u/Mootman123

Hello!
Earlier this year I bought a humble bundle with a bunch of Free league source books, and since then I've been interested in in trying this game out. I have the core set, urban operations, black madonna and hostile waters as pdfs, but this strikes me as a game that really necessitates using the physical stuff like the maps and tokens and whatnot, therefore I'm thinking about buying the physical box set as well. Am I correct in this understanding or does it suffice to use just the pdfs? (We will be playing in person when we play, none of us are too keen on playing online)
Would love to hear your opinions on this, thanks!