Yeld: 2nd Edition Store

Mid Summer Update
8 months ago – Mon, Jul 21, 2025 at 10:13:06 PM

Hi everyone. I hope you're having a  great Summer. I just wanted to check in and let you know how we're doing, and how the last stages of this project are shaping up.

1. Fight School and Magical Academy: We still have two expansions left to deliver. Magical Academy is a module for playing Yeld games set at a famous magical school, while fight school is an in depth guide for players who want to master Yeld's deep tactical combat.  We were hoping to deliver both of these expansions along side your Kickstarter rewards, but we just couldn't finish them on time. We bit off more than we could chew. The good news is that taking extra time has allowed us to expand both products. I think these will be the two largest expansions we've published so far. The bad news is that they're taking awhile to complete. Our busy Spring and Summer has kept us from working on these full time, although both are getting closer to completion. I won't speculate on a  release date yet, but  they are coming! We haven't forgotten!

2. Monster Parade: One of our popular Kickstarter stretch goals was the Monster Parade, a  collection of powerful Boss Monsters chosen by our community members. We originally planned to release these as a simple PDF for all backers. We've expanded the scope of this project! The Monster Parade will now also include a collection of additional non-Boss Monsters that can be used in Rank 0-4 Adventures. Some of these are Monsters that were created for the original version of Yeld but didn't make it into 2nd Edition. Others are brand new Monsters or new versions of existing Monsters. This project will end up bring a huge collection of Monsters, larger than what is currently available in the Yeld rulebook. We'll be releasing this entire collection as a PDF for free to all backers. We haven't decided yet if we'll make a print version also available. You can think of this a Yeld's Monster Manual.

3. Conventions: A big part of what has kept us busy the last few months is traveling across teh country for conventions. We were at Origins in June (and it was great to meet several of you there) and we'll be at Gencon next week! Later in August look for us at Dragonflight in Washington.

That's it for now. If you have any questions please leave a contact or send us a message. We'll have another update for you next month.

- J

Shipped!
12 months ago – Sat, Apr 19, 2025 at 04:44:13 AM

Hi everyone. We wanted to let you know that as of this morning all packages are packed up and ready to go. MOST have been shipped out. The few that are left will be delivered to USPS today and UPS on Monday. So check your tracking info on Monday evening to see where your boxes are!

Where's your tracking info? Check your Kickstarter messages or email!

Who ISN'T getting their package? A few of you never gave us your address, or never paid for add-ons or shipping through Backerkit. So if you don't have a tracking number, please check to see if you gave us that info.

What's left? We are still working on the Magical Academy and Fight School Expansions. Those will ship as soon as we're done with them. We also have some other odds and ends digital rewards for you that we'll b releasing this Summer. Stay tuned!

I'm pretty exhausted, so after we clean up the studio (which is a disaster) and drop everything off I'll probably take a few days off. But if you have any questions please reach out. Contact us here or at [email protected].

Thanks for your patience. Let us know what you think of the game!

-J

April Update. The last of the shipping.
12 months ago – Wed, Apr 09, 2025 at 04:09:49 PM

Hi everyone. We've been quiet for the last month, but I wanted to give you an update so you know what's going on (and since several of you have been asking).

Nick and I had hoped to get the rest of the Kickstarter rewards in the mail by the end of March, but hit a few delays. Sick days, conventions, family stuff. Everything takes longer than we think it will, of course. Finally, we're closing in on shipping out the last big group of packages. Stuff is going in the mail this week and next week, and we THINK everything will be out the door by the end of next week. So keep an eye out for tracking numbers.

Thanks for your patience. We'll have an update for you once everything is out.

-J

Good news, free content and more!
about 1 year ago – Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 06:48:25 PM

Hi everyone! I hope you're having a great February! Nick and I have been ridiculously busy, and I don't think that will change any time soon. Oh, what I wouldn't give for a day off! Maybe next month. But before this month is over we have a bunch of cool stuff to share with you, including a shipping update, free stuff, a new Yeld actual play series and more!

Shipping! Guess what? We finally have a date for our Yeld expansions! We expect to receive all Yeld expansions from our printer in the second week of March. Finally! Nick and I have already blocked out time to get your stuff packed up and out the door as soon as we receive these books. We have all our shipping supplies and postage ready to go! So hopefully you'll finally have all of your Yeld stuff by the end of next month! if you need to update your shipping address, now is the time!

Free stuff! Last month we asked for your help promoting Yeld, and you all really came through! We promised you cool free stuff as a thank you, and here it is! You can download the new Trade Jobs PDF, featuring the Mercenary Maid, from YeldStuff.com. Yeld Patreon supporters will receive a special version of the PDF which also includes the Deep Fisher job!

A new Yeld Adventure! Ready for a brand new adventure in the land of Yeld? Our friends at the Tiny Table podcast have launched their Yeld actual play series! The first episode is an excellent rules overview, and the game will start next episode with a custom adventure written by Yeld co-creator J. Richmond (that's me)! You can join their adventures and listen to new weekly episodes this month and next month! Listen for free here! Make sure to check it out and leave a comment or a review, or even share it with your friends! You should also support the Tiny Table patreon for more content (including an upcoming interview with Nick and Jake)!

Yeld at GAMA Expo: Nick and I will be in Kentucky for the GAMA Expo Feb 23rd-28th! For those of you who don't know, the GAMA Expo is the biggest tabletop gaming trade show in North America. We'll be presenting Yeld: 2nd Edition to retailers, distributors and media all week long. This is a huge deal for us, and we're really lucky to have the opportunity. Please wish us luck! If you happen to be attending the show, please stop by to see us at  booth 453! 

That's it for now! More Yeld news next month! Stay safe and warm!

- J. Richmond

Today is the day! All Yeld digital content now available!
about 1 year ago – Wed, Feb 05, 2025 at 10:24:29 PM

Hi everyone! Today is a big day. You probably just got a bunch of emails from us via Backerkit, DrivethruRPG and Kickstarter. We've just sent out access to all (well, nearly all) of the digital content for the Yeld:2nd Edition Kickstater! 

Right now you can download your files in the following ways:

Backerkit: You should have an email now with access to your digital files! I believe you can also check your Backerkit account to find them.

DrivethruRPG: You should have an email now with access to your digital files! I believe you can also go to DrivethruRPG and check your account to find them.

Dropbox: Check your Kickstarter messages to find Dopbox links!

Here's what we released today!

Yeld: 2nd Edition Rulebook (A slight update form the version we released last summer, with few typo fixes)

Black Mage Job Guide (updated for 2nd Edition, with revised rules and some new content)

White Mage Job Guide  (updated for 2nd Edition, with revised rules and some new content)

Freelancer Job Guide  (This was designed for 2nd Edition, so no updates were needed)

Shepherd Job Guide  (updated for 2nd Edition, with revised rules and some new content)

Oathbreaker Job Guide  (updated for 2nd Edition, with revised rules and some new content)

Soul Thief Job Guide  (updated for 2nd Edition, with revised rules)

Witch Job Guide  (updated for 2nd Edition, with revised rules)

Witch Hunter Job Guide  (updated for 2nd Edition)

Sword Master Advanced Job Guide  (updated for 2nd Edition, with revised rules and some new content)

Elves of Yeld (A slight update form the version we released last summer, with few typo fixes)

Towns & Territories (updated for 2nd Edition, with revised rules and some new content)

Quest (updated for 2nd Edition, with revised rules and some new content)

War Hare Ranch (updated for 2nd Edition, with revised rules)

Rank 1 Adventure Set (updated for 2nd Edition, with revised rules)

Magical Index (updated for 2nd Edition, with revised rules and some new content, including a bunch of new spells!)

The Yeld Coloring Book (which we posted last year, but here it is again!)

That's 17 different Yeld PDFs, all available RIGHT now!!!  

Additionally, we've released the Modest Medusa Digital Library, which includes 9 PDFs : Modest Medusa Seasons 1-5, 24 Hour Medusa, 48 Hour Medusa, Modest Medusa Learns to Color and Pirates of Yeld!

So that's a total of 26 PDFs That's a lot for one day! 

Are you missing some PDFs? If we forgot to send you a PDF, please let us know. Contact us here on Kickstarter or at YeldStuff.com and tell us what you're missing. We'll get you sorted fast!

Okay, so what's next? Well, we still have a lot to do. Over the next week I'll be posting all of these files to itch.io. If you'd like to add any of your Yeld PDFs to your library there was well, please let us know. I'll also be updating the fields on our Patreon and the Yeld Store, so if you previously purchased any of the there, expect an email about it.

More Kickstarter content is coming? Absolutely! We're working on the Fight School and Magical Academy expansions, as well as the Monster Parade PDF (which was a free stretch goal).At the moment we're not sure when those will be done, but we'd like to get them in the bag as soon as we can. At the same time we don't want to rush any of these projects. Expect more news about these as we get into Spring.

Where are the print expansions? We think that we'll finally be receiving all of our remaining print products late this month. We're ready to ship those to you as soon as they arrive. hopefully we'll have an update about this for you in a few weeks.

The Yeld January Promotion Drive: I'm happy to say that our January Promotion Drive was a success. Thank you all! At first we thought that we came short of our goal, but looking again we saw that so many people in our community both shared our posts in unexpected places and talked about our game in their own words. We really appreciate it. By the end of the month we saw an increase in visitors to the Yeld site, new patrons on Patreon, more sales on DrivethruRPG and itch, more conversation on our Discord. And more engagement with our posts on tumblr and Bluesky (the two main places we post). This is a real win for us! We really appreciate your support! We hope you'll keep telling people about Yeld. Word of mouth promotion is the best, and it mean the world to us! 

We promised you free stuff if we hit our goal. Around the middle of this month we'll be releasing the Mercenary Maid Job Kit as a free PDF that anyone can download. This Job Kit will feature a brand new Trade Job that you can use in any Yeld game, including a Job Ability, Special dice and items, as well as new art and lore. You'll be able to download it for free from our site. Maybe other places too! We'll also be releasing the Deep Fisher Job Kit for members of the Yeld Patreon and all of you Kickstarter backers. The other two Job Kits we previewed, Dentist and Goat Squire, will show up eventually. probably later this year. Again, thank you all so much for your support!

That's it for now. Have fun downloading all that stuff! And thankyou all so much for your patience. 

- Jake