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Mike Kostyukov wrote:

Nylanfs wrote:

Mike Kostyukov wrote:

Though I still hope that Paizo will correct this issue about digital tools, translations and other mentioned stuff in this tread.

Translations are being looked at, digital tools are potentially an issue. Unless they are already OGL/ORC sanitized already like Pathbuilder apparently is already.

Yes, as far as I understand, Pathbuilder and AoN are safe, first because it operates under ORC and not CUP, second - because of unique license [...]

I don't know if you meant to imply that or whather it's just weird wording but as far as I know, unlike AoN (and probably Foundry?), Pathbuilder has zero special licenses, it operates purely on OGL/ORC. If it did it (assumedly) wouldn't need to do things like obfuscate the Aldori Duelist archetype as "Duelist (LO:WG)". While I find Pahtbuilder to be a useful and robust tool, this license compliant renaming has been my greatest gripe with it, however since it's monetized there's nothing to be done about it and that's fair. Then again, as of a few days ago, even if it was free it'd need to do the same thing so tough luck to anyone who can't afford to buy a bunch of books on Demiplane I guess

Exactly, "weird wording" it is. English isn't my native (even though I did study it quite a bit) and sometimes I still use wording like I do in my language.

I, indeed, meant that in first case (Pathbuilder) there is no danger exactly because it uses OGL/ORC licensing and in second case (Foundry PFcore and AoN) there is special custom license/agreement in play which allows authors to spread their creation in different way than default licensing variants allow

Mike Kostyukov wrote:

Though I still hope that Paizo will correct this issue about digital tools, translations and other mentioned stuff in this tread.

Translations are being looked at, digital tools are potentially an issue. Unless they are already OGL/ORC sanitized already like Pathbuilder apparently is already.

Yes, as far as I understand, Pathbuilder and AoN are safe, first because it operates under ORC and not CUP, second - because of unique license as is PFCORE for Foundry, but numerous other tools are not, and sanitizing them would make them less usable to say the least. Not speaking about if their creators even would want to take this huge amount of work on their shoulders, considering that they must find and erase parts of content by themselves without any references basically.

This is my first post on Paizo blog/forum since I started playing TTRPGs and specifically Pathfinder almost 6 years ago.

I was fine with ORC/OGL changes because it's understandable that Paizo as a business wants to safeguard itself from potential legal problems with Hasbro which might just bankrupt them. But revoking CUP is whole different matter as is the presentation of this change to the community.

Honestly, I'm no creator nor a lawyer, I'm just ordinary GM that's having fun playing PF and SF with my friends and mostly uses modules on VTTs like FG and Foundry. And their potential future scares me a lot. I'm not worried about core modules or AP modules, but about community-made stuff that helps to smooth out different aspects of gameplay via VTTs. And I believe a lot of big module creators (PF2e Workshop and Toolbelt for example) on Foundry will just discontinue their modules instead of complying with new licenses and agreements which will make new and old players think twice before committing to Pathfinder or Starfinder in future. VTTs as of now play huge role in living TTRPG society and making them less accessible for playing is sure not the best way to move forward.

Though I still hope that Paizo will correct this issue about digital tools, translations and other mentioned stuff in this tread.

Otherwise, chances are that me and other people will move forward to other systems, and Pathfinder and Paizo will just be another closed chapter in our lives. Which is the thing that I would like to avoid tbh, because I love the system, setting and our whole community.