So excited to share the first rough draft of the rathalos sample! (Specifically rathalos from monster hunter stories!)
There are edits being done, such as removing the gradient and doing solid colors so the wings can be non printed. Which will lead to a better looking final product, and the horns being made larger and ridged! And some other small edits.
But for a first pass, so good!
These guys will be roughly a foot long! Which is larger than previous pocket pals, so just for a warning singles will be $40, with discounts for bundles of 2 or more! These larger size will allow for more detailed critters!
So I’ve been doing some research into getting a lisence for the plushies! What would this mean?
1- id be able to order extras, not just what gets ordered during the campaign. Meaning they would be available on the website!
2- I could wholesale to other sellers, like GameStop, boxed lunch, etc! And they would be more widely available!
3- if I’m able to wholesale, they may end up being able to be sold for a more affordable cost! Since larger orders means lower cost per plush!
4- even more monsters made! I’m looking at gaining a license to all rideable monsters in the monster hunter stories series! Which is well, a lot of monsters. As well as some indigenous life for keychain plushies
Super excited and I’ll update as soon as I know the cost or if it’s possible!! If the cost is a flat price, it will be the 2nd goal of the campaign! If it is a cost per plush it will be factored into each plush price!
So there is a lot of excitment for this project which is absolutely awesome and amazing yay!!
But I need to clarify some things and also answer a few questions!!
The pocket pals in this series will be CAMPAIGN AND SURVEY/PREORDER STORE EXCLUSIVE! Now what does this mean exactly?
It means that I will not be selling these guys online, like I plan to with all previous pocket pal campaign plushies. This isn’t because I don’t want to make them available for everyone, it’s because I’m trying to be atleast a little cautious about creating inspired merch from an existing IP!
So please know that if there’s a monster you want, and you are on the fence about buying when it launches please remember that they will be exclusive to this campaign! Meaning I will only order as many as are wanted for each design. Plus about 20-30 extras incase any order errors or issues with plushies.
I wish I had the confidence ti make them fully available online but I’ve seen too many Etsy and website artists get take downs of their merch and I’d rather not have that happen! So full amount from this campaign will go directly into production, which is why the unlock levels for each one is also going to be a lower level needed, since I won’t be ordering nearly as many as I do in normal campaigns!
But I am so happy so many people already love all these guys!!
Regarding what designs?
A lot of monsters have been designed, over 13 in fact. But what ones will actually get made will all depend on the funding we reach when this campaign launches. I am hoping to have all of the samples done by the time the campaign does launch however!! And I’ll post updates as they are finished!!
But some of the more popular requests like mizu, barrioth, gore, etc are planned or being considered!! Again it depends on funding! But designs for them are actually in the works!!
