Manual of the Planes

KhalasCHAPTER 7:THE OUTERPLANESNimicriTowerArcaneChamadaMungothCrawlingCityGehennaHopelornKrangath112GEHENNA INHABITANTSThe yugoloths, masters of schemes, are most at home onGehenna, though sages note that yugoloths actually originatein Hades. But the yugoloths have been on Gehennalonger than most of the deities who now have theirrealms there.Gehenna PetitionersPetitioners of Gehenna are the refuse of the planes.Greedy and grasping, they care only for themselves.Expect no favors from such a petitioner unless proof ofimmediate recompense is at hand. Unlike on many ofthe other Outer Planes, petitioners on Gehenna aremore willful, traveling from layer to layer on their ownpersonal quests for power. They’re looking for the ultimateexercise in free will, though they are destined tonever find it.Gehenna’s petitioners have the following special petitionerqualities:Additional Immunities: Poison, acid.Resistances: Fire 20, cold 20.Other Special Qualities: Surefooted.Surefooted (Ex): All petitioners have a +10 competencebonus on Climb checks.MOVEMENT AND COMBATMovement on Gehenna is much like movement on theMaterial Plane, though the mountainous, sloping natureof Gehenna imposes constant dangers.Falling on GehennaBecause every natural surface on Gehenna slopes atleast 45 degrees (except for occasional ledges and artificialconstructions), moving from place to place isdangerous.The description of the Climb skill in Chapter 4 of thePlayer’s Handbook describes how characters move abouton Gehenna’s slopes. The DC for Climb checks onGehenna varies from 0 for ordinary slopes to 15 for steepareas and 25 for sheer cliffs.Creatures can move at one-quarter speed as a moveequivalentaction on the sloping surfaces, or at one-halfspeed as a full-round action. Attempting to move fasterincurs a –5 penalty on the Climb check, as described inthe Player’s Handbook.Those who fail their Climb checks make no progress.If they fail their Climb checks by 5 or more, they fall. Ifa fall occurs, the victim rolls, bounces, and reboundsoff the endless steep slope of Gehenna. Falling charactersget a chance to catch themselves by making aClimb check (DC 10 on a slope, 35 in a steep area, and45 on a cliff ).If the fall occurs in a random location, the victimcomes to a stop on a natural ledge some 10d10+100 feetfarther below and takes 10d6 points of damage fromthe bouncing, bone-jarring descent. In some locationson Gehenna, a victim’s fall could end sooner—in ariver of lava.