Nine Coins Under The Table – The Salt Docks

Systemless Supplement by Yoru Creative Studio

“CARGO, TIDES, AND THE NARROW WINDOW BETWEEN A SHIP ARRIVING AND A CUSTOMS INSPECTOR NOTICING WHAT IT CARRIES.”

Following the release of Nine Coins Under the Table Vol. 1: The Founding Ledger, Nine Coins Under the Table Vol. 2: The Salt Docks expands the serialized campaign toolkit by shifting its focus to the city’s working harbor and the smuggling Loca that controls it. Designed for 5th Edition D&D and Pathfinder 2E, this volume moves from general Council intrigue directly into the high-stakes, physically dangerous world of illicit maritime trade, forged manifests, and harbor patrol evasion.

By introducing the Smuggler’s Run mini-game mechanic, this supplement provides a repeatable, three-phase operational framework (Planning, Crossing, Reckoning) that turns every smuggling job into a tense tactical narrative. Perfect for running waterfront heists, naval patrol blockades, or internal faction power struggles, The Salt Docks gives your table the tools to make every tide, cargo choice, and customs check carry immediate consequences.

Toolkit Features:

• The Smuggler’s Run Mechanics: Execute repeatable smuggling operations across three structured phases; balancing cargo types, route Risk Ratings (1 to 5), timing windows, and Crossing skill checks to determine payouts and Influence gains.
• Detailed District Locations & Routes: Explore the working harbor through five fully realized locations (including Ashe’s Office, The Drowned Anchor tavern, and Warehouse Row) and three established smuggling routes with assigned Risk Ratings.
• Dramatis Personae of the Waterfront: Instantly populate the docks with cold naval veteran Vantor Ashe, overworked Harbor Master Idren Voss, ambitious Captain Rasha Oberlin, compromised Customs Inspector Sero Kade, and uncompromised investigator Tamsin Ord.
• The Old Friend Sub-Plot: Run a slow-burn narrative thread involving Vantor Ashe’s hidden, illegal correspondence with newly promoted Naval Commander Ellis Farrow; testing the boundary between personal loyalty and faction survival.
• System Conversion & GM Cheat Sheet: Features complete 5E and PF2E integration guidelines, custom downtime rules, the optional Captain’s Favor token system, d66 smuggling complication tables, and nineteen modular adventure hooks.

Nine Coins Under The Table – The Salt Docks is available through DriveThruRPG in PDF.

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