Season of Ghosts - Eastern Folklore - First Session Free!
Welcome to the rainswept spirit-abound Shenmen, where age-old traditions are the only protection that the living folk have against yokai and yao-guai.
$22.00
/ Session
Details
Bi-weekly / Tuesday – 12:30 AM UTC
Aug 12 / Session 9
3–4 Hour Duration
4 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Welcome to the rainswept spirit-abound region of Shenmen, where age-old traditions and customs are sometimes the only protection that the living folk have against the everyday supernatural occurences of the land. While summer approaches, the small rural village of Willowshore prepares to perform the Reenactment Festival; a rowdy play of superstitutions to trick malicious spirits into leaving their humble homes alone. As a parade of villagers masquerading as yokai take to the humid streets, a summer storm of fate brews all around the key participants this year - you. A DND 5e conversion of Season of Ghosts ■ Long-term Campaign from Levels 1-12 and plans for storylines extending from 12-20 based on player requests. ■ Rich Asian-inspired folklore and horror with a East Asian DM ■ Willowshore is an evolving sandbox with an incredibly fleshed out town that will act as the player's home for many sessions to come ■ Unique storylines and themes that blend the cozy home-making of Harvest Moon with the monster hunting and investigative noir of The Witcher. ■ An excellent slow-burn supernatural mystery that emerges slowly over many sessions of sandbox gameplay - already lauded as one of Paizo's best APs, now simplified for DND 5e's flexible and dynamic system. 🧙♂️ What I Offer 🧙♂️ 🌟 A respectful and enthusiastic game-space. 👹 Immersive experience with sound effects, visual props, maps, music, voices and much more. 🎲 A honest-to-dice experience that will create moments of tension and triumph for you to remember! 📜 I am your biggest fan, I want to put the players in the hotseat to express themselves through the adventure. I always want to work with you for any cool ideas you have. 🗺️ Professional and intuitive online table-top which I'll teach you all to use for no additional cost so you can focus on enjoying the game! Players looking for a campaign with delicious mystery, a strong emergent storyline, creative and thematic encounters and a great cast of NPCs will love what Season of Ghosts has to offer.
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Roleplay Heavy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
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About me
I'm a professional Game Master and when I'm lucky - occassional player - of TTRPGs specialising in Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition and Pathfinder 2E. I am passionate about creating an atmosphere of immersion for my games through theatrics, acting, sound effects, music, maps and illustrations for our games. I find it makes everyone more comfortable to play to their fullest :) I have run most of my games through FoundryVTT and know how to customise an adventure module to make it a memorable experience for any player. It is important for me to facilitate a respectful and warm space for everyone to play the characters they want and tell the stories they want. I hope we can build a memorable world together, slay together and stay together!
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Creating your character
Characters will begin at Level 1 using the Point Buy system. A setting primer will be provided upon registration for the adventure with details on the region of Shenmen, the town of Willowshore and ideas for character backgrounds/relationships. All official and homebrew materials are welcome to be requested as long as homebrew or expanded content is flagged with me beforehand so we can fit it in/balance if needed :) I love putting a lot of care and attention into Character Creation before Session 1 with; ■ 1:1 chat to help you go through initial character ideas and explore what kind of game you're most interested in playing ■ Group Session 0 once we have at least 3 players to build a united idea of the narrative and game we'll be pursuing as well as any inter-party history that players might want ■ Full access to my DND Beyond subscription to help you plan your character before Session 0. Once characters are completed, I'll help you import them into FoundryVTT for play.
A level 3-14 (with room to go to 20 if the group wants) adventure built around a 5e conversion of the fantastic Season of Ghosts adventure from Pathfinder 2e. Face down a mysterious curse and investigate folklore for answers in a sandbox adventure with fantastic influences from East Asian mythology. We will play fortnightly, aiming for 3-4 sessions a month max. First game is always free to see if you enjoy the dynamic or not :)
What to expect
Preparing for the session
🗺️ Bring your mic, laptop/desktop and a way to take notes, it's time to experience the Summer That Never Was. Outside of that, all you need is a character idea and desire for that character to be part of a great adventure. 🦠 Download the Player's guide to get some inspiration for your character. It will reference PF2e mechanics (which will be converted to 5e) but you only need worry about the setting lore/characters :) https://downloads.paizo.com/SeasonofGhosts_PlayersGuide.pdf
What Robin Ink Chen brings to the table
🔮 Full FoundryVTT integration of ambient music, sound effects, token artwork and gameplay. 💎 Customised character tokens, journals and virtual props to make you really feel like a dungeon-delving hero. 🔥 A mechanically knowledgeable GM who loves the rule-of-cool and isn't afraid to make on-the-fly adjudications for player ideas. 🧝🏼♂️ Fully voiced and fleshed out NPCs for you to interact with, including many expanded ones not in the original module. 🔨 Responsive and active discord for managing things like downtime, NPC relations and shopping!
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Headphones
Computer
Microphone
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Safety
How Robin Ink Chen creates a safe table
I try to always set up a private conversation to go over any special safety tools or needs for players and see if this game is the right match for you. We will also do a session 0 and send consent forms where I will know what type of content avoid if it makes you uncomfortable. All Safety Tools are digital and a link will be provided to players upon completing session 0. I'm quite active in checking up on players aftergames as a form of aftercare as well. I heavily encourage discussion and facilitation of safe space.
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