A quick update for us all today... the campaign closes tomorrow! There are still a few last secrets and challenges in store, so let's get to it:

There are just two more keys to unlock... one is for our last-minute backers to help with, and the last one will begin tomorrow after the campaign concludes. We'll explain a bit more!

🔑 Ivy House Key 7 is pretty easy to explain... we actually have several thousand followers who haven't yet backed at any level, so just a handful more folks waiting until the last minute will get us to the goal. Good luck to all! Unlocking this door will reveal a new SFW print set add-on as well as the free addition to every Bonus Box.

🔑 Ivy House Key 8 is a unique challenge that begins once the campaign "ends" at noon PT tomorrow, August 14th! To earn this key, you'll have to keep the campaign in Overtime mode (also known as a "Backer Train") for at least 2 hours after the formal end of the campaign at 12pm PT/ 3pm ET tomorrow.

A little bit more about Overtime mode: this is the same thing as the Backer Train shown on the front page, just extended to keep the campaign going after it's scheduled end date. You can refresh the train with an additional 10 minutes by backing OR adjusting your pledge level (putting an add-on in your cart, for example). We reach our goal if the campaign is still going by 2pm PT / 5pm ET!

This bonus reward greeting card will be included automatically for ALL tiers (not just those with the bonus box) as a thank-you for being a part of our first Leveling Up campaign... and also our very first prose book campaign :] We have loved running this campaign for you, and truly appreciate you all... hopefully you'll be able to pass this appreciation on with an illustrated thank-you card that you can send to a friend (or just keep for yourself). 

You can find all this information and a bit more discussion by clicking on the image above... Good luck, everyone!

 

Have you voted yet? Don't worry, you've still got a few days left!   

Additionally, thank you all so much for your feedback; it's all been read and heard. We've mentioned it before (and you can find this info in the FAQ as well), but art shown in the campaign is always subject to additional tweaking and polish--everything from placeholder edge painting mockups to the pins to the vellums shown in this campaign will be getting additional design, editorial oversight, and detailing.

If you haven't backed a Vault crowdfunding project before, please be prepared for regular future updates where we will share final art (and sometimes even last-minute upgrades). In our opinion, it's always nice to deliver something better than what was expected.

You all unlocked a mystery item when the campaign reached 250k in funding earlier this week! We have been trying very, very hard to get this item listed, and are unfortunately a little stuck on one last detail from the manufacturer 😭 Since you all were so wonderful and patient, we are at least going to give you a bit of a sneak peek of what we are working on! Please take a look in the backers-only section below to see!

Once the campaign ends, there will still be time for those who missed out to grab the books! Later this month, we will open the late-pledge store with some new items, and additionally will add some special items that were not available during this campaign, such as the plushie (if we can get our production questions answered), signed Born in Fire books and the green Ivy House keychain. But certain earned bonuses and pricing will only be available to those who backed during this campaign. We will of course make another update when all of this news is ready to share!

Here's what to expect from us in the near future:

Although we are almost to the end of this adventure, that doesn't mean we're done with our Leveling Up publication adventure :] Thank you so much for being a part of this campaign, we hope you have fun on the final day, and we'll start updating the final challenge at noon PT! 💜✨