Thanks to over 1900 supporters, you all unlocked our sixth stretch goal in a mere forty-eight hours.
Misty and Larry were so impressed that they spent an hour brainstorming with us yesterday evening on how to make the Heralds Circuit Journal even more impressive. We're reaching out to the manufacturer today to inquire about a few more upgrades for this third book (along with Art of Heralds of Valdemar), since Misty very appropriately asked:
So we're doing that! It's now now a journal with in-world annotations, like what a Herald would reference while on circuit. While we still want you to fill each journal up with your own drawings, fanfic notes, and so on, now we're ALSO going to use it to fill in some of the fiddly world-building bits that haven't made it onto the page yet!
$250,000 STRETCH GOAL
Those of you who backed Grandmaster probably remember the epic map that we made for the book, spending months consulting with Misty and Larry to fill in missing villages, trace journeys, and represent the locations and travels of every short story in that volume. At $250,000 we'll do the same for the Arrows trilogy.
With only $13,000 to go at the time of writing, there's an excellent chance that this map will unlock soon!
$275,000 STRETCH GOAL
It may not be glamorous, but the packaging used for shipping your rewards can be the difference between receiving items in pristine condition and ones with slight wrinkles or tears.
This stretch goal lets us order a custom shipping box from the manufacturer that perfectly holds Deluxe Heralds, Art of Grandmaster, Herald's Circuit Journal, and any other physical items unlocked down the road. In fact, we designed all three books to fit together like a (childishly simple) puzzle, with the perfect dimensions to support each other while in transit.
If we reach this goal, we'll pre-package everything at the factory, so that it's ready to ship when it reaches our fulfillment center. We're grateful that this stretch goal is in sight -- it's exactly what we wanted for this campaign, it's what we designed for, and at this rate you all will probably have it unlocked by Monday or Tuesday.
