Tar Island
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Some islands are exotic. Some islands are downright wonderful¸ filled with fruitful bounty and natural beauty alike. Some islands are home to fire-breathing lizards ¸ man-eating sulphuric oozes and regular¸ groundbreaking earthquakes - surely¸ nothing of consequence for those interested in mostly honest work and almost assured profit. Welcome to the Tar Island ! Tar Island is a gritty setting for your expeditions in Saltmarsh ¸ or any other island themed setting. Sure¸ there's money in transporting alluring spices¸ colourful fruit and unseen songbirds¸ but someone needs to harvest the pitch for the ships. Join the expedition to Tar Island ¸ and get down and dirty in this atmospheric frontier setting¸ featuring: Two new creatures! Sear your adventurers with the Yellow-Skinned Monitor Lizard's fire breath¸ or force them to witness the unfathomable smell of the Sulphuric Ooze! Three adventure hooks that bring your players to an island few dare to visit A cast of NPC's ¸ including a ruthless entrepreneur¸ a shipwrecked hermit and a slumbering dragon¸ whose dreams affect the island in a myriad of ways. Plenty of locations in one hotbed of an adventure - explore the lizard breeding grounds¸ hot springs¸ goblin villages and the frontier outpost of miserable merchants. Rules for earthquakes As always¸ we've added hand-drawn illustrations and the island map
