Yokai are, literally and etymologically, attractive and bewitching mysteries.
The term’s wide use, especially in popular culture, makes it difficult to translate and define. By greatly simplifying, we could say that yokai are supernatural beings who inhabit the borders between our reality and the “other world,” allowing themselves to be seen under certain circumstances. They may adopt inert or living forms: human, animal, vegetable, or a mixture thereof. They also tend to represent a corruption of the elements of nature.
A Field Guide to Yokai is a collection of Japanese horrors for use with Yokai Hunters Society (the rules-light pen & paper RPG about monster hunters in Meiji Japan) or the OSR game of your choice.
Format & Content:
- Black & White plus Red
- 35 different yokai with 35 original illustrations, descriptions, and stats for the original game and OSR systems.
- 7000+ words
Words, illustrations, and layout by: Chema González
Editing by: Wayne Canepa, Jessica Doble, and Tanaka Shinnosuke
56 pages, A5 size, full color saddle-stitched zine. PDF included.
