Just a huge thanks from us to you for making this campaign twice as large as anything we've done in the past. We're excited to start production on the pins and shipping them to you as soon as we can.
We'll be keeping you up to date, but here's a rough outline of how things will progress.
Pledge: Backerkit should have already charged your cards for the initial pledge amount, but be on the lookout for any failed charges and errors. We'll try to reach out to help where we can.
Surveys: These will go out towards the end of the month. It should be about 3-4 weeks as we want to give Raymond time to finalize some of the stretch goal designs. We'll share them in groups as he finalizes the last few. Once the surveys go out, you'll have a few weeks to make your selections.
Manufacturing: We're aiming to begin manufacturing the pins in August once surveys are complete and that process usually only takes a month to complete. That being said, we've never had such a large or complicated order, which is why the campaign page says we won't ship until December. We're going to try our best to beat that timeline though.
Shipping: We'll have a good shipping estimate before the surveys go out, but we won't charge shipping until the pins arrive at our door safely. You'll be able to see this when you complete the survey.
Raccoon Stretch Goal: We are pretty close to unlocking the Raccoon and we MIGHT have a way for us to still unlock it. We're going to check if its a possibility and if it is, we'll make sure its apparent in the pledge manager.
With just five hours left in the campaign the Ankylosaurus has been unlocked! That means there are now 15 different pins to choose from and the master ranger tier now comes with 15 pins instead of the 8 we started at!
The next stretch goal is the Raccoon, which may seem far away, but we've gotten 20% closer since I started writing this update so its definitely in reach. The need for more companions with grabby hands is high.
We'll be getting on stream at 2 PM EST to just hang out as the final hour of the campaign ticks down. We'll be finalizing the giveaway from the other day as well and announcing the winner! The current plan is to stay live until the campaign ends, which means a long backer train could keep us going pretty late.
Cloud Chasers
Also, if you haven't had the chance to yet, please make sure to check our collab partner Cloud Chasers for the chance to get some fun keychains and more awesome pins.
Only two days left in the campaign. If you're still on the fence, now's the time! It's time to join this awesome adventuring party. Back the Campaign Today
We've managed to unlock six additional animal companions so far and now each pin will come with digital coloring book pages of the entire set. Today, we have one last gift for everyone as well as a giveaway for anyone who backs the campaign before the end of the day (6/30 11:59 PM PST).
Free Digital Phone Wallpaper
Now included with every pledge will be a set of digital wallpapers for your phone! These will be delivered just after surveys go out. They will include every animal companion and a few different background colors to choose from.
Giveaway for Backers
We love dice here and hope you do too. If you back the campaign before the end of the day on 6/30 11:59 PM PST AND comment on this post with your favorite companion, you'll be entered to get one of these dice sets added to your pledge on us.
We'll announce the winner of the set during our final day livestream in the final hours of the campaign. And don't worry, you don't need to join the stream to win. We'll reach out!
Just a quick update today as we get closer to unlocking the fox companion. Raymond has been hard at work drafting the new stretch goal designs. These are works in progress and may change over the next week or two, but feast your eyes on the progress shots!
If you haven't backed just yet, there is still some time to do so. Back the Campaign Here
New Add-Ons
We've been holding off on adding most of our usual add-ons because we've been running a bit low on some inventory. To fix that, we've decided to try them out as blind bags. Since you can't choose which pin you get, we've lowered the price for both pin sets.
If you choose to get more than one, we'll do our best to make sure you get some variety. (Also if you've backed during previous campaigns too)
We are now less than $1K away from unlocking the fox companion and then we're on to the Ankylosaurus.
Been waiting to have a reason to post this.
Time to Take Flight
Before we get to foxes and dinosaurs however, we wanted to make sure you knew about our collab partner Cloud Chasers!
Our partner Cloud Chasers will help you take your adventure to the skies. These enamel pins feature a flying critter along with interchangeable Bookwyrm riders that attach with a magnet.
PLUS, by backing both our project and Cloud Chasers you'll get two acrylic keychains as gift added to your pledges. You can back their campaign here.
