Pledge manager available starting this weekend!
over 2 years ago – Fri, Dec 22, 2023 at 10:06:28 PM

Yuletide greetings backers!

Quick update to say that the BackerKit Pledge Manager will be sent out to backers starting this weekend! We will send out the smoke test to 5% of backers in the next day or so. The remainder of surveys will be sent out starting early next week. Any backer that has not received their pledge survey by Wednesday December 27 should reach out to us at [email protected]. 

“May the New Year bring you courage to break your resolutions early! My own plan is to swear off every kind of virtue, so that I triumph even when I fall!”

Exalted Funeral and Max Moon

Campaign Dissolution & Eternal Gratitude!
over 2 years ago – Wed, Dec 06, 2023 at 09:06:35 AM

 Campaign Dissolution & Eternal Gratitude

My dearest HIMOGs, filthy fools, and aspirants of O! I am beyond grateful for your collective support in this strange and holy endeavor to extract mind and transmute it into dirt.  The disease of consciousness we share will surely endureth.

As I close my eyes, I can see the flames dancing toward the stars above the City of Pyramids as we enter N.O.X.  I will carry this vision with me as I write the final words of the manuscript.

It has been a dream of mine to see the Abyss gathered up in a pulchritudinous body since I first began this bizarre task of gamifying the Book of Lies.  And in this ritual work, I could never have progressed without your support.  To those who have walked the Path since the dawn, thank you.  To those who are but babes in the Abyss, I welcome you with the deepest appreciation and look forward to your first death.  You have all played a critical role in making the Abyss of Hallucinations.

To those who backed the V.V.V.V.V. edition, we will be in touch.  I look forward to working with you and Brien.

As we move forward in this year of work, you can expect monthly updates.  I will also let you know as early as possible if the timeline needs to be pushed back for any reason.  At this point, we have lots of slack built into the schedule to allow for unforeseen circumstances, and while I have many divination tools at my disposal, I cannot claim to be certain of anything other than the world is a beautiful puddle of chaos.

More information on the BackerKit Pledge Manager and Pre-order Store coming later this week!

Now strike the bell three times and cry out with me, “Hriliu!” For we have completed the initiatory phase!

By Night,

Max Moon

The END is NEAR. Last chance to upgrade pledge before campaign ends!
over 2 years ago – Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 03:48:00 PM

Let the corpse of mind be buried at the edge of the Great Sea!

Just a reminder that if you want to upgrade your pledge to get the best deal on everything, then now is the time!  Especially for folks who have pledged at a digital tier or the no-reward tier!  Yes, you can upgrade your pledge and add on almost anything in Backerkit, but the steepest discounts are in the KS Campaign, and if you end the campaign with a physical pledge you get all the physical stretch goals and coin!

Here is a quick breakdown of what all the extras in the KS Campaign look like with their retail values:

• Coin of Wheel and Woa! - $10
• Broomstick Babblings Pamphlet Adventure - $6
• Field of Night Pamphlet Adventure - $6
• Wound of Amfortas Pamphlet Adventure - $6
• Player's Guide Zine - $18

That's $36 worth of additional objects for our physical tier backers, and of course, each tier has its own bundled discounts as well.

If you have any questions as the campaign is drawing to a close, please don't hesitate to ask.  

Questions about life, the universe, and gaming are all welcome.  

Die Daily.

Max Moon

FREE Ritual d2 Coin Campaign Dissolution Reward!!
over 2 years ago – Fri, Nov 24, 2023 at 04:05:51 PM

Hey Everyone!

We've had many questions about additional stretch goals for this campaign. We decided as a thank you for your support to make this campaign so successful we would like to give you a Campaign Dissolution Reward Ritual Coin!! This metal d2 coin will be FREE to backers that end the campaign with a physical reward pledge!! 

The Coin of Wheel and Woa

A ritual coin to commemorate the horrors and glory of Babalon and the Great Beast, Chaos!  The Coin of Wheel and Woa! is a physical manifestation of an in-game relic, a forgery forged in gold.

 While this disk may function as a d2 or to check whether Babalon or the Megatherion is encountered, it serves a greater purpose and comes with a 1-page ritual guide for use at the table when playing in the Abyss of Hallucinations!

How does the reward work?

All backers that have already backed the campaign with a physical reward, as well as those who do so before the campaign concludes on December 1st at 11:59pm EST will receive a free Coin of Wheel and Woa as well as a one page ritual guide! You will see this reward in your BackerKit Pledge Manager Survey when they are sent out after the campaign. 

The coin will also be available as an add-on after the campaign for $8 for backers ($10 for pre-orders). 

Free Preview Available

Check out the FREE Abyss of Hallucinations Preview - The Player's Zine to learn more about Abyss of Hallucinations!

Available through Exalted Funeral Press and Max Moon Games, this Free Preview includes the the player-facing content from Volumes 1 & 2 of Abyss of Hallucinations for backers that may be looking for more information.

Note: The new Players Guide that is a reward in this campaign will be expanded to include content from Volume 3 as well.

Only one week left! Thank you all so much!

Exalted Funeral and Max Moon Games 

Live Play in the Abyss on The Weekly Scroll & New Hobo's Collective Episode
over 2 years ago – Tue, Nov 14, 2023 at 01:04:01 PM

I have been having a wonderful time chatting with folks on various podcasts about Abyss of Hallucinations.  All the support for this project is deeply appreciated.  Most recently, I got to chat with one of my favorite humans, Logar the Barbarian, of Hobo’s Collective!  Here are a couple of links for that episode.

Hobo's Collective Spotify

Hobo's Collective on Apple Podcasts

Live Play & Giveaway on The Weekly Scroll!

Tomorrow evening, I will be running a one-shot, Vaults of Eternity, set in the Abyss of Hallucinations, live on Twitch for The Weekly Scroll.  By tomorrow, I mean Wednesday, November 15th, at 7:00 pm PST.  This will be recorded so you can listen to it whenever, wherever, but on the livestream we will also be giving away an Abyss of Hallucinations Box Set with Volumes 1,2, Book of Lies, Book of the Law, Vaults of Eternity, Map of the Abyss, Poster, Sticker, and the beautiful screen printed box.

I hope you will be able to join us for an evening of what I hope will be rife with character and ego death!