S2E1 (New Pantheon: Academia episode)

"S2E1" is the first episode of the second season, and thus the season premiere, of the Academia campaign of New Pantheon. This episode aired live on February 28, 2021 on the Saving Throw Twitch channel and The Fantasy Network, and is archived on the YouTube channel. Of note, this episode was streamed remotely due to precautions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Summary
The season 2 premiere kicks off with Dr. Ash grilling the students on the events of the past semester. Here we are once again introduced to Kwame Akinyemi (played by new cast member Omega Jones), who joins the School Safety Squad. We also learn that Iris Snow (played by former cast member Kelly Nugent) is currently in France. The door to Oblivion is open, with uncertainty as to what that may entail. Ominous weather rolls in. Kwame meets Kim for the first time. And finally, an intense combat with a big stone dog, where Dahlia sees an apparition of Orpheus.

Locations

 * North Point Academy, in Washington State, USA

Main Cast

 * Steven Pope as the Headmaster (GM)
 * Emancipation "Manny" Brown, played by Aki
 * Dahlia Windgrove, played by Mika Midgett
 * Kwame Akinyemi, played by Omega Jones
 * Lennox "Lenny" Thatcher, played by Eric Reichert

Trivia

 * While this is the first episode for Omega Jones (aka Critical Bard) as a main cast member, he has appeared on New Pantheon: Academia before as a guest during the Trevor Project one-shot.
 * Kelly Nugent stepped down as a regular cast member of the show, with her character, Iris Snow, being sent to France.