Sharing FG Ultimate Lic

[RaeyofLight]

I haven't installed FG yet, just still thinking about it... But wanted to know if it was possible to share an Ultimate License among a troop? I have about 6-8 players and 3 of them take turns to story tell three different games. (D&D 4.0, WtA, and Exalted) Mostly just wanted to know the most cost efficient way to deal with this if we do decide to take on FG.

[Trenloe]

The ultimate license is for one user only and not transferable to other users.

If you have a regular gaming group where 3 are GMs and the rest will only ever be players then your group could get 3 GM licenses and the players can buy player licenses for $24: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/store/product.xcp?id=SWK02 The player license allows the player to connect to a GM with the full/GM license. It can be upgraded to a full at a later date if the player wants to take the plunge into GMing.

There is also a Fantasy Grounds 4 pack (4 full/GM licenses for the cost of 3) if you purchase through Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/252690/ The application is exactly the same (Steam just has a link that launches the same base Fantasy Grounds installation) and this might save you money purchasing this way. If you have 8 people in your group, buying two of the 4 GM packages from steam might be the way to go - $30 each and the group of 8 can swap GMing activities among all of the 8 people, this would be $240 for 8 people. Or, buy the 4-for-the-price-of-3 pack from Steam for the GMs and then 4 player licenses from the FG website (Steam and FG website apps are exactly the same and work together) - this would be $216 for 8 people (4 players and 4 GMs).

Another option you might want to investigate is the $10/month Ultimate subscription. The first GM gets the subscriptions for however many months they GM for, then the next GM picks up a subscription for themselves to run their game (the first GM lets the subscription lapse if they're not running a game). There would be some overlap in the monthly subscription, but this might be a good way to change the GM responsibilities around the group. Note: the subscription does not in any way contribute to a future purchase. So, if after using FG for a couple of months and you're hooked (you might well be) it's a good idea to purchase a full license (or ultimate) early to keep your total investment down.