Another Serious Matter

Another Serious Matter
Basic Information
Publisher	RPGA
Designer(s)	Paul Pederson
Living City edition
Debut	Winter Fantasy '99
Released	February 25, 1999
Pages	55
Game Edition	2nd
Link to citation	[cite this]
Technical Information
Playing Time	3–4 hours (per round)
Rounds	2
Levels	Any (Standard version) 8th+ (High level version)
Series
Series	The Saga of the Diabolical Grasp (2 of 3)
Preceded by	A Very Serious Matter
Followed by	To Hell in a Handbasket

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 8^th level.

“

It's time to rise, go forth, and conquer once again. The Wizards Guild needs your services for another far-flung mission.

”

Index

Characters

Alcides Von Tighe • A'Rinthorm • Bel • Krushleekekak • Lamaunia • Lord High Jackal • Simon Regulus
Referenced only
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)
Referenced only
jackal • planetar • serpent

Locations

Buildings & Landmarks

Astral Fortress • Tower of Philosophy
Referenced only
House of Tyr's Hand • Temple of Tyr (Ravens Bluff)

Nations

Referenced only
Thesk

Planes

Astral Plane • Baator (Ankhwugaht Prime • Avernus) • Prime Material plane
Referenced only
Abyss • Elemental Plane of Air • Lunia • Stygia

Roads

Referenced only
Broadcross Avenue

Settlements

Ravens Bluff
Referenced only
Milvarune

Wilderness

Field of Megiddo • Lemure Pits • Mount Hellspeak • Nelseddi's Maelstrom • Pit of Pestilence
Referenced only
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
Referenced only
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
Referenced only
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
Referenced only
holy water • scrying

Organizations

City Watch (Ravens Bluff) • Wizards Guild
Referenced only
Knights' Council

Religions

Set
Referenced only
Church of Tyr

Miscellaneous

Armor & Clothing

amulet • full plate • ring • robe • sandal

Classes

fighter • priest • wizard
Referenced only
necromancer • paladin • ranger • rogue

Events

Blood War

Fields of Study

mathematics

Gemstones

diamond • rock crystal • ruby

Items

book • lockbox • mirror • portcullis • sarcophagus • scroll
Referenced only
spinning top • spyglass

Languages

Common • Gith language • Mulhorandi language

Materials & Substances

Baatorian green steel • chalk • granite • gravel • iron • linen • mithral • parchment • poison • sulfur
Referenced only
acid • mercury • silk

Vehicles

wagon

Weapons

dagger • glaive • long sword • scimitar • short sword • two-handed sword

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.