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Want to ask here before I pull the trigger on anything.
So I just started at a new high school, and each teacher is supposed to sponsor a once-per-week club. Mine will start next semester and it doesn't have a tabletop club, so that's my strongest leaning right now. If interest is high enough enough among students, I may be able to get a little bit of funding for it.
I think it would be big stretch to get enough for a set of physical rulebooks (I would want to gauge interest of students and use either PF2 or Starfinder), but probably enough for PDFs. But I know that there would probably be legal issues involved there regarding sharing them with students, so I want to see what the situation there would be.
For example, a set of PDFs was purchased with a school account, could they be shared via a google drive with students? That way they would only have access as long as they are students, since they'd lose their school account after graduating.
Gut instinct: I don't think you'd be able to just buy a pdf. I know libraries buy special licenses to digital products to allow for the multiple users etc.
That said - there is a free supported resource that has the all of rules:
https://2e.aonprd.com/
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For example, a set of PDFs was purchased with a school account, could they be shared via a google drive with students? That way they would only have access as long as they are students, since they'd lose their school account after graduating.
You can download things off Google Drive, and I don't think you quite have the ability to delete people's files once they stop being students.
Let alone, if any of them torrents it - and those files would have school's watermark - Paizo's policy is to ax the account whose files were shared.
Get the D&D5e Beginners Box (either Mines of Phandelver or Dragon of Icespire Peak) for £20.00 and off you go! PF may not be the best starting point for new players, and if it's anything like my experience, may turn them off TTRPGs altogether (whereas D&D is gaining a lot of mainstream traction of late).
Good luck with your club, however you decide to proceed! :D
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The PF2 Beginner Box is much better than anything 5e put out at introducing new players to the game, frankly.
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Not sure I would agree, as the PF2 box only contains one dungeon (Menace under Ottari) which will likely take new players 3/4 hours to complete, whereas both D&D boxes provide you with a lot more content for your cash.
Sure, the PF box gives you a chapter on Building Adventures, so that might swing it for you, if you have the time to design your own adventures from scratch, but I imagine martinaj has homework to mark, etc... that might eat into their prep time.
Also consider how much time you have to work with. If the club is on for an hour after school, you might want a system known for quick(er) combat resolution.
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Want to ask here before I pull the trigger on anything.
So I just started at a new high school, and each teacher is supposed to sponsor a once-per-week club. Mine will start next semester and it doesn't have a tabletop club, so that's my strongest leaning right now. If interest is high enough enough among students, I may be able to get a little bit of funding for it.
I think it would be big stretch to get enough for a set of physical rulebooks (I would want to gauge interest of students and use either PF2 or Starfinder), but probably enough for PDFs. But I know that there would probably be legal issues involved there regarding sharing them with students, so I want to see what the situation there would be.
For example, a set of PDFs was purchased with a school account, could they be shared via a google drive with students? That way they would only have access as long as they are students, since they'd lose their school account after graduating.
Hi!
We'd love to assist you with this, please send us an email with information to community@paizo.com so we can work something out :)
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Not sure I would agree, as the PF2 box only contains one dungeon (Menace under Ottari) which will likely take new players 3/4 hours to complete, whereas both D&D boxes provide you with a lot more content for your cash.
Sure, the PF box gives you a chapter on Building Adventures, so that might swing it for you, if you have the time to design your own adventures from scratch, but I imagine martinaj has homework to mark, etc... that might eat into their prep time.
Also consider how much time you have to work with. If the club is on for an hour after school, you might want a system known for quick(er) combat resolution.
3/4 hours is just enough to find out if you like the game without committing yourself to a multi-evening exercise if you don't enjoy it, and if everybody is on board, you can segway into Troubles in Otari easily.
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At the risk of bumping the (very mild-mannered) edition warring going on, what a prompt and encouraging response! Best of luck to the OP, and thanks, Logan! It's always nice to see people spreading the hobby around, even nowadays with everyone and their dog playing it. <3
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At the risk of bumping the (very mild-mannered) edition warring going on, what a prompt and encouraging response! Best of luck to the OP, and thanks, Logan! It's always nice to see people spreading the hobby around, even nowadays with everyone and their dog playing it. <3
Seconding this. Great to see such a rapid response and hopefully some method forward can be found. Yay, Logan! <3
...as for everyone and their dog playing it, that is true, but have you noticed that their cats only play when they can knock the dice on the floor roll the dice? Weird, that...
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Alright, thanks for the tips! I've sent an e-mail to the address Logan Harper posted (Thanks!), and if nothing else, it seems like I could direct students to the SRD, and maybe get a single set of books to keep in the room.
My current inclination is to pitch a club that will facilitate both Starfinder games and MTG: Arena matches as a sort of tabletop games starter.
I remember our high school receiving free computer games from companies for the computer club and I know its not feasible for Paizo or any other TTRPG company to send out free rulebooks but sending out the CRB and Bestiary and maybe an adventure path as a PDF to any registered high school seems like a great idea to me.
Lets be real on the piracy front too, if someone wants to get something it's not hard.