Here's the answer we posted in our FAQ:
Realm Works will not have export capability in its initial release. As with most products, our focus in the initial launch is to have Realm Works do its own tasks exceptionally well, and to efficiently get material into the product. We wholly expect there will be demand for export to other products and formats, and we'll shift our focus to include those capabilities once we get the core product off the ground.
If there are specific export formats in which you are interested, we encourage you to let us know in the Comments section or on our product support forums.That will allow us to better anticipate future needs and capabilities while implementing the current feature set.
We've added a bunch of commonly requested information to our FAQ now, so I recommend everyone give it a quick look if they have questions. :)
I will pledge at some point in the near future - likely the $100 level for the lifetime access. I've been very satisfied with Hero Lab and wish to support the company.
To be clear, this software won't serve as a VTT, right?
To be clear, this software won't serve as a VTT, right?
No, Realm Works isn't a VTT. However, as entry 36 in the kickstarter FAQ indicates, Lone Wolf are looking into the possibility of integrating with VTTs (such as d20Pro).
We've been in discussions with the d20Pro team and we anticipate providing smooth integration between our two products. That being said, we aren't prepared to say what level of integration will exist in the first release of Realm Works. We do believe Realm Works and VTTs will work well together even without full integration since Realm Works is more broadly focused on the campaign itself.
Additionally, any integration with VTTs is going to entail work by us and the VTT development team, and we haven’t agreed upon any specifics with d20Pro or anyone else as of yet. The integration will be further complicated by the fact that using VTTs for play is game-specific, while Realm Works is completely game system neutral. So, good integration with VTTs is planned, but we don’t have an estimate as to when that will be achieved.
Excellent stuff. The videos answered a few questions I had about the application.
One minor request in case you're considering making more videos that showcase Realm Works. One thing I'd like to see is how things look on the player side. When a player views the content, what does he see and how is it presented to him. That sort of stuff.
Going into the last 5 days and Realm Works needs your (Yes, you! Over there behind the keyboard... no slinking away...) help to make the final push for funding. Lots of information updates and some helpful usage videos to look at. If you're at all a fan of Hero Labs or any other character generation software, then you know how useful planning software of that kind can be to keep your game running smoothly. Realm Works is the logical next step when it comes to DM planning!
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If you're still on the fence, we did a nice interview with Colen McAlister on the most recent Demiplane of Gaming.
It might give you the information you need to make a decision!
We're right on the cusp of reaching our funding goal, and we just announced our first two stretch goals! We've got free Pathfinder content from Open Design and Savage Worlds content from Pinnacle lined up, and we're just getting started!
Check it out! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/610004753/realm-works-streamlined-rpg-c ampaign-tools
That was quick! In a matter of hours, we've already blown past the first stretch goal! :)
Keep it going! There's more awesome content waiting in the wings, including a lot of Pathfinder goodness...
And a few hours later, we've blown through the second stretch goal! The third stretch goal is big one, and it's of significant interest to fans of Richard Pett and Frog God Games.
If we reach the third stretch goal, we'll be including the entirety of The Blight, an upcoming Adventure Path for Pathfinder from Frog God Games. Richard Pett’s Twisted City - The Blight, is planned to be 12 districts of a city with 12 adventures, providing an Adventure Path with 12 meaty installments.
Between is a temptation too great for some; a land of plenty (and danger) on the doorstep, rich in possible wealth and with the draw of Between Vessels—curious objects that retain memories, feelings and even souls—the reasons for venturing into the land are numerous, and have drawn many. The Illuminati, using the funds of the royal family, have struck again and again into this new empire, and those very incursions threaten to undo the Blight. Constant incursions into Between from the Blight have weakened the fabric of the wall that separates the two places. There are those who wish the levee to break, who would revel in the chaos and madness of life and souls that would happen should a fracture burst and a tidal wave of Between pour into the city. There are also those who have a conscience, who oppose the Illuminati and the royal family as much as they safely can in the face of such power. They know nothing about the levee, but they have their suspicions. And into this world come the PCs…
If you want to get your hands on this epic AP, you'll need to check out the Realm Works Kickstarter.
As we head into the final 48 hours of the Kickstarter, we doing something completely unplanned. We're adding a new stretch goal that is totally independent of traditional dollar-based objectives and instead tied to the total number of backers we achieve. If we hit 2,000 backers or more, regardless of the dollars raised, every backer at the Timber Wolf ($65) level and higher will receive a free Hero Lab gift license! This is a license you can give to someone else in your gaming group, or you're welcome to be greedy and use it for yourself. :)
Why are we doing this? We've received numerous requests to offer Hero Lab licenses in conjunction with the Kickstarter. We didn't want to do that originally because Realm Works is game system neutral, while Hero Lab only supports specific games. But we're now in stretch goal territory and we want everyone to know we've been listening! So we're going out on a limb and offering something big if we can hit an admittedly big target. The Hero Lab license itself is a $30 value, and combined with all the other great stuff at the Timber Wolf level, this will be a steal for everyone who backs at that level or higher.
Yes, this is an aggressive target, but the reward is equally big. In a few hours, we'll complete stretch goal #3, so backers at this level will receive all three Engine Publishing books, Grand Temple of Jing, Halls of the Mountain King, Blood Drive Trilogy, and The Blight. Throw in a Hero Lab license ($30 value) and the additional content-based stretch goals we're on track to reach, and the value of the Timber Wolf pledge level will be well over $300!
This Kickstarter closes Sunday at 6pm Pacific. Check it out before it's too late!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/610004753/realm-works-streamlined-rpg-c ampaign-tools
The Blight has been unlocked! Now it's time to bring back a timeless classic. If we hit this new goal, we'll include the entirety of the Pirate's Guide to Freeport from Green Ronin Publishing!
Freeport is Green Ronin's signature city setting and has been home to thousands of RPG campaigns since its launch in 2000. Classic fantasy elements, cruel-hearted pirates, and Lovecraftian horror come together in the rum-fueled metropolis known as the City of Adventure. Now a new era is beginning. The Pirate's Guide to Freeport is the definitive new sourcebook for the City of Adventure, set 5 years after the events of the original Freeport Trilogy. This is a pure setting book, focusing entirely on the people, places, politics, and perils of Freeport and containing no game statistics of any kind. The Pirate's Guide to Freeport can thus be used with any fantasy RPG.
The Freeport Companion for FATE and Pathfinder will also be included, detailing cultists, pirates, serpent people, and much more.
I popped my kickstarter cherry.
I popped my kickstarter cherry.
That's quite an image you just conjured up for me. It may take me days to recover from that....
However, we definitely appreciate that you allowed us to be your first. :)
It's official! The Pirate's Guide to Freeport has been unlocked for Realm Works.
Next up as a stretch goal, we've got a lot more swashbuckling with Razor Coast, an upcoming campaign for Pathfinder from Frog God Games. Razor Coast is the long anticipated Caribe-Polynesian flavored, Age of Sail swashbuckling RPG campaign envisioned and designed by Nicolas Logue. It has been praised for its ambitious and original design, its epic flavor and its lurid, full-color art – including a cover by the award winning Wayne Reynolds. Logue tapped a team of veteran designers to help develop and write Razor Coast, including Lou Agresta, Adam Daigle, Tim Hitchcock, and John Ling. Razor Coast isn’t just an adventure, it’s part setting, part adventure path, and part toolkit to build your own unique campaign. It’s non-linear and will never play the same way twice.
For more details about Razor Coast, you can check out the successful Kickstarter campaign that completed just weeks ago.
Quick note! We're down to just under 12 hours left for the Realm Works Kickstarter. If you've been thinking about it but haven't taken the plunge yet, time is running out!
Just to help the decision process a little bit, here's a quick run-down of all the extra rewards that have been added at various pledge levels. This is all content that will be fully integrated into Realm Works and ready for use. You can find complete details on the Kickstarter page.
* Never Unprepared: The Complete Game Master's Guide to Preparation (Engine Publishing)
* Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for Any Roleplaying Game (Engine Publishing)
* Halls of the Mountain King (Pathfinder, Open Design)
* Blood Drive Trilogy (Savage Worlds/Deadlands, Pinnacle Entertainment)
* Pirate's Guide to Freeport (Pathfinder & FATE, Green Ronin Publishing)
* Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots to Inspire Game Masters (Engine Publishing)
* The Blight (Pathfinder, Frog God Games)
* Grande Temple of Jing (Pathfinder, Hammerdog Games)
And Razor Coast from Frog God Games is the current stretch goal!
I popped my kickstarter cherry.That's quite an image you just conjured up for me. It may take me days to recover from that....
However, we definitely appreciate that you allowed us to be your first. :)
I could probably find a picture to make the mental image more accurate. But that would even make *me* cringe. ;)
I've always liked Hero Lab, so I appreciate you creating a product that could be my first.
Less than four hours left! And the Razor Coast is in sight!
Razor Coast is only $2100 away with a full two hours left, so all indications are that we'll make it. Hitting 2,000 backers is going to be a much bigger stretch, but it's doable.
Razor Coast has been unlocked!
It's amazing how much has been raised in just the last 24 hours...
Congrats to all!
Happy to be a part of this one...
It's official! Thank you to everyone who helped make this project a success!
Now excuse me while I slink back to the coding pits in fear of Alice's whip....
:)
I just watched the maps video and one thing I would like to see is being able to determine the graphic representation and size for the pin.
One of the things on our todo list is to let users setup custom symbol icons for pins with special meanings. So I think this will give you what you want. I'm not sure if this will make it into the V1.0 release, but it's definitely planned.
Also I tend to hate mouse over text. I have my mouse set to auto click when I stop over something. This saves my wrists a ton. Having a pin associated with a graphic takes away a bit of the need for the mouseover text.
Lots of users will want the mouseover text as a convenient way to get more information about a location. However, providing more customized flexibility to how everything behaves is definitely something we can add after the initial release. User requests will be major driving force in determining our priorities for new features after the initial release.
Ah Razor Coast.... I assume what will be included is the main book and not the extras (Heart of the Razor etc)? Be neat if those of us who did the Razor Coast kickstarter and got those extras could get them in Realm Works as well.
None of the "Kickstarter Exclusive" material will be included with the free Realm Works content. It's possible that something could be worked out with Frog God for backers of both projects, but that's not something we've discussed at this point.
Hope this helps!
@Mir: Unfortunately, I don't know enough of the niggly details regarding what will and won't be included for Razor Coast to give you a definitive answer at this point in time. My assumption is that material like the Player's Guide will be included, but I don't know that for certain.
Our first tablet focus is on the iPad, which is nearly finished. After that, we'll be looking at what's next for Hero Lab, and one of those options is definitely the Android. But nothing has been officially decided yet for what's next. Stay tuned to our monthly newsletter for updates on that.