Saltmarsh and the Sea: A Swashbuckling 5e Adventure
Saltmarsh teeters on a knife’s edge. The choices you make will echo across the coast—shaping whether it thrives, burns, or drowns beneath the tide.
$23.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Thursday - 10:00 PM UTC
Jan 8 / Session 6
Session Duration / 3–3.5 hours
3 / 6 Seats Filled
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Schedule
Meet your party members
3/6
About the adventure
Saltmarsh clings precariously to the coast of southern Keoland, a place where the king’s authority fades like mist over the sea. By day, hardworking fisherfolk mend nets and haul in their catch. By night, smugglers whisper in tavern corners, pirates prowl the waters, and mercenaries sharpen their blades. Tales of haunted ghost ships, perilous sea monsters, and mysteriously vanished crews linger in every shadowed alley. Now, the tides are shifting. Encounter enigmatic figures whose motives are never quite clear. Old families resist the change, while the Scarlet Brotherhood works in secret to spread fear, discord, and death, hoping to seize Saltmarsh for their own. Into this crucible of ambition and danger come you and your companions with salt in your veins and choices to make. Navigate battles where every choice shapes the story, and immerse yourself in roleplay that blurs truth and deception. Decipher puzzles older than memory, buried in shadowed forests and mist-choked marshes, where each answer only deepens the mystery. Will you take up arms against ruthless raiders? Dare the waves to uncover wrecks and ruins steeped in ancient curses? Or plunge into the dark beneath sea and stone, where secrets slumber and horrors wait to rise again?
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
4.9
(18)
2 years on StartPlaying
92 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Rule of Cool
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 50%
About me
Well met adventurers, I’m DM Jai, a professional actor who brings cinematic storytelling, unforgettable characters, and pulse-pounding combat to the table. With years of experience in both acting and gaming, I make every NPC come alive, every encounter feel epic, and every session tailored to your group’s unique style. Whether you want to dive into a legendary published campaign or embark on a one-of-a-kind homebrew epic, you’ll experience customization like strategy-heavy combat, immersive roleplay, or brain-teasing puzzles. New player or veteran? Casual fun or serious campaign? My table adapts to your style. No more stumbling through awkward silences or railroading plots. I deliver polished, professional sessions that keep you engaged from start to finish. This isn’t just roleplaying, it’s a performance, and you’re the star. Join today and step into the adventure you’ve always dreamed of. For more information on my acting career, check out my IMDb profile: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6343941/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_8_in_0_q_j.%2520scott%2520br
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Creating your character
You will have access to the content I have available on DnD Beyond. In addition, you will be sent the character options for another setting by Elderbrain that includes nautical species and class/subclass options. That content will need to be home-brewed on DnDBeyond to be able to use. If you need something specific, I will do my best to acquire the appropriate source material on the site. You are free to pre-build characters before Session 0. Stats will be rolled on Discord. If not satisfied, then you may use Standard Array or Point Buy. Players will be able to roll for magic items before the campaign. This campaign will start at Level 1.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players will need a Discord account for Voice Chat and a Roll20 account for online VTT play. Character sheets will be on DnDBeyond. Also will need a microphone. No cameras will be used to respect player privacy.
What DM Jai brings to the table
I am a professional actor, so expect great role-play and engaging characters. Voices and dialects will be used as much as I can. I focus on collaborative story building and will lean rulings more towards what tells the best story (Rule of Cool). Beautiful maps and tokens from the publisher and a high standard of art for maps. I own a handful of DnD Beyond content for character building and will do my best to provide what you need. Discord server with a great community of players for voice chat during play. Sessions will be run visually on Roll20.I will have access to the published character options from the campaign as well as any content I own on DnD Beyond.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How DM Jai creates a safe table
We will have a FREE session 0 to discuss safety tools and player expectations/preferences. The Discord server has them all pinned and easily accessible and reference. There will be an introductory meeting through Discord voice-chat to discuss player's style and expectations before being approved for the campaign.
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