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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
91minutecrusade	Game Master
Arcaneraven	Bree	Halfling	Bard
DireThunder	Magnus	Dragonborn	Paladin
MakoSoldier626	Adrian	Tiefling	Warlock/Sorceror
NightGlider	Anelia	Aasimar	Monk
QSDragonLord	Echo	Fairy	Warlock/Sorceror
Steel01	Kadyn Brock	Human	Fighter

Non-Player Characters

Character	Significance	Usual Whereabouts
Abnezzar	Undead alchemist, currently a skull	Bag of Holding (Formerly the Haunted House outside Saltmarsh)
Eda Oweland	Senior member of town council	Oweland House or Town Council Hall
Eliander Fireborn	Town council member; Keoland guard captain	Eliander's House or Town Council Hall
Gellan Primewater	Town council member; nobleman	Primewater Mansion or Town Council Hall
Hanna Rist	Tavern keeper	Snapping Line Inn
Ingo the Drover	Mercenary middleman	Ingo's House
Thorn Thewliss	Poacher
Keledek	Mysterious wizard
Zivmal	Keledek's imp familiar
Captain Xendros	Head of Faithful Quartermasters of Iuz
Kiorna Kester	Tanner, collector of rare pelts at
Jasker & Mafera	Artisans at Dwarven Anvil smith

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
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Session 2	2021-11-09	Watch Your Magic Mouth!	2:25:21	Session 2 comments
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Session 3	2021-11-16	Maybe Haunted, Maybe Not	2:44:56	Session 3 comments
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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
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!
Session 8	2022-01-18	Session 8	2:53:56	Session 8 comments
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Session 9	2022-01-25	Session 9	2:43:51	Session 9 comments
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Session 10	2022-02-08	Session 10	3:11:16	Session 10 comments -- currently unavailable
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Session 11	2022-02-15	Session 11	3:37:57	Session 11 comments -- currently unavailable
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Session 12	2022-03-01	Session 12	2:52:36	Session 12 comments -- currently unavailable
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Session 13	2022-03-08	Session 13	3:36:56	Session 13 comments -- currently unavailable
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Session 14	2022-03-15	Session 14	2:40:09	Session 14 comments -- currently unavailable
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Session 15	2022-03-22	Session 15	2:36:46	Session 15 comments -- currently unavailable
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Session 16	2022-04-12	Session 16	2:45:01	Session 16 comments -- currently unavailable
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Session 17	2022-04-19	Session 17	2:50:59	Session 17 comments -- currently unavailable
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Session 18	2022-04-26	Session 18	2:17:31	Session 18 comments -- currently unavailable
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Session 19	2022-05-03	Session 19 -- currently unavailable	---	Session 19 comments -- currently unavailable
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Session 20	2022-05-10	Session 20	2:44:54	Session 20 comments -- currently unavailable
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Session 21	2022-05-24	Session 21	2:36:47	Session 21 comments -- currently unavailable
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Session 22	2022-06-07	Session 22	2:53:53	Session 22 comments -- currently unavailable
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Session 23	2022-06-14	Session 23	2:20:10	Session 23 comments -- currently unavailable
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Session 24	2022-06-21	Session 24	2:25:04	Session 24 comments -- currently unavailable
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Session 25	2022-06-28	Friends Don't Lie	2:03:31	Session 25 comments -- currently unavailable
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Session 26	2022-07-05	Assassin Revealed!	2:24:53	Session 26 comments -- currently unavailable
With the identity of Queen Othokent's assailant all but confirmed, the party rushes to stop the malenti agent Oceanus from escaping. But the sahuagin spy has tricks aplenty and a mission to complete: a deadly encounter awaits as the Danger at Dunwater arc nears its end!
Session 27	2022-08-02	Lair and Back Again	2:35:51	Session 27 comments -- currently unavailable
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Session 28	2022-08-09	Session 28	2:29:39	Session 28 comments -- currently unavailable
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Session 29	2022-08-16	What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Cove Like This?	2:52:18	Session 29 comments -- currently unavailable
After making their way to a picturesque seaside cove in search of Keledek's ally Darlixiatera, The Inside Outsiders/BF3 dispatch Adrian's familiars to scout the scene before bedding down for the night. Spooky lights; mysterious magical influences; a deep, dark sinkhole; and a mass grave of merfolk bones all paint an increasingly-insidious picture of the predicament their quarry might have gotten herself into. Who or what is waiting and watching as the party delves ever deeper?
Session 30	2022-08-23	Revelations -- currently unavailable	---	Session 30 comments -- currently unavailable
After being introduced to three mermaids, the BF3 further explore the domain of Ogrorlo, dead aboleth tyrant, in search of the missing Darlixatera, snagging a magic trident in the process. Revelation follows revelation as the mermaids--really a coven of sea hags--attempt to enlist the party in overthrowing a powerful enemy--Granny Nightshade, night hag terror of the Dreadwood. The team elects to report to their quest-giver, Keledek, rather than engage with the wicked fey: but Darlixatera, a still-unseen dragon, remains in peril.
Session 31	2022-08-30	Session 31	2:47:54	Session 31 comments -- currently unavailable
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Session 32	2022-09-06	Session 32	2:22:07	Session 32 comments -- currently unavailable
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Session 33	2022-09-13	Session 33	2:43:08	Session 33 comments -- currently unavailable
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Session 34	2022-09-20	Session 34	2:23:07	Session 34 comments -- currently unavailable
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Kills Tally

Character	Kills
Adrian	1
Echo	2
Kadyn	1

Bonus Content

Show Me The Loot!
Technical Difficulties (audio)
Can Mermaids Walk? (audio)

References

¹Official description of the module