Mysteries of the Yōkai: An RPG Inspired by Japanese Folklore

A project in Bellevue, WA by Warding Circle
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Investigate strange occurrences across ancient Japan and bring harmony to an era of spirits and samurai in this all new tabletop RPG
Backers: 223
Average Pledge Per Backer: $35

Funded: $7,880 of $5,000
Dates: Jan 28th -> Feb 28th (31 days)
Project By: Warding Circle
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Latest News

Thank you from Warding Circle! Mysteries of the Yokai Ends Amazingly!

February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you from Warding Circle! With your help, Mysteries of the Yōkai has funded with a final total of $7,880 . That’s more than 150% of our goal! Everyone at Warding Circle would like to extend our sincerest, heartfelt thanks to our incredible... (Read More)

$7200 Reached, Final Hours, One More Stretch Goal

February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Mysteries of the Yōkai has reached over $7200 in pledges thanks to all of you! This completes the full budget needed to finish off the core game book and the unlocked Bureau Files adventure supplement with everything we set out hoping to have.... (Read More)

2 Stretch Goals Unlocked - Bureau Files and Zone Trackers

February 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Since last night, you’ve managed to unlock 2 different stretch goals! Thanks to our amazing backers, we’re looking at finishing out the last two days with our eyes on a content upgrade that will let us make the final book even better. But first,... (Read More)

$5800 Reached, Final Days, Building Worlds, and Other Cool Kickstarter Projects

February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Less than 3 days left, we’re in the final stretch! And today we’ve reached another stretch goal: Adding a physical Conflict Tracker with every shipped book. This handy gameplay tool should speed up your games, and printing it on cardstock for you... (Read More)

More Beautiful Mysteries

February 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Your continued support has unrolled more of the Stretch Goal Scroll, and brought us to our first artwork upgrade.   Until now, we’ve had only character and yokai illustrations. These pictures are good for showing you specific characters, but lack... (Read More)

First Stretch Goal Reached - Tracker Bookmarks

February 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Stretch Goal Unlocked!Together you’ve helped us fund early, and now we’re starting to hit our Stretch Goals! These additional goals are set up to improve the overall quality of the game, and we’ve reached the first one: including a... (Read More)

Funded!

February 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you! With the help of our wonderful backers, we’ve reached our funding goal and will be able to make Mysteries of the Yokai a reality! In the days remaining, we’ll be working towards our stretch goals, milestones that will help us improve... (Read More)

Week 3 Wrap Up - Podcasts and Art Teaser

February 19th - via: kickstarter.com
As we end the third week of our campaign, Mysteries of the Yōkai comes ever closer to reaching its funding goal. With your help, we’re almost to 90% of our goal, and can even begin considering stretch goals to improve the quality of the book. With... (Read More)

Week 2 Wrap-up - 60%, Q&A, New Tiers

February 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey backers, we’ve had quite the busy week, let’s go over it. We’ve reached over 60% funding! As we move closer to making the game a reality with your help, we’re reaching out to hear from you and incorporate your feedback and ideas. Q&A... (Read More)

Ki attacks, #RPGNet Q&A, and more!

February 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! We have a bunch of news and updates for our loyal backers today so let’s get right to it! #RPGnet Q&A We’ll be doing a Q&A in the #rpgnet IRC channel on Thursday Feb 11 at 5:00pm PST You can join the channel and ask us questions... (Read More)

Mysteries of the Yokai

February 7th - via: tabletopfirst.wordpress.com
Set in the ancient Japan, Mysteries of the Yokai leads you through wonderful world based on storytelling and folklore. The spirits, called Yokai, started to emerge into human lands and two worlds are colliding. (Read More)

Week 1 wrap up - 50% funded, plus polls

February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all so much for helping us reach over 50% in just over one week! You’ve been great to us, and we want to do more for you.  Below are links to two forms for you to fill out and give us your thoughts. In the first, you can tell us what... (Read More)

Too Many Kickstarters!

February 4th - via: wineandsavages.blogspot.com
I know I’m not alone in feeling this, but there are too many cool Kickstarters out there or about to be out there in the RPGsphere. (Read More)

Progress, Design Tiers, and Additional Information

February 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We’re making good progress; 40% already! We’re grateful for all your support so far, and today we’re going to try to address some of the questions we’ve received. As the campaign progresses, we’ll be showing off more aspects of the game.... (Read More)

First two stretch goals revealed

February 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings backers, We’re already over a third of the way to our goal, and we have all of you to thank for that. At this rate it’s time to start thinking about what happens when we reach $5,000 and beyond. You may have noticed that several of the... (Read More)

Day 1 reaches $1000 / 20% - Thank you! (plus Social Media images)

January 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Being a start-up and doing your first Kickstarter is a very intimidating process to go through. You can never really be certain how things will turn out when you finally start. We here at Warding Circle want to thank you all for the support you’ve... (Read More)

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