Ghosts of Saltmarsh is a 5th-edition Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook that updates and adapts seven sea-themed adventures from earlier editions of Dungeons & Dragons.
Unlike many of the official 5th Edition adventure books, Ghosts of Saltmarsh is set in the Keoland region of the Greyhawk setting by default - rather than anywhere in the Forgotten Realms.[1]
Nestled on the coast of the Azure Sea is Saltmarsh, a sleepy fishing village that sits on the precipice of destruction. Smugglers guide their ships to hidden coves, willing to slit the throat of anyone foolhardy enough to cross their path. Cruel sahuagin gather beneath the waves, plotting to sweep away coastal cities. Drowned sailors stir to unnatural life, animated by dark magic and sent forth in search of revenge. The cult of a forbidden god extends its reach outward from a decaying port, hungry for fresh victims and willing recruits. While Saltmarsh slumbers, the evils that seek to plunder it grow stronger. Heroes must arise to keep the waves safe!
This supplement introduces the port town of Saltmarsh, the perfect starting point for a nautical campaign. Seven sea-based adventures, including the classic The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh and its sequels, take characters from 1st to 12th level. Also inside are rules and DM advice for ships and sea travel, as well as deck plans for various vessels. An appendix provides rules for the new and classic monster in the adventures.
Hoist your sails, pull up anchor, and set a course for adventure!
Contents[]
Ghosts of Saltmarsh includes the following adventures:
- The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh
- Danger at Dunwater
- Salvage Operation
- Isle of the Abbey
- The Final Enemy
- Tammeraut's Fate
- The Styes
Index[]
Characters[]
- Anders Solmor • Brinecane Ulganoth • Calduran Bravewater
- Referenced only
- Demogorgon • Lolth • Shar • Vecna
Creatures[]
- Aboleth • Amphisbaena • Assassin vine • Bard • Bodak • Bullywug croaker • Bullywug royal • Deep scion • Drowned ascetic • Drowned assassin • Drowned blade • Drowned master • Fathomer • Giant coral snake • Giant sea anemone • Giant sea eel • Harpy matrarch • Juvenile kraken • Koalinth • Koalinth sergeant • Kraken priest • Living iron statue • Lizardfolk commoner • Lizardfolk render • Lizardfolk scalechief • Lizardfolk subchief • Locathah • Locathah hunter • Maw demon • Merfolk salvager • Minotaur living crystal statue • Monstrous peryton • Pirate bosun • Pirate captain • Pirate deck wizard • Pirate first mate • Rip tide priest • Sahuagin blademaster • Sahuagin champion • Sahuagin coral smasher • Sahuagin deep diver • Sahuagin hatchling swarm • Sahuagin high priestess • Sahuagin wave shaper • Sea lion • Shell shark • Skeletal alchemist • Skeletal juggernaut • Skeletal swarm • Skum • Storm giant quintessent • Swarm of rot grubs • Vampiric jade statue
- Referenced only
- bronze dragon • camel • carrion crawler • dragon turtle • flesh golem • giant crayfish • glabrezu • iron golem • marid • mule • oni • ox • siren • will-o'-wisp • wraith
Magic[]
- Items
- Charm of plant command • Cursed luckstone • Helm of underwater action • Pipe of remembrance • Pressure capsule • Sekolahian worshiping statuette
Miscellaneous[]
Appendix[]
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References[]
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Kate Welch (May 2019). Ghosts of Saltmarsh. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 4. ISBN 978-0-7869-6686-8.