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CHAPTER 3:CHARACTERSAND MAGIC32destroyed. The planeshifter must have a single flawlessgemstone of at least 1,000 gp value and work on the demiplanefor 100 consecutive days, for 8 hours per day.Upon completion of the work, the seed opens into aminuscule spherical demiplane, 1 foot in radius. It growsquickly, gaining 1 foot in radius per day up to a maximumradius of 10 feet × the planeshifter’s highest caster level.After reaching that size, the demiplane continues to growslowly, gaining 2 feet of radius per year. If its creator perishes,the demiplane stops growing.The planeshifter’s demiplane has the following planartraits: normal time, alterable, and normal magic. At creation,the planeshifter can set whatever gravity trait, elementaltraits, and alignment traits he likes, and canchoose whether the plane is finite or self-contained.While the demiplane isn’t morphic, the planeshifterhas total control over the landscape at the moment ofcreation, so he can decide whether it will be a foreboding,mountainous wasteland or a bucolic forest. The terrainset at creation extends itself as the demiplanegrows. While it’s not possible to fit jagged peaks into a1-foot sphere, cliffs and summits appears as the demiplanegrows.The demiplane grown from the seed is unfurnished,so the planeshifter must provide what construction isnecessary. It has a single portal entry, which the planeshiftermay control for access. Demiplanes are oftenused as hiding places, research labs, and prisons for particularbeasts.MAGIC ON THE PLANESA number of spells affect or use planes beyond theMaterial Plane. What follows is a summary of spells thathave a planar aspect. If you wish to modify or eliminateparticular planes, you may wish to change or removethese spells from play as well.Spells marked with an asterisk (*) are new spellsdescribed in this chapter.Spells marked with (F) are spells that use forceeffects, so they affect the Ethereal Plane in addition tothe Material Plane. If you choose not to use the EtherealPlane in your campaign, they are still useful.You can have spells that create elements without havingelemental planes in your cosmology. Similarly, you canhave spells that use negative or positive energy withoutrequiring energy planes, and spells that affect alignmentswithout having specific planes for those alignments.ASTRAL PLANE SPELLSAstral projectionDimensional anchorDimension doorInterplanar message*Summon monster spells (I–IX)TeleportTeleportation circleTeleport without errorVanishZone of respite*ETHEREAL PLANE SPELLSBlink, chamber*Dimensional anchorEthereal jauntEtherealnessExplosive runes (F)Forcecage (F)Invisibility purgeLeomund’s secret chestLeomund’s tiny hut (F)Mage armor (F)Magic missile (F)Make manifest*Mass manifest*Maze (F)Mordenkainen’s sword (F)Otiluke’s resilient sphere (F)Otiluke’s telekinetic sphere (F)See invisibilitySepia snake sigil (F)Shield (F)Spiritual weapon (F)Tenser’s floating disk (F)True seeingVanishWall of force (F)Zone of respite*Zone of revelation*PLANE OF SHADOW SPELLSDimensional anchorGreater shadow conjurationGreater shadow evocationShadesShadow conjurationShadow evocationShadow walkSummon monster (I–IX)Zone of respite*ELEMENTAL PLANE SPELLSAvoid planar effects*Elemental swarmElemental body*Safety*Summon monster (I–IX)SPELLS THAT AFFECT EXTRAPLANARCREATURESBanishmentBlasphemyDictumDismissalForbiddanceGreater planar ally
Greater planar bindingHoly wordLesser planar allyLesser planar bindingMagic circle against chaos/evil/good/lawPlanar allyPlanar bindingProtection from chaos/evil/good/lawSummon monster spells (I–IX)Trap the soulWord of chaosSPELLS THAT ESTABLISH PLANARCONNECTIONSCommuneContact other planeGatePlane shiftReality maelstrom*SPELLS THAT USEEXTRADIMENSIONAL SPACEMazeMordenkainen’s magnificent mansionRope trickNEW SPELLSThe following are spells useful to planar travelers. The spellspresented here follow all the rules presented in Chapter 10:Magic and Chapter 11: Spells in the Player’s Handbook.Analyze PortalDivinationLevel: Brd 3, Sor/Wiz 3Components: V, S, MCasting Time: 1 minuteRange: 60 ft.Area: A quarter circle emanating from you to theextreme of the rangeDuration: Concentration, up to 1 round/level (D)Saving Throw: See textSpell Resistance: NoYou can tell whether an area contains a magic portal. Ifyou study an area for 1 round, you know the sizes andlocations of any portals in the area. Once you find aportal, you can study it. (If you find more than one portal,you can only study one at a time.)Each round you study a portal, you can discover oneproperty of the portal, in this order:• Any key or command word needed to activate the portal.• Any special circumstances governing the portal’s use(such as specific times when it can be activated).• Whether the portal is one-way or two-way.• Any of the usual properties described in the MagicPortals section of Chapter 2.• Finally, a glimpse of the area where the portal leads.You can look at the area where the portal leads for 1round; the range of the caster’s vision is the spell’srange. Analyze portal does not allow other divinationspells or spell-like abilities to extend through theportal. For example, you cannot also use detect magic ordetect evil to study the area where the portal leads whileviewing the area with analyze portal.For each property, you make a caster level check (1d20 +caster level) against DC 17. If fail, you can try again thenext round.Analyze portal has only a limited ability to reveal unusualproperties, as follows:• Random Portals: The spell reveals only that the portal israndom and whether it can be activated now. It doesnot reveal when the portal starts or stops functioning.• Variable Portals: The spell reveals only that the portal isvariable. If the caster studies the portal’s destination,the spell reveals only the destination to which theportal is currently set.• Creature-Only Portals: The spell reveals this property.If the caster studies the portal’s destination, the spellreveals where the portal sends creatures. If it is thekind of portal that sends creatures one place and theirequipment another place, the spell does not revealwhere the equipment goes.• Malfunctioning Portals: The spell reveals only that theportal is malfunctioning, not what sort of malfunctionthe portal produces.Material Components: A crystal lens and a small mirror.Attune FormTransmutationLevel: Clr 3, Drd 3, Sor/Wiz 4Components: V, S, M/DFCasting Time: 1 actionRange: TouchTarget: One or more living creatures touchedDuration: 2 hours/level (see text)Saving Throw: NoneSpell Resistance: NoThis spell allows you to attune the affected creatures tothe plane you are currently on, negating harmful andnegative natural effects of that plane. Affected creaturesgain the protections listed in the avoid planar effects spell.Arcane Material Component: A bit of stone or earth fromyour home plane.Avoid Planar EffectsAbjurationLevel: Clr 2, Drd 2, Sor/Wiz 3Components: VCasting Time: 1 actionRange: 20 ft.CHAPTER 3:CHARACTERSAND MAGIC33
Page 2 and 3: MANUAL OF THE PLANESJeff Grubb, Bru
Page 4: INTRODUCTIONIntroductionThis book i
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Class abilities that use positive e
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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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Climate/Terrain: Any land and under
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Elemental: Immune to poison, sleep,
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Skills: Water element tigers receiv
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Damage: Bite 1d6+3, claw 1d3+1; spi
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Alignment: Always chaotic (any).Adv
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Appendix: VariantPlanes & Cosmologi
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Region of DreamsDreamscapesDreamsca
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A mirror-self is created somewhere
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ever-shifting ice floating on a fro
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Time onTime ond% Material Plane Tem
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FAERIE INHABITANTSThe Plane of Faer
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are needed to swim through it. Movi
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Myriad PlanesCosmologyplanar clumpp
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sends that character’s double fro
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WINDING ROAD LINKSPlanar travelers
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Planar Rips: Planar rips are holes
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Lolth 100, 103Lucid Dreaming 203Lun
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Table 1: Modron CastesCaste No. of
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THE MODRONCATHEDRALDeep in the hear
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drones have limited conversational
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12Modron Traits: Immune to mind-inf
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16Spell-Like Abilities: At will—c
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Wholeness of Body (Su): A secundus
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