Editing Ghosts of Saltmarsh

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'''Ghosts of Saltmarsh''' is an adventure module for [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]] set in [[Greyhawk]] that was released in May 2019. It is a collection of seven coastal or nautical-themed adventures, centered around the [[Greyhawk]] fishing community of Saltmarsh, with the adventures all being converted from earlier editions. As its name implies, the core of those adventures are the original [[Saltmarsh Trilogy]] modules from [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]], U-series, by Dave Browne ''with'' Don Turnbull.

U1-3 was intended for first-level parties working their way up. In this version it's all more epic.

This expansion also features new expanded rules for sailing ships and generating sailing encounters, a gazetteer on the titular community of Saltmarsh, and 5th edition conversions of a number of old-school aquatic monsters, including the return of [[Locathah]], [[Koalinth]]s and [[Skum]].

==Adventures==
'''The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh:''' Adapted from the first adventure of ''The Saltmarsh Trilogy'', released in 1981. The party is asked to investigate a reputedly haunted house on the outskirts of Saltmarsh, only to discover a smuggling operation.

'''Danger at Dunwater:''' Adapted from the second adventure of ''The Saltmarsh Trilogy'', released in 1982. The party is asked to diplomatically investigate the [[lizardfolk]] in nearby Dunwater Marsh, who were dealing with the smugglers encountered in ''Sinister Secret''. If the party avoids indulging their Murder Hobo instincts, they learn that [[sahuagin]] are massing nearby for an attack.

'''Salvage Operation:''' Originally released for [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] in 2005. The party are hired by a desperate aristocrat to salvage a long-lost sailing ship when it is finally sighted. But they must deal with the mad, cannibalistic [[Lolth]]-worshipping [[druid]] on the ship first.

'''Isle of the Abbey:''' Here's our lone [[Basic Dungeons & Dragons|B/X]] entry, which parachuted into the series 1992. The local mariner's guild hires the party to clear out an infestation of undead amassing around a ruined abbey on a small, strategically viable island.

'''The Final Enemy:''' Adapted from the third no fourth no ''fifth'' adventure of ''The Increasingly Inaccurately Named Saltmarsh Trilogy'', released in 1983. Yes the title was this bad in the original; no it's not the end of the story anymore. The party is sent to lead a preemptive strike on the [[sahuagin]] massing near Saltmarsh.

'''Tammeraut's Fate:''' Originally released for [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] in 2004. The party must investigate the fate of an island hermitage, and stop a massing army of the undead.

'''The Styes:''' Originally released for [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] in 2005. The party must foil the efforts of a [[Tharizdun]]-worshipping [[aboleth]] to use a diet of terror and human sacrifices to accelerate the growth of a juvenile [[kraken]].

3.5 also expanded upon this module series in ''[[Dungeon Master's Guide|Dungeon Master's Guide II]]''. This details Saltmarsh years after the events noted in the modules here.

==Monsters==
* [[Amphisbaena]]
* [[Assassin Vine]]
* Class Template: [[Bard]]
* [[Bodak]]
* [[Bullywug]]s: Croaker, Royal
* [[Deep Scion]]
* Drowned Dead: Ascetic, Assassin, Blade, Master
* Fathomer (Cultist of [[Olhydra]])
* Giant Coral Snake
* Giant Sea Eel
* [[Harpy]] Matriarch
* Juvenile [[Kraken]]
* [[Koalinth]]: Standard, Sergeant
* [[Kraken]] Priest
* [[Construct|Living Iron Statue]]
* [[Lizardfolk]]: Commoner, Render, Scaleshield, Subchief
* [[Locathah]]: Standard, Hunter
* Maw [[Demon]]
* Maw of [[Sekolah]]
* [[Merfolk]] Salvager
* [[Minotaur]] [[Construct|Living Crystal Statue]]
* Monstrous [[Peryton]]
* Mr. Dory (Aboleth Cultist/[[Skum]] hybrid)
* [[Pirate]]: Bosun, Captain, Deck Wizard, First Mate
* Rip Tide Priest (Cult Priest of [[Olhydra]])
* [[Sahuagin]]: Blademaster, Champion, Coral Smasher, Deep Diver, Hatchling Swarm, High Priestess, Wave Shaper
* [[Sea Lion]]
* Shell [[Shark]]
* Skeletal Alchemist
* Skeletal Juggernaut
* Skeletal Swarm
* [[Skum]]
* [[Storm Giant]] Quintessent
* Swarm of [[Rot Grub]]s
* Thousand Teeth the Devourer
* [[Vampire|Vampiric]] [[Construct|Jade Statue]]

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