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Wholeness of Body (Su): A secundus can cure itsown wounds, healing up to 36 hp per day. It can spreadthis healing out among several uses if desired.PRIMUS (The One and ThePrime)Primus rises from the communal energy pool in itsgreat tower at the center of Regulus. It usually appearsas a gigantic humanoid, though it can also take the formof an androgynous human if desired. When Primus is ingiant form, its hands are masked—the right one isswathed in bright, rainbow hues and the left is cloakedin inky, swirling clouds.Primus speaks the modron tongue, plus Abyssal,Aquan, Auran, Celestial, Draconic, Ignan, Infernal,Sylvan, Terran, and the trade tongue of the planes. Itgives orders to the secundi but takes them from no one.Primus is a lesser deity of Mechanus and the ruler ofthe entire modron realm. Primus and Regulus are onein thought and deed; as Primus turns, so do the wheelsof the city, and thus, the wheels of all Mechanus. Thedomains with which Primus is associated are Law,Protection, and War.Primus alone understands the whole structure of themodron race. It is Primus who decides what constitutesorder, writes the laws, and establishes the rules and regulations.All other modrons exist to carry out theirdeity’s plans and obey its rules. Any modron who fails tomeet Primus’s standards may be declared a rogue andsentenced accordingly.Primus’s sole concern is for the modrons. It does notsend avatars to other planes or even take part in the normalbickering and wars that occupy the other planarpowers. Though it does use the Orrery to keep track ofevents on other planes, it rarely interferes unless it seesa direct threat. It devotes most of its energy to perfectingand protecting Regulus and its inhabitants.Though Primus technically has few actual worshipers,since only the secundi are even directlyaware of its existence, it does influence the lives of allmodrons in many ways. Primus grants divine spells,domain powers, and domain spells to all the hierarchs.Indirectly, it also controls all modrons, since itsorders filter down through the modron ranks untilthey reach the proper level for implementation.Contrary to popular belief, the death of Primus doesnot throw modron society into chaos. Like all gaps,that vacancy is immediately filled by promotion of asecundus. That creature immediately gains the powersof the old Primus, but not its memory or its plans.Thus, it usually takes a bit of time for the new Primusto determine the state of the planes and of Regulusand decide what needs to be done. During this periodof adjustment, some chaos can enter the perfectionof modron society. Some scholars have mistakenlyinterpreted this situation as civil war within theorderly modron race, but it is merely confusionresulting from the temporary lack of direction. Thefirst act of the new Primus is to restore order to itsrace—a process which can take some time.ABOUT THE AUTHORMark A. Jindra has been a fan of DUNGEONS &DRAGONS for 20 years. After five years of organizingRPGA Network events for more than 75 Midwesternconventions and game days, he landed a job as a webdeveloper for Wizards of the Coast. He is currentlythe developer of the D&D website. Mark hasauthored or coauthored various tournaments for theRPGA Network, including the LIVING CITY’S “TheEye of the Storm” and the combined roleplayingminiaturesMechWarrior/BattleTech event “Falcon andthe Wolf.”18
Brave New PlanesVariant Planes in Your Campaigns:A Manual of the Planes Web Enhancementby Jeff GrubbThe new Manual of the Planes book isn’t just a toyboxfilled with cool completed toys. It’s also a toolbox youcan use to create your own planes. Like the earlier edition,this one goes into great detail on the core cosmologyof the D&D game universe. Unlike the previous®version, however, this book also includes a number ofvariant planes that you can use in addition to (orinstead of ) the Core Planes. In this way, you can createa unique fantasy universe of your own, molded to fitthe needs of your campaign. Your universe need not bethe same as another DM’s, any more than twodungeons in your campaign world need to be the same,though they may use the same components.The various planes are categorized into five generalgroups. The Material Planes are the various campaignworlds in which characters may adventure. The OuterEditingTypesetting:Web Production:Web Development:Graphic Design:Additional CreditsPenny WilliamsSue CookJulia MartinMark JindraSean Glenn, Cynthia FliegeBased on the original DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® game by E.Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson and on the new edition of theDUNGEONS & DRAGONS game designed by Jonathan Tweet,Monte Cook, Skip Williams, Rich Baker, and Peter Adkison.D&D, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, FORGOTTEN REALMS, DRAGONLANCE, and DUNGEONMASTER are registered trademarks owned by Wizards of the Coast, Inc. All Wizardscharacters, character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarksowned by Wizards of the Coast, Inc.This material is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America.Any reproduction or unauthorized use of the material or artwork contained herein isprohibited without the express written permission of Wizards of the Coast, Inc.This product is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual people, organizations,places, or events is purely coincidental.This Wizards of the Coast game product contains no Open Game Content. Noportion of this work may be reproduced in any form without written permission.To learn more about the Open Gaming License and the d20 System License,please visit .©2001 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.All rights reserved.Made in the U.S.A.Visit our website atPlanes are the homes of gods and other great powers, aswell as the “final resting places” for spirits of the dead.The Inner Planes are wellsprings of elemental forcesand pure energy—the building blocks of the cosmology.Demiplanes are finite planes with limited access,often created by magical force and mortal endeavors.Stitching all these together are the Transitive Planes,which allow movement along and often between otherplanes. In the core cosmology, the Astral Plane, theEthereal Plane, and the Plane of Shadow are all TransitivePlanes. The World Serpent Inn (described in detailbelow) is also a Transitive Plane. You can use it in additionto the core Transitive Planes, or as a replacementfor one of them.WORLD SERPENT INN: AVARIANT TRANSITIVEPLANEThe World Serpent Inn is both a place and a nonplace,existing in multiple planes simultaneouslyand nowhere at all. It is a gathering place for deadraces, unborn gods, forgotten heroes, restless ghosts,and the engineers of worlds as yet uncreated. Almostall the inhabitants of the Inn are travelers, either bydesign or by chance. Many have simply stopped hereduring journeys to other places, while others came tothe Inn accidentally, then realized they could not gethome.The central chamber of the World Serpent Innresembles nothing so much as an ancient tavern, withplank floors underfoot and venerable wooden beamsoverhead. This “common room” is a large, rectangularchamber dominated by a pair of flagstone fireplaces,one at each end. Great tables and heavy oak chairs fillthe space in between, and patrons gather around thesetables in groups of twos and threes to chat. A balconywith more tables, accessible via a spiral staircase in onecorner, forms a partial second floor for the chamber.There are no windows, either on the ground floor oralong the balcony. Corridors lead off from both floors1
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MANUAL OF THE PLANESJeff Grubb, Bru
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INTRODUCTIONIntroductionThis book i
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of the universe (earth, air, fire,
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within a plane where the rules are
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Shapes of the PlanesinfiniteGreat W
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save (DC 25) or gain a negative lev
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Illus. by A. Swekelven if a plane i
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Planar RelationshipsPlaneAPlane ACo
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Creatures that use positive or nega
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GETTING FROM PLANETO PLANEThe plane
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Illus. by A. Swekelhe planes are la
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Spot (Wis), and Use Magic Device (C
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Direction (Wis), Jump (Str), Knowle
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damage bonus does not apply to crea
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to a limited extent. On planes with
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Greater planar bindingHoly wordLess
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elemental form to put out nonmagica
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Audible Alarm: An audible portal al
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On planes you create yourself, safe
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Illus. by A. Swekelhe Material Plan
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Oerth’s cosmology is laid out in
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Illus. by A. Swekelhe Transitive Pl
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spells and spell-like effects that
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often used by astral travelers who
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There is no day or night on the Ast
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Table 5-3: Astral Encountersd% Enco
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try to lure adventurers away from e
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even if prisoners escape, they’re
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Any creature becoming ethereal (inc
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The Plane of Shadow does not connec
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describes some typical abilities an
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Illus. by A. Swekelhe Inner Planes
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positiveElementalPlane ofWaterThree
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A maximum of 20d6 points of damage
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of material and have his life crush
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Table 6-2: Elemental Plane of Earth
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MOVEMENT AND COMBATThe Elemental Pl
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ELEMENTAL PLANEOF WATERIt is an oce
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Red TidesA dangerous contagion has
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• Impeded Magic: Spells and spell
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Class abilities that use positive e
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Illus. by A. Swekelf the Inner Plan
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CHAPTER 7:THE OUTERPLANES87Beastlan
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everything within a ten-mile radius
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Only those who suffer mortal wounds
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Plane drift through the miasma: bit
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FamiliarityVery familiarStudied car
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Every word, scream, or shout is cau
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oulders, and worked stone, as if a
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directional gravity. Unless stated
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sun no brighter than the Material P
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and Colothys confines liars whose u
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OthrysCathrysMinethysColothysPorpha
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Normal petitioners in Hades gain on
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PlutonThe third gloom of Hades is a
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Gehenna CombatCombat on Gehenna is
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NINE HELLS OF BAATORIt is Hell, whe
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added to the Bronze Citadel. Work g
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dribble of slimy water sluices into
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StygiaThe fifth layer of the Nine H
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they first enter the downdraft or b
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are big enough for whole cities and
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the truth, the ice sheet has object
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Scion Queen Mother at all times, an
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they have three possible courses of
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always find themselves in the surf
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amid treasure gathered over eons—
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BYTOPIA INHABITANTSBytopia is home
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on the Material Plane, sounds more
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BelierinBelierin is a land of misty
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without touching the ground. The Be
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ARBOREA LINKSArborea borders the Be
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CHAPTER 7:THE OUTERPLANESOUTLANDS I
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OutlandsExcelsiorSigilTradegateEcst
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CHAPTER 7:THE OUTERPLANES152Table 7
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CHAPTER 8:DEMIPLANES154to multiple
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of naivete. Neth doesn’t know how
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BARIAURMedium-Size OutsiderHit Dice
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precious and lovely, firres take up
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Summon Tanar’ri (Sp): Tanar’ri
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Spinagon (Baatezu)Narzugon (Baatezu
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Xag-YaXeg-YiMedium-Size Outsider (I
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dull black orbs that reflect noligh
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DaoMaridLarge Outsider (Air, Evil)L
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is drawn in melee, the blade transf
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When an inevitable is created, it r
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matter at hand. They use alter self
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Ice Paraelemental, Small Ice Parael
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Magma Paraelemental, Huge Magma Par
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succeed at a Fortitude save or inha
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CanolothMezzolothMedium-Size Outsid
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strange and often distasteful rites
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Page 219 and 220: WINDING ROAD LINKSPlanar travelers
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