Pathfinder will return to its classic Tian Xia setting in October

PathfinderIt will return in October to the Tian Xia setting with a 4-part campaign. You can read the entire article here. Season of Ghosts Adventure PathThe game will be available for players at all levels, starting in the fall. Paizo Publishing announced Thursday that the series will conclude in 2024, with several new hardcover books.

Season of GhostsIt is described by the official description as a horror-themed film set in Shenmen during a local festival. Official description:

This year, something’s gone wrong, and the PCs wake to find their hometown of Willowshore has fallen under a sinister curse and been invaded by monsters. In the months to come, the heroes must help the people of Willowshore prepare for winter while working to discover the cause of the curse that’s cut them all off from the rest of the world. It is the deceitful work of an evil spirit? It could be the machinations vengeful spirits. Oder is there something more?

Paizo has its Adventure Paths serialized, with this series being a 4-part series that is based on the seasons. Season of Ghosts will feature the following:

• The Summer Never WasSen H.H.S.
• Let the Leaves fallJoan Hong. Additional articles by Tan Shao Han, Grady Wang.
• Without a Breath to Cry, by Dan Cascone & Eleanor Ferron, with additional articles by Jeremy Blum, Dana Ebert, Joshua Kim, and Michelle Y. Kim
• Bloom below the webLiane Merciel with additional articles from Joshua Kim, Jeremy Blum and Michelle Y. Kim

The following releases will contain theTianXia World Guide: Lost Omens TianXia AndThe Guide for the Character of Tian Xia: Lost Omens Tian XiaThe game will also include new character ancestries and rules.

Notable is also the large cast of writers that includes tabletop veteran Banana Chan.Jiangshi: The Banquet Hall is Bloody), Daniel Kwan (Candlekeep Mysteries, Avatar Legends: A Roleplaying GameKienna Sharma, Joaquin Kyle Saavedra (Makapatag(, among other things).

Paizo has been riding a sudden wave of popularity following the Dungeons & Dragons Open Gaming License (OGL) fiasco, which had the potential to upend its long history building its business from the rules of 3.5 edition D&D. The company said that a flurry of sales burned through nearly a years’ worth of product in January alone.