Smugglers in Saltmarsh are a story point in the Ghosts of Saltmarsh campaign. In the Sinister Secret, the smugglers encountered by the players are running weapons to the Lizardfolk in the Hool Marshes.
But, there's gotta be more shouldn't there? The smuggling operations that the Loyalist faction opposes, and that have made fortunes for the older families in Saltmarsh aren't just sneaking weapons to Lizardfolk villages. So I'm asking the creative and brave DMs out here in the Beyond... what goods do you think have been run through Saltmarsh over the years, and why are they contraband?
Personally, I've set the events of Ghosts of Saltmarsh on the Sword Coast in Faerun, around the Mere of Dead Men. So it's the Lords' Alliance that's trying to bring Law and Order to the Region. In the campaigns I'm running, there's exotic goods being smuggled out of Chult, and stolen cargo coming down from Luskan. Goods coming through Saltmarsh are trying to avoid taxes from the trading posts dotted along the High Road, and there's always darker things being trafficked. Please share your ideas.
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Goes by the name Dezzy Parrish My Pronouns are Xe/Xer/Xim
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Smugglers in Saltmarsh are a story point in the Ghosts of Saltmarsh campaign. In the Sinister Secret, the smugglers encountered by the players are running weapons to the Lizardfolk in the Hool Marshes.
But, there's gotta be more shouldn't there? The smuggling operations that the Loyalist faction opposes, and that have made fortunes for the older families in Saltmarsh aren't just sneaking weapons to Lizardfolk villages. So I'm asking the creative and brave DMs out here in the Beyond... what goods do you think have been run through Saltmarsh over the years, and why are they contraband?
Personally, I've set the events of Ghosts of Saltmarsh on the Sword Coast in Faerun, around the Mere of Dead Men. So it's the Lords' Alliance that's trying to bring Law and Order to the Region. In the campaigns I'm running, there's exotic goods being smuggled out of Chult, and stolen cargo coming down from Luskan. Goods coming through Saltmarsh are trying to avoid taxes from the trading posts dotted along the High Road, and there's always darker things being trafficked. Please share your ideas.
Goes by the name Dezzy Parrish
My Pronouns are Xe/Xer/Xim
Dinosaur hatchlings/eggs, relics of fallen/lost (ready to be awakened?) gods, hallucinogenic frogs from Chult.
Smoke powder, nimblewrights, stolen blueprints from Lantan.
Edit: Oops, you mentioned Luskan not Lantan 🤦♂️