Back To The Sea is a one-shot adventure for 3rd-4th level adventurers with a very atmospheric horror theme so in a lot of ways it falls right into my wheelhouse. In many ways the quickest summary I can probably give of the adventure is that it is probably the exact adventure a group that is playing Sinister Secret Of Saltmarsh for the first time thinks they're actually playing. The group is hired to investigate an area just off the coast that superstitious locals believe to be haunted. Once the group 'arrives' at the main encounter location they find themselves investigating and plagued by supernatural occurrences.
Back To The Sea is an extremely short adventure that most groups will probably be able to complete in a single session of play. Although the adventure itself is short I have to say that the author did not compromise on full rich descriptions of encounters, NPC actions, and descriptions of key features. I found the adventure to feel extremely thematic and immersive. In addition to how well written the adventure is it comes with 3 amazing looking maps as separate files that can be used as DMs reference but can also be blown up into encounter maps to be used for tabletop gaming. Even after running the adventure these maps will be super useful for dropping in as a small house or cottage in other games and settings.
This is the kind of adventure that is difficult to describe in real detail without ruining the surprises inside but if you and your group want an incredibly well written ghost story with terrific cartography I highly recommend Back To The Sea.
Back To The Sea is currently available for $5.95 from DMsGuild at https://www.dmsguild.com/product/297621/Back-To-The-Sea?term=back+to+the+sea
-Jay
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