The Saltmarsh Register - Vol 1.12

The Saltmarsh Register is the in-game newspaper I invented for the Ghosts of Saltmarsh game I run online every other Saturday. It is reprinted here to give others a taste of how that game has developed. WARNING, it may have spoilers for the Ghosts of Saltmarsh adventure, though I have deviated a bit from the published module.

The Saltmarsh Register

VOL 1.12 – Starday, 22nd of Goldmonth, 570 CY

Salinmoor’s Finest Catch of Tidbits and Tattle printed weekly each Starday, publisher Tyna Hilltopple 

STORM, WRACK AND RUIN!

The storm that blew in on Watersday 19th, as Billy Gibson was being hung, cost the lives of three in Saltmarsh and destroyed the rebuilt area known as Crabber’s Cove. It is thought that Gibson was dead when the tidal wave hit and pulled his body out to see, but it had not been confirmed yet by any magistrate. As Saltmarsh rebuilds, many wonder if some terrible magic protected the cruel pirate, Billy Gibson and have taken to calling the disaster, the Hangman’s Storm.

A VAULT UNLOCKED!

Dulcinea Gideon has unlocked the secret vault of Gellan Primewater and given all the treasure inside to Saltmarsh to help rebuild the town after the disastrous Hangman’s Storm. Davus Raal, who handles the mercantile business that Gideon inherited frome Primewater, made a statement for Dulcinea, saying “Dulcinea, having grown fond of Saltmarsh, thinks it only fitting that the treasures earned from smuggling and perhaps even worse and hidden for years by Gellan Primewater go towards rebuilding the town.” The funds have been entrusted jointly to the Town Council and the Temple of Procan to administer.

SICKNESS IN NIOLE DRA

Word has reached Salinmor that a strange and virulent sickness has swept through Niole Dra, the capital of Keoland, reaching, it is rumored, even the royal court.

FISHING TIDBITS

With much of the fleet destroyed in the Hangman’s Storm and many of the fishers showing their civic spirit by helping with recovery and reconstruction, not much fishing has occurred, though it is said that the golden scaled fish have been sighted by those few fisherfolk who have ventured out of the harbor.

Streaming UVG - 4th Sunday of each Month

Starting tomorrow, 2/28/2021, I'll be streaming a campaign of the Ultraviolet Grasslands and the Black City on Twitch on the Fourth Sunday of each month, from 3pm-7pm CT. Full list of dates and times on the Calendar of Events. 

...Ultraviolet Grasslands and the Black City is a tabletop role-playing game, half setting, half adventure, and half epic trip; inspired by psychedelic heavy metal, the Dying Earth genre, and classic Oregon Trail games. It leads a group of ‘heroes’ into the depths of a vast and mythic steppe filled with the detritus of time and space and fuzzy riffs.

This is an experiment for me, I've done some streaming for Extra Life and ones for the Known World United Twitch channel, but this will be the first ongoing stream I run. I am hoping it will not only be fun to run and play, but also to watch.

I hope to edit slightly and publish them as podcasts or maybe even youtube videos, but that will require a little time and effort so I don't want to commit to a release date until I know what I can deliver. 

As I've been prepping the game, I've made a 3 mix for the UVG Radio to provide more musical inspiration for the campaign.

#	Artist	Track
1	Thou	Black Sabbath
2	Emma Ruth Rundle	Marked For Death
3	Frayle	Ring of Fire
4	Cara Neir	Four Seasons in a Day
5	Jeremiah Sand	Golden Fervor
6	Here Lies Man	I Wander
7	Emmanuelle Parrenin / Detlef Weinrich	Zombie’s Passport
8	Adzes	A Forest
9	ISOTROPÍA	Feast in Time of Plague
10	Senyawa	Istana
11	Terry Gross	Worm Gear
12	Seven that Spells	Terminus Est
13	Enslaved	Immigrant Song

The Saltmarsh Register - Vol 1.11

The Saltmarsh Register is the in-game newspaper I invented for the Ghosts of Saltmarsh game I run online every other Saturday. It is reprinted here to give others a taste of how that game has developed. WARNING, it may have spoilers for the Ghosts of Saltmarsh adventure, though I have deviated a bit from the published module.

The Saltmarsh Register

VOL 1.11 – Starday, 15th of Goldmonth, 570 CY

Salinmoor’s Finest Catch of Tidbits and Tattle printed weekly each Starday, publisher Tyna Hilltopple 

THE HAUNTED STREETS OF SALTMARSH!

On Moonday 10th, just at midnight, the determined and fearless reporter of the Register, along with a brave companion, saw the GHOST that haunts the streets of Saltmarsh. It was the phantom of Ol’ Norbert, dripping with saltwater and wailing of a cursed treasure and the call of sirens. Before the spirit could be interrogated more, it vanished, but rest assured, dear reader, that this publication is dedicated to getting to the bottom of this mystery.

GOBLINS DEFEATED

Ingo the Drover has returned to Saltmarsh victorious, having defeated the marauding goblin band and driven the remnants back into the Hool Marshes. Ingo and his company rescued three traders who had been taken and a feast has been ordered in his honor by the merchant Davus Raal, who employed one of the merchants who had been captured by goblins.

MINERS NEEDED

The Copperlocks mine is hiring. Any interested should see the Copperlocks office in town, no previous experience needed, novices will be taught.

THE SWIFT BLADE OF VENGEANCE

Captain Tamsyn Muir and the Swift Blade have sunk two ships of the Sea Princes and captured Billy Gibson, a cruel captain who serves as a ruthless enforcer of Grand Captain Regnault Bonebreaker. The register has learned that a strange treasure chest of ancient gold coins stamped with a strange spiral symbol was also captured with Billy Gibson. The pirate captain will be hanged until he is dead on Watersday 19th.

FISHING TIDBITS

The fisherfolk of Saltmarsh are abuzz with stories of a school of strange fish, never seen before in these waters, with scales as golden as coins. None have been caught so far, but many fishing boats have been going out for longer hours, in the hopes of being first to catch one of these strange fish.

UVG Radio Volume 2

 

A second mix of tunes selected as inspiration for my newly started Ultraviolet Grasslands and the Black City games.

I'll be streaming a campaign of the Ultraviolet Grasslands and the Black City on Twitch on the Fourth Sunday of each month, starting 2/28, from 3pm-7pm CT. Full list of dates and times on the Calendar of Events. 

#	Artist	Track
1	The Comet Is Coming	Because The End Is Really The Beginning
2	The Young Gods	Gasoline Man (Megadrive Mix)
3	hackedepicciotto	Third From the Sun
4	Earth	Rooks Across the Gate
5	Ganser	Bags For Life
6	The Legendary Pink Dots	The Brightest Star
7	King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard	Polygondwanaland
8	Undersmile	Spore
9	Current 93	Inerrant Infallible (Black Ships at Nineveh and Edom)
10	Militia Vox	SYRENNE
11	Bong-Ra	Amun [Hidden Chambers]
12	Free Nelson MandoomJazz	Black Sabbath
13	Circle	Terminal