Well well well, imagine seeing you here!

When I originally conceived of this project, I imagined it would be like the Hot Housewives Tarot. It was going to be an early launch, with early bird pricing. I thought we'd release images of a few cards a week until the deck is complete and it would then launch later on for a full release.

I envisioned the updates coming every Monday, for Misery Mondays. While we will have the deck ready far faster than I originally imagined, I think the title is still rather fun.

But it looks like I owe you all something here! The rest of the Suit of Blades. So here we go.
But before we do, I want to shout out how kind and giving you all are. Between our stretch goals and people purchasing community copies, we have 39 available! That's almost half the people who are on the list for community copies who will be getting one, and that's because of you. Thank you!

(Learn more about Community Copies on the main campaign page.)

It's time I stop pretending this is just a tarot deck. We don't have a major arcana, we have The Exhibit. We don't have suits, we have Houses.

You can check out the main page to see the full House of Blades laid out together, as the full image is too awesome(ly big) for an update. Last time I shared what the #s are throughout a suit. But let me share again here.

So let's look at our final cards in the house.

The 5 of Blades is The Stabbing. This is living dangerously just to feel something. You stab yourself but feel joy from it, even as you laugh and cry and bleed. Manic desire.
The 6 of Blades is The Flayed. Exhausted and sated, you are shocked raw finally to the core. You are now numbed, pleasantly, happily numbed. To accept the shock and horror is to find rest in the end.
The 7 of Blades is The Pierced. Fearless and unburdened, you have come to terms with the suit. Matching the Suicide at the start, this is the journey that brings you here, allowing you to sink onto the blades with understanding. You may believe this is your feeling forever, but you have made your bed here.
The Denizen of Blades is The Bladesmith. The maker of abuses, dealer in self afflictions. This is a person who will forge blades to stick within you, tailor made for your hurt.
The Ruler of Blades is The Debt Queen. She can promise an immediate release from your pain and shock and hurt. The ultimate denial, to wipe the slate clean and move on as if it didn't happen. She still lives, even cut in half. And she promises the same for you. Do you believe this is even possible, and what will you owe for the service?

I am overjoyed to see the full House come together. And we know this is just the start. The first of the seven Houses. Blades are now put to rest, with Wounds already settled on the campaign page. Now, it is the time for The House of Wire to come forward. Pain and Guilt, Avoidance, this is intuitive cuts and careful pulls of this cruel barbed wire. From The Wired Woods to the Guiltthread to the Wound Stitcher, we enter.

See you on the other side, Misery Fiends,
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