Your Sleepy Town is Cursed! | Stardew Valley + Silent Hill 🏮🌈+

Creating your character

Character Creation: • Ask about any Uncommon or Rare options. The Player Guide has changed some Uncommon options into Common. • Check the 'Homebrew rules' section below for any official Variant Rules used. • We'll have a full Session 0 to discuss creating a cohesive group of Level 0 characters, making connections to the town the adventure is centred around. You must choose *at least* one named NPC to be a family member, partner, friend, or another connection. • Although we start at Level 0, we will discuss what everyone wants to choose for their character class at Level 1 or if you are going to decide later on. • If you'd prefer, you can choose from a selection of premade characters that are suited to the adventure and setting. You can then change the name and backstory of them if you'd like to personalise further. • To tie your character to the setting and scenario, I encourage you to look at the official Player Guide for this adventure: https://downloads.paizo.com/2026SeasonofGhosts_PlayersGuide.pdf • We will use FoundryVTT to create our characters (but you can use https://pathbuilder2e.com/ as a great character builder and planner for reference) • For those considering archetypes for future level up options, the Player's Guide suggests some, but here are even more thematically appropriate options: Blessed One (one of Willowshore’s shrines), Bounty Hunter, Cultivator, Duelist, Elementalist, Familiar Sage, Familiar Master, Fan Dancer, Five-breath Vanguard, Herbalist, Horizon Walker (Forest), Loremaster, Marshal, Martial Artist, Ritualist, Scroll Trickster, Snarecrafter, Soul Warden, Spirit Warrior, Talisman Dabbler, Undead Slayer, Wandering Chef, Weapon Improviser. New Joiners: • Anyone that joins later or needs to create a new character, will make a character at the party's current level or choose a premade one and level it up. • Before the next game session, I will have a voice-chat discussion with you that substitutes the Session 0 you missed. If you join just before the next session (likely within 48 hours) and I don't have enough time to talk to you, you'll skip and join the session after.

Preparing for the session

• Discord account to talk and text. • Free Sqyre account to play from a web browser: https://www.sqyre.app/ • Clear microphone with either a quiet background or at least push-to-talk. • Read the official Player Guide for this adventure (it'll provide character inspiration and a summary of the starting world): https://downloads.paizo.com/2026SeasonofGhosts_PlayersGuide.pdf • After joining the game, view the Prep Materials and follow any other instructions. • After joining my discord server, read and click on the 📕 to agree to my community code of conduct otherwise you cannot join the game.

What Somnus Grey brings to the table

🎨 Human-made artwork (No AI. Ever.) 🎵 Curated Atmospheric Soundtracks 🗺️ Official Digitally Produced Adventure ✍️ Custom Battlemaps 🎙️ Voice Acting and Voice Changer 👥 NPCs with Motivations ⚔️ Tactical Combat with Roleplay 🔰 Premade Characters for Beginners *This is a heavy roleplay, mystery, and exploration focused game - focused in and around the town. Save your friends, family, and neighbours. Combat will still occur but its frequency or only method of success is lessened in this version of the campaign.*

Homebrew rules

• Level 0 starting characters. To further emphasise how this isn't a story about epic heroes but a couple of villagers rising to meet the challenge, we'll start as Level 0 characters for a couple 'prologue' sessions. After the prologue, we will become 'Level 0 Apprentice' characters before levelling up to Level 1. For more information on the official Variant Rule, see here: https://2e.aonprd.com/Rules.aspx?ID=1344&NoRedirect=1 • Gradual Ability Boost: https://2e.aonprd.com/Rules.aspx?ID=1300 • Expanding Influence encounters with mechanics from Draw Steel's Negotiations e.g. Pitfalls and Motivations. Nothing you need to read yourself as the Influence encounter works in a similar manner. In some scenarios - if you can convince the opposition quickly - you could try to pause a combat to start an Influence encounter instead. • Investigation Redux by Spirit Bell Games. To help restructure and clarify the research and investigation system so all characters can participate in a fun manner. Helps give you choices between research time or other downtime actions you may take in town. This will be provided to you during Session 0.

How Somnus Grey creates a safe table

SAFETY TOOLS ・During Session 0 we will discuss Lines and Veils and have an ongoing document for that. ・I also employ the safety tool Script Change ⏯️ by Beau Jágr Sheldon (http://briebeau.com/scriptchange), which replaces X, N, O Cards. ・A 10 minute break will occur roughly halfway through the session. ・Further details of all tool implementations are provided within the discord server. Feel free to ask any questions for clarification.