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CONTENTS
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lntroduction ................................................................................... 4 Cb. 7: Tammeraut's Fate ......................................................... 141
Using This Book ............................................................................. 5 Background .................................................................................. 141
Cb. 1: Saltmarsh ............................................................................ 7 Adventure Summary ................................................................. 141
Adventure Hooks ........................................................................ 141
Politics and Factions ..................................................................... 7
Harpy Attack ............................................................................... 142
Saltmarsh Overview .................................................................... 11
The Village ofUskarn ............................................................... 143
Downtime Activities ..................................................................... 18
Firewatch lsland ........................................................................ 144
Saltmarsh Region ....................................................................... 20
The Hermitage ........................................................................... 146
Adventures in Saltmarsh ........................................................... 27
Last Stand ................................................................................... 156
Saltmarsh Backgrounds ............................................................ 29
Preparing for the Drowned Ones .......................................... 157
Ch. 2: The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh ............................. 37
Death from the Deep ................................................................ 157
Background ................................................................................... 37 Safe by Day ................................................................................. 158
Adventure Summary .................................................................. 38 The Wreck ................................................................................... 158
Adventure Hooks ......................................................................... 38 Conclusion ................................................................................... 160
The Haunted House .................................................................... 39
Extending the Adventure ......................................................... 161
The Sea Ghost.. ............................................................................ 50
Ch. 8: The Styes ........................................................................ 163
Ch. 3: Danger at Dunwater ....................................................... 61 Background ................................................................................. 163
Background .................................................................................... 61
Adventure Summary ................................................................ 164
Rules of Engagement .................................................................. 62
Adventure Hooks ....................................................................... 164
Roleplaying Lizardfolk ............................................................... 64 Part l: A Dying District.. .......................................................... 165
Adventure Summary .................................................................. 65 Part 2: Murder Mystery ............................................................ 169
Traveling to the Lair ................................................................... 65 Part 3: Hemlock Pit ................................................................... 172
Lizard folk Lair ............................................................................. 66 Part 4: The Lamp's Shadow .................................................... 179
Conclusion ..................................................................................... 84 Part 5: Tharizdun's Progeny ................................................... 182
Epilogue: Croc Hunt ................................................................... 84 Aftermath .................................................................................... 185
Cb. 4: Salvage Operation ......................................................... 87 App. A: Of Ships and the Sea ............................................... 186
Background ................................................................................... 87 Ship Stat Blocks ........................................................................ 186
Adventure Summary .................................................................. 87 Sample Ships ............................................................................. 187
Adventure Hooks ......................................................................... 88 Officers and Crew ...................................................................... 194
State of the Ship .......................................................................... 89
Superior Ship Upgrades .......................................................... 196
Death of the Emperor ................................................................. 93 Ships in Combat ........................................................................ 198
Conclusion ..................................................................................... 95 Travel at Sea ............................................................................... 199
Ch. 5: Isle of the Abbey ............................................................. 97 Ocean Environs ......................................................................... 202
Background ................................................................................... 97 Encounters at Sea ..................................................................... 207
Adventure Hooks ......................................................................... 97 Random Ships ............................................................................ 208
Adventure Summary .................................................................. 97 Mysterious Islands .................................................................... 211
Traveling to the Isle ..................................................................... 98 Underwater Locations .............................................................. 214
The Island ..................................................................................... 99 Cove Reef ................................................................................ 214
The Abbey Ruins ....................................................................... 101 Wreck of the Marshal... ........................................................ 218
Locations in the Ruins ............................................................. 104 Warthalkeel Ruins ................................................................ 223
Conclusion ................................................................................... 109 App. B: Magic Items ................................................................ 229
Cb. 6: The Final Enemy .......................................................... 111 App. C: Monsters and NPCs ................................................. 230
Background ................................................................................. 111
Council of War ............................................................................ 111
Sahuagin Stronghold ............................................................... 112
The Mission Begins .................................................................. 114
Conclusion ................................................................................... 137