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Explore the waves above and the fathoms below in these watery adventures for the world’s greatest roleplaying game.
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 throat of anyone fool enough to cross their path. Cruel sahuagin gather beneath the waves, plotting to sweep away coastal cities. Drowned sailors stir 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 a decaying port, hungry for fresh victims and willing recruits. While Saltmarsh slumbers, the evils that seek to plunder it grow stronger. Heroes must arise to keep the sea lanes safe for all.
Play with Less Prep on Roll20
- Set sail for Saltmarsh with 26 adventuring maps ready for exploration, including pre-placed tokens and full Dynamic Lighting support for walls, doors, and windows (Subscribe to access Dynamic Lighting!)
- Drag & Drop 6 ship stat blocks onto a map to instantly arm characters, along with rules for ship-on-ship combat (the warship is equipped with fire ballistas!)
- Connect characters with 4 new backgrounds available in the Roll20 Character Builder, such as the battle-ready marine or sneaky smuggler
- Generate ship crews, sea encounters, island inhabitants, and more in one click with 113 rollable tables and macros
- Drag & Drop over 250 pre-made tokens onto a map to parley with the party, and roll to hit in one click for sea-faring foes like the ancient bronze dragon
- Dip your toes into 7 aquatic adventures for new or existing campaigns, designed for characters levels 1-12
Accessing Your Roll20 Content
Using your Addon
Ghosts of Saltmarsh includes 7 adventure addons filled with maps, monsters, and handouts that you can add into a new or existing game. On the Game Details page, scroll down to the Game Addons section. Select the desired addon from the dropdown menu and then click add to game. The next time you enter the game, everything from the addon should be available.
Create a Game with Your Module
Ghosts of Saltmarsh includes a Base Module filled with must-have setting materials like ship stat blocks and player backgrounds. To create a new game with your module, log into your Roll20 account and click on the "Start New Game" option from the site menu. The column on the right-hand side of the page is entitled "Optional: Choose a Module"; clicking on the cover image will select this Module as the base for your new game.
Accessing the Compendium
You can access all of the rules, items, and creatures from Ghosts of Saltmarsh in and out of the game.
Drag & Drop Art
You can access the Character Art Pack under the Premium Assets section of the Art Library in Roll20. These assets are only available for use inside any virtual tabletop game session.
Which Character Sheet should I use?
All 5e Open Game License content on Roll20 uses the D&D 5E by Roll20 character sheet.
Bug Reports
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