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Pre-Order the "Haunts" Expansion

Created by Stacey Williams-Ng

This accessory pack adds 9 spooky selections to your Southern Gothic Oracle deck (45 cards). For an extra touch of gothic, these HAUNTS cards feature spectres, cryptids and monsters from all around the South: you'll get a Hellhound card, a Mothman card, the Boo Hag, and more... Comes to Kickstarter backers as a BUNDLE, including a ouija-board themed black cotton bandana to be enjoyed with the cards, or on its own.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Stretch Goal REACHED!! There's going to be a "Haunts" pack :)
almost 3 years ago – Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 04:00:44 PM

"Haunts" wins the vote for an expansion pack!!

Well this has been a wild week, let me tell you! It's still very early to know when I will be able to get the 9 new cards in production but in upcoming weeks, stay tuned on social media (@southern_gothic_oracle on Instagram and Southern Gothic Oracle on Facebook) and I'll post updates.

Meanwhile, let's talk about the thing that we're all immediately looking forward to, which is the wrapping and delivery of all the rewards! If you pre-ordered on Etsy in weeks past,  your parcels will be prioritized because you ordered first.  The Kickstarter orders will be shipped when the campaign ends, so stay tuned for updates. I'm as eager as you are to get them to you, in your homes, being loved and used.

Thank you again for being the best supporters EVER and don't forget to spread the word. This financial support is what's going to lead to more expansion decks, more versions, and... ultimately The Southern Gothic Tarot.

Thanks y'all!

Stacey 

Expansion Deck added!
almost 3 years ago – Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 09:14:24 AM

OK folks, I added the expansion deck to Rewards! Those of you who are interested in backing this additional effort, and taking this deck in a new direction of growth... here's your chance!


~ Stacey

Fully funded in less than 24 hours
almost 3 years ago – Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 10:56:05 AM

Let's Have a Party!

Thank you all so much! Wow! Fully funded in a DAY!!!

I honestly cannot even believe my eyes. 


As I see the pledges continuing to creep higher on day two, I would like to share with you all my "stretch goals."  Kickstarter defines Stretch Goals as...

"A stretch goal is a funding target set by the project creator beyond the original Kickstarter goal. Stretch goals as a term and a practice emerged from the Kickstarter community as a way for creators to "stretch" beyond the initial, official goal of the Kickstarter project and raise more money (and often make cooler stuff!)."


Stretch Goal for the Southern Gothic Oracle

When I think of the real value of a "kickstarter," it's a jump start. Its something that can launch you onto a new, higher platform. Now that I can be assured that my production costs were covered, it's time to ascertain where I can go from here.

My followers on social media have been very helpful because they are chatty and expressive! I have had so many chats with people on this journey saying, "how about a honeysuckle card?" or "are you doing a mosquito card?" and so on and so forth. 

What I'd like to do is build upon this beautiful tool by expanding it. And the way you expand card sets is through expansion decks.


Expansion Deck Plans

If I can get this campaign to $12,000 (total, not in addition to what we have now), I will have the budget to paint, write the copy for, and produce at least one expansion deck of 9 cards. I have a couple of ideas for themes:

  • Haunts. This 9-card expansion pack would featuring uniquely Southern-themed spirits, which would all be shadow cards inviting us to explore what the Dead have to teach us. Examples of spirits might be a Debutante, a Juke Joint Singer, a Battle Casualty, a Graveyard Guardian.
  • Flora. This would be a nine-card botanical deck for those who find special significance and beauty in the cards celebrating our beautiful flowers, roots and trees down South.

Please feel free to weigh in and let me know what you think! 

If I hear from the community that this is a worthy stretch goal, I will commit to it and make it an add-on in the Kickstarter for people to commit to.


THANKS!

~ S.

Incredible start! We are over halfway there because of YOU!
almost 3 years ago – Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 12:55:38 PM

Thank you!! Good Lord that was fast.

Thank you all so much. I am astounded. It's day one, just a little past lunch hour (where I am), and the campaign is already over halfway funded. Ohmigosh y'all WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS!! 

We sold out of two top-tier items already! So, I added a new one: the Deluxe Crystal bundle.

At this rate, I figure I should keep feeding the campaign with more fun things to pledge for.  Send your ideas. Do you wish you could buy an original painting? A print? If so, holler at me.


Technical issues

This is my first Kickstarter so I apologize for your patience. Here are the known issues and what I've done:

  • There was a glitch where if you tried to "tip the artist," some people's browsers were crashing. So I deleted that as an add-on and things seem to have righted themselves.
  • I did not expect this product to be popular outside the South, far less outside of the USA, but you all have proven me wrong. I have had several people today... "Hey why not Canada?" "Hey why not Australia?" "Hey why not Bahrain?"... and I'm like wait, really? Yay! Sadly I cannot edit any of the rewards once they have had even one person pledge for it. So they are locked in, but later today I plan to post a new reward called "Ships Anywhere!" and hopefully people can navigate to that.

More updates as they become relevant! Thanks again!