The beloved fan-funded comedy returns for an epic third season! It's a journey... uh, a quest.. a JOURNEYQUEST!
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Hey, backers! We're at the stage of the campaign where anything is possible and we're trying everything in order to reach enough fans to renew JourneyQuest for a third season.
We encourage you to take a look at our newest videos and share whichever ones resonate the most with you.
After crunching through the numbers and looking at past campaign data, there's still a path toward success for this campaign.
Basically, if we can reach $320,000 by the end of Thursday, a $100,000 final day isn't out of the question. We know that people are waiting for paychecks and tax returns and the last minute. We know that final days are always insane. And $100,000 in a day is on the outside edge of what we think is possible.
So between now and then we are:
What can you do?
First, please don't give more than you can afford. This is about all of us, not painful individual sacrifices.
Second, let people know that this is the last chance. There are still thousands of JQ fans out there who may not realize the stakes and the timeline. Our goal right now is to reach them. And remember that they may not know that this campaign is in progress. Those of you who have been with us since day 1 of the campaign? We've gone through a lot together. For others this will be very new, so stay patient, positive, and on message. Together we can do this!
Third, no matter what happens, we are grateful for your support and encouragement. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Team JourneyQuest
We have three hours left, which isn't enough time to reach some of the big stretch goals we had planned.
BUT...
It is enough time to raise enough to put a few deleted scenes back into the series when we shoot in April.
What deleted scenes, you ask?
ORCS, ORCS, and MORE ORCS.
Our first stretch goal is paying off one of the gags we set up in the very beginning of Season One, featuring our three hero orcs as they find an unexpected answer to their deepest desires.
We're crunching numbers with the producers now, so we can add another day of shooting, but we think that we can make this happen at around $440,000.
(We're also working on a new physical reward that doesn't require reaching $460,000 by 9 PM.)
We're very excited to add two new add-ons to the campaign!
Here's how it works. You add the amount to your pledge, then after this campaign ends you get to select in BackerKit what add-on you want. We'll make the process really simple and easy.
New to BackerKit? It's a post-campaign pledge management system. It's where you will change your address, manage your order, pay for shipping, and keep track of how we're doing.
You asked and we listened. Add $15 to your pledge and we'll include a Perf miniature in your order. (Or get it at automatically included and discounted by $5 if you pledge for the $250 reward or higher.)
Note: this add-on will increase domestic shipping costs at lower levels, as these packages will not be eligible for Media Mail.
How do you know we have the best fans? Because they come through with plans like this.
Super fans Laura Scott and Tyna Raye calculated that adding a small amount to everyone's pledge would push us over the line into success. So they came up with this offer. Add $25 above your pledge level to help renew JourneyQuest and receive a handcrafted, fan-made Sword of Fighting pendant, which Laura and Tyna will create as a thank you gift for your help.
This is 100% a fan thank you bonus reward, which we will fulfill for Laura and Tyna through BackerKit.
Laura writes: The Sword of Fighting is an acrylic cast of a hand sculpted original. Each sword is hand-poured. Once the cast has finished curing, it is hand-painted. This sword will never be reproduced again once this Kickstarter has completed. This is your only chance to get this fan-created handmade Sword of Fighting.
Laura tells us that these will have a ring at the top so they can be worn as a necklace.
Note: this add-on will increase domestic shipping costs at lower levels, as these packages will not be eligible for Media Mail.
You want the mini and the pendant? Add $30 to your pledge and they're yours!
This is it, the final twelve hours!
With less than $80,000 to raise, we can still make our goal, but only if we reach every JQ fan with this simple message:
It's now or never.
If you love JourneyQuest, if you want the show to succeed, your pledge can mean the difference between a success or a failure when midnight rolls around.
So, to all 4200 backers who have already joined us, here's the plan:
1) Click through to this project update
2) Click this Facebook link and share, like, and comment
3) Click the Twitter link and retweet and like
Right now our top goal is to reach the thousands of JourneyQuest fans who still don't know that this campaign is happening. And we do that by amplifying our message. The more shares our post gets on Facebook, the more Facebook will expose our message to the people who like our page. It's that simple.
We'll have more updates and action items throughout the day, but this one is the key, right now, to building a huge final day.
Thank you!