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Alchemicals: Forged by the Machine God for Exalted 3E RPG

Created by Onyx Path - Alchemical Exalted

The next supplement for the Exalted Third Edition tabletop roleplaying game

Latest Updates from Our Project:

September 2025 Update
6 months ago – Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 07:04:02 AM

Hello Forged Friends,

It's the Wednesday before the final Thursday of the month, and that means it's Exalted Update Day! Not a ton of news to report this month, incremental work continues behind the scenes, and I'll continue to monitor Onyx Path's monday meeting notes and update as new info comes out. Let's review...

Rewards Still Pending


Still many cogs to assemble into our main machine, but the team continues to work hammer and tongs.


Rewards Distributed to Backers

  1. Alchemicals: Forged by the Machine God Draft Manuscript
  2. Exalted Third Edition Core Rules PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  3. Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  4. Lunars: Fangs at the Gate PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  5. Exigents: Out of the Ashes PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  6. Sidereals: Charting Fate's Course PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  7. Abyssals: Sworn to the Grave Draft Manuscript
  8. Exalted: Essence PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  9. Many-Faced Strangers PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  10. Across the Eight Directions PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  11. Crucible of Legend PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  12. Arms of the Chosen PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  13. The Realm PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  14. Exalted Music Bundle
  15. Exalted Fiction Bundle
  16. Abyssals: Sworn to the Grave PDF


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://alchemicals.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: <August 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.

Ending Tomorrow: Monster Kingdoms

Ending tomorrow at 2:00 PM EDT.


In the chaos of the Monster Kingdoms, now is your time to make a mark and shape the world to your liking.

Monster Kingdoms is a complete tabletop roleplaying game of dark fantasy, where evil is a natural state, adventure boasts horror and violence, and politics are cutthroat. It includes:

  • A massive number of playable monstrous characters.
  • A dangerous setting encompassing 13 unique, competing kingdoms.
  • The entire dynamic Storypath Ultra system.

Coming in October: Curseborne Player's Guide



  • Nine new families of Accursed!
  • New Role Paths, Lineage Torments, and spells
  • Fully playable Venators
  • Fully playable orphaned Accursed 
  • Quick-build and random character templates

Alchemicals August Update v2025
7 months ago – Wed, Aug 27, 2025 at 07:16:34 AM

Hello Forged Friends,

It's the Wednesday before the final Thursday of the month, and that means it's Exalted Update Day! Not a ton of news to report this month, incremental work continues behind the scenes, and I'll continue to monitor Onyx Path's monday meeting notes and update as new info comes out. Let's review...

Rewards Still Pending



No dots to fill in yet, but we'll continue to track.


Rewards Distributed to Backers

  1. Alchemicals: Forged by the Machine God Draft Manuscript
  2. Exalted Third Edition Core Rules PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  3. Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  4. Lunars: Fangs at the Gate PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  5. Exigents: Out of the Ashes PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  6. Sidereals: Charting Fate's Course PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  7. Abyssals: Sworn to the Grave Draft Manuscript
  8. Exalted: Essence PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  9. Many-Faced Strangers PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  10. Across the Eight Directions PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  11. Crucible of Legend PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  12. Arms of the Chosen PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  13. The Realm PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  14. Exalted Music Bundle
  15. Exalted Fiction Bundle
  16. Abyssals: Sworn to the Grave PDF


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://alchemicals.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: <July 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.

Launching Tomorrow: Monster Kingdoms


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In Monster Kingdoms, you play a creature of darkness. You may be vampiric magus, or feyborn harlequin. You might be a warrior gauntlet, an orc cultist, a druidic elf, or a flame-spitting dragonkin. You can play a wildly creative goblinoid, a chaotic dwarf, a fierce ice elementor, or a shame-filled fiend.  Your characters can be anything from hulking dreadnauts to disturbing mentalists, and many Mantles in between. 

Name your weapon and make it your sceptre.

Slay a beast and seize its crown.

Build your infamy either as a monster or as a servant of the light. Perform deeds worthy of repute: vanquishing a beast greater than yourself, toppling a lord from his tower and seizing control of his lands and people, or freeing slaves to weaken the Malignant Mind. A character’s infamy is a means of measuring their success in the Monster Kingdoms, whether virtuous or vicious. The only unworthy deeds are the ones no one hears about.

In the chaos of the Monster Kingdoms, now is your time to make a mark and shape the world to your liking.

Monster Kingdoms is a complete tabletop roleplaying game of dark fantasy, where evil is a natural state, adventure boasts horror and violence, and politics are cutthroat. It includes:

  • A massive number of playable monstrous characters.
  • A dangerous setting encompassing 13 unique, competing kingdoms.
  • The entire dynamic Storypath Ultra system.

July 2025 Monthly Update
8 months ago – Wed, Jul 30, 2025 at 06:58:36 AM

Hello Forged Friends,

It's the Wednesday before the final Thursday of the month, and that means it's Exalted Update Day! It's also the day before the GenCon game convention, and while I'm not there or involved in that, many from the industry are and have been focused on preparing for that event over the past month, so there's not a ton of news for this month's update.

Let's dive in!

Rewards Still Pending



Our main reward is the primary focus, and currently in Art Direction. Right now, preliminary sketches are in and being revised after notes from the developers, IP holders, and Art Director. As soon as any artwork is available, I'll sneak it into an update!


Rewards Distributed to Backers

  1. Alchemicals: Forged by the Machine God Draft Manuscript
  2. Exalted Third Edition Core Rules PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  3. Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  4. Lunars: Fangs at the Gate PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  5. Exigents: Out of the Ashes PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  6. Sidereals: Charting Fate's Course PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  7. Abyssals: Sworn to the Grave Draft Manuscript
  8. Exalted: Essence PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  9. Many-Faced Strangers PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  10. Across the Eight Directions PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  11. Crucible of Legend PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  12. Arms of the Chosen PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  13. The Realm PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  14. Exalted Music Bundle
  15. Exalted Fiction Bundle
  16. Abyssals: Sworn to the Grave Backer PDF

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://alchemicals.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: <June 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.




June 2025 Monthly Update
9 months ago – Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 06:28:57 AM

Hello Forged Friends,

It's the Wednesday before the last Thursday of the month, and the stars say that's Exalted Update Day. 

The 2025 edition of the Onyx Path Virtual Gaming Convention was a fun time! If you missed it, they're starting to post videos of their panels and Actual Plays on Youtube, and you can now watch the <Onyx Path Con 2025 Exalted Panel>where Dixie Cochran, Mike Gill and Emily G. discuss Exalted!

Rewards Still Pending


Preliminary Art Direction has begun on our main reward!


Rewards Distributed to Backers

  1. Alchemicals: Forged by the Machine God Draft Manuscript
  2. Exalted Third Edition Core Rules PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  3. Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  4. Lunars: Fangs at the Gate PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  5. Exigents: Out of the Ashes PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  6. Sidereals: Charting Fate's Course PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  7. Abyssals: Sworn to the Grave Draft Manuscript
  8. Exalted: Essence PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  9. Many-Faced Strangers PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  10. Across the Eight Directions PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  11. Crucible of Legend PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  12. Arms of the Chosen PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  13. The Realm PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  14. Exalted Music Bundle
  15. Exalted Fiction Bundle
  16. Abyssals: Sworn to the Grave Backer PDF



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://alchemicals.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: <May 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.

Currently Crowdfunding


Pugmire Unleashed: A Player’s Guide is a supplement for the Realms of Pugmire tabletop RPG. Pugmire Unleashed is primarily a book for players who are interested in new options for their games. Inside you’ll find not only more options for dog player characters, more advice on how to play dogs, and more information about dog communities beyond the kingdom of Pugmire. You’ll also find more species to play: badgers, birds, lagomorphs, and reptiles. 

If you have a yen to be a nautical adventurer, there are rules for sailing and ships presented within, as well as a more detailed writeup of the main coastal city, Waterdog Port. For dogs looking to use strange and exotic weaponry, there are rules for gunpowder weapons, as well as the associated syndrome of Gunpower Panic that goes with using them. Combined with loads of new spells and backgrounds, there’s something for every player in these pages.

We haven’t forgotten the hard-working Guide in all this. Within in this book, we present not only some new enemies for player characters to thwart or befriend, but also three adventures that present a loose chronicle using much of the material presented in this book (and Realms of Pugmire). Players should avoid reading the back of the book, in case of spoilers, but most of the book is here for you to enjoy.



May 2025 Monthly Update
10 months ago – Wed, May 28, 2025 at 07:31:31 AM

Hello Forged Friends,

It's the Wednesday before the final Thursday of the month, and that's my cue to have an Exalted Updated Day. First up, let's see what irons the Onyx Path team have in the fire...


Onyx Path Virtual Gaming Convention 2025 is just around the corner! As they enter the final weeks of preparation, the schedule is settling in. Some panels and actual plays needed minor tweaks, which is normal for this stage of the game. People’s availability shifts and schedule issues bubble up, but so far they’ve been able to roll with the punches pretty easily and are on track for a smooth, fun, and informative show!



They’re also getting games for attendees to play ramped up via Startplaying.games. There are already a few games set up, and your encouraged to consider setting one up yourself, if you like running games! It’s a great opportunity to try out games you might not otherwise get the chance to, meet new players, and make a few bucks. Onyx Path's partners at Envoy who run convention games for them will also be running games via Startplaying.games and those entries will be showing up very soon at https://startplaying.games/event/onyx-path-2025!

As noted, all panels will be streaming on Onyx Path's Twitch channel running Friday June 6 - Sunday June 8, and Actual Plays will be streaming at Plastic Age Plays channel. I'd suggest checking out

  • The Exalted Panel on Saturday June 7 at 4:00 PM EDT
  • What's Up with Onyx Path on Sunday June 8 at 12:30 PM EDT

Rewards Still Pending


No big changes since last month, incremental progress behind the scenes.


Rewards Distributed to Backers

  1. Alchemicals: Forged by the Machine God Draft Manuscript
  2. Exalted Third Edition Core Rules PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  3. Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  4. Lunars: Fangs at the Gate PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  5. Exigents: Out of the Ashes PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  6. Sidereals: Charting Fate's Course PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  7. Abyssals: Sworn to the Grave Draft Manuscript
  8. Exalted: Essence PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  9. Many-Faced Strangers PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  10. Across the Eight Directions PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  11. Crucible of Legend PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  12. Arms of the Chosen PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  13. The Realm PDF + Discounted PoD Codes
  14. Exalted Music Bundle
  15. Exalted Fiction Bundle


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://alchemicals.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: <April 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.