Ah, there you are! Warmest Greetings to you, fellow Hunters!
Are you enjoying our Garden of Insight: A Good Hunter's Tarot? We certainly are! And from all your passion and fierce support, we know you are too!
We have customised this deck as much as we possibly can to provide you with something heartfelt and truly unique on levels both visual and lyrical. Use your insight to see the truth of the newly themed Court Cards in our garden!
An explanation of all rethemed and renamed cards is included in the guide book.
Pages to Hunters
The Pages represent a fresh page and the start of something new. The Hunters, and we as players, start out on a new Hunt every night, a new dream to discover, and new things to become.
Knights to Seekers
Knights are driven by determination and ambition. They seek what they desire. Much like the Seeker of Secrets we meet in the Nightmare, this pursuit is common to all four of these cards in a taort deck.
Queens to Saints
The Queens are masters of wisdom and intuition. They listen to their heart and to their experience, are in tune with their emotions. The Blood Saints of Bloodborne listen to the sound of sea water in their brains for guidance, in tune with the gods.
Kings to Scholars
Kings reside over leadership. authority, and eruditon. They have a knack for people; they, too, are experienced. Through long years of study, the Scholars of Byrgenwerth too have gained knowledge both forbidden and eclectic, and know how to use it.
Curious about the theming of our deck? Feel free to ask us directly or Acid, our tarot consultant!
Once more we express our deepest gratitude for all the love and support you have shown us - we are truly beyond words in our amazement! And there are more stretch goals yet to come!
We have such sights to show you - such secrets to reveal! The Minor Arcana suits have been reborn through Yharnam Blood! Come along, Hunters, and lift the veil from our Garden!
An explanation of all rethemed and renamed cards is included in the guide book.
Suit of Wands to Suit of Torches
The Suit of Wands is the domain of fire. It is the passion burning inside you and the ambition spurring you on. It is creativity, adventure and endless energy. This is the frenzy and energy of the Hunt itself - the bright and determined, even joyous energy throughout the game, the drive that leads you through every encounter and discovery. Torches illuminate that which is hidden and drive away beasts, thus providing a fitting match for the element of fire.
Suit of Cups to Suit of Chalices
The Suit of Cups is the element of water. It is connected to deep, intense emotions such as joy, grief, love and awe. It's the big emotions poets write of, the ones that equally guide or blind people on their way. The element of water in Bloodborne is often connected to the Old Gods - to kin, to the Healing Church, to many gods such as Kos or Ebrietas which evoke aquatic creatures. This sound of sea water, and the use of chalices as an in-game mechanic to open the tombs, lends itself perfectly for our deck.
Suits of Swords to Suits of Augurs
The Suit of Swords is connected with the element of air. It symbolises rational thought, sharp minds and honest assessments, but also worries and anxieties. The more academic and experimental natures of both Byrgenwerth and the Choir signify the inquisitive yet doubtful nature of this suit. The Augurs themselves are creatures of the cosmos, distant and far away, and thus a great equivalent to the element of air.
Suits of Pentacles to Suits of Echoes
The Suit of Pentacles, also known as Suit of Coins, represents the element of earth. It is the suit of health, wealth, and physicality. Aside from the pragmatic realities of everyday life, this can also mean luxuries and indulgence. Blood Echoes in Blodborne are not only currency for equipment and levels, but are also deeply connected to blood and collected through killing - it is the mundane reality of the Hunt, and wealth and physicality alike. For this reason, this suit has been renamed to Suit of Echoes.
Curious about the theming of our deck? Feel free to ask us directly here or contact Acid, our tarot consultant!
Well, well, what have we here? Good to see you again, sweet compeers!
We have become fast friends now, have we not? We all share great excitement for our Garden of Insight: A Good Hunter's Tarot! And what excitement it is!
Every aspect of this project, from the card art to the suits to the merchandise, has been painstakingly researched to be reborn within the world of Bloodborne. We would like to share these insights with you, good Hunters - step closer and discover the Major Arcana with us!
An explanation of all rethemed and renamed cards is included in the guide book.
0 The Outsider: in traditional decks known as the Fool. The Hunter starts their journey through Yharnam a blank, newly minted page and an outsider to its inner workings
1 The Enlightened: knowledgable beyond compare, the Magician is as close as it gets to the secrets of the cosmos
2 Kin: the sound of seawater deep within is like the mysterious intuition of the High Priestess
3 Great One: the nurturing, loving nature of the Empress is reminiscent of parental old gods
4 Blood: like the Emperor, everything in Yharnam revolves around the omnipresent authority of Blood
5 The Vicar: like the Healing Church, the Hierophant upholds tradition and moral values
6 Communion: the reading of the Lovers as harmony lends itself to the meaning of Communion in the world of Bloodborne
7 Retrieval: as players, we retrieve our blood echoes again and again, and carry on like the Chariot
8 Rally: traditionally known as Strength, this card is perfect for the Hunter's cry of motivation
9 The Runesmith: the introspective and insightful Hermit unveils the meaning of Caryll Runes
10 Fate: a more succinct name for the Wheel of Fate and cyclical natures
11 Justice
12 The Martyr: trapped in a new perspective, the Hanged Man looks towards the bigger picture from atop Cainhurst Castle
13 Ascension: despite its sinister name, Death is not an end, but a new beginning where a new door opens as an old one closes
14 Benediction: balance in all things and through it a newfound calm is the promise of Temperance
15 The Contract: many of the horrors in Bloodborne stem from the connection of dreams, hunters and gods; this Devil no one seems to be free of
16 The Tower
17 The Cosmos: most factions in Yharnam yearn and strive towards the skies, towards godhood, like a distant Star that guides them
18 The Dream: illusions of both comfort and dread are the domain of the Moon
19 The Sun
20 Awakening: a common alternative name for Judgement, as one awakens to a new version of themselves
21 The World
Curious about the theming of our deck? Ask us directly here or contact Acid, our tarot consultant!
Stay tuned, good Hunters - more will be revealed soon!
Wow! This is a little embarrassing, but you've actually blown through our prepared graphics for the weekend. Yesterday, in fact! And Mods Doven and Acid are out of the office for a few days, so we are a little short-staffed. I hope you'll be patient with us.
Yesterday we hit the 7k stretch goal, which means all guidebooks will now be hardcover. And sometime last night we passed 8k: foiled deck edges!
The cover is still being finalized, so there may be minor changes at print (including the back text, which is not by our writer at all; Rococo wrote it during the mockup phase. We will correct this oversight when Acid is back in office.) Our cover features card art by the phenomenal Kairisk, with a frame by Rococospade and the composition planned by Dovenart.
Our next stretch goal is a printed t-shirt with art from the incredible Subzero Parade. That will unlock at 10k!
From the bottom of our hearts, we can't thank you enough; your support is making this deck and guidebook not only possible, but extremely sparkly. Thank you for your continued support, good Hunters! We hope you have a safe weekend, and we'll have more updates for you in the coming days.
*Patch notes: the Gehrman mugs are actually available as add-ons now. Rococo forgot to actually enable those for a bit after they were unlocked. Whoops! Sorry about that.
