In case you were thinking the notebook we've been teasing was the ONLY perk we are offering our backers after hitting a million...well, let's just say we've got something else in the works.

We are opening the door to something special, something we've never done before. An exclusive space designed just for Primal Hunter backers.

I know, I know, we aren't quite at a million yet, but I just couldn't resist giving you a sneak peek. Check out the backer-only update below to see just one piece of what's coming together.

Unlock the next objective so we can drop everything we've been working on!

The LitRPG community is one of the most goated and supportive communities out there. Getting your work published is tough, everyone knows that. But LitRPG fans and authors are ALWAYS ready and willing to raise each other up...I mean, just look at how you guys have supported this campaign!

So I wanted to return the favor. Let's help some other authors out...and get you guys a sick deal!

The bestselling LitRPG Fantasy and Action-Adventure phenomenon, He Who Fights With Monsters, is coming to print! This new gorgeous hardcover will be hitting bookstores nationwide for the first time ever, starting with He Who Fights With Monsters Volume 1: Outworlder.

"Exciting, hilarious, irreverent, and action-packed." — Matt Dinniman (New York Times bestselling author of Dungeon Crawler Carl)

Best of all, you can get your copy 2 months early! Pre-order your hardcover edition today only from Barnes & Nobles and receive He Who Fights with Monsters Vol. 1: Outworlder from May 5th - July 6th, 2026...everyone else will have to wait for the wider release in July!

Upload your receipt to https://pages.aethonvault.com/he-who-fights-with-monsters/ to also receive a free He Who Fights With Monsters collectible bookmark. Even better? If you backed either Dungeon Crawler Carl: Crocodile or The Primal Hunter: Deluxe Collector's Box Set campaigns, you'll get $15 off your pledge shipping (if you backed both, we'll credit whichever is higher).


To summarize:
Pre-order He Who Fights with Monsters at Barnes & Nobles and upload your receipt to get: He Who Fights With Monsters Vol.1: Outworlder 2 months early.
A free collectible He Who Fights with Monsters bookmark.
$15 off your pledge's shipping cost.

Can't believe it, but we've hit $900K! That means your Warning Danger Noodle sticker has been automatically upgraded with holographic foil to make his scales shiny ✨.



Your next target: Get us to $1 Million! Once we hit the $1 million dollar mark, we'll unlock a very special, very premium snek clasp journal.



Reminder: 

We've crossed the $800k milestone, which means it is time to unlock our next stretch goal: A Warning Danger Noodle Tassel Bookmark! Here's a closer look:

This bookmark will be automatically added on to the Progenitor Tier and up. It will also be available as an add-on for anyone who did not back at those tiers, along with the Sylphie plushie and all standees.

Our next reward unlocks at $900k - an upgraded Danger Noodle Sticker!

Can we get there?

In under 24 hours, we raised over $750K with over 2,000 backers! You wiped out the beast lords in record time, unlocked multiple stretch goals, and smashed our funding goal within just seconds of launch! In our preliminary search, we believe we have achieved the following:

How high can we go?
(*If you have any corrections to our achievements, let us know in the comments! There are a lot of projects to sift through.)

If you haven't already, take a look at everything that has gotten unlocked. Pretty much everything is available as an add-on, so you can customize your pledge however you like. If you chose a tier that doesn't include the Sylphie plushie, but you still want it - go on over to the add-ons and put that best birb in your cart. We've also unlocked a bundle that includes ALL of the standees. Don't miss out!

Now that all of the beast lords have been taken down, we are excited to reach additional items in the campaign as we hit those higher numbers. You all are eating up the bookmarks, so we went ahead and put together a new design for you. But we have more than bookmarks in store for the rest of this campaign. Make sure you are checking back in often to see what has been unlocked!

Your next target: Reach $800k in the campaign to unlock a new bookmark!

In case you missed it, we are giving away free Danger Noodle vinyl-coated stickers to everyone who backs in the first 48 hours. That timeline is coming to an end! Now is the time to back in order to get the most out of your pledge!

You haven't seen everything yet, but you've seen a lot. What are you most excited for in this campaign? Let us know in the comments.