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Thank you, Paizo, you all are the best!!

Unfortunately, we've run into a few minor last-minute production snags that are likely going to push the release of Pathfinder Tokens: NPC Core out until sometime next week.

Our hope and intention was to release today alongside the book itself, but we also really want to avoid the issues we ran into with the initial release of the Monster Core pack last summer, so we're going to be taking a little bit of extra time to make sure we can deliver the most polished product possible right out of the gate.

Sorry for the delay. We know a lot of folks have been really looking forward to this (I'm one of them), but I can also assure you that when it releases, it'll be worth the wait!

Hey, not for nothing, but if Paizo is ever looking for people to help with data input or anything to that effect, I love doing that stuff and would be more than happy to assist.

Yes actually, but there are a few complicating factors the team is currently still working on!

To help one of our decisions, I'd like to ask you a question! In a perfect Foundry world, would you personally prefer small packs that drop regularly alongside our new books and contain maybe a few dozen tokens at most, like a Howl of the Wild pack or a Rage of Elements pack, OR would you prefer larger packs that drop at predetermined intervals, like a 2024 pack or an Adventure Paths pack?

Honestly, I think that there would be a market for all of the above. Speaking only for myself, in a perfect Foundry world, I would love having smaller token packs that release alongside the rulebooks (like what Paizo is doing for the the upcoming NPC Core rulebook). Having the smaller packs would essentially act as another layer of organization in Foundry to keep track of all the tokens I have purchased so far. Furthermore, if they integrated them into the Character Gallery module's search function there could be a tag/filter for each book the GM has purchased. So, if the GM wanted to search only for monsters in "Rage of Elements," they just click the necessary tag/filter and, boom, there's all the creatures that only show up in "Rage of Elements!" For the sake of organization and simplicity, Paizo could even treat these smaller packs as so-called "Monster Core expansions" if that makes sense. So, in my mind, the naming convention would look something like the following:

1.) Pathfinder Tokens: Monster Core - Rage of Elements Expansion Pack
2.) Pathfinder Tokens: Monster Core - Howl of the Wild Expansion Pack

And so on...

This way, at the end of the year, you could essentially hit two birds with one stone and sell these smaller packs as a bundle. Like you said, you could call it something like the "2024 Token Pack Bundle" and when the customer clicks on it, it takes them to a page that shows them the breakdown of what's in the bundle (i.e. "This bundle includes: Pathfinder Tokens: Monster Core - Rage of Elements Expansion Pack" etc.). That way, it gives customers the option to either buy them individually, or say "You know what, I think I'll wait, because I know Paizo will release these all at the end of the year in a bundle."

As far as adventure path packs go, since the Foundry APs Paizo releases already have all those tokens in them, it might be a bit redundant. However, that being said, I'm sure there would be an audience for standalone packs.

jbuettler wrote:

You mean this one, right?

https://paizo.com/products/btq056ko?Pathfinder-Tokens-Character-Gallery

I've been on the fence about picking that up, and now I think you just convinced me to grab it!

Question, I have the Monster Core token pack for Foundry VTT, will that also utilize the library module once I install the Character Gallery?

Glad I could help you in your decision! There are currently no plans to integrate the Monster Core module with the Character Gallery, but if there's interest, it's something we'd consider!

Thank you for the reply! I can assure you, there is definitely interest, hehe.

Follow-up question, has there been any talk at Paizo about releasing token packs for the creatures featured in Rage of Elements, Howl of the Wild, etc.? If not, I'd be happy to do them if Paizo is hiring! :)

Maggard wrote:

Are there plans for an Foundry VTT version?

...it will also add all of its NPC tokens to the existing Pathfinder Tokens: Characters module library if you have it installed!

You mean this one, right?

https://paizo.com/products/btq056ko?Pathfinder-Tokens-Character-Gallery

I've been on the fence about picking that up, and now I think you just convinced me to grab it!

Question, I have the Monster Core token pack for Foundry VTT, will that also utilize the library module once I install the Character Gallery?