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Season of Ghosts - PF2E's best campaign now in 5e DnD
Your hometown's peaceful summer erupts into terror as ghosts, monsters, and curses invade. Do you have what it takes to survive in Season of Ghosts?
$20.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Sunday - 2:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
Campaign Length / 50–70 Sessions
3 / 5 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
3/5
About the adventure
When your beloved hometown Willowshore is thrust into peril, your group of homegrown heroes must stand against ghosts, monsters, curses, and all manner of other unnatural horrors that threaten to consume everything you hold dear. Over the course of four seasons, you'll rally your neighbours, uncover hidden truths, and fight to save your beloved hometown. Atmospheric, and rich with East Asian-inspired folklore, this campaign blends investigation, community survival, and intense combats into one unforgettable journey. 🔰Campaign Features🔰 📅 Weekly sessions spanning levels 1–12 💀 Face horrifying and deadly monsters 🛠️ Custom content including new races, and combats with dynamic Multi-Phase bosses 🎭 A memorable cast of NPCs 🎻 Curated playlists to immerse you in every scene, character, and battle 🗺️ Immersive maps and scenery 🎓 Welcoming environment for new and veteran players alike, with pre-made characters available on request 🔰Joining the campaign 🔰 Once you join, I’ll invite you into the campaign’s Discord server and the DnD Beyond campaign. We’ll create characters together in Session Zero.
Game style
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Roleplay Heavy
Tactical / Crunchy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(10)
3 years on StartPlaying
54 games hosted
Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Sets the Mood
About me
I'm a flexible DM that is always open to player requests, input or just general feedback! I work in Games Design, and I'm the lead Games Designer on the exciting BG3 Mod: Path to Menzoberranzan! I bring that games design experience to my DMing - creating dynamic combats, and playing around with new mechanics. Since starting to play DnD over 10 years ago I have run several campaigns, and introduced countless new players to the game so I am more than happy to teach new players and bring them on their first DnD adventure.
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Creating your character
I'm happy to help with creating your character, and even have some ready made if you would prefer. We will be using 2014 content because the conversion has been balanced around those options. Though if there is a particular piece of 2024 content you are excited about we may be able to include it. Stats will be point buy. Characters will begin at level 2, and a milestone XP system will be used for leveling. There will be material relevant to your character's backstory in session 0 so I would highly advise against writing a character backstory before session 0! Characters created before session 0 may have entirely incompatible backstories for this campaign! We will create characters together during session 0 using both DnD Beyond and FoundryVTT. There will be additional material provided both for writing your backstory and as new mechanical options including custom backgrounds complete with a feat, and a number of homebrew races: Kistune, Tengu, Vanara, Leshy, and Ratfolk
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You will need: - Regular availability for the scheduled session time - A Discord account - A mic that is reliable and clear - A stable internet connection - A computer that meets the minimum requirements for FoundryVTT https://foundryvtt.com/article/requirements/ - If your computer struggles with memory issues, you may find it cannot load some of the high resolution and/or large maps and scenes that I use.
What Barney brings to the table
I will be providing: - A server for FoundryVTT - Combat automation features - set to speed things up without reducing the number of rolls that you make as a player - Animated effects - Maps and NPC art from the official module - Curated music playlists
Homebrew rules
Drinking a health potion is a bonus action, administering one to another player is an action. To increase immersion the numerical results of perception, stealth, investigation, and insight checks are hidden from players. Peace and Twilight Clerics banned. Chronurgy Wizard banned. A very short list of spells (Shield, Polymorph, Wall of Force, Tiny Hut) have some changes. Spells that create large numbers of summons are banned.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Barney creates a safe table
Most sessions will have a 5 minute break towards the middle. I make time outside of game sessions to answer player questions or take feedback. Lines and Veils will be discussed in session 0, and can be updated before or during the campaign if players wish. See the content warnings below for indications of what kind of content may appear in the campaign.
Content warnings
Safety tools used