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Table of ContentsThe Nature of the Core Rulebooks’ Changes 3Manual of the Planes (Revision Update) 4The Nature of the Core Rulebooks’ ChangesThe purpose of this booklet is not to provide a comprehensivelist of everything that has changed with the 3.5revision. The changes are too large in number andvaried in scope to be able to provide an all-inclusiveinventory. Instead, what we want to do is to show you abroad picture of what has changed and to provide youwith support for updating our most popular product.Do you need to make these changes?No.This booklet is for players and Dungeon Masters whovalue rules precision and need to know what’s changedso that they can continue to enjoy their 3rd Editionproducts.You might choose to make notations in your existingbooks, photocopy and cut up this booklet to add bookmarklikeinserts to your books, or simply use this bookletsimultaneously with your books.We provide a brief, general overview of the corebooks and detailed revision notes for Deities andDemigods, Epic Level Handbook, Fiend Folio, Manual of thePlanes, and Monster Manual II.3
Manual of the PlanesMany of the rules introduced in Manual of the Planes are now in theDungeon Master’s Guide, so you can refer there for discussions ofplanar traits, planar terrain, and descriptions of the planes of theGreat Wheel.Revisions to the D&D rules result in the following changes toManual of the Planes.LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS AND ECLThe level adjustments listed in the monster table (see pages 28-29)supplant those listed in Chapter 3 of Manual of the Planes.PRESTIGE CLASSESMake the following changes to the prestige classes in Chapter 3 ofManual of the Planes.Divine Agent: The mystic union class feature grants 10 pointsof damage reduction bypassed by weapons aligned opposite thedeity’s alignment. For example, a divine agent of Kord would havedamage reduction of 10/lawful or evil. Divine agents of completelyneutral deities such as Obad-hai gain damage reduction of15/magic instead.Gatecrasher: A 7th-level gatecrasher gains damage reductionof 5/magic.Planar Champion: A 9th-level planar champion gainsdamage reduction of 10/magic.Planeshifter: The 4th-level planeshifter’s morphic stabilityclass feature functions differently because highly morphic planessuch as Limbo now work as described in the Dungeon Master’sGuide. The earth-, air-, water-, and fire-dominant areas remain stationaryif a 4th-level planeshifter is within 40 feet of any part ofthem. Beyond this range they drift normally.SPELLSMake the following changes to the new spells in Chapter 3 ofManual of the Planes.Analyze Portal: Change area to cone-shaped emanation.Elemental Body: In addition to the other spell effects, yougain the relevant subtype (Earth, Air, Fire, or Water) while the spellis in effect.Ether Blast: Change spell school to Conjuration (Creation).Improved Portal Alarm: Change name to portal alarm,greater.Interplanar Message: Change spell school to Transmutation[Language-Dependent].Make Manifest: Change spell school to Abjuration.Mass Manifest: Change spell school to Abjuration.Revive Outsider: Change material component to include5,000 gp worth of diamonds.Safety: Change spell school to Divination.Xorn Movement: Change spell school to Transmutation.TEMPLATESMake the following changes to the templates in Chapter 9 ofManual of the Planes. If a particular aspect of the template isn’t mentioned,it functions as described in Chapter 9.Half-Elementals: Half-elementals gain skills and feats as thebase creature. They gain the relevant elemental subtype (Earth, Air,Fire, or Water), but no other special qualities. They gain the spelllikeabilities listed in the relevant table. They have a level adjustmentof +3.Shadow Creature: The shadow blend supernatural abilitygrants total concealment. Their optional supernatural abilitiesinclude +2 luck bonus on saves, 1/day cause fear as a 5th-levelcaster, damage reduction 5/magic, evasion (as the rogue class feature),1/day mirror image as a 5th-level caster, 1/day plane shift as15th-level caster (to or from Plane of Shadow only), fast healing 2.They have a level adjustment of +2.Air Element: Gain damage reduction 5/magic if 8 Hit Dice ormore. Gain damage reduction 10/magic if 12 Hit Dice or more.Gain Air subtype. They have a level adjustment of +4.Earth Element: Gain damage reduction 5/magic if 8 Hit Diceor more. Gain damage reduction 10/magic if 12 Hit Dice or more.Gain Earth subtype. They have a level adjustment of +5.Fire Element: Gain damage reduction 5/magic if 8 Hit Diceor more. Gain damage reduction 10/magic if 12 Hit Dice or more.They have a level adjustment of +4.Water Element: Gain damage reduction 5/magic if 8 Hit Diceor more. Gain damage reduction 10/magic if 12 Hit Dice or more.Gain Water subtype. They have a level adjustment of +4.Cold Element: Gain damage reduction 5/magic if 8 Hit Diceor more. Gain damage reduction 10/magic if 12 Hit Dice or more.Gain Cold subtype. They have a level adjustment of +5.Wood Element: Gain damage reduction 5/magic if 8 Hit Diceor more. Gain damage reduction 10/magic if 12 Hit Dice or more.They have a level adjustment of +5.Axiomatic: Gain fire, electricity, cold, and sonic resistance 5.Gain fire, electricity, cold, and sonic resistance 10 if 12 Hit Dice ormore. They have a level adjustment of +4.Anarchic: Gain damage reduction 5/magic if 12 Hit Dice ormore. They have a level adjustment of +5.Pseudonatural: Gain electricity and acid resistance 5. Gainelectricity and acid resistance 10 if 12 Hit Dice or more. Gain damagereduction 5/magic if 4 Hit Dice or more. Gain damage reduction10/magic if 12 Hit Dice or more. They have a level adjustment of +4.PETITIONERSPetitioners tied to specific planes in the Great Wheel have the followingspecial qualities. They otherwise follow the guidelines inChapter 9 of Manual of the Planes.Ysgard: Fire and acid immunity; electricity resistance 10, sonicresistance 10.Limbo: Fire and cold immunity; electricity resistance 10, acidresistance 10; morphic stability (as the planeshifter’s class feature)within 40 feet.4
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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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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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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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MOVEMENT AND COMBATThe Elemental Pl
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ELEMENTAL PLANEOF WATERIt is an oce
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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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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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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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without touching the ground. The Be
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CHAPTER 7:THE OUTERPLANESOUTLANDS I
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CHAPTER 7:THE OUTERPLANES152Table 7
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BARIAURMedium-Size OutsiderHit Dice
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precious and lovely, firres take up
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Xag-YaXeg-YiMedium-Size Outsider (I
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is drawn in melee, the blade transf
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matter at hand. They use alter self
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CanolothMezzolothMedium-Size Outsid
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strange and often distasteful rites
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Climate/Terrain: Any land and under
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Elemental: Immune to poison, sleep,
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