Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Ghosts of Saltmarsh features seven tales of adventure that take place upon the waves, on brine-battered shores, and in the sea's deadliest depths.
$20.00
/ Session
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1 player following this game
Weekly / Monday - 10:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
0 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Nestled on the coast of the Azure Sea is Saltmarsh, a sleepy fishing village that sits on the precipice of destruction. Smugglers guide their ships to hidden coves, willing to slit the throats of anyone fool enough to cross their path. Cruel sahuagin gathered beneath the waves, plotting the sweep away the coastal cities. Drowned sailors stirred to unnatural life, animated by dark magic and sent forth in search of revenge. The cult of a forbidden God extends its reach outward from the decaying port, hungry for the flesh of victims and willing recruits. While salt marshes slumbers, the evils that seek to plunder it grow stronger. Heroes must arise to keep the sea lane safe for all.
Game style
Combat Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Sandbox / Open World
Tactical / Crunchy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
4.8
(44)
4 years on StartPlaying
462 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Knows the Rules, Beginner Friendly
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 67%
About me
Hi, my name is DJ. I've been playing RPGs and GMing since I was 11 years old, a whole 33 years! AD&D 2e (including Al-Qadim, Darksun, Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, Greyhawk, Lanhmar, Planescape, Ravenloft, and Spelljammer) 3.5, 5th Age Dragonlance and I own every 5e book that wizards have put out so far including 5.25 Players Handbook, DM Guide and the new Monster Manual but I have enjoying playing other systems, like Fallout 2d20, Star Trek 2d20, The Expanse, Call of Cthulhu, Darwin's World, Exodus, D20 Modern and I just got my hands on Tales from the Loop, Shadow Run 6e, and Marvel's Multiverse RPG. I own hundreds of books, and hundreds of premade adventures many in physical and the others in Pdf formats but my favorite adventure path use the Deck of Many Things to design the adventure around. Games in my Listing Abzu's Bounty, The Expanse RPG Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Bastion of Broken Souls 18th Level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e Call of the Netherdeep, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Candlekeep Mysteries, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Cupbearer, The Expanse RPG Curse of Strahd, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Dark Matter, D20 Modern Deep Horizon 13th Level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e Dragonlance; Shadow of the Dragon Queen, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Dragon of Icespire Peak, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Dragons of Stormwreck Isle, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Expedition to Castle Ravenloft 6th Level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e Expedition to the Demonweb Pits 9th Level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk 8th Level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e Expedition to Undermountain 1st Level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e Fully Operational, Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Ghosts of Saltmarsh, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Heart of Nightfang Spire 10th level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e Hunt for the Thessalhydra, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Icewind Dale; Rime of the Frostmaiden, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Keys from the Golden Vault, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Light of Xaryxis, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Lord of the Iron Fortress 15 Level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e Machine Frequency, Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Night Below, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Once Upon a Time in the Wasteland, Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Out of the Abyss, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Princes of Apocalypse, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Quests from the Infinite Staircase, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Red Hand of Doom 6th Level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil 4th Level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e Salvage OP, The Expanse RPG Secrets of Lemuria, The Expanse RPG Storm King's Thunder, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Tales From the Yawning Portal, Dungeons & Dragons 5e The Cataclysm of Kang, Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game The Deck of Many Things Homebrewed Adventure, Dungeons & Dragons 5e The Forge of Fury 3rd level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e The Lost Dungeon of Rickedness; Big Rick Energy, Dungeons & Dragons 5e The Orrery of the Wanderer, Dungeons & Dragons 5e The Shattered Obelisk, Dungeons & Dragons 5e The Speaker in Dreams 5th level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e The Standing Stone 7th level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e The Sunless Citadel 1st level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Tomb of Annihilation, Dungeons & Dragons 5e To Sleep Perchance to Dream, The Expanse RPG Turn of Fortune's Wheel, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Tyranny of Dragons, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Urban Arcana, D20 Modern Vecna; Eve of Ruin, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Vecna Lives!, Dungeons & Dragons 5e War of the Lance 5th Level, Dungeons & Dragons 3/3.5e Waterdeep; Dragon Heist, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Waterdeep; Dungeon of the Mad Mage, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Winter of Atom, Fallout: The Roleplaying Game With a Bang, Or a Whimper, Fallout: The Roleplaying Game I try to use official game rules, but rarely do I use homebrew rules during my sessions. I also won't tolerate any derogatory, racist, sexist etc. stuff at my table, and I will not hesitate to ban you if necessary. As long as your chill and willing to have fun, we're good.
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Creating your character
I will run a session 0 to build characters that will be free but if you join later, we can work out the time to build your character one on one.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
A computer or phone are required to play, and you will need have a discord other than that use should be fine. I have taught many of brand-new players how to play and have played with many of gamers with even more knowledge than myself and we always seem to have a great time.
What DJ brings to the table
I use Discord, an HD cam and google drive (which has most game character sheets, players handbooks and such), from there we should be able to run almost any game we would like to play.
Homebrew rules
Potions as bonus action, Standard Array Ability Scores, Crits deal max + dice roll (instead of roll twice), Up to three inspiration max
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How DJ creates a safe table
I do my best to keep things pg-13 unless we all agree during the session 0, to make it any changes.
Content warnings
Safety tools used