Paizo and SmiteWorks sign an agreement for official Pathfinder support!

[Galymyr]

Smiteworks doesn't sell the pdf's. You'll have to get those from Paizo.

All of Paizo's digital content partners have the same license requirements but it seems the FG implementation will be slightly different because of Steam. With all the other partners there is a back end library service that sychs your official .pdf purchase across all the platforms and the Paizo store. The benefit here is that you don't have to repurchase the official content on each virtual platform. Here's my understanding of how this is all going to work.

Realm Works example: if you buy an adventure path .pdf on Paizo.com you can then buy the same Adventure Path in Realm Works but only have to pay the developers cost. If you don't already own the .pdf then you can purchase it directly from the Realm Works store, along with the Real Works content, and it will be available on Paizo.com and sync across all the other platforms.

Fantasy Grounds example: we had a long conversation about this earlier and I think I have it figured it. FG has some restrictions due to Steam that do not allow them to check for external content before allowing a purchase. The workaround it seems is charging the consumer full MSRP of the print product. Basically FG buys the .pdf from Paizo at MSRP on your behalf and gives it to you in the form of FG content (note that you do not get the .pdf itself in this instance). Their costs/profit are then covered by the cost increase from .pdf MSRP to the print MSRP. ddavison did mention that they are working on how to implement a discount via the FG store if you own the official .pdf. I assume this would credit you the MSRP of the .pdf and you would only then have to pay the difference between that and the print MSRP. So this is the the same license model as everyone else, they just have to go about it a bit differently because of Steam.

Please feel free to smite me if I got anything wrong or misrepresented something. This is simply my honest view of the facts as they have been presented thus far.

[Galymyr]

I think you mistake Doug's words or aren't familiar with what the Paizo pawns are. Pazio pawns are 3D standees: https://paizo.com/pathfinder/miniatures/pawns Hence Doug's referral to making more sense in FGU, which might end up looking something like this: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forum...l=1#post270659 (Nothing official - just trying to portray what the Paizo pawns are more aligned to).

As Doug says, there will be tokens with the official Bestiary module, which are based off the art in the Paizo bestiary.

What sweet wonder is this FGU! 3D virtual tabletop gaming? Is this seriously in the development pipeline? Oh be still my heart! Sorry for the amazement over what may be old news for you all, I didn't show up to the VTT world until I heard about the Pathfinder license.

[Bidmaron]

OOPS! That should have been paizo not prison! (danged auto-correct)

[Trenloe]

OOPS! That should have been paizo! (danged auto-correct)

LOL! I thought that was the case, but wasn't going to miss that opportunity.

[Bidmaron]

I probably should be in prison, or the nerd farm (at least that's what my wife thinks).

[ddavison]

I probably should be in prison, or the nerd farm (at least that's what my wife thinks).

Darn, I was hoping to start a cult following for FG in the prison system. Now who can I have lead the initiative?

[lostsanityreturned]

What sweet wonder is this FGU! 3D virtual tabletop gaming? Is this seriously in the development pipeline? Oh be still my heart! Sorry for the amazement over what may be old news for you all, I didn't show up to the VTT world until I heard about the Pathfinder license.

Don't get too excited. It could be years before we see it yet (and has already been years as is)
It will be great when it does come though.

[LindseyFan]

I had a big sigh of relief when I saw the 2.5 mockup. A lot of pure 3d VTTs seem to die out. Something like what I saw could be used by someone with average graphic design skills, but still hold promise for premium 3d in the future. I am all about the text, but minis are minis!

[Bidmaron]

I am with you Lindsey. As someone once observed here recently, the best cooperative role playing games use theater of the mind. I fear 3D will not match that mental picture. Part of me says if that is what u.you want, just play on of the quest-oriented mmorpgs.

[lostsanityreturned]

I am with you Lindsey. As someone once observed here recently, the best cooperative role playing games use theater of the mind. I fear 3D will not match that mental picture. Part of me says if that is what u.you want, just play on of the quest-oriented mmorpgs.

Better to direct someone to something like divinity original sin 2 in that case. There really aren't any MMORPGs that have a meaningful amount of roleplay built into them mechanically.

Sure you can roleplay almost anywhere and in anything. But they just aren't suited to a GM running a narrative in 90% of the time nor will they give a remotely similar experience.

Divinity original sin 2 is perhaps the closest a computer game has gotten to tabletop freedom that I have experienced so far.
And given that it will have robust module creation tools and a GM mode, most apt of a comparison.