2 The Observatorium ................................ ............. 157 Switching Cosmologies Contents Common Ground ................................ ................ 158 In Midstream ................................ ..................... 18 Raising the Curtain: Revealing Introduction ................................ ............................. 4 Chapter 9: Monsters ................................ ......... 159 Your Cosmology ................................ ................ 19 Manual of the Planes ................................ .................. 4 Astral Dreadnought ................................ ............ 159 Portal Keys ................................ ................................ 21 Bariaur ................................ ................................ ..... 161 New Item: Dimensional Sextant .......................... 22 Chapter 1: Nature of the Planes ......................... 5 Celestial ................................ ................................ .. 162 Random Planar Destinations .............................. 37 Introducing the Planes ................................ ........... 6 Demon ................................ ................................ ..... 164 Divine Spellcas ting and What Is a Plane? ................................ ....................... 6 Devil ................................ ................................ ......... 166 Alternate Material Planes ............................... 46 Planar Traits ................................ ............................... 7 En ergon ................................ ................................ .. 168 Characters in Motion: How it Feels CONTENTS Ephemera ................................ ............................... 169 on the Transitive Planes ................................ .. 46 OF TABLE Chapter 2: Connecting the Planes ................. 15 Genie ................................ ................................ ........ 172 Option: Morphing the Astral ............................. 47 Planar Interaction ................................ .................. 15 Githyanki ................................ ............................... 174 Option: A Channeled Astral Plane ................... 50 The D&D Cosmology ................................ ........... 16 Githzerai ................................ ................................ .176 Astral Carrack ................................ .......................... 52 Building Your Own Cosmology ........................ 16 Inevitable ................................ ............................... 176 Option: The Deep Ethereal ................................ .55 Getting from Plane to Plane ............................... 21 Mercane ................................ ................................ .. 179 Option: Without the Ethereal ............................ 55 Paraelemental ................................ ....................... 180 Chapter 3: Characters and Magic ................... 23 Option: Multiple Ethereals ................................ ..... 58 Yugoloth ................................ ................................ .185 Monsters as Races ................................ .................. 23 An Alternate Cosmology Templates ................................ ............................... 188 Prestige Classes ................................ ....................... 24 for the Transitive Planes ................................ .60 Magic on the Planes ................................ .............. 32 Option: Without the Plane of Shadow ............ 62 Appendix: Variant Planes New Spells ................................ ................................ 33 Option: Shadows of Other Planes ..................... 63 and Cosmologies ................................ .......... 201 Variant: Shadowdancers and Region of Dreams ................................ ................ 201 Chapter 4: The Material Plane ......................... 41 the Plane of Shadow ................................ ......... 64 The Plane of Mirrors ................................ .......... 204 Material Plane Traits ................................ ............. 41 Option: Without the Inner Planes ................... 67 Spirit World ................................ .......................... 206 Alternate Material Planes ................................ .... 43 Digging Your Way Out ................................ ........ 72 Elemental Plan e of Cold ................................ .... 206 Option: The Pantheon that Chapter 5: The Transitive Planes .................... 45 Elemental Plane of Wood ................................ .207 Morphs Together ................................ .............. 89 Moving among Transitive Planes ..................... 45 Temporal Energy Plane ................................ ..... 208 Option: Without the Outer Planes ................... 90 Astral Plane ................................ .............................. 47 Plane of Faerie ................................ ...................... 210 The Blood War ................................ ........................ 90 Ethereal Plane ................................ ......................... 53 Far Realm ................................ ............................... 211 Option: Ysgard as a Material World ................. 91 Plane of Shadow ................................ ..................... 59 Myriad Planes Cosmology ................................ 213 What Can I Do with Controlled Limbo? ........ 94 Doppel Cosmology ................................ ............. 215 Option: Limbo, the Edge of Reality ................. 95 Chapter 6: The Inner Planes ............................ 65 Orrery Cosmology ................................ .............. 217 Slaad Lords ................................ ................................ 96 Inner Planes Traits ................................ ................. 65 Winding Road Cosmology ............................... 218 Windstorms of Pandemonium .......................... 97 Inner Planes Links ................................ ................. 66 Planar Anomalies ................................ ................. 220 The Ships of Chaos ................................ ............. 100 Connecting Inner Planes ................................ .... 66 Random Abyssal Layers ................................ .... 101 Inner Planes Inhabitants ................................ ..... 66 Index and List of Tables ................................ .. 222 The Return of Orcus ................................ .......... 103 Elemental Plane of Air ................................ ......... 68 D&D Co smology Schematic Diagram .............. 7 Sinmaker’s Surprise ................................ ............ 106 Elemental Plane of Earth ................................ ..... 70 D&D Cosmology: The Great Wheel .................. 8 The Grays ................................ ............................... 109 Elemental Plane of Fire ................................ ........ 74 Shapes of the Planes ................................ .............. 11 Gray Wasting ................................ ........................ 110 Elemental Plane of Water ................................ ... 77 Planar Relationships ................................ .............. 17 The Crawling City ................................ ............... 113 Negative Energy Plane ................................ ......... 80 A Simple Cosmology: The Omniverse ............ 20 Acidic Snow ................................ .......................... 114 Positive Energy Plane ................................ ........... 82 Astral Color Pools ................................ ................... 48 The Dark Eight ................................ ..................... 116 Ethereal Curtains ................................ .................... 57 Lord of the First: Bel ................................ ........... 117 Chapter 7: The Outer Planes ............................ 85 The Plane of Shadow Lord of the Second: Outer Planes Traits ................................ ................ 85 and Alternate Cosmologies ............................ 62 Dispater the Archduke ................................ 117 Outer Planes Links ................................ ................ 86 Three -Dimensional Models Tiamat, the Chromatic Dragon ....................... 118 Traveling the Outer Planes ................................ .86 of the Inner Planes ................................ ........... 67 Lord of the Third: Outer Planes Inhabitants ................................ .... 88 The Outer Planes ................................ .................... 87 Mammon the Viscount ................................ 119 Heroic Domains of Ysgard ................................ .. 90 Ysgard ................................ ................................ ......... 92 Lord of the Fourth: Lady Fierna Ever -Changing Chaos of Limbo ........................ 92 Limbo ................................ ................................ ......... 95 and Archduke Belial ................................ ..... 119 Windswept Depths of Pandemonium ............ 96 Pandemonium ................................ ......................... 98 Lord of the Fifth: Prince Levistus .................. 121 Infinite Layers of the Abyss ................................ 99 Abyss ................................ ................................ ........ 102 Lord of the Sixth: The Hag Countess ........... 121 Tarterian Depths of Carceri .............................. 104 Carceri ...............................