| Sean Sapp |
JoelF847 wrote:Well I'm glad to see the 1e conversion guide added to bring PF1e parity to DnD 5e. That being said I wish that there was instead simply a 5e and 1e version of the main hardcover, and not have the conversion guides. I get that the bigger book is more cost effective with a single larger print run, but it's not as customer friendly of an option. I dont expect this wish will come to pass but wanted to share my preference in case there's a way for that to happen.
If there were a 1e fully integrated hardcover, I'd back in a second, but as is with the clunkiness and extra cost of a second book I'm on the fence, leaning against backing.
Unfortunately the workload of making 3x 576pg books that could grow to as much as 720pg is a massive amount of work and we'd have to harpoon half of our 2020 production schedule to pull them off. We'd also need similar campaigns for each edition's book since the costs to make them are very very high.
That's why we choose to go the Bestiary route. It provides enough of the info to run the adventure without jeopardizing our 2020 release schedule.
But you aren’t making 3 different 576 page books (or 720 page). You are creating 3 different stat blocks (which you are essentially doing anyways due to the besitiearies) with most if not all of the descriptive text the same. You are doing more layout for sure. I am a 5E player/DM that buys a fair amount of Pathfinder modules and converts them but this excuse doesn’t pass the smell test. I have seen many Kickstarters that produce books for multiple editions and you are not even doing the 5E conversion. I get that it is a lot of work but charging me $115 for the $80 I want is not a good business plan or test of what the demand is for 5E products.