Ghosts of Saltmarsh

How to prepare

This adventure will take place along the Menagarie Coast region of Wildemount in Critical Role's world of Exandria. The lore from that setting will inform the world and adventure, with parts of the campaign being transposed into that setting. No prior knowledge of the setting is required to play and enjoy this game! Game play will be on Roll20 with voice and messaging on a dedicated Discord server. A free account for each is all you require to play in this campaign. I encourage and prefer a dedicated microphone for the players as this normally results in better clarity and understanding. A headset or earbuds will make hearing the discussion and descriptions much easier for you. We will be making characters together during our session 0, so please come with your ideas for your character. Picking character goals will be important to inclusion of individual character arcs. I will assist with creation of a backstory and placement withing the setting.

What I provide

We will be using the 2024 rule set for D&D5e. Characters will be considered from the 2014 expansion books (Tashas, Xanathar's, etc.). What I provide: 🔴 Very real NPCs with their own personality, goals, and objectives. ⚫ NPCs who are voiced for your entertainment and to make sure you understand what is being said in character. 🟠 I am a Pro subscriber on Roll20 featuring dynamic lighting. 🟤 Quality of life macros and mods will be used to make game play easier for all players. 🟡 Backing music and ambient sound appropriate to the story 🟣 The adventure contains customized maps created by me or from Patreon map producers, handouts for NPCs and important items, and important clues, notes, and books the characters may come across. 🟢 A written summary of each session posted on Discord and on Roll20 highlighting important aspects of the story. 💻 The following source books are available to my players within Roll20: 2024 Players Handbook, Monster Manual (both 2014 and 2024), Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount, Tal’Dorei Reborn Campaign Setting, 2024 Dungeon Masters Guide, Tome of Beasts, Tome of Beasts II, Additional maps, tokens, artwork, and modules. 📚 Elements of hard copy or pdf versions of other source books may also be used within the game. If you wish to incorporate any home brewed species, classes, sub-classes, abilities, or items, please contact me directly and we will work together to see if we can make it work in this setting.

Gameplay details

Session 0 will cover the campaign description, discussion of the content warnings, lines and veils, and safety tools, character creation, and open question period. During game play, I use X, N, O cards on the VTT for players to signal if something in the story has caused unease and we will stop play and discuss to resolve any issues which may surface. A dedicated Discord channel will allow players to acknowledge (stars) exceptional moments of the sessions and provide feedback (wishes) for story elements or actions they wish to see in the upcoming sessions. Additionally, I set up private chat channels on Discord which will allow you to bring up any issues or content which we can discuss how to avoid or work around.

Content warnings

Safety tools used

How will character creation work

Session 0 will cover the campaign description, discussion of the content warnings, lines and veils, and safety tools, character creation, and open question period. Characters will be created using point buy which will allow you to choose the attributes where your character excels.

Combat / Tactics

Medium

Roleplay

Medium

Puzzles

Medium

Experience level

Open to all