The Saltmarsh Register - Vol 1.14

 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 1.14 – Starday, 8th of Harvester, 570 CY

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

DROWNED WOMAN FOUND!

The crew of the Pink Dot, a fishing vessel, has recovered a drowned woman as sea on the 7th of Harvester. They found her clinging to driftwood. The woman, who is not known to any in Saltmarsh, has been brought the temple of Procan to recover.

PRAY FOR KING SKOTTI

The cherished and wise king of Keoland remains ill and prayers are needed from all true citizens of the kingdom for his swift and complete recovery.

THE BROKEN MAUL BACK IN THE DREADWOOD

Saltmarsh’s most beloved adventurers have returned to the Dreadwood to avenge the death of their fallen comrade and end the menace of Granny Nightshade.

DEATH OF A CHARLATAN!

Mikos Alter arrived from Niole Dra last week to sell various potions and tinctures of dubious efficacy. While in town he began claiming that Garret Axehandle was an impersonator and not the true Assessor Axehandle. Unable to provide any proof, the charlatan retreated to the Wicker Drunk and drank for two straight days. He was last seen alive after midnight on Godsday the 4th of Harvester belligerently pounding on the doors of Solmor Manor and demanding an audience with Anders to provide his proof. His body was found washed up near Crabber’s Cove on Earthday the 6th. The generous councilor Axehandle has graciously agreed to cover the drunken grifter’s funeral expenses.

FISHING TIDBITS

After finding a strange golden coin in the belly of a fish she caught on Sunday 2nd of Harvester, rumor has it that Polly Wavestrike has lost every hair on her body. The editors of this august institution have not been able to reach Polly to ascertain the truth of this matter as she has spent every moment she can on her fishing boat at sea.

Ultraviolet Grasslands & the Black City - Session Zero

 

I ran Session Zero for the streaming Ultraviolet Grasslands & the Black City campaign that I'm streaming on Twitch.tv/AntagonistRelations on Sunday 2/28 and got it edited to share...

You can find recorded replays over at the new Antagonist Relations Youtube channel...

Edited podcasts versions will also start appearing in the Antagonist Relations Podcast Feed...

And of course, you can watch upcoming sessions live on Twitch.tv/AntagonistRelations the Fourth Sunday of every month from 3pm-7pm Central. 

The Saltmarsh Register - Vol 1.13

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 1.13 – Starday, 1st of Harvester, 570 CY

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

THEFT MOST FOUL!

A dwarf named Morley Tobe, briefly employed by Copperlocks Mining, has apparently stolen items of great value from Davus Raal, as well as robbing a cart laden with offerings for the Temple of Procan in Saltmarsh. Davus Raal is offering a reward for information leading to the capture of Tobe, and has already personally replaced the estimated value of the offerings meant for the temple. Tobe was apparently last seen in Seaton searching for a ship that would take him on as crew.

THE KING ILL!

King Kimbertos Skotti has fallen ill with the sickness sweeping through Niole Dra. He is being attended by the best healers and clerics in the kingdom, but all true citizens of Keoland should keep our beloved monarch in their prayers.

THE BROKEN MAUL RETURNS TO SALTMARSH

After several months away, the Broken Maul has returned to Saltmarsh after laying Horatio Threesilvers to rest after his untimely death. The legendary adventuring group intends to delve back into the Dreadwood and to avenge their bard’s death.

PRIMEWATER MANSION TO BECOME PUBLIC PROPERTY

Dulcinea Gideon has informed the Town Council that she intends to sign over Primewater Mansion, which she inherited, to the town of Saltmarsh starting in Needfest 571. The Town Council has not yet indicated how it will be decided what will be done with the mansion.

FISHING TIDBITS

Fishing is beginning to recover after the devastation of the Hangman’s Storm, though there are wild rumors of ghost ships sailing the Azure Sea, sailed by crews sunk during the tempest.

Antagonist Relations Podcast Episode 59 - The Gang Ends It All! (Godless)

 

Antagonist Relations Podcast Episode 59 - The Gang Ends It All! (Godless)

A long lost episode from the halcyon days of 2019...

Having returned to the World of Fire and Blood, the Antagonist Relations Podcast crew continues their actual play of the Godless RPG. They find themselves at the base of Mount Gumma and must venture into a terrifying skeleton factory.

Starring Ben as Denny Perkins, Deluded Orc Preacher, Christy as Surly Stonearch, Savage Human Raider, Mike as Vale, Genius Changeling Grease Monkey and Cassandra as Emerson Wayne, Awakened Human Auspex.

"Pitchfork Sad" - A review of Shadow of the Demon Lord
Godless: The World of Fire and Blood (review)
Cleanup in Aisle Five

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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.