Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh

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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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The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh mini-expansion in Dungeons & Dragons Online was released on August 4, 2021. It includes areas and adventures inspired by the original AD&D module as well as later stories from the 5E Ghosts of Saltmarsh book.

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

• 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

Features

To access the new 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.

Quests

The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh contains 10 dungeons and a wilderness adventure area.

• The Haunting of Saltmarsh 3/32 Questgiver: Krag
• Under the Cover of Darkness 3/32 Questgiver: Anders Solmor
• Danger at Dunwater 3/32 Questgiver: Eliander Fireborn
• The Final Enemy 3/32 Questgiver: Gellan Primewater
• Swim at Your Own Risk 3/32 Walkup Dungeon Located at "Thousand Teeth's Lair
• Back to Basics 3/32 Walkup Dungeon located at "Ruined Tower Basement"
• What Sleeps Below 3/32 Walkup Dungeon located at "Crabbers' Cove"
• The Hijacked Haul 3/32 Walkup Dungeon located at "Marsh Shipwreck"
• Rest for the Night 3/32 Walkup Dungeon located at "Campsite".
• Down You Go 3/32 Walkup Dungeon located at "Hole in the Ground".

Quest Name	Quest Level	Total Favor	Patron	Casual	Normal	Hard	Elite
The Haunting of Saltmarsh	3/32	9	The Gatekeepers	— —	— —	— —	— —
Under the Cover of Darkness	3/32	6	The Gatekeepers	— —	— —	— —	— —
Danger at Dunwater	3/32	12	The Gatekeepers	— —	— —	— —	— —
The Final Enemy	3/32	12	The Gatekeepers	— —	— —	— —	— —
Swim at Your Own Risk	3/32	6	The Gatekeepers	— —	— —	— —	— ●♠11,927
Back to Basics	3/32	9	The Gatekeepers	— —	— —	— —	— —
What Sleeps Below	3/32	9	The Gatekeepers	— —	— —	— —	— —
The Hijacked Haul	3/32	9	The Gatekeepers	— —	— —	— —	— —
Rest for the Night	3/32	9	The Gatekeepers	— —	— —	— —	— —
Down You Go	3/32	9	The Gatekeepers	— —	— —	— —	— ●♠14,378
Total	10 Quests	90		Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable

Wilderness

Main article: Saltmarsh

Map of the Saltmarsh

Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh Wilderness Loading.

Saga

Two sagas: heroic and epic.

Gold seal hireling

Frogo, bullywug rogue: level 3 and level 30

Player characters

• Horizon Walker universal enhancement tree
• Radiant Servant adjustments: DDO Forums
• Shadar-kai adjustments: DDO Forums

Loot

• Update 50 named items
• Epic Crafting (Scroll/Seal/Shard system) overhaul
• Stat squish: Stats on all legendary items were nerfed to remedy power creep. To compensate, legendary content was made significantly easier.

New monsters

• Bullywugs
• Crocodiles
• Nightmares
• Water Weirds

Voice over

Debra Wilson and Arthur Romeo https://www.facebook.com/DDOUnlimited/photos/a.107842925991/10160121123570992/

PnP gallery

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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