The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh is the first adventure of seven in the Ghosts of Saltmarsh campaign book. It features undead horrors, smugglers, pirates (parrots and hooks included!) and an ominous threat of more dangers to come, as the adventurers must fight to unravel a smuggling ring delivering weapons to a tribe of lizardfolk.

In other words – there's plenty to deal with and more than enough to plan for, when running the Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh for your players. In this document, we aim to help you, the DM, make The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh a fun and exciting experience for both you and your players – and saving you countless hours of preparation in the process.

This download includes:

Running SSoS – extra advice on how to move the adventure to the Forgotten Realms, additional hooks to get your players started, tips on adjusting the adventure's difficulty, an example introduction to Saltmarsh and ideas on how to handle Ned Shakeshaft.

– extra advice on how to move the adventure to the Forgotten Realms, additional hooks to get your players started, tips on adjusting the adventure's difficulty, an example introduction to Saltmarsh and ideas on how to handle Ned Shakeshaft. 3 full-scale battlemaps primed for digital tabletop – the maps show the Haunted House's ground floor, upper floor, cellar and caverns, as well as a complete map of the Sea Ghost. They come in both players' and DM's versions, and feature furnishings from Mike Schley's Schleyscapes.

– the maps show the Haunted House's ground floor, upper floor, cellar and caverns, as well as a complete map of the Sea Ghost. They come in both players' and DM's versions, and feature furnishings from Mike Schley's Schleyscapes. DM's Notes – thorough sheets of notes condensing the adventure into convenient bulletpoints.

thorough sheets of notes condensing the adventure into convenient bulletpoints. Creature Stat Blocks – all monsters of the adventure arranged on pages that are easily referenced at the table.

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