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Add an optional tipping system ...

Hi again. I've rethought this idea after some folks raised with me how tipping culture can undermine union action and create a chaotic and unhealthy expectations around what workers have to do to encourage customers to tip.

I would still like some clear, straightforward ways for us as customers see how proceeds from our purchases flow through workers. I just don't know how this would look.

I'm happy to see moves toward greater sustainability! I'm also fine with higher prices. It would be nice to know roughly what % of price lifts are to offset improved pay/conditions for Paizo staff (and dare I hope, staff at the printers) and sustainability improvements.

This leads to two suggestions for the upcoming Paizo website uplift.

-> Add an optional tipping system at checkout to give a $ boost that's guaranteed to go directly to Paizo staff. A lot of creators have Patreon where we can support them directly, which is cool, but I do notice this is mostly creators who have a higher profile. Staff in comms, operations, ITS, etc, also work hard to deliver us the game we love but I feel like they don't get the visibility necessary for tips via Patreon or the like.

-> Add an optional shipping emissions/environmental impact offset at checkout. I know there are issues with offsetting as an approach, but it is still something.

In a similar vein, I would love to see PDF-only subscription options.

-> PDF copes are accessible to my partner who cannot hold hefty physical books without pain. The PDF copies give them a chance to enjoy the artwork and lore and get inspired when creating a character.

-> PDF copies are way easier for prepping sessions. As someone short on time, functions like word search & annotation and the opportunity to pull up any number of books on my phone during my train commute are a huge boon.

-> As an Australian customer, the shipping cost for physical books on a subscription means I'm better off buying physical books from an Australian retailer and buying the PDFs separately from Paizo. I'm more than happy to support local retailers for the physical books I do buy, but I'd love options to subscribe for PDFs direct from Paizo.

-> Within my budget, I cannot afford a physical book subscription but could afford a PDF subscription. I carefully select which physical books I buy for when I have time to sit down with a coffee and read lore & appreciate the art purely for my own enjoyment (vs. prep a session). I figure many others are in the same boat.

This is interesting! Curious how unlocking content will work. E.g. will there be any discount on content in the app if you already bought the relevant pdf here?