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Learn to Play Pathfinder 2e: The Sunbathers - The Isle of Horror
The temple on Fos Imeras Island was once staffed by the world's greatest healers. Now it is being put to far darker uses, twisting minds and bodies.
$15.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Friday - 6:30 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3 hours
Campaign Length / 2–4 Sessions
2 / 4 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Explore a cursed tropical island, slip the grasp of the local cult, and raid their fortress. Unveil the conspiracy that led so many here, and save anyone you can. In The Sunbathers, you will be confronted by a cult whose tools include brainwashing and transforming the bodies of their victims. Why do they lull people into wasting away on the beaches? Where are they taking those who fully succumb? What are they doing to them with the ancient magic of the temple? Will you find a way off the island? Will you destroy this cult? Or will you become their latest victim?
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Dungeon Crawl
Tactical / Crunchy
Hexcrawl / Exploration
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(14)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
4 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Teacher
Average response time: 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
I have been running Pathfinder 2e and Old-School Essentials for fun for the last couple of years, and have recently started running games professionally. I love to teach new people how to play these games and meet people where they're at, so they can learn and have a great time. My games are all about interesting scenarios and interactivity. I love player creativity and giving fun consequences to novel solutions. Expect a mix of roleplay, exploration and tactical combat from my games, with balanced pacing that gives each encounter depth without becoming stale.
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Creating your character
We will create characters together in session 0 on Foundry, with all characters starting at level 1. I strongly recommend using Pathbuilder to help with this but it is not required. You may use any content available on Archives of Nethys. Let me know if you want anything not yet available on there so I can reference the material elsewhere, such as on Demiplane or in the relevant book. All Common and Uncommon options are okay to use, although aquatic focused ancestries such as mermaids are not recommended, along with fleshwarps and undead. Ask about any other Rare options. A Player's Guide will be available on my Discord, or message me if you are interested.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You will need a Discord account as we will be using it for text and voice communication. You will also need an account on Forge VTT as the game will be hosted there.
What Spey brings to the table
I have extensive knowledge of Pathfinder 2e rules and character options from several years of running and playing the game. If you have any questions or need any help with your character build then I will happily assist. I have also been running using Foundry for several years now so expect few technical issues, useful automation, varied music and detailed maps. I keep a varied balance of tactical combat, in-depth roleplay and freeform exploration in my games. I mostly run rules as written but am always open to player creativity. If you have a good idea you want to try, I will make it work. I try to keep this balanced with the normal options as to not overshadow engaging with the core mechanics.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Spey creates a safe table
Session 0 will go over the content of the game, what to expect and what people may find too uncomfortable. Where possible I will modify content to account for this, such as by toning down violence or replacing enemies such as spiders. As this is a horror themed adventure path, altering content may sometimes be difficult or impossible while fitting into the theme and story. We will discuss Lines and Veils in session 0 to make sure we have a good idea going into this what people are okay with and whether this adventure is a good fit. Please be aware of this and feel free to back out if early sessions are too much for you - I will happily refund you! At any time players may press the X button on Foundry or say "X Card" and we will break for a discussion to sort out the issue and keep the game going after with the triggering content amended or removed.
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