Alright. Lets… dive… in.
Get it? “Dive in”? Ah man. Bet you didn’t see that one coming.
Let’s take a look at Ghosts of Saltmarsh. #dnd pic.twitter.com/bNVJhpiijO
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) May 8, 2019
First, the setting…The village of Saltmarsh is unequivocally set in Greyhawk. It says so in the book. This is not set in the Forgotten Realms, nor in some ambiguous generic world. This is Greyhawk.
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) May 8, 2019
Halt! 5e art is so good y’all. pic.twitter.com/XzU2DTGXVw
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) May 8, 2019
I thought this book was comparable to Tales of the Yawning Portal… and it is, but it takes its usefulness a step further. It actually helps you craft a campaign with the included adventures, using Saltmarsh’s factions as the drivers. pic.twitter.com/hdQjaBKLL6
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) May 8, 2019
Backgrounds! The book includes new backgrounds that tie directly to Saltmarsh, along with ways to tie existing ones to the setting. pic.twitter.com/SIMpUL3TGf
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) May 8, 2019
You could be Davos the Onion King… Anyways, new backgrounds tie you to the setting.Again, this is Greyhawk, but it offers suggestions for placing the asventures elsewhere. This is a sidebar for the first adventure. Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh. pic.twitter.com/HqP9z1SM2E
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) May 8, 2019
Like in Yawning Portal, sidebars provide historical context. pic.twitter.com/tEejKnsL3T
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) May 8, 2019
Okay. Spoiler alert. Oceanus the Sea Elf, the most on-the-fucking-nose named NPC in the history of this game is still here. Whatever. There he is. pic.twitter.com/XTlZjQJwh6
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) May 8, 2019
By the way… it is not unnoticed that there’s no Krynn here. Why? Who knows. Mystara is here. Krynn? Wassup? pic.twitter.com/gfFRKr4H7D
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) May 8, 2019
Not going to go adventure by adventure, but there are 7 of them plucked from obviously U1, 2, and various issues of Dungeon Magazine. No original adventures here. pic.twitter.com/I192f0j4zp
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) May 8, 2019
I was wondering if this encounter would make the jump to 5e. It did. Isle of the Abbey’s Skull Dunes. pic.twitter.com/nIG3yddTVY
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) May 8, 2019
With maps. So you can print these out on cardstock and make ship tiles if you want. pic.twitter.com/DMBVKMcNsT
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) May 8, 2019
Want to create your own adventures? There’s a whole slew of mysterious islands waiting to be used! pic.twitter.com/rcqEbKul7h
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) May 8, 2019
6 new magic items. pic.twitter.com/RO9lsxJ4Xl
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) May 8, 2019
Ugh. pic.twitter.com/6g4cOhFXsY
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) May 8, 2019
This monster will be super useful outside of this book. pic.twitter.com/WwXd7Dqemv
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) May 8, 2019
I see a few St. Cuthbert references. I seem to recall a @mikemearls interview somewhere where he said that was his favorite Greyhawk diety. pic.twitter.com/Q1AiqWKy6s
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) May 8, 2019
You can assign types of officer roles for the pc’s that each provide a chance to contribute to manning the ship. pic.twitter.com/ghmBcKvRn9
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) May 8, 2019
Oh, hey, everyone’s favorite underwater goblinoids… pic.twitter.com/fchsd3umgQ
— NewbieDM (@newbiedm) May 8, 2019