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 is DDO's 6th expansion (first mini-expansion), introduced in Update 50, released August 4, 2021.

Features

• Locations: Saltmarsh wilderness
• Universal Enhancement Tree: Horizon Walker enhancements
• Loot: Update 50 named items
• Monsters: Bullywug, Crocodile, Nightmare, Water Weird

Adventure pack

• 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

• The Snapping Line Inn
• Saltmarsh Training Hall

Wilderness adventure areas

• Saltmarsh, a level 3/32 wilderness adventure area

Guest dungeon masters

• Debra Wilson and Arthur Romeo

Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh Wilderness Load Screen

Map of the Saltmarsh

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

Bundles and prices

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
	$99.99	$59.99	$19.99
The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh content	✔	✔	✔	2,495
Epic Destinies access	✔	✔	✔	995
Horizon Walker Universal Tree	✔	✔		495
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

• 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

• https://store-new.standingstonegames.com/ddo/expansions Purchase link
• https://www.ddo.com/en/ddo-sinister-secret-saltmarsh-faq Official FAQ

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.

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