An old-school, tournament-style roguelike dungeon-crawl inside of a living god at the end of the world.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Post-Campaign Update 6: Surveys Locked, PDFs Distributed!
19 days ago
– Wed, May 20, 2026 at 07:38:52 AM
Hello, everyone!
Big announcement today: I've just finished locking in Backerkit surveys, charged cards, and distributed PDFs via Backerkit's pledge manager. If you backed at a level that gives you a PDF, you should have received an email a little bit ago with a download link. If not, comment and I'll get you sorted out immediately!
Physical books are being packed up for shipment to Space Penguin Ink in Florida. The special limited edition books are being assembled as we speak, and let me say you lucky backers are in for a treat. There's some really gnarly patterning on this stag hide parchment, and the cave paper is gorgeous:
Cave Paper, torn instead of cut to keep that rugged, hand-made edge.
Look at these colors and scars. Ceritified 100% gnarly.
With a special shoutout to the all-star bookbinder, Laserbeam.
I'll keep this update brief as I'm sure you all want to get right into your new books, but thanks again for supporting the project! Expect another update in the coming weeks as physical distribution of the edition is under way.
-Dale L. Houston, Duck and Crow Press
Post Campaign Update 5 - The last few Surverys
24 days ago
– Fri, May 15, 2026 at 07:22:22 AM
Almost There!
We are almost at the finish line. If you have not yet, please fill out your BackerKit Survery email! This locks in the final numbers. You have a bit of time, but not long. Pledges and shipping are locked in on May 20th. Once locked in, we can begin distribution.
PDFs will be distributed by Backerkit once things are locked in.
Physical copies set to Ship will sent to our fulfilment partner Space Penguin Ink.
Physical set to Local Pickup will be available where I am - schedule below.
Limited Edition Bindings are in the works and won't be far behind. If you got one of these, you'll get the regular copy and the limited edition at that same time. Incidentally, there are still a few of these left as add-on options!
If you have any questions, please let me know! I want to make sure everyone get this sick adventure in their hands (or the digital equivalent).
Folded, Gathered, and Bagged. Just like your characters will be.
Limited binding paper in the press getting squeezed "just so". Your characters are going to get squeezed. Squeezed to DEATH!
Close-up of the limited edition binding paper. I love the texture.
On The Road Again
You can track me down to say hello or get a local pickup at the following places:
May 23-24: GAMEFACE CON at the Peabody Heights Brewing Company in Baltimore, MD
May 29-31: Concoction at the Vineland Convention Center in Vineland, NJ
June 12-14: CNYRPG CON at the Burrstone Inn in New Hartford, NY
Question: If you are on the road, how will you ship stuff?
Great Question, Agatha. I'll be travelling, but I'm going to travel with everyhting that might ship so once we have the numbered locked in I can get stuff to the post office asap! I'm going to be rolling around Philly between GameFace and Concotion and will have plenty of opportunity to make sure things are on the move.
Just some folks being goofy at Granite Coast Brewing.Nothing to do with this update, but that is genuine happy.
Again - THANK YOU to everyone who backed, supported, or encouraged me on this journey. I'll chat with you later, nerds.
-Dale L. Houston, Duck and Crow Press
Post-Campaign Update 4: Local Pickup Option
28 days ago
– Mon, May 11, 2026 at 10:59:07 AM
SOLVED!
The Local Pickup option charging shipping has been resolved! For those of you who will be picking things up from me at Granite Coast (or have arranged for a convention meet-up), please select your Country as Local Pickup and you are good to go!
Thanks again and I appreciate your patience!
PICKUP OPTIONS
May 11: Granite Coast Brewing - Peabody, MA; 6p-9p
May 18: Granite Coast Brewing - Peabody, MA; 6p-9p
May 23-24: GAMEFACE Con @ Peabody Heights Brewing - Baltimore, MD
May 29-31: Concoction- Vineland, NJ
I'll have some more dates at Granite Coast when I'm back from Concoction, which is in Vineland, NJ (not Baltimore like an email you may have seen would indicate).
Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks!
Now - go play some damned games! -Dale L. Houston, Duck and Crow Press
Post-Campaign Update 3: BackerKit Fulfilment Note
about 1 month ago
– Sat, May 09, 2026 at 12:06:45 PM
BackerKit surverys have been sent out, but we've identified a small issue related to the Local Pickup option. We've reached out to backerkit support and are working to resolve the issue.
If you ARE NOT using Local Pickup, you are good to go! Fill out the survey and we'll get you your things.
If you ARE using Local Pickup, hang tight and we'll send an update when the issue is resolved.
If you ALREADY selected Local Pickup and were charged, we'll get that sorted as well.
I'm terrible sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for your support and patience!
-Dale L. Houston, Duck and Crow Press
Post-Campaign Update 2: Fulfilment Imminent!
about 1 month ago
– Wed, May 06, 2026 at 01:05:52 PM
Hello, Everyone!
First up, sorry for the delay in updates. I have been on the road at conventions for the last few weekends. AND HE SHALL EAT THE SUN has returned from the printer and is ready to move into fulfilment. Right now we are just waiting for BackerKit to give me the okay to push out the surveys!
Expect an email within the next day or so, after which you'll have two weeks to respond before we close the surveys and start shipping! PDFs will of course be delivered instantly via Backerkit.
A Bloody Good Time
We've had a killer time running this Bloodbath and have a lot of new updates on the Standingspage of our website, but in case you just want a quick view of the current first place crew in all of their awful, blood-soaked and treasure-draped glory:
Cave Paper and Parchment Bindings
These books are going to take a bit longer since they are all hand made, but things are under way. If you ordered one of these, we'll be shipping your "for use at the table" copy along with your "sick collectable" copy at the same time.
Once again, thanks to all the backers and supporters who helped make this possible. I can't wait to hear how your personal bloodbath dungeon adventures play out. More updates soon. Thanks for reading and prepare to BRING ON THE BLOODBATH!
