for the other components will begin shortly after that.
As soon as the Pledge Manager Surveys are sent out we will also send out PDFs via BackerKit. No need for orders to be locked or cards charged!
Beware the creeping Ebony Horror! (Art by David Hoskins)
OSE Month 2026 is over and — thanks to your support — it has been an overwhelming success!
What Next?
Now that the campaign is over, our next stage of work begins: getting the Demonic Grimoire and other products off to the printers! We've already prepared the final print files, which should be going into technical approval with the printers soon. We'll keep you updated as things progress.
PDFs and Surveys
We plan to send out pledge manager surveys to you all around mid/late July. This is the survey asking for your shipping address, paying for shipping fees, purchasing add-ons, and confirmation of other details like T-shirt size (for those who ordered shirts).
Filling out this survey will also have a fabulous benefit: you'll get access to all the finished PDFs included in your pledge level! We hope you'll all enjoy seeing the Demonic Grimoire and other products in their full, hellish glory and planning how to integrate the new monsters and material into your campaigns.
The pre-order store will also be open when surveys go out in case you have friends that missed the campaign and want to pick up a copy!
Thank You For Your Support!
We have tons of exciting plans for further OSE supplements and adventures, and the resounding success of the Demonic Grimoire and OSE Month means the world to us!
The Necrotic Gnome team is already working on a sequel / companion to the Demonic Grimoire entitled the Necrotic Tome. This OSE supplement delves further into realms of dark fantasy, with a focus on undead and necromancy. It details the Land of the Dead, 4 new deities (including everyone's favourite bad guy, Orcus!), a horde of new sinister monsters, a full necromancer class, and lots more necromantic goodness.
Less than 12 hours left for Demonic Grimoire and OSE Month!
Hey everyone!
There are less than 12 hours left to back Demonic Grimoire and the other projects in OSE Month!
Demonic Grimoire Achievements
In addition to ribbon and black page upgrades to both editions of the Demonic Grimoire, all backers are getting both Quick Delve #5: Golden Lies, a 20 page adventure zine, AND a deluxe Evil Grimoire Holographic Sticker!
Final OSE Month Achievement UNLOCKED!
We've passed $625k (whoa!) in the month and unlocked the final collaborative achievement:Two MORE tracks added to OSE Month Hellscape Digital Soundtrack! This means that the digital Hellscape soundtrack will have two additional tracks corresponding to the final two hell realms in the Demonic Grimoire. That makes a total of eight songs, one for each realm of hell! We'll be experiencing (in sonic form) the ice hell of Zonth, the iron labyrinth of Carcerus, the endless war of Xarxus, the savage lands of Gargathuul, the burning hell of Nethria, the noxious realm of Oblivex, the infested swamp of Malfflesia, and finally the cobwebbed abyss of Ulobor. Every backer in all OSE Month projects will receive this digital soundtrack.
Last Chance for a Free OSE Month Booster Deck!
This is your last chance to get the booster pack for FREE by backing the Demonic Grimoire + any 6 projects in OSE Month. This pack is exclusive to OSE Month and will not be reproduced.
Thank You For Your Support!
We have tons of exciting plans for further OSE supplements and adventures, and the resounding success of the Demonic Grimoire and OSE Month means the world to us! We'll keep you updated in the coming months as the Demonic Grimoire goes to print and squirms its diabolical way towards shipping out to you all.
Infernal regards, the Exalted Funeral + Necrotic Gnome teams
It's hard to believe that we're in the final few days of OSE Month! We have a few updates for you as the blood-moon sets on this benighted month...
Full Hellish Soundtrack Almost Unlocked!
We're tantalisingly close to unlocking the final OSE Month achievement at $625,000 total funding across all 17 projects: the final 2 tracks of the hell-realm soundtrack. Once we reach that final goal, the soundtrack will be complete at 8 tracks — one inspired by each hell realm in the Demonic Grimoire.
All backers of any OSE Month project will receive a digital download of the soundtrack once it's complete.
This would be a great moment to have another look at the complete OSE Month project lineup to see if anything tickles your fancy. There's a hefty selection of diabolical adventures, settings, supplements, art books, minis, and more, many of which will ship with the Demonic Grimoire at a heavily discounted shipping rate. So don't miss out!
Print File Preparation Under Way
As noted in the campaign description, the Demonic Grimoire and other items are 100% complete. Now that we have a clear picture of the number of copies of each item we'll need to print, we're already preparing final print files to send off to the manufacturers.
Normally this is the kind of update we'd be sending in the months after a crowdfunding campaign has ended. But in this case, we're ahead of the game. We'll keep you updated along the way as the Demonic Grimoire and your other rewards enter manufacturing.
Art Grave With Dave
Join Exalted Funeral Art director David Hoskins as he leads our first ever Art Grave with Dave! A bandwidth breaking collection of massive artistic talent zooms together (google meet actually), and discusses their work, their love of the hobby, and the Old-School Essentials Month projects that they've all been sweating, stippling, and summoning artwork for... Be sure to click through the links for the projects of ALL of these fantastically talented artists!
Witness the wonderous works of:
David Hoskins, C. Aaron Kreader, and Frank Scacalossi In the Demonic Grimoire
See the Slimey Sketches of Jacob Fleming in The Ooze
And the winner is...Evil Grimoire art by Lucas Korte! All backers with a physical pledge will receive this holographic sticker included with their shipment!
Many backers expressed interest in the other stickers as well, so we are making a Holographic Demon Sticker Pack - Set of 5 add-on that includes a full set of all five stickers including Erinyes art by Justine Jones, Soul Larvae art by Peter Pagano, Vraxagon art by Justine Jones, and Fleshwarper art by Matt Stikker.
Just a quick reminder about a couple of fun events!
OSE Month Discord AMA
The Necrotic Gnome fan Discord server will be hosting an Ask Me Anything chat session with the Demonic Grimoire team plus creators from many other OSE Month projects! Here are the details:
This will be a live session where you'll be able to chat with the creators about the Demonic Grimoire, OSE Month, Old-School Essentials, and more.
There will be two sessions:
Session 1: Weds May 20th, 7:30-9:30 PM ET.
Session 2: Thurs May 21st, 9:00-11:00 AM ET.
All are welcome! The more the merrier.
Join the Discord here and head over to the #ose-month-ama channel. There's one discussion thread per OSE Month project — there are 17 projects, so scroll to find the thread you're looking for.
Golden Lies Actual Play Part 2
Part 2 of our Golden Lies video play-through is up on YouTube now. Remember that all backers will be getting a copy of Golden Lies, so this is a great chance to get an advance preview of the adventure.
Part 2 sees the group continue through the demonic adventure! A false goddess rises, her cult swelling with gold and devotees. In a half-sunken temple in a fly-infested swamp, miracles mask a darker truth. Followers vanish and wealth flows. Can players uncover the deceit before the Radiant Queen’s lies consume all?
Join author of OSE Quick Delve #5: Golden Lies Michael A. Curtis as he leads a group of OSR luminaries through his Demon Month adventure. Featuring WF Smith (Prismatic Wasteland / Barkeep on the Borderlands) Michael Putlach (Maximum Monster Mayhem), Donn Stroud (Isle of the Plangent Mage / Ruination Pilgrimage/ Abattoir Hymnal) and Steve Albertson (Epic Levels Mad Dungeon Podcast).
Apparently the PDFs of the new core books for OSE are available on DriveThruRPG before backers have them, something we paid money for months ago. Why did I bother backing something "100% complete", if I was going to be left waiting for months after being charged without getting the PDFs, while those didn't back can get them right now?
To be honest I'm really quite unhappy with Exalted Funeral over this, and would like to know what exactly will be done to rectify this situation for backers, if anything.
When I worked in retail, we had credit card readers go down on Christmas Eve. It wasn't our fault, but it sucked for the customers. What we did was we walked down the line of people waiting to ring up their stuff passing out Christmas cookies. I would respectfully request a cookie, please 🙏
I love you guys at Necrotic Gnome, but I made some plans around this content around the rough deadline you set to release the PDF. Please get it out as soon as you can!
