A rules-light pen & paper RPG about monster Hunters in Meiji Japan.
Art and layout Copyright (c) Chema González / Punkpadour..
Text licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution v4.0 International.
This game was created as an entry for the Goon Jam, and it\'s based on Tunnel Goons by Nate Treme.
A horror-genre approach to the game\'s stories is recommended, with bonus points if it gestures towards the psychological horror characteristics of many Japanese films and comics. --- The adventures you can play range from facing the monster of the week, to complex investigations or political plots, to routine cleansing jobs.
The Yokai Gari Kai, or Yokai Hunters Society, has been around for centuries, gathering brave people from any social stratum willing to fight these abominations that lurk in the shadows.
The truth is nobody knows the reason behind the uptick in sightings for sure.
Some blame the barbarians, others accuse nostalgics of the bakufu times, and a few even dare to hold His Majesty responsible.
In these convulsive years, Yokai sightings and encounters have increased tremendously.
But not everyone is happy with these changes.
In the last two decades, there have been profound political and social reforms that have cleared the way for "modernization: " the abolition of feudal privileges, the establishment of European-style political, police, and judicial systems, restructuring of the army, etc.
After months of deliberation, a Constitution is about to be approved, giving absolute power to Emperor Meiji.
The year is 1889.
Based on Tunnel Goons by Nate Treme.
Layout design advice by Salva González.
Edited by Tyler Crumrine.
Words, illustrations, and layout design by Chema González .
A rules-light pen & paper RPG about monster Hunters in Meiji Japan
