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.

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Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh mini-expansion was introduced in Update 50 on August 4, 2021.

Features

• Location: Saltmarsh wilderness
• Monsters: Bullywug, Crocodile, Nightmare, Water Weird
• Universal Enhancement Tree: Horizon Walker enhancements

Adventure pack

• 5-quest story arc (level 3/32) set in the Saltmarsh (1 walk-up plus four central quests)
• 5 walk-up quests (3/32)
• Saga: The Haunting of Saltmarsh (Heroic) & The Haunting of Saltmarsh (Epic)
• Saltmarsh, a level 3/32 wilderness adventure area

Quests

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.

Quest Name	Quest Level	Base Favor	Patron	Casual	Normal	Hard	Elite
Down You Go	3/32	3	The Gatekeepers	♣508 ●♣8,036	♦916 ●♦13,722	♥983 ●♥14,050	♠1,052 ●♠14,378
Back to Basics	3/32	3	The Gatekeepers	♣508 ●♣8,036	♦916 ●♦13,722	♥983 ●♥14,050	♠1,052 ●♠14,378
The Haunting of Saltmarsh	3/32	3	The Gatekeepers	♣645 ●♣6,235	♦1,164 ●♦10,645	♥1,252 ●♥10,898	♠1,341 ●♠11,151
Under the Cover of Darkness	3/32	2	The Gatekeepers	♣456 ●♣7,352	♦820 ●♦12,554	♥880 ●♥12,853	♠940 ●♠13,152
What Sleeps Below	3/32	3	The Gatekeepers	♣508 ●♣8,036	♦916 ●♦13,722	♥983 ●♥14,050	♠1,052 ●♠14,378
Danger at Dunwater	3/32	4	The Gatekeepers	♣1,116 ●♣20,691	♦2,020 ●♦35,340	♥2,180 ●♥36,194	♠2,340 ●♠37,050
The Final Enemy	3/32	4	The Gatekeepers	♣1,406 ●♣24,111	♦2,548 ●♦41,182	♥2,752 ●♥42,179	♠2,956 ●♠43,177
Swim at Your Own Risk	3/32	2	The Gatekeepers	♣456 ●♣6,669	♦820 ●♦11,385	♥880 ●♥11,656	♠940 ●♠11,927
The Hijacked Haul	3/32	3	The Gatekeepers	♣508 ●♣8,036	♦916 ●♦13,722	♥983 ●♥14,050	♠1,052 ●♠14,378
Rest for the Night	3/32	3	The Gatekeepers	♣508 ●♣8,036	♦916 ●♦13,722	♥983 ●♥14,050	♠1,052 ●♠14,378
Total	10 Quests	30		♣6,619Solo/Casual  ●♣105,238Epic Casual	♦11,952Normal  ●♦179,716Epic Normal	♥12,859Hard  ●♥184,030Epic Hard	♠13,777Elite  ●♠188,347Epic Elite

Guest dungeon masters

Debra Wilson and Arthur Romeo

Wilderness adventure areas

Main article: Saltmarsh

Loot

• See Update 50 named items

Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh Wilderness Loading

Map of the Saltmarsh

Price/Bundle

The adventure pack and other content is currently available from the DDO Market.

• Purchase link
• Official FAQ

	Ultimate Fan	Collector's	Standard	DDO point cost
	$99.99	$59.99	$19.99
The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh content	✔	✔	✔	1,999  (Feb 2022)
Monster Manual 8	✔	✔	✔	595  (free to VIP)
Epic Destinies	✔	✔	✔	995
Horizon Walker enhancements	✔	✔		495  (Feb 2022)
Smuggler's cosmetics	✔	✔		N/A
Rogue hireling	Heroic and epic	Heroic		N/A
Unlimited Spark of Logic	✔			N/A
Lizardfolk Sentient Jewel	✔			N/A
Dimensional Hireling Folder	✔			TBD

• Unlike previous expansions, the free items are not autogranted to all your characters. Instead, talk to Garthalmor to claim your stuff.
• 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

Gold seal hireling

Frogo, bullywug rogue: level 3 and level 30

PnP gallery

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

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  1982, U2, levels 1-4

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  1983, U3, levels 3-5

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  2019 5E adventure hardcover, levels 1-12 campaign, includes updated version of previous modules and more