Saltmarsh Adventures

The map of Saltmarsh from the Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh

Desolate and abandoned, the evil alchemist's mansion stands alone on the cliff, looking out towards the sea. Mysterious lights and ghostly hauntings have kept away the people of Saltmarsh, despite rumors of fabulous forgotten treasure. What is its sinister secret?¹

The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh is an adventure path module written by Dave J. Browne with Don Turnbull.

Characters

Main Characters

Player	Character	Race	Class
Arcaneraven	Bree	Halfling	Bard
DireThunder	Magnus	Dragonborn	Paladin
MakoSoldier626	Adrian	Tiefling	Warlock
NightGlider	Anelia	Aasimar	Monk
QSDragonLord	Echo	Fairy	Djinni Patron Warlock
Steel01	Kadyn Brock	Human	Fighter

Non-Player Characters

Character	Significance
Abnezzar	Undead alchemist, currently a skull
Eda Oweland	Senior member of town council
Eliander Fireborn	Head of the town guard
Gellan Primewater	Town council member; nobleman
Hanna Rist	Barkeep at the Snapping Line
Ingo the Drover	Mercenary middleman
Thorn Thewliss	Poacher

Session Summaries

Session	Airdate	Title	Runtime	Comments
Session 0	2021-10-26	Getting to Know You --currently unavailable	---	Session 0 comments --currently unavailable
Players and GM discuss characters and expectations.
Session 1	2021-11-02	Welcome to Saltmarsh	2:33:53	Session 1 comments
Session summary needed.
Session 2	2021-11-09	Watch Your Magic Mouth!	2:25:21	Session 2 comments
Session summary needed.
Session 3	2021-11-16	Maybe Haunted, Maybe Not	2:44:56	Session 3 comments
Session summary needed.
Session 4	2021-11-30	Abnezzar the Alchemist	2:28:56	Session 4 comments
What remains of the haunted house's mysterious owner finally reveals itself: a skeletal alchemist speaking a strange form of Common. Leaving behind unfinished work that points to a a tantalizing prize, the legendary Philosopher's Stone, the skull of Abnezzar the Alchemist will accompany our heroes into whatever danger still awaits. Not to mention his "lucky rock" and the golden trinkets from his plundered life's work!
Session 5	2021-12-07	Underground Encounters!	2:18:51	Session 5 comments -- currently unavailable
When the five (not counting familiars) haunt hunters find out there are very living sources of the sounds and lights coming from the alchemist's house, they'll have to escape the smugglers' wrath if they want to make it back to Saltmarsh alive! Echo's kill count keeps growing and Magnus tanks it to the limit as the Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh grows less and less mysterious, after all.
Session 6	2022-01-04	Rest and Respite -- currently unavailable	---	Session 6 comments -- currently unavailable
Upon safely returning from the Alchemist House, the party at last gets to enjoy some well-earned downtime... and reach level 4! Meeting more of the Saltmarsh townsfolk and learning more of the situation in town opens up new questlines for capable adventurers; after all, how long can souls like these be expected to wait before opportunity comes knocking again?
Session 7	2022-01-11	New Roads and New Faces	2:49:00	Session 7 comments
With Magnus off on bureaucratic business, the party of four becomes a party of five again in no time. Joined by Bree Tealeaf, a Halfling bard, the band makes preparations and hits the road to reach a missing patrol's last known location. Adrian is mistaken for someone else, Echo meets her match, Anelia hears voices, and everyone faces the buzzing chaos surrounding the oddities of the Drowned Forest!

Kills Tally

Character	Kills
Adrian	1
Echo	2
Kadyn	1

Bonus Content

Show Me The Loot!

References

¹Official description of the module