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⛩️ Season of Ghosts | East Asian Homesteading Horror
After a festival for the dead invites a parade of demons through the village, the survivors must unite their community to survive a year of hauntings.
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$20.00
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1 player following this game
Weekly / Saturday - 2:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 3–3.5 hours
3 / 5 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
Willowshore is your home. You and your fellow hunters, fishers, and farmers were left to languish and live off the land since the shuttering of your lumber industry. You are a raised local, an accepted outsider, or even an original homesteader. The humblest communities hide the biggest secrets, and few are so modest as Willowshore. One secret is so dire that it cursed the town, stealing away the governor and encircling the surrounding hinterlands in a wall of mist. This adventure path spans from 1st through 12th level with a focus on mystery, exploration, and village management. My inspirations for this adventure are Cosmology of Kyoto (1993), The Wailing (2016), and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (2019). I’ll be providing a forlorn (and festive) horror atmosphere with music, sound effects, and voicework.
Game style
Hexcrawl / Exploration
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Realm Building
Roleplay Heavy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(20)
5 years on StartPlaying
192 games hosted
Highly rated for: Voices, Storytelling, Sets the Mood
Average response time: 4 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
My love of theatre and radio plays brought me into tabletop roleplaying games through exposure to actual play podcasts such as Acquisitions Inc., Godsfall, and Turncloaks. I was enamored by the uses of music, voice acting, and story set-pieces to enhance the improv you can only get from TTRPGs into scenes as tense and thrilling as any pulp serial or audio drama. I want to offer you something similarly cinematic, but also personal. Each session we'll be tuning in—not to the stories of Superman or the Shadow—but to your own trials and terrors decided by the whims of the dice. Please don't hesitate to message with any questions, comments, concerns, or points of inquiry. My door is always open. P.S. My profile picture comes courtesy of a commission from the fantastic Kiyoshuki. Find her at https://kiyoshuki.carrd.co/
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Creating your character
Take time to brainstorm concepts with myself and your fellow players so we can finalize the party during Session 0. Characters will start play at level 1 and will advance up to level 12 by the adventure's conclusion. Characters should be built with Free Archetype. If a character has access to a 1st level Ancestry feat which would allow them to disguise as a human they may take it as an extra feat for free. Third party content is allowed with approval. Any content by Team+ ➕ is pre-approved.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
🎙️ Have a working microphone with clear audio, a stable internet connection, a free Discord account, and a free Forge VTT account (https://forge-vtt.com/). Webcams optional. Before you join the Discord server, I'll arrange a one-on-one meeting to confirm the above requirements and ask about your game preferences. We'll build character leading up to the first session.
What Alexander brings to the table
⚒️ Foundry VTT server hosted on the forge, curated with quality of life modules to make the game experience high quality and low friction. 🗺️ Explorable region maps of Willowshore village and hinterlands, and encounter maps for every occasion. 🎼 Haunted ambience and soundtrack produced by Michael Ghelfi Studios (with some additional tracks of my own selection).
Homebrew rules
This game will include Free Archetype. If a character has a 1st level Ancestry feat which would allow them to disguise as a human they may take it as an extra feat for free. Keeley's Hero Point Rule: When you reroll using a Hero Point, add +10 to any 1-10 result on the die. Essentially, you cannot roll below an 11 on a Hero Point reroll.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Alexander creates a safe table
❌ During sessions, you can press a button to pop up an 🗙-card on-screen. When the card comes up we break and discuss what needs to be changed for you to feel comfortable continuing with the game. ⏳ Mid-session, there'll be a 10-20 minute break. 📝 At the end of each session we'll debrief with any questions, comments, concerns, or points of inquiry. Please share your favorite moments from the session and what you're looking forward to next time.
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