tomorrow, raccoons set flight

Published about 1 month ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader,

It's All-Raccoons Eve! Tomorrow at noon Eastern, assuming nothing wacky happens in the meantime, the Raccoon Sky Pirates Kickstarter will launch!

I've just finished (whew) the free Haunted House Map that goes to everyone who backs in the first 24 hours. I hope you'll be one of them! Here's a low-res screenshot from the first floor. There's a second floor, an attic and of course a basement. It has its own Disaster Track and over a hundred cursed items to steal!

If you haven't checked out Kickstarter's preview page yet, you owe it to yourself just for the video. Deep thanks to Yuri (yes, that Yuri!) for lending his voice acting talents to it.

The ship is whirring to life. The raccoons are at their stations. Unruly stowaways have crept aboard.

Here's a champagne bottle. Would you smash against the fender as a send-off?

Best,
Chrys

P.S. Thank you in advance for bringing this absurd project to life! We can't do it without you.

Panicking raccoon running in front of sparks and black smoke

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