# Obsidian - Import Paizo Content ![[images/Obsidian-Import-Paizo-Content.webp]] [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDj48VTSX3M) · 15:37 · Josh Plunkett · 2023-06-19 > Written from the video's full English automatic captions (en track via yt-dlp, android player client; en-orig hit a 429 after en succeeded). The YouTube description adds an important warning: **Foundry version 11 broke this process** — the Import Foundry plugin developer was aware and looking for a resolution at upload/description time. Textual tutorial: [obsidianttrpgtutorials.com Pathfinder 2e page](https://obsidianttrpgtutorials.com/Obsidian+TTRPG+Tutorials/Community+Supported+Games/Pathfinder+2e/Pathfinder+2e). Topic tagged Archive (Out of Date) for that reason. ## Outline ### 00:00 Intro — why Paizo adventures are different - Welcome back to Obsidian for tabletop RPGs. Tonight: getting **Pathfinder 2e** adventures, modules, and Adventure Paths into **Obsidian.md** so you can customize them. - Paizo gives the **rules** away for free (community sites cover spells, feats, and so on), but they make money on **adventures**. You cannot download an Adventure Path from community mirrors without breaking terms. - Good news: there is a supported path. Josh praises Paizo's community/data support and nudges 5e players to look at PF2e. ### 01:13 Buy the Foundry VTT bundle on Paizo.com - On Paizo's site he opens **Pathfinder Adventure Path: Abomination Vaults (Foundry VTT) Bundle**. - List price shown around **$59.99 / $60**. If you already own the PDF, that is your digital license — follow the owned-PDF link and the Foundry pack drops to about **$21**. - $21 is cheap versus hand-entering a full AP. He has already purchased it, downloaded the activation code, logged into his **Foundry** account, and activated the content. ![[images/Obsidian-Import-Paizo-Content-t0115.webp]] *Paizo store page for the Abomination Vaults Foundry VTT bundle, with Josh's webcam inset.* ### 02:48 Install owned Paizo modules in Foundry - Open Foundry VTT → **Add-on Modules** → **Install Module**. Searching **Paizo** lists official premium content; his owned **Abomination Vaults** pack appears and can be installed (large download; may take a few minutes). - While it installs he notes other official packs in the list and mentions an alternate route: the **PDF to Foundry** importer can suck in an official Paizo PDF and create Foundry content (promised for a later video). ![[images/Obsidian-Import-Paizo-Content-t0315.webp]] *Foundry "Install Module" dialog filtered to Paizo — Abomination Vaults and other official packs listed.* ### 05:01 Launch the PF2e world and activate the module - Create or open a **Pathfinder 2e** game world (he already has one). Join as GM. - This world exists mainly for **data entry**, not play. **Game Settings → Manage Modules** → activate **Abomination Vaults**. - After apply, the module surfaces creatures, hazards, treasure, journals, and an **Adventure** pack — the journal content he wants in Obsidian. ![[images/Obsidian-Import-Paizo-Content-t0620.webp]] *Abomination Vaults journal open in Foundry ("A Dungeon Full of Monsters" / wandering-monster tables) with adventure options and journal folders.* ### 06:41 Install Import Foundry VTT Journal Entries in Obsidian - In Obsidian: **Settings → Community plugins → Browse**, search **Foundry**, install and enable **Import Foundry VTT Journal Entries** by **filing42**. - Enable the ribbon icon (magnifying glass). The importer asks you to choose a **journal.db** (UI may also say journal.json depending on version) and a parent folder (he uses **FoundryImport**), with an option to create **Folder Notes**. ![[images/Obsidian-Import-Paizo-Content-t0718.webp]] *Import Foundry plugin "Choose File" dialog: parent folder FoundryImport, Create Folder Notes checkbox, Import button.* ### 07:23 Locate journal.db and run the import - Easiest path: Foundry **Settings → Return to Setup → Configuration**, copy the **User Data Path**. - In the file picker: `Data/worlds/<your-pf2e-world>/data/journal.db` (his world folder is the Pathfinder 2e one, not his 5e "DDI"/"Deadly Depth Inn" world). - Import into **FoundryImport** with folder notes. Progress: creating folders, transferring images, then journal files — roughly **five or six minutes** for Abomination Vaults. ### 09:30 Results and cleanup in Obsidian - Import finished. Expanding **FoundryImport** shows **Abomination Vaults** (plus other adventures he had tried) as markdown notes. - Common cleanup: Foundry/Obsidian wikilinks that use `|` for display text break markdown tables — **escape the pipe** (`\|`) so rename syntax works. - Flat checks and other mechanics are readable; some embeds need a **Reload app** to render. Resize oversized ITS-theme images; fix external links; optionally reorganize chapters into a cleaner folder tree. ![[images/Obsidian-Import-Paizo-Content-t1000.webp]] *Imported Abomination Vaults notes in Obsidian (Adventure Paths tree, sample room/creature note, statblock sidebar).* ### 12:36 Prep the module for play - As he preps each chapter he would: add **Initiative Tracker** encounter blocks, drop in a **Dataview** query that lists monsters used in the chapter, and do general cleanup. - Recap: buy Paizo Foundry content → install in Foundry (no other Foundry work) → Obsidian **Import Foundry VTT Journal Entries** pulls journals straight across. - Alternate chain: buy PDFs → **PDF to Foundry** importer → same Obsidian plugin. Foundry becomes a **data-entry tool**, not only a VTT. ### 13:47 Credits and outro - Huge thanks to **filing42** (long-time community member; support him with coffees — he builds great little tools). - Site: [obsidianttrpgtutorials.com](https://obsidianttrpgtutorials.com). Patreon shout-out. Discord via the site's Community and Support links. Like/subscribe; he will see you on the socials. ## Things mentioned ### Obsidian plugins and features - **Import Foundry VTT Journal Entries** (free community plugin by filing42): ribbon importer for Foundry `journal.db` / journal JSON into an Obsidian folder, with optional Folder Notes - **Folder Notes** (AidenLX; referenced by the importer checkbox): note matching each folder name - **Initiative Tracker** (free): encounter blocks he plans to add while prepping chapters - **Dataview** (free): his preferred query listing monsters used in a chapter - **ITS Theme** / Pathfinder-styled theme: imported art and callouts often assume it; images may need resizing - Core Obsidian community-plugin browse/install, ribbon icons, Reload app without saving ### Foundry VTT tools - **Foundry Virtual Tabletop** (paid VTT license): used here as a Paizo content host and export source - Official **Paizo / Pathfinder** premium modules in Foundry's package browser (Abomination Vaults, Beginner Box, token packs, etc.) - **PDF to Foundry** importer (Foundry module): alternate path from official Paizo PDFs into Foundry content - Foundry user data path, worlds, `journal.db`, and Manage Modules activation ### TTRPG systems and products - **Pathfinder 2e** (Paizo) - **Abomination Vaults** Adventure Path — Foundry VTT bundle (~$60 full / ~$21 with owned PDF) - Otari, Gauntlight, and related AP journal structure (Background of Otari & Gauntlight, Ancient Gauntlight, wandering-monster tables) - Mentions of D&D **5e** only as contrast (rules not free the same way; his separate 5e world) ### Websites and community - [Paizo.com](https://paizo.com/) store (Foundry VTT bundles; PDF-as-license discount) - [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) - [obsidianttrpgtutorials.com](https://obsidianttrpgtutorials.com) — free tutorials, including the Pathfinder 2e textual version of this workflow - [Josh's Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/JPlunkett) (paid, optional) - Obsidian TTRPG Community **Discord** via his site (free) ### Free vs paid (quick) - Free: Obsidian, Import Foundry plugin, Folder Notes, Initiative Tracker, Dataview, his tutorial site and Discord, Paizo's free PF2e rules ecosystem - Paid: Foundry VTT license; Paizo adventure / Foundry bundles (discounted if you already own the PDF); optional Patreon ## Bios - **Josh Plunkett**: Australian GM and educator behind Obsidian TTRPG Tutorials (YouTube, obsidianttrpgtutorials.com, Patreon). Here he treats Foundry as a bridge to get owned Paizo adventures into Obsidian for prep (encounter blocks, Dataview, cleanup), not as the play surface. - **filing42**: Long-time Obsidian TTRPG community member and author of the **Import Foundry VTT Journal Entries** plugin. Josh credits him for making the Foundry→Obsidian journal pull possible and encourages supporting his work. - **Paizo Inc.**: Publisher of Pathfinder (and Starfinder). Free rules / community data culture; revenue from adventures and official Foundry premium modules. Website UX gets a playful roast ("built in the 1960s") but the PDF-as-digital-license pricing is praised. - **AidenLX**: Author of the **Folder Notes** plugin referenced by the importer's "Create Folder Notes" option (not shown on camera beyond the checkbox).