For those of us outside North America, a couple of questions not in the FAQ:
It seems only US and Canadian residents can pre-order books at present. Will pre-orders and early access be available more widely? (I’m in Australia.)
Will all prices always be in USD? (I expect yes, but it never hurts to ask!)
Thanks for your time; looking forward to mucking around with the Nexus!
We will be adding international payment support soon and will make an announcement in the forums, on our discord, and on social as soon as it becomes available. For the foreseeable future, prices will be in USD, but if anything changes there we will be sure to post updates as well. Thanks for asking!
if that is the case might I advise you don’t put a limit on character creation? Not everyone has the money for a subscription so a limitless character creator that’s free could be your greatest boon.
This cannot come soon enough for me. My iPhone 11 Pro likes to reload the web browser depending on RAM needs and I often come back to have lost my place as the website either logs me on again or reloads the website and I’m back to the first page.
Or the digital reader automatically saving the page we are on so we can come back to where we were at any time would also work.
Is there going to be an encounter builder? I’ve forgotten how wonderful a good encounter builder is. Even if it doesn’t have combat tracking added in I’d love to just be able to have my encounters pre-build and with easy access to the creatures within it, especially if I can categorize those combats into certain sections or categories, kinda like a folder system.
Encounter management is currently in the “on deck” category of the roadmap, after we deliver character management and fully launch. Roadmap priorities can change along the way, but yes, I can confirm it is planned. Thanks!
Thank you, is the roadmap available for us to see anywhere?
Not at this time, but that is something we will take a look at doing once we launch.
I’m a bit late but if you’re looking for something similar for Pathfinder 2, you could give Foundry VTT a try.
There is a free module called “PdfToFoundry” that imports the Bestiaries and official adventure modules into the VTT.
If you don’t feel like hosting the game yourself you can always use the Forge or Molten Hosting for ~5$ / month, similar to Roll20.
I may have missed if this has been asked, but what, if any, optional rules will be toggleable in the character creator (i.e. Free archetype)?
We will need to focus on making sure the core rules are the priority initially, but we will incorporate optional rules in order of their popularity and community demand. The optional Free Archetype is so popular that I don’t see us launching without that capability. We’ll keep everyone posted. Thanks!
I also have this question!
Sorry if any of this has been asked before… Lot of posts to sort thru.
Anyways, I am very interested in this but one thing I have a problem with is the lack of a VTT and having to buy my books yet again. What I mean is, if I use a VTT, like Fantasy Grounds, I have to buy my books again, from them, though at a discount. Now, if I wanted to use the Pathfinder Nexus as well, for like, Character building, homebrewing stuff, etc., then I have to buy the same books a third time.
Perhaps a further discount could be applied for people that had to purchase the books for a VTT? Or perhaps you could partner with a VTT?
Now for my next question… How similar is the Pathfinder Nexus to Herolab “Classic” and Herolab Online?
Things I loved about HL Classic was the character creator, homebrew custom file you could save where you could make your own classes, races, items, etc., and, HL Classic’s ability to port your character to a VTT system, like Fantasy Grounds. This allowed you to create your character, or monsters in HL, and import them into the VTT, so you didn’t have to re-enter all of the same info again, into the VTT.
When moved to the HL Online, they discarded a lot of this stuff, and lost me as a customer. Will the Nexus have any of these features?
Thanks
So, am I correct, if I bought the source books digitally on HeroLab Online, I will have to buy them AGAIN on Nexus? I saw the post about the “deep discount” but for a player like me that plays several different rulesets, this seems like a waste to me. I purchased the digital sources for HLO as I thought that was the “official” app by Paizo and now there is a new “official app” that I have to spend more money on. Not super happy about that. And yes, I did sync my Paizo account but at $30 a book, that adds up.
Herolab was never a official Paizo application. No one is forcing you to buy to play the game if Herolab is best for you then fine.
Hello!
Thanks for the post. I understand the frustration, and while I can’t speak to what has happened with other Paizo partners, I can share that we are excited to bring together character management, digital reading, game compendium, game discovery, and video playspace tools in one platform for Pathfinder fans. Once we launch Pathfinder Nexus, you can make the call about whether it is the right thing for your group.
And to clarify, if you connect your Paizo account and have already purchased a book there, you get 33% off on Nexus, so for the rulebooks that are available now, that is $19.99 (not $30). We appreciate the interest - thanks!
We do not currently have plans to create a VTT, but we are exploring opportunities to partner or integrate with some of the many existing VTTs down the road. That stance can always change as we assess community demand, but that is where we currently are.
Regarding the character builder features you mention, I can share that homebrew will definitely be covered in Pathfinder Nexus, but we’re not ready to share any further details yet - we’ll keep everyone posted when we’re ready to do so. Thanks!
i also use herolab an i was only usin it since it was the simplest thing to character build so i have everything there but i have high hopes for this so my group can change to it
Please strongly consider Foundry VTT. By far right now the most active and engaged Pathfinder 2e Community.
I’m very aware - they are 100% on the list for consideration.