Paizo Do the flipmat subscriptions come with JPEGs?

[djotaku]

I didn't see this explicitly called out on the flipmat subscriptions, but it's possible either it got omitted in the new store or I just did a bad job skimming. All the books (that I can tell) come wiht a PDF for free if you do the subscription. So I thought it was weird that getting the flipmat subs wouldn't also give you JPEGs to use in VTTs or otherwise print out.

If anyone out there has a subscription - what's the story with these?

Thanks!

 

[aiouh]

I don't wanna be that guy but in terms of product and subscriptions you're probably going to get a really quick first-hand source answer on the Paizo forums

 

[Morrus]

I’ve bought 20 or 30 flip mats over the years. I’ve never gotten a digital file with them, but then I mainly grabbed them off Amazon and the like. I may have bought some from the Paizo website but I don’t recall.

 

[djotaku]

In case someone finds this through googling in the future - I can confirm that my Flip Mat subs come with JPEGs of each side as well as a printable PDF

 

[Bravesteel25]

In case someone finds this through googling in the future - I can confirm that my Flip Mat subs come with JPEGs of each side as well as a printable PDF

I wanted to confirm your confirmation. This is indeed the case.

 

[cranberry]

@djotaku
@Bravesteel25

Can these digital flip mats be used with a VTT such as Foundry or Roll20?

 

[Koloth]

@djotaku
@Bravesteel25

Can these digital flip mats be used with a VTT such as Foundry or Roll20?

Can't speak directly to the Paizo product(I do have many of their physical flip mats) but the VTT files from Loke can be used. During Covid era, we switched our in person game to Roll20. I had backed some Loke KS Books of Maps and those came with both VTT jpgs and PDFs. Roll20 at that time had issues properly scaling PDFs. The VTT files worked perfectly.

It seems likely that most VTTs have improved PDF handling since but suggest obtaining one and testing with your VTT of choice before buying a bunch.

 

[Bravesteel25]

@djotaku
@Bravesteel25

Can these digital flip mats be used with a VTT such as Foundry or Roll20?

I've used them in Roll20, it's just a quick upload. You always have to do some adjusting to get the grid how you want it, but it's pretty easy in my experience.

 

[djotaku]

@djotaku
@Bravesteel25

Can these digital flip mats be used with a VTT such as Foundry or Roll20?

Yup, in Foundry upload the JPEG as the scene background. Align the boxes in the VTT with the boxes in the JPEG. From there it's up to you if you want to add walls, doors, lights, or just play it as you would on the physical table.

 

[Thomas Shey]

Most modern digital maps work with most VTTs. A few older ones sometimes have problems.

(This is direct image files here like .jpgs and the like; I'm not sure the same applies to maps specifically stored as PDFs, but those can usually be resaved as other images without too much fuss).