James Bell

CREATOR

3 months ago

Project Update: December 2025 Update

Hello Essence Players,

I'm coming to you a bit early this month to hopefully give myself a bit of a break over the holidays and also to let you know that the campaign for Infernals is finishing up in the next 24 hours and you've got one final opportunity to join in. I'll share that at the bottom of the page.

EXALTED 2025 RELEASES

While the past 16 months have been a pretty big challenge for Onyx Path in terms of getting physical rewards manufactured, they've done alright on the digital side! The Abyssal Exalted joined us this year, a trio of Exigents support projects came out, and a selection of items for the Exalted: Essence take on the game (including the fiction omnibus, Deeds Yet Undone, and Pillars of Creation!)

Exalted: Essence: Deeds Yet Undone (PDF/print)
Exalted: Exigents: Miracles of the Divine Flame (PDF/print)
Exalted: Exigents: Three Banners Festival: An Exigents Jumpstart (pdf/print)
Exalted: Abyssals: Sworn to the Grave (pdf/print)
Exalted: Essence Novella Omnibus (ebook/print/pdf)
Exalted: Exigents: Out of the Ashes VTT Assets (VTT)
Exalted: Essence Pillars of Creation (pdf/print)

I look forward to the backer PDF for the Exalted: Essence Player's Guide and more amazing Exalted projects finishing up in 2026!

Pending Rewards

All of your feedback from the campaign has been incorporated by the developers, and our main book is now back in editing. Can't wait to see how it all comes out. In addition, one of our novellas has gone to redlines, where the developers help the writer fine-tune the manuscript. And it has a name, For the March Lords!

Rewards Distributed to Backers

Exalted: Essence Core Rulebook PDF
Pillars of Creation PDF
Tomb of Memory PDF
Deeds Yet Undone PDF
Across the Eight Directions PDF
The Realm PDF
Heirs to the Shogunate PDF
Many-Faced Strangers PDF
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 Grave PDF
Alchemicals: Forged by the Machine God Draft Manuscript
Exalted Music Bundle
Exalted Fiction 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://exalted-essence-players-guide.backerkit.com/

Onyx Path Project Tracking

You can read Onyx Path's most recent monthly summary, covering all projects and their status up to that point here: <November 2025 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:

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.

FINAL 24 HOURS - INFERNALS: CROWNED BY HELLFIRE

The Infernal Exalted arise, clad in brass and hellish wonders, to punish the world.

Chosen for their spite and grievance, the Infernal Exalted command the alien powers of Hell itself. In the Demon Realm, they are crowned as the Green Sun Princes, the heroes who will give the Yozis their much deserved vengeance. In Creation, they are the fulfillment of prophecy for cults the world over — the hellish heroes who will topple the temples of the gods. For all the expectations placed upon them, though, it is up to each Infernal to answer the ultimate question for themselves: What will you become, when anything is possible?

This Exalted Third Edition sourcebook provides everything players and Storytellers need to introduce the Infernals to their story. Inside you will find:

Rules for creating your own Infernal characters, including their strange, overwhelming Charms.
New character options, including artifacts, a new martial art, and lost arts of the highest circle of sorcery.
Setting information for the Demon Realm and its cults in Creation.
A roster of demons to serve as allies, adversaries, and bound servitors.

I know some of you have joined in and backed the campaign, but for anyone holding out because they're not Infernal fans, or like the lore but prefer the Exalted: Essence rules set, let me note that a $5 pledge will get you the draft manuscript right now, the ability to upgrade your pledge later in the Pledge Manager (up until the books are finalized!), and the opportunity to grab any of the digital Add Ons. For these final 24 hours only, we have two special "GREE FIRE DAY" deals on 1st Edition and 2nd Edition bundles that you can add on to your $5 pledge. While not cheap, these bundles are dramatically reduced in price and contain a TON of great lore to possibly incorporate into your game.

FINAL 24 HOURS - JOIN IN NOW

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