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'''''The Final Enemy''''' is an [[Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons)|adventure module]] for the ''[[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]'' (AD&D) fantasy [[roleplaying game]].  It was written by [[Dave J. Browne|Dave Browne]] with [[Don Turnbull]],<ref>[http://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/modpages/u.html Underwater Series] at acaeum. Retrieved on November 27, 2008.</ref> and published by [[TSR, Inc.]] in 1983.<ref name="Archive">[http://home.flash.net/~brenfrow/dd1/u3.htm U3: The Final Enemy] at the TSR archives. Retrieved on November 27, 2008.</ref> The forty eight page adventure<ref name="Archive" /> is set in the ''[[World of Greyhawk]]'' [[campaign setting]].
'''''The Final Enemy''''' is an [[Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons)|adventure module]] for the ''[[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]'' (AD&D) fantasy [[roleplaying game]].  It was written by [[Dave J. Browne|Dave Browne]] with [[Don Turnbull]],<ref>[http://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/modpages/u.html Underwater Series] at acaeum. Retrieved on November 27, 2008.</ref> and published by [[TSR, Inc.]] in 1983.<ref name="Archive">[http://home.flash.net/~brenfrow/dd1/u3.htm U3: The Final Enemy] at the TSR archives. Retrieved on November 27, 2008.</ref> The 48-page adventure<ref name="Archive" /> is set in the ''[[World of Greyhawk]]'' [[campaign setting]].


==Plot summary==
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''The Final Enemy'' was written by Dave J. Browne with Don Turnbull, with art by [[Keith Parkinson]], and was published by TSR in 1983 as a 48-page booklet with an outer folder.<ref name="HW">{{cite book|last=Schick |first=Lawrence|title=Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games|publisher=Prometheus Books |year=1991|isbn=0-87975-653-5 |pages=115–116}}</ref>  It was designed and developed in the [[United Kingdom]],<ref name="Archive" /> and was intended for characters of level 3&ndash;5.<ref>[http://www.canonfire.com/cfhtml/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=6 Greyhawk Modules Locations Index] at canonfire!. Retrieved on November 27, 2008.</ref>  The module was the third and final module in the ''Saltmarsh'' series,<ref name="HW"/> presenting the climactic events in an underwater campaign of three related adventures set in the town of [[Saltmarsh (Greyhawk)|Saltmarsh]] which began in ''[[The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh]]'' and continuned in ''[[Danger at Dunwater]]''.
''The Final Enemy'' was written by Dave J. Browne with Don Turnbull, with art by [[Keith Parkinson]], and was published by TSR in 1983 as a 48-page booklet with an outer folder.<ref name="HW">{{cite book|last=Schick |first=Lawrence|title=Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games|publisher=Prometheus Books |year=1991|isbn=0-87975-653-5 |pages=115–116}}</ref>  It was designed and developed in the [[United Kingdom]],<ref name="Archive" /> and was intended for characters of level 3&ndash;5.<ref>[http://www.canonfire.com/cfhtml/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=6 Greyhawk Modules Locations Index] at canonfire!. Retrieved on November 27, 2008.</ref>  The module was the third and final module in the ''Saltmarsh'' series,<ref name="HW"/> presenting the climactic events in an underwater campaign of three related adventures set in the town of [[Saltmarsh (Greyhawk)|Saltmarsh]] which began in ''[[The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh]]'' and continuned in ''[[Danger at Dunwater]]''.
<ref>[http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/12/12804.phtml Review at RPGnet]. Retrieved on November 27, 2008.</ref>
<ref>[http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/12/12804.phtml Review at RPGnet]. Retrieved on November 27, 2008.</ref>
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==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:47, 14 March 2011

The Final Enemy
File:U3FinalEnemyCover.jpg
CodeU3
Rules requiredAD&D
Character levels3 - 5
Campaign settingGreyhawk
AuthorsDave J. Browne with Don Turnbull
First published1983
Linked modules
U1 U2 U3

The Final Enemy is an adventure module for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) fantasy roleplaying game. It was written by Dave Browne with Don Turnbull,[1] and published by TSR, Inc. in 1983.[2] The 48-page adventure[2] is set in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting.

Plot summary

The Final Enemy is an underwater quest to penetrate the lair of a species of fish-like monstrous humanoids called sahuagin.[3] After identifying the evil creatures, which have massed in force and viciously organized as a threat to the village of Saltmarsh, the player characters have the opportunity to thwart the creatures' plans and ensure the safety of the little town.

Publication history

The Final Enemy was written by Dave J. Browne with Don Turnbull, with art by Keith Parkinson, and was published by TSR in 1983 as a 48-page booklet with an outer folder.[3] It was designed and developed in the United Kingdom,[2] and was intended for characters of level 3–5.[4] The module was the third and final module in the Saltmarsh series,[3] presenting the climactic events in an underwater campaign of three related adventures set in the town of Saltmarsh which began in The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh and continuned in Danger at Dunwater. [5]

References

  1. Underwater Series at acaeum. Retrieved on November 27, 2008.
  2. a b c U3: The Final Enemy at the TSR archives. Retrieved on November 27, 2008.
  3. a b c Schick, Lawrence (1991) Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games, Prometheus Books, pp. 115–116 ISBN: 0-87975-653-5.
  4. Greyhawk Modules Locations Index at canonfire!. Retrieved on November 27, 2008.
  5. Review at RPGnet. Retrieved on November 27, 2008.


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