Another Serious Matter is a two-round tournament adventure module set in the Living City organized play program, published in 1999, and part two of The Saga of the Diabolical Grasp series of modules. It consisted of two smaller, related adventures, one of standard difficulty that was intended for a party of adventurers of any level and one of greater difficulty for players of at least 8th level.
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It's time to rise, go forth, and conquer once again. The Wizards Guild needs your services for another far-flung mission.
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Index[]
Characters[]
Alcides Von Tighe • A'Rinthorm • Bel • Krushleekekak • Lamaunia • Lord High Jackal • Simon Regulus
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Asphometh • Beliakas • Lich-Queen • Sirrus Melandor • Tiamat • Zimimar
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Asphometh • Beliakas • Lich-Queen • Sirrus Melandor • Tiamat • Zimimar
Creatures[]
baatezu (barbazu • lemure • osyluth • pit fiend • red abishai) • blue dragon • draconian (aurak) • garmorm • githyanki • githzerai • hellborn (ghast • ghoul • vampire • zombie) • spectre • tanar'ri (chasme • glabrezu • goristro • vrock) • yugoloth (nycaloth)
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jackal • planetar • serpent
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jackal • planetar • serpent
Locations[]
Buildings & Landmarks
Astral Fortress • Tower of Philosophy
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House of Tyr's Hand • Temple of Tyr (Ravens Bluff)
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House of Tyr's Hand • Temple of Tyr (Ravens Bluff)
Nations
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Thesk
Thesk
Planes
Astral Plane • Baator (Ankhwugaht Prime • Avernus) • Prime Material plane
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Abyss • Elemental Plane of Air • Lunia • Stygia
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Abyss • Elemental Plane of Air • Lunia • Stygia
Roads
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Broadcross Avenue
Broadcross Avenue
Settlements
Wilderness
Field of Megiddo • Lemure Pits • Mount Hellspeak • Nelseddi's Maelstrom • Pit of Pestilence
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River Styx
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River Styx
Magic[]
Items
Alrimb's heraldic device • amulet of proof against detection and location • Githyanki silver sword • Great Machine • holy relic of seeing justice • planar compass • ring of protection • sword of sharpness
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amulet of life protection • bag of holding • bracers of defense • cloak of protection • Cyrinishad • eyes of eagle vision • holy sword • planar voyager • power key • quarterstaff of rapid magery • sun blade • sword of the planes
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amulet of life protection • bag of holding • bracers of defense • cloak of protection • Cyrinishad • eyes of eagle vision • holy sword • planar voyager • power key • quarterstaff of rapid magery • sun blade • sword of the planes
Potions
oil of heroic action • oil of impact • oil of sharpness • Regulus' dark derivative • Regulus' rosy extract
Spells
Abi-Dalzim's horrid wilting • advanced illusion • affect normal fires • animate dead • banishment • Bigby's crushing hand • blade barrier • blur • change self • chaos • charm person • cloudkill • command • comprehend languages • cone of cold • contingency • create or destroy water • cure light wounds • detect invisibility • detect magic • dimension door • disintegrate • dispel magic • dust devil • enlarge • Evard's black tentacles • fear • feign death • fireball • fire shield • flame strike • fly • free action • fumble • geas • harm • haste • heal • hold person • improved invisibility • improved phantasmal force • incendiary cloud • infravision • invisibility • ironguard • item • know alignment • levitate • lightning bolt • limited wish • magic missile • maze • Melf's acid arrow • mirror image • phantasmal killer • plane shift • polymorph self • produce flame • protection from fire • protection from good, 10' radius • protection from lightning • pyrotechnics • raise dead • regeneration • restoration • resurrection • scare • shades • shield (spell) • slay living • slow • Snilloc's major missile • sound imitation • steal enchantment • stoneskin • succor • suggestion • symbol of fear • symbol of pain • teleport • teleport without error • time stop • tongues • ventriloquism • wall of fire • wall of force • wall of ice • wish • wither
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astral projection • cure disease • dimensional folding • gate • mind blank • stone to flesh • sunray • unholy word
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astral projection • cure disease • dimensional folding • gate • mind blank • stone to flesh • sunray • unholy word
Others
color pool • curse • dead power • Lay on Hands • necromantic • polymorph • portal
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holy water • scrying
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holy water • scrying
Organizations[]
Religions[]
Miscellaneous[]
Armor & Clothing
Classes
Events
Fields of Study
Gemstones
Items
Languages
Materials & Substances
Vehicles
Weapons
Appendix[]
Reception[]
In his review of Another Serious Matter, RPGA designer Gregory A. Dreher noted that the adventure "is mostly linear and quite deadly". He did not recommend the high-tier portion for anyone but the most powerful of player characters. Although Another Serious Matter purports itself as being a high-reward adventure, Dreher found the rewards quite lacking. Ultimately, he rated it a 3 on a scale from 1–5.[1]
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ Gregory A. Dreher. Greg Dreher's Living City module reviews. Archived from the original on 2004-07-07. Retrieved on 2023-09-05.