Hello Green Sun Princes,
Right now, the big focus is on finishing up Alchemicals and getting that out to backers, along with sorting the print timing for Sidereals and Abyss...
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James Bell
about 1 month ago
April 2026 Monthly Update
Hello Green Sun Princes,
I've shifted around a bit for the past two months, but in general I have the Wednesday before the final Thursday of the month as Exalted Update Day....
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James Bell
2 months ago
March 2026 Regular Monthly Update
Hello Green Sun Princes,
Back at the end of March for our regular update.Â
As a reminder, I'll send these updates out every month to let you know where we sit. We're still ...
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James Bell
3 months ago
February 2026 Monthly Update
Hello Green Sun Princes,
Welcome to our first regular monthly update. At this time, I've earmarked the Wednesday before the last Thursday of each month as Exalted update day...
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James Bell
5 months ago
Reward Distribution - Existing PDF Rewards Going Out to Backers!
Hello Green Sun Princes,
It's been a few days since we started sending out our Pledge Manager invitations. If you haven't yet filled out your backer survey, please do so as ...
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James Bell
5 months ago
Pledge Manager Surveys Coming This Week!
Hello Green Sun Princes,
Since this is my first update of 2026, Happy New Year!
We finished up the Crowdfunding portion of our campaign just over four weeks ago with a s...
Welcome to the final hours of this campaign! We've had an amazing run - funding the book in minutes, sharing some fantastic Infernals fiction (look for one final chapter soon!), adding more than 2000 backers to our demonic circle, unlocking 16 Stretch Goals!
That's right! We smashed this one as we head into our final hours!
ACHIEVED! -At $175,000 in Funding - Infernals Companion: The Face of the Titans
INFERNALS COMPANION SUPPLEMENT: THE FACE OF THE TITANS - An in-depth look at the nature of the relationship between the Yozis and their demonic souls, with storytelling advice on how to use it in your games will be added to the Infernals Companion supplement. Backers receiving the Infernals PDF will receive the Infernals Companion PDF as a bonus reward. Backers receiving the Infernals Deluxe hardcover will also receive links to purchase a discounted Print-on-Demand version of the Infernals Companion book.
We'e got one final Stretch Goal that is tantalizingly within reach as we head toward the finish line. I'm sort of amazed about how close we are - I thought this was a possible longshot, but it's a lot closer that I'd imagined.
At $185,000 in Funding - Infernals Companion: The Price of Damnation
INFERNALS COMPANION SUPPLEMENT: THE PRICE OF DAMNATION - An in-depth look at the forbidden pacts and unholy power of warlocks, including the temptation of new Eclipse Charms will be added to the Infernals Companion supplement. Backers receiving the Infernals PDF will receive the Infernals Companion PDF as a bonus reward. Backers receiving the Infernals Deluxe hardcover will also receive links to purchase a discounted Print-on-Demand version of the Infernals Companion book.
The most important part of this campaign, though, is that we have successfully funded this project! Thanks to everyone who's come out to support this campaign, we'll be getting this cool book!
FINAL DAY CHECKLIST
Whether you're just starting to feel the spark of Exaltation or a planning to challenge Ligier to one-on-one combat (hahahaha!), these are some good topics to review over these final hours...
You also have the opportunity to share your feedback with the developers at this draft stage, helping guide them through the next steps of development and editing. You can use thisFeedback Form to share your thoughts with the team until the end of the year. The form closes on December 31st, so make sure any notes you have are submitted before we head into 2026.
2. PLEDGE TIERS and ADD ONS
This update breaks down your best starting point for figuring out which Backer Reward Tier to choose to help support this project in a way that works for you.
The first decision you need to make is what form your rewards will take. Do you want your main rewards in digital form and are going for the PDF rulebook? Or do you have space on your shelf for the deluxe hardcover book? (Note - the hardcover version includes the PDF as a bonus!).
NEWLY CROWNED
This is the PDF-only reward tier. 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.
GREEN SUN PRINCE
This reward tier includes the deluxe hardcover version of this book. Shipping costs ARE NOT included in the cost of your pledge. You will be charged for shipping after the campaign through the pledge manager. In addition, this option also includes the PDF version, so you will get a digital copy as described above.
CANDIDATE FOR EXALTATION
Not ready to commit, or just looking to offer general support? This pledge tier is for you. This does not include our primary reward, but allows you to select most digital optional Add Ons, as well as participating in the post-campaign Pledge Manager as a backer. You'll also be able to read the draft manuscript of Infernals: Crowned by Hellfire that we post throughout this campaign.
An important reminders at this stage:
Shipping Costs: 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 story page) so be forewarned, but we’ll cross that enormous bridge when we get to it.
ADD-ON OPTIONS - The other half of our Reward Tiers update, including information on the second step of pledging. There are several Add On options that you can add as part of your pledging process, including the other Exalted Third Edition splat PDFs. And for this final day only, you can add the Green Fire Day older edition bundles to your pledge (these two rewards are the only ones not available to select in the Pledge Manager after the campaign).
I know I'm hammering on that one a lot, but it's the rare exception that won't be available to add on in the post-campaign Pledge Manager, and it's also a great deal that I've only seen offered once before, so don't want anyone interested to miss out!
All otherADD ON selections will be available in the post-campaign Pledge Manager as well.
SO: Ensure that you've selected the Reward Tier you want, and select any Add On options you wish to include. AND - make sure that you are comfortable with the Pledge amount, in terms of it covering everything you want and theaffordabilityof the pledge at this moment!
I'm going to speak against my own self interest for a moment, and repeat something I say at the end of every campaign - 2025 has been pretty chaotic year, and there's even more uncertainty ahead. Ensure that your circumstances enable you to afford this pledge at this moment - BackerKit will begin processing payments late tonight after the campaign ends 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 right 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. There are no refunds for regret, and the funds raised start being spent immediately on paying for the work done thus far and the additional work ahead plus the projects unlocked via Stretch Goal. So please be financially responsible.
Choose a Reward Tier You Can Afford
Readthe 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, and we're dealing with an imperfect world. Schedules sometimes go awry)
Exalted fans have five dots in Patience. Onyx Path has been pretty great about getting the backer PDF out ahead of schedule, and are working with a new printing parter to hopefully get caught up on deluxe production in 2026, but the stretch goal companions take time to get right. This development team cares a lot, and puts in the effort to deliver amazing work, and that takes time and care. I'll make sure to share regular updates after we go along to keep everyone in the loop, but your patience is always appreciated.
3. 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!)
4.OVERTIME MODE
Overtime Mode extends the campaign past its original end time to give backers a final chance to make their pledge and adds an interesting twist to the end of the campaign. How long will it extend? That’s entirely up to backers: The campaign will keep going for an additional 10 minutes as long as pledges keep coming in – a chain of back-to-back pledges is called the Backer Train. The campaign will end only when the Backer Train stops after a period of 10 minutes passing without any pledges.
You’ll know we’re in Overtime Mode when the campaign’s Backer Train counter displays a bright rainbow border and a new countdown that resets to 10 minutes after each new backer joins that final Backer Train ride.
So, we've scheduled the campaign to conclude on December 18th at 2:00 PM Eastern Time, but it'll be extended in 10 minute chunks as long as backers keep pledging. Will we add an extra 10 minutes? An extra 20? Or will it all finish up as planned? Who knows, but we'll find out together! Rally the troops!
WHAT COMES NEXT?
5. 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 and over on Discord.
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 the year, 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 about a month 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.
6. 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 schedules, prioritize new projects, and fine-tune future campaigns), 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 late January 2026.
During the Survey period, you can choose to increase your reward tier and add on additional options. If you've found $20 in your winter coat or found an alternate income source and decide it's time to trade up to the Deluxe Edition tiers 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 distribute the hardcover books and know the 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.
I'll also use the Survey to confirm details for the premium reward tiers and collect backer names for inclusion in the book.
7. 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, like the Exalted Third Edition PDFs, and the Alchemicals draft manuscript (or the backer PDF, if it's available by that time). 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 January 2026. 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 Infernals: Crowned by Hellfire. 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 hardcover version.
It's yet another long road ahead, likely full of twists and turns and surprises, 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!
Lots of cool Charms coming our way today! First up, a few quick reminders...
GREEN FIRE DAY!
We've jumped through a few hoops and made a deal with the Unconquered Sun to bring you a couple of big offers for the remainder of the campaign.
A couple things to know about these GREEN FIRE DAY deals-
While the rest of our Add On options will be available to grab in the Pledge Manager after the campaign, these digital bundle offers will only be available during this crowdfunding campaign. So if you really want them, you gotta add them to your pledge before we finish up on December 19.
These aren't necessarily cheap, but they are substantially discounted from the cost of buying all of these titles individually or even as a normally-discounted bundle.
They're obviously not Exalted Third Edition products, but these earlier editions offer a ton of ideas and lore that you can always use pieces of for your game. Some of the lore sits perfectly across all editions, some is wildly divergent, and some is just *out there* but it's always fascinating.
It's a great way to add a LOT of Exalted content to your digital library in one easy click! And this is the only place you can get these prices, they are not part of any Cyber-Monday deal, only as an Add On to this Crowdfunding campaign, and only until December 19th.
Shipping Costs will be Collected in the Pledge Manager
First up, it's amazingly expensive to ship, especially from Onyx Path's home base in the US. And that's as of today - we're all in the dark about how things will look in 2 years. We get that, but there's not much we can do at this time. Onyx Path is in a difficult space where the company is big enough that they're not saving money by fulfilling out of Rich's garage, but small enough that they haven't been able to set up ongoing international partners to handle portions of the fulfillment. So we are where we are - for now.
The best we can do at this point is to plan carefully, advise everyone up front that shipping will likely be expensive (see our projections on the main page) and only charge what it costs us when the time comes. 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. If you aren't sure you want one of the hardcover editions, you can pledge to the PDF tier now and upgrade your pledge in the Pledge Manager once we know the final shipping costs.
Draft Manuscript Previews
Over the course of the next 30 days, backers will receive the entire current draft manuscript for Infernals: Crowned by Hellfire, but it's not going to come to you all in one go. The previews will come out in Exalt-sized sections throughout the campaign. This helps me seem interesting over the next several weeks, but it's more about guiding the conversation and helping steer feedback for the developers.
Because they want your feedback! These manuscript previews are of the current draft manuscript – the document in its latest, approved form. This may not be the final form after editing and any additional development, but you can consider it about 95% finished, so keep that in mind.
In fact, you can help guide the team through the next stages of development by providing feedback on these manuscript previews! The Onyx Path team has set up a special Feedback Form just for campaign backers for this very purpose: https://forms.gle/vXsoupab1AyG81H29
You can use this Feedback Form to share your thoughts directly with the Exalted creative team to help guide them through the next rounds of development and editing.
DRAFT MANUSCRIPT PREVIEWS - BACKERS ONLY
Remember, thanks to BackerKit magic, these download links are visible to Backers only - you must be logged in and reading this on the website to have access to the manuscript preview links. So, if you're reading this via e-mail, click that "Learn More" link on the bottom and I'll see you below Adaj.
Right now, the big focus is on finishing up Alchemicals and getting that out to backers, along with sorting the print timing for Sidereals and Abyssals, but that doesn't mean we're getting ignored over here! The Infernals text has been handed over to the Art Director so the first phases of Art Direction can begin - figuring out the approximate size and illustration needs and putting together the Art Buy.
Once they know what they've got to work with, the developers can plan out the specific illustration needs and then they can work with the Art Director to figure out a schedule and see what artists are availble. So, still many stages to go and a project can be in Art Direction for some time, but the pieces are slowly moving onto the table.
If you want to learn more about current and future Exalted projects, though, I have great news!
It's that time of year again! Onyx Path will be running their virtual gaming convention in a few weeks -FRIDAY JUNE 5 to SUNDAY JUNE 7.
If you want information on current and possible future Exalted projects, I'd suggest checking out:
What's Up with Onyx Path on Saturday June 6 at Noon EDT
The Exalted Panel on Saturday June 6 at 6:00 PM EDT
Ask Us Anything Panel on Sunday June 7 at 2:00 PM EDT
Pending Projects
Rewards Distributed to Backers
Exalted Third Edition Core Rules PDF
Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought PDF
Lunars: Fangs at the Gate PDF
Exigents: Out of the Ashes PDF
Sidereals: Charting Fate's Course PDF
Abyssals: Sworn to the GravePDF
Alchemicals: Forged by the Machine God Draft Manuscript
Exalted: Essence Core Rulebook PDF
Pillars of Creation PDF
Across the Eight Directions PDF
Hundred Devils Night Parade PDF
Adversaries of the Righteous PDF
Many-Faced Strangers PDF
Crucible of Legend PDF
Arms of the Chosen PDF
The Realm PDF
Heirs to the Shogunate PDF
Miracles of Divine Flame PDF
Complete Collection: Exalted 1E Digital Bundle
Complete Collection: Edxalted 2E Digital Bundle
Pledge Manager
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://infernals.backerkit.com/
I will continue to post regular updates every month until the final reward has gone out.
Remember: You can use the links at the bottom of this e-mail to unsubscribe from updates or Manage your notification settings. These status updates are available on the campaign page for you to review at any time.
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:
The alternate, streamlined rules engine used to engage the Exalted Third Edition characters and setting gets a Storyteller's toolbox in the form of the Exatled: Essence Storyteller's Guide. Everyone joining in will get to read the draft manuscript for the book before any pledges are processed or payments collected.
If you've been interested in the Exalted: Essence simplified (but not simple) rules, the Ex:Ess corebook is available as an Add On to backers as well - along with several Exalted Third Edition splats and sourcebooks!
I've shifted around a bit for the past two months, but in general I have the Wednesday before the final Thursday of the month as Exalted Update Day. That's today for April 2026.
As a reminder, I'll send these updates out every month to let you know where we sit. We're still in the earliest stages of this post-campaign, where projects make incremental movements along the progress path. A lot of months will be pretty similar, just a quick note to let you know that the Onyx Path team is still working on it. Any time we have a new reward or something of interest to share, I'll include that as well.
Pending Projects
No big changes from last month; the team is still editing the draft manuscript and reviewing all of your feedback submissions.
Rewards Distributed to Backers
Exalted Third Edition Core Rules PDF
Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought PDF
Lunars: Fangs at the Gate PDF
Exigents: Out of the Ashes PDF
Sidereals: Charting Fate's Course PDF
Abyssals: Sworn to the GravePDF
Alchemicals: Forged by the Machine God Draft Manuscript
Exalted: Essence Core Rulebook PDF
Pillars of Creation PDF
Across the Eight Directions PDF
Hundred Devils Night Parade PDF
Adversaries of the Righteous PDF
Many-Faced Strangers PDF
Crucible of Legend PDF
Arms of the Chosen PDF
The Realm PDF
Heirs to the Shogunate PDF
Miracles of Divine Flame PDF
Complete Collection: Exalted 1E Digital Bundle
Complete Collection: Edxalted 2E Digital Bundle
Pledge Manager
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://infernals.backerkit.com/
I will continue to post regular updates every month until the final reward has gone out.
Remember: You can use the links at the bottom of this e-mail to unsubscribe from updates or Manage your notification settings. These status updates are available on the campaign page for you to review at any time.
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:
As a reminder, I'll send these updates out every month to let you know where we sit. We're still in the earliest stages of this post-campaign, where projects make incremental movements along the progress path. A lot of months will be pretty similar, just a quick note to let you know that the Onyx Path team is still working on it. Any time we have a new reward or something of interest to share, I'll include that as well.
At the end of each month, I'll include a summary of our rewards and their current status (they'll either be delivered or marked as still pending, possibly with additional details if I know more). I'll also list any relevant Update posts, in case you want to go back and check into something.
Each month, I'll list our "Pending" rewards and our "Distributed" rewards. We'll track the project status of our pending rewards by filling in the stage dots, and I'll note which update (and include a link) with each delivered reward, in case you want to go back and re-read the relevant update for more information. If any of these rewards were on your pledge list, you can access download codes in your BackerKit Digital Rewards page. And once they've been added to your DriveThruRPG library, you can access them through your DTRPG digital library at any time.
Let's dive in!
Rewards Still Pending
Still in the earliest stages. I'll be sending over the last bits of Premium Backer submissions for the Infernals Companion to the Developers next week, so if you pledged for one of the premium pledge tiers, please make sure you've filled out your BackerKit survey!
Rewards Distributed to Backers
Exalted Third Edition Core Rules PDF
Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought PDF
Lunars: Fangs at the Gate PDF
Exigents: Out of the Ashes PDF
Sidereals: Charting Fate's Course PDF
Abyssals: Sworn to the GravePDF
Alchemicals: Forged by the Machine God Draft Manuscript
Exalted: Essence Core Rulebook PDF
Pillars of Creation PDF
Across the Eight Directions PDF
Hundred Devils Night Parade PDF
Adversaries of the Righteous PDF
Many-Faced Strangers PDF
Crucible of Legend PDF
Arms of the Chosen PDF
The Realm PDF
Heirs to the Shogunate PDF
Miracles of Divine Flame PDF
Complete Collection: Exalted 1E Digital Bundle
Complete Collection: Edxalted 2E Digital Bundle
Pledge Manager
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://infernals.backerkit.com/
You can read Onyx Path's most recent monthly summary, covering all projects and their status up to that point here: <February 2026 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 until the final reward has gone out.
Remember: You can use the links at the bottom of this e-mail to unsubscribe from updates or Manage your notification settings. These status updates are available on the campaign page for you to review at any time.
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:
