Pathfinder Second Edition - Core Rules module (not PFRPG2 ruleset) info and feedback

[Trenloe]

Agreed as well.

It does all the work to track the source of your abilities, and keep track of that even if you go back and change things during creation. This was important for PF2e since they distributed how you get abilities compared to legacy methods and you have to make sure each source is choosing unique abilities (tracker is useful for GMs to easily check your munchkin is not cheated) Not as simple as roll then bump for race.

So this gives the expectation that it will also do that for skills because like abilities they also come from various sources. On some skills you have to track the source, for example it may say choose a skill at start and that skill will also train to master for free later on.

So you end up using the notes page to track your skill assignments because you cannot even drag them into the tracker for it to record when you trained something, yet you do use the tracker to track your abilities. You cannot change the names on the skill page to something like Skill (Source) because you cannot edit the base skills, and if you add that skill with that name for tracking purposes then dragon link to the skill no longer works. So you end up doing lots of confusing flipping between your notes page and your skill page.

It should really be renamed Ability Tracker if it is not in the design intent/capability for it to track skills. Because it is called Tracker people are expecting it to also be a Skill Tracker. A Skill Tracker would be very useful for GMs to double check how the skill monkey managed to get all the skills.

There are various changes/improvements for the chargen tracker - see the ruleset thread: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forum...ng-development Please try to log issues/discussions with the base ruleset functionality in that thread. Thanks. This thread is for specific issues with the Core Rules DLC.

[Gwydion]

Trenloe. I think I know the answer to this but thought I would ask. I did my purchases totally backward. I purchased the hardcover book at a discount (no pdf) from a third party and then I paid for the FG ruleset. I'm assuming given these facts if I really want the pdf I won't get a discount for it at Paizo even with paying the full FG price. Is that correct as far as you know? I do have my account linked and went to check out at Paizo for the pdf and I didn't see a discount. Given I purchased the hardback at a discount that kind of makes sense. I'll probably spring the extra $14.99 as I'm all in anyway! Just thought I would check. Thanks

[Bidmaron]

You should subscribe if you are all in. It won’t help your current problem (because you are correct there is no discount for hard copies purchased anywhere except Paizo). But at least in the future you will get hard copies at 15% discount and a big discount on your FG purchases by the cost of the PDF.

[Talyn]

If you paid for the Core Rulebook DLC (the ruleset itself is free) and have your account synched, that would give you the PDF added to your Paizo account. Buying the hardback from a third-party doesn't do anything since Paizo can't log that to your account.

Unless they've fixed the subscription over the past couple days, that isn't an option yet unless you're willing to have your first book be a Pathfinder 1E hardback.

[Gwydion]

If you paid for the Core Rulebook DLC (the ruleset itself is free) and have your account synched, that would give you the PDF added to your Paizo account. Buying the hardback from a third-party doesn't do anything since Paizo can't log that to your account.

Unless they've fixed the subscription over the past couple days, that isn't an option yet unless you're willing to have your first book be a Pathfinder 1E hardback.

Wait so you're saying that by buying the Core Rulebook DLC (which I did for $59.99 here at FG) and I have my account synced that I should have the pdf already in my Paizo downloads. I need to go check that!

[Gwydion]

Mystery solved. Turns out I just need to read more and understand the account synchronization. I thought once I synced the account that is all I needed to do. However, I went to the FG manage account page and physically clicked the link to send all purchase to paizo from FG and vice versa. Once I did that the Pathfinder Ruleset PDF showed up in my PF downloads on the Paizo website. I'm glad I tried that before I purchased the pdf! Thanks, everyone. Now I have some plane reading tonight...

[Talyn]

Wait so you're saying that by buying the Core Rulebook DLC (which I did for $59.99 here at FG) and I have my account synced that I should have the pdf already in my Paizo downloads. I need to go check that!

Yes, that's how the Paizo sync works. If you buy the PDF from Paizo, you get that price discounted from the DLC. If you buy the full-price DLC, you get the PDF added to your Paizo account. Make sure to sync both ways though! Sometimes it's a little finicky. Usually I'll sync (both ways) then buy DLC then sync again to make sure it takes.

[Gwydion]

Yes, that's how the Paizo sync works. If you buy the PDF from Paizo, you get that price discounted from the DLC. If you buy the full-price DLC, you get the PDF added to your Paizo account. Make sure to sync both ways though! Sometimes it's a little finicky. Usually I'll sync (both ways) then buy DLC then sync again to make sure it takes.

Yep... See post 136 above! Thanks so much, Talyn. I thought I had synced before but I think to your point, you need to do both..

[UltimateGM]

Mystery solved. Turns out I just need to read more and understand the account synchronization. I thought once I synced the account that is all I needed to do. However, I went to the FG manage account page and physically clicked the link to send all purchase to paizo from FG and vice versa. Once I did that the Pathfinder Ruleset PDF showed up in my PF downloads on the Paizo website. I'm glad I tried that before I purchased the pdf! Thanks, everyone. Now I have some plane reading tonight...

It also works the other way around as well. If you buy pdfs through Paizo and sync your account with Fantasy Grounds you will get a discount on those products.

[Trenloe]

Some updates to the Core Rules DLC module have gone out today - see the City Hall announcement: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forum...gust-13th-2019

Current issues and future changes can be tracked in the spreadsheet linked in post #2 of this thread.