Illustration by Mylene Bertrand
By which, of course, I mean the spooky season, but also the new Pathfinder Adventure Path, Season of Ghosts! This is the first Adventure Path I’ve been the lead developer on from the very start since Age of Ashes, back when we were launching Second Edition Pathfinder. Since then, I’ve worked on hardcover compilations, written for other Adventure Paths, and developed ones that started with other folks who moved on to other opportunities. All of which was a lot of fun, of course, but it’s nice to be back in the proverbial saddle, creating outlines and plots from the start.
An Adventure Path set in the spookiest of all locations in the continent of Tian-Xia is something I’ve been eager to get moving for many years, and despite some schedule hiccups, I’m delighted the campaign is finally here for folks to enjoy. There’s quite a lot of plot twists and surprises in store for all of you destined to play through this campaign—I’m eager to hear how things went down at all of your game tables, but I also ask folks to make liberal use of the spoiler tag technology when speaking about these adventures, so we can all preserve those surprises for players to uncover as they progress through these four upcoming seasons of horror.
Illustration by Justine Nortjé
One of the most exciting parts of the process for me, though, was getting to work with such a wide range of amazing and talented writers! It’s been eye-opening, educational, and wonderful to see what the authors’ various adventures and support articles have brought to each volume of Season of Ghosts, bringing in an incredible range of inspiration from throughout Asia. So, for the next four months, I’ve invited the authors of Season of Ghosts to introduce themselves as the volumes they contributed to come out. In some cases, authors wrote for multiple volumes, while in others (like this first one), only a single author tackled the contents of the volume. So without further ado, take it away, Sen H.H.S.!
James Jacobs
Pathfinder Narrative Creative Director
Sen H.H.S.
Happy spookiness everyone! I'm Sen H.H.S., the writer of the first volume of Season of Ghosts, “The Summer that Never Was.” I welcome you all to your beloved town of Willowshore and the town's lovely inhabitants... along with the first three months (or more!) of fears, horrors, and thrills you are about to face. As someone who generally avoids ghost stories and the horror genre, writing this adventure was an interesting challenge, though one I gladly took on to help establish a baseline for how our PCs and the folks of Willowshore generally survive haunted Shenmen day-to-day. Now that those usual strategies don't work though, it's time to step up to the challenge. If you are interested in what I'm up to, you can follow me on Bluesky at senhhs.bsky.social or you can see what I'm retweeting on Twitter @SenHHS. For my past works, check out my website at https://senhhs.carrd.co/. Otherwise, I'll see you all in the upcoming Tian Xia books AND [falls into the NDA pit].
Illustration by Shafi Adams
Tis the Season!
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
