u/earlsalazar

Wow, I'm blown away by the response to the badge. I never imagined it would sell out so quick!

https://discord.gg/KCF5EEjDv
Join the badge discord server, link above. People keep asking about a restock or second chance. Discord is where I'll post the latest info, updates, locations, etc. leading up to and during the con.

To the best of my ability, I will have about 15 badges for sale at or around the Reddit Meetup, Wednesday night at the Linq circle bar.

That number includes a few glyph and elder god badges. Your only chance to snag a glyph or elder god badge is at this meetup!  No sense in letting them go to waste.

Looking forward to meeting the cult!

Cult of Cthulhu DC34 Indie Badge:
https://pfarrside.com
Click Shop Online, or Shop Now to purchase the badges. Reddit didn't like my square link, so I'm just posting this off my website.

Started a Discord server, will slowly build out:
https://discord.gg/KCF5EEjDv

Thanks to everyone that's interacted and purchased a badge!

Production badges are in hand and all testing well!

FAQ:
$100 for the badge.
SAO(x2) bundle +$40.
I'll post a link to pre-order the badge & SAOs this week.
Badges will ship out first/second week of July, US-only.
No Def Con pick-up option

Details:

Badge Types:
Acolyte- your badge. You must find other badges to level up and complete the story.
Glyph- found at various villages, community spaces, vendor booths and parties around the con.
Elder God- Given to the Def Con elite, find them throughout the conference halls.
Cthulhu- REDACTED

Hardware:
ESP32
USB-C
Rechargeable Li-po

Startup:
New annimation shows badge progress. 10 LEDS, 4 levels and 6 side quest challenges to complete the badge.

Choose your name:
First boot requires your name. You can change it at any time. 1 button. Short press to scroll, long press to select.

Progress:
The top scrolling bar displays your name, rank and level. It also shows the badges left to connect to complete the main quest.

The Ritual:
The Ritual is the main quest, broken into 13 chapters, each with their own story, screen and LED annimation. Upon entering, you'll see a pop up detailing the badges you need to level up.

Progress through the chapters with a short button press, read the auto-scrolling story, find the annimation you like and long press to select the pattern.

Séance:
Enter séance mode along with 3 other badges to complete the circuit! They will beacon out, sacrificing all badges in the vicinity. They too will propagate the signal.

Sacred Text:
A short help/menu screen explaining some of the badge mechanics.

Cult Members:
Tracks the badges you've connected with.

LED Brightness:
Change how intensely the lights are seared into the retinas of the faithful.

Screen Flip:
For when you're wearing the badge around your neck, the way it was intended to be worn.

Unlockable Modes:

Bling:
10+ unlockable screen and LED patterns, featuring some of your favorite characters

The Corrupt Ritual:
The unlockable side quest. A new story and challenges with 6 chapters, LED & screen animations to unlock.

R'lyeh Arena:
Yes, a battle mode. I kept it simple, hopefully reliable. Search for heretics to battle and challenge them to an RNG fight to the death!

Another Adventure:
Similar to R'lyeh area, but with a R&M story arc. Hunt for baby Cthulhu, unlock more bling!

Exploit:
Beacon out and exploit all badges!

Rick Roll:
Similar to Exploit, you get the idea…

After 10 years of consuming #badgelife, I've created my first indie badge, Cult of Cthulhu.

Cult of Cthulhu is a BLE based RPG set at Def Con 34. Connect to other acolyte badges to grow your cult, find the glyphs of power scattered throughout the con, solve challenges, seek knowledge from the elder god badges, summon Cthulhu and compromise all technology!

The badge has a main quest, an unlockable side quest and 4 unlockable modes. Exploring the entire con should finish 90% of the main quest. Online challenges will be posted after the con so everyone can finish the badge who didn't have a chance.

Limited edition SAO prizes will be given at DC34 to the first 10 people who complete each quest. Uber badges will be award to the first 3 people to finish both quests!

The badge is finishing up production at the fab house. I'll post more about its availability soon!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZVt7tYx8yt/