Foundry VTT code without the PDF

[tcm_pathfinder]

Is there any chance that we will be able to buy a Foundry VTT code without owning or buying the PDF of that AP? A 3-book AP is 105 USD for the Foundry VTT code + PDF; in Canadian dollars, that's over 142 CAD before tax, which is a hefty price to pay for an AP. 

[The Gleeful Grognard]

No, but if you wait for sales you can buy the pdf at a discount and even combine it with a discount for the vtt module.

But yeah, it is the cost of getting people to put the extra effort into the foundry modules, since all the maps are remade, the music has to be paid for etc.

[tcm_pathfinder]

The Gleeful Grognard wrote:

No, but if you wait for sales you can buy the pdf at a discount and even combine it with a discount for the vtt module.

But yeah, it is the cost of getting people to put the extra effort into the foundry modules, since all the maps are remade, the music has to be paid for etc.

I understand a lot of work goes into the VTT module. I have the foundry module for the Abomination Vaults, and it is amazing; in fact, it is so good that I don't see the added value of having the PDF. That is what I am trying to get at; the VTT modules can stand on their own, and I am more than willing to pay 14 to 20 USD for a VTT module without the PDF.

[NECR0G1ANT]

The module contains the PDF, so they're not going to sell the module without it. The fact that the customer must own the PDF is already baked into the module's price.

IIRC the modules used to be cheaper, but there was no discount for people who already owned PDFs (such as subscribers).

[Dr. Frank Funkelstein]

Ask your players to pay a share of the module, at least in our group everybody was eager to. Spending like a single movies ticket once (well, including the popcorn i guess) comes easier to most.
It is a steep cost, but compare it to the hours you will save as a DM and the time you and your group will spend playing it.

[The Gleeful Grognard]

tcm_pathfinder wrote:

I understand a lot of work goes into the VTT module. I have the foundry module for the Abomination Vaults, and it is amazing; in fact, it is so good that I don't see the added value of having the PDF. That is what I am trying to get at; the VTT modules can stand on their own, and I am more than willing to pay 14 to 20 USD for a VTT module without the PDF.

Well no, the pdf is how paizo staff get paid, the other part is for the vtt staff afaik.

[Andrew White]

So, despite what we call them in the webstore, our Foundry VTT offerings aren't really bundles in the usual sense. When you buy an Adventure Path module from us, you're paying us (Paizo) the PDF sticker price for the actual adventure content it contains, and then an additional $15 so we can fairly compensate the Foundry dev team for their awesome work converting it. We offer a discount for owning the PDF not because the PDF is or should be considered a separate item from the FVTT module, but because if you own the PDF, you've already paid us for the adventure content part. That's also why we throw in the PDF when you purchase the module at full price.

Offering a PDF discount is particularly important because we know a lot of VTT GMs like to check out the PDFs to see whether the adventure appeals to them before they decide to spring for the Foundry module. Which makes complete sense, so it doesn't seem super cool to charge you $20 just so you can make an informed decision on whether you want to spend an additional $35 on top of that.

Hope that clears things up!

[Cori Marie]

That's a great way of explaining it Andrew.

[tcm_pathfinder]

Yes, thank you everyone for answering my inquiry.