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The Orpheus Society – a dark academia duet

Name: The Orpheus Society – a dark academia duet
Brand: steffmetal
Rating: 4.3 (86 reviews)

(The Secret History, but smutty). A secret society, a forbidden romance, & a fallen priest, in darkly decadent BLACKOUT foil editions.

Created by steffmetal · Launched Jun 22, 2026 · Closes Jul 9, 2026

Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →

Raised

$13K

Goal $3K

Backers

86

3 data points

Funded

450%

Goal hit ✓

Time Left

16 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟢 Outperforming the Fiction category average. This project has hit 450% of its goal, while the average live Fiction project on Kickstarter sits at 349% (29% above the category).

Early Momentum: 99 / 100 — elite potential, flagged as a Kickstarter Staff Pick (a strong early-signal). Project is in its first 13 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

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Funding trend

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Jun 22, 2026Jun 23, 2026

Backer growth

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Funding curve story

front loaded

Hit goal in 1 hour.

Front-loaded curve — most pledges came in the early days, typical of strong pre-launch lists.

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EARLY MOMENTUM

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99/ 100

Elite potential

Project is too new for 24h trend data. Score is based on funding velocity per hour, backer signups per hour, and staff-pick early signal.

Hours since launch13h

Funded so far450%

% per hour33.84%

Backers86

Staff pickYes

FORECAST

BETA

~$133K

Predicted to fund 4641% of goal

○ Low confidence (early)

How is this calculated? ›

BackerLens uses an empirical Kickstarter funding curve: ~30% of final pledged comes in days 1-3, ~70% by 85% of duration, then a final-week push to 100%. We divide current pledged by where the curve says we should be at this point in the campaign.

Project is in its first day or two — forecast is highly speculative and will tighten as more data comes in.

This is an experimental model. Don’t bet sourcing decisions on a single number — the funding curve cross-section is just a heuristic.

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