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Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh
An evil Alchemist's mansion stands alone on a cliff and mysterious lights and hauntings have kept people away despite rumors of great treasure.
1,999  Requires access to expansion pack
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Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh is DDO's 6th expansion (first mini-expansion), introduced in Update 50, released August 4, 2021.
Features[edit]
- Locations: Saltmarsh wilderness
- Universal Enhancement Tree: Horizon Walker enhancements
- Loot: Update 50 named items
- Monsters: Bullywug, Crocodile, Nightmare, Water Weird
Adventure pack[edit]
- The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh 5-quest story arc (level 3/32) set in the Saltmarsh
- 5 side quests (3/32) set in the Saltmarsh
- Saga: Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh (Heroic) & Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh (Legendary)
Public zones[edit]
Wilderness adventure areas[edit]
- Saltmarsh, a level 3/32 wilderness adventure area
Guest dungeon masters[edit]
Quests[edit]
To access the area, go to The Gatekeepers' Grove in the Harbor, talk to NPC Val Arkalamnash and get transported to The Snapping Line Inn. Quest givers and entrance to the wilderness area is located within the inn. 4 main quests in the original AD&D modules in order are:
DDO story arc considers Swim at Your Own Risk as part of main quest also. All others are side quests and walkups.
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| Down You Go | 3/32 | 3 | The Gatekeepers |
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| Back to Basics | 3/32 | 3 | The Gatekeepers |
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| The Haunting of Saltmarsh | 3/32 | 3 | The Gatekeepers |
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| Under the Cover of Darkness | 3/32 | 2 | The Gatekeepers |
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| What Sleeps Below | 3/32 | 3 | The Gatekeepers |
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| Danger at Dunwater | 3/32 | 4 | The Gatekeepers |
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| The Final Enemy | 3/32 | 4 | The Gatekeepers |
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| Swim at Your Own Risk | 3/32 | 2 | The Gatekeepers |
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| The Hijacked Haul | 3/32 | 3 | The Gatekeepers |
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| Rest for the Night | 3/32 | 3 | The Gatekeepers |
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| Total | 10 Quests | 30 |
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Saltmarsh Items[edit]
- Heroic and legendary items drop in chests.
- You can convert a heroic item to its epic version using Altar of Epic Rituals in the Twelve (Epic Crafting).
- You can convert an epic item to its legendary version using Altar of Legendary Rituals in the Twelve (Legendary Crafting).
- Artifacts drop in legendary chests and as the legendary saga reward.
- Augments drop in their appropriate chests.
| Drops in The Haunting of Saltmarsh | |||
| Drops in Under the Cover of Darkness | |||
| Drops in Danger at Dunwater | |||
| Drops in Swim at Your Own Risk | |||
| Drops in The Final Enemy | |||
| Drops in Back to Basics | |||
| Drops in What Sleeps Below | |||
| Drops in The Hijacked Haul | |||
| Drops in Rest for the Night | |||
| Drops in Down You Go | |||
| Drops from Saltmarsh rare encounter chests | |||
Minor artifacts drop from:
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Bundles and prices[edit]
Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh can be bought bundled with other features for cash money (3 different options available, as shown) in the DDO Market, or the Adventure Pack (adventures only) and/or many of those "other features", all separately, can be bought using DDO Points.
Talk to Garthalmor to claim your bonus items (located in The Snapping Line Inn in Saltmarsh) or in the Eberron Hall of Heroes.
| Ultimate Fan | Collector's | Standard | DDO point cost | |
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| $99.99 | $59.99 | $19.99 | ||
| The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh content | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 2,495
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| Monster Manual 81 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 595
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| Epic Destinies access | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 995
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| Horizon Walker Universal Tree | ✔ | ✔ | 495
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| Saltmarsh Smuggler's cosmetics (helm, armor, cloak) |
✔ | ✔ | N/A | |
| Smuggler's Steed | ✔ | ✔ | N/A | |
| Saltmarsh Lizardfolk cosmetics (helm, armor, cloak) |
✔ | N/A | ||
| Lizardfolk Armored Steed | ✔ | N/A | ||
| Salty Smuggler's Mimic (Cosmetic pet) | ✔ | ✔ | N/A | |
| Baby Giant Crocodile (Cosmetic pet) | ✔ | N/A | ||
| Rogue, Lvl 03 Contract: Frogo | ✔ | ✔ | N/A | |
| Rogue, Lvl 30 Contract: Frogo | ✔ | N/A | ||
| Dimensional Hireling Contracts Folder | ✔ | N/A | ||
| Sentient Jewel of the Lizardfolk | ✔ | N/A | ||
| Unlimited Spark of Logic | ✔ | N/A | ||
| Saltmarsh Compass | ✔ | N/A |
1 Free to VIP
- Unlike previous expansions, the free items are not autogranted to all your characters. Instead, talk to Garthalmor to claim your items.
- The Dimensional Hireling Contracts Folder and the Sentient Jewel of the Lizardfolk can only be claimed once (per account). All other items can be claimed multiple times.
- Existing VIPs get 10% off above and in addition, complementary store item Elixir of Discovery.
- Expansion features will also be available separately on DDO store, usually 6 months after the release.
External Links[edit]
PnP gallery[edit]
It includes areas and adventures inspired by the original AD&D module as well as later stories from the 5E Ghosts of Saltmarsh book.
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1981 AD&D 1st edition module U1, levels 1-3 -
1982, U2, levels 1-4 -
1983, U3, levels 3-5 -
2019 5E adventure hardcover, levels 1-12 campaign, includes updated version of previous modules and more
