Appearance and function match the final product, but is made with different manufacturing methods.

Looks like the final product, but is not functional.

Demonstrates the functionality of the final product, but looks different.

A prototype is a preliminary model of something. Projects that offer physical products need to show backers documentation of a working prototype. This gallery features photos, videos, and other visual documentation that will give backers a sense of what’s been accomplished so far and what’s left to do. Though the development process can vary for each project, these are the stages we typically see:

These photos and videos provide a detailed look at this project’s development.

MONSTERS MAKERS MISFITS

Monster Scouts is a real-life Scouting community of oddballs who love Halloween, Monsters, Making and playing games. It's for adults (and kids) and... monsters.

Monster Scouts collect Badges, go on Missions, make uniforms, attend Monster Camps, go to Rallies, and basically nerd out about Monsters.

INSTEAD OF CHARGING FOR MEMBERSHIPS...

...we're doing an annual Membership Drive (like NPR) with some perks, to support our development of the Monster Scouts.

We're a bunch of Makers

JOIN US (It's FREE)

Register at MonsterScouts.com

Join our Facebook Group

Monsters, Makers, and Misfits

PLEDGE LEVELS QUICK CHART

This handy chart spells out the rewards for the 4 main levels of this Kickstarter: Copper Goblin, Silver Sasquatch, Golden Owlbear & Platinum Vampire.

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Silver Sasquatch and above will receive STRETCH GOALS, which will include additional badges.

MEMBERSHIP REWARDS

Official 2017 Membership Card

2017 Membership Certificate

Mini-handbook is suitable for the pocket, Scouts satchel, or Dark Library

2017 COPPER GOBLIN SPIRIT BADGE

2017 SILVER SASQUATCH SPIRIT BADGE

2017 GOLDEN OWLBEAR SPIRIT BADGE

2017 PLATINUM VAMPIRE SPIRIT BADGE

2017 MEMBERSHIP CHEVRON PATCH

MONSTER SCOUTS CAMP CUP

This is a simulation; it'll look something like this.

2017 Camp Cup

PLEDGE LEVELS

COPPER GOBLIN

Get started with the Monster Scouts by snagging this fancy COPPER GOBLIN badge (Depicting WWI Military Goblin Hero Bloth Hopkins), Monster Scouts Membership Card and Membership Certificate (Signed by hand, by Monsters Scouts Founder Baron Davis, probably around 1917.)

COPPER GOBLIN 2017 Spirit Badge (Just over 1 inch, iron on backing)

2017 Monster Scouts Membership Card

2017 Membership Certificate hand-signed by founder Baron Davis.

SILVER SASQUATCH

Things get more PINEY with the SILVER SASQUATCH badge (showing long-time Tree-Scout "Dave") with everything the COPPER GOBLIN offers, along with

SILVER SASQUATCH 2017 Spirit Badge (Just over 1 inch, iron on backing)

2017 Monster Scouts Membership Card

2017 Membership Certificate hand-signed by founder Baron Davis.

Embroidered Membership Sleeve Chevron Patch

Soft-enamel Metal Pin (KS Exclusive) with Antique Silver finish

PLUS COPPER GOBLIN Spirit Badge

ALL STRETCH GOALS

GOLDEN OWLBEAR

We think that you'll agree that Owlbears are sacred and majestic creatures. That's why we oppose all who threaten or hunt them.

GOLDEN OWLBEAR 2017 Spirit Badge (Just over 1 inch, iron on backing)

2017 Monster Scouts Membership Card

2017 Membership Certificate hand-signed by founder Baron Davis.

Embroidered Membership Sleeve Chevron Patch

Soft-enamel Metal Pin (KS Exclusive) with Antique Silver finish

PLUS COPPER GOBLIN, SILVER SASQUATCH Spirit Badges

ALL STRETCH GOALS

PLATINUM VAMPIRE

Rothram Vine (Feratu) rescued Baron Davis from a devastating fall down a crevasse (into a Wraithling grave), and subsequently saved his life. Rothram defended Baron with his platinum-laced blade, but he ultimately made the ultimate sacrifice in the process. This Hero is now known as the "Platinum Vampire".

The PLATINUM VAMPIRE patch honors the sacrifice Rothram Vine made to protect our Founder.

PLATINUM VAMPIRE 2017 Spirit Badge (Just over 1 inch, iron on backing)

2017 Monster Scouts Membership Card

2017 Membership Certificate hand-signed by founder Baron Davis.

Embroidered Membership Sleeve Chevron Patch

Soft-enamel Metal Pin (KS Exclusive) with Antique Silver finish

PLUS COPPER GOBLIN, SILVER SASQUATCH, GOLDEN OWLBEAR Spirit Badges

Enamel Monster Scouts Camp Cup

ALL STRETCH GOALS

PLATINUM VAMPIRE'S PORTRAIT (1)

This pledge level includes everything from the the PLATINUM VAMPIRE pledge level, along with an original painting by Daniel m. Davis. It's painted on wood with acrylics, and features an embedded leather patch (from Rothram's hat) staked on with 12 brass nails (from his favorite coffin).

An original painting of the original Platinum Vampire

PLATINUM VAMPIRE 2017 Spirit Badge (Just over 1 inch, iron on backing)

2017 Monster Scouts Membership Card

2017 Membership Certificate hand-signed by founder Baron Davis.

Embroidered Membership Sleeve Chevron Patch

Soft-enamel Metal Pin (KS Exclusive) with Antique Silver finish

PLUS COPPER GOBLIN, SILVER SASQUATCH, GOLDEN OWLBEAR Spirit Badges

ALL STRETCH GOALS

Enamel Monster Scouts Camp Cup

PLATINUM VAMPIRE original painting

ART SKULL BADGE (worth 300 points on the leaderboard)

PLATINUM VAMPIRE'S SATCHEL

This pledge level includes everything from the the PLATINUM VAMPIRE pledge level, along with Rothram Vine's "antique" canvas satchel. It features over 50 antique leather badges, hand-sewn Witch Stitches (along with his personal Blackberry signet stitch), and is custom-lined with a study brown canvas.

A unique relic from the Monster Scouts Archives

PLATINUM VAMPIRE 2017 Spirit Badge (Just over 1 inch, iron on backing)

2017 Monster Scouts Membership Card

2017 Membership Certificate hand-signed by founder Baron Davis

Embroidered Membership Sleeve Chevron Patch

Soft-enamel Metal Pin (KS Exclusive) with Antique Silver finish

PLUS COPPER GOBLIN, SILVER SASQUATCH, GOLDEN OWLBEAR Spirit Badges

2 Steel enameled Camp Cups

ALL STRETCH GOALS PLATINUM VAMPIRE original painting

RELIC BADGE (worth 750 points on the Badge leader board)

Includes rare and unreleased prototype badges

Comes with the FOUNDER Badge, #36. A rare find in this market.

We call the leather badges "Antique" because they darken as they age

RELIC Spirit Badges only come on Relics. (Only 3 have been released so far.)

The back of the satchel features our credo

Inside is custom-lined with brown cotton duck canvas

Weather flap features custom Witch Stitches for protection

HOW DO I ADD MORE STUFF?

You can add more REWARDS by adding additional money (USD) to your pledge level. Later, in the survey, we'll ask what those funds were for.

Add $25 for each additional CAMP CUP (Retail $30)

Add $10 for each additional Mini-Handbook (Retail $15)

Add $5 for a Certificate + Card set (1 of each) (Retail $10)

Add $6 for each addition enamel pin (Retail $10)

Remember: Only Platinum Vampire level can add a Camp Cup.



You can add more of something from your pledge level or below, by simply adding more money to your pledge. (We'll ask later in the survey what that money was for.)

If you order 3 additional Camp Cups, please add $4 per cup for additional shipping. (I know, but shipping is EXPENSIVE.)

STRETCH GOALS

$51 of stretch goals unlocked for Silver and above

Saved by the Sea Maidens Stretch Goal

Unlocked at $26k for Silver Sasquatch and above

Here's the "Credo Set", UNLOCKED

Stretch Goal: the Rival's Set... UNLOCKED!

Beyond, we'll unveil them as you unlock em!

We'd love to see you get 3, 4 , or 5 more free badges as stretch goals! (Silver and up!)

Spread the word (and earn ANOTHER FREE BADGE) by doing our WHITE CROW Shout Scout Mission:

Support this KS, spread the word, earn a free badge

MISSION DETAILS HERE

Pledge at any level

Post on Social Media on April 24, May 1, May 14 and at least 3 other times - LINKING to this KICKSTARTER

Include one of our promotional images

Use #shoutscout17 and #monsterscouts hashtags

Keep track on our forum

On the final Survey, we'll ask for links to your social media profiles so that we can check.

Follow these rules and we'll include this White Crow Spirit Badge with your pledge - for free!

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH BADGES?

Monster Scouts adhere them to all sorts of things... primarily their satchels, though we've seen them on hats, vests, jackets, sashes, uniform shirts...

BADGES IN THE WILD

Scout Mumbles & some of his badges

Yesteryear Every Year

Scouts Vinny, Ron, Megan & Melissa

WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE FUNDS

If we're lucky enough to have success with this Kickstarter, we're going to reinvest the funds to do more Monster Scouts stuff:

We're going to have more Spirit Badges produced

We're working on a podcast from 1913

We're starting development on a Monster Scouts LIVE game

Less Comicons and more Monster Camps

HISTORY

Started in December 2014 by Daniel & Dawna Davis, of Steam Crow, the Monster Scouts started out simply as a line of Spirit Badges to accompany the other illustrated monster goods that they were making.



Soon, folks started to dress up as Monster Scouts at comic conventions, doing missions to earn free Spirit Badges, and then demanding Campouts where we could all hang out together.



It has been amazing.

In 2015 we made the move from leather to cloth badges, to keep up with demand, and did so through a successful Kickstarter.

MONSTER CAMPS

This August, we're doing Monster "SHINDIG" Camps in 4 more states.

We still have some camp site opening:

SHINDIG COLORADO - AUGUST 4-8

SHINDIG IDAHO - AUGUST 11-13

SHINDIG WASHINGTON - AUGUST 18-20

SHINDIG CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 25-27

WHO IS BEHIND ALL OF THIS?

We're Dawna and Daniel Davis, and we're the husband and wife team who run the brands STEAM CROW and the MONSTER SCOUTS.

Steam Crow is 11 years old, and we've been making art, exhibiting at comicons and doing what we love the whole while.

We've done 5 successful Kickstarters over the years, and hope to make this one a success as well. We've managed to deliver all of our Kickstarters on time, and our success is ultimately dependent upon YOU, and making YOU HAPPY.