Without new developments in Pathfinder 1 or D&D 5, what is the future of the HeroLab platform? I'm nearing the end of the Pathfinder 1e campaigns and I'm looking for something to play next. With all the money I've invested in HeroLab Classic, I'd appreciate being able to continue enjoying my investment!
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What is the future of HeroLab
- Thread starter Eretas
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As far as Hero Lab Desktop goes, it is what it is and will likely remain unchanged. Their focus is Hero Lab Online.
As far as Pathfinder 1e goes, you can always make your own adventures, play modules or campaigns made by people other than Paizo, adapt modules or campaigns from other RPG systems, play/replay the Pathfinder Society scenarios (with or without the Society rules), or play/replay Paizo's Adventure Paths and modules. None of this requires anything more than what is already available.
D&D 5th would be similar, though LWD doesn't sell a wide variety of its rules content like it does for Pathfinder.
(These are just my thoughts, of course.)
As far as Pathfinder 1e goes, you can always make your own adventures, play modules or campaigns made by people other than Paizo, adapt modules or campaigns from other RPG systems, play/replay the Pathfinder Society scenarios (with or without the Society rules), or play/replay Paizo's Adventure Paths and modules. None of this requires anything more than what is already available.
D&D 5th would be similar, though LWD doesn't sell a wide variety of its rules content like it does for Pathfinder.
(These are just my thoughts, of course.)
Tarmor
Well-known member
As Parody says - its likely to stay exactly the way it is now. The future is what you make it... since it's on YOUR computer, you can continue to use it indefinitely, and add more content with the editor. If the company closed down, there could be a problem to transfer/reactivate licenses, but LW isn't likely to close up shop without warning.
dpmcalister
Active member
Not on Mac without any updates from Lone Wolf as MacOS won't run it from OS27.
Apple doesn't care much about backwards compatibility, it's true. I have a friend who keeps his older iPad around for its version of Hero Lab Classic; a cheap used Intel Mac would serve the same purpose for desktop Hero Lab if you wanted to go that route.
Hero Lab Online is always an option if you don't need add-ons. Windows is too, though it's a bad time to buy new or recently-made used machines thanks to our AI overlords.