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[π³οΈβπ]Season of Ghosts book 1 [LGBTQ+][Lvls 1-12][No AI!]
Tear into Paizo's first ever 4-book AP with a primary theme of Horror! Fight back ghosts and spiders in your hometown of Willowshore in Tian Xia!
About the adventure
Experience the past of the Eastern-inspired land of Tian Xia one-hundred-and-seventeen years in the past and take part in exploring the province of Shenmen, all while securing the safety of your beloved hometown of Willowshore! Take part in the four seasons of the year 4608 and have revelry in the "Reenactment Festival" to celebrate the end of Spring & ward off evil spirits by deceiving them! You and up to five other adventurers will play the special roles of "Abductees" chosen to be stolen away by townsfolk into the forest. Doing so will trick the surrounding ghosts and haunts into believing the settlement is already plagued with ghosts! However not all will go according to plan in what the town has laid out for this years festival, and soon you and your party will be plunged into umbral horrors and plagued with PLENTY of arachnids. So be warned, the traditions of the town hold importance not as superstition but as a way to survive, and the monsters spoken of in the forests are more than real. Season of Ghosts is a level 1-12 Adventure Path for Pathfinder Second Edition (PF2e) and features room for up to four players traditionally, I however run it at a maximum of six!
Game style
Combat Heavy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
About me
Hello! My name is Izzy E, aka IBGM, I'm a British-American GM with a background in Pathfinder Second Edition and DND 5e (2014)! Some things you'll want to know about me is I'm neurodivergent (adhd/autistic) and have been diagnosed from a young age, additionally I am highly friendly to the LGBTQ+ community and I would definitely say I'm part of it! With that said, I am highly protective of my members from that community and I encourage a safe and fun space for all players of any background, age, or disability. As a GM, I believe it is my job to provide you narration to a story, a fun environment with which you do not have to worry about the real world around you. I am highly receptive to anything that can help me improve as a host for you, so I am always open to listening! Alongside all of what I've said, I provide the following services: - Tutoring for PF2e, which I do for an hour or two at most, at a modest price of $6 if you're not already in one of my games. I'll teach you the basic abilities any PC has control of, and answer any system-based questions you have, alongside teaching you the abilities of your class of choice! - High availability, because if I'm not around to listen to my players and aid them in any way they need well, I wouldn't be fitting into my own ideal form for a GM. You can always message me and if I'm not just asleep I'll be there to talk immediately.
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Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Sets the Mood
Creativity
Teacher
Isaac has been a very great help while learning how to play Pathfinder. Despite being a relatively new GM by his own admission, he sets up amazing looking maps for you to play on, has plenty of resources on hand for making your own player token which he'll include, and a selection of music that adapts to the situation. On top of that, he's great at explaining mechanics and will guide you gently if you're unsure what to do. I couldn't be in better hands with his sessions.
Update: Isaac invests a lot of time into players, their characters, and the story. Tremendous teacher, I am learning a ton. I am currently involved in five Pathfinder adventures, five different GMs. Isaac is by far the best, most invested GM. I am definitely, and anxiously joining Isaac's next adventure once our current one is complete. ~~~~~~ Awesome first session. Most enjoyable. Since I am new to Pathfinder and FoundryVTT, learned a lot. Very patient and informative. Story telling fabulous. Lots of creative challenges and encounters. Could not have asked for a better first session.
Fantastic GM. I was brand new to Pathfinder and took a leap of faith to try a game - I'm so glad I did! Isaac knows the material well and has a huge amount of passion for the game. He's a great teacher and has helped me build a solid character, learn the rules of PF2E, and how to use Foundry VTT. If you're curious about PF2E and/or new to the wonderful world of TTRPGs, I highly recommend Isaac.
Character creation
Creating your character
You will start your character at level 1, with Free Archetype enabled and build your character on Pathbuilder2e.com. On the discord you join via signing up for this game (Check your email!), you can post your characters story and/or lore in the Characters channel. If you wish for a book to refer to, the players guide on Paizo's website is excellent and highly detailed. https://downloads.paizo.com/SeasonofGhosts_PlayersGuide.pdf Any further questions can be directed to me on-site or within Discord.
Currently we have our cleric Kane, who is dedicated to playing a full healer. Otherwise we haven't gotten any other decided roles yet. Come get one! :}
What to expect
Preparing for the session
To play with me as your GM, in my game, you will need the following: 1οΈβ£: A Discord account wherein we will play through a discord made explicitly for our games. (Check your email after signing up!) 2οΈβ£: A headset to hear and listen with, and a microphone additionally with which to use. 3οΈβ£: Communication skills: I am a very clear-cut and on time kind of fellow, and I highly appreciate when I am messaged ahead of time for if you may be missing in a following session, or times that you cannot make it. Please always communicate with me if you can! - (Optionally) A Webcam. It is not imperative that you use a webcam but it IS nice! I use mine the entire session personally. - (Optionally) If prior to any game session you wish to speak of any triggers privately or problems, be my guest. I will be there to hear from you and I will take heed and caution to take the best care of you I can!
What Izzy E brings to the table
What I bring to the table with me, to make your experience better in every way I can is very important to me and you'll rarely find me lacking in making the gameplay it's best! Whether I'm voice acting every NPC there is or using modules to make one's class play smoother (shoutout to the Exploit Vulnerability module!) you can depend on me to give you just what you need in a game to immerse yourself in the world of Golarion! You'll find as we play together I cultivate every playlist individually for every game, voice every character that I can (even monsters in combat), and quite often enough you'll find yourself able to do righteous and interesting things within the AP! You can always expect me to voice shopkeepers as you converse with them, and I give out free hero points if you take notes and sometimes you'll even start at two instead of the standard one. I will ALWAYS run free-archetype and I am oftentimes highly lenient on rare and uncommon things so long as you write it relevantly into your story! Additionally with everything else mentioned, I will frequently make new side-piece quests for modules and APs that weren't originally there, and I tend to include quests that are home-made for players so that their story ties into the current one(s) being played out. You won't just write something for your character and not have it be used or recognized if I can help it! Additionally I don't allow AI in any fashion what-so-ever. It just won't happen.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Izzy E creates a safe table
With use of the X, N, O system you can type into the Foundry VTT chat while we play, and express current feelings of the situations, discussions and scenarios presented. During the game, you may type X to express discomfort or a wish to pause the game due to the scenario. With typing N, you express to the group and me that you feel the scenario is heading towards an X. Writing the letter O expresses that you are comfortable with the scenario. Within my bounds and ability I will always attempt to ask before a potentially triggering description or moment how everyone feels about what may occur within it. With the Luxton Technique, during our session 0 and onwards we can and will discuss certain triggers to take into account during the session. You may ask me at any time if any sort of triggering content may appear during and after the session 0, and I will be obliged to tell you what may happen. In addition to all of these techniques and tools given to be used by us, from Startplaying, I also frequently check up on users personally in Discord if I feel they've been made uncomfortable or upset and have not voiced their thoughts. I'll always do my best to be there for you as we go through these journeys together!