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Ghosts of Saltmarsh Dungeons & Dragons 5e Campaign

A Dungeons & Dragons 5e game In the world of Matelo Kaloje
January 15th 2022 | Full
Campaign cover image is the cover of the Ghosts of Saltmarsh book, made by Grzegorz Rutkowski

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Maps

Maps

  • Town of Saltmarsh Map
    A map of Saltmarsh, from Ghosts of Saltmarsh page 15.
  • Saltmarsh Regional Map
    This map (positioned with north to the right) is of the greater Saltmarsh region, and comes directly from the Ghosts of Saltmarsh book, page 23
Supporting Cast
  • Alchemist
    Skeletal and cooky, the Alchemist is a skilled Artificer and Spellcaster - though his regard for ethics is sketchy at best.
  • Anders Solmor
    Anders is an ambitious and energetic young merchant catapulted into the city business and politics after the death of his mother. Adored by the town fishing industry, Anders simply wants the town to prosper so it's people may be free.
  • Eda Oweland
    A pillar of her community, Senior Councilwoman Eda Oweland truly believes in the strength of Saltmarsh's people. She believes the colonies know what is best for them, and is distrustful of outsiders - including Imperial authorities.
  • Eliander Fireborn
    Captain Fireborn is the one-legged captain of the Saltmarsh town guard. Dedicated to the Emperor, he is devoted to establishing order and peace in the town. He's also a collector of rare books, which has made him well versed in a variety of languages.
  • Gallen Primewater
    Dapper as ever, Mr. Primewater is the richest man in town. Wealthy from his family's lucrative trading business, he uses that wealth to buy the newest clothes, throw lavish parties, and fund the arts in Saltmarsh.
  • Manistrad Copperlocks
    Appointed to the town council by the Emperor himself, Ms. Copperlocks is an iron-willed woman dedicated to her clan and nation. She is the director of the mine outside Saltmarsh, and sees the sleepy backwater as potentially perfect for Imperial expansion.
  • Skerrin Wavechaser
    The concerned butler of Anders Solmor, Skerrin Wavechaser is loyal and caring to the last. He is well learned and always dresses properly, hoping to impart that knowledge onto the future leader of Saltmarsh; his master, Anders Solmor.
LIVE

Session 65: Return to Castle Feldren

Senior Talon Delmirev has been locked in the dungeons of Castle Feldren, and it's up to the reunited Ghosts of Saltmarsh to free him.


Sessions Archive

22nd Mar 2024

Session 64: The Ghosts of Saltmarsh


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25th Feb 2024

Session 63: Overwhelmed

The party must return *Whelm* to the knights of Raan at Port Ountzous, but not everything goes according to plan...



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19th Feb 2024

Session 62: Teleportation Circles


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28th Jan 2024

Session 61: Exeunt

The party plans to scry on Firewatch Island and then leave via Teleportation Circle



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29th Dec 2023

Session 60: Depths of White Plume Mountain


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1st Dec 2023

Session 59: M

Descending into the depths of White Plume Mountain, the party is confronted with the enigmatic M and his many followers...



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10th Nov 2023

Session 58: The Aquarium


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2nd Nov 2023

Session 57: Enter Keraptis


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20th Oct 2023

Session 56: White Plume Mountain

With the ring having divided the party, how will they overcome the challenges of White Plume Mountain?



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13th Oct 2023

Session 55: The Obsidian Isles

The Sea Ghost, followed by a dark shape in the water, has been swept into a magical storm. When they emerge, they will find a place beyond their worst nightmares...



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15th Sep 2023

Session 54: The Scale Council

Mystan and Selina/Seklyn must undergo a potentially dangerous ritual to rid themselves of the Lycanthrope's Curse...



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7th Sep 2023

Session 53: Port Ountzous

Once again at sea, the Party makes their way east and south to Port Ountzous and beyond, hoping for an unseasonable storm to whisk them away....



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31st Aug 2023

Session 52: The Grand Shanty


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24th Aug 2023

Session 51: What Goes Bump in the Night

Xolec is on the run, the brotherhood is being monitored, and more vampire spawn are in the inn! Will Adrex, Kiara, and Keledek be able to stop them all with Eliander’s help?



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21st Jul 2023

Session 50: Snapped Lines

Tension is wound like a spring throughout Saltmarsh. Kiara Shadowbreaker has arrested two council members and released only one, and now powerful forces converge upon both the Snapping Line and Crabber's Cove. This session will see Talon Delmirev, Keledek the Unspoken, Castellan Shadowbreaker, and Captain Fireborn take on both Xolec the Vampire and the Brotherhood of Keraptis in Saltmarsh



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14th Jul 2023

Session 49: The Ghosts of Saltmarsh

While the Party is stopping an Ahoyhoy, Keledek the Unspoken, Castellon Kiara Shadowbreaker, and Senior Talon Delmeriv Adrex have a race against the clock to stop the Brotherhood of Keraptis in Saltmarsh, while the Fleet of Monmurg bears down on them...



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7th Jul 2023

Session 48: The Cobalt Sea

The party has escaped! Temporarily free, they must sail east into the Cobalt Sea with intent to circle around and exit by the Styes.



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23rd Jun 2023

Session 47: The Brotherhood of Keraptis

Skerrin revealed! The party must do battle with Skerrin Wavechaser and the Shapeshifter in the nighttime streets of Saltmarsh, lest all the worlds' lands fall to ruin...



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9th Jun 2023

Session 46: A New Voyage

The party has reunited with a common goal: recover the four missing weapons and prevent an international war! The party must gather information from Keledek the Unspoken and set sail for the Obsidian Isles.



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28th May 2023

Session 45: Robbery!

A month has passed since the Cult of Zuggtmoy was banished from the Salmon Coast, but peace is not long-lasting. Talon Serrano's mission to the Styes has brought ill tidings, the monsters of Ringshadow are numerous, and now international conflict is brewing as the vaults of four major powers have all been ransacked...



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26th Mar 2023

Session 44: Ringshadow

With Ringshadow descending, Ciaran must finalize his daring escape from Castle Feldren, and Selina must learn all she can from the Green Corn Festival...



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19th Mar 2023

Session 43: The Ritual

Virion and Mystan rush to the Drowned Forest to aid in the ritual to close the portal, while Seklyn investigates in Saltmarsh. Meanwhile, Ciara(n) must make a daring escape from Castle Feldren to rescue their sibling Faeryn.



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12th Mar 2023

Session 42: Prison Escape


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26th Feb 2023

Session 41: The Green Corn Festival

With the investigation now out of the party's hands, they must turn to three nights of partying and revelry. All they must do is secretly preform a ritual. What could go wrong?



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19th Feb 2023

Session 40: One Step Ahead

In order to follow the breadcrumbs of Saltmarsh's strange conspiracy, the party must bring the wrecked Bilious Saber to the Lizardfolk's Fortress at the Javan River, so that they might create a duplicate vessel.



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12th Feb 2023

Session 39: The Bilious Saber

Ingo the Drover is aboard the Bilious Saber - though not willingly. In response, Captain Fireborn and the party race on the guard's Rambunctious Devil to catch up to them before it's too late.



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5th Feb 2023

Session 38: Blackmail

The party explore what the burglars and Ingo the Drover were blackmailed with, and by whom.



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22nd Jan 2023

Session 37: Ingo the Drover

Clues seem to point to Ingo the Drover



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15th Jan 2023

Session 36: The Mystery Unravels

The break-in at Keledek's Tower seems to point to a much deeper corruption in the town of Saltmarsh, as the players race to protect what leads they have and make sure nothing goes awry...



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8th Jan 2023

Session 35: Investigations & Preparations

There's been a robbery in Saltmarsh, and it reeks of a cover-up; Ironbeard needs to be transported from the mushroom caverns; there's a festival coming up in town; the party needs audiences with the Order of Raan; and there's a ritual to preform on the 19th. Will the party be able to juggle all these plates, or will everything come crashing down?



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1st Jan 2023

Session 34: Fractured

The fellowship is broken! Virion and Uk-thin prepare to duel in Burle, and the situation in Saltmarsh has changed following the Party's disappearance.



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18th Dec 2022

Session 33: To The Surface

Having made it to House Caverns Overlook Rushing Water, the party - guided by Kor Selina/Seklyn - must now venture out from the Underdark and return to Saltmarsh.



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27th Nov 2022

Session 32: House Caverns Overlook Rushing Water

With Ironbeard in the Great Mushroom's custody, the party must trek on to a drow town to pick up supplies and a Kor wayfinder to escape Deepearth.



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13th Nov 2022

Session 31: The Mushroom Appreciation Society

The party has been invited to the Mushroom Appreciation Society, a covert council assembled by the shaman Zyg to deal with the Queen of Rot and Decay's influence. But not everyone is as they seem...



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6th Nov 2022

Session 30: The Tower of Zenopus

Dr. Jenaro Cauce and the Party are literally hanging over a cliff under the Tower of Zenopus! What's behind the limestone wall, what's in the pit, and what is Dr. Cauce planning?   Meanwhile, the colonies prepare for the Green Corn Festival and the Order begins blessing crops, ensuring that Faeryn's bid to starve the region out during Ringshadow is unsuccessful.



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30th Oct 2022

Session 29: Downtime and Slaying

What happened in the two weeks of downtime? And what will happen in the Month of Slaying following the election…



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23rd Oct 2022

Session 28: Faeryn's Return

Chaos in Saltmarsh! Taking advantage of Gellan Primewater's trial, Faeryn and their allies have assaulted the town, breaking cultists out of the town jail and breaching Hoolwatch Tower to recover the Decanters of Endless Water. Will the party be able to stop their former friend-turned-foe, or will Faeryn escape into the marshes once more?



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9th Oct 2022

Session 27: The Trial of Gellan Primewater

With the Sea Devil threat vanquished and election on the horizon, Captain Fireborn has shocked the town by announcing that Gellan Primewater will be tried before the election for his interim replacement. Does this mean he is all but guilty? Will the election even happen? And why is there so much security posted for a nobleman's trial...



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2nd Oct 2022

Session 26: Victory Potlatch

The Alliance victorious and Sea Devils destroyed or routed, Queen Othokent holds a grand Potlatch in her reclaimed fortress, while the political wheels of Saltmarsh continue to spin



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18th Sep 2022

Session 25: Victory or Death

The party continues to push into the Sea Devil Fortress, as the Aquatic Alliance closes in...



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11th Sep 2022

Session 24: The Assault

Victorious in their scouting mission, the party returns to Javan Fortress with the Aquatic Alliance to wipe out the Sea Devil threat once and for all!



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4th Sep 2022

Session 23: The Fortress

Oceanus has been revealed as a traitor, and several prisoners have been freed. After gaining the knowledge of these seafolk, the party still has one task: infiltrate and investigate the fortress...



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28th Aug 2022

Session 22: Reconnaissance

The party has been called to the newly completed Allies' Lookout to be briefed on their part in the assault on the Sea Devils. Gathered with the Aquatic Alliance and Keoish forces - including Lt. Commander Ana Fireborn, Captain Eliander Fireborn's daughter - they will prepare to face their hardest challenge yet; avoiding combat...



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2nd Aug 2022

Session 21: Saltmarsh Above and Below

Uk-Thin has been working with The Unspoken, and the election is ramping up as Saltmarsh gears for War



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10th Jul 2022

Session 20: The Drowned Forest


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2nd Jul 2022

Session 19: Sidequests!


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12th Jun 2022

Session 18: Capture the Cult!

The Party has a daring plan to capture the Cult of the Crushing Wave and put an end to their scheme on Abbey Isle - but will they succeed?



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1st Jun 2022

Session 17: Return to the Isle

The party is irrevocably split, but all interests are re-converging on the Isle of the Abbey...



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23rd May 2022

Session 16: Capture the Isle

The party is split, and Abbey Isle is not yet theirs. They must not only recapture the island, but also their team...



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15th May 2022

Session 15: Torn Apart

Lilian has been found, but she is not the same. Fishcod is presented with a test of loyalty, and a simple clean up mission became much more complicated...



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24th Apr 2022

Session 14: Abbey Isle


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17th Apr 2022

Session 13: Preparations

With Captain Fireborn's forces mounting and political tensions brewing, Saltmarsh is becoming wound up like a spring. The party, meanwhile, is approached by the Guard with a request...



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10th Apr 2022

Session 12: Seaton & Saltmarsh

With Aubreck's chest recovered, the party awaits their pay and returns to Saltmarsh. But a lot can change in twenty days and twenty nights...



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3rd Apr 2022

Session 11: Escape the Emperor

The Emperor of the Waves is under attack!



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27th Mar 2022

Session 10: Salvage Operation

Seeking fortune in salvaging the Emperor of the Waves, the party - with Melody rejoining - set sail



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20th Mar 2022

Session 9: Negotiations

With the mystery of the dunwater lizardfolk solved, contact between Saltmarsh and the Lizardfolk must continue. Will Slatmarsh join against the Sahuagin?



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14th Mar 2022

Session 8: Danger at Dunwater

The smugglers were running weapons to



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7th Mar 2022

Session 7: Aftermath

With the Sea Ghost's officers detained or destroyed, the Party must interrogate their prisoners and inform the council. What will come of Sanbalet's trial? Why was the Sea Ghost running weapons for the Lizardfolk?



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28th Feb 2022

Session 6: The Sea Ghost

The party plans to board the Sea Ghost and get to the bottom of the smuggler mystery. Is Gellan Primewater involved? What are they going to tell the council? All this an more will be revealed shortly...



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20th Feb 2022

Session 5: The Banquet and the Alchemist

The party will attend the Primewater Banquet, complete their downtime, and take on the Sea Ghost!



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13th Feb 2022

Session 4: Interrogations


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6th Feb 2022

Session 3: Mystery Unraveling

The party has captured Ned - and one of the ruffians from the basement - and is returning to Saltmarsh. What was Ned doing tied up in the house? What was the fate of the Bluesons? All this - and more - may come to light.



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30th Jan 2022

Session 2: The Haunted House

Who hurt Ned? What happened to the Blueson siblings? And where exactly are the threats in this house?



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23rd Jan 2022

Session 1: The Sinster Secret of Saltmarsh

This will be the first session of the game, where the first adventure will begin!



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The Protagonists

Uk-thin Rolsar

Lawful Good Gensai (Guild Artisan)
artificer 4
31 / 31 HP
STR
16
DEX
13
CON
14
INT
17
WIS
12
CHA
11

Bubbles

Ciara(n)

Melody Rose Hazel Turen

Neutral Good Forest Gnome (Hermit)
Bard 3
12 / 18 HP
STR
8
DEX
16
CON
11
INT
8
WIS
13
CHA
18

Virion Sylvenne

C/N Wood Elf (Noble)
Wizard 2
7 / 12 HP
STR
12
DEX
16
CON
13
INT
16
WIS
14
CHA
14

Mystan Co'oquilan

Bronze Dragonborn (Acolyte)
Cleric 3
10 / 24 HP
STR
14
DEX
11
CON
14
INT
13
WIS
16
CHA
13

Seklyn/Selina

Fishcod