This box contains the following three items applicable to DCC: Crocodile physical reward tiers only, unless otherwise noted.*

Vaethon Industries Double Placement Tracker. Variant 11.5.

For every add-on bookmark purchased, backers will receive two bookmarks. Consider this second bookmark a bonus bookmark to share with a friend, or another bookmark to use with any purchased add-on books.
Warning: Two Placement Trackers, when used within the same book, may cause disorientation and confusion.
This item will result in the following upgrade to your rewards: more stuff.

Vaethon Industries "In a While, Crocodile" #1 Missive.

All Gold Croc Boxes and above now include an additional "In a While, Crocodile" postcard featuring comic art from Brett Bean to commemorate the "end" of this campaign.
Warning: This art is placeholder. The final art will reflect an iconic scene from the book... you'll have to wait for that comic goodness, but it'll be worth it.
This item will result in the following upgrade to your rewards: even more art for your collection! Additionally, extra postcards will be available for $1 from the Add-On store.

Vaethon Industries Reflectivity Enhancer. Cross-compatible.

• Standard Editions, enjoy your spot gloss.
• BackerKit Exclusive editions, you get BOTH foil treatment AND spot gloss.

Warning: This enhancement will result in increased value of the Standard Edition book once it is released to the masses via bookstores in 2027. It is recommended that you purchase any additional Standard Edition copies as add-ons during the remaining life of this campaign, as there is zero chance that this fully upgraded item will be priced this low again in the future.
It probably goes without saying at this point, but these blinged out BackerKit Exclusive hardcovers will not be offered past the end of the campaign, so the final days of the campaign are your last shot at these.
This item will result in the following upgrade to your rewards: your books are so pretty now, eeee ✨



Congratulations on all the unlocks, Croc Squad; you've earned it.

SOOOooo close to the Legendary Fan Box 

You've made it through the first evening of our Backer Train, and can't you just smell those Legendary Fan Box voting items waiting for you?

We won't be updating again today (to spare your poor inboxes), but if/when we reach the Legendary Fan Box Achievement goal and open the next Fan Box voting round, it will be today at 10am PST. We'll put a banner at the top of the campaign at 10am for easy clickin' too.

Even MORE enticing, though, is that mysterious Benefactor Box containing multiple unknown upgrades. This one is going to be VERY good, guys. And as usual, you're crushing all previous records by holding the line and allowing new backers to find their way here for just a bit longer. Some stats for you? We had over 1000 new backers join yesterday alone, and most of them came in after the official close of the campaign. 

You must be thinking: these achievements are out of control. Haven't the adults noticed what we're up to?

The adults have noticed what we're up to

• From AIPT: Vault Comics and Matt Dinniman’s ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl: Crocodile’ smashes crowdfunding records
• From Comics Beat: The Dungeon Crawler Carl graphic novel is about to make $2.3 million (of course, because it's us, we'd actually beat that by the time this article was published yesterday)

Fun stuff just for fun

DCC: Crocodile Giphy stickers, anyone? The Vault team came together to make some lovely digital stickers for your use on Instagram Stories and anywhere Giphy is used on social media. All you have to do is search "Dungeon Crawler Carl" and they will appear! Yay!

Reservation reminder

One last reminder before we depart this update... about 10,000 people (!!) were part of our original reservation backer club! If you remember, wayyyyy way back in Sept, we opened up early reservations to the campaign to grant two special reservation-only rewards; the Art of the Crawl PDF, and this reservation-exclusive Noble Steed holo sticker.

Backing at any physical tier will get your rewards included in your box, BUT, we have a missing 1000 reservation folks who may let their rewards go forfeit. I'm sure most have a good reason, but for the few who might have just forgot, here's your fair reminder!

Okay, let's have another little snake sneak peek at some art, shall we? Spoiler tag below! 

































⚠️Spoiler warning: new page art below the cut, for backers only! ⚠️ 

THANK YOU

The fun doesn't have to stop here

If you've got the dime, we've got the time! BackerKit allows us to continue the campaign into Overtime Mode,  PAST it's scheduled ending date as long as the Backer Train remains unbroken. There are over 2,000 folks in the current train, and if we keep it going, the rewards keep stacking up.

FIRST: the Legendary Fan Box opens once our Backer Train extends a full 24 hours post-campaign (so, it would open at 10am PST on Tuesday, November 4th). This would add a whole new slate of great FREE options to vote on that will increase the quality of your books and rewards.

SECOND: the Celestial Fan Box opens if our Backer Train is able to beat the previous site record of 5 days, 18 hours, and 40 minutes. This countdown also begins as soon as the campaign "ends" today at 10am PST.

THIRD: you've attracted the Vaethon Industries Benefactor Box. If we hit 25,000 backers on this project at any time before Overtime Mode runs out. This Box contains MORE than one bonus upgrade in it. These are NOT add-on unlocks... these will be more free improvements benefiting several tiers and items. A tough goal to hit, but also another big reason to back.

Easy ways to keep this Backer Train choo choo choo-ing

• Pledge to the campaign, if you haven't already!
• Add one of our amazing add-on items to your pledge. Item additions to your cart DO count towards Backer Train extension, so now's a good time to make sure you've got everything you wanted, especially since many of these go POOF once the campaign ends for good.
  Encourage other DCC readers to cross-back from the DCC Kickstarter (and grab the free sticker sheet reward!)
  
• Share a reminder from a Vault Comics social media post
• Post about the campaign to Discord, Reddit, or another online hangout
• Go outside and tell someone you know IRL about DCC: Crocodile
• Get your pilot license and skywrite about DCC: Crocodile sometime in the next few hours
• Climb into the enclosure at your nearest zoo and give the largest crocodile you find a sawed-off shotgun to help promote the project through viral engagement
• Fill the nearest active volcano with glitter. When it goes off--the biggest glitter explosion the world has ever seen. As you're being arrested for environmental crimes in front of several news cameras, mention the campaign. Super easy! 

Believe it or not, you've already kicked so much ass that scientists will have to create a new unit of measurement to accurately describe how much ass you've all kicked. Worst of all, for all other campaigns coming after this one, we're not even done yet. 

NEW ACHIEVEMENT: You've made it to the last day!

Reward: our Admins have a message for all of you:



Our Backer Train Overtime Mode challenge begins TOMORROW at 10am! This is completely optional, of course, but if you want a crack at that sweet, sweet LEGENDARY FAN BOX (and even sweeter CELESTIAL FAN BOX), you can join the campaign past our official end to keep the train chugging.

W-wait, there's more?

Reward: a new add-on unlock! You little bastards didn't even have to do anything! We're getting soft, aren't we.
If you hadn't seen it already, we've got a Final Day gunmetal sticker add-on unlock for you! As you might have noticed, we LOVE colors, so this is a special item for those who have been looking for an alternative look to rock that isn't so heavy on the hot croc vibes.

Reminder: add-ons count towards Backer Train extensions! If you want to help out post-campaign, this is a great little item to add to your cart at 3:45am to keep the train going, like all the normal people do (yes, we see your god-tier shift organizing, Crawler AruZeta).

But wait... there's MORE.

This campaign has attracted the attention of a benefactor!

WOAH. This is big. It seems that you all have attracted the attention of a Benefactor! The hideous corporate overlords at VAETHON INDUSTRIES are considering sponsoring THIS campaign. It's going to take a lot to impress them, but even the lowest tier Benefactor Boxes contain some incredible rewards... it's rumored that this Benefactor Box might even contain multiple free upgrades.



It's going to take everything we've got to open it, though. So the final days of this campaign are your chance to spread the word about DCC: Crocodile to anyone who might have missed out and reveal the contents of this new box. 

The Achievement tracker for this new challenge is below so you can keep an eye on that, too! Good luck on achieving all the upgrades your little cold-blooded hearts desire 💚

WHEW. Thanks to everyone for helping to free us from that Borant takeover last night. It gets kinda nuts around here! But thanks to your hard work, we can share the unlock conditions for the final two Fan Boxes. These are posted below and in the "Fan Box" section of the front story page, which is always kept as up-to-date as possible.

The conditions are:
🎁 LEGENDARY FAN BOX unlocks at: sustain a 24-hour Backer Train PAST the scheduled end of the campaign on November 3rd, 10am pst (sustain train until November 4th, 10am PST).
  Voting is NOT yet live for this unopened Fan Box.

🎁 CELESTIAL FAN BOX unlocks at: surpass the all-time longest Backer Train record of 5 days 14 hours and 40 min set by the Gloomhaven campaign (sustain a continuous train until November 9th, 12:40 AM PST)
   Voting is NOT yet live for this unopened Fan Box.

And the preview of our Legendary Fan Box contents is live as well!

Time to start noodlin' on what you're gonna pick.

Final 48

ALL ABOARD the Nightmare Express Backer Train

Preview time!