Manual of the Planes

CHAPTER 6:THE INNERPLANES80Table 6–4: Elemental Plane of Water Encountersd% Encounter Number CR At EL01–02 Aboleth 2 7 903–05 Coral sphere* — — —06 Dragon, black, adult 1d3 10 1207 Dragon, bronze, young adult 1 11 1108–09 Hot spot — — —10 Ice paraelemental, Small 2d6+3 1 811 Ice paraelemental, 2d4 3 8Medium-size12 Ice paraelemental, Large 1d4 5 813 Ice paraelemental, Huge 1 7 714 Ice paraelemental, Greater 1 9 915 Ice paraelemental, Elder 1 11 1116–17 Ice pocket — — —18–21 Janni 1d4 4 722–30 Marid 1d3 9 1131–33 Mephit, ooze 2d4 3 934–36 Mephit, water 2d4 3 937–39 Mercane trading mission† — — 1240 Ooze paraelemental, Small 2d6+3 1 841 Ooze paraelemental, 2d4 3 8Medium-size42 Ooze paraelemental, Large 1d4 5 843 Ooze paraelemental, Huge 1 7 744 Ooze paraelemental, Greater 1 9 945 Ooze paraelemental, Elder 1 11 1146 Red tide — — —47 Sea hag (covey)‡ — — 1248–51 Seaweed ball* — — —52–54 Strong current — — —55 Tidal bore — — —56–58 Tojanida, juvenile 1d6 3 759–63 Tojanida, adult 2d4 5 11WATER ENCOUNTERSThe Elemental Plane of Water is a shifting, fluid place.Most creatures have their own supply of air, or have theability to breathe water, or do not breathe at all.The table below is suitable for typical travelers, but theDM can also use it as a springboard for encounter tablesfor specific areas by adding new creatures or changingthe percentages.On a d% result of 96–100, characters encounter somethingon Table 6–4: Elemental Plane of Water Encounters.Roll once per hour.NEGATIVE ENERGY PLANEIt the blackest night.It is the heart of darkness.It is the hunger that devours souls.The Negative Energy Plane is a barren, empty place, avoid without end, and a place of empty, endless night.Worse, it is a needy, greedy plane, sucking the life out ofanything that is vulnerable. Heat, fire, and life itself are alldrawn into the maw of this plane, which hungers for more.To the observer, there’s little to see on the NegativeEnergy Plane. It is a dark, empty place, an eternal pitwhere a traveler can fall until the plane itself steals awayall light and life.The Negative Energy Plane is the most hostile of theInner Planes, and the most uncaring and intolerant ofd% Encounter Number CR At EL64–65 Tojanida, elder 1d3 9 1166–70 Triton 2d4 4 1071–72 Water element ankheg§ 2d4 3 873–74 Water element cockatrice§ 2d6 3 875–76 Water element dire shark§ 1 11 1177–78 Water element tiger§ 1d6 4 879–80 Water element unicorn§ 2d4 3 881 Water elemental, Small 2d6+3 1 882–83 Water elemental, Medium-size 2d4 3 884–85 Water elemental, Large 1d4 5 886–87 Water elemental, Huge 1 7 788–89 Water elemental, Greater 1 9 990–91 Water elemental, Elder 1 11 1192 Water half-elemental grick|| 2d4 5 1093 Water half-elemental hydra 1 9 9(eight-headed)||94 Water half-elemental orca|| 1d3 7 995 Water half-elemental otyugh|| 1d4 6 996 Water half-elemental 1d6 6 10polar bear||97–99 Whirlpool — — —100 Will-o’-wisp 1d4 6 9*There is a 50% chance of encountering another group of creatureshere: a company of marids (01–50) or a squad of tritons(51–100).†Trading mission consists of 1 mercane with an iridescentspindly Ioun stone and an honor guard of 11 tritons.‡Covey consists of 3 sea hags, 6 merrow, and 1 evil stormgiant.§Apply the water element creature template.||Apply the half-elemental creature template.life. Only creatures invulnerable to its life-draining energiesmay survive there, and even they have problems asthe negative energy tugs at them imploringly.NEGATIVE ENERGY PLANE TRAITSThe Negative Energy Plane has the following traits.• Subjective Directional Gravity: Similar to the ElementalPlane of Air, on this plane each inhabitantdecides his own “down.”• Normal Time.• Infinite Size.• Alterable Morphic.• Major Negative-Dominant: Areas within the planehave only the minor negative-dominant trait, andthese islands tend to be inhabited. As an option forcosmologies where the Negative Energy Plane ismore inhabited, make the minor negative-dominanttrait the default, with pockets of major negativedominant.• Enhanced Magic: Spells and spell-like abilities thatuse negative energy are maximized (as if the MaximizeSpell feat had been used on them, but the spells don’trequire higher-level slots). Spells and spell-like abilitiesthat are already maximized are unaffected by this benefit.Class abilities that use negative energy, such asrebuking and controlling undead, gain a +10 bonus onthe roll to determine Hit Dice affected.