S1E1 (New Pantheon: Academia episode)

"S1E1" is the first episode of the first season, and campaign premiere, of the Academia campaign of New Pantheon. This episode aired live on November 15, 2020 on the Saving Throw Twitch channel, and is archived on the YouTube channel. Of note, this episode was streamed remotely due to precautions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Summary
Inclement weather has shut down the campus as four students find themselves trapped in the Galana Dorm. They get two different calls for help, ultimately caused by the same being - the Phantom Queen.

Locations

 * Northpoint Academy, in Washington State, USA
 * Galana Dorm
 * The Old Gym - built before most of the rest of the campus, it is an ugly brick/metal/concrete/glass monstrosity
 * Boiler room - Doubling as a weird shrine, used to contain a doorway to the Phantom Queen's realm

Main Cast

 * Steven Pope as the Headmaster (GM)
 * Emancipation "Manny" Brown, played by Aki
 * Dahlia Windgrove, played by Mika Midgett
 * Iris Snow, played by Kelly Nugent
 * Lennox "Lenny" Thatcher, played by Eric Reichert

NPCs
Note on Divinities: While the Divinities in the game are based on real religions, pantheons or beliefs, the versions in game do not intend to fully or accurately represent those gods or beliefs, but are fictional versions or adaptations. The descriptions of Divinities/gods below relate to the in-game creations only.

New

 * Nanako Majima (she/her) - A student on the cheer squad, originally from Japan. Usually very punctual.
 * Phantom Queen (she/her) - Rumoured to cause students to fail. Actually kidnapped every god. A being of death. Appears as six foot tall woman, bone white, dripping with red. Wears a crown that looks like it's made of diamonds, but anyone looking closer can see it's bone.
 * Orpheous (he/him) - God of sleep. Currently an egg-shaped rabbit, pure black with glowing yellow eyes, and big fluffy ears. "Every Sanrio character rolled into one goth package"
 * Ma'at (she/her) - God of truth and justice. Detailed description found on Emancipation Brown character page
 * Ninkasi (she/her) - Goddess of beer. Detailed description found on Lennox Thatcher character page.
 * Persephone (she/her) - Goddess of spring and nature. Detailed description found on Dahlia WIndgrove character page
 * Kali (she/her) - Goddess of everything Iris is afraid of. Detailed description found on Iris Snow character page
 * Alfred Peterson - Full name Alphago Stratovich de Palma the Fourth of the Frozen Rose, president of the Occult Club. 15 years old.
 * Crows - Beings sent or created by the Phantom Queen, brought out of shadow and pulsating with negative energy
 * Layla Sayeed - School Council President
 * Jamal Allen - School Council Vice President